Girls Basketball: Woodgrove 3-Year Captain Stephanie Purnell Signs to Play at Bucknell

Purcellville (May 7, 2013) - Woodgrove High School senior Stephanie Purnell -- a 3-year captain and the school's all-time leader in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots -- signed her letter of intent to attend and play basketball for Bucknell University on Monday.

Girls Basketball: Woodgrove's Purnell Named 1st Team All-State, Will Walk on to Bucknell Program

(March 20, 2013) - Last week was big for Woodgrove High School senior Stephanie Purnell as she was accepted to Bucknell University where she will walk on to the women's basketball program and she was named first team AA All-State by the Virginia High School Coaches Association.

Purnell's teammate, sophomore Brooke Basinger, and Loudoun County junior Maggie Phillips were both named honorable mention all-state.

VHSCA Girls Basketball 2012-13 AA All-State
Players of the Year
D3: Bailey Williams (SR) Spotswood
D4: Tay Taylor (SR) Salem

First Team
Bailey Williams (SR) Spotswood
Tay Taylor (SR) Salem
Janae McNeal (SR) Courtland
Stephanie Purnell (SR) Woodgrove
Olivia Watson (JR) Grafton
Myneshia Walker (JR) Brunswick
Brittany Allen (JR) Richlands

Softball: Broad Run JR Kamille Larrabee Verbals to Play at Bucknell University

(March 15, 2013) - Broad Run High School junior catcher Kamille Larrabee, who helped the Spartans finish as AAA state runner-ups last season, has verbally committed to play softball at Bucknell University starting in 2014-15.

Larrabee was second team all-Cedar Run District as a softball and the Spartans defensive MVP. She plays club softball for the Ashburn Shooting Stars 18U Gold.

Football: Briar Woods JR Running Back Cory Colder Offered by Bucknell

(May 3, 2012) - Briar Woods High School junior running back Cory Colder received his first football scholarship from Bucknell University. Bucknell, a Patriot League member, is now permitted to give athletic scholarships which makes Colder's one of the first scholarship offers by Bucknell.

Colder helped the Falcons to a second straight VHSL Division 4 state title in the fall, rushing for a school record 1,525 yards on 271 carries for a 5.6 yard average. He also scored 23 touchdowns. He had 186 yards rushing in the state title 28-26 win over Christiansburg on 27 carries including a 34-yard TD romp.

Boys Basketball: NCAA Division I Bucknell Offers Broad Run Junior Nigel Johnson

(Dec. 31, 2011) - Broad Run High School junior Nigel Johnson not only led the Spartans to a 58-45 win over Briar Woods Thursday in the 4th Annual Honda of Dulles Battle of Ashburn tournament, but his 27-point, 8-rebound, 5-assist performance earned him a scholarship offer from NCAA Division I Bucknell.

Boys Lacrosse: Former Potomac Falls MVP Swaney Makes Early Commitment to NCAA Division I Bucknell

(Feb. 27, 2011) - Grant Swaney, who was the high-scoring MVP for Potomac Falls High School before transferring to prep power St. Stephens and St. Agnes, has made an early commitment to play NCAA Division I lacrosse at Bucknell University starting in 2012-13.

The attack played two seasons for the Panthers, scoring 35 goals with 33 assists as a sophomore. The goals put him in the Top 40 on The Washington Post's All-Met list (http://wiki.allmetsports.com/all-met/leaders/boys-lacrosse/goals/) and his assists were good for 12th on The Washington Post's All-Met list (http://wiki.allmetsports.com/all-met/leaders/boys-lacrosse/assists/).

Swaney was named to the Dulles District second team. He tied the record at Potomac Falls for most assists in a game with seven against Freedom.