Gymnastics: Battlefield Wins the Cedar Run Meet, Loudoun Valley Runner-up

(Feb. 3, 2010) - Battlefield High School captured the Cedar Run District meet Saturday with a 146.125 team score and host Loudoun Valley finished runner-up with a season-best 139.65.

Heritage finished third with 104.225.

Viking Michaela Paschal finished second in the All-Around with a 35.80. Bobcat Erin Turner won the event with a 38.1. LV also took fourth and fifth in the All-Around with Shae Spotts at 35.05 and Amanda Huebner at 34.95.

Turner was first in the vault (9.70), beam (9.60) and floor (9.80) and was second on the bars (9.00).

Spotts (9.35) and Paschal (9.05) went 2-3 on the beam.

Meet Results from

Cedar Run District

2/1/2010

Vault

1st	Erin Turner	B	9.70
2nd	Alex Fairbanks	B	9.25
3rd	Mandy Brown	B	9.20
4th	Katie Ervin	OSB	9.15
5th	Katie Surface	B	8.85
5th	Amanda Huebner	LV	8.85
7th	Jena Schroeder	B	8.80
7th	Alexis Russell	OSB	8.80
7th	Shae Spotts	LV	8.80
7th	Michaela Paschal	LV	8.80

Bars

1st	Kari Willett	B	9.50
2nd	Erin Turner	B	9.00
3rd	Mandy Brown	B	8.95
4th	Amanda Huebner	LV	8.675
5th	Michaela Paschal	LV	8.625
6th	Alex Fairbanks	B	8.35
7th	Olivia Becker	LV	8.30
8th	Shae Spotts	LV	8.25
9th	Brianna Artz	B	8.15
10th	Jena Schroeder	B	7.95

Beam

1st	Erin Turner	B	9.60
2nd	Shae Spotts	LV	9.35
3rd	Michaela Paschal	LV	9.05
4th	Anna Marvel	O	8.70
5th	Jena Schroeder	B	8.625
6th	Meghan Poole	SJ	8.60
7th	Alex Fairbanks	B	8.50
8th	Olivia Becker	LV	8.40
9th	Brianna Artz	B	8.35
10th	Amanda Huebner	LV	8.075

  

Floor

1st	Erin Turner	B	9.80
2nd	Alex Fairbanks	B	9.625
3rd	Brianna Artz	B	9.525
4th	Amanda Huebner	LV	9.35
5th	Michaela Paschal	LV	9.325
6th	Jena Schroeder	B	9.30
7th	Meghan Poole	SJ	9.20
8th	Shae Spotts	LV	8.65
9th	Tori White	LV	8.60
9th	Anna Marvel	OSB	8.60

All-Around

1st	Erin Turner	B	38.1
2nd	Michaela Paschal	LV	35.80
3rd	Alex Fairbanks	B	35.725
4th	Shae Spotts	LV	35.05
5th	Amanda Huebner	LV	34.95

Team Results

1st	Battlefield	146.125
2nd	Loudoun Valley	139.65
3rd	Heritage	104.225
4th	Stonewall	103.975

Wrestling: Freedom Completes Undefeated Dulles District Dual Run; Cedar Run Brackets Posted

Eagles circle it up before wrapping up an undefeated Dulles District dual meet season (photo courtesy of Dan Hamm)

(Feb. 3, 2010) - In a Monday afternoon special, Freedom High School completed its undefeated run through the AA Dulles District dual meet season with a 58-9 win over Broad Run.

On Thursday the Eagles will shoot for their first ever Dulles District meet championship at Broad Run High School. The meet was originally scheduled for Saturday but has been moved up due to the incoming storm.

The highlight Monday may have been one of Broad Run's only two wins as Vince DiRenzo edged Tom Philbrick, 3-0, in an exciting match at 135.

Dulles District brackets.

Cedar Run District Meet
The Cedar Run District wrestling meet appears set still for Saturday at Osbourn High School. No word on a back-up plan if it is snowed out.

Loudoun Valley has five No. 1 seeds in the five-team meet: Paul Riedel (135), David Garvis (145), Mike Garvis (160), Zack Bolan (171) and Alex O'Connor (215) and Heritage as one top seed: Jonathan Vargas (189).

Complete Cedar Run District brackets

Cedar Run Schedule
10:30am - First round (two mats)
11:15am – Championship Semi-Finals (two mats)
Break
1:45pm – Consi – First round (two mats)
2:30pm – Consi-finals 3rd /4th (two mats)
4:00pm – Championship Finals

Liberty District Meet
The Liberty District meet is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Langley High School. No word on any back-up plan if we get the storm.

