Freedom: Eagles Baseball Clinches State Spot, Boys Soccer Falls Short

By Jeff Schneider 
Special to Viva Loudoun 
South Riding (May 30, 2012) – Freedom High School junior Ryan Adams pitched his second postseason shutout to help the Eagles secure their first ever state tournament spot. Freedom extended their winning streak to nine game with the 3-0 victory over Forest Park and the Eagles will host Hylton tonight at 6 p.m. in the Northwest Region Finals.

The Eagles men’s soccer team saw their season come to an end in a 3-1 loss to Colonial Forge.

Girls Lacrosse: Broad Run Organizing Alumni Game this Summer

(May 31, 2012) - Broad Run High School is organizing what they hope will be an annual girls lacrosse summer alumni game. Those interested in playing should contact varsity coach Sean Durista at brvarsitygirlslax@gmail.com.

Girls Soccer: Freedom's Amanda Heins Names Cedar Run District Coach of the Year

(May 31, 2012) - Freedom High School girls soccer coach Amanda Heins has been named the Cedar Run District Coach of the Year in a vote of the district's coaches.

Cedar Run District Girls Soccer 2012 Selections
1st Team All District
1. Alexa Wagoner (Battlefield)
2. Colleen Gawkins (Battlefield)
3. Erin Brady (2) (Broad Run)
4. Dani Dangremond (Broad Run)
5. Caroline Kerns (Broad Run)
6. Mallory Ullrich (3) (Freedom)
7. Rachel Ivey (Freedom)
8. Taylor Gaunt (Freedom)
9. Allison Bunner (Patriot)
10. Kristin Schnurr (Patriot)
11. Martina Trenholm (Battlefield)
12. Cassie Smith (Broad Run)
13. Amy Rollins (Osbourn)
14. Victoria Burress (Patriot)
15. GK: Taylor Kerxton (Battlefield)

Boys Soccer: Freedom's Philip McQuitty Named Cedar Run Player of the Year; Pruden is Coach of the Year

(May 31, 2012) - Freedom High School senior Philip McQuitty has been named the Cedar Run District boys soccer Player of the Year in a vote of the district's coaches. Freedom's Chris Pruden was honored as Coach of the Year.

McQuitty and Pruden helped the Eagles take both the regular-season and tournament district titles and come within one win of the AAA state tournament.

2012 Cedar Run District Boys Soccer Selections

1st Team All District
Philip McQuitty (Freedom)
Hector Miranda (Osbourn)
Mike Margulis (Broad Run)
James Paredes (Freedom)
Eduardo Quintanilla (Stonewall)
Jack Kulick (Battlefield)
Nick Schlegel (Patriot)
Greg Tomms (Osbourn)
Brian Potts (Battlefield)
Cullen Hunter (Broad Run)
Tyler Gass (Battlefield)
Isael Diaz (Stonewall)
Nelson Moreno (Osbourn)
Christian Mendez (Stonewall)
Liam Thornhill (Freedom)
Goal Keeper: Jimmy Lamantia (Freedom)

Softball: Broad Run's Ed Steele Named Cedar Run District Coach of the Year

(May 31, 2012) - Broad Run High School softball coach Ed Steele, who has taken the young Spartans to the AAA state tournament this year, has been named the Cedar Run District Coach of the Year in a vote of the district's coaches.

2012 Cedar Run District Softball Selections
First Last School Pos
First Team
Hailey Smith Stonewall IF
Zoie Patick Osbourn IF
Dani Cook Broad Run IF
Haley Sortzi Battlefield IF
Brittany Coffey Osbourn C
Roxana Aviles Osbourn UTIL
Amanda Pugh Broad Run UTIL
Kimmy Brady Battlefield OF
Francesca Beller Broad Run OF
McKall Miller Broad Run OF
Teresa Wagner Battlefield P
Lindsey Corbin Osbourn P

Baseball: Freedom's Jason Treon Named Cedar Run District Coach of the Year

(May 31, 2012) - Freedom High School coach Jason Treon, who has guided the Eagles to their first ever state tournament playoff appearance in the school's first season at AAA, has been named the Cedar Run District Coach of the Year in a vote of the district's coaches.

2012 Cedar Run District Baseball Selections
Baseball All-District 2012 (Cedar Run) First Last School Pos
First Team
Matt Malacane Freedom 1B
Devon Annunzi Patriot 2B
AJ Powell Broad Run 3B
Derek Evans Battlefield SS
Joe Delahaba Broad Run C
Nick Feight Battlefield UTIL
Kyle McCormack Broad Run UTIL
Nick Moore Patriot OF
Colin C. Dean Freedom OF
Zach Newell Freedom OF
Nick Brown Patriot P
Brandon Withers Osbourn P

Region II Semifinal and Northwest Region Final Match-ups

(May 31, 2012) - Five AAA teams advanced to regional finals and clinched state tournament appearances -- Broad Run softball and girls soccer; Freedom baseball; and Stone Bridge softball and girls soccer - and nine Dulles District teams are a win away Thursday from making the Region II finals and clinching AA state tournament trips including six games hosted in Loudoun: Potomac Falls and Loudoun Valley baseball; Woodgrove softball; Briar Woods boys soccer; and Woodgrove and Loudoun County girls soccer.

Briar Woods softball, Tuscarora boys soccer and Dominion girls soccer (at Loudoun County in the only all-Dulles District Region II semi match-up) are on the road.

