Montgomery County Athletes Shined at Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games produced many memorable moments and athletes with strong ties to Montgomery County were involved in many. Team USA led all nations with 113 medals and… Read More
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Good Counsel Alum Snyder Loses Wrestling Showdown, Takes Home Silver Medal
One of the most anticipated events of the Tokyo Olympics had a disappointing result for Kyle Snyder. The former Good Counsel High School wrestling star matched up with Russian Abdulrashid… Read More
State Champion ‘MoCo LoCo’ Team One Step Closer to Little League World Series
Montgomery County’s Little League team “MoCo LoCo” won this year’s state championship and is two wins away from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. This is the first… Read More
Former Good Counsel Star Kyle Snyder Will Wrestle for Second Consecutive Gold Medal
Wrestler Kyle Snyder allowed a takedown in the opening seconds of his first match of the Tokyo Games. Since then, however, the former Good Counsel High School star has been… Read More
Rockville Native Maroulis Wins Bronze; First U.S. Woman to Win Two Olympic Wrestling Medals
Five years after becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling, Rockville native Helen Maroulis set another milestone. Maroulis, who overcame a series of physical… Read More
MoCo’s Most Famous: NBC4 News Anchor Eun Yang at the Tokyo Olympics
News anchor/reporter Eun Yang has covered popes, inaugurations and everything in between in her decade-plus at NBC4 in Washington DC. For the last couple of weeks, she’s been in Tokyo… Read More
Rockville Native Maroulis Wins First Two Olympic Wrestling Matches, Falls in Semifinal
Helen Maroulis became the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling at the Rio Olympics in 2016 but things have been anything but smooth for the… Read More
Paint Branch Alum Eun Yang Covering Olympics for NBC4
Montgomery County is well represented at the Tokyo Olympics by the likes of swimmers Katie Ledecky, wrestler Kyle Snyder and others. Beyond the playing fields, one of the people covering… Read More
Triple Jumper LaFond Suffers Olympic Heartbreak Again
Thea LaFond waited five years for an opportunity to return to the Olympics and find redemption on track and field’s biggest stage. The Kennedy High graduate and teacher, who resides… Read More
Ledecky Caps Tokyo Games with 7th Career Gold Medal
One of the greatest swimmers in Olympic history added to her legend in her final swim at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Katie Ledecky, the Bethesda native and Stone Ridge School… Read More
Sculpture of Olympian Dawes to be Housed at Future Silver Spring Recreation Center
Three-time Olympian and Silver Spring native Dominique Dawes will be honored with a sculpture in her likeness. This was announced Friday. Montgomery County Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz announced during… Read More
How Phoebe Bacon Trained for Olympic Games During COVID-19 Lockdown
In 2020, many Olympic athletes had their worlds turned upside down when COVID-19 ravaged the country and caused businesses and gyms to lockdown. MYMCM spoke to Philippa Bacon, mother of… Read More