College Corner: Woodgrove Grad Sarty Makes CAA Baseball All-Tournament Team

College Corner with Dan Sousa
(May 27, 2013) - Woodgrove High School grad J.J. Sarty hit .471 in the CAA tournament, helping William & Mary to the championship game where they fell to Towson, 5-2. Sarty, a freshman has helped the Tribe to a school-tying 37 wins this season, and was named to the CAA All-Tournament team.

College Corner: Woodgrove Grad Sarty with Clutch Hits off Bench for William & Mary Baseball

College Corner with Dan Sousa

(March 19, 2013) - Woodgove High School grad Jonathan Sarty is making an early impact off the bench in his freshman campaign with the William & Mary baseball team, including three pinch-hit RBI at-bats in one weekend against Rutgers.

Girls Soccer: Stone Bridge to Hold Signing Ceremony for 6 Seniors Thursday

(Feb. 26, 2013) - The Stone Bridge High School girls soccer team is holding a college signing ceremony for six seniors on Thursday, February 28 at 4 p.m. in the school's library. The Bulldogs will recognize the fall girls who will play next year on the college level:

• Ariana Alston (Florida Atlantic) 
• Carson Cyphers (Virginia Commonwealth University) 
• Corinne Giroux (The College of William and Mary) 
• Ashley Herndon (James Madison University) 
• Emily Lung (Loyola) 
• Murielle Tiernan (Virginia Tech)

Briar Woods: Three More Falcons to College Level - Barta (Football/William and Mary), Basso (Women's Soccer/Shippensburg) and Haufler (Swim/Villanova)

(Feb. 18, 2013) - Briar Woods High School has had three more senior athletes make their college playing choices with Kristin Haufler signing her National Letter of Intent to swim at NCAA Division I Villanova, Mike Barta accepting a preferred walk on status with the William and Mary football program and Leah Basso signed her National Letter of Intent to play women's soccer at Shippensburg University. More on each:

• Senior safety Mike Barta has accepted a preferred walk on at William and Mary. Barta has been instrumental in the Falcons three straight state championship runs. He is a two-year starter at safety and coach Charlie Pierce says that Barta "did an outstanding job in our secondary. Mike was outstanding in our coverage checks, a sure tackler and a ball hawk. Mike is an outstanding student and a tremendous worker and knows what it takes to win."    
  
• Leah Basso, signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division 2 women’s soccer at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Leah is a senior at Briar Woods and will attend Ship and play soccer this fall. 

• Kristin Haufler has signed a National Letter of Intent to swim for Villanova University starting this fall. 

Football: Reed All About It! Heritage Hires Millbrook Coach Reed Prosser to Take Over Pride Program

Leesburg (Jan. 23, 2013) - Heritage High School -- the first of three Loudoun schools to name their new varsity football coach this offseason -- announced Tuesday evening that Millbrook High School coach Reed Prosser is making the move from Winchester to take the reigns of the Pride's program.

Prosser comes from Millbrook where he started in 2006 and led the football team to its first winning season in 2007. His Pioneer teams made five playoff appearances in the last six years, including a Region II finals appearance in 2007.

In 2010, Millbrook team won the Northwestern District championship and Prosser also earned Northwestern District and Winchester Star Coach of the Year honors. Prosser finished with a record of 40-36 at Millbrook and has an overall record of 60-48 at Broadway and Millbrook high schools including a region championship appearances with the Gobblers in 2004.

Before coaching at Broadway from 2003-05 he was the defensive coordinator at Shenandoah University where he coached from 1999-2002. Prior to that he was a JV coach and assistant varsity coach at Handley High School.

Girls Soccer: Stone Bridge's Corinne Giroux to Play Next Year at William and Mary

(Oct. 3, 2012) - Stone Bridge High School senior Corinne Giroux has verbally committed to play women's soccer next year at William & Mary. On the club level, Giroux is a defender for FC Virginia.

Giroux is the 14th Stone Bridge athlete on our Class of 2013 College Choice Chart and 17 soccer players have already verbally committed from the class.

Girls Soccer: Dominion Junior Elysse Branton Verbally Commits to William and Mary

High flying Elysse Branton (#2) of Dominion will play at William & Mary in two years.

(Sept. 19, 2012) - Dominion High School junior Elysse Branton becomes the first Class of 2014 verbal commitment on Viva Loudoun's College Choice Chart with her early decision to play for the Tribe starting in 2014-15.

