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(Jan. 6, 2010) - Basketball in Loudoun has had to struggle over the years to earn respect around the state but in the latest Virginia Associated Press Basketball Rankings four teams are ranked in the top four including the Freedom High School girls ranked No. 1 in AA.
Along with Freedom, the defending Division 3 state champ, Loudoun County, the defending Division 4 state champ, is ranked No. 4.
On the boys side, Potomac Falls is ranked No. 2 in the state and Broad Run is ranked No. 4.
View the complete rankings for A, AA and AAA here.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Softball: Broad Run State Title Team to Get Rings Tonight at Halftime of Boys Basketball Game
Ashburn (Jan. 5, 2010) - The Broad Run High School three-time AA state title winning softball team will receive its latest championship rings Tuesday night at halftime of the Spartans boys basketball game against Park View.
The 2009 team won the Dulles District, Region II, and AA Virginia state championships. The ring for juniors and seniors represents their third consecutive state championship. Over the past four years Broad Run has a 105-4 record. During this time members of the team had the second longest winning streak in Virginia history, set a National Record for shutout innings, and in 2008 were declared by USA Today and ESPN as the best team in the nation.
Earning their first state championship ring.
Infielder Jordon Small
Infielder Jenni Himler
Outfielder Amanda Pugh
Outfielder Angela Rush
Outfielder Kate Sims
Shortstop Megan Waterman currently playing for University of Louisiana at Layfayette
Manager Taylor Gaukel
Earning their second ring
Third base Maggie Betz
Outfielder Jenny Kramer
Manager Marissa Petty
Earning their third ring
Centerfielder Anna Blessing
Firstbaseman Jenn Soroka
Outfielder Alba Creus
Second baseman Reagan Doiron currently playing for George Mason
Catcher Haley Johnson currently playing for James Madison
Pitcher Judy Betz currently pitching for Wagner College
Coach Dave Morris
Earning a fourth ring
Coach Ed Steele
The 2009 team won the Dulles District, Region II, and AA Virginia state championships. The ring for juniors and seniors represents their third consecutive state championship. Over the past four years Broad Run has a 105-4 record. During this time members of the team had the second longest winning streak in Virginia history, set a National Record for shutout innings, and in 2008 were declared by USA Today and ESPN as the best team in the nation.
Earning their first state championship ring.
Infielder Jordon Small
Infielder Jenni Himler
Outfielder Amanda Pugh
Outfielder Angela Rush
Outfielder Kate Sims
Shortstop Megan Waterman currently playing for University of Louisiana at Layfayette
Manager Taylor Gaukel
Earning their second ring
Third base Maggie Betz
Outfielder Jenny Kramer
Manager Marissa Petty
Earning their third ring
Centerfielder Anna Blessing
Firstbaseman Jenn Soroka
Outfielder Alba Creus
Second baseman Reagan Doiron currently playing for George Mason
Catcher Haley Johnson currently playing for James Madison
Pitcher Judy Betz currently pitching for Wagner College
Coach Dave Morris
Earning a fourth ring
Coach Ed Steele
Gymnastics: Ewen Sisters Lead Spartans to Win in 4-Team Meet at Potomac Falls
Sterling (Jan. 5, 2010) - Drea and Kimmy Ewen finished 1-2 in the All Around Monday night to lead Broad Run High School to victory in a 4-team meet at Potomac Falls High School.
The Spartans scored 130.425 pints with the host Panthers runner-up at 122.500 followed by Dominion (108.400) and Park View (94.425).
Drea Ewen scored 34.725 to win the All Around with sister Kimmy just behind at 34.475. Dominion's Alexa Giovanis was tie for third at 33.875 with Abbey Tsao of Potomac Falls. Drea Ewen won the All Around without finishing first in any event -- she was second on the bars, and third in the floor, vault and beam.
Kimmy Ewen won the beam with a 9.2 and the bars with a 8.675. Potomac Falls Allie Daczkowski won the floor with an 8.9 and Giovanis was first on the vault at 9.150.