Attention Stone Bridge fans: We have not received any information regarding your wrestling team the entire season! If you would like to update us and give the boys some publicity please email dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

Basketball: Monday Night Round-up - Raiders Sweep Pride

Leesburg (Feb. 3, 2010) - In the only games played so far this week, Loudoun County boys and girls swept Heritage on Monday in non-district contests.

The Loudoun County boys got back .500 with a 67-58 win. Senior Mahir Mrkonjic had a game-high with 26 points and Worth Mays added 14 points and three steals. Calle brown added nine points, 13 rebounds, and four assists for the Raider.

In the girls game, Loudoun County led 23-0 in the first quarter and cruised to a 73-47 win.

In that big first quarter for the LC girls, Alex Lapple connected on all eight of her points as six different players scored in the opening frame.

In the victory, the Raiders had four players finish in double figure scoring as they were led by Brittany Batts game high 17 points. Batts also finished with five rebounds and four steals.

Kendra Holmes had 14 points to go along with 13 rebounds and two blocked shots. Alissa Kain was next with 13 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. The fourth Raider in double digits was Jenna Strange. Strange tallied 12 points to go along with seven rebounds and four steals.

County's first quarter total of 23 points was surpassed by their 26 third quarter points as they led 62-32 going into the fourth quarter.

County's road win gives them their ninth straight victory as they improve their overall record to 15-2.

Erika Grabbi had a team high 15 points to lead the host Pride.

Girls Box
Loudoun County 73, Heritage 47
L (15-2) — Batts 17, Holmes 14, A. Kain 13, Strange 12, Lapple 8, Cummings 3, Linnemann 3, Grimsley 2, Saleck 1. Totals 29 9-21 73.
H (3-11) — Grabbi 15, Sterling 11, McDonald 8, Nibbelink 5, Smart 4, Evans 2, Scott 2. Totals 20 5-11 47.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 36-15.
Three-point goals: L 6 (Batts 2, A. Kain 2, Strange 2); H 2 (McDonald, Nibbelink).
Rebounds: L 40 (Batts 5, Holmes 13, A. Kain 7, Strange 7, Cummings 4, Linnemann, Grimsley 2, Knudsen).
Assists: L 15 (Batts 2, Holmes 2, A. Kain 6, Strange 2, Linnemann, Grimsley, Saleck).


Boys Box
LOUDOUN COUNTY 67, HERITAGE 58
H (3-11) — Cavan 11, Nelson 9, Russell 8, Arbogast 7, Dentler 7, Calhoun 5, Summers 5, Swanson 4, Figert 2. Totals 20 12-23 58.
L (9-9) — Mrkonjic 26, Mays 14, Brown 9, Campbell 6, Pratt 4, O'Connell 3, Huber 2, Parker 2, Cokely 1. Totals 24 14-29 67.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 28-26.
Three-point goals: H 6 (Cavan, Nelson 2, Russell, Dentler, Summers); L 5 (Mrkonjic 5).

Photo: Liberty District Gymnastics Meet Slideshow

Boys Basketball: Hot Shots - Top Game Performances 2009-10

"Hot Shots"
Boys Basketball
Single Game Scoring
Note: Additions/corrections for this chart, please email us at dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com

50 - Lukas Mihailovich (PF) vs. SB, 12.11
37 - Kevin McGaughey (BR) vs. Her, 12.11
36 - Ryan McCarter (PV) vs. LC, 12.18
35 - Nik Brown (SB) vs. FFX, 1.12
34 - Myles Tate (BW) vs. MP, 12.4
31 - Myles Tate (BW) vs. Osb, 12.16
31 - Myles Tate (BW) vs. NS, 12.12
30 - Nik Brown (SB) vs. PF, 12.11
30 - Ryan McCarter (PV) vs. CC, 12.16
29 - Nik Brown (SB) vs. Dom, 12.28
29 - Kevin McGaughey (BR) vs. BW, 1.11
29 - John Yoxthimer (LV) vs. PV, 12.11
28 - Nik Brown (SB) vs. TJ, 1.22
28 - Richie Berry (SB) vs. PV, 12.12
27 - Jordan Owens (PV) vs. Free, 1.11
27 - Kevin McGaughey (BR) vs. SB, 12.8
27 - Lukas Mihailovich (PF) vs. Dom, 1.5
27 - Vernon Miles (Free) vs. Oak, 12.9
27 - Myles Tate (BW) vs. PF, 1.23
26 - Taylor Johnson (BR) vs. Her, 1.21
26 - Kevin McGaughey (BR) vs. Dom, 12.30
26 - Mahir Mrkjonic (LC) vs. Her, 2.1
26 - Jordan Owens (PV) vs. LC, 1.29
26 - Myles Tate (BW) vs. Dom, 12.18

