LaFond Processing Olympic Disappointment, Looks Ahead to 2024 Paris Games
She teaches at her alma mater, John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring and she also happens to be a world-class Olympic triple jumper. Thea LaFond is back from… Read More
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Quince Orchard High School Football Paused Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
The Quince Orchard High School football program has been paused after six people who were last at the school Monday tested positive for COVID-19 . In a community message, Principal… Read More
Keeping Up With Katie: Ledecky Wraps Up Busy Post Olympics New York Trip
Katie Ledecky had a very busy few days in New York after coming back from the Tokyo Olympics. After adding two gold and two silver medals to her collection which… Read More
After Historic Run, County Little League Team Ousted by DC Team in Regionals
“MoCo LoCo” had already made history before playing a game at the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Bristol, Conn. as the first team from Montgomery County to represent the state… Read More
Former Broncos Safety, Sherwood Coach Atwater Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Former Denver Broncos’ safety Steve Atwater, who coached at Sherwood High School, was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday. Drafted out of the University of Arkansas, Atwater… Read More
Montgomery County Athletes Shined at Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games produced many memorable moments and athletes with strong ties to Montgomery County were involved in many. Team USA led all nations with 113 medals and… Read More
Good Counsel Alum Snyder Loses Wrestling Showdown, Takes Home Silver Medal
One of the most anticipated events of the Tokyo Olympics had a disappointing result for Kyle Snyder. The former Good Counsel High School wrestling star matched up with Russian Abdulrashid… Read More
State Champion ‘MoCo LoCo’ Team One Step Closer to Little League World Series
Montgomery County’s Little League team “MoCo LoCo” won this year’s state championship and is two wins away from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. This is the first… Read More
Former Good Counsel Star Kyle Snyder Will Wrestle for Second Consecutive Gold Medal
Wrestler Kyle Snyder allowed a takedown in the opening seconds of his first match of the Tokyo Games. Since then, however, the former Good Counsel High School star has been… Read More
Friends of Ledecky, Bacon Confirm: There’s Nothing the Swimmers Aren’t Good At
At an Olympic watch party in Potomac on Friday, MyMCM spoke to three Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heard alumnae who are friends with U.S. Olympic Swimmers Katie Ledecky… Read More
Olympian Swimmer from Chevy Chase Talks Mental Health and Athletes
Phoebe Bacon, a U.S. Olympic swimmer from Chevy Chase, spoke to MyMCM about the conversations around mental health and athletes. Bacon expressed support for U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, who… Read More
Rockville Native Maroulis Wins Bronze; First U.S. Woman to Win Two Olympic Wrestling Medals
Five years after becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling, Rockville native Helen Maroulis set another milestone. Maroulis, who overcame a series of physical… Read More