Team Scores
1, Broad Run 130.425
2, Potomac Falls 122.500
3, Dominion 108.400
4, Park View 94.425
All Around
1, Drea Ewen (BR) 34.725
2, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 34.475
3, Alexa Giovanis (D) 33.875
3, Abbey Tsao (PF) 33.875
5, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 33.125
Vault
1, Alexa Giovanis (D) 9.150
2, Ayanna Robinson (D) 8.875
3, Drea Ewen (BR) 8.750
4, Crystal Nochese (BR) 8.650
4, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 8.475
Floor
1, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 8.950
2, Abbey Tsao (PF) 8.700
3, Drea Ewen (BR) 8.300
4, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 8.100
5, Alexa Giovanis (D) 8.025
Beam
1, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 9.200
2, Abbey Tsao (PF) 9.050
3, Drea Ewen (BR) 9.000
4, Brittany Zartman (PV) 8.850
5, Sydney Meyer (PF) 8.550
Bars
1, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 8.700
2, Drea Ewen (BR) 8.675
3, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 8.450
3, Alexa Giovanis (D) 8.450
5, Ayanna Robinson (D) 8.400
The Spartans scored 130.425 pints with the host Panthers runner-up at 122.500 followed by Dominion (108.400) and Park View (94.425).
Drea Ewen scored 34.725 to win the All Around with sister Kimmy just behind at 34.475. Dominion's Alexa Giovanis was tie for third at 33.875 with Abbey Tsao of Potomac Falls. Drea Ewen won the All Around without finishing first in any event -- she was second on the bars, and third in the floor, vault and beam.
Kimmy Ewen won the beam with a 9.2 and the bars with a 8.675. Potomac Falls Allie Daczkowski won the floor with an 8.9 and Giovanis was first on the vault at 9.150.
Team Scores
1, Broad Run 130.425
2, Potomac Falls 122.500
3, Dominion 108.400
4, Park View 94.425
All Around
1, Drea Ewen (BR) 34.725
2, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 34.475
3, Alexa Giovanis (D) 33.875
3, Abbey Tsao (PF) 33.875
5, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 33.125
Vault
1, Alexa Giovanis (D) 9.150
2, Ayanna Robinson (D) 8.875
3, Drea Ewen (BR) 8.750
4, Crystal Nochese (BR) 8.650
4, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 8.475
Floor
1, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 8.950
2, Abbey Tsao (PF) 8.700
3, Drea Ewen (BR) 8.300
4, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 8.100
5, Alexa Giovanis (D) 8.025
Beam
1, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 9.200
2, Abbey Tsao (PF) 9.050
3, Drea Ewen (BR) 9.000
4, Brittany Zartman (PV) 8.850
5, Sydney Meyer (PF) 8.550
Bars
1, Kimmy Ewen (BR) 8.700
2, Drea Ewen (BR) 8.675
3, Allie Daczkowski (PF) 8.450
3, Alexa Giovanis (D) 8.450
5, Ayanna Robinson (D) 8.400
Girls Basketball: After Slow Start, Stone Bridge Sprints Past Langley to improve to 8-1 on Season
Stone Bridge junior Cori Prince and senior Maggie Soshnik-Schierling Postgame after a 60-36 victory over Langley Monday night
By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun.com Editor
Ashburn (Jan. 5, 2009) - The Stone Bridge High School girls basketball team got off to a slow start Monday night, trailing Langley 9-1 to start the contest, but the Bulldogs out-scored the Saxons, 21-10 in the second quarter and then 20-3 in the third quarter to run away with a 60-36 AAA Liberty District win.
Stone Bridge improves to 2-0 in district play and 8-1 overall, one of the best starts since the Mike Benson era at the school.
"They needed to believe that the could beat a good team," said second-year Bulldog head coach Chris Jones.
Stone Bridge's win was a total team effort with 10 players scoring and eight Bulldogs scoring four or more points. Junior Cori Prince led the way with 13 points including three 3-pointers to go along with five assists and four rebounds, and senior Maggie Soshnik-Schierling scored 11.
The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the floor, 21 of 42, and went 79 percent from the foul line, 15 of 19.
Langley had two 3-pointers in the first quarter and another in the second quarter but didn't hit from behond the arc in the second half and the Bulldogs were able to break Langley's fullcourt pressure and convert layins. Stone Bridge also showed good patience on the offensive end in the second half and worked the ball around for high percentage shots.
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Stone Bridge 60, Langley 36
L 15 10 3 8 - 36
SB 9 21 20 10 - 60
SB: CPrince 4 2-2 13, Schierling 3 5-7 11, Stancik 3 2-2 8, Guzek 2 2-2 6, Whitaker 3 0-0 6, Gouveia 1 2-2 4, NPrince 2 0-0 4, Williams 1 2-4 4, Dzurilla 1 0-0 2, Sleece 1 0-0 2. Total 21 15-19 60.
L: Plunkett 3 2-3 8, Kody 3 0-1 7, Klein 2 0-0 5, Powell 2 0-0 5, Pembroke 2 0-0 4, Terpak 1 1-2 3, Gallagher 0 4-8 4. Totals 13 7-14 36.
