Volleyball: Oh, What a Run! Loudoun County Comes Up Short in Bid for 5th Straight State Title

Special to VivaLoudoun
(Nov. 22, 2011) - The Loudoun County High School girls volleyball team faced a familiar foe Friday when they took on Cave Spring in the VHSL AA state semifinals. The Raiders have faced the Knights in four of their six trips to VCU in the last 6 years, and the Knights are the only team to defeat Loudoun County in Richmond

The Raiders are 6-2 all-time versus the Knights, but unfortunately, one of those two defeats came Friday 3-1 (25-20, 16-25, 22-25, 21-25). Cave Spring defeated Loudoun County 3-0 in the 2006 State Final, and the Raiders had won six consecutive matches over Cave Spring before Friday's rematch and four straight state titles.

Volleyball: Cave Spring Ends Loudoun County's 4-Year AA State Title Run

(Nov. 18, 2011) - Cave Spring, the last team to beat the Loudoun County High School girls volleyball team in state competition in the 2006 finals, ended the Raiders fabulous 4-year AA state title run Friday with a 3-1 win (20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21) in the state semifinals at VCU in Richmond.

Matt Brooks of the Washington Post calculates that the Raiders over the last five seasons went 133-7.

Girls Volleyball: VHSL AA State Tournament Bracket

(Nov. 14, 2011) - Loudoun County High School opens its defense of a fifth straight Virginia High School League girls volleyball AA state title at home Tuesday against Chancellor at 7 p.m. Tickets are priced at $10 for the state tournament.

2011 VHSL Volleyball Championships
AA Girls
Quarterfinals - Tues. Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.E.C. Glass (R3 runner-up) at Cave Spring (R4 winner)
Chancellor (R1 runner-up) at Loudoun County (R2 winner)
Hidden Valley (R4 runner-up at Rustburg (R3 winner)
Western Albemarle (R2 runner-up) at Jamestown (R1 winner)

Semifinals - Fri. Nov. 18 at VCU, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Finals - Sat. Nov. 19 at VCU, 5 p.m.

Softball: VHSL State Tournament Bracket

Virginia High School League
2011 AA Softball State Tournament


Tues. June 7
Quarterfinals at high seed
Briar Woods (Region II runner-up) at Powhatan (Region I champ), 6
Broadway (Region III runner-up) at Cave Spring (Region IV champ, 5
York (Region I runner-up) at Woodgrove (Region II champ), 6
Abingdon (Region IV runner-up) at Northside (Region III chmap), 6

Fri. June 10
Semifinals at Radford, 10 a.m. and 1

Sat. June 11
Finals at Radford, 1

Baseball: VHSL AA State Tournament Bracket

Virginia High School League AA
State Tournament Baseball Bracket


Tues. June 7
Quarterfinals at high seed
Potomac Falls (Region II runner-up) at York (Region I champ), 6
Northside (Region II runner-up) at Cave Spring (Region IV champ), 5
Jamestown (Region I runner-up) at Broad Run (Region II champ), 5:30
Tunstall (Region IV runner-up) at Brookville (Region III champ), 7

Fri. June 10
Semifinals at Calfee Park, Pulaski, 10 a.m. and 1

Sat.June 11
Finals at Radford, 1

Photo Gallery: Volleyball - AA State Semifinals - Loudoun County vs. Cave Spring by Richard Kirby

(Nov. 20, 2010) - Richard Kirby returned from Richmond with this photo gallery from Loudoun County's win in the AA girls volleyball state semifinals over Cave Spring Friday evening. Click on any photo to see complete gallery.

Volleyball: Raiders Win Amazing 5-Set Battle with Cave Spring to Advance to AA Finals

Cave Springs takes the first set, 25-23. Raiders must now rally to make fourth straight trip to the AA state finals and defend back-to-back titles.

Raiders coming back ... have taken a 16-13 lead in set two with Cave Spring calling time out!

It is all tied up as Loudoun County wins the second set, 25-18.

Drama! Cave Spring went up big in set three over Loudoun County, 13-6, but the Raiders clawed back and it was tied 20-20 before going in "extra time" ... Cave Spring prevailed, 30-28, to take a 2-1 lead! Raiders with backs against the wall, must win next two sets to advance.

Loudoun County looking for force a fifth set ... they lead 21-14 in set four!

Cave Spring stormed back ... but Raiders held on for 25-23 win in fourth set. Now it is to the fifth set with the winner advancing to Saturday's 12:30 p.m. finals.

By the way, the last team to beat Loudoun County in state competition was Cave Spring in the 2006 finals.

Loudoun County leads 7-5 in the 5th and Cave Spring calls time out.

Cave Spring closes to 7-6 but LC goes up 8-6. And two more points for 10-6 lead. 10-7 now.

10-8 and then Vandegrift with kill for 11-8 lead.

Cave Spring scores 11-9 and then Juliane Hanna with kill to make it 12-9 LC!

Another LC point, 13-9 and Cave Spring calls time out.

Cave Spring scores, 13-10, Raiders

Hanna another kill and it is match point, 14-10 Raiders lead ...

It's over, Loudoun County wins it 15-10 ... And will play tomorrow for a third straight AA state title