Cheers Sports and Viva Loudoun All Loudoun Photo Shoot: New Location Sunday

(May 18, 2013) - With a forecast for rain on Sunday, May 19, the first ever Cheers Sports and Viva Loudoun All Loudoun photo shoot for fall and spring teams is being moved indoors to a new location:
Replay Sports N Training in Ashburn.

The photo shoot schedule remains the same.

What: Photo Shoot for Cheers Sports/Viva Loudoun All Loudoun Teams
Where: Replay Sports N Training (21670 Red Rum Dr, Suite 113, Ashburn, VA 20146. p 571.918.0410)
When: Sunday, May 19 and we will shoot on the following timetable:

•  Boys XC 9:45 a.m. 
• Girls XC 10 a.m. 
• Golf 10:15 a.m. 
• Girls Volleyball 10:30 a.m. 
• Cheer 10:45 a.m. 
• Football 11:15 a.m. 
• Gymnastics 11:45 a.m. 
• Boys Swim Noon 
• Girls Swim 12:15 p.m. 
• Wrestling 12:30 p.m. 
• Girls Hoops 12:45 p.m. 
• Boys Hoops 1 p.m. 4. 

What to Wear: No need to wear full uniforms. Athletes can wear a jersey top or for sports without jerseys (like swim and wrestling, etc.) they can opt to wear some sort of Spirit Wear (like a t-shirt, polo, warm-up, etc.) that IDs their high school and sport

RSVPs/more information: Contact Viva Loudoun editor Dan Sousa at 703.509.8826 or dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

More detailed directions to Replay Sports:

News: Sterling Woman Charged with First Degree Murder in Death of Her Husband on Blossom Drive

Sterling (May 18, 2013) - The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office reports that Rosangela Spradling, 42, of Sterling has been charged with first degree murder and is being held at the Loudoun County Detention Center without bond after the shooting of her husband, Steven Spradling, 52, in their home in the 21700 block of Blossom Drive.

Video: Baseball - Interview with Woodgrove's Justin Virts After His Game-Winning 10th Inning Hit

(May 18, 2013) - Add videographer to photographer Jeff Vennitti's resume as the Viva Loudoun shooter grabbed this video interview with Woodgrove High School's Justin Virts after his walk-off hit in the 10th inning gave the Wolverines a 1-0 win over Tuscarora in a tense Dulles District baseball quarterfinal.
 

Baseball: Hopeck Throws 1-Hitter as Pride Knock off Raiders, 10-0, in Dulles District Quarterfinals

Zack Hopeck fired a 1-hitter Friday (photo courtesy Susie Howard)

By Owen Gotimer 
Viva Loudoun College Intern
 Leesburg (May 17, 2013) – On a night full of extra innings in the Dulles District, the Heritage Pride, backed by a Zack Hopeck one-hit shutout, knocked off their crosstown rival Raiders 10-0 in a shortened five inning game.

“It was typical Hopeck,” Heritage coach Ryan Price said. “He was commanding the zone, keeping his pitch counts down, getting ahead of hitters and making them take defensive swings. He gave our defense all the opportunities to make plays behind him.”

Photo Gallery: Track and Field - Dulles District Meet by Scott Shepherd

(May 18, 2013) - Scott Shepherd shot this week's Dulles District track and field meet at Woodgrove High School and came away with 348 shots -- many of them stunning! -- so please enjoy them. Full gallery.

Football: Recruiting of Briar Woods JR Jared Coker Heats Up as Lineman Now has 8 Offers

(May 18, 2013) - The recruiting of Briar Woods High School junior lineman Jared Coker has heated up as he now has eight college scholarship offers:

• Bowling Green
• Hampton
• Kent State
• Miami (OH)
• Old Dominion
• UMass
• UNC-Charlotte
• VMI

Spring Sports: Friday, May 17 Scores

Friday, May 17
Baseball 
Cedar Run District finals
Battlefield 3, Patriot 1
Broads Run 6, Freedom 3 (consolations) 

