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How An Imported State Champion Blew Up Virginia High School Football
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Dave McKenna
November 19, 2024
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That Time A D.C. Prep School Cast Away Nats Phenom James Wood
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Dave McKenna
March 29, 2024
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High School Sports
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
November 27, 2023
High School Sports
Be True To Your Shitty School
143
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Dave McKenna
November 8, 2023
High School Sports
In Praise Of Andre Jackson, A Dunker From The Gods
45
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Dave McKenna
June 22, 2023
High School Sports
Yeah, That’s About The Worst Way To Lose A Championship
190
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Barry Petchesky
May 28, 2023
High School Sports
Ted Silary Gave A Voice To High School Athletes
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Dan McQuade
May 18, 2023
High School Sports
Go Out And Watch Some Basketball
106
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Dan McQuade
February 28, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
There’s No Law Against Having Fun While Posing As A Teen Girl In A JV Basketball Game
174
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Tom Ley
January 31, 2023
College Football
Before He Was At USC, Caleb Williams Was A Can’t-Miss Kid
76
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Dave McKenna
December 2, 2022
High School Sports
A Chaotic Night At The Bronny James Experience
52
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Dave McKenna
November 4, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
The Misremembered History Of The Internet’s Funniest Buzzer-Beater
183
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Brian Feldman
October 19, 2022
High School Sports
Bronny James, Basketball Player, Begins To Take Shape
104
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Patrick Redford
August 16, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
The Secret History Of The Internet’s Funniest Buzzer-Beater
168
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Brian Feldman
July 19, 2022
High School Sports
A Can’t-Lose Proposition: Wilson High Wins 29th D.C. Baseball Title In A Row
41
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Dave McKenna
May 15, 2022
High School Sports
D.C. Considers Granting High School Athletes NIL Rights
61
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Dave McKenna
March 7, 2022
High School Sports
The Race For The Top High School Basketball Job In The Country Is Officially On
31
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Dave McKenna
February 16, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Local Politician Very Sorry For Trying To Pull Down Referee’s Pants
227
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Tom Ley
January 5, 2022
High School Sports
Ohio Officials Suspected Bishop Sycamore Was A Scam And Yet Did Little To Stop It
70
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Diana Moskovitz
December 20, 2021
High School Sports
D.C. Hoops Hero Loses High School Coaching Gig After Charging Into Stands
88
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Dave McKenna
December 9, 2021
High School Sports
Bishop Sycamore’s Capital Crime Was Not Being Good Enough At Football
157
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Casey Taylor
August 31, 2021
High School Sports
Trent Dilfer Apologizes For Roughing Up Phil Dawson’s Son During High School Football Game
199
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Chris Thompson
August 30, 2021
High School Sports
Here Is A Fancy Boston Suburb’s High School Football Team Using “Auschwitz” As An Audible
208
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Diana Moskovitz
March 25, 2021
High School Sports
How D.C.’s Toniest High Schools Are Skirting The City’s Ban On Prep Sports
95
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Dave McKenna
March 4, 2021
High School Sports
No High School Football Game Is Worth This, Man
99
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Samer Kalaf
November 19, 2020