Region II Baseball
Semifinals - Thurs. May 31
Powhatan at Potomac Falls, 6 p.m.
Monticello at Loudoun Valley, 6 p.m.

Region II Softball
Semifinals - Thurs. May 31
Briar Woods at Fauquier, 6 p.m.
Louisa County at Woodgrove, 6 p.m.

Region II Boys Soccer
Semifinals - Thurs. May 31
Tuscarora at Western Albemarle, 6 p.m.
Fluvanna at Briar Woods, 6 p.m.

Region II Girls Soccer
Semifinals - Thurs. May 31
Brentsville at Woodgrove, 7 p.m.
Dominion at Loudoun County, 6 p.m.
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Northwest Region Baseball
Final - Thurs. May 31
Hylton at Freedom, 6 p.m.

Northwest Region Softball
Final - Fri. June 1
Broad Run at Osbourn Park, 3 p.m.

Northwest Region Boys Soccer
Final - Fri. June 1
Colonial Forge at Osbourn Park, 6 p.m.

Northwest Region Girls Soccer
Final - Thurs. May 31
Battlefield at Broad Run, 7 p.m.
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Northern Region Baseball
Final - Fri. June 1 at Madison
Lake Braddock vs. West Springfield, 7 p.m.

Northern Region Softball
Final - Fri. June 1 at Madison
Oakton vs. Stone Bridge, 4 p.m.

Northern Region Boys Soccer
Fri. June 1
Lake Braddock at Robinson, 7 p.m.

Northern Region Girls Soccer
Fri. June 1
Woodson at Stone Bridge, 7 p.m.

Spring Sports Playoff Scoreboard: May 30

Viva Loudoun Spring Sports Playoff Scoreboard

(Loudoun fares well, including five teams making a big STATEment ...)

Wednesday May 30

Baseball
Northwest Region Semifinals
Freedom 3, Forest Park 0
Hylton 10, Colonial Forge 1

Northern Region Semifinals
Lake Braddock 8, Westfield 0
West Springfield 7, Langley 1

Region II Quarterfinals
Potomac Falls 12, Heritage 3
Monticello 2, Sherando 1
Loudoun Valley 4, Kettle Run 0

Softball

Northwest Region Semifinals
Broad Run 5, North Stafford 2
Osbourn Park 10, Halifax County 8

Northern Region Semifinals
Oakton 3, South County 0
Stone Bridge 7, West Potomac 0

Region II Quarterfinals
Fauquier 2, Potomac Falls 1
Briar Woods 11, Skyline 1
Woodgrove 3, Loudoun County 1

Boys Soccer

Northwest Region Semifinals
Colonial Forge 3, Freedom 1
Osbourn Park 2, Albemarle 0

Northern Region Semifinals
Lake Braddock 1, West Springfield 0
Robinson 2, Langley 1

Region II Quarterfinals
Briar Woods 3, Park View 2

Girls Soccer

Northwest Region Semifinals
Battlefield 3, Colonial Forge 0
Broad Run 1, Forest Park 0

Northern Region Semifinals
Woodson 2, Madison 1
Stone Bridge 4,  Yorktown 2

Region II Quarterfinals
Woodgrove 4, Briar Woods 3
Brentsville 5, Charlottesville 3

Boys Lacrosse

AA Northern Section Final

Woodgrove 9, Dominion 8

AAA Northwest Region Final
Battlefield 19, North Stafford 5

On the Sidelines with Dan Sousa: Freedom is the Place to Be this Spring

On the Sidelines with Dan Sousa

(May 30, 2012) - Freedom High School opened in 2005 and I'm not sure I covered a game being played in the spring in South Riding for the first four years. It wasn't anything personal but with so many high schools in Loudoun you go where the big match-ups are and Freedom struggled in the formative years to build winning spring athletic teams.

Fast forward to Memorial Day 2012 and my quest to see as many regional playoffs games in one spot as possible and that has meant for years Broad Run but this year, I started out at Broad Run as the Spartans took on Colonial Forge in the Northwest Region regional quarterfinals at 4 p.m.

Awaiting me with a trio of big games was Freedom High School with proud athletic director Matt Oblas overseeing Northwest Region baseball, boys soccer and girls soccer quarterfinals. Freedom is the hot spot now for spring AAA athletics.

Spring Playoff Schedule: May 30

(May 30, 2012) - Six AAA schools play state tournament spots tonight with Freedom High School baseball and boys soccer hosting Northwest Region semifinals and Broad Run softball hosting a Northwest semifinal as well. All three contests start at 6 p.m.

Stone Bridge and Broad Run girls soccer, along with Stone Bridge softball, are on the road in their quest to clinch regional title and state tournament spots.

In AA, 11 teams are in Region II quarterfinal action, all left over from Tuesday's stormy weather. Potomac Falls baseball, Briar Woods boys soccer as well as Woodgrove girls soccer and softball all host contests.


Wednesday May 30

Baseball
Northwest Region Semifinals
Forest Park at Freedom, 6 p.m.
Hylton at Colonial Forge, 6 p.m.

Northern Region Semifinals
Lake Braddock vs. Westfield
Langley vs. West Springfield

Region II Quarterfinals
Heritage at Potomac Falls
Monticello at Sherando
Loudoun Valley at Kettle Run

Softball

Northwest Region Semifinals
North Stafford at Broad Run, 6 p.m.
Osbourn Park vs. Halifax County, 5 p.m.

