Girls Basketball: Two Foxcroft Players Named All-DAC

Middleburg (Feb. 28, 2013) - Debbie Cadenas and Caroline Huckabay, the two leading scorers on Foxcroft School’s team, have been named to the All-Delaney Athletic Conference Division II basketball team, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced Wednesday.

Debbie Cadenas

The selection by the league’s coaches marks the second year in a row that Cadenas, a senior from Middleburg, VA, was named to the first team. The speedy guard finished second on the team in scoring with a 7.8 points per game average. She also led the team in steals (3.5 spg) and assists (12).

Huckabay’s selection completed a remarkable comeback effort by the junior guard. After starting for much of her freshman year, she missed all of last season after a riding accident. The Paris, KY, resident, who is as passionate about horses as she is about hoops, broke her arm suffered in the fall and later had surgery because it did not heal correctly. Despite the injury, Huckabay was awarded the Coaches’ Award for attending practices and games and supporting her teammates through the season.

Caroline Huckaby

After rebuilding the strength in her arm through therapy, Huckabay was able to return to the court, although the arm bothered her at times this season. It didn’t stop her, however, from leading Foxcroft in scoring (8.5 ppg), 3-point field goals (11), and blocked shots (12). She also finished second in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and steals (3.0 spg), and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player by Coaches Patrick Finn and Fred McMane

Foxcroft went 7-11 on the season and reached the semifinals of the DAC postseason tournament.

Girls Basketball: Leesburg's Pipsy Steyn Named Foxcroft Athlete of the Week

Middleburg (Jan. 22, 2013) - Foxcroft School’s JV basketball team made its long-awaited debut Saturday at the Fourth Annual Think Pink Tournament and freshman Pipsy Steyn emerged as the squad’s key player to earn Foxcroft Athlete of the Week honors for the period ending January 12.

A native of South Africa, Pipsy is the daughter of Collin and Corinne Steyn of Leesburg, VA.

Cross Country: Foxcroft JR Edgemond Earns All-State Honors

(Dec. 30, 2012) - Foxcroft School's Amy Edgemond, who had never run competitively before this fall, finished 18th at the VISAA Cross-Country Championships last month to earn All-State honors. Edgemond, a junior from Reston, is believed to be the first Foxcroft athlete to ever be named All State in cross country.

News: Eight Foxcroft School Athletes Receive All-Conference Honors

Melanie Monroe

Amy Edgemond

Lilly MacDonald

Oliva Jane Johnson

Carter Ware

Rebecca Mann

Alicia Holz

Caroline Fout

Middleburg (Dec. 30, 2012) - Eight Foxcroft athletes from three sports have received All-Delaney Athletic Conference honors for their outstanding performance in fall competition.

Field hockey topped the list as five members of the state tournament finalist Foxcroft team received first-team All-DAC honors and another player received second-team mention.

Volleyball and cross country each had one athlete selected for all-DAC honors.

Field Hockey: Foxcroft Completes Best Season Ever with 1st Trip to State Championship Game

 
Special to Viva Loudoun
(Nov. 13, 2012) - It was all new territory for Foxcroft School athletics and the members of the varsity field hockey team made the most of it. No Foxcroft team -- in any sport -- had ever made it to a state championship game. No field hockey team had ever advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament, or hosted a first-round game, for that matter. And a weekend at Virginia Beach, playing at the National Training Center?

Forgetaboutit.

The 2012 squad, led by senior captains Caroline Fout and Carter Ware, both of Middleburg, and guided by coaches Michelle Woodruff and Jessi Coil, did all that and more. Ranked second among VISAA Division II teams most of the season, Foxcroft rolled past Norfolk Christian, 3-0, at Foxcroft in the first round of the state tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 6, to earn a trip to the “Final Four” at Virginia Beach.

In Virginia Beach last weekend, Foxcroft edged Hampton Roads, 2-1, Friday for the School’s first state semifinal victory ever and then fell to Delaney Athletic Conference nemesis Fredericksburg Academy, 3-0, Saturday in the championship game. Despite the loss, the players and School all celebrated.

Girls Lacrosse: Foxcroft Falls to Eventual State Champs in Final Four

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Norfolk (May 21, 2012) - The girls on the Foxcroft lacrosse team couldn’t disagree with Vince Lombardi more. For them, winning isn’t the only thing, it’s only one thing. The thrill of traveling to the “Final Four,” the experience gained by playing really good teams, and the many other achievements of the season kept them in good spirits Friday after they fell, 17-0, to Cape Henry Collegiate in the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Division II Girls Lacrosse Tournament semifinal at Old Dominion University.

It was Foxcroft lacrosse’s first trip to the semifinals of the state tournament in five years. Foxcroft’s field hockey team reached the first round of the state tournament last fall before losing, ironically, to Cape Henry Collegiate. On Saturday, Cape Henry’s lacrosse team took it fourth girls state title of the year with a 14-3 victory over Highland School of Warrenton, a team Foxcroft beat out for the DAC title. Cape Henry placed four players on the All-State team.

Girls Lacrosse: FR Emma Rogers Scores 10 Goals in 2 Games, Named Foxcroft Athlete of the Week

Middleburg (April 16, 2012 — Freshman Emma Rogers, who scored 10 goals in two lacrosse victories, was named Foxcroft School’s Athlete of the Week for the period ending April 7, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced.

The Reston resident tallied five goals, added two assists, and had two ground balls in a 17-2 rout of Wakefield School (The Plains, VA) on March 29. She had five more goals and two ground balls in a 10-7 victory over archrival Highland School (Warrenton, VA) on April 2. Her 12 points and 10 goals lead the team.

Girls Basketball: Foxcroft Dominates Emmanuel Christian in DAC Playoffs First Round

Senior captain Lizzie Wilford collected Foxccroft's first

double-double Tuesday with 18 points and 12 rebounds 

in Foxcroft's (44) 51-9 triumph over Emmanuel Christian 

in the first round of the DAC Div II playoffs.

Special to VivaLoudoun via Foxcroft School
Middleburg (Feb. 22, 2012) - These games are known in sports circles as “laughers", though no one was really laughing, or even smiling, after Foxcroft's 51-9 humbling over Emmanuel Christian School Tuesday in the first round of the Delaney Athletic Conference Division II basketball playoffs.


Though the lopsided result was expected ... and not much fun ... nonetheless, the win was Foxcroft’s seventh of the season – the most the squad has amassed since the 2005-2006 season. It also advanced Foxcroft to a Thursday afternoon showdown with Wakefield Country Day School in Flint Hill. The DAC girls basketball championships are scheduled for Saturday at Highland School in Warrenton.

Girls Basketball: Foxcroft to Host Third Annual "Think Pink" Tournament to Benefit Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation

Foxcroft School supports the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation
with a special "Think Pink" Basketball Tournament Jan. 14.

Special to VivaLoudoun
Middleburg (Jan. 10, 2012) - Basketballs will be bouncing all day at Foxcroft School on Saturday, Jan. 14, when 14 varsity, junior varsity, and middle school teams compete in the third annual Think Pink Basketball Tournament.

The tournament, which will benefit the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation, begins at 10 a.m. in the School’s Athletic/Student Center. Using three full-size basketball courts, teams will participate in a round-robin format with trophies awarded to the team with the best record.

Softball: Former Ivy League Star to Give Pitching Clinic at Foxcroft School in Jan.

Middleburg (Nov. 23, 2011) - Alyssa Smith Keehan, a former Ivy League star at Princeton University, will conduct a softball pitching clinic at Foxcroft School on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2012 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

The clinic is open to all girls ages 11-1 and costs only $10. It will be held in Foxcroft’s Athletic/Student Center. Girls are requested to bring their own catcher and they may register in advance by calling the Foxcroft Athletic Office (540-687-4553).

