Morgan Wootten, the legendary basketball coach at Hyattsville’s DeMatha Catholic High School, died Tuesday at his home in University Park. He was 88. Over 46 seasons beginning in 1956, Wootten racked up a record 1,274 wins, the first coach at … Continue reading →

In most of the rest of the world, if you don’t have a field to play soccer, you play futsal. But here along the Route 1 corridor there aren’t any futsal fields, at least not yet. Derived from the Spanish fútbol … Continue reading →

Several businesses along the Route 1 corridor scored well in the 2018 Washington City Paper’s annual reader’s survey of the Best. of D.C. The 2018 survey, published this week, includes a number of local businesses in both its readers’ picks and … Continue reading →

Kevin Durant’s recent $10 million pledge to expand a college program in partnership with Prince George’s County Schools naturally drew national attention. That’s to be expected: An NBA all-star known for investing in Silicon Valley teaming up with Laurene Powell Jobs … Continue reading →

DeMatha has produced yet another NBA draft pick. The selection of Markelle Fultz Thursday marked the 23rd time a graduate of the Hyattsville Catholic school has produced a pro basketball player, second only to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, according to a … Continue reading →

Hyattsville’s most-famous coach is in the New York Times today. The article notes that middle school has become a fierce recruiting battleground for basketball players around D.C. Now, some longtime observers of basketball in the Washington area are wondering if … Continue reading →