Liberty District semifinals at McLean
Madison 11, Stone Bridge 0
Langley 8, Marshall 7 (10)

Dulles District quarterfinals
No. 1 Potomac Falls 5, No. 8 Dominion 4 (8)
No. 4 Loudoun Valley 8, No. 5 Briar Woods 4
No. 3 Heritage 10, No. 6 Loudoun County 0
No. 2 Woodgrove 1, No. 7 Tuscarora 0 (10)

Softball 
Cedar Run District final
Osbourn 10, Broad Run 0 (5)
Battlefield 4, Patriot 0 (consolations) 

Liberty District semifinals at Madison
Stone Bridge 17, Langley 1
McLean 10, Madison 1

Dulles District quarterfinals
No. 1 Woodgrove 14, No. 8 Heritage 2 (5) 
No. 4 Loudoun Valley 6, No. 5 Tuscarora 5
No. 3 Loudoun County 13, No. 6 Potomac Falls 0 (5)
No. 2 Briar Woods 8, No. 7 Dominion 2

Boys Soccer 
Liberty District final at McLean
South Lakes 3, Langley 1

Cedar Run District final
Broad Run 4, Battlefield 1 
Stonewall 3, Osbourn 1

Dulles District quarterfinals
No. 1 Tuscarora 5, No. 8 Loudoun Valley 0 
No. 5 Park View 1, No. 4 Heritage 1 (PV advance on PKs, 5-3) 
No. 3 Briar Woods 2, No. 6 Dominion 0 
No. 2 Potomac Falls 1, No. 7 Loudoun County 0 

Girls Soccer 
Liberty District final at McLean
Stone Bridge 4, McLean 0

Cedar Run District final
Battlefield 1, Broad Run 0 
Patriot 4, Freedom 1 (Consolations) 

Dulles District quarterfinals
No. 1 Briar Woods 3, No. 8 Loudoun Valley 0 
No. 4 Loudoun County 3, No. 5 Heritage 2 
No. 3 Woodgrove 1, No. 6 Dominion 0 
No. 2 Tuscarora 2, No. 7 Potomac Falls 0

Boys Lacrosse AAA Northwest Sectional Quarterfinals
Battlefield 12, North Stafford 5
Osbourn Park 23, Brooke Point 9
Broad Run 9, Forest Park 4

News: Loudoun Museum to Host Secret Garden Party with Special Ticket Prices Through May 27

(May 17, 2013) - You can help support the Loudoun Museum and enjoy a summer evening in a lovely setting at the Secret Garden Party which takes place June 1 at beautiful Little Oatlands, a private residence approximately six miles south of Leesburg, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

And the really good news is that ticket prices are now reduced at $25 each or two for $40 until May 27. After that the price is $35 per ticket. They may be ordered online at: www.loudounmuseum.org.

Girls Lacrosse: Foxcroft Beats Highland to Advance to State Title Game

Middleburg (May 17, 2013) - Senior captain Carter Ware scored with 3:43 remaining and a rock-hard defense allowed just one goal in the second half Friday morning to lead Foxcroft to a 7-6 victory over Highland School at Collegiate School in Richmond and a berth in the VISAA State Lacrosse Final for the first time in school history.

Foxcroft, the No. 2 seed in Division II, will play for the championship Friday at 11 a.m. against top-seeded Covenant School (Charlottesville). The game will be video-streamed live on VISAA.TV.

Spring Sports: Thursday, May 16 Scores and Results

(May 17, 2013) - Spring sports scores from Thursday, May 16 including boys and girls lacrosse postseason and district track meets:


Thursday, May 16
Boys Lacrosse
AAA Northern Sectional Quarterfinals
Chantilly 9, Yorktown 4
Langley 20, South County 9
Madison 6, Woodson 5
Robinson 12, McLean 8

AAA Northwest Sectional Quarterfinals
Colonial Forge 11, Freedom 9

Girls Lacrosse
AAA Northern Sectional Quarterfinals
Westfield 15, Stone Bridge 11
Langley 16, Woodson 8
Madison 20, Centreville 8
Oakton 14, Yorktown 9