Branton, as a sophomore, led the Dulles District with 24 goals, earning first team honors. Her club team, Braddock Road, is currently ranked No. 1 nationally and she participates on the Region 1 ODP team.

Boys Basketball: Broad Run JR Nigel Johnson Adds Offer from Northeastern, William and Mary

Ashburn (May 15, 2012) - Broad Run High School junior Nigel Johnson received two more basketball scholarship offers last week with CAA schools Northeastern University and the College of William and Mary offering the high-scoring guard.

Johnson now holds offers from Bucknell, American, Holy Cross, Cornell, George Washington, Northeastern, and William and Mary. During his junior year at Broad Run, Johnson led DC, Maryland, and Virginia scorers with 29.5 points per game. He also set a AAA record with 211 assists on the season.

College Corner: Batter Up with Broad Run Baseball Grads

College Corner with editor Noelle Dormio

Cole Shain
Courtesy of William and Mary

(April 16, 2012) - Broad Run High School baseball coach Pat Cassidy, has been keeping VivaLoudoun up to date on his grads. Below is a little snack of their accomplishments at the start of April

Cole Shain - William and Mary - Shain is currently 2-2 for the Tribe on the mound this season.  In 5 starts and 2 relief outings, he has thrown 28 innings with 16 K's and only 4 BB's.  Last week, Shain picked up his second win of the year at George Mason.  Currently, his ERA is 3.86.

Shane Vlasic
Courtesy of UMBC

Shane Vlasic - RHP - UMBC - Vlasic is 2-2 on the mound for the Retrievers.  He has struck out 13 batters in 33 innings pitched.  His ERA is currently 4.91.  Last week he picked up his second win of the year at Mt. St. Mary's.

Taylor Clarke
Courtesy of Towson

Taylor Clarke - RHP - Towson - Clarke is 1-2 on the season.  He has struck out 27 batters in 32 innings pitched.  His ERA's is 3.58.  Last weekend, he threw his first complete game...a 2-1 loss at the University of Delaware.

Zach Rawson had four hits on the weekend

Zach Rawson - OF - St. Peter's College (NJ) - Rawson has started in 14 games this spring season for the Peacocks.  He has 13 hits in the 18 games he has appeared in for a .271 batting average.

Tommy Meier
Courtesy of UVA Wise

Tommy Meier - Catcher - UVA's College at Wise - Meier is the only player to start all 30 contests for this season for the Cavs.  He currently leads the team offensively with a .364 batting average.

Football: Stone Bridge Celebrates College Choices of Eight Seniors

More photos from this celebration!

(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).

More on each signing:

College Corner: Potomac Falls Grad Josh Hardin Runs His Way to a Lifetime-Best for William & Mary

College Corner with editor Noelle Dormio

Courtesy of William and Mary

(March 8, 2012) - Potomac Falls Hifh School grad Josh Hardin ran his way to a lifetime-best in the 5,000 meter run for NCAA Division I William & Mary with an impressive 14:04.12 at the IC4A Indoor Track and Field Championships March 3 in Boston.

 Hardin's time is the 10th-fastest ever run indoors at W&M, and ranks him fourth among athletes all-time at the College. The win is the first indoor IC4A title since 2009 for the Tribe (Ian Fitzgerald '09 won the 1,000m), and Hardin is just the second man to win the indoor 5,000m along with Kevin Krause '94 (winner in 1991).

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College Corner: Potomac Falls Grad Christina Lee, Loudoun Valley Grad Maggie Gutierrez Earn All-East Honors for William and Mary Track and Field

College Corner with editor Noelle Dormio

Christina Lee
(Courtesy of William and Mary)

(March 8, 2012) - Potomac Falls High School grad and William & Mary redshirt freshman Christina Lee ran a lifetime-best for the second time in less than 24 hours to take 7th in the 1,000 meter run Sunday at the ECAC Track and Field Championships and earn her first All-East Honor in 2:52.47. The fourth-fastest athlete in school history in the event, Lee's time was the seventh-fastest ever run indoors at W&M.

Maggie Gutierrez
(Courtesy of William and Mary)

Another Loudoun athlete, Maggie Gutierrez of Purcellville, led off the All-East 4x800 meter relay team with a 2:17.2 split. The team went on to place seventh in 9:11.16, the ninth-fastest time ever run indoors at W&M. Gutierrez, a freshman, is a Loudoun Valley grad where she was a senior track captain.