Northern Region Semifinals
South County vs. Oakton
West Potomac vs. Stone Bridge

Region II Quarterfinals
Potomac Falls at Fauquier
Briar Woods at Skyline
Loudoun County at Woodgrove

Boys Soccer

Northwest Region Semifinals
Colonial Forge at Freedom, 6 p.m.
Albemarle at Osbourn Park, 6 p.m.

Northern Region Semifinals
Lake Braddock vs. West Springfield
Robinson vs. Langley

Region II Quarterfinals
Park View at Briar Woods

Girls Soccer

Northwest Region Semifinals
Colonial Forge vs. Battlefield
Broad Run at Forest Park

Northern Region Semifinals
Madison at Woodson, 7 p.m.
Stone Bridge at  Yorktown, 7 p.m.

Region II Quarterfinals
Briar Woods at Woodgrove
Charlottesville at Brentsville

Spring Scoreboard Playoff Schedule: May 29

Viva Loudoun Spring Playoff Scoreboard
(we reserve the right to continue this scoreboard tomorrow ...)

Tuesday, May 29

Baseball

Region II Tournament
Quarterfinals

Potomac Falls 3, Heritage 1 SUSP 3rd inning (resume 5.30)

Powhatan 7, Millbrook 0

Monticello at Sherando PPD (moved to 5.30)

Loudoun Valley 3, Kettle Run 0 SUSP 4th inning (resume 5.30)

Softball
Region II Tournament
Quarterfinals
Potomac Falls 0, Fauquier 0 SUSP 6th inning (resume 5.30)
Briar Woods 0, Skyline 0 SUSP 1st inning (resume 5.30)
Loudoun County at Woodgrove PPD (moved to 5.30)
Louisa 5, Liberty 3  

Boys Soccer

Region II Tournament

Quarterfinals
Western Albemarle 2, Loudoun County 0
Tuscarora 3, Sherando 0
Park View at Briar Woods PPD (moved to 5.30)
Fluvanna 5, Brentsville 1  

Girls Soccer

Region II Tournament
Quarterfinals
Briar Woods at Woodgrove PPD (moved to 5.30)
Charlottesville at Brentsville PPD (moved to 5.30)
Dominion 2, Western Albemarle 1 (2OT)
Loudoun County 2, Millbrook 1 

Boys Lacrosse
AA Northern Section Final

Woodgrove 2, Dominion 2 SUSP 1st (resume 5.30)

Boys Tennis
AAA State Quarterfinals

Deep Run 5, Robinson 0

Freedom 5, Frank W. Cox 0

Princess Anne 5, Albemarle 1

Langley 5, Douglas Freeman 0

AAA State Quarterfinals

Mills Godwin 5, Thomas Jefferson 1

Frank W. Cox 5, Riverbend 3

Franklin County 5, Princess Anne 3

Langley 5, Cosby 0

Softball: Woodgrove SR Katie Sholl Accepts Preferred Walk-On Status at Freed-Hardeman University

(May 30, 2012) - Woodgrove High School senior Katie Sholl announced that she has accepted a preferred walk-on status to play softball next year at Freed-Hardeman University, a NAIA school located in Henderson, Tenn.

 Sholl's decision brings the Class of 2012 to 197 total athletes playing at the next level.

Boys Soccer: Loudoun County Beats Kettle Run in Region First Round

(May 29, 2012) - The Loudoun County High School boys soccer team may have finished sixth in the Dulles District regular season but the Raiders are playing well at the right time and they advance to the Region II quarterfinals at Western Albemarle tonight after knocking off Kettle Run Monday, 3-1, in the first round.

The (Raiders (7-9-4) got two goals from Jon Mackey and a goal by Troy Sweeney in the big road win.

Baseball: Heritage Upsets Liberty on The Road in Region II Playoffs

(May 29, 2012) - The Heritage High School baseball team didn't let its sub .500 record bother them Monday in the Region II first round and the Pride didn't let a 5-1 deficit after three innings or 6-2 deficit after four innings get them down as the Pride fought back, scoring three runs in the seventh for an 8-6 upset over Liberty.

Zack Hopeck, not only picked up the win for Heritage on the mound, but drove in the tying run and Dan Robinson had a 3-RBI night including the game-winning 2-RBI double.

The Pride, now 12-12, look to continue their playoff run tonight at Dulles District regular-season champion Potomac Falls at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals.

Woodgrove tried to make it another big road win but the Wolverines fell in 10 innings at Monticello, 4-3. The intriguing game featured an extra innings triple play turned by Monticello.

Softball: Potomac Falls Scores First Ever Regional Win with 2-0 Shutout at Powhatan

(May 29, 2012) - The Potomac Falls High School softball team made history on Monday with its first ever regional playoff win, a 2-0 Region II first round win at Powhatan.

Softball: Stone Bridge Storms Back from Shaky First Inning to Make Regional Semifinlas

Steve Holland photos  from 1st round action

Falls Church (May 29, 2012) - After a tumultuous 3-error first inning, the Stone Bridge High School softball team quickly erased Lake Braddock's 2-run lead with three runs in the bottom of the first and then went on to a big 15-5 win, fueled by Sydney Broderick's six RBI game, in the AAA Northern Region quarterfinals at Falls Church High School Monday.


Stone Bridge (22-2) will face West Potomac in the semifinals Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Madison High School with the winner clinching a AAA state tournament spot.

