News: Citing Rival's Disrespectful Actions, Wakfield School Drops Sports with Middleburg Academy

(Feb. 20, 2013) - Peter Brewington on Fauquier.com on Tuesday reports that sportsmanship incidents stemming from Middleburg Academy's boys basketball 108-33 win over the Wakefield School on Feb. 14 has led Wakefield officials to announce that their teams will not play Middleburg teams in any sports for at least the rest of the school year.

Wakefield is going as far as to forfeit Wednesday's CAC girls basketball championship game against Middleburg Academy. Read the full article here.

Boys Lacrosse: Middleburg Academy's SR Daniel Mangle Commits to York College of PA and JR Dan Koorbusch Verbals to Jacksonville University

photo courtesy NoVa West Lacrosse

(Feb. 8, 2013) - Middleburg Academy boys lacrosse had good college news this week as senior Daniel Mangle has committed to play next year at York College of Pennsylvania and junior Dan Koorbusch has given a verbal commitment to play starting in 2014-15 at Jacksonville University.

Both play for the NoVa West Lacrosse Elite high school team with Mangle a midfield/attack and Koorbusch a 6-foot-2 defender.

Boys Lacrosse: Middleburg's Adam Caplinger to Play at NCAA Division II Mars Hill College

Middleburg (Nov. 6, 2012) - Middleburg Academy senior Adam Caplinger has committed to play lacrosse at Mars Hill College in North Carolina next year.

Olympics: Middleburg Academy Grad Azania Stewart Playing for Host Great Britain in Olympics

photo courtesy University of Florida

Middleburg (July 30, 2012) - Azania Stewart, who graduated from Middleburg Academy (then Notre Dame Academy) in 2008, is playing for Great Britain's 12-member Olympic basketball squad, a team making its first-ever appearance in the international games.

London, her hometown, had been announced as the venue for the 2012 games just as Stewart arrived in Middleburg, at age 15, to begin her U.S. high school career.

Golf: Middleburg Academy's Maclain Huge Qualifies for U.S. Open Sectional

Maclain Huge, pictured in earlier action, is shooting to qualify for the U.S. Open

(May 16, 2012) - Middleburg Academy senior Maclain Huge, a Virginia Tech recruit, fired a 2-under 69 yesterday at the Four Streams Golf Club in Beallsville, Md. to finish in a tie for third at the U.S. Open Local Qualifying.

Baseball: Middleburg Academy's Connor Gorman to Play at Chesapeake College

Middleburg (May 3, 2012) - Middleburg Academy senior baseball player Connor Gorman will play next year on the junior college level at Chesapeake College.

Located in Wye Mills, Md. the Chesapeake College baseball team has enjoyed nine straight 20-win seasons and was the 2010 NJCAA Division I Region XX runner-up.

Boys Lacrosse: Middleburg's Lacrosse Club's Accelerated Development Program Allows Middle School Players to Face Prep JV Competition

 

Special to Viva Loudoun
Middleburg (April 26, 2012) - The Middleburg Lacrosse Club has a 7-3 record which on its own looks pretty good, but the mark looks spectacular when you consider that the club has a dozen middle school players who are facing high school prep JV level players.

Boys Lacrosse: Eight Local Players Headed to NCAA D3 Ranks

(April 20, 2012) Eight local boys lacrosse players are headed to the NCAA Division III ranks, according to laxpower.com.

Newly added to the Viva Loudoun College Choice Chart are three players from Middleburg Academy: Tav Hafner (Haversford College), Jake Windle (Christopher Newport) and Ryan Quick (Stevenson). Also added are two players from Loudoun Valley: Will Geise (Christopher Newport) and David Dimoff (Saint Vincent College).

Other new additions are from Briar Woods -- Nathan Dominique (Lynchburg), Dominion -- Derek Bullock (Lynchubrg) and Stone Bridge -- Anthony Giachinta (Christopher Newport).

Class of 2012 now has 140 athletes listed.

