Mason Girls Repeat as State Basketball Champs
March 13, 2010 by Stan Fendley, Falls Church City · 4 Comments
By STAN FENDLEY
Falls Church Times Staff
March 13, 2010
George Mason High School’s girls basketball team won their second consecutive Virginia A Division 2 Championship today, defeating Lancaster 58-47 at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Chantal Thomas led George Mason in scoring with 18 points, followed by Nicole Mitchell with 13. Other Lady Mustang scorers were Stephanie Cheney with 9, Bria Platenburg with 8, Lauren Kane with 6, and Leah Roth with 4.
George Mason, who led most of the game, limited high scoring Lancaster forward Andrea White to 17 points.
The Lady Mustangs finished the season with a record of 23-2, while Lancaster finished at 20-2.
GM Girls Basketball State Finals Televised
March 13, 2010 by Dave Witzel · 2 Comments
March 13, 2010
Make sure to watch the Lady Mustangs take on Lancaster today in the Virginia state Group A Division 2 Girls Basketball finals. The George Mason team defeated Chilhowie 54-42 to earn a repeat berth in the finals.
The game will be broadcast on WDCW/DC50 at 3pm today.
Anyone have pictures of the playoff games they can share?
MARCH MADNESS: Inaugural Pick’em Tournament
March 12, 2010 by Jimmy Scarano · Leave a Comment
By FALLS CHURCH TIMES STAFF
March 12, 2010
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce our first ever Falls Church Times March Madness Pick’em Tournament.
The annual NCAA Men’s basketball tournament is a whirlwind of an event that never fails to be thrilling and surprising. Half the fun, of course, is filling out a bracket and following the progress of the teams you have playing into the late rounds.
There is no fee to enter a bracket in the tournament but there will be a first and second place prize! In keeping with The Little City scope of our paper, we’ve decided on a $75 gift certificate to any restaurant in the City of Falls Church as the grand prize and a Falls Church Farmers Market Gift Basket as the runner-up prize.
The tournament will be run through yahoo.com. If you wish to participate all you have to do is click here and press the “join a group” icon. The group ID number is 50125 and the password is fallschurchtimes.com (if you are not already a yahoo member you will need to create an account—it takes only a minute and is free). Just remember that the tournament field won’t be announced until Sunday, March 14, so you’ll have to wait until then to make your picks. And you’ll only have until Thursday, March 18, to make your selections, as that is the first day of tournament play.
If you have any questions or concerns contact Falls Church Times staffer Jimmy Scarano at jimmy.scarano@gmail.com.
Once again, to participate:
- Go to this website: http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joingroup
- Enter ID Number: 50125
- Use Password: fallschurchtimes.com
May the best bracket win.
George Mason HS Continues Winning Ways in Scholastic Bowl and Girls Basketball
February 28, 2010 by Falls Church Times Staff · Leave a Comment
February 28, 2010
Scholastic Bowl
Peggy Monahan reported that once again George Mason High School is the Scholastic Bowl State Champion in Division A. She reports that the Mustangs were undefeated in 4 matches on Saturday to capture the trophy. Congratulations to Coach Jamie Scharff and his fantastic team!
Girls Basketball
Meanwhile, Craig Cheney reports that George Mason High School Girls Basketball won the Region B Division 2 title for the 3rd year in a row. The Mustangs beat Strasburg on Friday 52-27 in semifinals at Eastern Mennonite and topped Buckingham Country 63-26 last night in the finals.
Cheney reports that the quarterfinal playoff game of the state tournament will be next Friday night or Saturday at Robinson High School to earn a trip back to Richmond for State Final 4 title the following week.
