It’s not every day that Josh Himan is mobbed more than an NFL player. But he was Friday night.
The athletes whose schools share Spriggs Road put on quite a show Friday night.
He is not satisfied wearing the same shoes during an entire game. That’s a routine Michael Hatfield prefers.
Josh Himan suffered life-altering injuries when his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
From the pounding framing hammers of Jabs Construction carpenters to the large hydraulic boom of Rent-A-Crane of Lorton, local volunteers, skilled laborers, equipment operators, and supervisors all swung into action Feb. 18 to set the roof trusses on the construction project that will bring Marine Cpl. Josh Himan home to his parent’s house in Woodbridge.
Annual event will take place March 18
For the first time since 2006, a player from Potomac didn’t win the Hoops Fest dunk competition.
Chanel Shands never considered herself a natural 3-point shooter. The Forest Park High School junior only became more proficient at converting long-ranged shots out of necessity.
Hoops Fest XV, the News & Messenger’s annual high school basketball charity event, will benefit a Dale City family with 10 children.
Charles Shedrick was intent on keeping the tradition of a Potomac player winning the Hoops Fest dunk competition alive in front of the home crowd.
Video coverage of Hoops Fest 16 at Hylton High School on Friday March 18.
Josh Himan recovers at Walter Reed Medical Center after an IED explosion leaves him paralyzed from the chest down.
Last year's 3-point champion discusses how is he preparing to defend his title.
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