News: Middleburg Academy Baseball to Hold Golf Tournament Fundraiser April 16 at River Creek

(March 31, 2012) - The Middleburg Academy baseball program is hosting a golf tournament fundraiser at the River Creek Club in Leesburg on April 16 at noon. The golf tournament with a buffet dinner to follow is $99 per person ($69 for River Creek Club members) which includes golf, cart, dinner and 2 drinks (Dinner only - for $40.). There will be prizes and a raffle also.

More information: Contact Doug Walker 703.898.8470 or Douglas_Walker@l.com.

Golf: Middleburg Academy's Maclain Huge Captures Plantations Junior Golf Tour's Bull Run Event

(March 19, 2012) - Middleburg Academy senior Maclain Huge of Lovetsville secured his first victory of the season at the Plantations Junior Golf Tour’s Bull Run event this past weekend.

Huge, a Elite Performance Golf Academy student, began the day at Bull Run Golf Club in Haymarket three strokes behind the leaders and could make up no ground on the front nine. Knowing he needed to make something happen heading into the final nine holes Huge played smart solid golf, according to Middleburg Academy coach Adam Harrell. He carded three birdies against no bogies to shoot 3 under par 33 on the closing stretch, which got him into a 3-way playoff for the title.

Girls Basketball: Middleburg Academy Senior Sammy Bane Signs with Shepherd University

Middleburg (March 2, 2012) - Last month, Middleburg Academy senior Sammy Bane signed her Letter of Intent to play NCAA Division II basketball at Shepherd University.

 Bane, of Chantilly, led the Lady Dragons this season, averaging 17 points per game, with 4 assists, 4 steals, and 4 rebounds. She shot 82 percent at the free throw line and led the team with more than 70 3-pointers. 

Sammy is pictured above with her mother, Denise and stepfather, Wayne Maiers and Girls Basketball Coach, Cornelius Snead. (photo courtesy of Cindy Fenton)

Golf: Middleburg Academy's Maclain Huge Just Falls Short at Puerto Rico Junior Open

(Jan. 17, 2012) - Middleburg Academy senior Maclain Huge just fell short in his title bid at the Puerto Rico Junior Open as he finished fifth with an even par total of 216, four shots back of winner Edward Figueroa of Naples, Fla.

News: Middleburg Academy Celebrates the Signing of Three: Brown (Longwood) and Alie-Cox (VCU) for Hoops; Huge (Virginia Tech) for Golf

Middleburg (Nov. 18, 2011) - Middleburg Academy celebrated last week the college signings of three athletes with Mo Alie-Cox signing to play basketball for VCU, Nik Brown signing to play basketball for Longwood University and Maclain Huge signing to play golf for Virginia Tech.

Tennis: Middleburg Academy's Noah Fenton Named Player of the Year for D2 States

Special to VivaLoudoun

Middleburg (June 6, 2011) - Noah Fenton has proven an outstanding addition to the Middleburg Academy Tennis Team. The 16-year old junior, along with his younger brother Adam, a freshman, are new to the high school this year and both went undefeated the entire season and were elected to the All-State Team.

Noah received additional recognition at the State level when recently named Player of the Year (Division II). Together with their teammates, the Fenton brothers helped capture this year’s Cavalier Athletic Conference (CAC) title, for the first time in the school’s history, and were runners up for the Virginia Independent Schools Division II State Title held in Richmond.

The Dragons entered the VISAA State Tournament seeded No. 5. They defeated the No. 4 seed, the Steward School 7-2, and then went on to defeat the No. 1 seed, Hampton Roads Academy 5-4. Their season ended at the Robbins Center in Richmond in the State Championship, losing in a tight 4-5 match against The Covenant School of Charlottesville.

Sons of Cindy and Andrew Fenton of Middleburg, the Fenton brothers have been USTA junior competitors for the past five years. Noah is currently ranked No. 11 and Adam No. 6 in their respective age groups in the Mid Atlantic region. The Middleburg Academy tennis team has every hope of bringing home the state championship next season.

