News: Washington Post Honors Loudoun Valley's Martha Akers

(July 7, 2013) - The Washington Post Young Journalists Development Program (YJDP) named Loudoun Valley High School veteran teacher Martha Akers as one of the winners of the second annual YJDP Awards.

The awards recognize significant achievements and contributions of Washington area high school journalism students and advisors.

Graduation 2013: Loudoun Valley - Rain Can't Dampen Viking Graduation

This  is the 7th part of a Viva Loudoun 18-part Graduation 2013 series with a detailed look at the graduations at all the Loudoun County Public Schools high schools and programs.

(July 4, 2013) - Loudoun Valley High School celebrated its 2013 graduation ceremony on Monday, June 10th, inside the high school’s gym due to rain.

However, the weather did not dampen any of the spirit and enthusiasm of the 254 graduates.

Girls Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley Left Standing! Vikings Girls Knock off Battlefield, Advance to State Semifinals

(June 3, 2013) - There was a time when the Loudoun Valley High School girls lacrosse team had trouble breaking into the LoCo Top 5 poll, but as the seasons starts its final week the Vikings are the last local girls team standing, having knocked off Northwest Sectional champion Battlefield, 13-9, on Friday to advance to the VHSL state tournament semifinals.

Loudoun Valley (17-4) will face Northern Sectional runner-up Langley (13-5) on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Westfield High School.

Spring Sports: 11 Loudoun Teams Plays this Week in State Tournaments!

(June 3, 2013) - School ends this week in Loudoun on Thursday but athletes from 11 local teams hope they are still playing on Saturday as the Virginia High School League holds its annual state tournaments in baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer and tennis this week. Those teams with hopes of bringing a state title back to Loudoun and their next state game:

• Baseball: Woodgrove: AA quarterfinals Tues. June 4 at Warhill, 6:30 p.m.
• Softball: Stone Bridge: AAA quarterfinals Tues. June 4 at home vs. Osbourn, 5:30 p.m.
• Softball: Woodgrove: AA quarterfinals Tues. June 4 at home vs. Tabb, 6 p.m.
• Boys Lacrosse: Dominion: state semifinals Wed. June 5 vs. Madison at Westfield High School, 5 p.m. 
• Girls Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley state semifinals Tues. June 5 vs. Langley at Westfield High School, 7:30 p.m.
• Boys Soccer: Briar Woods: AA quarterfinals Tues. June 4 at home vs. Culpeper, 5:30 p.m.
• Boys Soccer: Broad Run: AAA quaerterfinals Tues. June 4 at Oakton,  7 p.m.  
• Boys Soccer: Tuscarora: AA quarterfinals Tues. June 4 vs. Lafayette at Wanner Stadium, 7 p.m.
• Girls Soccer: Briar Woods: AA quarterfinals Tues. June 4 at home vs. Jamestown, 7:30 p.m.
• Girls Soccer: Woodgrove: AA quarterfinals Tues. June 4 at Courtland, 6 p.m.
• Boys Tennis: Briar Woods: AA quarterfinals Tues. June 4 vs. James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington

Ticket prices at each venue are $10. Senior citizens must pay at state events.

Wrestling: Loudoun Valley SR Cassada-Maple Commits to Oklahoma State

(May 31, 2013) - Loudoun Valley High School senior Joshua Cassada-Maple announced this week that he has committed to wrestling next year at Oklahoma State for renowned coach John Smith.

Girls Lacrosse: VHSL State Tournament Brackets

(May 31, 2013) - The VHSL girls lacrosse state tournament features Woodgrove at home tonight against Osbourn Park in a quarterfinal at 6 p.m. and Loudoun Valley on the road for an early 4:30 p.m. start at Battlefield.

2013 VHSL Girls Lacrosse State Tournament
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 30
Langley 13, Western Albemarle 10

Friday, May 31
Osbourn Park at Woodgrove, 6 p.m.
Loudoun Valley at Battlefield, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 1
Salem at Madison, 5 p.m.

