Wheaton High School Creates Athletics Hall of Fame

The hall of fame's inaugural class includes five athletes, one coach/administrator and one coach.

Seven inductees took their places as the inaugural class of Wheaton High School's Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, although two were unable to attend the ceremony and celebratory dinner at American Legion Post 268 in Wheaton. For more about the athletes and to see photos from the May 12 ceremony, check out Chris Culkin's blog post in the Local Voices section.

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Sports Fans, Tourists, Track Work Could Mean Major Metro Delays

Transit group: Postpone scheduled track work on Saturday.

Transit advocates are calling on Metro to postpone track maintenance scheduled for Saturday when Metrorail is expected to see an influx of riders to big games for Washington’s hockey and baseball teams. With the weather warming up, Saturday also is expected to be a busy day for tourists using the transit system to visit Washington. “With trains running only once every 24 minutes on most of the Red Line, and four stations shut on the Green Line, the system will not be able to meet the need for its services,” Action Committee for Transit President Tina Slater wrote in a letter sent Tuesday night to Metro General Manager Richard Sarles. The track work and two home games for DC sports teams could make the Saturday midday ride a long one for …

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Eight Einstein Students to Play College Sports

Albert Einstein High School will honor the student athletes in a May 2 ceremony.

This Tuesday Albert Einstein High School will hold its first annual Collegiate Ceremony, honoring the eight students who will go on to play sports in college. Six students will play football, one will play baseball, and one will play lacrosse. Congratulations to the following students: Football Baseball Lacrosse Do you know of any other local high school students who will be playing on college teams next year? Tell us in the comments.

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Readers' Choice: RedGate Golf Course

RedGate Golf Course won by a large margin.

In 2000 Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open by 12 strokes, the largest margin ever in the tournament's history. It was an honest-to-goodness blowout. Well here at Readers' Choice we had a routing of similar proportions this week. Last week asked readers what their favorite public golf courses were in three regions with Northwest Golf Course, Little Bennett Golf Course and RedGate Municipal Golf Course winning the three regions. This week we put them all head-to-head for a battle royale of best public golf course in Montgomery County. The readers spoke loudly. RedGate Golf Course in Rockville won with 77 percent of the vote, or 129 votes. Little Bennett Golf Course came in second with 23 votes and Northwest Golf Course came in third with 15.

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Tom Moore

4:50 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012

This is really good to hear! Thank you!   more ›

Readers' Choice: Best Public Golf Course In the County

Which course is the best of the best?

The duffers and weekend warriors of Montgomery County have spoken and three public courses have stood out as the best in the county. Now we need you to vote on the best of the best. Tell us what public course in Montgomery County stands out. And rate those courses in our directory as well.

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Readers' Choice: Northwest Golf Course

Next week, Northwest will compete against the upcounty and Bethesda winners in a countywide poll.

Readers have spoken, and Northwest Golf Course has emerged as the most popular public golf course in Wheaton, Kensington, Takoma Park, Silver Spring and Colesville. Sligo Creek Golf Course came in second, followed by Hampshire Greens in Silver Spring. Thanks for voting in this week's Readers' Choice poll. Patch also ran polls for the best golf courses in the upcounty and Bethesda areas. The winners of each poll will go head-to-head next week for the title of Best Public Golf Course in Montgomery County.

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Wheaton HS to Create Athletics Hall of Fame

The first seven athletes and coaches will be inducted on May 12.

Wheaton High School has started its own athletics hall of fame. The first seven members will be inducted at a ceremony on May 12 at 6 p.m. at the Wheaton American Legion Post 268. The hall of fame's inaugural class includes five athletes, one coach/administrator and one coach: Do you know any of the inductees or do you remember seeing them in action at Wheaton High School? Upload photos and share your memories in the comments section below.

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Readers' Choice: Best Public Golf Course

There's no dearth of public courses in Montgomery County.

With the weather getting warmer, The Masters over and Bubba Watson taking the green jacket, it's about time to weigh in on Montgomery County's best local public golf course. Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Kensington, Colesville and Wheaton are teaming up to find the best public golf course in our Readers' Choice contest.  It's easy to participate: Simply vote for your favorite place in the poll below. Choose from the following places: Be sure to click the links and review the courses in our community directory. Play other public courses in Montgomery County? Weigh in on Bethesda area courses and upcounty courses. The winners of each poll will go head-to-head next week for the title of Best Public Golf Course in Montgomery County.

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Ryan McDermott

8:48 am on Tuesday, April 10, 2012

With 18 votes already this one is close. Let your voice be heard!   more ›

VIDEO: Queens of Their Domain

Einstein claims the Division III title at the Montgomery County Poms Championships on Saturday; Gaithersburg takes second and Blair third.

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