Senior Earns International Ballet Opportunities
Congratulations to O'Connell senior Caitlin Rogers, who was recently offered spots in two prestigious ballet company summer programs. She was invited to train in the "Supérieur Pro" cohort at the Paris...
View Article1963-1965 Baseball Players Return
On a breezy April Saturday before an O'Connell home baseball game, members of the 1963-1965 Knights baseball teams returned to their Bishop O'Connell field to be honored in a pre-game celebration....
View ArticlePlayers Win Championships
SPORTS BLOG - THE WEEK THAT WASFeaturing guest columnist, Athletic Director Joe Wootten.Some of the more popular blogs through the years have been Q&A sit-downs with our coaches. That noted, this...
View ArticleTrack & Field - Shared Goals and Successes
SPORTS BLOG - THE WEEK THAT WASwith guest blogger, athletic trainer Alicia Doran While Coach Orndorff is busy with post-season softball, athletic trainer Alicia Doran has stepped in this week to share...
View ArticleReflecting on the 2017 Boys Lacrosse Team
SPORTS BLOG – THE WEEK THAT WASThe Week That Was (TWTW) sat down with Kevin Giblin, world history teacher and first-year O'Connell head boys varsity lacrosse coach, to learn more about him, the...
View ArticleTwo Athletes Earn CAC Courage Awards
Lucie Drahozal '17 and Chris St. George '18 were recognized at the 6th Annual Courage Award Reception of Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC), held at Marymount University in Arlington.Lucie is a...
View ArticleSoftball Wins WCAC & State Crowns
Congratulations to the Bishop O'Connell softball team - 2017 WCAC and Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division 1 champions! The Lady Knights wrapped up their season with a...
View ArticleFall Sports Tryout Dates and Times
Dates and times for the first day of fall sports tryouts are listed below. Please contact the team coach if you have any questions.Thursday, Aug. 3JV/Varsity Football at 3 p.m.Tuesday, Aug. 15Boys and...
View ArticleDance Team Gives Blue Ribbon Performances
The Royalette Dance Team joined more than 300 dancers from 20 area schools at the Universal Dance Association (UDA) summer camp on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The camp...
View ArticleNew Girls Lacrosse Coach Named
Bishop O'Connell has named T.J. Finnerty as the new head coach for the girls lacrosse team. "Coach Finn" has been involved in area girls lacrosse for the last seven years, most recently at W.T. Woodson...
View ArticleWinless No More
THE WEEK THAT WAS - SPORTS BLOG BY TOMMY ORNDORFF:Winless no more!As history illustrates, wins have been hard to come by for the O'Connell field hockey program. And this year is no exception....
View ArticleWinter Sports Tryouts
Students trying out for winter sports team must be cleared by the Athletics Training Office. Each athlete must have a current physical and permission forms uploaded in our Magnus Health Portal...
View ArticleRoyalettes Dance at Regional Competition
Congratulations to O'Connell's Royalette Dance Team who earned 1st, 2nd and 3rd place team awards, as well as several individual honors, at the Dec. 3 Dance Team Union Regional Competition held at...
View ArticleSpring Tryout Schedule
Spring Tryouts - Feb. 20-22, 2018Below is the spring team tryout schedule, with possible rain information on the bottom of the list. If you have any questions, please contact the team coach or Athletic...
View ArticleSummer Camp Schedule
Summer youth sports camp information is now posted!There's a camp for everyone...from football, wrestling, soccer and baseball to basketball, ice hockey and lacrosse. There's even a multi-sports camp...
View ArticleIce Hockey Takes Home the Crown
It was an exciting night for players, coaches and fans alike at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, as the Bishop O'Connell High School ice hockey team came away with the Northern Virginia...
View ArticleO'Connell Names New Field Hockey Coach
Bishop O'Connell High School has named Kendall Keelen as the new head coach of the field hockey team. Coach Keelen is a New Jersey native. She enters her fourth-year at the George Washington...
View ArticleSoftball Team Takes State Championship
The dynasty is alive and well. Almost like a prize fighter, the O'Connell softball girls found themselves on the ropes at various points during the spring campaign, losing three of four games after...
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