Baseball: Fletcher Swings Momentum with 3-Run Blast as Loudoun Valley Beats Heritage, 10-4, in Region Opener

By Owen Gotimer 
Viva Loudoun College Intern 
Leesburg (May 27, 2013) - A monumental momentum swing during the first round of the Region II baseball tournament came off the bat of Loudoun Valley High School’s Chad Fletcher in the form of a 3-run home run over the scoreboard in left field as the Vikings went on to defeat Heritage, 10-4.

“One swing of the bat, momentum can change in a game whether it’s a home run or a groundball with a double play,” said Fletcher, a senior first baseman. “I was just trying to make something go for my team. I hit it pretty good and gave us some momentum.”

Softball: Region II Bracket - Loudoun County and Woodgrove Collide in Quarterfinals

(May 28, 2013) - The Region II softball quarterfinals are set and Dulles District foes Loudoun County and Woodgrove will tangle tonight in the quarterfinals in Purcellville. Briar Woods will be on the road at Skyline.

2013 Region II Softball Tournament
First Round - Monday, May 27
Warren County 3, Loudoun Valley 2
Loudoun County 3, James Wood 1

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, May 28
Powhatan 3, Warren County 2
Skyline 3, Briar Woods 2
Woodgrove 5, Loudoun County 3
Fauquier 1, Fluvanna 0

Semifinals - Thursday, May 30
Skyline at Powhatan, 6 p.m.
Fauquier at Woodgrove, 7 p.m.

Finals - Friday, May 31 at high seed

Baseball: Region II Brackets - 3 Dulles Teams in Quarterfinals

(May 28, 2013) - The Region II baseball quarterfinals is set for Tuesday, May 28 with three Dulles District teams playing: Potomac Falls hosts Millbrook, Loudoun Valley at Sherando and Woodgrove at Monticello.

Region II Baseball 2013 Tournament
First Round - Monday, May 27
Loudoun Valley 10, Heritage 4
Woodgrove 11, Fauquier 4

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, May 28
Sherando 1, Loudoun Valley 0 (13)
Powhatan 11, Liberty 8
Woodgrove 10, Monticello 4
Potomac Falls 1, Millbrook 0

Semifinals - May 30
Powhatan at Sherando, 6 p.m.
Woodgrove at Potomac Falls, 6 p.m.

Finals - May 31 at high seed

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

College Corner with Dan Sousa
(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.

Boys Basketball: Loudoun Valley Celebrates Josh Grimard Signing with Alderson-Broaddus

(May 22, 2013) - Loudoun Valley High School celebrated last week the college signing of senior Josh Grimard who will play basketball next year at NCAA Division II Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia.

Alderson-Broaddus is moving to the Great Midwest Conference in July.

Girls Volleyball: Loudoun Valley Celebrates Two Headed to College Courts - Morgan Hammer (Coastal Carolina) & Tori Stewart (NC Wesleyan)

(May 22, 2013) - Loudoun Valley High School celebrated last week two girls volleyball players headed for the college courts in the fall -- Morgan Hammer (Coastal Carolina) and Tori Stewart (North Carolina Wesleyan).

Softball: Woodgrove JR Rachel Harris Named Dulles District Player of the Year; Loudoun County SR Kiley Jacobus Named Pitcher of the Year

(May 21, 2013) - Woodgrove High School junior catcher Rachel Harris, who helped the Wolverines to the Dulles District regular-season softball title, was named the district's Player of the Year, and Loudoun County 4-year starter Kiley Jacobus was named the Pitcher of the Year in a vote of the district's coaches Monday night.

Loudoun Valley's Kristin Thurston, who helped the Vikings to a top four finish, was named the Coach of the Year.

