Carrying on the tradition

The Bermingham family, well known for their skill and talent in multiple sports has been present at Annandale for two generations. There are three Bermingham girls who currently attend AHS. Although they are well-known, some may not know their parents graduated from AHS in 1981. Kathy and Bob participated in athletics while attending AHS. Bob played football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and track in the spring, while Kathy played field hockey in the fall and soccer in the spring under the current field hockey and lacrosse coach, Cindy Hook. Mary, Maggie and Kate all currently play sports for AHS. Mary, who will graduate this year, plays varsity field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse. She will attend Old Dominion University on a $6,000 a year scholarship to play D1 lacrosse. Maggie, who is a sophomore this year, plays all the same sports. “The Bermingham family are very good athletes, I have gotten to know Mary and Maggie the past two years in basketball and they are very talented individuals,” said girls basketball coach Cleveland Williamson. “I really don’t feel intimidated by being the youngest in the family that plays sports at Annandale because we like to help each other out in sports,” said freshman Kate. Kate played junior varsity field hockey, varsity track and plans on playing lacrosse in the spring. “We are all very similar in playing styles, our whole family is pretty fast and all very aggressive in games but not too much to get out of control. We pretty much have the same attitude towards sports, we all love to play and participate in sports,” said Mary. “We pretty much support each other in our family by talking about [sports] and by receiving lessons and tips from our parents and each other,” said Mary.