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New York Mets' John Maine delivers a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in Washington. The Mets won 12-0.
Courtland's Julia Miller (left), Crystal Salazar (center) and Tiffany Hobbs reached the Group AA girls soccer state final, and Colonial Forge and Essex reached baseball state finals. All three teams came up one win short.
Brooke Point's Chay Shegog (left) concluded perhaps
DeVontae Atkins (1) made a fourth-quarter interception that clinched James Monroe's fourth state football title.
Mountain View's Thomas Porter won the Group AAA cross country championship. |
TROPHIES and record-setters championships and close calls medals and memorable moments.
The Fredericksburg area had
From a half-world away, we watched Sheena Tosta--an Olympic hurdler with ties to Stafford County--hoist a silver medal in Beijing.
From half a state away, we saw coach Rich Serbay and his James Monroe Yellow Jackets celebrate the school's fourth state football championship.
And then there were the stars--Brooke Point basketball standout Chay Shegog, Duke University recruit Josh Hairston, Mountain View cross country runner Thomas Porter, and New York Mets pitcher John Maine.
It was a mixed bag of monumental success with a dash of what-could-have been.
Surely the 2008 sporting year will be remembered as one of this area's finest.