Photo Gallery: Boys Soccer - Park View vs. Millbrook Region II First Round by Gary Sousa

(May 29, 2012) - The Park View High School boys soccer team went to penalty kicks Monday night to beat Millbrook on the road in the first round of the Region II tournament and Gary Sousa (the better looking, higher paid Sousa in a poll of Northern Virginia women ...) was on hand to shoot the game. He came back with 183 spectacular shots ... enjoy them!

Boys Tennis: Freedom Sweeps Cox to Advance to AAA State Semifinals

(May 29, 2012) - The Freedom High School boys tennis team swept Cox Tuesday afternoon, 5-0, to advance to the AAA state semifinals. The Eagles are now 22-0 on the season.

Freedom 5, Cox 0
#1 Wesley Wong def. Tyler Searcy 6-2, 6-4
#2 Alex Cragg def. Wil Timberlake 6-3, 6-0
#3 Brian Park def. Zach Tuckman 6-3, 6-1
#5 Varun Kulkarni def. PJ Costello 6-1, 6-1
#6 David Choi def. Joey Maddox 6-0, 6-1
#4 Tin Nguyen-Phan trailed Robert Crocker when the match was suspended when the team match was clinched with the 5th victory.

VHSL AAA Boys Tennis 2012 Tournament
Quarterfinals - Tues. May 29
Robinson at Deep Run
Freedom 5, Cox 0
Albemarle at Princess Anne
Langley 5, Douglas Freeman 0

Semifinals at Huntington Park, Newport News - Fri. June 1
Deep Run/Robinson winner vs. Freedom, 9 a.m.
Princess Anne/Albemarle winner vs. Langley, 9 a.m.

Finals at Huntington Park, Newport News - Sat. June 2

Softball: Woodgrove Blanks Briar Woods to Sweep Dulles Titles

View the full gallery by Jeff Vennitti with 114 shots.

By Alanna "Warrior Dash" Dvorak
Special to Viva Loudoun

Purcellville (May 29, 2012) - The Woodgrove High School softball team complemented its regular-season Dulles District title with the Dulles District tournament championship, defeating the defending Group AA state champion Briar Woods 1-0 May 25 at home.

The game marked the eighth time the two teams have squared off since Woodgrove opened in the fall of 2010, including last years’ regional and state title games. The Wolverines’ most recent victory now evens up the series, with each team taking four games. Woodgrove has won two of the three games this season, with Briar Woods edging the Wolverines 1-0 in March.

If the two teams are to face again this season, they must advance past tonight's Region II quarterfinals with Woodgrove hosting Dulles foe Loudoun County and Briar Woods on the road at Skyline.

Photo Gallery: Softball - Dulles Awards by Jeff Vennitti

(May 29, 2012) - Jeff Vennitti was on hand to shoot the 2012 Dulles District softball awards presentation on Friday. Here is the full gallery.

Girls Soccer: Loudoun 96 Red Win U15 Columbia Invitational

photo courtesy Rick Lowrey

(May 29, 2012) - The Loudoun Girls 96 Red soccer team captured the U15 Columbia Invitational over the Memorial Day weekend with a 3-0-1 record including a 2-0 win over a WAGS Division 1 team in the finals.

Tonight's Playoff Schedule: For Some it Will Seem Like Old Times!

(May 29, 2012) - A total of 17 Dulles District teams are in high school regional playoff action tonight and for some the match-up's will seem quite familiar as there is a baseball, softball, boys soccer, girls soccer and boys lacrosse game featuring two Dulles teams facing each other.

In the AA Northern Section boys lacrosse final, Dominion hosts Woodgrove in a rematch of the Dulles District tournament semifinal won by the host Titans, 9-8. In the regular season Dominion (13-6) edged the Wolverines (14-4) in another one-goal game, 11-10.

In the Region II baseball quarterfinals, Dulles District regular-season champion Potomac Falls (20-3) faces upset-minded Heritage (12-12) for the fourth time on the season with the Panthers winning 5-3 and 3-1 in the regular season and 8-1 in the district semifinals.

In the Region II softball quarterfinals, for the second year in a row, Loudoun County (17-7) finds itself at Woodgrove (21-2). The Wolverine, the Dulles regular-season and tournament champions, beat County 11-1 and 1-0 this season.

In the Region II boys soccer quarterfinals, Park View (10-8-1) finds itself playing Dulles District regular-season champion Briar Woods (16-2-2) for the fourth time this year with the Falcons winning 3-0 and 1-0 in the regular season and 4-1 in the district semifinals.

In the Region II girls soccer quarterfinals, the season for either Briar Woods or Woodgrove will end the way it started playing each other. The two teams tied 0-0 in the season opener but it has been all Woodgrove since as the Dulles regular-season and tournament champion Wolverines (18-0-1) have won 18 straight, including a 1-0 win over the Falcons (10-5-5) in the regular-season and a 3-2 win in the district semifinals.

Tuesday, May 29

Baseball

Region II Tournament
Quarterfinals
Heritage at Potomac Falls, 6 p.m.
Millbrook at Powhatan, 6 p.m.
Monticello at Sherando, 7 p.m.
Loudoun Valley at Kettle Run, 6:30 p.m.

Softball

Region II Tournament
Quarterfinals
Potomac Falls at Fauquier, 7 p.m.
Briar Woods at Skyline, 6 p.m.
Loudoun County at Woodgrove, 7 p.m.
Liberty at Louisa, 7 p.m. 

Boys Soccer

Region II Tournament

Quarterfinals
Loudoun County at Western Albemarle, 7 p.m.
Tuscarora at Sherando, 6 p.m.
Park View at Briar Woods, 7 p.m.
Fluvanna at Brentsville, 5:30 p.m. 

