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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Viva Loudoun: Help Us Continue Our Coverage

(June 20, 2012) - We are looking forward to another year of coverage here at Viva Loudoun and hope you enjoyed our 2011-12 school year of coverage.

While we are not a non-profit, we don't make a profit currently and need funds to keep our coverage subscription-free. We run the site on advertising revenue, photo sales and help from our fans ... so if you liked what we did, please free free to hit the donate button for Viva Loudoun and we will use your funds to power up our future coverage. Thanks in advance!


Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Viva Loudoun: Gayle King of Century 21 Redwood Realty to Sponsor State Coverage

(June 6, 2012) - Gayle King of Century 21 Redwood Realty, a long-time supporter of high school athletics in Loudoun County, has agreed to sponsor Viva Loudoun's coverage of the 2012 Virginia High School League tournaments this week at Radford University (AA) and Westfield High School (AAA).

Gayle King
"We can't thank Gayle enough for stepping forward to help Viva Loudoun's coverage of the six or seven teams that will be playing for state titles this weekend," said Viva Loudoun editor Dan Sousa. "This is an exciting age of athletics in Loudoun County!"

In the fall, King was the sponsor of our popular You Pick'Em football contest.



Friday, March 30, 2012

Viva Loudoun: Leesburg Dental to Help Sponsor Spring Sports Coverage



(March 30, 2012) - Viva Loudoun welcomes Leesburg Dental as the website's newest sponsor for our spring sports coverage. If you have a chance, thank Dr. Jose Loza and the folks at Leesburg Dental for supporting our coverage of sports, news and views in Loudoun County.


Monday, March 19, 2012

Viva Loudoun: Radiance Salon and Medi-Spa Joins Apex Gymnastics and Cheers Sports to Help Sponsor Spring Sports Coverage



(March 19, 2012) - We love covering high schools sports and other great topics in Loudoun County but we can't do it without our sponsors! The good news is that Radiance Salon and Medi-Spa has signed up to help sponsor our spring sports coverage.

Radiance joins long-time sponsors Apex Gymnastics and Cheers Sports. Please, if you get the opportunity, thank them if you enjoy our coverage. And this is a good week to check out Radiance as their Lansdowne location is celebrating its 5-year anniversary from March 20-24.

There will be specials all week at Radiance plus a big bash planned for Thursday March 22 from 4 to 8 p.m. Check it out and tell them the "Viva Loudoun Fox" sent ya!




Tuesday, March 13, 2012

News: Viva Loudoun Gears Up for Spring Season

(March 13, 2012) - Viva Loudoun is gearing up for the spring sports season and if you enjoyed our fall and winter coverage of Loudoun then please consider hitting the "donate" link to our Paypal account.

While we aren't a charity or a non-profit we are a small operation that needs community support ... Need another reason ... how about 10 more ...

Top 10 Reasons to Donate to Viva Loudoun
10. Viva world headquarters needs new throw rugs
9. RG3 says he will live in Loudoun if you do so ...
8. Will help fight Global Warming and receding hairlines
7. Each donation of $25 earns you a delegate to Republican National Convention
6. We will run more videos of cats riding monkeys
5. (#5 is simply a Jedi mind trick making you donate ...)
4. Viva editor Dan Sousa will leave an answering machine message for you that explains the VHSL redistricting process in 30 seconds or less
3. Karma will result in your favorite Loudoun team winning a state title this spring!
2. The Viva Loudoun Fox mascot will beat up the opposing mascot of your choice
and
1. How could you live without quality stuff like this ...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

News: Viva Loudoun Seeks Part-Time Ad Manager

(March 6, 2012) - Viva Loudoun is seeking a part-time ad manager to sell advertising for the Loudoun-based website that is on pace for 2.5 million page views this school year.

The position is based upon commission with complete flexibility. If interested please contact Viva Loudoun publisher Dan Sousa at dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

News: VivaLoudoun Names Noelle Dormio as College Corner Editor

(Nov. 5, 2011) - VivaLoudoun announced today that Noelle Dormio is the new editor of the website's College Corner.

"We are looking to expand our coverage of all the great things that Loudoun athletes are doing in college so we are excited to have Noelle leading our college coverage," said VivaLoudon editor Dan Sousa.

Dormio serves as Controller to Connectivity Solutions Inc. She has over 15 years experience providing financial advice to numerous companies and non-profit organizations. She started with CSI in July of 2010 bringing processes to help grow revenues, increase office efficiencies and decrease burdens.

"As the mother of a collegiate athlete, I not only want College Corner to be a place to showcase my daughter and her former teammates achievements, but a spot where all of Loudoun can find out about what our great athletes are doing at the next level," said Dormio.