Individual Photo by Scott Cain
Team Photo by Andrew Fenton

Golf: "Huge" Accomplishment! Lovettsville Teen Qualifies for Junior World Championship Tournament

Lovettsville teen Maclain Huge is returning to the Junior World Championship Golf Tournament

Middleburg (June 6, 2011) - Lovettesville resident Maclain Huge, a junior at Middleburg Academy, has qualified for the Calloway Junior World Championship Golf Tournament for the second consecutive year.

The international tournament, which began in 1968, is the largest junior golfing event in the world. Huge won the regional qualifier at Worthington Manor Golf Club in Urbanna MD, coming in 5 strokes under. A member of Loudoun Golf and Country Club, the 17-year old, 6-foot-4 golfer was president of this year’s junior class at Middleburg Academy and plays for the school team.

Basketball: Middleburg Academy Junior Alie-Cox Makes Verbal Commitment to VCU

(May 27, 2011) - The Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that Middleburg Academy junior Mo Alie-Cox has verbally committed to one of the hottest basketball programs in the country, VCU.

The 6-foot-6, 251-pound Alie-Cox averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks a game this past season.

Baseball: Middleburg Academy Falls to Atlantic Shores in VISAA State Playoffs

(May 18, 2011) - Middleburg Academy had their baseball season end Tuesday with a 4-1 loss at Atlantic Shores in the VISAA state quarterfinals.

Daniel Anderson drove in Anthony Woods for the Dragons only run in the second inning, giving Middleburg a 1-0 lead.

Atlantic Shores' potent offense (56 homers on the year) was kept in check most of the day as they managed only five hits on Middleburg junior starter Connor Gorman.

Middleburg finshes the season with a 17-10 record.

Youth Sports - Boys Basketball: Middleburg Academy to Hold Boys Hoops Summer Camps

(Apr. 25, 2011) - Middleburg Academy boys basketball camp dates for summer 2011 have been released. There will be four one-week sessions with the first session starting June 27. For complete information, open this brochure.

Baseball: Spring Break Recaps - Potomac Falls Finishes Strong at Disney, SB Nipped by OP, BR Must Delay Wood Bat Title Game, and More!

(Apr. 22, 2011) - Sure the teams are on Spring Break officially now and we may have traveled South to the beach ... but we are still giving you the The Skinny. Here is a look at the baseball action from Tuesday through Thursday:

Thurs. Apr. 21
Middleburg 16 Randolf-Macon 0

Wed. Apr. 20
Potomac Falls 7, Methacton PA 1
The Skinny: Panthers report that they finished their Disney swing on Wednesday with a 7-1 win over Methacton HS of Norristown, PA. The Panthers went 3 and 1 at Disney with their only loss being an 8th inning defeat to St. Francis.

Jackson Rogers took the mound after throwing a no-hitter on Saturday and struck out the first 6 batters. He went through 4 innings of no hit ball before giving up his only hit of the trip in the fifth. Meanwhile, the Panthers scored one in the first on singles by Tyler Rice and Rogers. They put the game away in the second with 4 runs on hits by Ryan Mahoney, Ben Sweger and Ryan Miller. Potomac Falls added single runs in the 3rd and 5th innings.

Steven Fisher and Nick Fernandez finished up on the mound. The Panthers scored a total of 23 runs while only giving up 10 runs on 16 hits.

Woodbridge 3, Stone Bridge 2
The Skinny: Steve Johnston reports for Bulldogs that three Woodbridge pitchers combined to limit the Stone Bridge Bulldogs to two runs on six hits in the consolation game of the "Let's Play Two" tournament on Wednesday afternoon. Bulldogs junior Tyler Mocabee continued his strong pitching by limiting Woodbridge to just three runs on three hits over six innings, but it wasn't enough as the Stone Bridge bats were mostly dormant until the final inning when they mounted an unlikely rally.

