October 30, 2025 – By Mason Holstein. Featured Photo by @_take2visuals_ on Instagram The main event of the football season arrived on Friday when the Quince Orchard Cougars hosted the Northwest Jaguars in the Cougar Dome. The two teams have shared a fierce rivalry since the schools were built, andContinue Reading
October 28, 2025 – By Mason Holstein. Photos by Elijah Goodman Another heavyweight top-three matchup in the 4A West Division took place in Potomac, MD, as the Churchill Bulldogs hosted the Quince Orchard Cougars. The Cougars made a statement with a 34-13 road victory over the Bulldogs. The game startedContinue Reading
May 6, 2025 – By Isabelle Strouble Montgomery County student-athletes build bridges through sport This April, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to China as part of a student-athlete delegation from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Alongside students from ten different high schools, I spent nearly two weeks exploringContinue Reading
September 2, 2023 Coming off back to back 4A State Championships, Quince Orchard High School Football Team had a different start to this season traveling to Virginia to face South County (a top Virginia High School). Quince Orchard will play with a target on their back all season as aContinue Reading
This week was State championship week for Maryland public schools. MCPS celebrated many individual state champions and 4 team state championships. This piece will cover the team state championships with individuals to come at a later date. Damascus HS – 3A Softball State Champions Damascus HS softball achieved their firstContinue Reading
Congratulations to the MCPS high school swimmers and divers who competed in the state championships on February 24-25! The impressive performances of the MCPS teams did not go unnoticed, as several swim teams finished in the top 10 and MCPS teams swept all 10 spots in 4A/3A. This accomplishment reflectsContinue Reading
You can see MCM Preview of the game here. This will be a roundup of all the media and tweets around this game. As always, follow us on twitter for all the best and latest from all around Moco and the DMV. Here is a stunning video recap: Advertisement StartingContinue Reading
Thanks to Mayor Jud Ashman for permission to use the videos. Follow him on twitter here for more of this content and see the post from last week with the video highlights from the semi finals. 1st Quarter QO scores first. @IversonHoward2 from the 1. QO 7 – Flowers 0,Continue Reading
Thanks to Mayor Jud Ashman for permission to use the videos. Follow him on twitter here for more of this content next week when the Cougars go for back to back State Championships. 1st Quarter 1st play from scrimmage. @IversonHoward2 takes it to the HOUSE, 58 yds QO 7 –Continue Reading
Update to previous article on this subject: https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-football-season-sacked-by-county-in-surprise-reversal-despite-decreasing-covid-rates/. Title Photo Credit: Julie Anderson Notes on Safety of Football To start, MCPS Coaches are voluntary positions. Most are also MCPS staff and have more likely than not been offered the opportunity for a vaccine. In late January 2021, the National FederationContinue Reading