Loudoun County: Graham to Run Track at Radford; Pratt Changes Football Choice to Shepherd

(May 9, 2013) - Loudoun County High School senior track standout Steven Graham will run next year at Radford University.

Graham is the two-time reigning VHSL AA state champion in the 400 meters, having run a  49.01 in the 2012 state meet and 49.55 in 2011. He also ran on the Raiders 4x400 relay team that finished third last season and was a member of the Raiders state title 4x800 relay team in 2011.

Football: Stone Bridge Celebrates the College Signings of 5 Seniors - Goldring, Marroquin, Mizell, Reynolds, Stewardson

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(April 18, 2013) - Stone Bridge High School celebrate the college signings of five more seniors headed to the college playing fields: kick returner, DB, WR Rassaun Goldring (Norfolk State), kicker Matt Marroquin (Alderson-Broaddus), DL Jesse Mizell (Shepherd), FB/LB Cameron Reynolds (Shepherd) and OL Gabe Stewardson (Stevenson).


 

Football: Big Signing Day for Stone Bridge Includes BCS-Bound Allen (Alabama) and Burns (Stanford); Dettra (Coastal Carolina), Strahin (Shepherd) Also Sign

Jonathan Allen: Alabama

Ryan Burns: Stanford

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Ashburn (Feb. 11, 2013) -It was a big college football signing day for Stone Bridge High School on Feb. 6 as four Bulldogs made their college choices official including the BCS-bound full scholarships for defensive end Jonathan Allen (Alabama) and quarterback Ryan Burns (Stanford).

In addition, defensive linemen Drew Dettra will walk onto NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina and defensive back Christian Strahin has a half scholarship to NCAA Division II Shepherd University.

Drew Dettra: Coastal Carolina

Christian Strahin: Shepherd

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Softball: Stone Bridge Trio Signs - Sydney Broderick (BYU), Courtney Gibson (Shepherd) and Nicole Prince (JMU)

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(Nov. 21, 2012) - A trio of Stone Bridge High School softball seniors that led the Bulldogs to the AAA Northern Region celebrated on Tuesday their commitment to play next year at the college level including Sydney Broderick (BYU), Courtney Gibson (Shepherd) and Nicole Prince (JMU).

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Broderick is a center fielder who can also play catcher. She was first team all-state, all-region and all-district OF last year.

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Gibson is a second base and outfielder who was second team all-state last year at 2B and first team all-region and all-district.

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Prince was the Norther Region Player of the Year while being named first team all-state, all-region and all-district.

Football: Local Players Square Off Against Each Other in NCAA Division II Playoffs This Weekend

Mike Charmo: One of three Loudoun players
that helped IUP win the PSAC title this year.

(Nov. 14, 2012) - Four Loudoun athletes will take the field this Saturday -- three as key defensive players and one as an offensive starter -- in the NCAA Division II playoffs when Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) hosts Shepherd University.

Suiting up for IUP will be linebackers Joe Walter (Broad Run High School/Ashburn) and Alex Berdahl (Bishop O'Connell/Ashburn) and offensive right guard Mike Charmo (Loudoun Valley/Hamilton), and for Shepherd will be defensive linemen Robert Hayes (Park View/Sterling).

College Corner: Park View Grad Robert Hayes Makes Academic All-District as Well as First Team Defense at Shepherd

College Corner with Dan Sousa 
(Nov. 14, 2012) - Park View High School grad Robert Hayes, a junior at Shepherd University, was one of six WVIAC student-athletes honored as Capital One Academic All-District 1 first-team selections this week. In addition the 6-foot-2, DT was named first team defense.

Football: Park View's Plowman and McManus to Walk-On at Shepherd and Bridgewater

Sterling (March 28, 2012) - Park View High School announced this morning that two senior football players, Ryan Plowman and Brian McManus, will continue their careers as walk-on's at Shepherd University and Bridgewater College.

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)

College Corner: Park View Grad Hayes Named All-Conference Football at DII Shepherd University

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College Corner with editor Noelle Dormio

(Nov 21, 2011) - 2010 Park View High School grad Robert Hayes was named second team defensive tackle for NCAA DII Shepherd University football team. Hayes recorded 37 tackles with 25 solo stops. He had 16 tackles-for-loss (-76) with six sacks (-25). Shepherd, ranked 21st in the latest AFCA poll, finished the season with a 9-2 overall mark with a 6-2 record in conference play.

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College Corner: Football - Park View Grad Hayes Helps Shepherd to 64-7 Win Over Seton Hall

(Sept. 21, 2011) - Park View High School graduate Robert Hayes, a sophomore defensive lineman at Shepherd University, had six tackles over the weekend to help the Rams to a 64-7 win over Seton Hall. Shepherd improves to 3-0 overall, 1-0 in WVIAC play.

Also on the Rams roster this year: Loudoun Valley grad Josh Spring.

Full story on the Rams win: http://www.shepherdrams.com/page.cfm?story=31444&cat=exclusives

Football: Briar Woods Running Back Michael Brownlee to Play at Shepherd

Ashburn (Mar. 4, 2011) - Briar Woods High School senior running back Michael Brownlee, who bounced back from an injury that kept him out of most of the regular season to lead the Falcons to the VHSL Division 4 state title, has been accepted as a walkon at Shepherd University next year.

The 5-foot-7, 190-pounder broke his foot on the first carry of the season in August and didn't return until fulltime until November but seemed to get stronger as the playoffs wore on and he had an incredible state title game with 183 yards rushing on just 14 carries and TD runs of 37, 1 44 and 34 yards as the Falcons erased a 14-0 deficit to win 41-21.

Brownlee finished with 984 yards on the shortened season on 145 attempts and 14 TDs.

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College Signing: Stone Bridge Duo to Play Baseball in College: Berger at Shepherd and Schofield at Danville

(May 15, 2010) - Stone Bridge High School celebrated the college signing Thursday of two senior baseball players with a ceremony in the school's library for Dillon Berger, headed to Shepherd University, and Kevin Schofield, headed to Danville Community College.

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