Broad Run: Spartans Celebrate College Signings for Soccer (Hunter, Margulis), Golf (Cook) and Baseball (McCluskey)

(April 18, 2013) - Broad Run High School celebrated the college signings of four athletes last week: soccer players Mike Margulis (Longwood) and Cullen Hunter (George Mason), golfer Dani Coook (Bridgewater) and baseball player Matt McCluskey (UVA-Wise).

       

Baseball: Broad Run SR Matt McCluskey to Play at UVA-Wise

(March 8, 2013) - Broad Run High School senior Matt McCluskey recently accepted a partial baseball scholarship to play collegiately at UVA-Wise.

Baseball: Briar Woods Grad Mat Irish to Play at UVA-Wise

(Aug. 15, 2012) - Recent Briar Woods High School third basemen/pitcher Mat Irish signed a scholarship last month to play this coming year at NAIA program UVA-Wise.

Irish is one of the first Falcons in the baseball program to sign a letter of intent to play college baseball. He was a first team all-Dulles District selection in 2012 at third base.

Football: Stone Bridge Celebrates College Choices of Eight Seniors

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(March 23, 2012) - Stone Bridge High School celebrated on Wednesday the college choices of eight senior football players. Those honored included: Zach Barney (Washington and Lee), Scott Hinkle (Franklin & Marshall), Stan Johnson (UVA-Wise), Ben Lambourne (Hampden-Sydney), Sean McCoy (Elon), Aaron Palmer (Waynesburg), Stephen Trivieri (Queen's University - Canada), and Mike Tompkins (William & Mary).

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Girls Basketball: Tuscarora's Pickett Becomes First Huskies Hoops Player to Commit to Next Level

(Feb. 25, 2012) - Tuscarora High School girls basketball coach Michael Newkirk reports that senior Darrian Pickett has verbally committed to play next year at NCAA Division II University of Virginia at Wise. Picket becomes the first girls basketball player to commit to the next level since the school opened in 2010-11.

Pickett helped Tuscarora to a 17-9 record this season and a trip to the Region II Division 3 playoffs that ended in a semifinal loss on Thursday at Liberty, last year's Division 4 state champions.

Football: Dominion SR E.J. Holland Commits to NCAA D2 UVA-Wise

Sterling (Feb. 17, 2012) - Dominion High School senior defensive end/linebacker E.J. Holland has signed a nearly full scholarship to play football next year at the University of Virginia at Wise.

Holland, a back-to-back all-Dulles District second team at LB, helped the Titans in 2010 earn the school's first ever playoff bid. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Holland says he will bulk up at UVA-Wise and compete at DE.

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Baseball: Broad Run's Chris Johnson Signs to Play at UVA-Wise

(Dec. 31, 2011) - Broad Run High School second baseman Chris Johnson officially signed to play baseball next year at the University of Virginia at Wise.

In the photo above: L to R are Chris Johnson, UVA-Wise Assistant Coach, Erik Lemley
Standing in the back, Broad Run Coach Pat Cassidy.

Baseball: Broad Run's Chris Johnson to Play at UVA-Wise in 2012-13

Ashburn (Oct. 28, 2011) - Broad Run High School senior 2nd baseman Chris Johnson recently accepted a partial, athletic scholarship to play baseball at UVA-Wise starting in 2012-13. UVA-Wise is a Division II, NAIA school in Wise, Virginia.

Johnson has had two very productive years as an infielder at Broad Run. As a junior, Johnson hit .370 with 6 doubles helping the team finish with a school-record 23 wins; the Spartans won the Dulles District Championship, the Region II Championship, and ended their season in the AA State Semi-Finals. As a sophomore, Johnson played 2nd base and committed no errors on the season; the Spartans ended the season with a 17-5 mark and made it to the Region Semi-Finals.

“Our whole coaching staff is happy for Chris,” said Broad Run Coach Pat Cassidy. “He is a talented player and a hard worker. He will do great things at UVA-Wise.”

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