Hayfield Thumps Wakfield 12-0

ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- Hayfield, coached by Jimmy Linza, improved to 11-1 overall with an 12-0 thumping of Wakefield last week. In addition, Ireton dropped a 14-5 contest to Flint Hill (Oakton) and Washington-Lee defeated Yorktown 6-1.

In softball, Hayfield demolished Wakefield 19-1. O'Connell pounded Ireton 11-1 and Mount Vernon shellacked Falls Church 26-2.

In Girls Lacrosse, Ireton soundly defeated Paul VI 18-8 and Hayfield thumped Edison 19-7.

In Boys Soccer, T.C. Williams soundly defeated R.E. Lee 4-1. Mount Vernon edged Centreville 3-2 and Annandale defeated West Potomac 1-0.

In Girls Soccer,  Annandale and West Potomac played to a scoreless 0-0 tie. Westfield defeated Yorktown 2-0. Oakton defeated Washington-Lee 3-1. Centreville thumped Mount Vernon 6-0 and Herndon thumped Wakefield 7-0.

In Boys Tennis, Jefferson edged Langley 5-4. Washington-Lee pounded Falls Church 8-1. Yorktown pounded Wakefield 8-1 and O'Connell pounded St. Mary's Ryken 9-0.

In Girls Tennis, Washington-Lee pounded Falls Church 9-0.

In Boys Golf, Ireton shellacked St. Johns 9-0 (match play, not to be confused with stroke play).

The Final Word on the Final 4

With the just-concluded Mens NCAA Division One Basketball approximately 200 hours in the rear-view mirror, 35 different schools have claimed at least one title since the inception of the Tournament in 1939 (a 72 year span).

In chronological order, here are the Mens Champions and the respective years in which they have claimed their titles:

1939 - Oregon, the Ducks claimed the initial title

'40 - Indiana, the Hoosiers first of five titles

'41 - Wisconsin, the Badgers from the Big Ten kept the title in the Big Ten Conference

'42 - Stanford, the second west coast team to claim the title in four seasons

'43 - Wyoming, who says the Cowboys are only a football school

'44 - Utah, the Utes claimed their only title

'45 - Oklahoma State, coached by Henry Iba

'46 - a repeat for the Cowboys of OSU - the first back:back in the 72 year history of the Tourney

'47 - Holy Cross, the Crusaders coached by Alvin Julian

'48 - Kentucky, coached by decorated Adolph Rupp

'49 - a repeat for the Wildcats from Lexington

'50 - CCNY, coached by Nat Holman

'51 - Kentucky once again (the Blue Grass State loved it)

'52 - Kansas, the Jayhawks first of three titles

'53 - Indiana once again brought the title home to Bloomington

'54 - La Salle (Philadelphia), led by Tom Gola

'55 - San Francisco, the third title for a school bordering the Pacific Ocean

'56 - the Dons title 12 months later as well - led by Bill Russell

'57 - North Carolina, coached by Frank McGuire

'58 - Kentucky - for the fourth time in 11 seasons and the fans of Lexington loved it

'59 - California, the Golden Bears coached by Pete Newell claimed their first and only title

'60 - Ohio State, led by Jerry Lucas

'61 - Cincinnati, coached by Edwin Jucker

'62 - the Bearcats 12 months later as well - led by Oscar Robertson

'63 - Loyola (Chicago), coached by George Ireland

'64 - UCLA, the first of many titles for the Bruins

'65 - the Bruins of Westwood - 12 months later as well

'66 - UTEP (University of Texas - El Paso), coached by Don Haskins

'67 - UCLA once again

'68 - UCLA yet once again

'69 - UCLA yet still once again, led by Lew Alcindor

'70 - UCLA for their fourth in a row

'71 - the Bruins of UCLA, coached by Hall of Famer John Wooden, yet again

'72 - the Bruins of UCLA, led by Sidney Wicks, yet again

'73 - UCLA for a record-shattering seventh consecutive title

'74 - North Carolina State, led by David Thompson

'75 - UCLA - for the 10th time in 12 seasons, led by Bill Walton

'76 - Indiana, one of the few Champions to ever finish the entire season undefeated

