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T. C. Williams had three teams – baseball and boys/girls soccer – playing in the opening round of the Northern Region tournament. T. C. boys soccer advanced to Round 2 before being eliminated. At the Northern Region track and field championship, T. C. athletes claimed medals in several events and qualified for States. A summary of action through May 24 follows.

This race is for a great cause through a scenic park. What isn’t to love? Run through the rolling hills of Prince William Forest Park while benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. Enjoy the paved roads of the park for the half-marathon or try the smooth gravel roads for the 5K through the woods. No matter your running ability, remember, it’s benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project!!!

Kashif Bashir will undergo an evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial for critically wounding Alexandria police officer Peter Laboy. A review of the case is set in Alexandria Circuit Court for July 11.

Fairfax County Police are seeing a trend in the number of victims reporting a scam involving utility payments recently.

A Hackathon Computer Science freshman Mayank Jain made a legacy for himself at his alma mater high school this year. He organized a hackathon competition at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, or TJHSST, a public institution that offers an extensive science and mathematics curriculum.

Following a multi-week trial, three top executives and a favored borrower have been convicted by a federal jury in Norfolk, Va. Accused of masking non-performing assets at the Bank of the Commonwealth for their own personal benefit and to the detriment of the Bank, this long-running scheme contributed to the failure of the Bank in 2011, costing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation an estimated $268 million.

Mustapha Issaka Zico, 41, of Nima, Ghana, was sentenced today to 216 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to import heroin from Ghana into the United States. He was also ordered to forfeit $110,000.

The T. C. Williams High School boys soccer team’s post-season run came to an end last night in the regional quarter-final match against top seed Mount Vernon. The Titans had kept hope alive after pulling back from a 1-0 deficit to tie the game at the wire and battled through two overtime periods but came up short in the shootout, losing 2-1 in penalty kicks.

Clay bones made by George Washington Middle School Campus students, recently displayed at the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery, will now head to the National Mall where they will be part of the “One Million Bones” installation to be exhibited on June 8 and 9.

Governor Bob McDonnell congratulated the Virginia National Guard today for recently announced national recognitions and awards. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, has announced that two Virginia National Guard battalions have been recognized as the best in the nation by the National Guard Association and the Association of the United States Army.