Wrestling: Dulles District Meet Schedule for Thursday

2010 Dulles District Meet at Broad Run High School

4:00 P.M. – Quarter Finals – 3 Mats

5:15 P.M. – Championship Semis & Consolation Quarter Finals – 3 Mats Championship Semi-Finals in the Main gym on Mat 1 &2 and Consolation Quarters on Mat 3 in the Aux. Gym

6:30 P.M. – Consolation Semi Finals – 3 Mats (14 matches/4 per mat)

7:15 P.M. – Consolation Finals, 3rd through 5th Place – 3 Mats

8:15 P.M. – Finals on 2 mats in the Main Gym

News: National Weather Service Says Storm Coming Friday Will Dump 12+ Inches of Snow in Area and Could be 20+

The National Weather Service reports a Winter Storm Watch for Northern Virginia:

*WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. *
ACCUMULATIONS...THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE 12 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE MORNING FRIDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FRIDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE 25 TO 30 DEGREES.
* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE SIMILAR TO THE DECEMBER 19TH STORM. PLAN FOR SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTIONS TO TRAVEL FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

Gymnastics: Updated Leaders After Cedar Run, Liberty District Meets

Girls Basketball: Hot Shots - Top Scoring Performances 2009-10 - Buchanan's 32 Tops the Charts!

"Hot Shots"
Girls Basketball
Single Game Scoring
Note: Additions/corrections for this chart, please email us at dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com


Freedom senior Kelsey Buchanan scored 32 on Wednesday against Dominion to top the charts, two more points than Loudoun County junior Brittany Batts had last week against Loudoun Valley. Both girls face each other tonight in the big showdown in Leesburg.

32 - Kelsey Buchanan (Free) vs. Dom, 1.20
30 - Brittany Batts (LC) vs. LV, 1.12
29 - Kim Bell (BW) vs. Staff, 12.2
29 - Kim Bell (BW) vs. Fauq, 12.4
28 - Kelsey Buchanan (Free) vs. Rob, 1.29
28 - Raven Short (PF) vs. LC, 1.11
28 - Kayla Sweet (LV) vs. Dom, 1.11
27 - Alissa Kain (LC) vs. Hylt, 12.28
26 - Brittany Batts (LC) vs. BW, 1.20
26 - Dionna Scott (Free) vs. SJ, 12.8
25 - Chloe Owens (PV) vs. LC, 1.29
25 - Chloe Owens (PV) vs. BW. 1.8
25 - Raven Short (PF) vs PV, 1.20

Basketball: Full Round-up Jan. 29 with Boxes

Photos from the Potomac Falls vs. Broad Run boys basketball game courtesy of Carl Lukat of the Loudoun Times-Mirror. Visit www.loudountimes.com for more great photos from Carl and to purchase shots!


Fri. Jan. 29
Boys Basketball
Stone Bridge 64, Langley 62
The Skinny: Before one of the largest basketball crowds in school history, the Bulldogs hand the Saxons their first district loss this season as Langley misses putback at the buzzer to send it to OT. Nick Brown and Richie Berry combined for 41 points on the night. It was a close game the entire way with SB or Langley not able to pull ahead by more than six points. SB trailed 33-31 at the half. Senior Sam Tripp had 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs and took a critical charge late in the third quarter than swung momentum SB's way. WashPost has video coverage of this game!
SB
Player 2pt FG 3pt FG FTM-A PTS
Nik Brown 3 1 13-16 22
Richie Berry 7 1 2-5 19
James Wells 1 0 4-6 6
Ryan Lowdermilk 1 1 0-0 5
Sam Tripp 2 0 0-0 4
Jimmy Paige 2 0 0-0 4
Kyle Gouveia 1 0 0-0 2
Phil Nowakowski 1 0 0-0 2
Marcus Matthews 0 0 0-0 0
Totals 18 3 19-27 64

Stonewall Jackson 77, Heritage 55
The Skinny: Cedar Run woes continue for Pride as Raider Darren Warren pours in 32 points and accounted for five of Stonewall's seven 3-pointers. Sophomore Courtland Arbogast led the Pride with 16 and Eric Dentler added 12. See the Potomac News for a box! 