With two outs, catcher Colin Karafa (2-3, SB) lined his second hit of the day into left field. After a walk to Connor Donavan, Mocabee singled on an 0-2 pitch, scoring Karafa and keeping hope alive. Junior Alex Wynn, getting his first start of the season in centerfield, made things interesting by singling in Donovan. That brought the hot-hitting leadoff hitter Josh Kuzbel to the plate with the tying run on third and the winning run on first base. Kuzbel worked the count to his favor before lining a 2-0 pitch off the leg of the pitcher who recovered and threw to first to end the game.

Lefty Alex Logan pitched a scoreless seventh for the Bulldogs keeping the game within reach and giving the Bulldogs one final chance.

The loss drops the Bulldogs season record to 8-3. All three losses have been by one run. They return to action on April 25th when they host the Loudoun Valley Vikings in a non-district contest.

Middleburg 7, Mount Vernon 5
The Skinny: Dragons report that Dylan Martinez hit a 2-run HR to provide the winning margin. Daniel Goldstein notched his second win in 3 days. Middleburg finished the Let's Play Two tourney with a 2-2 record with 2 wins against AAA competition.

George Mason 7, Briar Woods 2
Park View 8, Heritage 3
The Skinny: Pride report that -

Heritage 3 3 7 011 010 0
Park View 8 12 2 120 230 -

LP: Owen Gotimer (0-1)

Offensively:
Cameron Bell 1-3, 2b
Zach Hopeck 1-3, R
Owen Gotimer 1-3


Tues. Apr. 19
Cheers Sports/DST Wood Bat Tournament
Marshall 3, Heritage 2 (12)
Broad Run 3, George Mason 2
Liberty 3, Briar Woods 1
Bishop O'Connell 12, Park View 0
The Skinny: The Spartans report that the second round of the Cheers/DST Wood Bat Tournament was played at both Broad Run and Park View. The following are the results of the Spartans bracket played at Broad Run in Ashburn.

The noon game between Marshall and Heritage went 12 innings and was delayed by lightning. Marshall won 3-2 in the bottom of the 12th.

The second game between Broad Run and George Mason was decided in the bottom of the 7th. With the game tied at 2-2, Shea Bargeil doubled home Nick Richardson from second base for the winning run giving the Spartans a 3-2 win.

After two days of play Broad Run and Marshall finished the Spartans side of the bracket at 2-1 each. George Mason and Heritage finished the Spartans side of the bracket at 1-2 each. By virtue of the head to head tie break Broad Run is the #1 seed, Marshall is the #2 seed, George Mason is the #3 seed, and Heritage is the #4 seed.

On Wednesday all games will be played at Park View. The schedule is as follows:

Heritage will play Park View in the 7th place game at 9 AM. George Mason will play Briar Woods in the 5th place game at 11:30 AM. Marshall will play Liberty in the 3rd place game at 2 pm.

The Championship game between Broad Run and Bishop O'Connell can not be played on Wednesday due to a schedule conflict for Bishop O'Connell. The championship game date and time have yet to be determined.

Pride report that:
Marshall 3, Heritage 2 (13 innings)

Heritage 2 3 2 002 000 000 000 0
Marshall 3 14 3 001 000 100 000 1

Pitching for the Pride
Zach Hopeck ND 6.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 10 H, BB, HP, K
Marco Verdi L 6.1 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 7 K, 2 BB, HP


Potomac Falls 6, Hatsboro PA 3
The Skinny:Potomac Falls bounces back on Tuesday with a quality win over Hatsboro (PA) after losing an extra inning affair with St. Francis de Sales of Ohio on Monday.

In Monday’s game, the Panthers lost in the 8th inning to St. Francis 6-5 after playing catch up most of the game. St. Francis went through 7 different pitchers in keeping the Panthers off balance most of the game. Still Potomac Falls loaded the bases in the eighth but failed to push the tying run across the plate when they ended the game on an infield fly and fly out to center.

The Panthers took the field on Tuesday with a little different attitude.

