Loudoun Valley Third at Chantilly Charger Challenge

The Loudoun Valley High School golf team tied for third place in the Chantilly Charger Challenge played at Virginia Oaks Golf Club on Tuesday August 18.

The tournament featured 12 AAA schools from the Northern Virginia area. Scores for the field of 72 competitors soared in the 95 degree heat on the difficult course layout that resulted in six hour rounds for some of the participants.

Westfield (305) won the tournament with a strong performance by medalist Tim Ritter’s three under par 69. Tournament host Chantilly came up two strokes short with a 307.

The Vikings were led by senior Zack Bosse (77) and junior Scott Davidson (79). Brandon Deleonardis carded an 81 while Brian Hickey and Tanner Welsh had 83.

The Vikings and Madison High School each had team scores of 320 followed by Robinson (321), South County (340), Langly (343), Fairfax (350), McLean (351), Herndon (358), Falls Church (364) and Woodson (369).

Another School Record for Vikes: On Aug. 10 the Vikes set a new school record for the second time in a week with a team score of three over par for an 18-hole match. The Vikings score of 291 bested Heritage’s 312 and Potomac Falls’ 323 and broke the old record, set at last week’s Curly Licklider Invitational, by two strokes.

The Vikings were led by Bosse and Welsh, each posting scores of two under par 70 on their home course, the Loudoun Golf and Country Club. For Bosse and Welsh, their scores were a personal best in tournament competition.

Deleonardis shot a two over par 74 and three remaining Vikings each posted five over par 77. These golfers included Davidson, Hickey and Colin Wallace.

Heritage was led by John Conley (74), Ryan Douglas (76), and Paige Pomerene and Kevin Axt with 81 for a total of 312.

Potomac Falls had a very strong showing from Christian Fortier with a 1 over par score of 73. Sean Raven posted 82, Scott Trump had 83 and Brett Johnson had 85 for a team total of 323.

Loudoun Valley and Heritage are both in the AAA Cedar Run District while Potomac Falls is a returning member to the Dulles District.

Vikes Beat Battlefield: The Vikes defeated Battlefield High School in an 18-hole match on Aug.17 at the Piedmont Golf Club, the site of this year’s AAA Northwest Region Tournament.

The Vikings were led by Davidson who shot a score of one under par 71 and was the low medalist player for the match. Another junior, Welsh, came in a very close second with a score of even par 72. Deleonardis had a 79 and Hickey carded an 82 to round out the scoring for Loudoun Valley.

Battlefield posted scores of 75 from PJ Leonard, 78 from Blake Forst, 80 from Brent Richbourg, and 81 from Brendan Pastor.