Photos: We are the (Regional) Champions!

(June 3, 2012) - There is nothing quite like the smiles of a regional championship team and on Saturday Loudoun celebrated six regional champions: Tuscarora boys soccer, Woodgrove girls soccer and softball in Region II; Stone Bridge girls soccer and softball in Northern Region; and Broad Run softball in Northwest Region softball. Here are the shots that we have of the championship teams ...

Woodgrove Softball: Region II Champions

photo by Dan Sousa

Woodgrove Girls Soccer: Region II Champions

photo by Jeff Vennitti

Broad Run Softball: Northwest Region Champions

photo courtesy Shelly Larrabee

Stone Bridge Girls Soccer: Northern Region Champions

photo courtesy Steve Cyphers

Stone Bridge Softball: Northern Region Champions

photo by Steven Holland

Tuscarora Boys Soccer: Region II  Champions

Photo Gallery: Boys Lacrosse VHSL State Quarterfinals - Dominion vs. Langley by Scott Shepherd

(June 3, 2012) - The weather was perfect for lacrosse Saturday and for shooting as photographer Scott "Super Shooter" Shepherd was on hand for the VHSL boys lacrosse quarterfinal between Dominion and Langley high schools. Enjoy his full gallery with 180 shots!

Spring Sports Playoff Scoreboard: June 2

Viva Loudoun Spring Sports Playoff Scoreboard
( ... some had banner nights!) ...


Region II
Baseball
Monticello at Powhatan (moved to June 4)

Softball
Woodgrove 3, Briar Woods 2

Boys Soccer
Tuscarora 3, Briar Woods 1

Girls Soccer
Woodgrove 1, Loudoun County 0

Northern Region
Baseball
West Springfield 3, Lake Braddock 2 (9)

Softball
Stone Bridge 5, Oakton 4

Boys Soccer
Robinson 1, Lake Braddock 0 (2OT)

Girls Soccer
Stone Bridge 1, Woodson 0

Northwest Region
Baseball
Hylton 13, Freedom 2 (played Thurs.)

Softball
Broad Run 7, Osbourn Park 3 (10)

Boys Soccer
Albemarle 3, Colonial Forge 2 (played Thurs.)


Girls Soccer
Battlefield 5, Broad Run 0 (played Thurs.)

VHSL State Lacrosse Tournament
Boys Quarterfinals
Chantilly 11, Woodgrove 2
Lanlgey 18, Dominion 5
E.C. Glass 12, North Stafford 1
Battlefield 11, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 9

Girls Quarterfinals
Western Albemarle 12, Forest Park 9
Langley 13, Woodgrove 7
Oakton 20, Loudoun County 2
Battlefield 14, Albemarle 11 (played Thurs.)

AAA State Track Meet
Girls
1, Western Branch 64
2, Cosby 57
3, South County 44

Boys
1, Annandale 44
1, Grassfield 44
3, Westfield 34

Loudoun All State (Top 8)

D'Ante Yarborough (SB) 5th 110 Hurdles 14.56
Freedom Girls 4x100 (Toni Fletcher, Amanda Salami, Asia Brown, Cortney O'Connell) 7th 48.66
Jonathan Russel (BR) 1st 300 Hurdles 37.95


AA State Track Meet
Girls
1, Handley 64
2, E.C. Glass 53
3, Blacksburg 50

Boys
1, E.C. Glass 50
2, Loudoun County 48
3, Lafayette 45

Loudoun All State (Top 8)
Shaquera Leach (BW) 6th 100 Meters 12.32
Shaquera Leach (BW) 3rd 200 Meters 25.31
Anna Harpster (WG) 5th 200 Meters 25.88
Shaquera Leach (BW) 3rd 400 Meters 56.99
Anna Harpster (WG) 4th 400 Meters 58.67
Audrey Houghton (WG) 2nd 800 Meters 2:15.19
Bridget Rice (Dom) 3rd 800 Meters 2:18.84
Lisa Pallotta (Her) 8th 800 Meters 2:20.93
Bridget Rice (Dom) 6th 1600 Meters 5:14.09
Eileen Fauteux (PF) 7th 100 Meter Hurdles 15.66
Eileen Fauteux (PF) 3rd 300 Meter Hurdles 45.72
Takiea Edmonds (Tusc) 5th 300 Meter Hurdles 46.89
Woodgrove Girls 4x400 Relay (Florence Thompson, Anna Harpster, Gaynor Houghton, Audrey Houghton) 2nd 4:02.99
Potomac Falls Girls 4x400 Relay (Jessica Lee, Dominique White, Tori Daczkowski, Eileen Fauteux) 4th 4:05.93
Woodgrove Girls 4x800 Relay (Lydia Cromwell, Florence Thompson, Alex Juzbasich, Audrey Houghton) 1st 9:33.80
Tuscarora Girls 4x800 Relay (Jannen Hermann, Courtney Walker, Natalie Rosas, Anna Wasko) 8th 9:50.77
Madison Wells (Tusc) 5th High Jump 5-00
Lori Kostka (Tusc) 5th High Jump 5-00
Amirah Al-Bayyinah (Tusc) 3rd Triple Jump 36-10.50
Marcus Finney (Her) 4th 100 Meters 10.98
Steven Graham (LC) 1st 400 Meters 49.01
Patrick Joseph (LC) 1st 800 Meters 1:54.41
Patrick Joseph (LC) 1st 1600 Meters 4:15.71
Marcus Finney (Her) 1st 110 Meter Hurdles 14.10**state record**
Teddy Murphy (LC) 3rd 110 Meter Hurdles 14.57
Marcus Finney (Her) 1st 300 Meter Hurdles 38.53
Teddy Murphy (LC) 3rd 300 Meter Hurdles 39.08
Loudoun County 4x400 Relay (Steven Graham, Nolan Graves, Patrick Joseph, Teddy Murphy) 3rd 3:23.24
Atem Ntantang (WG) 6th Triple Jump 43-10.00
Schafer Bearsley (BW) 3rd Discus 149-09