Girls Soccer

Region II Tournament
Quarterfinals

Briar Woods at Woodgrove, 7 p.m.

Charlottesville at Brentsville, 7:30 p.m.

Dominion at Western Albemarle, 5 p.m.

Loudoun County at Millbrook, 7 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse
AA Northern Section Final

Woodgrove at Dominion, 7 p.m.

Spring Playoff Scoreboard: May 28

Viva Loudoun Spring Sports Playoff Scoreobard
(In this episode, Loudoun teams go a sizzling 12-3!) ...

Monday May 28

BaseballRegion II Tournament
First Round
Heritage 8, Liberty 6
Monticello 4, Woodgrove 3 (11)

Northwest Region
Quarterfinals
Freedom 11, Stafford 3

Forest Park 14, Halifax 6
Colonial Forge 1, Osbourn Park 0
Hylton 7, Albemarle 5 

Northern Region
Quarterfinals
Lake Braddock 6, McLean 5 (9)
Westfield 8, Yorktown 5

Langley 4, South County 1

West Springfield 7, Stone Bridge 1

Softball
Region II Tournament
Potomac Falls 2, Powhatan 0
Loudoun County 3, Sherando 0 

Northern Region 

Quarterfinals at Falls Church

South County 5, Robinson 0
Oakton 6, Hayfield 0.
West Potomac 3, Chantilly 1

Stone Bridge 15, Lake Braddock 5

Northwest Region
Quarterfinals - Mon. May 28
Halifx County 10, Hylton 1
Osbourn Park 4, Albemarle 1
Broad Run 1, Colonial Forge 0 (8)
North Stafford 2, Forest Park 1

Boys Soccer

Region II Tournament

First Round
Loudoun County 3, Kettle Run 1
Park View 3,, Millbrook 3 (PV advances on PKs, 3-2)

2012 Northwest Region Tournament Boys Soccer
Quarterfinals
Freedom 4, Franklin County 2
Colonial Forge 3, Battlefield 1
Osbourn Park 4, Stonewall Jackson 1
Albemarle 2, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 0

Girls SoccerRegion II  Tournament
First Round
Briar Woods 13,  James Wood 0

Dominion 4, Kettle Run 1

2012 Girls Soccer Northwest Regional
Quarterfinals
Colonial Forge 3, Freedom 1
Battlefield 7, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 0
Broad Run 2, Albemarle 2 (BR advances on PKs, 6-5)
Forest Park 6, Franklin County 1

Girls Tennis: Woodgrove's Lampl to Play at MIT Next Year

(May 28, 2012) - Woodgrove High School senior Sunnie Lampl, who took the last two Dulles District titles, will play next year at NCAA Division III MIT. While Lampl still has to tryout for the team at the prestigious academic  institution she is being listed by the MIT coaching staff as a commitment so expect the talented Wolverine to be on the courts next year for the Engineers.

Lampl's commitment brings the Class of 2012 to 196 Loudoun athletes total with plans to play at the college level next year.

Football: Briar Woods Hosts Signing Celebration for 3 Football Players: Rizzardi (Coast Guard), Hill, Owens (Glenville St) Plus Hoops Star Tate (Mars Hill)

(May 28, 2012) - Briar Woods High School held a signing celebration last wee for three football player -- Joe Rizzardi (U.S. Coast Guard Academy), Jamal Hill (Glenville State) and Kevin Owens (Glenville Stae) -- plus 4-year basketball standout Myles Tate (Mars Hill).

The football signings brings Briar Woods total senior committed to play next year to 21, same as Stone Bridge, and one more than Broad Run, trailing only Freedom with 24. Football also now has more signees than soccer.

Football: Broad Run's Danny Gallagher Signs with Randolph-Macon

Ashburn (May 28, 2012) - Broad Run High School senior Danny Gallagher has signed to play football next year at NCAA Division Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.

Gallagher, a linebacker and long snapper for the Spartans, was a 2-year starter and captain as a senior. Spartan coach Matt Griffis called Gallagher an "emotional leader" of the team.

At Randolph-Macon he will join Broad Run 2011 grads Ryan Garrity and Kevin Varrela as well as Loudoun Valley grad Joe Siegel.

Boys Lacrosse: Cedar Run District Selections Released

(May 28, 2012) - Five local players were selected to the Cedar Run District 2012 boys lacrosse first team in a vote of coaches released last week. Complete selections:

Girls Lacrosse: Broad Run Junior Heidi Smith Named Cedar Run District Co-Player of the Year

(May 28, 2012) - Broad Run High School junior Heidi Smith was named Cedar Run District girls lacrosse Co-Player of the Year, along with Battllefield's Mary Margaret McCaleb, in a vote of the district's coaches.

2012 Cedar Run District Girls Lacrosse Selections

Track and Field: Race to History! Loudoun County Boys Take First Regional Title

(May 28, 2012) - The only thing slowing down the Loudoun County High School boys track and field team from running to history last Wednesday were frequent weather delays at the Region II meet at Tuscarora High school. When the all clear was given, it was all Raiders breaking the tape as Loudoun County took six of the eight events on the track and finished runner-up in the other two as they won their first ever regional title going away.

Loudoun County, with juniors Steven Graham winning the 100 (11.00), 200 (22.29) and 400 (48.28) and Patrick Joseph winning the 800 (1:54.98) and 1600 (4:15.82), scored 84 points to finish nearly 30 points clear of runner-up Fauquier (56). Heritage (31) and host Tuscarora (27) were 5th and 6th.

