George Mason HS Continues Winning Ways in Scholastic Bowl and Girls Basketball

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.

FRIDAY 2/26: Basketball Game Celebrating Black History Month

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

Special to the Falls Church Times

February 10, 2010

The 5^th 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 19^th and 20^th centuries.

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

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

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!

Local U11 Basketball Stars Finish 10th in Nation

The Fairfax Stars U11 Boys Gold team, including players from Fairfax and Falls Church, finished 10th in the nation at the 2009 11 & Under Boys AAU Division II National Championship tournament played in Cocoa Beach, Florida.  Their overall record for the spring/summer season was 39-20, winning 4 tournament championships, including the Potomac Valley AAU Division II Regional Championships, and 3 runner-up tournament finishes.

Ayanian, Coolidge, Mercado, and Robinson also played together on 2008-09 FCYBL Falls Church 10U Select Team.

Community Center Basketball

The Falls Church Community Center hosts hours of basketball at every level.  Here is a clip of a hard fought battle between two teen teams.