Where local teams landed in NCAA Tournament - WTOP Morning Headlines - Monday, March 18, 2019

The big unveiling of the NCAA Tournament brackets revealed a lot of local hoops fans will be fixed on the East Region, where Maryland, Virginia Tech and VCU landed. See where and when the teams of local import will open their tournament run. [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - March 18, 2019 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Where local teams landed in NCAA Tournament]( The big unveiling of the NCAA Tournament brackets revealed a lot of local hoops fans will be fixed on the East Region, where Maryland, Virginia Tech and VCU landed. See where and when the teams of local import will open their tournament run. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [3 area schools awarded over $22K in annual ‘Clicks for Kids’ competition]( Over 200 public and charter schools participated in this year's Clicks for Kids competition. Over 111,000 votes were cast and the three schools with the most votes were declared the lucky winners. 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