The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio have been historic for the United States. From Michael Phelps claiming his 22nd gold medal to the "final five" winning the team all-around competition, U.S. athletes are making their country prouder than ever. The...
Friday night was the start of the 2016 playoffs. Girls lacrosse took on bitter rivals, Chantilly at Chantilly's home field in what would turn out to be one of the best district games of the season. With a 5:30 start time underneath the cloudy skies and...
Softball does not get as much attention as some of the other sports do at Oakton. During the springtime, these varsity athletes can be found out on the field most afternoons, conditioning and practicing their skills. Throughout the season, they play about...
Liverpool are a club that have a great history of comebacks in major tournaments and the streak wasn't ended in their heavyweight clash in the Europa League Quarter-Finals against German giants, Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool had played a previous 1st-Leg...
This past week, Oakton varsity and junior boys faced off against their rivals, Chantilly High School. The varsity team has gotten off to a hot start and was 5-0-1 heading into this game. On the other hand, the junior varsity team was struggling to...
Last week, Champions League matches shocked people around the globe. With eight teams remaining going into the quarter finals, only four teams would advance. Each matchup of two teams played a two-game series, one at each of the teams' home stadiums and...
There aren't many people in the world who are known just by their first name. When most people hear "Kobe," they immediately think of Kobe Bryant, the third leading scorer in NBA history and arguably one of the best professional basketball players of...
Years after their completion, individual NCAA Basketball Tournaments are remembered for two things: Cinderella stories and powerhouse national champions. The 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball regular season was absolute chaos; no one team seemed to be able to...
In English professional football, the goal for many aspiring athletes is to make it to the top and play for the Premier League’s greatest teams. For Jamie Vardy his dream was cut short when he had been released from Sheffield Wednesday’s academy at...
Despite their surprising and stellar flight through the 2016 NCAA championship and into the Final Four, the Orange's run came to an end in their bold face off against the Tar Heels. In an 83-66 win, the number one seeded UNC dominated the number 10 seeded...
With the first games of the NCAA March Madness tournament about to start, everyone – basketball fan or not – is rushing to fill out their bracket. The first game of the tournament starts Thursday Feb. 17 at 12:15 pm and is between Duke and UNC Wilmington....
Back in 1995 the Chicago Bulls were able to set the NBA record for the best record of all time. They were able to win 72 games and only lose over their entire tenth season. The team boasted many superstars such as Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr. All this...
