Volleyball: Three Loudoun Players Make PrepVolleyball.com's Top 100 List for Class of 2012

(Sept. 27, 2011) - Three Loudoun volleyball players -- Heritage's Kelsey Hrebenach, Stone Bridge's Alex Heyn and Madeira School's Breanna Atkinson -- have made the PrepVolleyball.com's top 100 in their Senior Aces listing of the top recruits from the Class of 2012.

Heritage's Hrebenach is listed at No. 47. The 6-foot-1 athlete will play next year at Maryland.

At No. 68 is Heyn, out this season for Stone Bridge after shoulder surgery, the 6-foot-4 middle will play at The Ohio State.

Breanna Atkinson, who lives in Loudoun but plays at Madeira School in McLean, comes in at No. 89. She will play next year at Duke.

Are we missing a local athlete on the Senior Aces list -- let us know at dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

Girls Volleyball: Under Armour High School All-American Watch List Includes 7 from Loudoun

(Aug. 10, 2011) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) released Tuesday the Under Armour Girls' High School All-America volleyball athlete Watch List for the 2011-12 season and seven of the 11 girls from Virginia are from Loudoun.

This year's watch list includes 646 players from 38 states and serves as the starting point for the Under Armour All-America selection process. 4-time defending state champion Loudoun County placed two girls on the list: Jenna Strange and Gabby Serafin. The other five Loudoun players include: Breanna Atkinson (The Madeira School), Mallory Brickerd (Broad Run), Alex Heyn (Stone Bridge), Kelsey Hrebenach (Heritage) and Kaitlyn LaMantia (Freedom).

In November, the AVCA will name 48 student-athletes as an Under Armour All-American, with 24 players being selected to both a First-Team and Second-Team. Each of the 24 players on the First-Team will be invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match and Skills Competition. The event will be held on Friday, December 16 from 8-10 p.m. (CST) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in conjunction with the 2011 AVCA Annual Convention.

The below is the listing for the state of Virginia:
Virginia
Breanna Atkinson 5'11 OH The Madeira School Asburn VA Virgina Elite
Mallory Brickerd 6'1 OH Broad Run Ashburn VA Virginia Elite VBC
Michelle Heath 5'10 OH Rustburg Rustburg VA TCA Virginia
Alex Heyn 6'4 MB Stone Bridge Ashburn VA Virginia Elite VBC
Kelsey Hrebenach 6'2 MB Heritage Leesburg VA Virginia Elite VBC
Cheyenne James 5'10 OH Kellam Virginia Beach VA Virginia Beach Volleyball Academy
Kaitlyn LaMantia 6'0 S Freedom South Riding VA Virginia Elite VBC
Gabby Serafin 5'6 L Loudoun County Leesburg VA Virginia Elite
Morgan Shannon 5'10 OH Cave Spring Roanoke VA Roanoke United
Gaby Smith 5'7 OH Princess Anne Virginia Beach VA Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club
Jenna Strange 5'10 RS/OH Loudoun County Leesburg VA Virginia Elite

Girls Basketball: Norfolk Collegiate Wins Foxcroft's Think Pink Tournament Title, but Breast Cancer Fund is Big Winner

Pictured (left to right): Kate Eagen ( Purcellveille, VA), Tess Mackey (Alexandira, VA), Selina Sristienvong (New York), Assistant Head of School Sheila McKibbin, Paula Castro (Mexico City), Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff, and Athletic Association co-head Maeve Couzens (Middleburg, VA).

Foxcroft Athletic Association leaders Effie Kilmer (Westhampton Beach NY), Sarah Gilmore (Middleburg) and Maeve Couzens(Middleburg) promoted the tournament, organized and an all-day concession stand and presented the trophies at Saturday's Think Pink Basketball Tournament.

Norfolk Collegiate Girls' Varsity took home
Foxcroft School's Think Pink Tournament title

Middleburg (Feb. 8, 2011) - Led by Division I recruit Markell Smith, Norfolk Collegiate School beat Fredericksburg Academy, 54-26, then defeated the Madeira School, 66-47, Saturday to win the second annual Think Pink girls basketball tournament at Foxcroft School.

The event, which included junior varsity and middle school competitions, drew throngs of people to the school’s showcase athletic/student center and raised more than $1,000 for the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation, Foxcroft Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced Sunday.

Hill School (Middleburg) won the Middle School Round Robin

Smith, a 6-foot-2 senior headed to Towson University next fall on scholarship, scored 19 points in the first game and added 22 in the second to pace Norfolk Collegiate’s balanced attack. In the final, Norfolk Collegiate led Madeira by only 27-25 at halftime but turned the game into a rout in the second half behind Smith and junior guard Dee Maddox, who scored 20 points. For Madeira, Jessica Parent scored 11 and Emily Purdon chipped in with 10.

In the consolation game, host Foxcroft fell to Fredericksburg Academy, 50-29, despite a 14-point effort from senior center Claire Andrews and 11 rebounds from senior forward Sylvia Onukwugha. Paige McDermott led the visitors with 16 points.

Senior Markell Smith led Norfolk Collegiate

In the preliminary round, Madeira, defeated Foxcroft, 28-14, building a 17-3 first-half lead and coasting home. Imani Thompson led Madeira with eight points and senior guard Markesha Burnett paced Foxcroft with six points on a pair of 3-point field goals.

In the JV competition, Madeira captured the title with a 28-16 victory over Norfolk Collegiate. Freshman Tori Quiroz-Haden scored 14 points and sophomore Kate Bell added six second-half points for the Snails. Madeira downed Foxcroft and Norfolk defeated Fredericksburg Academy in the first round.

The Hill School of Middleburg bested both Loudoun Country Day School and Norfolk Collegiate in the middle school round-robin competition, which brought many Middleburgers to the event.

Junior center Charlotte Wright (Alexandria, VA), who led host Foxcroft with 11 point, 10 rebounds and four blocked shoots, shots a free throw

Admission to the event was free but more than $1,000 was raised for the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation through donations and the sale of T-shirts (sold out!). Foxcroft’s Athletic Association, a student organization led by seniors Sarah Gilmore (of Middleburg) and Effie Kilmer (Southhampton, NY) and junior Maeve Couzens (Middleburg), ran the concession stand, which raised another $500 for student sports activities.