Boys Basketball: Lucketts A.J. Metz Accepts Preferred Walk-on Role at Maryland

(June 29, 2013) - Lucketts native A.J. Metz, who recently graduated from the Bullis School has signed as a preferred walk-on with the University of Maryland men's basketball program.

Metz, with a 3.85 GPA, wants to become an orthopedic surgeon. He was a charter member of the original Loudoun Triple Threat travel basketball team which started the LTT AAU basketball program team. Metz played all seven years for LTT.

Read more about Metz in this Washington Post article.

The recently graduated Class of 2013 in Loudoun is now up to 175 athletes playing next year at some level. To add your favorite grad to this chart, email dan.sousa@vivaloudoun .com.

Boys Basketball: Loudoun FLEXX All Stars 13U Premier Team Headed to National Championships in North Carolina

(June 28, 2013) - Loudoun FLEXX All Stars 13U Premier boys basketball team has qualified for a national championship tournament in North Carolina this summer as the Virginia North representative.

The team is ranked No. 1 (in Division 1, Virginia North) with the American Youth Basketball Association (AYBA) after winning the state championships at the end of May. Going into the state championships as the No. 1 seed, they preserved their ranking against some tough competition (Virginia Terriers and the BTH Bulldawgs).

News: Potomac Falls Recent Grad Patricia Mook Receives $10K Sullivan Award Scholarship

(June 26, 2013) - Potomac Falls High School recent grad Patricia Mook is one of two applicants out of 2,300 nationwide to receive a $10,000 AAU High School Sullivan Award scholarship.

It was announced June 14 that Mook -- who played varsity basketball and volleyball at Potomac Falls for four years and ran track this spring -- and Josh Stamp received the top awards of $10,000 each. Mook will use her scholarship at Emory University where she will play basketball.

Youth Sports: Girls Basketball - Loudoun Xtreme 9th Grade AAU Tryouts

(Feb. 22, 2013) - Loudoun Xtreme's girls 9th grade basketball team is seeking players for the spring season. We are looking for highly competitive players to join our team which finished 17th at AAU D2 Nationals last year. If interested, please contact Rob Green at alfredhoops10@gmail.com or call 703-999-4607 for tryout information.

Youth Sports: Loudoun Triple Threat Sets AAU Basketball Tryouts

(Feb. 18, 2013) - Loudoun Triple Threat AAU is holding tryouts for Boys 4th through 12th grade and Girls 5th through 10th Grade. Visit the LTT website for tryout details or email Michael.Spencer@marriott.com for more information.

Youth Sports: Basketball - D1 Sports & Athletics to Hold Spring Girls and Boys Travel Basketball Tryouts

(Feb. 18, 2013) - D1 Sports & Athletics (D1SA) will hold spring girls and boys travel basketball tryouts starting Tuesday, Feb. 19.

D1SA, a none-profit organization that provides youth athletes a unique opportunity to experience growth through competitive team play, tournaments, training and events throughout the greater Loudoun County area, will field six teams at the 7th grade boys level (two national, two regional, two local teams), a 4th grade boys team, a 7th/8th grade girls team and a 9th grade girls team.

Youth Sports: Loudoun FLEXX to Hold AAU Boys Basketball Tryouts

(Feb. 14, 2013) - The Loudoun FLEXX AAU boys basketball program is holding tryouts for 4th grade thru 6th grade players from Feb. 15-18 at Lifetime Fitness located at 44610 Prentice Dr, Sterling, VA 20166. Sign your player in at the door (if not a member) and proceed to basketball court reserved for FLEXX.  See the tryout flyer for full details.

Boys Basketball: Flexx All Stars to Hold 13U Tryouts for Premier National Team

(Oct. 9, 2012) - Flexx All Stars boys basketball AAU club will hold tryouts for their 13U Premier National Team on Nov. 7 and Nov. 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lifetime Fitness. Please visit the Flexx All Stars website to sign up for the tryouts.

Flexx All Stars is an AAU Club level 3 member, and are consistent winners of local and regional competition. They are seeking highly competitive, serious basketball players for year round regional tournament participation, and State and National Championship competition in 2013.

Youth Sports: Girls Basketball - Loudoun Freedom Seeks Players for Grades 3 thru 8 AAU Teams

(Aug. 31, 2012) - The Loudoun Freedom is supporting girls AAU basketball teams in the 3rd grade through 8th grade this fall and this winter. They are seeking players interested in playing competitive level basketball, especially over the winter.

There will be tryouts for spring teams in February 2013. For more information, contact Michael Turner at michaelturner@aol.com or 703-303-0808 or www.loudounfreedom.com.

Girls Basketball: Harmony's Paige Williamson Helps Winchester Rising Stars Take AAU D2 National Title

(July 12, 2012) - Harmony's Paige Williamson, slated to play at Woodgrove High School in the future, helped her 6th grade AAU girls basketball travel team, the Winchester Rising Stars, to a Division II National Championship in Franklin, Tenn. against 47 other teams from around the nation. 

The team coached by Tamara Green and Kevin Reed, went 7-0 overall and defeated the Indiana Hoosier Elite in the title game 34-32. Williamson was a key defensive player for the Stars.


Winchester won the semifinal game,42-41 in double overtime over North Georgia Heat and defeated Tennessee A-Game 39-32 in the quarterfinal match-up.

Youth Sports: Boys Basketball - LTT 4th Grade Boys Win Balls Bluff Tourney

Champions!

(May 10, 2012) - The Loudoun Triple Threat boys 4th grade travel basketball team won the championship at the recent Balls Bluff tournament. The newly-minted team defeated another LTT team, 41-35, in the title game.

