Atoms Athletics Highlights WINTER RECAP
Boys basketball had an up and down season through the first half of the year. The team started off the season with a win against talented up and coming Bethel Academy and followed it up splitting their two games in the Robinson Tip-Off. The team got off to a slow start in district play dropping their first two games before winning three of their next four to get them above 500 heading into the second half of district play. The Atoms struggled to start dropping three of four with the highlight win coming on a buzzer beater on senior night from senior Sam Dailey. The Atoms then got a hot streak winning their last four games of district play including a huge win over Edison in the final game of the season to capture the #3 seed in the National District Tournament. The Atoms beat Lewis in the first round before falling to Edison in the semifinals. The Atoms moved on to the Occoquan Regional Tournament falling in a last second heartbreaker to Lake Braddock.
Girls basketball completed their season with a loss to Alexandria City in the Occoquan Regional Tournament. The Atoms won their first game of the year over Park View. They played hard throughout the season, showing grit and competitiveness each game. The Atoms went through district play winning games over Lewis and eventual #4 seed Justice. The young Atoms showed improvement throughout the season highlighted by freshman Ava Sewall who averaged close to 18 points per game.
Gymnastics had a successful year with many of the gymnasts being underclassman. The team showed growth throughout the year with many gymnasts improving their scores each meet. The team looks forward to continued growth next year!
Wrestling has a bright future at Annandale. Many wrestlers who competed in varsity matches were underclassman. The Grappling Atoms traveled to multiple invitationals out of the area this year, highlighted with their trip to Morgantown, WV, where the Atoms wrestled against teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Atoms moved through the season, improving and gaining experience before the district tournament. The National District tournament saw success for many wrestlers with senior Marcelo Pozo winning the district championship in the 120lb weight class. Three other wrestlers were able to get on the podium at districts giving them higher seeding leading into the Occoquan Tournament. Marcelo Pozo and Jordy Lopez Funes had a successful run through the tournament qualifying for the state tournament in Virginia Beach.
Indoor Track saw many athletes achieve personal records throughout the season! The Atoms qualified the most athletes for the Occoquan Region Meet since pre-Covid highlighted by National District Champions Miles Lanham (Triple Jump and 300m) and Noah Williams (Shot Put). The girls 4x800 team took an exciting 2nd place at the district meet, while the boys 4x200 took 3rd. Junior Pam Moura's performance at districts not only helped her qualify for regions but for the National Championships as well. The Occoquan Region Meet continued to see personal records set by Noah Williams (Shot put) and Kierra (1000m) but falling just short of qualifying for the state meet. Senior Miles Lanham was the lone Atom to qualify for the state meet, looking to defend his triple jump state championship.
Swim/Dive saw similar results to Indoor Track with many athletes setting personal records in the pool. The Atoms competed hard throughout the season with the most competitive race coming on senior night as senior relay teams competed against Mr. DeRose, Mr. Sutphin, Coach O'Neill, and Coach Lucas! The seniors ultimately won but it was a fun night by all. The Atoms had a great showing at the National District Meet with Divers Nathan Tran (3rd Place) and Morgan Milman (7th place) qualifying for the Region meet. In the pool, several swimmers and relay teams qualify for the region meet, highlighted by Colin McGee winning the 200m breaststroke. Personal records continued at the region meet with the girls 200 medley relay team improving their time by over three seconds from prelims. Finn Sample won the B finals after being an alternate after prelims. Colin McGee finished third in the breaststroke qualifying for the state meet in Hampton.
We have officially finished our fall seasons with many of our Atoms student-athletes earning postseason All-District and All-Region recognition. These student-athletes worked hard and their achievements should be acknowledged! Check out the recipients using the link below:
Annandale Atoms Fall All-District/Region/State Recognition
Winter National District Champions
Congratulations to our individual National District Champions from the winter season!
Wrestling - Marcelo Pozo - 120lb weight class
Swim - Colin McGee - 200m Breaststroke
Indoor Track - Miles Lanham - 300m & Triple Jump; Noah Williams - Shot Put
Team postseason recognitions are still being voted upon. We will have all final postseason recognitions in upcoming newsletters, so be on the lookout for those!
Annandale Unified Basketball
On Sunday, February 26th, Annandale HS play host to a Unified Special Olympics basketball tournament. Teams from multiple counties will be competing against one another in friendly competition. Our Atoms play at 10am vs. the Woodson Cavalier then again at 12pm vs. the Yorktown Patriots. Please come out and support our Unified athletes! Go Atoms!
