Woods takes his first step

Posted on March 2, 2010
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Written by Kelsey Knoche, Sports X-tra Editor

As world famous golfer Tiger Woods stepped to the podium at the PGA Tour Headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on Feb. 20, no one knew exactly what the 34-year old would disclose. In his 13-minute plus speech, his first public... Read more »

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Are you watching?

Posted on February 23, 2010
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Written by Mackda Dinberu, Staff Writer

“Did you see that race last night,” “what about the crash?” These are what most students around Annandale High School are talking about these days. The Winter Olympic Games are on everyone’s mind around this time of year.... Read more »

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Getting rid of baggage: Redskins cut Suisham

Posted on January 26, 2010
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Written by Logan Miller and Stephen Craig, Videographers

After missing the 23-yard field goal to secure a win over the undefeated New Orleans Saints, Shaun Suisham was officially released from the Washington Redskin’s roster. Suisham had been in the NFL for five years, and he thought he... Read more »

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Students pursue sports outside of AHS

Posted on January 26, 2010
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Written by Katie Vu, Sports X-tra Editor

While Annandale has a lot of sports to offer, it does not have the immense variety of neighboring schools Lake Braddock and W.T. Woodson. In addition to the usual sports field hockey, football and volleyball, both schools also offer... Read more »

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Redskins’ ownership causes problems

Posted on January 26, 2010
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Written by Kelsey Knoche, Sports X-tra Editor

There is plenty of blame to go around when discussing the disaster that is the Washington Redskins. The players—a mediocre group to begin with have played poorly since week one of the season. The coaching staff, hired very late in... Read more »

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Addition by subtraction

Posted on January 13, 2010
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To the myopic Wizards fan, having your star player “suspended indefinitely,” following league Commissioner David Stern’s proclamation “that he is not currently fit to take the court in an NBA game,” would probably elicit... Read more »

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Students hit the slopes

Posted on January 13, 2010
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Written by Carly Bouchard, Photographer

It is a chilly Saturday morning and you have no homework for the first time since school started. Rather than sitting and watching pointless reruns on television, you and a few friends elect to venture out into the cold. After a small... Read more »

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Students experience ACL injuries

Posted on December 17, 2009
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When junior Kristen Hennessey planted her leg to kick a soccer ball in the first day of tryouts last spring, she heard a noise she compared to “a piece of paper ripping.” As she felt her knee pop to the outside, she knew from past... Read more »

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Knocked out: athletes face concussions

Posted on October 28, 2009
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For Tricia O’Neill, the end of her freshman year in high school brought excruciating headaches and a crushing diagnosis: a severe concussion that prevented her from going to school for the last three months of the year. While playing... Read more »

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New district alignment renews rivalry

Posted on September 12, 2009
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Separated by five miles on a four lane road, Annandale and Woodson were once such fierce rivals that virtually everybody involved had their favorite story about their favorite game. They share a common border so large that many of... Read more »

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