Track
Dulles District meet 
Cedar Run District meet 

Track and Field: Dead Heat! Heritage and Tuscarora Tie for Dulles District Girls Title with Woodgrove Just 5 Points Back! Loudoun County Boys Claim Crown

(May 17, 2013) - The closest Dulles District girls track and field meet in history finished Thursday with Leesburg rivals Heritage and Tuscarora in a dead heat for the title with 100 points each and host Woodgrove just five points back. On the boys side, Loudoun County claimed the crown, behind record-breaking performances by seniors Steven Graham and Patrick Joseph.

Continuing a spectacular spring that has seen him post some of the top times in the nation, Joseph was a triple winner -- taking first in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meter races. His 1:54.47 in the 800 was a meet record.

Graham set a meet record with a 48.50 in the 400 meters, a mark that had stood since 2004 when Broad Run's Michael Coleman turned a 48.81. Graham was also runner-up in the 100 and 200 meters.

The other two boys meet record broken were in the 100 meters where Briar Woods sophomore Brandon Polk ran a 10.82, and in the 4x800 relay where the Tuscarora boys ran 8:05.46 to snap Loudoun Valley's decade old record by some seven seconds. The Huskies also took first in the 4x100 relay as well at 44.30.

Loudoun County also got two field event wins with sophomore Antonio Jackson taking the high jump at 6-00 and the triple jump, soaring to 40-03.00.

Potomac Falls senior Eleen Fauteux had the girls meet lone record, breaking her own mark in the 300 meter hurdles with a 45.00. She also won the 100 hurdles with a 15.54.

Fauteux wasn't the only girl to take two gold medals as Woodgrove freshman Emma Gillies won both the 800 (1:24.10) and 1600 (5:22.20), and Briar Woods junior Hannah Keely won the long jump (15-06.50) and triple jump (32-03.50).

There was plenty of youth on the girls side with Loudoun County sophomore Shanice Galvin taking the  100 with a 12.93. Galvin was runner-up in the 200 to Dominion freshman Sidney Webb, who ran a 27.11. And Loudoun Valley freshman Alexis Randall motored to a 1:00.4 in the 400.

Heritage senior Alayna Bigalbal was key in the Pride's co-title as she finished runner-up in the 1600 to Gillies and she won the 3200 meters by clocking 11:59.88.

Tuscarora junior Madison Wells won high jump in a jump off at 5-00 with teammate senior Lori Kostka third and Heritage senior Courtney Glover second. As with any events, a point shift one way or another spelled the difference in the girls team title race.

Potomac Falls sophomore Amotayo Akinduro won the shot with a toss of 33-03.50 and

Dominion senior Monique Mitchell-Alexander won the discus with a mark of 100-10.

Three different schools won girls relays: Heritage took the 4x100 (50.33); Potomac Falls won the 4x400 (4:11.38); and Tuscarora was first in the 4x800 (10:06.99).

On the boys side Dominion senior Garrett Robinson won the 200 meters with a 22.41 time. Tuscarora junior Jordan Roach was the 110 hurdles with a 15.40 and Potomac Falls' Tommy Fort took the 300 hurdles with a 40.35.

The Potomac Falls boys won the 4x400 relay with a 3:29.43 time.

In the field events, Champe junior Quentin Jackson was the long jump with a leap of 20-5.00. Park View senior Cody Horvath won the shot put with a 46-04.00 mark and Tuscarora senior Brandon Chirinos was the discus at 145-01. (Complete results follow)

Gymnastics: Chase Clingman, Age 11, Wins Four Medals at 2013 Men's Junior Olympic Championship in Oregon

(May 17, 2013) - APEX gymnast Chase Clingman, age 11, spent his first week of May in Portland, Oregon competing at the 2013 U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships. He was accompanied by his coach, Vladimir Shamenko, a bronze medalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and Clingman came away with an impressive four medals including 3rd on the floor, 4th on parallel bars, 5th on high bar and tied for 6th on vault.