Volleyball: Loudoun County Celebrates Signing of 3: Katrina Kirby (Queens University), Jenna Strange (William & Mary) and Gabby Serafin (Georgia State)

Leesburg (Nov. 18, 2011) - The Loudoun County High School girls volleyball team, which will take on Cave Spring tonight at VCU in the AA state semifinals, held a college signing ceremony for three seniors who have helped the Raiders win a record four straight state titles: Katrina Kirby (Queens University), Jenna Strange (William and Mary) and Gabby Serafin (Georgia State).

Baseball: Woodgrove Holds Signing Ceremony for Reed (Clemson) and Sarty (William & Mary)

Purcellville (Nov. 10, 2011) - Woodgrove High School, its athletic department, and the varsity baseball program held a college signing Wednesday for two Wolverines that will play at the NCAA Division I level -- J.J. Sarty (William and Mary) and Matthew Reed (Clemson).

College Corner: Fantastic Freshman! Stone Bridge Grad Emily Fredrikson Named Second Team All-CAA, Joins Freedom Grad Sam Scolarici on All-Rookie Team

Emily Fredrikson
(photo courtey William and Mary)

(Nov. 2, 2011) - Stone Bridge High School grad Emily Fredrikson and Freedom High School grad Sam Scolarici have had fantastic women's soccer freshman seasons with Fredrikson being named to the All-CAA Second Team. Fredrickson, a defender at William and Mary, and Scolarici, a forward/midfielder at Hofstra, both named to the CAA All-Rookie Team.

Sam Scolarici
(photo courtesy Hofstra)

Making an impressive debut this season, Fredrikson has helped The Tribe to a 15-2-2 record and No. 20 ranking. The Ashburn, Virginia native might not jump off the stat page, but on the field she makes quite the impression. Playing center back, Fredrikson helped the College post one of its finest defensive seasons in program history. W-M led the conference in almost every defensive category and ranked 17th in the country in goals-against average (0.617). Fredrikson was also a contributor offensively, tallying an assist in the Tribe's 2-0 win over Princeton.

The No. 20-ranked William and Mary Tribe women's soccer team will look to capture its 10th CAA title in program history this weekend when it hosts the Virginia 529 CAA Women's Soccer Championship. The Tribe will play the winner of the Delaware/Hofstra match at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,

Hofstra (10-7) begins play in the CAA Championship Thursday night as the fifth-seeded Pride take on #4 Delaware at 7:30 p.m.

Scolarici ranks third on the team in scoring with five goals and two assists, splitting time between forward and midfield.

Girls Soccer: Stone Bridge's Emily Fredrikson and Julia Harmison Hold College Signing Ceremony

(Mar. 2, 2011) - The defending AAA state champion Stone Bridge High School girls soccer team celebrated two seniors heading to the college ranks next year as Emily Fredrikson and Julia Harmison held signing ceremonies Tuesday. Fredrikson, a key defender for the Bulldogs, will play next year at William and Mary and Harmison, the Bulldogs starting keeper, will play at Carnegie Mellon.

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More on each of the players, including video of Bulldog coach Joan Windows on each of her players that signed.

Emily Fredrikson

Emily started playing soccer at a young age. She is a member of the McLean Azul, the 2009 Virginia State Champions coached by Jac Cicala. Prior to playing for the Azul, she was with the Loudoun Explosion. She was a member of the Virginia State ODP team for several years and was a Region One pool player in 2008.

At Stone Bridge High School, Emily is a four year varsity defender. As a part of the State Championship team last season, Emily earned First Team All Liberty District, First Team All Northern Region, and First Team All State (AAA) honors.

As a student-athlete, Emily maintains a 4.4 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society. Emily is a scholarship athlete attending William & Mary next fall.

Julia Harmison

Julia will be headed to Pittsburgh this fall to play soccer at Carnegie Mellon. She is a three-year varsity starter for Stone Bridge High School. As a goalkeeper, Julia has the school record for highest number of shutouts in a season (13) and has earned First Team All Liberty District honors.

In addition to high school soccer, Julia is the starting keeper for the Herndon RFC Arsenal. She is also an exceptional student-athlete and member of the National Honor Society.

