Dave Facinoli

Arlington

Sports Editor at Arlington Sun Gazette

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Articles

Wakefield soccer team completes historic run deep into Va. tourney

1 week ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

A strong regular-season and playoff run for the Wakefield Warriors boys soccer team ended with a runner-up finish in the Virginia High School League Class 6 state tournament. After a scoreless first half in the June 14 title match at Glen Allen High near Richmond, Wakefield fell to the Herndon Hornets, 3-0. The teams met three times previously this season, with Herndon winning two of those contests, one in the preceding 6D North Region tournament title match.
Yorktown brings home third state championship in girls lacrosse

1 week ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

The Yorktown Patriots captured their third state lacrosse title by finishing strong in the championship game. Yorktown (21-1) won the Virginia High School League Class 6 state-tournament crown in Richmond after rallying to defeat the Madison Warhawks, 16-14, in the final Saturday (June 14) at Douglas Freeman High School. The state championship was the second straight for Yorktown, adding to one in 2022. All came under head coach Jenny Keimig, who has more than 100 wins as the Patriots’ leader.
Yorktown girls fall in Class 6 state-tournament soccer semifinal

2 weeks ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

As has been the case since winning their first state soccer title in 2017, the Yorktown Patriots again were in contention this year. But the squad fell just short of its goal, losing in the Virginia High School League Class 6 state tournament semifinals, 2-0, to the Deep Run Wildcats on Friday (June 13) at Glen Allen High near Richmond. The season-ending loss snapped Yorktown’s 10-game winning streak.
W-L senior runner comes close to goal of winning a state title

2 weeks ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

He came close in his final meet, but Emmett Engelhardt’s goal of winning a state championship during his high-school career eluded the Washington-Liberty senior runner. At this season’s outdoor Class 6 state championship boys track and field meet in Virginia Beach, Engelhardt finished second in the 1,600-meters in a 4:13.98, one of his top high-school times in the race. The winning time was 4:10.72 by junior Trent Daniels of Gainesville High.
Arlington youth soccer team earns berth to play in Presidents Cup

2 weeks ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

The Arlington Soccer Association‘s boys 2008 White team earned a berth to play in the Eastern Regional Presidents Cup this month for the fourth year in a row. The competition will be held in Valley Forge, Pa. A victory in the event will earn the squad a berth to play in the National Presidents Cup, held next month in Tampa. The under-17 Arlington team earned a berth in the Eastern Regionals by winning the Virginia Presidents Cup tournament.
Marymount standout hired as Yorktown girls basketball coach

2 weeks ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

A Marymount University women’s basketball standout of the 1990s has been selected to coach the Yorktown High School girls basketball team. Jessica Turgon will take over from Devaughn Drayton, who recently stepped down after 13 seasons at Yorktown. “It’s so awesome, and I am so excited and grateful about this opportunity to give back to the community of basketball in Arlington. I have always loved coaching,” Turgon told ARLnow.
Wakefield boys soccer team is headed to state tournament

3 weeks ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

The Wakefield Warriors lived up to their potential during the 2025 boys high-school soccer season, especially during the playoffs. The team made it to the championship match of the 6D North Region tournament, before being upended by the Herndon Hornets, 2-0. Wakefield had made it this far in the region tournament only one other time, in 2019. Wakefield had defeated Herndon, 2-1, during the regular season, but lost to the Hornets, 1-0, in the Liberty District-tourney semifinals.
Wakefield High senior rower caps crew career with four state titles

3 weeks ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

Growing up, Isabelle Young-Smith participated in many different sports. Among them: Dance, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, lacrosse and basketball. But when she entered Wakefield High School as a freshman and took up another — crew — it significantly changed her interest in athletics and, in some ways, life as well. Young-Smith quickly became a standout rower, and recently capped her high-school career as a four-time state champion on eight shells, the last three on the varsity eight.
Yorktown nips W-L in region soccer championship match

3 weeks ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

With a region soccer championship on the line, the stakes were the highest ever in the most recent meeting between the Washington-Liberty Generals and Yorktown Patriots. Playing on their home field, the Patriots built a 2-0 halftime lead, then hung on to win the 6D North Region tournament final, 2-1, on June 5. The girls high-school teams have competed dozens of times in their histories, but never for such a significant title.
Washington-Liberty Hall of Famer takes over as girls head basketball coach

3 weeks ago | arlnow.com | Dave Facinoli

Horace Willis, a staff member at Washington-Liberty High School for 28 years, recently was hired to be the head coach of the school’s girls varsity basketball team. Williams — known to most as “Buck” — takes over for Maddy DeCou. She left after two seasons in the position to become an assistant coach on the staff at nearby Marymount University.