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(April 24, 2012) - The Loudoun Valley High School Vikings Athletic Association produces a weekly recap of how the spring sports are faring for the Purcellville school. Here is the report for April 15-22:
Sport: Lacrosse – Men
Headline: Viking Men Record Wins Over Cross-town Rival Woodgrove
By: John
Steen and Tim Moore
News: Friday
the 13th proved unlucky for the Woodgrove Wolverines as Loudoun Valley avenged last
year's end-of-season overtime loss with a solid 10-6 victory at Leonard Stadium.
Woodgrove struck quickly within the first
minute, but Valley answered to set the tone for the teams to trade goals going
into the second period. However, the Vikes pulled ahead with four unanswered
scores to take a 7-4 halftime lead.
Defensive play dominated the third quarter with Valley scoring the lone
goal.
The outstanding Wolverine squad
mounted an early fourth period assault scoring two goals to cut the Valley lead
to 8-6. But the Vikings eventually countered with a pair of their own goals to
seal a 10-6 victory.
Senior Will Geise stepped-up to lead the Vikings with 3 goals
and 2 assists, whereas fellow seniors Greg Regan (1 goal, 1 assist) and Dylan
Early (1 goal) each contributed to the Vikings' points totals. Other points
were recorded by sophomore Chase Miller (1 goal) and the freshmen John Skinner
(2 goals), Sully Warner (1 goal, 3 assists), and Andrew Cordani (1 goal). Aided
by a strong D-pole core, freshman Nick Steen started and finished the night
with 14 saves.
The JV Vikes also avenged an early
season loss by besting Woodgrove 6-5 on 4/17. In a thriller at Leonard Stadium,
the JV Vikings scored late and then held on to even this season's series with the
Wolverines.
After the Vikes took a 4-2 lead into halftime, the Wolverine squad
stormed back to eventually even things up at 5-5 late in the fourth quarter.
With some acrobatic efforts on a tight ride and a three-pass break, the Vikings
put what proved to be the winning goal into the back of the net with less than
a minute to play.
The defensive squad prevented a last second attempt by the
Wolverines to spoil the Viking victory. Overall, the contest was played in
excellent fashion by players from both teams as a foreshadowing of the rivalry
to ensue over the coming years.
Woodgrove took the slight edge in face-offs
won, but in the end the Vikings came out on top on the scoreboard. Points were
recorded by sophomores Conner Stift (4 goals) and Myles Sullivan (1 goal); and
freshmen Evan Klipple (1 goal and 1 assist) and Alex Klipple (1 assist).
Freshman Jake Fournier recorded 11 critical saves and was aided by an excellent
performance by the D-pole squad.
Upcoming:
Viking men hit the road to
take on Potomac Falls in a district match, followed a week of home games versus
district leader Briar Woods and then Heritage.
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Sport: Varsity Softball
Headline: Loudoun Valley Vikings Drop Close One to Tuscarora on
the Road 6-4
By: Beth Richardson
News: The Loudoun Valley Varsity Softball team traveled to
Tuscarora High School to play the Lady Huskies for the first time since Tuscarora
opened two years ago. The Huskies took an early lead in the 2nd
inning and eventually led 5-0 going into the top of the 5th inning
until sophomore third baseman, Kylen Holtz, jacked a grand slam over the center
field fence to cut the Huskies’ lead to 5-4. The Huskies added one more run in
the bottom of the 5th inning. The Vikings played hard, but left
runners stranded without stringing enough hits together to catch-up to
Tuscarora’s good start. Additional Viking offensive output came from seniors
Allison Pentony (single) and Kelsey Richardson (single); junior Sam Adams
(single and two sacrifice bunts); sophomores Blake Larson (single) and Addie
Dietrich (single); and freshman Kailey Liverman (triple, single). On the mound,
starter Sam Adams gave up 4 hits against 2 strikeouts through 4 innings with Kelsey
Richardson appearing in relief to close out (4 hits and 3 strikeouts).
Upcoming: The Vikings face the Loudoun County on 4/23.
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Sport: Soccer – Women
Headline: Lady Varsity Vikings Win One but Drop Two Following a
Busy Week of Play
By: Tim
Moore
News: The
Lady Vikings had an up-and-down week playing Tuscarora at home, followed by
road games against Park View and Loudoun County. The Varsity team unfortunately
began the second half of their season winless after falling at home by a score
of 0-4 to Tuscarora. Despite trailing only 0-1 in the first half, the Vikings
couldn't find the net and allowed the Huskies to score 3 unanswered goals in
the second half. Goals for the Huskies were recorded by Steph Umstead, Tess
Williams, Abby Downey, and Annie Hartmann. The Vikings’ Ashley Moore (freshman)
minded the goal for the entire match recording 13 saves.
The mid-week contest versus
Park View proved more rewarding as The Lady Vikings started the second half of
their season with a much needed win. Good, aggressive team play resulted in
offensive opportunities and defensive stops in both the first and second half.
Makayla Lewis (freshman) popped one in at the 25:30 mark in the opening period
which was followed by a pair from Ellie McLaughlin (junior) at 4:47 and then
again at 3:20 (assisted by Makayla Lewis). In the second half, Andrea Garcia
(junior) finished the Vikes’ scoring with a nice goal at the 5:45 mark
(assisted by Ellie McLaughlin). Ashley Moore (freshman) again played 80 minutes
in goal and recorded 10 saves.
In the last game of the week,
the Varsity Vikes fell 0-2, but showed improvement in giving the Loudoun County
Raiders a good test. Contrary to the previous meeting, the Lady Vikings held
the County Raiders scoreless until nearly mid-way through the second half. The
Vikes manufactured several scoring opportunities throughout the game but were
unable to put any balls into the net themselves. The Raiders showed their
experience and finally got goals midway, and then late in the second half to
garner their 7th win of the season. Ashley Moore (freshman) played start to
finish in goal for the Vikes and recorded 19 saves.
Upcoming:
The Vikings host two outstanding
opponents next week with Dominion and Woodgrove visiting Leonard Stadium on
4/24 and 4/27, respectively.
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