Facing the Hatsboro Hatters (PA) Connor Gruber took the mound for the Panthers and proceeded to throw no hit ball through 4 innings while Potomac Falls built a 3 run lead. The Panthers got their first run in the 2nd on a single by Nile Roach, a walk to Matt Hoover and an RBI fielder’s choice by Matt Byrd. Ben Sweger then singled up the middle to score Byrd and the Panthers had a 2-0 lead. They added a run in the 4th on a double down the right field line by Colin Deely who scored on Hoover’s single up the middle,

Hatsboro scored 3 in the 5th on a controversial play at the plate. With 2 men on, Matt Saverio hit a ball to right field that Hoover fielded and came up throwing to the plate. Deely stepped up to catch the throw as he was bowled over by the runner. Deely was called for interference as the umpire ruled that the runner contacted Deely before he caught the ball and therefore ruled it as catcher interference. ESPN replays showed that Deely caught the ball before the runner contacted him, therefore the runner should have been ruled out. Shaken up by the play and the delay, Gruber then balked letting the tying run score. Stephen Fisher came on in relief and effectively shutdown the Hatters the rest of the way.

The Panthers responded by scoring 2 in the 5th on singles by Ryan Miller and Deely. Michael Lascomb then followed with a 2 RBI double to left field to put Potomac Falls up 5-3. They added an insurance run in the 6th on a single by Sweger who eventually scored on a passed ball.

Battlefield 11, Middleburg 5

Osbourn Park 5, Stone Bridge 4
The Skinny: Steve Johnston reports that the undefeated and state-ranked Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets hosted the Stone Bridge Bulldogs in a semi-final game of the "Let's Play Two Tournament." Coach Sam Plank's 8-1 Bulldogs traveled to Manassas looking to pull an upset, but in a back-and-forth tussle that could have gone either way, the Yellow Jackets prevailed with a score of 5-4. For the Bulldogs it was a tale of missed opportunities as they stranded nine baserunners on the night and left runners in scoring position in each of the first five innings. However, it was a missed opportunity in the sixth that shifted momentum to the home team.

 A Sid Harvey steal of home in the fifth had tied the score at 4-4, setting the stage for the decisive sixth inning. Spenser Rositano led off the top of the sixth with a single to center, and proceeded to steal second and third. With one out, number three hitter J.J. White lifted a fly ball to medium right field. With arguably their fastest runner tagging at third, it seemed likely that the Bulldogs were going to take the lead. However, the Yellow Jackets right-fielder threw a strike to home plate, and the tag was applied to the sliding Rositano who was called out, ending the threat.

As so often happens when a player makes a great defensive play to end an inning, he leads off the next inning. Such was the case in the bottom of the sixth. The first batter of the inning for Osbourn Park was their rightfielder who made the catch and throw for the double play at the top of the inning. He proceeded to deposit the third pitch he saw over the centerfield fence, 365 feet away, to give the Yellow Jackets a lead they would not relinquish. In the seventh, the Yellow Jackets brought in their Ace, Scott Halsey, to get the last three outs. In what would typify the Bulldogs frustrations for the night, Josh Kuzbel hit a one out single, then proceeded to steal second base, putting himself in scoring position with one out. That's as far as he would get though, as Halsey would get the final two outs to end the game.

The Bulldog offense was led by Rositano (2-4, 2SB) and the Kuzbel brothers, Josh (3-4, 2B, SB) and Jake (2-3, 2B, BB). Steve Putnick was the losing pitcher, and his record falls to 3-1 on the season.

Stone Bridge is back in action at 12:30 on Wednesday in the consolation game vs. Woodbridge, who lost to West Springfield in the other semi-final.


Mon. Apr. 18
St. Francis OH 6, Potomac Falls 5
The Skinny: See above Apr. 19


For more of Monday's games, go here!