Volleyball: Loudoun County Junior Jenna Strange Commits Early to NCAA Division I William and Mary

Leesburg (Feb. 26, 2011) - Loudoun County High School junior Jenna Strange has made an early commitment to play volleyball at NCAA Division I William and Mary starting in 2012.

According to Loudoun County athletic director Ken Wright: "The 2010 first team all state and Prep Volleyball All American decided to stay in-state and attend William and Mary."

She becomes the second Raider in three years to commit to the Tribe, joining 2009 graduate Shaylin O'Connell on the volleyball squad.

Strange has been a varsity team member since her freshmen year, winning three consecutive state championships in volleyball. The Raiders have won four consecutive VHSL AA state titles.

She becomes the sixth area junior to commit early to a volleyball scholarship and will join Broad Run junior Mallory Brickerd at William and Mary.

Volleyball: Broad Run Junior Mallory Brickerd Becomes Fifth Member of VA Elite 2012 Class to Commit Early

Mallory Brickerd

Ashburn (Feb. 15, 2011) - The VA Elite 17s club volleyball team needs one one more verbal commitment and they will be able to field an entire starting line-up of Class of 2012 athletes that will play at the NCAA Division I level as Broad Run's Mallory Brickerd has chosen William and Mary.

The 6-foot-1 outside hitter for both the Elite and the Spartans, will play for the Tribe in the Colonial Athletic Association beginning in the fall of 2012.

Brickerd joins VA Elite 17s club volleyball teammates: Freedom's Katilyn LaMantia (North Carolina State), Stone Bridge's Alex Heyn (Ohio State), Heritage's Kelsey Hrebenach (Maryland) and Madeira School's Breanna Atkinson (Duke).

VivaLoudoun's Updated College Choice Chart -- check out where all the athletes are headed next year and the early decisions for the Class of 2012!!

Gymnastics: Stone Bridge Senior Wrobel Signs with NCAA Division I College of William and Mary

Ashburn (Dec. 9, 2010) - Carleigh Wrobel, a senior at Stone Bridge High School, recently signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in gymnastics next year for the College of William and Mary's NCAA Division I squad. in Williamsburg, VA. Wrobel has been doing gymnastics at Capital Gymnastics National Training Center in Burke since she was three years old. Her parents enrolled her in preschool gymnastics classes as an outlet for her boundless energy.

Throughout the years, Wrobel has won individual event titles and all-around titles at the local, state and regional levels. She is coached by national team coach Tatiana Perskaia, Alex Vorobyov, Marina Gerom, and Victor Vetrov, all of whom have helped her develop discipline and a love of the sport. While she enjoys training all four events, she especially likes the thrill and challenge of learning new skills on the uneven parallel bars.

Despite Wrobel's rigorous training schedule, she maintains a 4.08 GPA, is a member of the National Honor Society and has been recognized as a Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Program. She was nominated by her school this year and selected to serve on the Board of Directors of Good Shepherd Alliance, a local non-profit organization that helps the homeless and those in need.

Although balancing school, community involvement, and gymnastics has not always been easy, all of her hard work paid off when she received a full athletic scholarship offer in May.

When asked to describe her college selection process she responded, "After visiting the beautiful campus and learning about the impressive history and tradition of the school, William and Mary quickly rose to the top of my list. During my official visit, when I had the opportunity to spend time with Head Coach Mary Lewis, Assistant Coach Tim Rivera, and the girls on the team, I was convinced that I had found the perfect place for me. I'm so thrilled to compete in a Division 1 gymnastics program while receiving a world class education."



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Girls Soccer: These Girls are "Legendary"! Two Juniors from Loudoun Legends and Former Teammate Make Verbal NCAA Division I Commitments

(Feb. 25, 2010) - Three talented soccer players, who formerly played together on the Loudoun Explosion, have already made NCAA Division I verbal commitments prior to their junior high school systems including Ellie Zoepfl (Virginia Tech) and Whitney Church (Penn State) of Broad Run and Emily Fredrikson (William and Mary) of Stone Bridge.

Zoepfl and Church, who now play for the aptly named Loudoun Legends, have helped Broad Run to back-to-back VHSL AA state titles the past two seasons and will take a 48-game unbeaten streak into this season, having never lost a game in a Spartan uniform.

Fredrickson currently plays club ball for the Braddock Road Azul.