The Chester County high school swimming season has begun, and the local scene looks strong again. Downingtown East, which finished 9-0 last winter, returns a strong group of swimmers, and Conestoga also returns a strong crop, led by senior Jake Wang, who was the Daily Local News 2022-23 Boys Swimmer of the Year.
Last winter, the Chester County high school swimming scene featured a District 1 champion in Conestoga and the Daily Local News Girls Swimmer of the Year in Downingtown East senior Alexa Fulton. The Pioneers lost four All-American swimmers to graduation, and Fulton is now swimming for the University of Texas, but there are plenty of other fine swimmers to watch in Chester County this winter.
The towns of Leesburg, Purcellville and Middleburg host their signature Christmas events over the next two weekends, and there are a host of opportunities to get into the holiday spirit
A project to extend sidewalk along the length of Morven Park Road will be delayed after one landowner objected to the town of Leesburg’s purchase offer for part of his