Baseball: Stone Bridge Plays Two and Wins Two; Heritage Knocks Off Broad Run at Wood Bat Tourney

(Apr. 19, 2011) - Most of Loudoun may be at the beach but many of the area baseball players are full swing into Spring Break tournaments including Stone Bridge which won two Monday at the Let's Play Two tournament including a win over Middleburg Academy and the Cheers Sports/DST Wood Bat tournament at Broad Run and Park View features four local teams including Heritage which handed the host Spartans their first loss of the season.

Broad Run, Heritage, Briar Woods and Park View are all 1-1 at the Wood Bat tourney.

Let's Play Two Tournament
Stone Bridge 10, Potomac 0
Stone Bridge 12, Middleburg 3
Middleburg 6, Potomac (Va) 5
The Skinny: Bulldogs report via Steve Johnston: The Stone Bridge Bulldogs baseball team won its first two games of the "Let's Play Two" Spring Break tournament on Monday afternoon, defeating the Potomac Panthers in the first game 10-0 (5 innings) and the Middelburg Academy Dragons 12-3 (5 innings). Righthander Mac West tamed the Panthers, yielding only a second inning single while striking out six. The win runs his record to 3-0 for the season. The offense was led by J.J. White (3-4, 2b, 2 RBI), Ryan Johnston (2-2, BB), Connor Donovan (1-3, 2b, 2 RBI) and West who helped himself by driving in two runs. Ty Lighton and Spenser Rositano each chipped in with one RBI each. In all, the Bulldogs pounded out 11 hits including a long double by sophomore Jake Kuzbel, his first varsity hit. Kuzbel was recently called up from the junior varsity.

In the second game, the Bulldog bats started slowly but came to life in the third. Trailing 2-0 on two unearned runs, the Bulldogs put six runs on the board to take a 6-2 lead. Junior centerfielder Brady Orrison had the big blow, plating two runs with a long double to left-center field. Johnston and Donovan also contributed run-scoring hits in the inning. The Stone Bridge offense tacked on three more runs in each of the next two innings before the game was ended due to the time limit. Orrison would finish with three RBI's while Donovan and Josh Kuzbel had three hits apiece. Sid Harvey and Johnston knocked in two runs each. On the hill, Harvey controlled the Dragon bats, allowing just three unearned runs over three innings to get the win. He was relieved by junior Tyler Mocabee who pitched the final two innings, striking out three and yielding no hits.

Coach Sam Plank's Bulldogs are back in action on Tuesday at 5:30 PM in the tournament semi-finals, against the undefeated Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets .

Cheers Sports/DST Wood Bat Tournament
Broad Run Bracket
Game 1: Broad Run 5, Marshall 0
Game 2: Marshall 7, George Mason 2
Game 3: George Mason 9, Heritage 1
Game 4: Heritage 9, Broad Run 6

Park View Bracket
Briar Woods 10, Park View 1
Bishop O'Connell 6, Briar Woods 3
Bishop O'Connell 8, Liberty 4
Park View 1, Liberty 0

Tuesday:
Game 5 of the Broad Run bracket will take place on Tuesday at Noon between Marshall (1-1) and Heritage (1-1). Game 6 of the Broad Run bracket will be at 2:30 on Tuesday between Broad Run (1-1) and George Mason (1-1).
At Park View: Briar Woods (1-1) plays Liberty (0-2) and Bishop O'Connell (2-0) takes on Park View (1-1).

The Skinny: Pride report on their two games:

Heritage 1, George Mason 9

George Mason 9 9 1 330 201 0
Heritage 1 5 1 001 000 0

LP: Evan McDaniel (1-2)

Owen Gotimer 1-2, RBI

Heritage 9, Broad Run 6

Heritage 9 6 2 000 054 0
Broad Run 6 9 5 301 200 0

WP: Cameron Bell (1-4)
S: Owen Gotimer (1)

Tyler McCullock 2-4, 2 RBI
Daniel Gershen 1-3, RBI, 2 R
Ty Kobylinski 1-3, 2 R
Lorenzo Calderon 1-3, R