3-Pointers: SB 3 (CPrince 3), L 3 (Kody, Klein, Powell).
By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun.com Editor
Ashburn (Jan. 5, 2009) - The Stone Bridge High School girls basketball team got off to a slow start Monday night, trailing Langley 9-1 to start the contest, but the Bulldogs out-scored the Saxons, 21-10 in the second quarter and then 20-3 in the third quarter to run away with a 60-36 AAA Liberty District win.
Stone Bridge improves to 2-0 in district play and 8-1 overall, one of the best starts since the Mike Benson era at the school.
"They needed to believe that the could beat a good team," said second-year Bulldog head coach Chris Jones.
Stone Bridge's win was a total team effort with 10 players scoring and eight Bulldogs scoring four or more points. Junior Cori Prince led the way with 13 points including three 3-pointers to go along with five assists and four rebounds, and senior Maggie Soshnik-Schierling scored 11.
The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the floor, 21 of 42, and went 79 percent from the foul line, 15 of 19.
Langley had two 3-pointers in the first quarter and another in the second quarter but didn't hit from behond the arc in the second half and the Bulldogs were able to break Langley's fullcourt pressure and convert layins. Stone Bridge also showed good patience on the offensive end in the second half and worked the ball around for high percentage shots.
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Stone Bridge 60, Langley 36
L 15 10 3 8 - 36
SB 9 21 20 10 - 60
SB: CPrince 4 2-2 13, Schierling 3 5-7 11, Stancik 3 2-2 8, Guzek 2 2-2 6, Whitaker 3 0-0 6, Gouveia 1 2-2 4, NPrince 2 0-0 4, Williams 1 2-4 4, Dzurilla 1 0-0 2, Sleece 1 0-0 2. Total 21 15-19 60.
L: Plunkett 3 2-3 8, Kody 3 0-1 7, Klein 2 0-0 5, Powell 2 0-0 5, Pembroke 2 0-0 4, Terpak 1 1-2 3, Gallagher 0 4-8 4. Totals 13 7-14 36.
3-Pointers: SB 3 (CPrince 3), L 3 (Kody, Klein, Powell).
Boys Basketball: Loudoun County Beats Brentsville; Tough Third Quarter Costs Stone Bridge at Langley
(Jan. 5, 2009) - Senior Calle Brown recorded another double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds Monday night to lead the Loudoun County High School boys basketball team to its third straight win, a 47-32 non-district victory over Brentsville.
The Raiders are now 6-4 on the season. Austin Campbell finished with 11 rebounds, five assists and five points for LC.
LOUDOUN COUNTY 47, BRENTSVILLE 32
L (6-4, 1-2) — Brown 10, Gibson 10, Huber 10, Mrkonjic 6, Campbell 5, Mays 4, Cokely 2. Totals 21 2-4 47.
B (0-0, 0-0) — Weaver 12, Hammond 11, Willard 5, Heller 2, Klaasse 2. Totals 10 9-16 32.
Halftime: 19-19.
Three-point goals: L 3 (Brown, Huber 2); B 3 (Weaver 3).
Langley 72, Stone Bridge 46
Stone Bridge was doing just fine against Langley Monday night in AAA Liberty District action, trailing on the road by just three points at the half, 30-27, then the Saxons took over in the third quarter and dominated the Bulldogs in the period to the tune of 29-4 and cruised the 26-point victory.
Nik Brown was the leading scorer for Stone Bridge with 20 points.
Langley 72, Stone Bridge 46
SB 15 12 4 15 - 46
L 13 17 29 13 - 72
SB: Brown 6 5-7 20, Berry 2 1-2 5, Lowdermilk 1 0-0 3, Gouveia 0 1-2 1, Wells 1 0-0 2, Tripp 3 1-2 7, Paige 2 0-0 5, Matthews 1 1-2 3. Totals 16 9-15 46.
L: Kriz 20, Jones 16, Vansiladis 11, Kiffe 10, Pritchett 6, Adams 5, Cochran 3, Yi 2. Totals 30 9-13 72.
3-Pointers: SB 5 (Brown 3, Pagie, Lowdermilk), L 4 (Jones 2, Adams, Cochran)
The Raiders are now 6-4 on the season. Austin Campbell finished with 11 rebounds, five assists and five points for LC.
LOUDOUN COUNTY 47, BRENTSVILLE 32
L (6-4, 1-2) — Brown 10, Gibson 10, Huber 10, Mrkonjic 6, Campbell 5, Mays 4, Cokely 2. Totals 21 2-4 47.
B (0-0, 0-0) — Weaver 12, Hammond 11, Willard 5, Heller 2, Klaasse 2. Totals 10 9-16 32.
