College Corner: Loudoun County Grad Showalter Joins Liberty Track and Field Program from CNU

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(July 4, 2013) - Loudoun County High School grad Josh Showalter has transferred from Christopher Newport University to Liberty University, according to the Flames track and field program.

Showalter joins the Liberty distance squad after spending his freshman season at CNU. He was named USA South Rookie of the Year after placing third at the USA South Cross Country Championship. The 2013 Mason-Dixon Conference indoor 5K runner-up notched track times of 9:38.30 in the steeplechase and 15:36.69 in the 5K. Showalter clocked a 9:33.53 in the 3,200 as a senior at Loudoun County High School in 2012. He also helped his team finish third at the Virginia Group AA state cross country meet in 2010 and fourth in 2011.

College Corner: Woodgrove Grad Sarty Makes CAA Baseball All-Tournament Team

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(May 27, 2013) - Woodgrove High School grad J.J. Sarty hit .471 in the CAA tournament, helping William & Mary to the championship game where they fell to Towson, 5-2. Sarty, a freshman has helped the Tribe to a school-tying 37 wins this season, and was named to the CAA All-Tournament team.

College Corner: Stone Bridge Grad Derek Maltz and Loudoun Valley Grad Chris Daddio Help Top-ranked Syracuse into NCAA Final Four

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(May 24, 2013) - You can catch a couple of local grads on national TV Saturday as Stone Bridge High School grad Derek Maltz and Loudoun Valley High School grad Chris Daddio will take the field for Syracuse University as the top-ranked Orange take on No. 4 Denver at 5 p.m. in the NCAA Final Four at Lincoln Financial Field in Phileadelphia.

The other other semifinal pits No. 7 Duke against unranked Cornell at 2:30 p.m.

Football: Stone Bridge Grad Mike Mattingly Transfers from Upper Iowa to Tusculum

(May 8, 2013) - Stone Bridge High School 2010 grad Mike Mattingly has been granted his scholarship release from Upper Iowa University and will transfer to Tusculum College in Greenville, Tenn. where he will play football for the Pioneers on a 70 percent football scholarship.

College Corner: Loudoun County Track Grads Do Well -- CNU's Showalter Quaulifies for Junior Nationals in Steeple Chase; Tech's Curtin Wins ACC 5,000 Meters

CNU's Josh Showalter (photo courtesy CNU)

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(April 22, 2013) - Loudoun County High School track and field coach Courtney Campbell reports that former Raiders are doing great in college this spring with Josh Showalter, a freshman at Christopher Newport, qualifying for Junior Nationals in the steeple chase and Tommy Curtin, a sophomore, at Virginia Tech, coming from behind to win the ACC outdoor 5,000 meters with his fist sub-14 time at 13:57. Curtin also won the ACC 5,000 meters indoor title in the winter.

Virginia Tech's Tommy Curtin (photo courtesy VT)

College Corner: Potomac Falls Grad Heather Kiefer Named CAA Pitcher of the Week for Second Time this Spring

photo courtesy JMU athletics

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Richmond (April 20, 2013)  – James Madison sophomore pitcher Heather Kiefer (Potomac Falls, Va./Potomac Falls) and freshman pitcher/first baseman Jailyn Ford (Hot Springs, Va./Bath County) were respectively named the Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Monday after helping lead JMU to a 4-1 record last week.

Kiefer claimed CAA Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season and the third time in her career. For Ford, this is her fourth conference Rookie of the Week accolade and her sixth conference honor of the season.

College Corner: Broad Run Grad Clarke Headed to College of Charleston with Towson Dropping Baseball

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(April 5, 2013) - Broad Run High School grad Taylor Clarke had "Tommy John" elbow surgery in January and then last month got confirmation that Towson University was dropping its baseball program but the right-hander is looking to come back strong next year after accepting a partial scholarship to transfer and play at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Read a full story on Clarke's situation by Jason S. Rufner in the Loudoun Times-Mirror.

