Inside Las Terribles, Route 1’s Long-Running Latina Softball Team
The team, which practices on a field off Hamilton Street in Hyattsville from April to November, has more than 26 players, almost all of whom are from El Salvador.
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu School Opens in Hyattsville
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithCabrera Jiu Jitsu Academy, which opened last week in Hyattsville, offers training in the Brazilian variant of the martial art for both children and adults.
Hyattsville Native Goes Viral for Astonishing Relay Race
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithZiyah Holman, a Hyattsville native, gained national attention this week when a video of her astonishing performance in a relay race went viral.
Meet the 88-Year-Old Brentwood Flashes Player
/in Brentwoods/by Alison BeckwithHarrison “Mickey” Thomas hasn’t played for the Brentwood Flashes since 1954, but he recently got a new team shirt.
A Look Back at North Brentwood’s Sandlot Baseball Team
/in Brentwoods/by Alison BeckwithThe Brentwood Flashes were part of a national network of African-American teams, sometimes referred to as sandlot baseball, that flourished from the 1920s to the 1950s. The teams were a central part of the community at a time when professional baseball was segregated.
Two Hyattsville Student Athletes Make Sports Illustrated List
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithTwo DeMatha Catholic High School students in Hyattsville recently made Sports Illustrated’s watch list for top high school athletes from across the country.
Latest Tennis Star from College Park’s JTCC Wins First Professional Title and She’s Just 15
/in College Park/by Alison BeckwithA Washington teenager who trains at College Park’s Junior Tennis Champions Center won her first professional tennis title this weekend.
Remembering DeMatha’s Famed Coach Wootten
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithMorgan Wootten, the legendary basketball coach at Hyattsville’s DeMatha Catholic High School, died Tuesday at his home in University Park. He was 88. Over 46 seasons beginning in 1956, Wootten […]
Why Route 1 Needs Its Own Futsal Field
/in College Park, Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithIn most of the rest of the world, if you don’t have a field to play soccer, you play futsal. But here along the Route 1 corridor there aren’t any […]
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