If you have good college news to share with VivaLoudoun, email Noelle at ndormio@yahoo.com.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun Athletes of the Month for September 2011

More photos from this photo shoot
(Oct. 18, 2011) - Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun are happy to bring back the Athletes of the Month program for the 2011-12 school.

Each month, VivaLoudoun.com editor Dan Sousa selects the top high school athletes from across Loudoun and they are invited to a photo shoot. The September 2011 honorees met at Lifetime Fitness in Ashburn on Sunday, Oct. 16 with 20 of the 28 athletes able to attend.


September 2011
Volleyball
Ryan Ackermann, Stone Bridge



Mallory Brickerd, Broad Run



Kayla Carlton, Potomac Falls



Kaitlyn LaMantia, Freedom



Jenna Strange, Loudoun County



Stephanie Yokoyama, Heritage



Golf
Matt Ashley, Stone Bridge



Erik Dulik, Dominion



Ian Hildebrand, Loudoun Valley



Sloan Meadows, Broad Run



Nick Vazzana, Briar Woods



Not pictured: Ryan Douglass, Heritage


Girls Cross Country
Kathryn Eder, Loudoun County



Sarah Dillistin, Potomac Falls



Melissa Rizor, Briar Woods



Natalie Rosas, Tuscarora



Not pictured: Audrey Houghton, Woodgrove


Boys Cross Country
Gurjeet Chinayna, Broad Run




Brady Guertin, Stone Bridge



Thorpe Lichtenberg, Freedom



Not pictured: Patrick Joseph, Loudoun County; Evan McCarthy, Woodgrove


Football
Alex Carter, Briar Woods



Ben Messina, Loudoun County

















Austin Nelson, Heritage



Not pictured: Jonathan Allen, Stone Bridge; Connor Jessop, Broad Run; Ryan McCarter, Park View.



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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Football: VivaLoudoun Seeks Sponsor for You Pick'Em Contest

(Aug. 24, 2011) - VivaLoudoun is gearing up for our annual high school football You Pick"Em contest and we are seeking a local business to sponsor this year's fun competition.

This year, the winner of the contest will not only receive $100 but will also get $100 donated to the Loudoun high school booster club of their choice. In addition, the runner-up for 2011 will win $50 and third place will net $25. Weekly winners will earn VivaLoudoun t-shirts.

A panel of media experts will also pick the games each week with the winner of the end of the year having $100 donated to a charity of their choice.

If you are interested in sponsoring the competition ... please contact Dan Sousa at 703.509.8826 or dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

News: VivaLoudoun T-Shirt Giveaway!

(Aug. 23, 2011) - You survived the earthquake ... now get a free VivaLoudoun t-shirt! As a special to kick off our fall sports coverage this week, we are giving away a free VivaLoudoun T to the first five fans that contact us on our Facebook page!

We will have plenty of more t-shirts to giveaway as we head out to events and as our You Pick'Em Football Contest starts on Friday!
Middleburg Bank
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

VivaLoudoun High School Sports Year in Review: Spring 2011

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

(June 30, 2011) - Four years ago Broad Run’s Whitney Church and Ellie Zoepfl were freshmen rooming together at the VHSL AA girls soccer state finals wondering what the title game would bring the next day at Radford University. The next day it was Zoepfl scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Courtland.



For Church and Zoepfl and the Spartans it was just the start of four-year run at Radford as they have remained the top team in the state for their entire high school careers, capped by a 1-0 win over Blacksburg in the 2011 finals in June.


Wednesday, June 29, 2011

VivaLoudoun High School Sports Year in Review: Winter 2010-11

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

(June 29, 2011) - The Potomac Falls boys basketball team not only repeated their Division 4 state title but the Panthers did it once again in dramatic fashion. In 2009-10 the Panthers became the first Loudoun boys team to ever capture a state hoops championship with a double overtime win in the finals and in March the Panthers repeated with Pete Simoneau’s 3-pointer giving them the 58-55 win over Hidden Valley with five seconds left.


It was expected that the Panthers would be good with all five starters returning and a 10-member senior class and they made good on that promise with a magical 30-1 season behind the play of senior Lukas Mihailovich and 6-foot-7 junior Greg Graves.


Tuesday, June 28, 2011

VivaLoudoun High School Sports Year in Review: Fall 2010

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

(June 28, 2011) - Good-naturally called the “Backyard Brawl” the football rivalry between Ashburn neighbors Briar Woods and Broad Run was the hardest ticket in town as a standing room only crowd saw the two teams tangle twice at Briar Woods in the fall – with the Falcons stopping the visiting Spartans 33-game winning streak with a 20-13 win in the regular season and then a thrilling 24-21 win in the Region II Division 4 finals.