George Mason Scholastic Bowl STATE CHAMPS
FRIDAY 2/26: Basketball Game Celebrating Black History Month
February 20, 2010 by Special to the Falls Church Times · Leave a Comment
At 7 p.m. Friday, February 26, at the Falls Church Community Center, the Falls Church City All-Star Team (made up of elected officials, business persons, parents, students and local community members) will play New York City’s finest, the Harlem MagicMasters. The game is geared to be fun, exciting and “edu-taining.” If you love basketball, fun, laughter or history you won’t want to miss this! A pre-game discussion, Girls Got Game, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Its focus is early female basketball players and fashions and will feature a slide show of vintage “ladies” basketball fashions.
Tickets can be purchased in advance for $8 for youth and $10 for adults by visiting instant seats. Tickets at the door cost $10 for youth and $12 for adults. Children under 5 are free.
Celebrating Black History: Basketball and Historical Tours
February 10, 2010 by Special to the Falls Church Times · 1 Comment
Special to the Falls Church Times
February 10, 2010
The 5th Annual Black History Celebration and Basketball Game is scheduled for Friday, February 26 at the Falls Church Community Center. The City of Falls Church and the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation are sponsoring the evening of laughter, family fun and basketball in celebration of black history month.
Festivities get underway at 5:30 p.m. with a pre-game discussion, Girls Got Game, that takes an intriguing look at early female basketball players and fashions as well discusses the present and future of women in basketball and sports.
At 7:00 p.m., the Falls Church City All-Star Team (made up of elected officials, business persons, parents, students and local community members) will play New York City’s finest, the Harlem MagicMasters. The game is geared to be fun, exciting and “edu-taining.” If you love basketball, fun, laughter or history you won’t want to miss this!
The pre-game discussion will take a look at women in the early days of basketball through a slide show of vintage “ladies” basketball fashions and a fun look at the early “ladies” basketball game rules. Invited guest speakers will discuss the challenges, victories, experiences, “roles” and opportunities for women in basketball and sports today. The hour-long Girls Got Game discussion is free.
The basketball game will tip off at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $8 for youth and $10 for adults by visiting instant seats. Tickets at the door cost $10 for youth and $12 for adults. Children under 5 are free.
Black Heritage Walking Tours
Celebrate Black History Month with a walking tour through Falls Church City’s historical African American community every Saturday in February. This mile and a half walk winds through the back streets of Falls Church, across the main thoroughfares and visits historic cemeteries and little known enclaves as it focuses on the 19th and 20th centuries.
Nikki Henderson is one of the tour guides. Photo by Bob Morrison
The Step Back in Time: Black Heritage Walking Tour begins at 3 p.m. at the Creative Cauldron at 410 S. Maple Avenue. Guides share points of interest, and historical highlights and facts of Falls Church, including that at one point African American residents made up nearly 40% of the population of the town of Falls Church.
The walk ends at the Henderson House, the 1913 home of educators and early civil rights advocates, Dr. Edwin and Mary Ellen Henderson, affectionately called “Miss Nellie,” for whom Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School was named. Walkers will gather inside for music, light refreshments, hot drinks and enjoy, in the words of Miss Nellie “a bit of pound cake and a glass of wine to warm your bones after a long walk.”
Reservations are required. Tickets are $18 for adults and $10 for youth. The walk is not recommended for children under 10 years of age. There are special student group rates and individual group tours can be arranged. Call 703-534-4627 or 703-534-4627 for tickets.
POSTPONED: Charity Basketball Game for Haiti
February 3, 2010 by Falls Church Times Staff · Leave a Comment
The student versus faculty basketball game originally scheduled for February 3 at George Mason High School has been postponed. The event, a fundraiser for Haiti relief efforts, will be rescheduled.
Falls Church Announces 10U Select Basketball Team
December 11, 2009 by Stan Fendley, Falls Church City · Leave a Comment
The Falls Church 2009-10 Boys 10U Select basketball team – the Falls Church Red Storm – was announced this week. Members of the team attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, St. James School, and St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School.
The Red Storm will represent Falls Church in the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League. Regular season play will start on January 2, 2010.
Good luck Red Storm!
