Montgomery Community Media

Georgetown Prep junior Kyonte Hamilton won gold at the National Prep High School Championship in the 220 pound weight class over the weekend. Hamilton defeated Wyoming Seminary sophomore Kolby Franklin by a score of 13-6 in the 220 pound finals on Saturday. Hamilton entered his junior year as the eighth ranked 220 pound wrestler in […]

A U.S. Naval Academy senior, who starred on the football field both at the academy and at Georgetown Prep in Bethesda, died Thursday night. David Forney, a senior offensive lineman at the academy, was found unresponsive in the academic dormitory Bancroft Hall. “The cause of death is being investigated; foul play is not suspected,” according […]

Until a few weeks ago, Arthur Smith was a respected but relatively anonymous assistant coach with the Tennessee Titans, a middle of the road NFL team. Then the Titans eked their way into the NFL playoffs with a back-up journeyman quarterback named Ryan Tannehill, a dominant running back in Derrick Henry and an uninspiring 9-7 […]

The NFL playoffs begin this weekend. Three of the four wild card games played on Saturday and Sunday will feature players and coaches from Montgomery County. Here’s the list: Stefon Diggs (Minnesota Vikings wide receiver): Played at Good Counsel High School and was Washington Post All-Met Defensive Player of the Year as a cornerback in […]

Several people were taken to the hospital Monday morning, after a multi-vehicle crash outside of Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services, said the multi-vehicle accident occurred southbound on the Rockville Pike near Strathmore Avenue at around 9:15 a.m. According to Piringer, one of the […]

Update: Denny McCarthy fell short in his attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open. McCarthy was even par on the day (73, 71), 2 shots short of the cut which was 2 under. Naval Academy graduate Billy Hurley was one of those who did qualify.   Woodmont Country Club’s North Course in Rockville was the […]

A 33-year-old Bethesda man is hoping to win a rose on the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” on ABC. Joey Jones — or “Joey J” as he’ll be known on the show — is one of 33 men competing for the love of 24-year-old Hannah Brown —or “Hannah B.” — from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Jones’s LinkedIn […]

Rockville, MD: Tuesday, January 16, 2019 In a match-up of two of the best goalies in the Maryland Private Hockey League, Georgetown Prep’s Elon Graston bested Landon’s Ty Morton. Prep won 4-1 holding Landon to just one shorthanded goal. The Little Hoyas found ways to score despite excellent defensive plays and saves by Morton, who […]

The Maryland Province Jesuits released the names of 24 priests—former, deceased, and current Jesuits “no longer serving in ministry”—who were “credibly accused” of sexually abusing minors. In a letter, Fr. Robert M. Hussey, who oversees Maryland Province Jesuits said he apologized to the victims of the named priests. “We view the disclosure today of our shameful […]

The new leader of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome Powell, is a 1971 graduate of Georgetown Preparatory School, according to a message from the school’s president, Scott R. Pilarz. “I am honored to report that Georgetown Prep alumnus Jerome Powell ’71 has been confirmed by the United States Senate to be the Chair of the […]