Briar Woods 52, Dominion 35
The Skinny: The Falcons got a win that helps push Briar Woods a step closer to their goal of hosting their first playoff game in school history. A close game throughout the first half as neither team could put together a significant run. Finally in the fourth quarter the long ball paid off for the Falcons as underclassmen Correy Faciane, Yves Kuoame, Myles Tate and Curtis Calder, all hit from beyond the arc to give Briar Woods a 49-28 lead with two minutes left in the contest.
Dominion - 15 5 7 8 35
Briar Woods - 15 8 12 17 52
Dominion
Chinn 5
Reaves 10
Care 1
Lewis 5
Huff 3
Conboy 9
Harting 2
Briar Woods
Faciane 10
Ball 1
Tate 18
Kuoame 8
Flowers 2
Roush 3
Calder 10

Broad Run 48, Potomac Falls 46

The Skinny: Kevin McGaughey and Taylor Johnson each scored 18 as Spartans come back in second half to essentially put the Dulles District race into a deadlock. Lukas Mihailovich had 25 points for Potomac Falls but only two points in the final quarter. The Panthers box-and-1 on McGaughey slowed down the pace of the game but a patient BR team was able to hit big shots down the stretch including key 3-pointers from McGaughey and Johnson. The Spartans went 8 of 9 from the line in the second half while PF attempted only three foul shots the entire game.
Broad Run 48, Potomac Falls 46
Potomac Falls: Curran  1 0-0 2, Mihailovich 10 2-3 25, Chesson 4 0-0 9, Wagenhoffer 2 0-0 4, Graves 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 2-3 46.

Broad Run: TJohnson 4 8-10 18, Janjua 2 0-0 4, McGaughey 5 5-5 18, Hiatt 2 0-0 4, Zafar 1 0-0 2, Salgado 1 0-0 2, DJohnson 0 0-1 0. Totals 15 13-16 48.
3-Pointers: PF 4 (Mihailovich 3, Chesson 1), BR 5 (McGaughey 3, TJohnson 2).


Potomac Falls  14  12  13  7 - 46 
Broad Run      13  13  10  12 - 48


Loudoun County 56, Park View 55
The Skinny: Loudoun County improves to 3-5 in the district with a win over Park View. Worth Mays made a jumper with 20 seconds left to put the Raiders up for good. Mahir Mrkonjic led the Raiders with 17 points, and Calle Brown added 8 points 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Dan O'Connell came in off the bench and added 8 points for LC. Jordan Owens scored a game-high 26 points for the Patriots and Ryan McCarter added 11.
LOUDOUN COUNTY 56, PARK VIEW 55 P (10-7, 3-3) — Owens 26, McCarter 11, Shooks 8, Early 5, French 3, Dombkowski 2. Totals 20 11-14 55.
L (8-9, 3-5) — Mrkonjic 17, Campbell 9, Brown 8, Mays 8, O'Connell 8, Pratt 4, Huber 2. Totals 21 7-11 56.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 30-29.
Three-point goals: P 4 (Owens 2, Early, French); L 7 (Mrkonjic 5, Campbell 2).

Washington WV 78, Loudoun Valley 55
The Skinny: West Virginia blues for Vikes as Washington avenges an earlier double digit loss to Vikes.Charles Yates, Charles Haigler and Bradley Jackson combined for 42 points for the Pats while Darren Goolsby with nine points was the high scorer for LV

Girls Basketball
Langley 48, Stone Bridge 40
The Skinny: Reports Bulldog coach Chris Jones: "A combination of a poor shooting night and tough defense by Langley had us off to a slow atart and we could never get over the hump."

Langley - 6-10-14-18 - 48
Stone Brisge 4-8-11-17 - 40
Leading scorers:
Langley:  Kody 13 , Kleinknecht 11
Stone Bridge:  Whitaker 12
Foul Line:
Stone Bridge: 10 of 12
Langley: 18 of 28

Stonewall Jackson 93, Heritage 32
The Skinny: Good news for Pride is that Necole Sterling is back from injury. Owen Gotimer reports for VivaLoudoun: "Kyani White with 33 led all scorers, including four 3-pointers (4 of 9 from 3-point range) and 13 of 28 from the field. The Lady Raiders also enjoyed 26 from Joy Caracciolo, 10 from Gwen Newson, and 15 from Amanda Hinton. The Pride weren’t as fortunate but Sterling did put up 11 in about 10 minutes of play. Erika Grabbi had 8 and Akenya Surles had 5.

Stonewall Jackson started off the game on a 10–0 run, ultimately going into the second quarter up 32–8. The Lady Raider’s first quarter was backed by White’s 9 points and Joy Caracciolo’s 12. The Pride’s Sterling made her much awaited return at the beginning of the second, scoring her first basket in a mere 33 seconds. The Pride went into halftime down 49–21, allowing only 17 in the 2nd, primarily because Sterling held Caracciolo to only one second quarter bucket.

