Olympic gold medalist Thea Lafond has added another prestigious honor to her remarkable career. She has earned induction into the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame. The Silver Spring… Read More
The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame (MCSHF) will honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, with its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award during its 2025 induction ceremony. The event… Read More
2024 will be a year to remember for the LaFond family. On August 3, Thea LaFond, born in Dominica but grew up in Silver Spring, won a gold medal in… Read More
The 125th rendition of the Army-Navy college football game will be played at Northwest Stadium in Landover on Saturday. The Washington area is playing host to the game for just… Read More
The County’s annual Thanksgiving parade will honor Olympians Thea LaFond and Aaron Ghebre Owusu as a part of the parade’s festivities on Nov. 16. Ghebre Owusu represents the African nation… Read More
Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond won gold for Dominica during the Paris Olympics. Recently, MCM talked with LaFond at our Rockville studios about her triumphant journey. LaFond, who lives in Silver… Read More
A couple of months have passed since Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond won gold for Dominica during the Paris Olympics. MCM talked with LaFond, her family, and elected officials at a… Read More
The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame announced its six-person member class for 2025. The class is the sixth to be inducted, and the total number of inductees will now… Read More
Thea LaFond recently traveled to her birth country Dominica to celebrate her Olympic gold medal victory — the first-ever Olympic medal for the island nation in the Caribbean. LaFond, who… Read More
Thea LaFond is back home after winning gold — the first-ever Olympic medal for Dominica, a Caribbean island nation. MCM talked with LaFond at her parents’ house in Silver Spring,… Read More
In an international competition that featured athletes from 184 countries, Montgomery County athletes stole the spotlight at the Paris Olympics, taking home nine medals, several of them gold. With the… Read More
Former MCPS teacher, Silver Spring resident and graduate of John F. Kennedy High School Thea LaFond took gold in the women’s triple jump Saturday, winning the Caribbean island nation of… Read More