Back in the fall of 2013, Diamond Welton-Boxley was a high school sophomore, relatively new to the sport of volleyball but already drawing considerable interest from Division I college programs.

There he stood, on the eight-man medal stand, a true-to-life, bona fide All-American swimmer.

When Del Harris assumed the reins of Collegiate’s boys varsity basketball team in the spring of 2016, he considered his move from the college and AAU ranks nothing short of a leap of faith.

It was the winter of 1981-82, and Rives Fleming, then a junior at Collegiate, was serving as a student assistant coach for the boys 9th grade basketball team.

There are myriad attributes that good athletic trainers must bring to their chosen profession.

There was no recruiting process, no sign-on-the-dotted-line ceremony, and certainly no fanfare.

Larry King, a longtime member of Collegiate’s housekeeping staff, came up with nicknames for pretty much everyone in the Cougar community.

Welcome, friends. Please meet the winter 2024 class of Unsung Seniors, a hardy group of Collegiate athletes who contributed to the culture and success of their respective varsity programs but often did so well under the radar.

You won’t get rich coaching at Collegiate.

It was a moment of high drama.

When you watch Colin Ryan perform in the athletic arena, the very first thing you see is his ultra-competitive spirit.

In the post-COVID years, Collegiate’s wrestling team has struggled to regain its traction following a season of cardio-vascular workouts but no contact, no mat time, no Middle School feeder program, and no competitions.

The past week had been topsy-turvy, which is hardly ideal for coaches and athletes who thrive on routine.

On Nov. 27, 2023, the Annie Hawthorne-coached Hanover Hawks began their regular season at Thomas Dale with considerable enthusiasm and lofty goals.

When Charlie Blair was 10 years old, his parents sent him to Camp Virginia to listen, observe, learn, and grow from the friendships he’d develop with mentors who, they felt, would change his life in a positive way.

Gilbert Deglau spent the past four falls laboring in football anonymity, which is often the lot in life for those who hold forth in the offensive line.