From what I saw tonight, White must have read the write up a couple weeks back about how I thought Erika Scott was the best point guard in the district! Tonight White really showed that she was a leader, a defensive standout, and a scorer. The only defense that Heritage didn’t try to run against her was letting Sterling take White one-on-one.
STONEWALL JACKSON 93, HERITAGE 32
H (3-11, 1-3) — Sterling 11, Grabbi 8, Surles 5, Paskowski 4, Nibbelink 3, Scott 1. Totals 14 3-6 32.
S (0-0, 0-0) — White 33, Caracciolo 26, Hinton 15, Newsome 10, Jordan 5, Cameron 2, Smith 2. Totals 38 10-14 93.
Halftime: Stonewall Jackson, 49-21.
Three-point goals: H (Nibbelink); S 7 (White 4, Hinton 2, Jordan).

Dominion 50, Briar Woods 45
The Skinny: Titans snap 41-game losing streak with first win in two years! A proud Titan coach Anne Gasser reports: "Playing with just eight healthy players (Jasmine Thomas season ending knee injury vs. Broad Run, Anshu Pal with a dislocated shoulder, and Brittanne Gasser who went down early in the game with a knee injury). Colleen Reynolds 12 pts; Imani Smith 18 pts, 11 rebounds; Tish Baker 9 points, 7 rebounds; Freshman Erin Delcambre filled in for the injured Thomas 4 points, 2 assist; Ceara Peterson 3 pts; Haley Landry 4 pts. Ashley O'Neill led BW with 14."
Box Score
Falcons:
Ashley O'Neill 8-0-0-2 14
Ashley Adams 0-3-1 1
Morgan McCarthy 2-0-0 4
Brittany Gilbert 1-2-2 4
Macy Jones 3-1-1 7
Caroline Herndon 1-0-0 2
Sydney Harris 4-2-1 7
Jillian Olson 2-2-2 6
Titans:
Collen Reynolds 4-4-4 12
Ceara Peterson 1-4-1 3
Erin Delcambre 1-4-2 4
Tish Baker 2-2-2-1 9
Imani Smith 7-10-4 18
Haley Landry 1-2-2 4
Half time Falcons 19 Titan 16

Broad Run 57, Potomac Falls 41
The Skinny: Morgan Roehling scores 16 as Spartans challenge Panthers for third spot in district
View a full box!

Loudoun County 73, Park View 51
The Skinny: Brittany Batts and Kendra Holmes combine for 37 for Raiders. LC coach Kevin Reed reports: "The Loudoun County Lady Raiders went on the road and defeated the Park View Patriots 73-51 for their eighth straight victory.

County outscored the Patriots 28-8 in the second quarter to open up the game and take a 41-19 lead into the half. Senior Kendra Holmes scored all 11 of her first half points in the second quarter explosion.

Holmes would go on to score 17 points while adding 11 rebounds, four assists, and three blocked shots. Junior Brittany Batts would take home team high scoring honors by scoring 20 points, 14 in the first half, while connecting on four three pointers and dishing out four assists.

Senior Alissa Kain and Sophomore Casey Cummings would also finish in double digits as Kain scored 13 points and Cummings 10. Kain also contributed nine rebounds and five assists while Cummings pulled down seven rebounds.

Sophomore Jenna Strange would tie Holmes with game high rebounding honors as she also tallied 11.

Freshman Chloe Owens led Park View in scoring honors with a game high 25 points. She scored 13 of those in the fourth quarter as County took a 58-31 lead into the final frame.

Loudoun County 73, Park View 51
L (14-2, 8-1) — Batts 20, Holmes 17, A. Kain 13, Cummings 10, Strange 6, Linnemann 5, Grimsley 2. Totals 28 13-23 73.
P (5-12, 2-6) — Owens 25, Sheppard 12, Himmelberger 6, Dillard 4, Stephens 2, Westbrook 2. Totals 21 8-23 51.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 41-19.
Three-point goals: L 4 (Batts 4); P 1 (Owens).
Rebounds: L 42 (Batts, Holmes 11, A. Kain 9, Cummings 7, Strange 11, Linnemann, Knudsen, Lapple).
Assists: L 18 (Batts 4, Holmes 4, A. Kain 5, Strange 3, Linnemann, Lapple).