The 48.28 for Graham in the 400 was the lone Region II mark to fall at the meet and is the fastest 400 AA finish in the state this year. Joseph's 1600 meter time puts him tops in the state as well and his 800 is second in the state.

Adding to the Raiders point lode were senior Teddy Murphy who won the 300 meter hurdles with a school-record and top AA time in the state at 38.44, beating runner-up Heritage's Marcus Finney (39.28). Finney turned the tables in the 110 hurdles winning with a 14.46 to Murphy's runner-up 14.58. That puts Finney and Murphy 1-2 in the state currently for the 100 hurdles.

In the only non-hurdle track event no won by the Raiders, the 3200 meters, County finished 2-3 with seniors Josh Showalter and Bruce McIntosh combining for 14 team points.

On the girls side, Woodgrove finished fourth with 38 points behind winner Handley (66), Louisa County (57.33) and Fauquier (47). Dulles District champion Tuscarora was 7th with 34.

The Wolverine girls quartet of senior Audrey Houghton, senior Lydia Cromwell, junior Alex Juzbasich and senior Florence Thompson won the 4x800 relay with a finals time of 9:32.73 that clipped more than 10 seconds off their season best time. Houghton and Thompson then teamed with sophomore Gaynor Houghton and senior Anna Harpster to take the 4x400 relay, this time shaving more than four seconds off their best time with a 4:04.94.

Houghton was one of two Loudoun's individual girls winners with a winning 2:15.04 in the 800 meters. Tuscarora's Natalie Rosas won the 3200 meters with a 11:28.08.

Despite not taking titles, some of the girls times were noteworthy with Briar Woods Jackie Defer and Dominion's Bridget Rice, running 5:11.80 and 5:12.90. respectively in a fast 1600 meters final. Potomac Falls Eileen Fauteux continued her excellent postseason with a 45.28 third-place finish in the 300 hurdles.

Memorial Day Playoff Schedule: 32 Games Today!

(May 28, 2012) - A total of 32 playoff games are on the schedule for today in Region II, Northern Region, Northwest Region baseball, softball and soccer playoffs. 10 Loudoun teams are on the road and four are at home today including Broad Run softball at 4 p.m., Freedom boys soccer at 5 p.m., Freedom baseball at 6 p.m. and Freedom girls soccer at 6:45.

Stone Bridge baseball and softball are on the road in Northern Region quarterfinals and eight Dulles teams are opening first round Region II play at Evergreen, Jefferson and Northwestern district foes.


Monday May 28

BaseballRegion II Tournament
First Round
Note: 4 districts are seeded A, B, C, D according to district champs records; Dulles get two additional teams in playoffs for 10 teams total
Heritage (Dulles #4) at Liberty (C2), 6 p.m.
Woodgrove (Dulles #3) at Monticello (D2), 6 p.m.

Northwest Region
Quarterfinals
Stafford winner at Freedom, 6 p.m.
Forest Park winner at Halifax, 4 p.m.
Osbourn Park at Colonial Forge, 6 p.m.
Albemarle at Hylton, 6 p.m. 


Northern Region
Quarterfinals
at Lake Braddock
Lake Braddock vs. McLean, 1 p.m.
Westfield vs. Yorktown, 4 p.m.

at Madison

Langley vs. South County, 1 p.m.
West Springfield vs. Stone Bridge, 4 p.m.

Softball

Region II Tournament
First Round
Note: 4 districts are seeded A, B, C, D according to district champs records; Dulles get two additional teams in playoffs for 10 teams total
Potomac Falls (Dulles #4) at Powhatan (C2), 2 p.m.
Loudoun County (Dulles #3) at Sherando (D2), 6 p.m.

Northern Region 

Quarterfinals at Falls Church

South County vs. Robinson, 11 a.m.
Oakton vs. Hayfield, 1 p.m.
Chantilly vs. West Potomac, 4 p.m.

Lake Braddock vs. Stone Bridge, 6 p.m.

Northwest Region
Quarterfinals
Forest Park at North Stafford, 6 p.m.
Albemarle at Osbourn Park, 6 p.m.
Colonial Forge at Broad Run, 4 p.m.
Hylton at Halifax County, 3 p.m.

Boys Soccer

Region II Tournament

First Round
Note: 4 districts are seeded A, B, C, D according to district champs records; Dulles get two additional teams in playoffs for 10 teams total
Loudoun County (Dulles #4) at Kettle Run (C2), 8 p.m.
Park View (Dulles #3) at Millbrook (D2)

2012 Northwest Region Tournament Boys Soccer
Quarterfinals
Franklin County at Freedom, 5 p.m.
Battlefield at Colonial Forge
Stonewall Jackson at Osbourn Park
Albemarle at Patrick Henry-Roanoke

Girls SoccerRegion II  Tournament
First Round
Note: 4 districts are seeded A, B, C, D according to district champs records; Dulles get two additional teams in playoffs for 10 teams total
Briar Woods (Dulles #4) at  James Wood (C2)
Dominion (Dulles #3) at Kettle Run (D2)


2012 Girls Soccer Northwest Regional
Quarterfinals
Colonial Forge at Freedom, 6:45 p.m.
Battlefield at Patrick Henry-Roanoke
Broad Run at Albemarle
Franklin County at Forest Park

News: Heritage Celebrates College Signing of Ewing (Catholic University), Finney (Norfolk State), McDonald (Pfeiffer) and Pallotta (E. Tennessee)

  Leesburg (May 10, 2012) - Heritage High School celebrate the athletic signings earlier this month of four seniors. Those honored included: Alex Ewing (Catholic University - Football),  Marcus Finney (Norfolk State University - Track and Football), Sydney McDonald (Pfeiffer University - Basketball) and  Lisa Pallotta (East Tennessee State University - Track).