'77 - Marquette (Milwaukee), led by Butch Lee

'78 - Kentucky, led by Jack Givens

'79 - Michigan State, as Magic Johnson and the Spartans defeated Larry Bird and Indiana State

'80 - Louisville, led by Darrell Griffith

'81 - Indiana, head coach Bob Knights second title

'82 - North Carolina, led by Michael Jordan

'83 - North Carolina State, led by Thurl Bailey

'84 - Georgetown, with Northern Virginia Michael Jackson (South Lakes H.S.) playing guard

'85 - Villanova, spearheaded by head coach Rollie Massimino - the only 11th seed to ever win the title

'86 - Louisville, led by former Washington Bullet Pervis Ellison

'87 - Indiana, the Hoosiers fifth overall title and third under Bob Knight

'88 - Kansas, led by Danny Manning

'89 - Michigan, led by Glen Rice

'90 - UNLV, coached by Jerry Tarkanian

'91 - Duke, coached by 44-year old Mike Krzyzewski

'92 - Duke again, coached by 45-year old Mike Krzyzewski - both the '91 and '92 squads featured Grant Hill, a Northern Virginian, who played
his high school ball at South Lakes (Reston)

'93 - North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith

'94 - Arkansas, coached by Nolan Richardson

'95 - UCLA, coached by Steve Lavin (the Bruins 11th title overall)

'96 - Kentucky, the Wildcats first title since 1978

'97 - Arizona, coached by Lute Olsen

'98 - Kentucky yet again, the Wildcats second title in three seasons and their seventh overall

'99 - Connecticut, coached by Jim Calhoun

'00 - Michigan State, coached by Tom Izzo

'01 - Duke yet again, coached by 54-year old Mike Krzyzewski

'02 - Maryland, coached by 57-year old Gary Williams and led by Juan Dixon

'03 - Syracuse, coached by Jim Boeheim and led by Carmelo Anthony

'04 - Connecticut, the Huskies second title in six seasons

'05 - North Carolina, the Tar Heels first title with alumnus Roy Williams at the helm (and fourth overall)

'06 - Florida, coached by Billy Donovan

'07 - Florida, the Gators become the seventh school to win back:back titles

'08 - Kansas in a thriller versus Memphis

'09 - North Carolina in a thumper versus Michigan State

'10 - Duke, for the fourth time in school history, spearheaded by 63-year old coach Mike Krzyzewski - as the squad from Durham, N.C. defeated the Butler (Ind.) Bulldogs 61-59 in one of the finest games in the 72-year history of the Tournament.

Who will win the '11 Tournament ??

Pro Sports

The Washington Wizards season will mercifully end on April 14th when the "Wiz" host the Indiana Pacers. The "Wiz" will miss the playoffs and will conclude their season with a record of either 26-56 or 25-57.

The Caps

The powerhouse Washington Capitals, which won the "Presidents Cup" for the best record in the National Hockey League, enter the NHL playoffs as the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference.

The Caps will host the 8th-seeded Montreal Canadiens April 15th (7 pm) and April 17th (7 pm) - before the best of seven series shifts to Montreal.

Should games five and seven be neccessary, the Canadiens will play in D.C. on April 23rd and 28th respectively.

In concluding the regular season, the Caps recorded a league leading 213 goals scored whereas Montreal only generated 132 goals.

The Nats

The Washington Nationals season has essentially just begun. Currently the Nats sit in a tie with the Atlanta Braves for third place in the National League East (a record of 3-4).

Philadelphia (6-1) and Florida (4-2) man the top two spots in the East; whereas the New York Mets (2-4) are currently in the basement amongst the five East teams.

The Nats short term future schedule is as follows: April 14 and 15 - at Philadelphia; April 16 (7:05) and April 17 (1:05) and April 18 (1:35) - host Milwaukee; April 19 (7:05) and April 20 (7:05) and April 21 (7:05) and April 22 (4:35) - host Colorado.