Loudoun Valley 49, Washington WV 34
The Skinny: Kayla Sweet scores 17 to lead Vikes to non-district win. Vikes coach Jen Piccolomini reports: The Lady Vikings upped their record to 11-5 on Friday night with a win over visiting Washington High School. Both teams managed to trade baskets much of the night, in a game that saw 11 total fouls, and only one in the first half. Valley slowly pulled away in the second half behind Kayla Sweet's 17 points and Chrystal Oden's 12 rebounds. Lisa Beksel chipped in 8 points for the Vikes. The JV Vikings protected their unbeaten record, downing the visitors 49-19."
BOX SCORE:
Loudoun Valley 49 Washington 34
LV (11-5, 4-1) – Sweet 17, Oden 9, Beksel 8, Calhoun 7, Blue 4, Gutch 4 Totals 23 2-3 49
WHS (0-0, 0-0) – Lambert 12, Hosby 10, Walls 10, Dozier 2 Totals 16 1-2 34
Halftime: LV 25-18
Three-Point Field Goals: LV 1 (Sweet), Washington (Lambert)
Scoring By Quarters
Loudoun Valley 14 11 8 16 49
Washington 10 8 10 6 34

Freedom 52, Robinson 36
The Skinny: Eagles bounce back with defensive effort. Kelsey Buchanan led the Eagles with 28 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks.
Complete box from this game!

Breaking News: Loudoun Postpones High School Events for Tuesday

Loudoun County Public Schools has announced that all after school activities involving school bus service are canceled for today, Tuesday, February 2nd. (That of course would wipe out the entire high school sports schedule unless teams find a way to walk to the other school!) Stay tuned for Make-up info.

News: Loudoun County Postpones Signing Ceremony Scheduled for Wednesday

Due to weather and rescheduled games, the college signings at Loudoun County High School are postponed for Wednesday..

Breaking News: Fairfax and Prince William Cancel Events Tonight

(Feb. 2, 2010) - Both Fairfax and Prince William counties have postponed events tonight. No word yet from Loudoun.

Make-up Information:
Stone Bridge and South Lakes is trying to make-up their games with Fairfax on Wednesday Feb. 3:
Basketball Boys at South Lakes 4:00/5:45/7:30
Girls Basketball at Stone Bridge 5:45/5:45/7:30


Loudoun Valley Boys/Girls Basketball vs Battlefield will be played on Thursday Feb. 11 at 6/6/7:30 PM **This game is "Senior Night" for the Vikings Boys

News: National Weather Service Upgrades Chance of Snow Tonight, 3 to 6 Inches for Loudoun Starting Between 4 and 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service reports a Winter Storm Warning for Northern Virginia

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE ... SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS ... 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING ... BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM ... ENDING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM.
* TEMPERATURES ... MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON ... DROPPING BELOW FREEZING DURING THE MID EVENING.
* WINDS...EAST 5 MPH OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Affected Areas: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-WARREN-CLARKE- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG... FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK... FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...CHARLES TOWN 120

Breaking News: Dulles District Wrestling Tournament Moved Up to Thursday

(Feb. 2, 2010) - The Dulles District wrestling tournament scheduled for Saturday at Broad Run High School has been moved up to Thursday afternoon due to the possibility of a storm over the weekend. Wrestling will start at 4 p.m. and take place on three mats.

Football: Another Loudoun Head Football Spot Opens as Potomac Falls Coach Woodlief Returns to Kecoughtan

Sterling (Feb. 2, 2010) - For those of you keeping score at home ... that would be four varsity football positions open in Loudoun now as Potomac Falls coach Scott Woodlief becomes the third Dulles District coach in as many weeks to resign.

First Mike Burnett left Broad Run after winning back-to-back state titles with the Spartans to take over the new Tuscarora High School position. Then Park View coach Andy Hill stepped down to look for other head coaching opportunities and now the Daily Press is reporting that Scott Woodlief, after four seasons in Sterling, is returning to his old high school, Kecoughtan as the new head coach.

Also Woodgrove High School is still searching for the right person to start their football program.

Woodlief graduated from Kecoughtan in 1982 and served as an assistant football coach at the school from 1994 to 1997. At Potomac Falls, he went 23-19 including the school's first ever playoff appearance and victory two years ago before falling to Broad Run in the Region II Division 4 finals.

News: Diviney Family Arranging to Return Injured WVU Student Home to Ashburn

(Feb. 2, 2010) - The family of Ryan Diviney, the West Virginia student and Broad Run High School grad who was seriously injured in an attack on Nov. 7 and has been in a coma since, is preparing to move him home to Ashburn from a facility on Atlanta that specializes in brain trauma patients.

Read a full account in the Dominion Post.

Groundhog Day: Six More Weeks of Winter ... No Duh!