Boys Lacrosse: Dominion Downs Undefeated Kettle Run, 14-9, in AA Northern Sectional Semifinals

photo courtesy Scott Shepherd/ locofoto

(May 26, 2012) - It took three nights, amid weather delays, to finally finish the game but the Dominion High School boys lacrosse team downed undefeated Kettle Run Friday, 14-9, in the AA Northern Sectional semifinals. The Titans (13-6) qualify for the state tournament with the win, but first they will host Woodgrove on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the sectional finals.

Soccer: Region II Brackets Set

(May 26, 2012) - The Region II boys and girls soccer brackets are set with four Dulles District teams in action Monday and four more ready to hit the field on Tuesday:

Region II Boys Soccer Tournament

First Round - Mon. May 28
Note: 4 districts are seeded A, B, C, D according to district champs records; Dulles get two additional teams in playoffs for 10 teams total
Loudoun County (Dulles #4) at Kettle Run (C2), 8 p.m.
Park View (Dulles #3) at Millbrook (D2)

Quarterfinals - Tues. May 29
Loudoun County/Kettle Run winner at Western Albemarle (A1)
Tuscarora (B2) at Sherando (D1), 6 p.m.
Park View/Millbrook winner at Briar Woods (B1)
Fluvanna (A2) at Brentsville (C1), 5:30 p.m.


Region II Girls Soccer Tournament
First Round - Mon. May 28
Note: 4 districts are seeded A, B, C, D according to district champs records; Dulles get two additional teams in playoffs for 10 teams total
Briar Woods (Dulles #4) at  James Wood (C2)
Dominion (Dulles #3) at Kettle Run (D2)

Quarterfinals - Tues. May 29
Briar Woods/James Wood winner at Woodgrove (A1), 7 p.m.
(B2) at Brentsville (D1), 7 p.m.
Dominion/Kettle Run winner at Western Albemarle (B1), 7 p.m.
Loudoun County (A2) at Millbrook (C1), 7 p.m.

Softball: Woodgrove Claims Dulles District Tournament Title with 1-0 Win Over Briar Woods

Purcellville (May 26, 2012) - A Dulles District softball rivalry that went all the way to the AA state title game last year was renewed Friday night with Woodgrove High School ending Briar Woods' three-year Dulles District tournament run with a 1-0 win in the finals.

Briar Woods won the Dulles tournament and AA state tournament in 2011 with win's over Woodgrove while the Wolverines took the Region II tournament over Briar Woods. Woodgrove (21-2) and Briar Woods (20-3) split in the regular season but the Wolverines took the regular-season title by a game.

Woodgrove tallied the lone run of the game in the fourth on an infield single, a wild pitch, a stolen base and a sacrifice fly.

Briar Woods had runners on second and third with one out in the first and later put runners on first and second with one out in the sixth but came away empty both times. The Falcons also had the tying run at second with two outs in the seventh but couldn't pull even.

Next up for both teams are Region II quarterfinals on Tuesday:

Region II Softball Tournament
First Round - Mon. May 28
Note: 4 districts are seeded A, B, C, D according to district champs records; Dulles get two additional teams in playoffs for 10 teams total
Potomac Falls (Dulles #4) at Powhatan (C2), 2 p.m.
Loudoun County (Dulles #3) at Sherando (D2), 6 p.m.

Quarterfinals - Tues. May 29
Potomac Falls/Powhatan winner at Fauquier (A1), 7 p.m.
Briar Woods (B2) at Skyline (D1), 6 p.m.
Sherando/Loudoun County winner at Woodgrove (B1), 7 p.m.
Liberty (A2) at Louisa (C1), 7 p.m.

Softball: These Kids are All Right! Stone Bridge Swings Into Northern Region Quarterfinals

photo courtesy Steven Holland/Viva Loudoun

(May 26, 2012) - Since 2000, the year Stone Bridge High School opened, the Bulldogs have watched four different Loudoun softball teams celebrate eight different state titles including Ashburn neighbors Briar Woods (2011) and Broad Run (2009, 2008, 2007, 2000). Despite a line-up that includes just one senior, the Bulldogs are confident that 2012 may finally be their time to shine at States.

"We are going all the way. This is our year," said junior Sydney Broderick after the Bulldogs opened the AAA Northern Region tournament with a 4-0 win over Westfield. Stone Bridge (21-2) faces Lake Braddock on Monday at 6 p.m. in a quarterfinal at Falls Church High School.

Getting through the early rounds of the Northern Region can be tricky, especially when the Liberty District is matched up with Concorde District teams like Friday evening, so there was a collective exhale among the Bulldog fans when Stone Bridge finally padded its 1-0 first inning lead with three runs in the sixth. Junior pitcher Kelly McDaniel retired the visiting Bulldogs 1-2-3 in the seventh to complete her 5-hit shutout.

"Tonight was the bear looming in the backgroud so winning was a huge sigh of relief," said Stone Bridge 2nd-year coach Billy Rice. "Now they can go and have some fun next week and see what happens."

