St. Mary’s Ryken defeated Bishop O’Connell to win its first WCAC football title.

The girls from St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax out matched the Academy of the Holy Cross team of Kensington, Md., at the WCAC Volleyball Championship Nov. 3 in Fairfax over four sets: 22-25; 25-23, 25-15 and 25-20 to take the title.

The Heights School Cavaliers of Potomac, Md., defeated the St. Paul VI Catholic High School Panthers 3-0 at the WCAC Soccer Championship Nov. 4 at The Catholic University of America’s football field in Washington.

Local Catholic schools compete at the 2018 WCAC Cross Country Championships at Bull Run Regional Park in Manassas Oct. 27.

Bishop O’Connell defeated Bishop Ireton 21-14 Oct. 20 in a football game played in Arlington.

As the Bishop Ireton Cardinals burst onto the field Oct. 6 in Alexandria, hopes were high for a victory against rival Paul VI Catholic High School of Fairfax. By the time the game ended, the 509 rushing yards accumulated by the Panthers were no match for the Cardinals as they fell to Paul VI 56-28.

Quarterback Devon Zavacky and running back Billy Saffin each accounted for two touchdowns to lead Paul VI Catholic High School of Fairfax to a 28-7

Daniel Stabile, a college and academic counselor at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, was named as one of 10 new commissioners for the Middle States Association Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools Sept. 12. 

Bishop O’Connell High School freshman Tess Brinkmann won the Girls’ 1600 with a time of 5:22.22 and the Girls’ 3200 with a time of 11:37:52 during the WCAC Track and Field Championship at Good Counsel High School in Olney, Md., May 19. She was named Female Freshman of the Year.