Friday, January 25, 2013
The 49ers are in the Super Bowl, and Brooks' sister and a former coach remember his high school days.
This article was originally published Jan. 18, and has been updated to reflect the 49ers win in the playoffs. Now that the 49ers are in the Super Bowl, the friends and family of linebacker and former C. D. Hylton High School student Ahmad Brooks are cheering him on. "Everybody's pulling for him, that the hometown boy does good," Brooks' high school coach Bill Brown said. Brown coached at Hylton for the school's first 11 years. Football runs in Brooks' family. Brooks' dad, Perry Brooks Sr., played for the Washington Redskins, and his older brother, Perry Brooks Jr., also played for Hylton's football team. "Perry told me about Ahmad, and said, 'He's really good,'" Brown said. "I asked, 'Is he as good as you?' 'No,' Perry said. 'He's better …
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Student athletes and their parents must complete a concussion training session before tryouts at all Prince William County high schools.
Effective this fall, a new regulation has been put in place for Prince William County high schools making it mandatory for all athletes and a parent to participate in concussion education training, in order for the student to be eligible to step onto the playing field for tryouts. In previous years, sports such as swimming, tennis, and track and field were exempt from concussion testing (which is different from the concussion training), however, now all athletes must participate in the training as well as the testing. "Our goal is to educate athletes and their parents on how concussions are caused, how to prevent them, how to recognize the signs and symptoms, what to do [if they suspect a concussion], and the steps that we go through for …
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The Woodbridge Vikings defeated the Hylton Bulldogs in 11 innings Tuesday to advance to the district final.
Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated that the Hylton High School shortstop made the throwing error in the 11th inning, rather than the second baseman. It has since been corrected. We regret the error. In a tough game between two teams that were evenly matched all season, the Woodbridge Vikings baseball team took 11 innings to defeat the Hylton Bulldogs 7-6 Tuesday night in the Cardinal District Semifinals. Hylton and Woodbridge had the same 9-3 record in the district during the regular season, putting them at the second and third seeds for the district tournament. Hylton jumped out to a lead in the first inning, but not without a controversial call that could have ended up changing the game. On a ground ball with …
Nathan Curby
3:50 pm on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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