Posts by The Wilson Beacon
AOTM-Tara Cousins
With a loss to Bell Multicultural High School in the semifinals of the DCIAA playoffs, the Wilson girls varsity basketball team ended last year’s season feeling as if they fell short of expectations. However, this loss came without their star point guard, Tara Cousins, who was sidelined for the second…READ MORE
Read More >Track coach eligible for Boston Marathon
Let’s just say our Tiger runners learn from the best. Emily Farrar, a coach of the cross country and track teams, is quite the runner herself. She has run three marathons and recently qualified for a fourth: the Boston Marathon. Farrar is a math and special education teacher who has been running…READ MORE
Read More >Di Rosa twins capture D1 Men’s Soccer championship
Entering the NCAA Tournament, the University of Maryland Men’s Soccer team were ranked the 11th seed and were not seen as the potential favorites to make it all the way. However, after eliminating some of the best teams in the country, including Duke, Kentucky, and Indiana, the Terps won their fourth…
Read More >Toppling ivory towers: Wrestling coach Archie Hogan
Most Wilson students recognize Archie Hogan as the Wilson teacher who’s always socializing with students in the hall, but he is also the new head coach of the wrestling team and among the most beloved members of Wilson’s staff. Hogan, or simply “Archie,” as everyone at Wilson calls him, was…READ MORE
Read More >Squashing the mystery: What’s this sport all about?
Keep your foot in the five-by-five box. Aim for the front wall, above the second thick red line, and below the third. Make sure the ball swings diagonally, ending up on the left side of the court. All these thoughts were running through our minds as we lifted up the squash racquets we borrowed from…
Read More >Track team has championship aspirations
The Track and Field team has been one of Wilson’s the most successful athletic programs. The program is led by Head Coaches Tia Clemmons and Emily Farrar. With the boys Cross-Country team finishing second place in the DCSAA State Championship and the girls team coming in first, there is plenty of belief…READ MORE
Read More >Wilson runner breaks long-standing 5k record
Cross-country runner junior Dylan Blumenthal made Wilson history on October 6 when he broke the school’s 5k record. He finished with a time of 16:37, edging the previous record by a mere second. The Wilson boys and girls cross-country teams traveled to Cary, North Carolina for the Great American Cross Co…READ MORE
Read More >Rory Hagerty commits to Navy
Rory Hagerty, senior captain of Wilson’s boys crew team, has committed to continue rowing at the United States Naval Academy. “I decided that Navy was right for me after my official visit in early September. I had been speaking to the coach since the winter of my sophomore year,” Hagerty said. …READ MORE
Read More >Catching up with the Di Rosa twins
Ben and Matthew Di Rosa, who graduated from Wilson in 2017, are now in their sophomore soccer season at the University of Maryland. Ben is a defender, while Matt is a midfielder. The Di Rosa twins said they chose Maryland because it has one of the top soccer programs in the country, as well as…
Read More >Athlete of the Month: Julia Arnsberger
With a 5-6 record and a 2-1 win in an overtime thriller against School Without Walls, the Wilson field hockey team had its best season in recent memory. Co-captain and starting forward senior Julia Arnsberger had a phenomenal year and an illustrious field hockey career that is certainly worth recogni…READ MORE
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