(Feb. 2, 2010) - Look no disrespect to Punxsutawney Phil, who predicted six more weeks of winter this morning, but just looking at my driveway -- which appears to be a luge track ready for the Vancouver Olympics and a glance at the forecast this morning where I heard the words "snow tonight" and then "monster snowstorm Saturday" told me that our winter of discontent is far from over.

Much like the movie "Groundhog Day" we are trapped in a repeating cycle ... if it's Saturday, it must be snowing. Dulles District has big events planned for this weekend -- district swim Friday night, district gymnastics and wrestling Saturday -- so don't be surprised if your friendly Athletic Directors aren't huddling for a reschedule plan. Some schools have been hit really hard -- I think Heritage basketball has 18 games left to play in the final 8 days of the season.

Simply put ... before this winter is over, snow for all of us is going to truly be a four-letter word.

Wrestling: 2010 Dulles District Meet Brackets

These brackets could change between now and Thursday if any wrestlers scratch. The Dulles District meet will be held Saturday Feb. 6 at Broad Run High School. View brackets for all weights here!

Softball: Broad Run Grad Clohan and Loudoun County Grad James Make CAA's 25th Anniversary Team

RICHMOND, Va. (January 21, 2010) - The Colonial Athletic Association has announced its softball Silver Anniversary team. The squad includes seven former CAA Players of the Year and four former CAA Pitchers of the Year, and two former Loudoun standouts -- Broad Run grad Jenny Clohan and Loudoun County grad Stacy James.

Clohan played at James Madison from 2006 to 2009 where she received first-team All-Region and first-team All-CAA accolades in 2007. She owns JMU's career records for innings (592) and saves (10), and ranks second in wins (51). In 2007 she set a JMU single season mark by posting a 1.21 earned run average.

James played at George Mason from 2002 to 2005 and was named the Player of the Year in the CAA and state of Virginia in 2003. She was a four-time All-CAA selection, including first-team honors in 2002, 2003 and 2005. James holds five Mason career records, including hits (265), runs (134) and triples (20).

As part of its 25th Anniversary celebration in 2009-10, the CAA is recognizing Silver Anniversary teams in 21 championship sports. The teams were selected by a panel of current and former coaches in the conference.

Softball has been a championship sport in the CAA since 2002. Hofstra has been the league's dominant program, winning the first seven CAA championships from 2002-08. James Madison ended the Pride's streak in 2009 by winning its first conference title. Towson has advanced to the CAA championship game four times and Georgia State has made it twice in just four years as a league member.

Hofstra has represented the conference well in the NCAA Softball Championship. The Pride won at least one NCAA Tournament game in all six of its appearances from 2003-08 and posted multiple victories four times. In 2004, Hofstra became the first #7 seed in NCAA history to advance to the regional finals.

View the complete team!

More on Clohan's Selection!

More on James' Selection!

Swim: Madison Sweeps Shortened Liberty District Meet, Stone Bridge Struggles

(Feb. 1, 2010) - The AAA Liberty District swim meet was cut short due to the snowstorm over the weekend so that the prelim times swam on Friday night stood as final times. Madison boys and girls swept the meet with Langley runner-up in the girls and Fairfax on the boys side.

Stone Bridge, which always has trouble scoring in postseason meets because the Bulldogs are not allowed by Loudoun to field a dive team, struggled with a seventh place finish on the girls side and 8th for the boys.

A bright spot for SB was the girls 200 free relay which took third with a regional cut time of 1:42.92. Apple Pollock, Haley Springman, Paige Haynes and Dani DeGooyer teamed in that event.

Click here for the results

Liberty District Championships 2010
Held at Wakefield Park Audrey Moore RECenter
Team Rankings -Through Event 24
Girls -Team Scores
Place School Points
1 James Madison High School MAD 435 . 50
2 Langley High School LANG 404 . 50
3 McLean High School MCHS 323
4 Thomas Jefferson High School TJEFF 316
5 Fairfax High School FFX 217
6 South Lakes High School SL 154
7 Stone Bridge High School SB 148
8 George C Marshall High School GCMS 105

Boys -Team Scores
Place School Points
1 James Madison High School MAD 404 . 50
2 Fairfax High School FFX 393
3 Langley High School LANG 334
4 Thomas Jefferson High School TJEFF 332 . 50
5 South Lakes High School SL 201
6 George C Marshall High School GCMS 172
7 McLean High School MCHS 168
8 Stone Bridge High School SB 76

Swim: Heritage Boys, Girls Take 3rd in Cedar Run Meet; Valley Boys, Girls 4th

(Feb. 1, 2010) - The Heritage High School boys and girls swam to a third place finish at Friday's AAA Cedar Run District meet in Prince William at the Freedom Aquatic Center. Loudoun Valley boys and girls came in fourth in the five-team meet.