News: Nine Foxcroft Athletes Honored - All-Delaney Conference Top Teams Feature Six, Plus 3 HM

Lilly MacDonald

Alicia Holz

Charlotte Wright

Middleburg (Nov. 23, 2011) — Nine Foxcroft School athletes, including five members of the state-ranked field hockey team, earned All-Delaney Athletic Conference honors this fall, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced earlier this month.

Maeve Couzens

Charlotte MacDonald

Caroline Fout

Delaney Athletic Conference (DAC) field hockey coaches named senior co-captains Maeve Couzens, a left back from Middleburg, VA, and Charlotte MacDonald (center forward, Bluemont, VA), and junior Caroline Fout (center midfielder, Middleburg, VA) the league’s First Team after they led Foxcroft to a trip to the VISAA State Tournament and a final #7 ranking among Division II schools. Sophomores Lilly MacDonald (Bluemont, VA), and Alicia Holz (Delaplane, VA) earned honorable mention in field hockey. The team, under the direction of Woodruff and assistant coaches Jessi Coil and Kathy Gonzalez, finished with a 9-6 record and narrowly missed taking the DAC title when it lost, 1-0, to Fredericksburg Academy, the top-ranked team in the state.

Alex Carr

Caroline Harris

Amalia Simpson

Volleyball’s captains were also recognized by the DAC coaches. Setter Alex Carr of Wellington, FL, was named to the First Team for the second consecutive year. Middle hitter Charlotte Wright (Alexandria, VA) was also named to the First Team while libero Caroline Harris (Vienna, VA) earned honorable mention for the secont year in a row. The Volleyball Team, coached by Elizabeth McComas and Fred McMane, had its best season in years with a 6-7 record and its first DAC Tournament victory ever.

In tennis, sophomore standout Amalia Simpson of Newtown Square, PA, was named to the DAC First Team.

Equestrian: Worsham Takes Reigns of Foxcroft's Fabled Program

Special to VivaLoudoun

Middleburg (Oct. 28, 2011) – Kate Worsham, who spent the past seven years as riding director at Oldfields School in Maryland, became Director of Riding at Foxcroft School, effective in July. A graduate of Washington and Lee University, she brings 20-plus years of competitive riding and training experience and an extensive teaching career to Foxcroft’s historic riding program.

Worsham succeeds Nelly Sheehan, who received the School’s highest honor – the Anne Kane McGuire Award – in April in recognition of her outstanding service and dedication during 20+ years as director.

Volleyball: McKenna Andrews Named Foxcroft Athlete of the Week

Special to VivaLoudoun via Foxcroft School

(Oct. 13, 2011) - Following in the shoes an her older sister isn’t an easy fit, but Foxcroft School sophomore McKenna Andrews is beginning to leave her own footprints.

McKenna, a sophomore from Pacific, Mo., has been named Athlete of the Week for the period ending Oct. 3 because of her steady play and team leadership in the junior varsity volleyball team’s strong showing against Wakefield Country Day School on Thursday, Sept. 29.

Field Hockey: Middleburg's Caroline Fout Leads Foxcroft

Special to VivaLoudoun

(Oct. 5, 2011) - Watching Foxcroft School’s Caroline Fout play field hockey is like watching that commercial about the Energizer bunny – she keeps on going and going. A speedy and aggressive center midfielder, Fout is a major reason why the varsity is playing its best field hockey of the season. For her leadership and outstanding play, the junior from Middleburg has been named Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sept. 24.

“Caroline has been the playmaker,” says Varsity Coach and Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff. “She has superb ball control and distributes with ease. She is fast and smart and anticipates the ball well.

"Even though she hasn't scored, she has made it possible for us to get the ball into the circle and for the forwards to get lots of shots off. Her level of play in the game against Holy Child was very high.”

News: Caroline Harris is Named Foxcroft School's Athlete of the Week

(Sept. 29, 2011) - Caroline Harris, a versatile athlete who distinguished herself in two sports over a seven-day stretch, was named Foxcroft School’s Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sept. 17, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced last week.

A senior from Vienna, Va., and tri-captain of the varsity volleyball team, Harris recorded 15 digs and connected on 93 percent of her serves in Foxcroft’s 3-1 victory over St. Michael the Archangel High School Sept. 8 in Fredericksburg. The win ended a 16-game match losing streak for Foxcroft.