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College Corner: Loudoun County Grad Brittany Batts Leads Gannon Women Hoops to D2 Elite 8

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(March 20, 2013) - Loudoun County High School grad Brittany Batts, leading the nation in three-point field goal percentage, helped the Gannon women's basketball team capture the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region championship with a 50-47 win over California (PA). Gannon now advances to the Elite 8.

Batts, one of the greatest outside shooters in Loudoun history, now has 99 three's on the season, a single season Gannon record. The Knights will play Ashland on March 26 in San Antonio at 9:30 p.m.

College Corner: Park View Grad Nykorchuk Off to Hot Sophomore Softball Season Start at Mary Washington

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(March 20, 2013) - Park View High School grad Emily Nykorchuk is off to a torrid start for her sophomore softball season at the University of Mary Washington, hitting .469 in 11 games with a .781 slugging percentage.

The catcher has 15 hits, including five doubles, a triple and home run along with 13 RBIs. While at Park View she was a 3-year starter behind the plate.

Her freshman year at Mary Washington she hit played in nine games with a .333 average in nine at-bats.

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College Corner: Tuscarora Grad Mayflower Sailing Along for Mary Washington Baseball

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(May 19, 2013) - Tuscarora High School grad Bernie Mayflower worked five scoreless innings on March 13, allowing just two hits, to pick up the 6-0 win for the University of Mary Washington baseball team over Catholic University.

Mayflower is 2-0 in his freshman season with 14 hits and only one walk allowed in 21 innings pitched. Opponents are hitting just .187 against Mayflower who has a 1.71 ERA.

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College Corner: Heritage Grad Peters Connects for 100th Cornell Career Hit in His Return Home

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Arlington (March 19, 2013) - A three-year starter for the Cornell Big Red baseball squad, senior Brenton Peters returned home to Virginia for a pair of double headers last weekend against the George Washington Colonials.

With his 100th and 101st career collegiate base hits, Peters went 2 for 3 in the final contest of the series. Serving as the Big Red’s leadoff batter and starting second basemen since his sophomore year, he added two walks and a run scored in the final game in his return back to the D.C. metropolitan area where he played at Heritage High School in Leesburg.

College Corner: Woodgrove Grad Bogan Busts Her Way into Virginia Wesleyan Starting Line-up, Earns D3 National, ODAC Player of the Week Honors

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(March 19, 2013) - After scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Averett on Feb. 27, Virginia Wesleyan freshman outfielder Courtney Bogan earned a nod in the starting lineup for the remainder of the week, leading to a 10-for-15 (.667) performance at the plate with nine runs, six RBI, one double, three triples, six steals and one home run for the Woodgrove High School grad.

Bogan, who helped the Wolverines win the AA state softball title a year ago, earned the Louisville Slugger/NFCA DIII National Player and Old Dominion Athletic Conference player of the Week honors.

College Corner: Great Opening Act! Loudoun County Grad Aubel Named CAC Softball Player of the Week

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(March 19, 2013) -Following a handful of stellar efforts in her first collegiate action for Frostburg State softball, freshman Renay Aubel was been named the Capital Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week on March 4. The Loudoun County High School grad  posted a .500 on-base percentage, with three hits, four walks, two home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored as the Bobcats won three of four games at the Beach Blast in Virginia Beach this past weekend.

College Corner: Woodgrove Grad Sarty with Clutch Hits off Bench for William & Mary Baseball

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(March 19, 2013) - Woodgove High School grad Jonathan Sarty is making an early impact off the bench in his freshman campaign with the William & Mary baseball team, including three pinch-hit RBI at-bats in one weekend against Rutgers.

College Corner: Loudoun County Grad Sarver Earns Start on Hokies Women's Hoops Senior Day

Loudoun County grad Kerry Sarver is all smiles on Senior Day
(photo courtesy LCHS via Hokies Sports)

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(March 19, 2013) - Loudoun County High School athletic director Ken Wright passed along this nice note about one of our favorite all-time players to cover, Loudoun County's Kerry Sarver. She walked onto the Virginia Tech women's basketball team two years ago and while not playing a lot she was a valuable member of the squad.