Battlefield won the boys title with 520 points with Osbourn runner-up at 435. Osbourn won on the girls side with 510.5 points and Battlefield runner-up at 410. The Heritage boys scored 304 and Pride girls finished at 368.5.

Valley's boys notched 253 with the Vikings girls 248. Stonewall was fifth in both races with 220 on the boys side and 195 on the girls.

Heritage junior Damon Rosenburg (1:01.25 in the 100 breast), Heritage senior Geoffrey Wright (49.62 in the 100 free) and Valley junior Christian Reinertson (22.86 in the 50 free) all won district titles as did the Vikings 200 free relay of sophomore Capwell Taylor, senior Jack Parker, Senior Chris Rabung and Reinertson anchoring a 1:33.79 finish.

Rosenburg was also second in the 200 IM (2:06.25) and Wright was second in the 100 fly (54.43) as was Taylor in the 100 free (50.79) and Valley freshman Andrew Ray was third in the 500 free (5:34.01).

On the girls side, Heritage freshman Kaleigh Rosenburg was first in the 100 breast (1:07.60) and second in the 200 IM (2:11.84) while Valley junior Kelsey Ryan was first in the 100 back (1:01.78) and second in the 100 fly (59.78).

Heritage junior Jordan Gold took second in the 200 free (2:08.65) and Pride freshman Allison Grecco was second in the 500 free (5:42.42). Valley sophomore Michelle Crowley was third in the 500 (5:44.57).

Complete results here!

Photo Gallery: Boys Youth Basketball - River Bend vs. Farmwell by Nick Lutkins

More great shots ... check out Loudoun's future basketball stars!

News: Park View Senior Amber Kerico to Swim for NCAA Division I Liberty

Lynchburg (Feb. 1, 2010) - Liberty University head women’s swimming coach Jake Shellenberger previously announced the signing of Park View High School senior Amber Kerico to a National Letter of Intent for the 2010-11 academic year.

Kerico will be receiving an athletic and academic scholarship to attend Liberty University. She was among the first athletes to commit to Liberty for the first season of competitive women’s swimming as an NCAA Division I sport.

“Overall we are extremely pleased with this early singing class for 2009,” commented Shellenberger. “Also of importance, each student-athlete comes into the program scoring top 16 individually and this will help us achieve our team goal of a top eight conference finish in our first varsity season. We will look to add two or three more student-athletes during the spring signing period to round out what is an already stellar class.”

More on Amber Kerico
Hometown: Sterling, Va.
Parents: Randy and Julie Kerico
High School: Park View High School
Club: Blue Wave Aquatics, Sterling Park SeaHawks
Club Coach: Mike Kraeuter
Intended Major: Pre-med
Honors and Highlights
• 4th place Virginia AA State High School in 100-yard Breaststroke as a Sophomore
• Eastern Zone participant, Sectional participant
• Scholar-athlete in swimming, cheerleading and track and field
• Set school records in the 100-yard breaststroke, the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley events
• President of the National Honor Society, member of the Spanish Honor Society and has been named the Velocity Sports Athlete of the Month
• Career best times: 1:08.34 in the 100-yard breaststroke; 2:28.34 in the 200-yard breaststroke

Quote from Kerico: “I selected Liberty to pursue my goals both athletically and academically. I am very excited to help Liberty establish and build the swimming program.”

Quote from Jake Shellenberger: “Amber will join the program scoring in both breaststroke events and will help us in the butterfly as well. As a member of Blue Wave Aquatics and a product of coach Mike Kraeuter, she will provide leadership both in the pool and classroom. We are expecting big things from Amber here at Liberty.”

Ice Hockey: All-Star Game Iced Out Over the Weekend; Stone Bridge Shuts Out Briar Woods

(Feb. 1, 2010) - The all-star ice hockey game between the Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League and Maryland was postponed on Saturday due to snow and ice. Go figure!

Stone Bridge High School did get in its big game Friday night at the Ashburn Ice House against new rival Briar Woods with the Bulldogs improving to 7-0-0 on the season with a 4-0 shutout. Andrew Baron had two goals and two assists. Anthony Moffa also scored and had two assists and Parker Delaney had a goal and an assist. Patrick Young added an assists.

Tanner Jones saved nine shots in the shutout. On the season, Stone Bridge has out-scored opponents, 60-3. BW goalie Tyler Lefebvre faced 38 shots in the game.

Even though they didn't get to skate Saturday, here are the players honored by being put on the NVSHL All-Star roster for the game: