News: Jason Testerman Takes Over as Park View Athletic Director; Ryan Barden New Loudoun Valley Asst. AD

(July 30, 2011) - As the new high school sports season gears up to start next week, there are some administrative changes at the schools as Jason Testerman moves from Ohio to take over the Park View High School athletic position from Joe Breinig, Jr. who left the Patriots to start the athletic program at John Champe High School which will open in Loudoun in a year.

At Loudoun Valley High School, Ryan Barden, who started the Tuscarora High School wrestling program in the winter, is the new Vikings assistant athletic director, taking over for Rob Puterio, who has left Valley to return to teaching at Potomac Falls High School.

News: Former Loudoun County Boys Lax Coach Wilburn to Become Raiders Assistant AD

Leesburg (May 16, 2011) - Loudoun County High School has hired former boys lacrosse coach Adam Wilburn as the school's new assistant athletic director for the 2011-12 school year. Wilburn, currently the CTE department chair at County, and replaces Dan Forgas who took over this school year after Derek Farrey left to become the AD at newly-opened Tuscarora High School.

News: Briar Woods Hires P.E. Department Chair, Track Coach Duane Colebank as Assistant Athletic Director

Ashburn (Feb. 23, 2011) - Briar Woods High School has hired R. Duane Colebank, the school's physical education department's chair and track and field coach, as the new assistant athletic director.

Colebank, who has been at Briar Woods since the school opened in 2005, takes over for Elmer Fox who retired at the end of January.

Previously Colebank taught and coached football and track at Park View High School where he served as offensive coordinator for Charlie Pierce, now the Briar Woods coach who led the Falcons to a state title in December.

Colebank's daugther Kelly Colebank is the Falcons new track and field coach.

News: Woodgrove Taps Former Loudoun Valley Football Coach Bruce Sheppard as Assistant Athletic Director

Purcellville (Feb. 9, 2011) - Woodgrove High School announced Wednesday that former Loudoun Valley High School football and track coach Bruce Sheppard has been hired as the Wolverines new Assistant Athletic Director.

Sheppard, a 30-year public school educator that includes 11 years at Loudoun Valley and 19 years at James Wood in Winchester, replaces Randy Trenary, who stepped down in December to take an administrative position in the Clarke County schools system.

"We are fortunate to have a person with the valued experience, wealth of knowledge and a keen understanding for the processes in athletics at the high school level at Woodgrove," said Woodgrove Athletic Director Rusty Lowery. "Welcome aboard Mr. Sheppard!"

Sheppard is a former Assistant Athletic Director at James Wood, head coach in both football and track at Loudoun Valley and James Wood, and assistant basketball coach at James Wood.

News: Heritage Track and Field Coach Kate Cassidy is Pride's New Assistant Athletic Director

(June 15, 2010) - Heritage High School has hired current boys track and field coach Kate Cassidy as the Pride's new assistant athletic director.

Cassidy replaces Randy Trenary, who leaves Heritage to become the first ever assistant athletic director for Woodgrove High School which opens this fall in Purcellville.

In addition to a new track and field coach to replace Cassidy, the Pride will be looking for a girls track and field coach as Katie Boring has announced that she is stepping down for her position at the school.

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News: Woodgrove Hires Volleyball, Cheer Coaches; Adds Assistant AD and Athletic Trainer

Purcellville (May 26, 2010) - Woodgrove High School, which opens this fall, has named Faisal Hallaj as girls volleyball coach and Ariel Gouveia-Winslow as competitive cheer coach as well as naming current Heritage High School assistant Athletic Director Randy Trenary and Potomac Falls athletic trainer Paul Peterson to the same positions for the Wolverines.