She was rewarded with a start on Senior Day on March 3 in the Hokies final home game.

Said Wright: "Congrats to Kerry. She lived out her dream of playing college basketball and relished the moment on (Senior Day)."

College Corner: Dominion Grad Reed Receives ODAC/StellarOne Fall Sportsmanship Award

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(March 19, 2013) - Dominion High School grad Ally Reed, a senior volleyball player at Hollins, has made the Old Dominion Athletic Conference 2012 StellarOne Sportsmanship Team for fall 2012.

This marks the fourth year the league has recognized these fine student-athletes for their excellence in sportsmanship.

College Corner: Park View Grads Drew and Bobby Mason Flying High For Chowan Hawks Baseball

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Drew Mason

Hampton (March 15, 2013) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Sports Information Director's Association have made their selections for CIAA Baseball Players of the Week. The Chowan University Hawks swept the list of weekly honors with Josh Catalano earning Player of the Week, Ryan Moore getting the nod as Pitcher of the Week, and Park View High School grad Drew Mason as the Offensive Player of the Week.

Mason is a junior and his brother Bobby is a freshman pitcher on the team who earned the Hawks first win of the season when he worked 3.2 innings of 2-hit ball, giving up one run, in an early February 5-4 win over Coker College. In that win, Drew Mason had three RBIs.

Drew Mason went 3-8 at the dish this week en-route to earning the CIAA Offensive Player of the Week. Mason holds a .371 average on the season, and has collected three doubles. He also collected three of the team's six hits against St. Augustine's on Saturday. Chowan University is located in Murfreesboro, N.C.

College Corner: Long Way Home - Stone Bridge Grad Maltz Living Boyhood Dream after Years on Lax Outskirts

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(Feb. 14, 2013) - Stone Bridge High School grad Derek Maltz, one of the top lacrosse players to ever come out of Loudoun, is about to start his junior season at Syracuse University where is a captain, the team's leading returning scorer and honorable mention preseason All-American. Check out this great profile on Maltz by Jacob Klinger, assistant sports editor with the Daily Orange student publication.

Derek Maltz grew up wanting to play lax at Syracuse! 
(photo courtesy Derek Maltz , SR)

College Corner: Broad Run Grad Kacey Kelley Named Coastal Carolina's Women's Soccer Co-Player of the Year

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(Jan. 14, 2013) - Broad Run High School grad Kacey Kelley has been named Coastal Carolina's women's soccer Co-Player of the Year by the Grand Strand Sports Report in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Kelley was named First Team All-Big South Conference after the fall season. She scored a team-high nine goals, tied for 10th most in program history for a single season. She was ranked in the Top 10 in the Big South in goals, points and shots.

Coastal Carolina went 10-9 overall on the season including 7-4 in conference. Kelley is joined on the team by two freshman from Loudoun, her sister, Darbie Kelley (Broad Run) and Charlotte Ratcliff (Woodgrove). 

College Corner: Potomac Falls Grad Tarrell Owens Named 1st Team DB for D3 Ferrum College

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Courtesy of Ferrum College

(Nov. 20, 2012) - Potomac Falls High School grad Tarrell Owens has made first team USA South for defensive backs at NCAA Division III Ferrum College.

Owens tied the school record for single-game interceptions with three Oct. 13 at home against North Carolina Wesleyan College. Owens picked off two more passes Oct. 27 at Greensboro College, one of which he returned 98 yards for a touchdown. His seven total interceptions this season finished tied for third nationally among the NCAA Division III ranks, and tied for seventh nationally with 0.70 interceptions per game.

I personally consider myself a Redskins fan but don't watch all that much and don't really know all the players positions except for RG3 and Cooley.  But I do know they put their bodies on the line every day for every PLAY.  My husband's friend ex- Eagle/Redskin Troy Drake once described each hit as getting into a car accident. So my hats off to all of those football players and the hits they take. Way to go Tarrell and keep up the great work.

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