WOODBRIDGE It shouldn’t be surprising that the best pole vaulter in Prince William County is named Logan Skidmore. The Woodbridge senior is a bit of a daredevil and he has the scars to prove it. While attempting to vault, he’s fallen on grass, the runway and even off a street curb although he admits that…
WOODBRIDGE — With Hylton boasting a lethal running attack that features four players with more than 600 yards from scrimmage, Bryan Smithen doesn’t pretend he’s the best player on the Bulldogs’ team or even in their backfield. But on Oct. 26, he felt like it. With the Bulldogs trailing once-beaten Gar-Field 10-7 in the final…
This year’s lieutenant governor’s race has high stakes, and it will take an extraordinary Democrat to beat a Republican for the spot, said Delegate J. Chapman Petersen, D-Fairfax City. Petersen joined Delegate Viola O. Baskerville, D-Richmond; Sen. Phillip P. Puckett, D-Tazewell; and former state legislator and congresswoman Leslie Byrne in a candidates’ forum held Thursday…
By KEITH McMILLAN [email protected] MANASSAS — They may be the unlikeliest of rivals, one a Group AAA member of the Cedar Run District and the other a Group A participant in the small-school Bull Run. But on the basketball court, Osbourn Park and Brentsville are neck-and-neck. The Yellow Jackets, who squandered a nine-point second half…
SPECIAL REPORT Hog Wild at the fair Steve Boger’s efforts cover a large section of the grassy, well-worn mounds of dirt. Every animal even remotely associated with farm living, and even some that aren’t, is enclosed in several sections dedicated to Hambone Express at the 56th Annual Prince William County Fair. Boger and his family’s…
For members of Youthful Spirits, a local gospel-jazz group, the past 10 years have been ones consumed with a love for and a dedication to music and a desire to spread their spiritual message. The group, which was formed in August of 1993, celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend with a two-day concert event at…