More than 700 of the USA's top Level 8, 9 and 10 men's gymnasts competed over the course of 5 days. Chase was one of only four 11 year olds from Region 7 (Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) to qualify to this event.

News: Dulles Greenway's 8th Annual Driver for Charity Nets Record $268,942 for Local Charities

(May 17, 2013) - The Dulles Greenway’s 8th annual Drive For Charity has set a new record for donations with an amazing $268,942.85 collected on Thursday, May 16, 2013. As always, this money will be donated to great local charities and a local scholarship program.

Track and Field: Broad Run Boys 2nd, Girls 3rd at Cedar Run District Meet

(May 17, 2013) - Broad Run High School boys took second at the Cedar Run District track and field meet completed Thursday and the Spartan girls were third. Freedom was fourth in both meets.

There was plenty to celebrate with the Broad Run and Freedom squads being especially strong in the field events.

Freedom's Kenny Moss turned an 11.03 to take the 100 meters. Broad Run's Alex Salgado won the 300 meter hurdles with a season best 41.92.

The Freedom boys 4x800 meter relay team of Andrew Peretin, Matthew Kennedy, Waler Reusche and Keithen Orson won with a 8:26.13.

Broad Run went 1-2 in the high jump with Chad McAuslin edging teammate Dorian Jenkins after both jumped 6-00. Jenkins led a 1-2 in the long jump with a 21-01 while teammate Darion Bunting jumped 19-07.

Spartan Jake Walker won the shot put with a heave of 41-09.5 and he was runner-up in the discus.

Freedom's Amanda Salami ran a 12.20 prelim and then 12.36 in the finals to win the 100 meters. Broad Run's Jordyn Anderson won the long jump at 16-03.

2013 Cedar Run Track and Field Meet
Unofficial Scoring
Boys
1, Patriot 145.5
2, Broad Run 131
3, Battlefield 118
4, Freedom 68.5
5, Stonewall 48

Girls
1, Battlefield 195
2, Patriot 152
3, Broad Run 91
4, Freedom 58
5, Osbourn 28
6, Stonewall 20

Champions and Broad Run/Freedom Top 6 Finishes

Softball: Stone Bridge Seniors Niki Prince and Kelly McDaniel Pick up Liberty District Player and Pitcher of the Year Honors

(May 16, 2013) - Stone Bridge High School senior shortstop Niki Prince and senior pitcher Kelly McDaniel, who has helped the Bulldogs to a 20-1 record this season, have been named the Liberty District's Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year in a vote of the district's coaches. Stone Bridge's Billy Rice was also named Coach of the Year.

2013 All-Liberty District Softball Team
Coach of the Year – Billy Rice (Stone Bridge)
Player of the Year – Nicole (Niki) Prince (Stone Bridge – Senior)
Pitcher of the Year – Kelly McDaniel (Stone Bridge – Senior)

1st Team
Pitcher – Lauren Hahne (McLean - Senior)
Catcher – Maddie Moore (McLean – Senior)
1st Base – Grace Henry (McLean – Senior)
2nd Base – Kiana Sherlund (Fairfax – Sophomore)
3rd Base – Emily Kenny (Stone Bridge – Sophomore)
Shortstop – Nicole (Niki) Prince (Stone Bridge – Senior)
Outfield – Tori Lipnicky (Madison – Junior)
Outfield – Sydney Broderick (Stone Bridge – Senior)
Outfield – Christi Geisler (McLean – Junior)
DP Flex – Kelsey Ross (Madison – Senior)
At-Large – Kat Olson (Madison – Junior)
At-Large – Emily Templin (Langley – Junior)
At-Large – Melanie Dronfield (Langley – Sophomore)
At-Large – Olivia Tatara (Stone Bridge – Senior) 
At-Large – Ashley Panetta (Langley – Senior)
At-Large – Rebecca Hall (Fairfax – Junior)
At-Large – Erin Caplin (McLean – Sophomore)

Second Team

Girls Soccer: Unbeaten Stone Bridge Seniors Determined to Leave their Mark on Program

(May 16, 2013) - A group of Stone Bridge High School seniors, six of whom helped the Bulldogs win the 2010 AAA state girls soccer title, are determined to leave their mark with another playoff run. Stone Bridge is 14-0-2 on the season and rolling through the competition in the first week of the postseason with a pair of 4-0 wins over Jefferson and Langley.