Oh, and the coach ... one Jeff Hawes, with two boys on the team, who has guided the Potomac Falls High School boys basketball team to three straight VHSL state tournaments and back-to-back Division 4 state titles in 2010 and 2011.

LTT winning roster: Landon Hawes, Simon Weeren, Dylan Saale, Clyde Volker, Connor Hein, Brock Redman, Hank Dickerson, Jayden Hickey. Coaches: Jeff Hawes , Kevin Weeren, and Mike Saale.

Youth Sports: Boys Basketball - Ashburn All Stars 8th Grade Team Captures Battle of Balls Bluff

Ryan Rutkowski, Coach Brendan Malloy, Jack Malloy, Jared Levin, Coach Adam Levin, Max Weiss,
Nick Mcintyre, Michael Janowski, Mark Birmingham and Team Manager – Kris Birmingham.

(May 9, 2012) - Ashburn All Stars, a group of 8th graders from Belmont Ridge, Eagle Ridge, Stone Hill and Riverbend middle schools, won the Battle of Balls Bluff basketball tournament held in Loudoun County May 4-6. The team compiled a 5-0 record.

Youth Sports: Basketball - 5th Grade Girls LTT Dynamite Blasts Way to Repeat AAU State Championship

Shown from left to right: Back row: Coach Janine Wilden, Coach PJ Maher (not shown, Coach Mike Wilden) Middle row: Shakima Machulski, Lilian Vargo, Annie Ellis, Samantha Wilden, Katie Maher, Elisabeth Coffman Front row: Samiksha Kale, Madison Jordan, Ashley Rubino, Grace Sibley, Gabi Ganley

(April 24, 2012) - The 5th grade girls Loudoun Triple Threat (LTT) Dynamite went 4-1 at the 2012 AAU Virginia District Tournament. The tournament was held at the Boo Williams SportsPlex in Hampton, VA on April 13-15.

Youth Sports - Basketball: Loudoun FLEXX All Starts 12U Blue Team Reaches D2 State Final Four

(April 16, 2012) - The Loudoun FLEXX All Stars 12U Basketball team competed in the AAU Division 2 Virginia State Basketball Tournament this past weekend and reached the Final Four.

Youth Sports - Basketball: Registration Open for 4th Annual Loudoun Spring League for Boys 3rd to 8th Grade

(March 2, 2012) - Registration for the 4th Annual Loudoun Spring Basketball League is open for Boys 3rd thru 8th Grade teams. Games will be played mid-May to early June.

Please visit www.loudountriplethreat.org or email Michael.Spencer@marriott.com for more information.

Also, the Loudoun Triple Threat AAU Basketball program is holding tryouts for Boys and Girls teams. They are seeking volunteer coaches with college or high School coaching experience and/or college playing experience. Please visit www.loudountriplethreat.org or email Michael.Spencer@marriott.com for more information.

Youth Sports - Basketball: Virginia Run n Gun U15 Holds Tryouts Saturday March 3

(March 2, 2012) - The Virginia Run n Gun U15 boys basketball program is hosting an open gym/tryout tomorrow March 3 at the National Conference Center formerly the Xerox Center from 1 to 3 p.m.

The address is 18870 Upper Belmont Pl. Leesburg, VA 20176 and all are welcome. Please RSVP to arthur.robinson@att.net if you plan to attend.

Youth Sports - Basketball: PSPA to Hold Girls AAU Tryouts

(Feb. 7, 2012) - Premier Sports Performance Academy (PSPA) will be holding tryouts for girls AAU basketball in the Loudoun County area over the next several weeks. PSPA will field teams in the U11, U10, and U9 age divisions.

Please visit www.pspacademy.com for registration information and additional details regarding the upcoming season. Tryouts will be held:

Girls Basketball: Loudoun Freedom to Hold Spring AAU Tryouts for 3rd thru 19th Grades

(Jan. 20, 2012) - The Loudoun Freedom basketball organization will hold tryouts seeking players for spring AAU GIRLS' teams in the 3rd thru 10th grades on Feb. 19 (at Harper Park MS) and Feb. 25 (Loudoun Country Day School) and Feb. 26 (Harper Park).

The Feb. 26 tryout is for 9th and 10th grade only. The Feb. 19 tryout is for all age groups while the Feb. 25 is for 3rd thru 8th grade. Times vary. Register online at www.loudounfreedom.com/registration.html. Specific times can be found at www.loudounfreedom.com. The Freedom also seeks coaches for certain age groups. For more information, contact Michael Turner at 703-303-0808 or loudounfreedombball@gmail.com.

Youth Sports - Boys Basketball: LTT Swarm to Hold Tryouts for 7th Graders

(Sept. 1, 2011) The Loudoun Triple Threat (LTT) Swarm 7th grade boys basketball team will hold tryouts at the Douglass Community Center in Leesburg on Sunday Sept. 18 and and Sunday Sept. 25 from 6 to 7 p.m.

The tryouts are for boys who are currently in 7th grade. Douglass Community Center is located at 407 E. Market St, Leesburg, VA. For more information, please contact Steve Coffman at hawkeye114@verizon.net.

Youth Sports - Girls Basketball: Loudoun Freedom Looking to Organize 3rd and 4th Grade Teams

The Loudoun Freedom AAU girls basketball organization is looking for 3rd and 4th grade players to form competitive teams. If interested, please contact Michael Turner at michaelturner@aol.com or cell 703-303-0808. www.loudounfreedom.com.