For Broad Run (11-2) it was the Spartans only two losses of the season under first-year coach Matt Griffis, who left powerhouse Stone Bridge as offensive coordinator to take over the Broad Run reigns after Mike Burnett departed on the heels of back-to-back state titles to start the new Tuscarora program in Leesburg.


Monday, June 27, 2011

VivaLoudoun High School Sports Year in Review: Overview

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

(June 27, 2011) - The Loudoun County Public Schools graduating Class of 2011 just didn’t exit the local playing fields with a banner year but their legacy is a 4-year run in athletics unmatched in county history.

Consider this: these talented seniors formed the nucleus for an amazing 14 Virginia High School League state title captured in their final two years, including six in 2010-11.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

News: Donate to Help VivaLoudoun's Coverage of Loudoun Sports

(June 12, 2011) - Well we are still collecting our breath from a great two days (it seemed longer at times ... especially during weather delays!) at Radford where we crowned two more state champions: Briar Woods High School softball and Broad Run High School girls soccer (4 straight for the Spartans!).

Now it is our turn to do a little NPR-style pledge drive: We need your donations to help keep our sports coverage of Loudoun afloat so if you appreciated what we did this school year ... Briar Woods football and cheer as well as Loudoun County volleyball winning state titles in the fall to Potomac Falls boys basketball repeating a state title in the winter to the great spring ... then consider a donation by hitting the button on the right side of the page.

And if you donate $25 or more ... you get a nifty VivaLoudoun t-shirt which is sure to make you the best dressed at the local pool or the beach this summer!

Friday, May 13, 2011

VivaLoudoun Update: And We Are Back ... Almost!

(May 13, 2011) - Talk about Friday the 13th. VivaLoudoun.com is published on Google's Blogger platform,which until the past 24 hours has been spot on, but the service experienced a glitch which not only prevented us from posting new articles since Thursday at 4:30 p.m. but all our content posted since Tuesday night was taken offline.

Now we have the availability to publish again ... yeah! But our content is still AWOL. Hopefully it will reappear this evening sometime ... in the meantime, we will try and play a little catch-up on playoff lacrosse and tennis before heading out to the big softball game at Stone Bridge where the Bulldogs play McLean with a chance to force a tie in the Liberty District race on the last night of the regular season.

More on the outage:
"Here's what happened: during scheduled maintenance work Wednesday night, we experienced some data corruption that impacted Blogger's behavior," Eddie Kessler, tech lead and manager of Blogger, wrote in a blog post. "Since then, bloggers and readers may have experienced a variety of anomalies including intermittent outages, disappearing posts, and arriving at unintended blogs or error pages."

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

News: BioMechanic Physical Therapy Becomes Newest Sponsor of VivaLoudoun.com

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

(Feb. 23, 2011) - VivaLoudoun.com announced today that BioMechanic Physical Therapy has become the newest sponsor of the growing website's coverage of high school sports and education news in Loudoun County, Va.

BioMechanic Physical Therapy (BMPT), located in Lansdowne, has seven manual therapists on staff. In addition to a foot and ankle specialist and a spine specialist, BMPT also treats the entire body with therapists who treat hands, shoulders, scoliosis, migraines, pre and post surgery and even pediatrics.

"At VivaLoudoun we are always looking for sponsors that offer a valuable service to our fans and the healthcare professionals at BioMechanic Physical Therapy can help everybody from the high school athlete to their grandparents," said VivaLoudoun editor Dan Sousa.

The idea behind the name BioMechanic Physical Therapy has to do with the mechanics of how the body works. BMPT believes that in order to solve a physical ailment, you must analyze why it happened, and correct the mechanical problem that created it. Of course, not all problems fit in this category, such as injury due to accident or disease. BMPT treats those as well.

BioMechanic Physical Therapy offers a hard-to-find method, called muscle energy technique, for treating back and neck pain that has been very successful.

Muscle Energy Technique (MET) was developed by Dr. Fred Mitchell, and the technique aims at relaxing muscle spasms and helping to restore proper joint alignment. MET is basically an electro-physiological trick that encourages muscles to relax more quickly than normal. MET is a non-invasive direct hands-on therapy. MET can be used to treat almost all joints in the body.

BioMechanic Physical Therapy is located at 19441 Golf Vista Plaza, Suite 340, in Lansdowne, VA 20176. Contact them by phone at (703)-723-7726 or by fax (703)-723-9587. Their hours are Monday to Friday 7-7 and Saturdays 8-2.