Stone Bridge will play for the Liberty District title at McLean at 8 p.m. on Friday and then the Bulldogs will head to the Northern Region tournament.

News: Detour Ahead! Sycolin Road in Leesburg to be Closed at Route 7/15 Bypass for 14 Months as Overpass is Built

(May 16, 2013) - Warning! Detour Ahead! Starting on June 8, 2013, the traffic situation in Leesburg will get a little tougher -- or better depending on where you are headed -- as Sycolin Road is closed at the Route 7/15 Bypass for 14 months while an overpass is constructed.

The immediate good news is that on June 8 the traffic signal at the Leesburg Bypass and Sycolin Road will be removed permanently, which will help the rush hour traffic flow through Leesburg. For those who live on either side of the bypass at Sycolin Road, however, things will be tougher as a detour will be needed to get to the other side of the road.

Boys Soccer: Defending State Runner-up Tuscarora on a Roll as Postseason Starts

(May 16, 2013) - The Tuscarora High School boys soccer team needed to work a few kinds out at the start of the season as they started off the year cold, literally, tying at Loudoun County, 3-3, in frigid March and needing a comeback to beat George Mason, 4-2, and tying Heritage, 1-1 during a stretch of four straight road games.

Still after the tie with Heritage on April 8 the defending AA state runner-up Huskies were 4-0-2 and ready for their Dulles District schedule and since then the team has been unbeatable, winning 10 straight games to take the regular-season district title with 9-0-0 mark.

During this spectacular run, Tuscarora (14-0-2) has not allowed any goals in competitive games, out-scoring opponents 39-3 with the three goals allowed in runaway wins over Champe, 10-2, and Loudoun Valley, 8-1.

News: Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 17

(May 16, 2013) - You better starting oiling those sprockets as Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 17, 2013. Loudoun County will host pit stops in Leesburg and Sterling.

You can bike all the way to work or even part of the way to work and participate. Throughout the metropolitan Washington region, thousands of bicyclists  will take place in this annual Bike to Work Day event, enjoying free t-shirts, refreshments and giveaways at more than 50 pit stops. More information can be found at www.loudoun.gov/biketowork.

Gymnastics: APEX's Jamie Morris Crowned Region 7 Bars Champion

Ashley Spangler and Jamie Morris

(May 16, 2013) - APEX gymnast, Jamie Morris, was crowned the Region 7 Bars champion at Level 8 Regionals held in Landover, MD the weekend of May 4 and 5, 2013. Morris scored a 9.475 to capture the regional title.

APEX gymnast Ashley Spangler also had high results finishing 10th in the vault.

Spring Sports: Wednesday, May 15 Scores

(May 16, 2015) - Wednesday May 16 saw among other games the Cedar Run District play baseball, softball and soccer semifinals and the Dulles District decide boys and girls lacrosse champions:

Wednesday, May 15 
Baseball
Cedar Run District semifinals
Battlefield 10, Broad Run 0
Patriot 6, Freedom 5

Liberty District second round
Stone Bridge 6, Fairfax 4 (8)
Marshall 6, McLean 5

Softball 
Cedar Run District semifinals
Broad Run 9, Battlefield 0
Osbourn 9, Patriot 0

Liberty District quarterfinals
Stone Bridge 9, Jefferson 0
Langley 1, Fairfax 0
Madison 7, Marshall 1
McLean 10, South Lakes 0

Dulles District Play-in Game
Heritage 13, Park View 3

Boys Soccer
Cedar Run District semifinals
Broad Run 7, Osbourn 2
Battlefield 3, Stonewall 1

