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Dash Silence Potomac Bats in 4-1 Win

Published April 24, 2012 at 6:00AM | Updated April 24, 2012 at 7:45AM

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- On a chilly night in North Carolina, the Winston-Salem Dash used a great start from Andre Rienzo to beat Potomac 4-1. The Nationals left the bases loaded in the ninth with a chance to tie or take lead.

With the temperature in the mid 40s, the Dash got the scoring started off Potomac starter RHP Matt Swynenberg in the first. Michael Early and Carlos Sanchez led off the game by both reaching on errors. Trayce Thompson knocked in Early on a sac fly down the right field line to open the scoring of the contest. Bradley Shoemaker smacked a single that scored Sanchez to extend the Dash lead to 2-0. Both runs were unearned.

Occoquan Ducks Up for Adoption

By Potomac Local News

Published April 23, 2012 at 11:38AM | Updated April 25, 2012 at 10:09AM

Hundreds of rubber ducks were dumped into the Occoquan River from the Occoquan River Bridge as part of a fundraiser the Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition, on June 19, 2011. (File photo: Mary Davidson/Potomaclocal.com)

OCCOQUAN, Va. — Tickets are now available online for the 6th Annual Duck Splash Race in the Town of Occoquan.

Watch thousands of rubber ducks drop from a bridge and race along the Occoquan River on Saturday, June 16, at 12:30 p.m. “Adopt” a duck for $5 and win one of ten cash prizes ranging from $20 to $500. Net proceeds benefit the 501(c)(3) Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition, an organization dedicated to building a ne

Women Allowed in Quantico’s Infantry School

By Potomac Local News

Published April 23, 2012 at 11:15AM | Updated April 30, 2012 at 7:51AM

QUANTICO, Va. — For the first time, female Marine Corps Officers will be allowed to train at Quantico’s combat infantry school.

The Marine Corps Times broke the news Friday. The move is a change for the Corps, which up until now has urged women to train for more positions that provide a supporting role for those on the front line, including aircraft maintenance and administration.

Volunteer ‘Devil Dogs’ Assist at Quantico Challenge

By Potomac Local News

Published April 23, 2012 at 11:04AM

The Iwo Jima statue greets visitors to Quantico Marine Corps Base in Triangle. (Mary Davidson)

By Lance Cpl. Shandra Dyess
Quantico Sentry

QUANTICO, Va. — Fifteen volunteers helped out during the Amazing Devil Dog Challenge at Barber Physical Activity Center on base Friday.

Nationals Back in Woodbridge after Washouts

By Potomac Local News

Published April 23, 2012 at 11:00AM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Potomac Nationals return to Woodbridge tonight after a two-in-a-row wash out.

Rainy weather over the weekend forced the postponement of two games, on Saturday and Sunday, between the Salem Red Sox. Both games ill be made up later this season, stated Potomac Nationals spokesman Tim Swartz.

What Should Go Here?

By Potomac Local News

Published April 23, 2012 at 7:50AM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — At the top of a hill on U.S. 1 in Woodbridge, just past several car dealerships sits an open field and a closed fast food restaurant.

Now boarded up, the Burger King that once served customers along this busy highway has been closed for years. Unlike its counterpart at Tackett’s Mill in Lake Ridge, it shows no sign of coming back.

EpiPen Law May Save Kids with Allergies

By Potomac Local News

Published April 23, 2012 at 7:39AM | Updated April 30, 2012 at 7:51AM

Tiffany Glass Ferreira (left) and her five-year-old son, Charlie (right), are pictured with the rest of their family. (Photo: Capital News Service)

By Amir Vera
Capital News Service

RICHMOND, Va. – When Tiffany Glass Ferreira’s son Charlie was 3, she offered him a treat that nearly killed him.

Fairfax Delegate: ‘HOAs Wield Enormous Amounts of Power’

By Potomac Local News

Published April 23, 2012 at 7:30AM

Delegate David Bulova, D-Fairfax Station

By Charles Couch
Capital News Service

RICHMOND, Va. – The General Assembly last week upheld all six of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s vetoed bills, including one that would have increased fines on Virginia residents with out-of-state license plates.

KONY 2012 Signs Appear in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News

Published April 21, 2012 at 3:39PM | Updated April 25, 2012 at 10:09AM

WORLDWIDE PROTEST SIGNS APPEAR IN WOODBRIDGE

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The worldwide KONY 2012 protest has come to the Potomac Communities.

Rain Forecasted as Region Sits ‘Abnormally Dry’

By Potomac Local News

Published April 21, 2012 at 1:32AM

(Photo: Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

It’s going to be a rainy weekend across the Potomac Communities.

Showers and thunderstorms are forecast Saturday with possible rainfall amounts totaling between a half and three-quarters of an inch. The day will start off cloudy with high temperatures reaching the upper 70s, but increasing clouds will bring rain, according to the National Weather Service.