Girls Soccer: Stone Bridge 5-0! Bulldogs Book Trip to Northern Region Quarterfinals

(May 22, 2013) - The unbeaten Stone Bridge High School girls soccer team (16-0-2) left little suspense Tuesday in the opening round of the Northern Region tournament as region Player of the Year Murielle Tiernan scored in the first three minutes and the Bulldogs booked a quarterfinal spot with a 5-0 win over Stuart.

Stone Bridge will host South County at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Girls Basketball: Stone Bridge Hires Stuart's Gaffney to Take Reigns of Program

(June 2, 2011) - Stone Bridge High School has hired J.E.B. Stuart's girls varsity coach Thomas Gaffney to take the reigns of the Bulldogs program which went 23-4 last season under Chris Jones, who stepped down after the season. Gaffney, previously an assistant coach at Fairfax High School for three years, went 0-23 in his one year at Stuart.

Gaffney was also a head varsity girls basketball coach in California before moving to Ashburn, according to Stone Bridge athletic director Dave Hembach.

All interested parents and players are invited to “Meet the Coach” next Thursday, June 9th at 4 p.m. in the Stone Bridge library. Coach Gaffney will discuss his expectations and off-season plans in preparation for the upcoming 2011-12 season.

Coach Gaffney released the following statement about joining the Stone Bridge Staff:
“I am humbled and very excited to have been given the opportunity to lead the Stone Bridge Girls basketball program. As a member of the community, I know the school and community are passionate about their sports and academics, so the decision to apply for the job was an easy one. I am proud to be representing an Athletics Program with such an amazing reputation for integrity and success."

Football: Strong Second Half Highlights Stone Bridge's 55-0 Shutout Over Stuart

The scoreboard says it all for Stone Bridge Friday
Photos by Courtney Treon

By Courtney Treon
Special to VivaLoudoun

Ashburn (Nov. 13, 2010) - Senior Marcus Harris ran for three touchdowns and 163 yards and senior Spenser Rositano came up with two big third quarter plays, a 63-yard TD reception and 45 interception return for a score, to highlight Stone Bridge High School's 55-0 shutout Friday over J.E.B. Stuart in the Northern Region Division 5 quarterfinals.

Stone Bridge (11-0) is shooting for a fifth regional title in six years. The Bulldogs will host Liberty District foe South Lakes next Friday in the regional semifinals in a rematch of the final regular season game which SB won 49-13.

Asked what the biggest challenge was Friday night, Stone Bridge head coach Mickey Thompson cited the overconfidence factor.

“Over confidence is a little bit of a problem. When you have that, you tend not to pay attention to detail,” Thompson said.

It seems the most imminent challenge for the Bulldogs isn’t facing their next opponent; it’s finding a balance in confidence. Thompson said “you’re only as good as the guy next to you is.”

Volleyball: Teams Tune Up for Season at Park View Jamboree

(Aug. 20, 2010) - Briar Woods and Park View tuned up for the 2010 volleyball season against four other schools last Saturday at the Park View Jamboree.

Briar Woods, led by Chelsea Kaser, came away with top honors in the combined varsity/junior varsity scoring with 301 points.

Results with Players Selected All-Star
Combined scores for Varsity and JV

1, Briar Woods 301
Var - #6 Chelsea Kaser
Jv - #6 Lindsay Boerger

2, Park View/Fairfax HS JV 277
Var - #7 Alexa McManus
JV - #29 Geneva Tomajko

3 Gar-Field 273
Var - #12 Kaitlyn Mahoney
JV - #14 Kayla Watts

4 JEB Stuart 253
Var - #14 Briana Ford
JV - #7 Natalie Runnerstrom

5 Potomac Senior High 230
Var - #19 Katie Scheulen
JV - #24 Jocelyn Batres

6 Manassas Park 138
Var - #12 Shanna Bess
JV- #2 Mayra Chavez