2013 Dulles District Softball Team
First Team
Infielders
Jordan Counts, Briar Woods, Jr.
Victoria Wright, Dominion, Jr.
Brittany Platt, Loudoun County, Jr.
Alayna Furr, Woodgrove, Sr.
Outfielders
Lynn Brantley, Briar Woods, Sr.
Ashley Cole, Woodgrove, Sr.
Mackenzie Moler, Woodgrove, Sr.
Tiffany Barndt, Potomac Falls, Jr.
Catcher
Rachel Harris, Woodgrove, Jr.
Pitchers
Kiley Jacobus, Loudoun County, Sr.
Jazmyn Rohrer, Woodgrove, Jr.
Designated Player
Claire Dietrich, Tuscarora, Jr.
Players at Large
Maria Latimer, Tuscarora, Sr.
Delany Turner, Loudoun County, Soph.

Player of the Year: Rachel Harris, Woodgrove, Jr. 
Pitcher of the Year: Kiley Jacobus, Loudoun County, Sr. 
Coach of the Year: Kristin Thurston, Loudoun Valley

Second Team

Lacrosse: Loudoun Teams Sweep Into Sectional Semifinals

Corley Simons and the Loudoun Valley girls lacrosse team advanced

(May 21, 2013) - Last year the AA Northern Sectional finals was an all-Loudoun affair and this year is shaping up to be a repeat as four local teams won first round games Monday night to advance to the sectional semifinals Wednesday.

The Woodgrove boys went on the road for a 15-4 win at Culpeper and the Tuscarora girls made the bus trip to Fauquier worth their it with a 23-16 victory. Here at home, a pair of all-Dulles District first games saw the home teams prevail with the Dominion boys tripling up on Briar Woods, 15-5, and the Loudoun Valley girls doubling Loudoun County, 20-10.

The Woodgrove boys and Tuscarora girls now have to face the Dulles District regular-season and tournament champions in the semifinals: the Loudoun County boys and Woodgrove girls. The winner of those semifinals will clinch a state bid and advance to the sectional finals.

The Dominion boys will be on the road at Fauquier and the Loudoun Valley girls will be at Kettle Run in the other semifinals.

Boys Lax: Woodgrove 15, Culpeper 4
Wolverine fans were "Loving" their team's play Monday with Jack Loving scoring six goals with three assists in the runaway. Jeremy Kendall dished out five assists and Ryan Reynolds had nine saves in goal.

Other goals from Woodgrove came from: Kyle Reilly (2), Sam Weber (2), Conner Loving (1), Kellen McCarthy (1), Matt Sears (1) and Trey Rustand (1). Assists were recorded by: Kellen McCarthy (1) and Kyle Reilly (1).

Girls Lax: Loudoun Valley 20, Loudoun County 10
It was just 5-3 at the half before the Vikings exploded for 15 second-half goals to advance to the sectional semifinals. Junior Corley Simons led the way with six goals for Valley while a host of players had hat tricks including senior Megan Williamson, sophomore Maya Ebrahimnejad, junior Ashlyn DiLoreto and junior Courtney Schollian.

Sophomore Haley Shuford had 12 saves in goal for the Vikes.

A key to the strong second half was the draw control by Simons and Ebrahimnejad's dominance on ground balls.

Also scoring for Valley were junior Sarah Ashworth and sophomore Lily Hamilton. Assists were recorded by Ashworth (2), Williamson (1), and Ebrahimnejad (1).

Lacrosse: AA Northern Sectional Starts Tonight

(May 20, 2013) - The AA Northern Sectional boys and girls lacrosse tournament starts tonight and some of the match-ups may look familiar to Dulles District fans as the Dominion High School boys host Briar Woods and the Loudoun Valley girls host Loudoun County.

In the other two first round games, the Woodgrove boys are at Culpeper and the Tuscarora girls are at Fauquier. On the boys side, Loudoun County and Fauquier have byes and on the girls side, Woodgrove and Kettle Run have byes.