A State Track Meet
Girls
1, James River 67
2, Strasburg 62
3, Manassas Park 56

Boys
1, Stonewall Jackson-Quicksburg 72
2, Altavista 41
3, Radford 36
3, Dan River 36

Softball: Stone Bridge JR Niki Prince Named Northern Region Player of the Year

(June 2, 2012) - Stone Bridge High School junior shortstop Niki Prince has been named the Northern Region softball Player of the Year in a vote of the region's coaches.

Power-hitting Stone Bridge junior outfielder Sydney Broderick and junior infielder Courtney Gibson were was also named first team for the Bulldogs who play in today's regional title game and have qualified for the AAA state tournament next week. Outfielder Presley Gibson grabbed second team honors.

Northern Region Softball 2012 Selections
1st TEAM ALL REGION
PITCHER OF THE YEAR Allison Davis Oakton
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nicole Prince Stone Bridge
PITCHER Morgan Maniglia West Potomac
CATCHER Jasmine Picini West Potomac
FIRST BASE Ally Grasso Madison
SECOND BASE Courtney Gibson Stone Bridge
SHORTSOP Nicole Prince Stone Bridge
THIRD BASE Charlotte Batdorf Yorktown
OUTFIELD Emily Corridon Oakton
OUTFIELD Sydney Broderick Stone Bridge
OUTFIELD Danielle McHugh West Potomac
DP / FLEX Kelsey Ross Madison
AT LARGE Whitney Burks South County
AT LARGE Allison Wilhelm McLean
AT LARGE Maddie Moore McLean
AT LARGE Amber Fowler Hayfield

News: Stormy Weathers Blows Friday Playoff Games to Saturday

(June 1, 2012) - Tonight's high school regional baseball, softball and soccer and state lacrosse playoff schedule has been postponed with all games now Saturday. Here is the revised schedule:

Region II Title Games - Sat. June 2
Softball
Briar Woods at Woodgrove, 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer
Tuscarora at Briar Woods, 6 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Loudoun County at Woodgrove, 3:30 p.m.

Northwest Region Title Games - Sat. June 2
Softball
Broad Run at Osbourn Park, 6 p.m..

Northern Region Title Game - Sat. June 2
Softball at Madison
Stone Bridge vs. Oakton, 7 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Woodson at Stone Bridge, 4 p.m.

VHSL State Lacrosse Tournament
Boys Quarterfinals - Sat. June 2
Patrick Henry-Roanoke at Battlefield, 4 p.m.
Dominion at Langley, 3 p.m.
Chantilly at Woodgrove, 7:45 p.m.
North Stafford at E.C. Glass, 6 p.m.

Girls Quarterfinals - Sat. June 2
Battlefield 14, Albemarle 11 (played Thurs.)
Langley at Woodgrove, 6 p.m.
Loudoun County at Oakton, 6 p.m.
Forest Park at Western Albemarle, 4:30 p.m.

Spring Sports Playoff Scoreboard: May 31

Spring Sports Playoff Scoreboard
(We say good bye to May and some very good teams ...)


Region II Baseball
Semifinals - Thurs. May 31
Powhatan 10, Potomac Falls 7 (12)
Monticello 9, Loudoun Valley 5

Region II Softball
Semifinals - Thurs. May 31
Briar Woods 5, Fauquier 3
Woodgrove 7, Louisa 0

Region II Boys Soccer
Semifinals - Thurs. May 31
Tuscarora 3, Western Albemarle 0
Briar Woods 4, Fluvanna 2

Region II Girls Soccer
Semifinals - Thurs. May 31
Woodgrove 5, Brentsville 0
Loudoun County 2, Dominion 1
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Northwest Region Baseball
Final - Thurs. May 31
Hylton 13, Freedom 2.

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 5, Broad Run 0
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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.