Halftime: 19-19.
Three-point goals: L 3 (Brown, Huber 2); B 3 (Weaver 3).
Langley 72, Stone Bridge 46
Stone Bridge was doing just fine against Langley Monday night in AAA Liberty District action, trailing on the road by just three points at the half, 30-27, then the Saxons took over in the third quarter and dominated the Bulldogs in the period to the tune of 29-4 and cruised the 26-point victory.
Nik Brown was the leading scorer for Stone Bridge with 20 points.
Langley 72, Stone Bridge 46
SB 15 12 4 15 - 46
L 13 17 29 13 - 72
SB: Brown 6 5-7 20, Berry 2 1-2 5, Lowdermilk 1 0-0 3, Gouveia 0 1-2 1, Wells 1 0-0 2, Tripp 3 1-2 7, Paige 2 0-0 5, Matthews 1 1-2 3. Totals 16 9-15 46.
L: Kriz 20, Jones 16, Vansiladis 11, Kiffe 10, Pritchett 6, Adams 5, Cochran 3, Yi 2. Totals 30 9-13 72.
3-Pointers: SB 5 (Brown 3, Pagie, Lowdermilk), L 4 (Jones 2, Adams, Cochran)
Youth Sports - Basketball - Knights of Columbus Free Throw Shooting Contest Set for Jan. 18
(Jan. 5, 2010) - The Knights of Columbus Good Samaritan Council #6175 will hold their annual Free Throw Shooting Contest for boys and girls ages 10-14 at St. Joseph School Gym in Herndon on Jan. 18.
The gym will be open for warm ups starting at 3 p.m. and competition will begin at approximately 4 p.m. There is no fee to enter, just the desire to be the best free throw shooter in Northern Virginia! Please note: Those who want to compete must be present by 4.
St. Joseph's is located at 750 Peachtree Street, Herndon, VA.
The gym will be open for warm ups starting at 3 p.m. and competition will begin at approximately 4 p.m. There is no fee to enter, just the desire to be the best free throw shooter in Northern Virginia! Please note: Those who want to compete must be present by 4.
St. Joseph's is located at 750 Peachtree Street, Herndon, VA.
Youth Sports: Joshua Guthrie Memorial Gymnastic Meet Scheduled for Jan. 16 at NVGA
Sterling (Jan. 5, 2010) - The Northern Virginia Gymnastics Academy is signing up boys and girls of all levels for the Jan. 16 Joshua Guthrie Memorial Meet.
Warm-ups for the meet at the NVGA 8,000-foot facility located at 22446 Davis Drive in Sterling start at 3 p.m. with the March In at 5 p.m.
For more information on the meet call the gym at 703-430-5434 or visit their website at www.nvgagym.com. For more information on Joshua Guthrie, a local gymnast that passed away in 1998 at age 16 in a car accident, visit www.joshuashands.org.
Warm-ups for the meet at the NVGA 8,000-foot facility located at 22446 Davis Drive in Sterling start at 3 p.m. with the March In at 5 p.m.
For more information on the meet call the gym at 703-430-5434 or visit their website at www.nvgagym.com. For more information on Joshua Guthrie, a local gymnast that passed away in 1998 at age 16 in a car accident, visit www.joshuashands.org.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Wrestling: Broad Run Senior Vince DiRenzo Quietly Becomes Spartans All-Time Victories Leader, Has Shot at Loudoun's All-Time Record
Broad Run senior Vince DiRenzo on Becoming the School's All-Time Victories Leader in Wrestling - Part 1 of 2
By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun.com Editor
Ashburn (Jan. 2, 2010) - Vince DiRenzo is a quiet kid in a sport that doesn't get a lot of attention. It is no surprise then that little fanfare was made when DiRenzo reached the 100-victory milestone last year as a junior and then last week, just a month into his senior season, the 135-pounder became Broad Run High School's all-time wrestling victories leader when he notched career win No. 124 in a tournament in Winchester.
"Vince DiRenzo is the best technician of any wrestler I have coached and he has one of the best work ethics," said Broad Run coach John Puterio after DiRenzo went 4-1 Saturday at the Spartan Slam Duals, losing for the first time in 20 matches in a one-point decision.
DiRenzo's 19-1 start gives him a career mark of 128-35 with plenty of wrestling left. Brian Smith, who graduated in 2000, previously held the school career wins mark at 123. DiRenzo even has a shot at breaking the all-time win mark for any wrestler in Loudoun history, thought to be held by Potomac Falls grad Paul Rowane, who graduated last year with 156 wins.
By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun.com Editor
Ashburn (Jan. 2, 2010) - Vince DiRenzo is a quiet kid in a sport that doesn't get a lot of attention. It is no surprise then that little fanfare was made when DiRenzo reached the 100-victory milestone last year as a junior and then last week, just a month into his senior season, the 135-pounder became Broad Run High School's all-time wrestling victories leader when he notched career win No. 124 in a tournament in Winchester.
"Vince DiRenzo is the best technician of any wrestler I have coached and he has one of the best work ethics," said Broad Run coach John Puterio after DiRenzo went 4-1 Saturday at the Spartan Slam Duals, losing for the first time in 20 matches in a one-point decision.
DiRenzo's 19-1 start gives him a career mark of 128-35 with plenty of wrestling left. Brian Smith, who graduated in 2000, previously held the school career wins mark at 123. DiRenzo even has a shot at breaking the all-time win mark for any wrestler in Loudoun history, thought to be held by Potomac Falls grad Paul Rowane, who graduated last year with 156 wins.
Wrestling: Special Moment for Freedom Coach Kent Nagy as Eagles Win Tournament Named in Memory of Father
Broadway (Jan. 3, 2010) - In what has already been a special season for the Freedom High School wrestling team and first-year head coach Kent Nagy, Saturday was a truly special day as the Eagles took home first place in the tournament named in honor of Nagy's father, the Lou Nagy Memorial Tournament at Broadway High School.
Lou Nagy was the athletic director at Broadway and founded the wrestling program where Kent and his brother wrestled and claimed three district titles each as well as regional titles.
"Our family kind of became synonomous with wrestling at Broadway," reported Kent Nagy.
Kent Nagy went on to coach at Broadway while in college and later became the R.E. Lee head coach in Staunton before becoming an assistant coach under Pat McNanley two years ago in South Riding. Four years ago his father, Lou Nagy, lost a 28-year battle with heart disease and passed away at the age of 55. Saturday's tournament was created four years ago to honor Lou Nagy's legacy.
"This year, my first year as the head coach at Freedom, the boys really wanted to win this tournament for obvious reasons," reported Nagy.
And win the Eagles did, their third tournament title of the year. Freedom claimed the title by a wide margin -- 49 points.
Lou Nagy was the athletic director at Broadway and founded the wrestling program where Kent and his brother wrestled and claimed three district titles each as well as regional titles.
"Our family kind of became synonomous with wrestling at Broadway," reported Kent Nagy.
Kent Nagy went on to coach at Broadway while in college and later became the R.E. Lee head coach in Staunton before becoming an assistant coach under Pat McNanley two years ago in South Riding. Four years ago his father, Lou Nagy, lost a 28-year battle with heart disease and passed away at the age of 55. Saturday's tournament was created four years ago to honor Lou Nagy's legacy.
"This year, my first year as the head coach at Freedom, the boys really wanted to win this tournament for obvious reasons," reported Nagy.
And win the Eagles did, their third tournament title of the year. Freedom claimed the title by a wide margin -- 49 points.
Boys Basketball: Raiders Earn All-Tournament Selections in Maryland Tournament
(Jan. 3, 2010) - The Loudoun County High School boys basketball team went 2-0 in the Ron Engle tournament at Middletown, Md. over the holidays and Calle Brown and Mahir MrKonjic were selected to the all-tournament team.
This is a busy week of boys basketball with 16 games scheduled in six days:
Mon. Jan. 4
Stone Bridge at Langley, 7:30
Loudoun County at Brentsville, 7:30
Tues. Jan. 5
Battlefield at Heritage, 7:30
Loudoun Valley at Osbourn, 7:30
Freedom at Briar Woods, 8
Park View at Broad Run, 7:30
Potomac Falls at Dominion, 7:30
Thurs. Jan. 7
South Lakes at Stone Bridge, 7:30
Heritage at Potomac Falls, 7:30
Park View at Clarke County, 7:30
Fri. Jan. 8
Loudoun Valley at Battlefield, 7:30
Briar Woods at Park View, 7:30
Broad Run at Freedom, 7:30
Loudoun County at Dominion, 7:30
Sat. Jan. 9
Heritage at Stone Bridge PPD
Madison at Stone Bridge, 7
Fauquier at Potomac Falls, 6:30
Boys Basketball: Potomac Falls Shakes off the Rust with 73-55 Win Over George Mason
Sterling (Jan. 3, 2010) - Potomac Falls High School traditionally does not enter its boys basketball team in tournaments between Christmas and New Year's but with eight of 10 local high schools playing during that week, the Panthers needed a tune-up before a big week of district play so the Panthers were in action Saturday night, defeating George Mason, 73-55 in non-district play.
Potomac Falls improved to an area-best 7-1 on the season with Lukas Mihailovich scoring a game-high 19 points.
Earlier in December, the Panthers beat the Mustangs, 72-66.
Potomac Falls 73, George Mason 55
PF: Mihailovich 19, Chesson 12, Curran 11, Owens 10, Graves 8, Wagenhoffer 6, Hansen 2, Hoover 2, Sweger 2, Kress 1. Totals 30 12-17 73.
GM: Cheney 17, Ogle 6, Wolfe 6, Alexander 5, Lee 5, J.Stewart 5, B.Stewart 4, Dichoso 3, Weber 2, Yates 2. Totals 22 9-18 55.
Potomac Falls improved to an area-best 7-1 on the season with Lukas Mihailovich scoring a game-high 19 points.
Earlier in December, the Panthers beat the Mustangs, 72-66.
Potomac Falls 73, George Mason 55
PF: Mihailovich 19, Chesson 12, Curran 11, Owens 10, Graves 8, Wagenhoffer 6, Hansen 2, Hoover 2, Sweger 2, Kress 1. Totals 30 12-17 73.
GM: Cheney 17, Ogle 6, Wolfe 6, Alexander 5, Lee 5, J.Stewart 5, B.Stewart 4, Dichoso 3, Weber 2, Yates 2. Totals 22 9-18 55.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Wrestling: Potomac Falls is Runner-up at Second Annual Spartan Slam Duals; Heritage Take 4th
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(Jan. 2, 2010) - Glenelg High School from Maryland swept the Second Annual Spartan Slam Duals Saturday at Broad Run High School with Potomac Falls finishing runner-up and Heritage fourth in the 12-team event at Broad Run High School.
Pool Play Round 1
Potomac Falls def Loudoun Valley (B) 63-15
Heritage def Briar Woods 45-21
Glenelg (MD) def Spotsylvania 71-0
Park View def Thomas Edison 36-34
Pool Play Round 1
Glenelg def Broad Run 57-7
Clarke Co. def Loudoun Valley 63-10
Liberty def Briar Woods 37-25
Skyline def Park View 40-30
Pool Play Round 3
Broad Run def Spotsylvania 60-23
Heritage def Liberty 42-33
Potomac Falls def Clarke Co. 38-30
Skyline def Thomas Edison
Championship bracket results
Quarter Final
Glenleg def Park View 68-9
Heritage def Clarke County 35-34
Potomac Falls def Broad Run 46-30
Skyline def Liberty 39-31
Championship Semi-Final results
Glenelg def Heritage 63-10
Potomac Falls def Skyline 46-24
Championship Final
Glenelg 56, Potomac Falls 15
Consolation Final
Skyline 45, Heritage 30
Girls Basketball: Freedom Drops Second Straight Game, 44-40 Loss to Georgetown Visitation
(Jan. 2, 2010) - The Freedom High School girls basketball team opened the year 7-0 but the Eagles have now dropped back-to-back contests after falling Saturday to Georgetown Visitation, 44-40.
Freedom led 35-30 heading into the final quarter, after holding Visitation to just four points in the third quarter, but the Eagles could only muster five points of their own in the final eight minutes. Freedom came into the contest ranked No. 9 by the Washington Post and Visitation was No. 12.
Kelsey Buchanan had her usual double-double for Freedom with 16 rebounds and 14 points. The Eagles poor shooting from beyond the 3-point arc (2 of 11) hurt them in the contest.
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Freedom led 35-30 heading into the final quarter, after holding Visitation to just four points in the third quarter, but the Eagles could only muster five points of their own in the final eight minutes. Freedom came into the contest ranked No. 9 by the Washington Post and Visitation was No. 12.
Kelsey Buchanan had her usual double-double for Freedom with 16 rebounds and 14 points. The Eagles poor shooting from beyond the 3-point arc (2 of 11) hurt them in the contest.
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Wrestling: Broad Run Hosts Second Annual Spartan Slam Duals Saturday
Ashburn (Jan. 2, 2010) - The Broad Run High School wrestling team will host it Second Annual Spartan Slam Duals Saturday with 12 teams competing in all-day event that wraps up with the finals at 6 p.m.
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Photo Gallery: Leesburg Honda Holiday Tournament - Stone Bridge Girls vs. Dominion
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Photo Gallery by Ryan Faulkner: Briar Woods vs. Fauquier Girls Basketball Holiday Tournament
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Friday, January 1, 2010
Photo Gallery: Leesburg Honda Holiday Tournament - Broad Run Girls vs. Loudoun Valley
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Wrestling Update: Freedom Takes Third in Arundel Invitational
(Jan. 1, 2010) - The Freedom High School wrestling team, competing against some of the top teams in the state of Maryland, finished third this week behind Spalding and DeMatha at the Arundel Invitational
Despite missing a pair of starters, Freedom showed just how far they have come in the last year by placing eight wrestlers in the tournament, six of which were in the top 3.
Joe Sheptock(145) dominated his competition over the course of the two day event by pinning his way through the tournament, including a 1st period pin of Cordell Blair of North County in the finals.
DaQuante Timbers (Heavyweight) also pinned his way into the finals before wrestling Dematha's state place winner Dylan Devine. Timbers defeated Devine in a thrilling overtime victory that caused the gym to erupt, as Timbers sealed the tournament victory for Spalding and wrapped up the third place finish for Freedom. For his outstanding performance in such a pressure packed match and his dominating performance throughout the tournament Timbers was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Upperweight.
Also making the finals for Freedom were Chuong Le and Matt Murphy. Both Freedom grapplers wrestled well and were losing by only a point late in the third period when they fell victim to a pin by their opponents.
Finishing third for the Eagles was Steven Marquina who suffered his first loss of the year to Arundel's state pace winner and eventual tournament champion Logan Reece in a very close 3-2 match. Marquina would then battle back by winning his next two matches including a close 6-5 decision over Northern's regional champion Eric Stubblefield for 3rd place.
Also placing 3rd for the Eagles was Charles Constantino who pinned Curley's Anthony Williams in the consolation finals. Chris Freda and Sean Gaetani wrapped up the Eagle pace winners with their 4th and 6th place finishes respectively.
The 3rd place finish was a large jump from Freedom's 14th place finish from a year ago.
The Eagles will be back in action Saturday as they travel to Broadway High School for the Lou Nagy Invitational.
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The Potomac Falls Panther High School wrestling team competed in the NOVA Classic December 11-12, 2009 held at Fairfax HS. The Panthers ended up taking 5th place out of 32 teams, led by Senior Heavyweight Zac Duffen, who took 1st place going a perfect 5-0, and who also won the award for most pins amongst the 1st place finishers. Also placing were Aaron Rowane (160 lbs) who went 5-1 and took 3rd place, Mike Ozwald (140 lbs) took 5th place, Batchka (130 lbs) 5th place, Mike Linza (119 lbs) 7th place, Nick Rae (112 lbs) 7th place, and Zac Zedan (103 lbs) 8th place.
Freedom JV at Arundel
The Freedom J.V. wrestling team had an outstanding performance at the annual Arundel J.V. Invitational in Arundel Maryland. The Freedom team had eleven individual place winners including Laith Masri(171) who was the tournament champion. Finishing 2nd for the Eagles were Cole Scoggin, Brendan Kammerdeiner, and Taylor Gore. Also placing for the Eagles were Anthony Chau (3rd), Matt Allison (3rd), Riley Scheyder (5th), Mike Lehnertz (6th), Andrew Nelson (3rd), Andres Morana (4th), and Kyle Murphy (4th).
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Despite missing a pair of starters, Freedom showed just how far they have come in the last year by placing eight wrestlers in the tournament, six of which were in the top 3.
Joe Sheptock(145) dominated his competition over the course of the two day event by pinning his way through the tournament, including a 1st period pin of Cordell Blair of North County in the finals.
DaQuante Timbers (Heavyweight) also pinned his way into the finals before wrestling Dematha's state place winner Dylan Devine. Timbers defeated Devine in a thrilling overtime victory that caused the gym to erupt, as Timbers sealed the tournament victory for Spalding and wrapped up the third place finish for Freedom. For his outstanding performance in such a pressure packed match and his dominating performance throughout the tournament Timbers was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Upperweight.
Also making the finals for Freedom were Chuong Le and Matt Murphy. Both Freedom grapplers wrestled well and were losing by only a point late in the third period when they fell victim to a pin by their opponents.
Finishing third for the Eagles was Steven Marquina who suffered his first loss of the year to Arundel's state pace winner and eventual tournament champion Logan Reece in a very close 3-2 match. Marquina would then battle back by winning his next two matches including a close 6-5 decision over Northern's regional champion Eric Stubblefield for 3rd place.
Also placing 3rd for the Eagles was Charles Constantino who pinned Curley's Anthony Williams in the consolation finals. Chris Freda and Sean Gaetani wrapped up the Eagle pace winners with their 4th and 6th place finishes respectively.
The 3rd place finish was a large jump from Freedom's 14th place finish from a year ago.
The Eagles will be back in action Saturday as they travel to Broadway High School for the Lou Nagy Invitational.
Click here for complete results.
The Eagles after a win earlier in December at Brentsville
Potomac Falls at the NOVA ClassicThe Potomac Falls Panther High School wrestling team competed in the NOVA Classic December 11-12, 2009 held at Fairfax HS. The Panthers ended up taking 5th place out of 32 teams, led by Senior Heavyweight Zac Duffen, who took 1st place going a perfect 5-0, and who also won the award for most pins amongst the 1st place finishers. Also placing were Aaron Rowane (160 lbs) who went 5-1 and took 3rd place, Mike Ozwald (140 lbs) took 5th place, Batchka (130 lbs) 5th place, Mike Linza (119 lbs) 7th place, Nick Rae (112 lbs) 7th place, and Zac Zedan (103 lbs) 8th place.
Freedom JV at Arundel
The Freedom J.V. wrestling team had an outstanding performance at the annual Arundel J.V. Invitational in Arundel Maryland. The Freedom team had eleven individual place winners including Laith Masri(171) who was the tournament champion. Finishing 2nd for the Eagles were Cole Scoggin, Brendan Kammerdeiner, and Taylor Gore. Also placing for the Eagles were Anthony Chau (3rd), Matt Allison (3rd), Riley Scheyder (5th), Mike Lehnertz (6th), Andrew Nelson (3rd), Andres Morana (4th), and Kyle Murphy (4th).
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Basketball: Bulldog Bash All-Tournament Teams and Champions; Freedom's Buchanan Named Girls Outstanding Player
Bulldog Bash at Westfield High School
The girls champions were the Westfield Bulldogs over the Freedom Eagles by a score of 54-42. The third place winner was the Potomac Panthers over the James Madison Warhawks by a score of 51-39.
The boys champions were the Centreville Wildcats over the Langley Saxons by a score of 66-44. The third place winner was the Patrick Henry Patriots over the Westfield Bulldogs by a score of 64-54.
The 2009 Bulldog Bash All Tournament teams are listed below:
Boys:
Name School
Warren Denny-Centreville-Most Valuable Player
Austin Kriz-Langley-Outstanding Tournament Player
Troy Thomas-Flint Hill
Martez Redfearn-West Potomac
Darius Smith-Woodbridge
Brian Orr-Freedom (South Riding)
Terrell Wilson-Patrick Henry (Roanoke)
Zach Elcano-Westfield
Austin Vasiliadis-Langley
Bobby Warhurst-Centreville
Girls:
Name School
Shelby Romine-Westfield-Most Valuable Player
Kelsey Buchanan-Freedom (South Riding)-Outstanding Tournament Player
Kayna Jacobs-Potomac
Erin Kavanaugh-Madison
Eireann Anastasi-St. Hubert's (Philadelphia, PA)
Audrey Dotson-Flint Hill
Madison Hahesy-McDowell (Erie, PA)
Dionna Scott-Freedom (South Riding)
Jessica McNamara-Westfield
Jessica (RJ) Andre-Westfield
The girls champions were the Westfield Bulldogs over the Freedom Eagles by a score of 54-42. The third place winner was the Potomac Panthers over the James Madison Warhawks by a score of 51-39.
The boys champions were the Centreville Wildcats over the Langley Saxons by a score of 66-44. The third place winner was the Patrick Henry Patriots over the Westfield Bulldogs by a score of 64-54.
The 2009 Bulldog Bash All Tournament teams are listed below:
Boys:
Name School
Warren Denny-Centreville-Most Valuable Player
Austin Kriz-Langley-Outstanding Tournament Player
Troy Thomas-Flint Hill
Martez Redfearn-West Potomac
Darius Smith-Woodbridge
Brian Orr-Freedom (South Riding)
Terrell Wilson-Patrick Henry (Roanoke)
Zach Elcano-Westfield
Austin Vasiliadis-Langley
Bobby Warhurst-Centreville
Girls:
Name School
Shelby Romine-Westfield-Most Valuable Player
Kelsey Buchanan-Freedom (South Riding)-Outstanding Tournament Player
Kayna Jacobs-Potomac
Erin Kavanaugh-Madison
Eireann Anastasi-St. Hubert's (Philadelphia, PA)
Audrey Dotson-Flint Hill
Madison Hahesy-McDowell (Erie, PA)
Dionna Scott-Freedom (South Riding)
Jessica McNamara-Westfield
Jessica (RJ) Andre-Westfield
Photo Gallery: Leesburg Honda Holiday Tournament - Broad Run Boys vs. Dominion
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