Boys Lacrosse

AA Northern Sectional First Round

Briar Woods at Dominion

Woodgrove at Culpeper

Girls Lacrosse

AA Northern Sectional First Round

Loudoun County at Loudoun Valley

Tuscarora at Fauquier

Baseball: Unearned Run the Only Difference as Heritage's Gloger Triumphs over Loudoun Valley's Reed, 1-0, in Pitcher's Duel

Heritage's #21 Matt Gloger was the winning ace Thursday in a
pitching duel against Loudoun Valley's  Will Reed
(photo courtesy Susie Howard)

By Owen Gotimer 
Viva Loudoun College Intern

Leesburg (May 9, 2013) – Heritage High School right-hander Matt Gloger was dominant on Thursday night, allowing only six base runners in the midst of throwing a complete game, 1-0, shutout over the Loudoun Valley Vikings (12-7 overall, 10-5 in the district).

The Pride (12-7, 11-4) scored their only run of the game in the third inning, against equally as dominant Loudoun Valley starter Will Reed, on a Brandall Peter’s infield pop fly that was dropped allowing sophomore Tyler Richards to score.

Video: Viva Loudoun Game of the Week: Boys Lax Loudoun Valley vs. Dominion

(May 10, 2013) - Viva Loudoun's first Game of the Week, as voted by the fans, was the April 26 boys lacrosse match between Loudoun Valley and Dominion high schools and the Viva Loudoun video crew team (Tyler Bailey and Josh Holton) put together this video highlight from the game ... enjoy!

Girls Volleyball: Loudoun Valley SR Outside Hitter Tori Stewart Commits to North Carolina Wesleyan

Purcellville (May 7, 2013) - Loudoun Valley High School senior outside hitter Tori Stewart has committed to play women's volleyball next year at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount.

Stewart was a dominant force for Loudoun Valley the past two years as a middle blocker and outside hitter. 

Stewart's club volleyball coach Allison Smith: "Tori’s presence at Loudoun Valley will certainly be missed, but she will be a phenomenal asset to NC-Wesleyan."

Boys Lacrosse: Viva Loudoun LoCo Top 5

(May 6, 2013) - Viva Loudoun will rank the top five boys lacrosse teams among Loudoun's 13 public high school each week.

Viva Loudoun LoCo Boys Lacrosse Top 5

Week 8, April 29-May 4
1, Loudoun County (12-0)
Raiders stay unbeaten with 6-5 win over Woodgrove Thursday

2, Stone Bridge (11-2)
Bulldogs fall in OT to Madison but recover with two wins and advance to Liberty semifinals

3, Dominion (9-4)
Titans hold off determined Briar Woods, 9-8

4, Woodgrove (8-5)
Woodgrove drops a close game to No. 1 County

5, Loudoun Valley (9-4)
Vikes chalk up two more wins and face No. 1 County tonight

On the Bubble: Broad Run (8-6), Freedom (8-6), Briar Woods (7-6), Potomac Falls (7-7)

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Baseball: Viva Loudoun LoCo Top 5

(May 6, 2013) - Viva Loudoun will rank the top five baseball teams among Loudoun's 13 public high school each week.

Viva Loudoun LoCo Baseball Top 5

Week 8, April 29-May 4
1, Potomac Falls (13-3)
Panthers maintain top ranking despite a 1-0 loss to Heritage as all teams in LoCo Top 5 suffered losses on the week!

2, Woodgrove (9-4)
Wolverines win three times on week including beating then No. 5 Heritage which turned around an beat No. 1 Potomac Falls and a non-district win over previous No. 1 Freedom to move into Top 5 at the No. 2 spot!

3, Heritage (11-7)
Pride fall 4-3 to Woodgrove but shut down Potomac Falls 1-0 in big Dulles win.

4, Freedom (13-5)
The Eagles have gone 2-4 since their 11-1 start to the season.

5, Loudoun Valley (13-6)
Vikes suffer losses to Potomac Falls and Briar Woods -- surrendering 10 runs in each game.

On the Bubble: Briar Woods (9-7), Stone Bridge (9-8), Broad Run (7-12)


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