Gear up with Official Atoms Spiritwear
Gear up for another action-packed season with official Atoms gear. You can dress in team-spirited garb on game day and every day with the largest selection of Annandale Atoms apparel at the official Atoms Store. Cheer on your Atoms with t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more.
Our online Atoms Shop has items for any occasion. Visit spiritwear.atomsboosters.org to see the latest Atoms gear.
Reduced Booster Pass Price!
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Atoms Booster Pass price have been reduced for the spring season! Gain access to all home events for the spring season without having to bring cash every time. Atoms Booster Passes are good for home regular season events only.
Visit membership.atomsboosters.org for more information or to purchase your all-season pass online.
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Atoms Athletics Booster Meeting
Looking to join the Atoms Athletics Booster Club and be a part of raising funds and supporting Atoms Athletics?! Then come out to our next booster meeting!
Monday, March 6
6:00pm
Driver's Education room (Enter through Door 10)
Atoms Athletics Concession Stand
Boosters needs you help with concession stand coverage! Click on a link below to sign up and support our Atoms Booster club!
Varsity Softball: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48aaa72fa6f5c61-varsity1#/
Varsity Baseball: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48aaa72fa6f5c61-varsity#/
JV Baseball: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48aaa72fa6f5c61-jvbaseball#/
If anyone has trouble with the above links, please email odessapmurray@gmail.com
Thank you for your support!
Director's Cut
Get a behind the scenes look at our Performing Arts as they share recaps, a preview to performances, or what is going on their classes!
PERFORMING ARTS
In the Spring, AHS Performing Arts will be embarking on their Spring Trip to Florida, getting the opportunity to work with two college performing arts departments along the way. Donate at tinyurl.com/SpringTripDonate to support students getting to go on this trip!
Orchestra Merchandise –
Our long-anticipated Orchestra Merchandise store is LIVE and can be found at tinyurl.com/AHSOrchMerch . We have a ton of items ready to go (with more in the line-up!) with several items able to be personalized.
Supporting Orchestra - Benevity
PLEASE check your corporate policies, many companies filter donations for employees through an entity called Benevity. ANNANDALE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA BOOSTERS is now registered with Benevity.
Benevity is a company that can help turn your volunteer hours into Donations for Orchestra!!! Please check with your corporate HR to see if your company uses Benevity. If your company does use Benevity, they may either match donations you make to the Orchestra Boosters, or you may simply need to record hours that you participate in orchestra events and your company may provide money to the Orchestra Boosters. (Some companies TRIPLE donations to charities made through Benevity and others offer a certain dollar amount of donation for time you're already spending participating in Orchestra events)
We know that Google, Visa, UPS, Starbucks, Booz Allen Hamilton, Microsoft and Netflix offer these options, but many mor in the area may as well.
Athletic Training Wrap
Our Athletic Trainers, Ryan Hughes and Kathy Ayers, work really hard behind the scenes of our Athletic events and they would like to share some tips and advice they give the student-athletes at Annandale High School everyday.
TIP OF THE WEEK
As the warmer weather comes, make sure that you are staying hydrated!
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Live Streaming
Please note that for the last year and a half, Fairfax County Public Schools paid for a countywide subscription for all schools and their communities. Unfortunately, FCPS will no longer be paying these fee. All of our events that take place on our stadium field and in our gymnasium will continue to be streamed live on the NFHS Network, but will now have a pay wall that the consumer will need to pay for.
Prices - $11.99 per month or $79.99 for an annual subscription.
For more information...
NFHS Network - Sign Up
Live Stream
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Weekly Schedule
February 20-February 26
Sunday, February 26
Annandale Unified Basketball Tournament at Annandale
Annandale vs Justice - 10:00am
Annandale vs Yorktown - 12:00pm
Wednesday, March 1
JV/V Boys Soccer @ Wakefield - 5:45/7:15
JV/V Girls Soccer vs Wakefield - 5:45/7:15
Thursday, March 2
JV/V Girls Lacrosse vs Osbourn - 6:00/7:30
Friday, March 3
JV/V Boys Soccer @ Unity Reed - 5:45/7:15
JV/V Girls Soccer @ West Springfield - 5:45/7:15
Varsity Softball @ Gar-Field - 6:00
Saturday, March 4
JV/V Boys Lacrosse @ Hylton - 8:00/9:30am
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