About VivaLoudoun: VivaLoudoun, started in August 2009 by long-time journalist Dan Sousa has quickly grown into a trusted site for coverage of Loudoun's 12 public high schools including all 18 of their varsity sports as well as other educational news and views. In the past six months, VivaLoudoun has drawn 1.2 million page views from 217,000 visits including almost 80,000 unique visitors. VivaLoudoun's growing fanbase includes 2,190 fans on Facebook and 627 followers on Twitter. Those interested in sponsoring VivaLoudoun's coverage and reaching their dedicated fans can contact Dan Sousa at 703.509.8826 or dan.sousa@verizon.net

Sunday, February 6, 2011

News: VivaLoudoun Adds BeachandSwim.com as Sponsor of Swim Coverage

(Feb. 5, 2011) - VivaLoudoun.com announced that BeachandSwim.com, the premier online beach retailer for beach gear, is signed on to sponsor swim coverage on the fast-growing Loudoun County, Va. website.

VivaLoudoun, which covers sports, news and views including comprehensive coverage of all 12 Loudoun public schools and their varsity athletics, expects to reach two million page views in 2011.

"We are happy to add BeachandSwim.com as a sponsor of our swim coverage as the online retailer not only has a cool site but it is locally-owned by a Loudoun swim family," said VivaLoudoun editor and owner Dan Sousa.

Based in Potomac Falls, Va., BeachandSwim.com aims to make the next beach experience rewarding, relaxing, and enjoyable by providing beach chairs, umbrellas, carts, and accessories that maximize the experience.

BeachAndSwim.com
VivaLoudoun swim coverage sponsored by BeachAnd Swim.com! Please thank them for supporting VivaLoudoun!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Wrestling: The Takedown Blog! VivaLoudoun and Cheers Sports Valley Duals Wrap-up

(Feb. 2, 2011) - When you have 14 teams wrestling on six mats spread out over three rooms at Loudoun Valley High School it takes some time to collect all the details but we put the call out to the coaches at the VivaLoudoun and Cheers Sports Valley Duals to give us their highlights and here are the responses:

Team Records and Outstanding Wrestlers

Round-by-Round Team Scores

Follow the Read More to see team-by-team wrap-ups

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun Athletes of the Month for December 2010


Photo shoot held at Lifetime Fitness in Ashburn.

Ashburn (Jan. 20, 2011) - Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun.com released today their first Athletes of the Month selections for the 2010-11 winter sports season. The December 2010 honorees met at Lifetime Fitness in Ashburn on Jan. 16 for a photo shoot.

Each month VivaLoudoun editor Dan Sousa selects the top athletes from across Loudoun's 12 public high schools for the Cheers Sports Athletes of the Month program. For December 2010, a total of just five athletes per each of the six winter sports (boys basketball, girls basketball, gymnastics, wrestling, boys swim, girls swim) were selected with the 30 athletes coming from 11 different high schools.

"We had amazing participation for the photo shoot this month with 24 out of 30 athletes able to make the shoot at Lifetime Fitness," said VivaLoudoun editor and founder Dan Sousa.

Check out all the photos from our photo shoot this month at Cheers Sports here!




December 2010 

Boys Basketball
Brad Gilson, Wodgrove
Nigel Johnson, Broad Run

Lukas Mihailovich, Potomac Falls
Myles Tate, Briar Woods
John Yoxthimer, Loudoun Valley



Brad Gilson
Nigel Johnson
Lukas Mihailovich
Myles Tate
John Yoxthimer

Girls Basketball
Brittany Batts, Loudoun County
Brittany Gilbert, Briar Woods
Dionna Scott, Freedom
Christina Sheppard, Park View
Murielle Tiernan, Stone Bridge


Brittany Batts

Brittany Gilbert

Dionna Scott

Murielle Tiernan



Boys Swim
Nicholas Campbell, Freedom
Matthew Nielsen, Briar Woods
Aidan O'Hara, Dominion
Damon Rosenburg, Heritage
Mark Sarman, Broad Run



Nicholas Campbell
Matthew Nielsen
Aidan O'Hara
Damon Rosenburg
Mark Sarman


Girls Swim
Dani DeGooyer, Stone Bridge
Alli Haufler, Briar Woods
Kaleigh Rosenburg, Heritage
Kelsey Ryan, Loudoun Valley
Rachel Williams, Dominion

Dani DeGooyer

Alli Haufler

Kaleigh Rosenburg

Kelsey Ryan

Rachel Williams

Wrestling
Jonathan Faul, Stone Bridge
Michael Hulcher, Briar Woods
Kenton Perez, Loudoun County
Nick Rea, Potomac Falls
DaQuante Timbers, Freedom

Jonathan Faul

Michael Hulcher

DaQuante Timbers


Kenton Perez


Nick Rea

Gymnastics
Allie Daczkowski, Potomac Falls
Jessica Drews, Loudoun County
Kimmy Ewen, Broad Run
Amanda Huebner, Woodgrove
Tori Severin, Stone Bridge

Jessica Drews

Kimmy Ewen

Amanda Huebner

Tori Severin

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