Spring Playoff Scoreboard: May 25

Viva Loudoun High School Playoff Scoreboard

(sunblock ... check ... flip flops ... check ... scores ... check)

Friday May 25

Baseball

Dulles District Finals
Loudoun Valley 4, Potomac Falls 2
Woodgrove 12, Heritage 1 (5) (consolation)

Northwest Region First Round
First Round - Thurs. May 24
Stafford 6, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 4
Forest Park 4, Patriot 3
Osbourn Park 7, Osbourn 6
Albemarle 1, George Washington-Danville 0

Northern Region First Round

Lake Braddock 22, Wakefield 7
McLean 7, Centreville 0
Westfield 5, Marshall 1
Yorktown 7, West Potomac 4
Langley 3, Robinson 0
South County 7, Stuart 3
West Springfield 9, Washington-Lee 0
Stone Bridge 4, Oakton 3

Softball

Dulles Finals
Woodgrove 1, Briar Woods 0

Loudoun County 2, Potomac Falls 0 (consolation)

Northwest Region First Round
Hylton 3, Battlefield 1
Albemarle 5, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 0
Colonial Forge 5, Franklin County 3
Forest Park 1, Osbourn 0

Northern Region First Round

South County 3, Washington-Lee 0

Robinson 3, Madison 2

Oakton 3, McLean 1

Hayfield 7, Annandale 3

Chantilly 1, Langley 0

West Potomac 5, Yorktown 0

Lake Braddock 4, Mount Vernon 0

Stone Bridge 4, Westfield 0

Girls Soccer

Dulles District Finals
Dominion 4, Briar Woods 2 (consolation)

Boys Lacrosse

AA Northern Sectional Semifinal

Dominion 14, Kettle Run 9

Girls Lacrosse

AA Northern Sectional Final

Woodgrove 15, Loudoun County 9

Baseball: Loudoun Valley End Panthers 19-game Run, Takes Dulles District Tournament Title

photo courtesy Carl Lukat, Loudoun Times-Mirror

Sterling (May 26, 2012) - The Loudoun Valley High School baseball team ended Potomac Falls' 19-game winning streak Friday night with a 4-2 win over the Panthers in the Dulles District tournament championship game.

The Vikings (16-7) were lead on the mound by Max Hughes who went seven strong innings, allowing only two hits, two runs and giving up no walks.

In the second inning the Vikings got the scoring started as Mikey Pugh walked and his brother Danny hit double to the gap in right center field to put runners on second and third with one out.The big hit for the Vikings was delivered by Chad Fletcher in the top of the second. Fletcher drove the ball over the left fielders head for a double to score both runners.

Blake Southerland followed with a single to right field to plate Chad fletcher and the Vikings a 3-0 lead.

In the 6th Danny Pugh doubled again with no one out to start the inning. Chad Fletcher moved him to second with a deep fly ball to center field. Blake Southerland then successfully executed a squeeze play to bring in Pugh and the Vikings final run of the day.

The story of the day was then Hughes as he shut down the Panthers (20-3) by allowing only two runs on two solo home runs by Sam Bass.

The leading hitters for the Vikings were; Danny Pugh 2-4 with 2 Doubles and 2 runs scored. Fletcher 1-3 2 RBI Southerland 1-2 2 RBI Danny White, Cavin Clyde and David Miller each added one hit. All Three were 1-3.

Northern Region First Round: Stone Bridge 4, Oakton 3
Stone Bridge (17-6) trailed Oakton, 3-0, heading into the bottom of the sixth before rallying for four runs and then Tyler Mocabee stranded the bases loaded in the seventh inning to secure the victory for the Bulldogs.

photo courtesy Steven Holland/Viva Loudoun

Baseball Scoreboard and Playoff Brackets Updated
Dulles District Finals
Loudoun Valley 4, Potomac Falls 2

Region II Tournament
First Round - Mon. May 28
Note: 4 districts are seeded A, B, C, D according to district champs records; Dulles get two additional teams in playoffs for 10 teams total
Heritage (Dulles #4) at Liberty (C2)
Woodgrove (Dulles #3) at Monticello (D2)


Quarterfinals - Tues. May 29
Liberty/Heritage winner at Potomac Falls (A1), 7 p.m.
Millbrook (B2) at Powhatan (D1), 6 p.m.
Monticello/Woodgrove winner at Sherando (B1), 7 p.m.
Loudoun Valley (A2) at Kettle Run (C1), 7 p.m.

Northwest Region First Round
First Round - Thurs. May 24
Stafford 6, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 4
Forest Park 4, Patriot 3
Osbourn Park 7, Osbourn 6
Albemarle 1, George Washington-Danville 0

Quarterfinals - Mon. May 28
Stafford winner at Freedom, 6 p.m.
Forest Park winner at Halifax, 4 p.m.
Osbourn Park at Colonial Forge, 6 p.m.
Albemarle at Hylton, 6 p.m.


Northern Region First Round
Lake Braddock 22, Wakefield 7
McLean 7, Centreville 0
Westfield 5, Marshall 1
Yorktown 7, West Potomac 4
Langley 3, Robinson 0
South County 7, Stuart 3
West Springfield 9, Washington-Lee 0
Stone Bridge 4, Oakton 3

Quarterfinals - Monday May 28 
at Lake Braddock
Lake Braddock vs. McLean, 1 p.m.
Westfield vs. Yorktown, 4 p.m.

at Madison

Langley vs. South County, 1 p.m.
West Springfield vs. Stone Bridge, 4 p.m.