Liberty District semifinals
South Lakes 2, Jefferson 1
Langley 1, Fairfax 0

Girls Soccer 
Cedar Run District semifinals
Broad Run 2, Patriot 1
Battlefield 4, Freedom 1

Liberty District semifinals
Stone Bridge 4, Langley 0
McLean 1, Madison 0

Boys Lacrosse 
Dulles District final
Loudoun County 7, Dominion 6

Girls Lacrosse 
Dulles District final
Woodgrove 11, Loudoun Valley 7

Track and Field 

Track and Field: Stone Bridge Boys Blast Way to Liberty District Title

(May 16, 2013) - The Stone Bridge High School boys track and field team just didn't win a Liberty District title Wednesday night, the Bulldog smashed the competition, piling up 151 points, more than double runner-up and host South Lakes at 75.

The Bulldog girls took third with 74 points behind winner South Lakes (155) and runner-up Langley (83).

Stone Bridge junior D'Ante Yarborough swept his way to four first place finishes as he won both of the  hurdles as well as the long and triple jumps. Brady Guertin took the 320 for Stone Bridge and Tyler Banks led a 1-2-3 finish in the high jump. Cameron Reynolds won the shot put and Jon Allen won the discus.

Liberty Track and Field Meet
Boys
1, Stone Bridge 151
2, South Lakes 75
3, Marshall 60
4, Langley 58
5, McLean 54
6, Jefferson 48
7, Fairfax 44
8, Madison 36

Girls
1, South Lakes 155
2, Langley 83
3, Stone Bridge 74
4, Fairfax 61
5, McLean 42.5
6, Madison 42
7, Marshall 35
8, Jefferson 34.5

Champions + Top 6 Stone Bridge Finishes

Girls Lacrosse: Woodgrove Doubles Up on the 3-Peat as Wolverines Win 3rd Straight Dulles Championship

(May 15, 2013) - Woodgrove High School clinched a third straight Dulles District regular-season girls lacrosse title this spring with a perfect 10-0 run and Wednesday night the Wolverines made it three straight district tournament championships as well with a 11-7 win over Purcellville rival Loudoun Valley.

Woodgrove got scoring from Olivia Becker, Courtney Olivier, Roni Salamone, Nicole Devonoge, Kiki Hornyak and Morgan Miller and the district's Player of the Year, goalie Bailey Carver had six saves in net.

Baseball: Hough Sweet It Is! 2-Out, 8th Inning Double by Matt Hough Clinches Regional Spot for Stone Bridge, 200th Win in Program History

J.B. Bukauskas with 7 strong innings Wednesday
(photo by Steven Holland/Viva Loudoun see full gallery from Senior Night)

(May 15, 2013) - Stone Bridge High School senior Matt Hough's two-out, two-run double in the 8th inning clinched a 6-4 win at Fairfax Wednesday as the Bulldgos earned a spot in the Northern Region baseball tournament and reached the 200th win in the program's history, all under coach Sam Plank.

Stone Bridge was kept in the Liberty District second round match-up by seven strong innings from sophomore ace J.B. Bukauskas, who struck out 10 with one walk and five hits and two earned runs, and senior Ty Percherke shut the door with a 1-2-3 8th inning against the Rebels 2-3-4 hitters.

Stone Bridge earned a shot at district rival Madison, the top seed, Friday night at 5 p.m. in a district semifinal game at McLean High School.

Boys Lacrosse: Northwest Sectional Brackets

(May 15, 2013) - The Northwest Sectional boys lacrosse tournament starts Friday with both Broad Run and Freedom on the road. Freedom is at Colonial Forge on Thursday while Broad Run faces Forest Park at Potomac High School in Prince William County on Friday

2013 Northwest Sectional Boys Lacrosse
Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17
North Stafford at Battlefield, May 17 at 7 p.m.
Brooke Point at Osbourn Park, May 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Broad Run vs. Forest Park at Potomac, May 17 at 6 p.m.
Freedom-South Riding at Colonial Forge, May 16 at 5 p.m.