Football Defeats West Springfield, 21-20 James Carlisle

The Inside Perspective of TC Players and Fans on Football at the St. James Katie Vastola and Moira Sirois The football team is done with its regular season and heading into the playoffs. In the aftermath of renovations on Parker-Gray Stadium, T.C. became the first high school in Virginia to play its home games in an indoor stadium. But how do the players and fans feel about the St. James? Braden Porterfield, a junior on the Varsity team, went to the St. James facility for the first time the day before the first game, which was against West Springfield. “It was definitely overwhelming at first,” he said. “I loved it…

Saturday, October 12, T.C.’s performance was entirely dominant as they came out victorious in all races as a team at the Joe Halm Memorial City Cross Country Championships, which took place at Episcopal High School.

TC’s varsity football regular season is coming to a close. With two games left before the playoffs, the team has a 6-2 all game record and a 2-0 district record.

Noah and Josephus Lyles, the Titan graduates who have gained international attention for their speed and skill on the track, returned home to T.C. Last month, Noah Lyles won first place in the 200 meter race, claiming the world title and on October 10th, he presented his IAAF Diamond League Trophy and Gold Medal to his former track coach, Mike Hughes and T.C. students.

For a sport that nearly 500,000 high school athletes participate in, Cross Country tends to be a competition not many have a full grasp on and fewer still follow. The sport, which winds its way through wooded trails and over broad fields, is not exactly spectator friendly as it is hard to see runners on every part of the course. It requires an exceptional amount of athleticism and ability to cope with weather since it is held outdoors over many surfaces. It also demands a degree of tactics to make the most of one’s stamina.