The Northern Virginia Community College men’s basketball team’s phenomenal winning streak has increased to 15 with its most recent victory over archrival Southside Virginia Community College at Lawrenceville on Feb. 12.

The Washington Convention Center recently hosted the 69th Washington Auto Show, featuring displays of more than 700 new vehicles from more than 32 domestic and import manufacturers. With the federal government being an increasing factor for change in the automobile industry, the show had more green cars and technologies on display than any other auto show in the U.S., offering a look at the possible future of personal transportation. Included was a large area entitled the “Advanced Technology Superhighway,” with displays featuring sustainability and automotive safety.

Olivia Gonzalez and Amanda Brawley are the two Northern Virginia Community College women ice hockey players who make the NOVA team co-ed. One thing to know about these two women is that they love to play hockey.

I spoke with these two women before a recent practice.

This is Gonzalez’s second year playing. She originally wanted to come out as a manager, because she had heard that she’d be able to skate with the team during practices. Coach Barrett Haga had other ideas for her, as he asked her to try out for the team. Gonzalez decided that she wanted to take the opportunity to improve her skills.

The NOVA hockey team, replenished for the spring semester with the addition of some new players but the loss of others, had three games remaining in its Atlantic Division of the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference. The results of those games would determine whether it would reach the playoffs, as four of the eight Atlantic Division teams reach them.

The Northern Virginia Community College men’s basketball team started its second-semester season in strong fashion, winning its first four games to run its winning streak to nine and raising its season record to 13-5.

The semester break saw the team add two strong players in forward S. Dolman and guard Bobby Mott.

Guard Gavio Peterson’s three-point shot with 11.9 seconds to go broke a second half tie and helped send Northern Virginia Community College to a 67-63 win over the Howard Community College Dragons at Annandale’s Ernst Gym on the evening of Dec. 21.

Sophomore guard Cordero Holt, 6-feet, 8-inches tall, had a sparkling performance in leading Northern Virginia Community College to a 65-53 win over the Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville Cardinals on Dec. 8 at Annandale’s Ernst Gym by scoring 25 points, 18 in the second half. Among his points were two three-point field goals, two three-point plays after layups, a dunk and nine free throws.

Since the last newspaper report, the NOVA ice hockey team has played four games, winning one. Against Atlantic Division rivals, it was 0-2, dropping to a 2-2 record in the division, tied for sixth among the eight teams.

With an all new team from last year except for one player, the Northern Virginia Community College men’s basketball team could have been expected to start out slowly, but such was not the case. Its first two games saw NOVA almost break the century mark both times in winning.

With no returning players from last year, six freshmen out of nine players and most of its early games on the road, this year’s women’s basketball team seemed likely to have a tough time during its early schedule. And so it has.