Thursday, May 2, 2013
Metrorail to go to OT if Caps do.
Metrorail, which has a station near Verizon Center (Gallery Place/Chinatown), will stay open an hour later if any Washington Capitals hockey playoff games run late or go into overtime, according to The Washington Post. The Capitals open their quest for the Stanley Cup against the New York Rangers on at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Last year, Game 3 of the Capitals’ playoff series against the Rangers went to triple overtime, ending well after midnight—when Metro typically closes on weekdays. The Post reports that an announcement will be made inside the Verizon Center by 11 p.m. Metro riders will be able to exit the transit system at any station, but will only be able to enter at Gallery Place (all entrances), Judiciary Square (only on F Street) and …
Haley Skarupa is one of 25 American forwards to be considered for the 2014 Winter Olympic team.
A Rockville native may be Olympic Village-bound. Haley Skarupa, 19, was selected to attend the U.S. Women's National Ice Hockey Team Selection Camp, which will be held at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY, this June.? Skarupa, who attends Boston College, is one of 41 women headed to the camp. Twenty-one players will make the official Olympic roster in late December.? The Wootton High graduate has been playing on the ice since she was 6 years old, she told Patch last year. Since 2009, Skarupa played with the U.S. Women's National Team, scooping silver and gold medals in 2010 and 2011 at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Women's U18 Championships.? Olympic gold is the ultimate goal for Skarupa, who said that she has her sights …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Trial could be tested on retired players
The NFL Alumni Association is working with a Rockville-based company on the possibility of developing a trial for treating traumatic brain injuries on retired football players, the company announced Wednesday. Neuralstem Inc. and the NFL are studying the feasiblity of the trial, which still needs government approval and involves a compound now in early human trial for treating depression,?CBS News reported. According to Nueralstem, the compound, NSI-189, has already shown some success generating nervous tissue in mice.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Gaithersburg High School's Solomon Vault took to Twitter Thursday to announce his college decision.
Gaithersburg High School star running back Solomon Vault is headed to Northwestern. The junior running back made the following announcement Thursday morning on Twitter: Blessed to be able to say that i am COMMITTED to #Northwestern University!!!! #NU#B1GCATS Shortly prior to his own tweet, Gaithersburg head football coach Kreg Kephart congratulated his running back, and even spoiled the announcement. Kephart tweeted: Gaithersburg RB has made a verbal commitment to Northwestern. Go Wildcats!! You just got a great ball player and a fine young man. Related Content:
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Marc Berk began his tenure with the City in 1994 with the tee-ball program and has continued coaching through 2013.
A longtime Gaithersburg baseball coach was honored for his work Monday evening as the?2013 Middle Atlantic Recreation and Sports Alliance “Good Sports” Award recipient. Marc Berk began his tenure with the Gaithersburg in 1994 with the tee-ball program and has continued coaching through 2013, according to the city. In 1997, Marc and his wife, Helene, created the Sam and Claire Rosen Fund in honor of his grandparents and their passion for baseball, according to the city. This fund has afforded deserving Gaithersburg youth the opportunity to?participate in the City's baseball/softball program. Berk serves as an ambassador, promoting Gaithersburg's philosophy of youth sports and has continuously given back to his community through his …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
17 runners from Gaithersburg were registered to participate in the race.
Of the 17 runners from Gaithersburg registered for the Boston Marathon, 13 finished the race before?two explosions near the finish line of Monday's race, according to race results posted online. The blasts?killed three people and injured as many as 100, according to multiple media reports. Click here for Patch coverage from Boston. The runners who finished the race are listed below, according to the Boston Marathon website: Also registered for the race from Gaithersburg were 23-year-old Amy Bortnick, 75-year-old Tom Cowley, 41-year-old Mimi Dacy, and 46-year-old Susan Lynch, according to the Boston Marathon website's list of entrants. The list does not confirm participation in the race, or even travel to Boston. Bortnick?did not make the …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Runners used social media to update friends and family after explosions rocked Monday's race.
Two explosions near the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon have killed three people and injured as many as 100, according to multiple media reports. Click here for Patch coverage from Boston. A searchable database of entrants on the race’s website lists many runners from Montgomery County. Click here for the database of entrants on the website. The list shows entrants and not necessarily finishers—or even travelers to Boston. Amy Bortnick?of Gaithersburg did not make the trip to Boston due to injury, a friend told Patch. (Use the comments below to share information about local runners.) Google established a “person finder” tool for sharing information about people attending or participating in the marathon. Click here for the tool. …
Explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed two but the Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School principal, who ran in support of his daughter, was unhurt.
Editor's Note:?This story about a local school administrator running in the Boston Marathon was submitted prior to Monday's event. Explosions at the finish line of the race killed two and injured a least two dozen others. Patch was unable to reach Andrew Winter, a Rockville school principal who participated in the marathon, but an administrator at?Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School said Winter was unhurt and that he had finished the race before the explosions. According to the marathon results posted online, Winter finished the race in 3 hours, 38 minutes and 55 seconds. --- A principal at a Rockville elementary school will be running in the 117th Boston Marathon in support of his 8-year-old daughter, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes…
Mike Gimbel, a local runner who has run the marathon eight times, said today's explosions hit the most crowded portion of the course. Click here for video of the explosions.
An explosion Monday at the Boston Marathon came at the worst place at the worst time, according to a Maryland runner who has participated in the prestigious race numerous times. Mike Gimbel, who has run the Boston Marathon eight of the last 10 years, said the area of the explosion near Boylston Street is one of the most populated areas. "The majority of the fans and police are located in that area," said Gimbel. "There's 23,000 runners and everyone is there, some times 100 deep, trying to see their loved ones finishing the race. It's the place to be; it's the highlight of the race." Gimbel was scheduled to run the race again this year but withdrew after a leg injury. "I've run it so much, the last time I was there I knew where the potholes…
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A defenseman with the Capitals for two seasons, Ken Sabourin was at Stone Mill Elementary for a Capitals Hockey School.
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