Field Hockey: Girls Invited to Thursday Night Drop-In Sessions at Foxcroft Starting July 14

(June 22, 2011) - “Thursday Nights Field Hockey,” a fun, drop-in opportunity for girls entering 7th grade and up to learn and play the game, will be offered at Foxcroft School weekly, beginning Thursday, July 14, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced recently. All girls interested in playing field hockey, regardless of skill level, are welcome to come to once, twice or every week through Aug. 18.

News: Eight Foxcroft Athletes Earn All-Conference Honors for Spring Sports

Middleburg (May 26, 2011) - Eight Foxcroft School athletes – three each from softball and soccer and two from lacrosse -- have been named All-Delaney Athletic Conference First Team selections, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced recently..

Juniors Luisa Brown and Caroline Harris, and senior Claire Knepshield were voted to the all-DAC softball team by the league coaches, marking the first time that Foxcroft has had more than one player so honored. In soccer, senior co-captains Sarah Gilmore and Ellie Meyer, and junior Kitty Foster received First Team honors and, in lacrosse, senior Markesha Burnett and sophomore Carter Ware were tabbed.

Markesha Burnett

Carter Ware

Claire Knepshield

Sarah Gilmore

Ellie Meyer

Luisa Brown

Caroline Harris

Kitty Foster

Girls Soccer: Leesburg's Kitty Foster Named Foxcroft's Player of the Week

Middleburg (Apr. 5, 2011) - Girls soccer junior midfielder Kitty Foster, whose goal with just over three minutes left last Thursday snatched a victory away from Quantico High, was named Foxcroft School’s Player of the Week for the period from March 27-April 4, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced Monday.

Quantico was only minutes away from a 1-0 win when Foster slammed a hard left-footed kick from inside the 18-yard line that scooted the ball past the Warriors’ goalie before she had time to react. Neither team managed to score in two overtime sessions, giving Foxcroft a 1-1 tie with its Delaney Athletic Conference rival in its season opener.

Foster, a junior who transferred Foxcroft from Loudoun County High last fall, is just returning to sports after a torn Achilles tendon sidelined her for several months. A talented distance runner, she was forced to miss the fall cross country season because of the injury. She made her sports debut for Foxcroft in February when she helped the Hound Team to a Big Game victory in the annual Fox/Hound basketball competition.

Foster is the daughter of Kitty Foster of Leesburg and Dr. Gavin Foster of Hamilton, VA.

Girls Basketball: Foxcroft's Claire Andrews Named First Team All-DAC

Middleburg (Feb. 25, 2011) - Claire Andrews, a senior center who led the Foxcroft School basketball team with power, skill, and heart, has been named to the first team of the Division I All-Delaney Athletic Conference squad for the 2010-11 season, Athletic director Michelle Woodruff announced Friday.

Andrews was one of 13 players awarded all-DAC honors by the division’s six coaches -- a remarkable feat considering that Foxcroft did not win a Division I game this season. This marks the second year in a row that Foxcroft has had a first team all-DAC selection. Terry Lynne Garvey, a member of the Class of 2010 and a freshman at Gettysburg College, earned the honor last season.

Andrews, a resident of Pacific, MO, led Foxcroft in scoring with 8.2 points per game, rebounding (7.9 rpg), and blocked shots (3.4 bpg). She led the conference in blocked shots. Over the last six games of the regular season – all against quality DAC Division opponents -- she averaged 14 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks.

Andrews saved her best effort for the playoffs, recording a rare triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 13 blocked shots in a first-round loss Tuesday to Wakefield School. That game, however, did not figure in the voting, which had already been completed.

Soccer: Foxcroft School to Host Free Clinic for Ages 6-16 on Sat. Feb. 26

Middleburg (Feb. 21, 2011) - Coerver Coaching of Virginia will hold a soccer clinic for children ages 6-16 on Saturday, February 26, at Foxcroft School. The clinic, which is free, will run from 11 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.