Photo Gallery: Softball - Region II Quarterfinal - Skyline vs. Briar Woods

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Photo Gallery: Girls Soccer - Cedar Run Title Game - Battlefield vs. Loudoun Valley

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The Memorial Day Regional Playoff Skinny: Dulles District Perfect on the Day!

Mon. May 31 Regional Playoff Skinny
Baseball
Northwest Region Quarterfinals
North Stafford 7, Loudoun Valley 1
The Skinny: Vikes season comes to an end on the road.
Franklin County 1, Potomac 0
Osbourn 3, Brooke Point 0
Woodbridge 3, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 2 (8)

Region II Quarterfinals
Potomac Falls 15, Handley 3
The Skinny: The Panthers broke open a close game with a 10-run fifth inning highlighted by Ben Sweger’s inside the park home run to defeat Handley in the Quarterfinals of the Region II playoffs.

Handley jumped on the Panthers Jackson Rogers for three runs in the first inning on four singles, all to right field. The Panthers scored two in the second on an RBI single by Tyler Caldwell and a sacrifice fly by Sweger. In the third, Handley had four batters come to the plate and all four had base hits and yet they failed to score a run. With runners at first and third, Rogers picked off Ryan Hayes for the first out. He then picked off Will McHugh at third base and after Shawn Kelly hit a single to left, Thomas Rea threw out Aubrey Wilkerson at third to end the inning. Handley would not threaten again.

Potomac Falls took the lead for good in the third by scoring two runs on a sacrifice fly by Sam Bass and an RBI single by Rogers. Then they broke the game open in the fifth on an RBI single to right by Colin Deely. With men on first and third, Sweger hit a ball to the right field corner and raced around the bases to score uncontested as the throw from the outfield was off it’s mark. The Panthers then proceeded to tack on six more runs on RBI’s by Ryan Mahoney, Ryan Miller, Rogers (2), and Caldwell (2).

Mahoney pitched the sixth and Miller the seventh to end the game. Potomac Falls (19-3) will play Kettle Run on Wednesday at Panther Park at 7 p.m.
Kettle Run 5, Louisa 3
The Skinny: This game was scoreless through six innings and then Kettle Run scored five times with two outs with Connor Adams bases-loaded hit the big blow. Louisa fought back with a bases-loaded hit of their own in the bottom of the seventh by Jimmy Dunavant but the Lions rallied fell short.
Broad Run 4, Sherando 3
The Skinny: The Spartans defeated the Warriors in an exciting game in Sherando, 4-3, to improve their record to 19-4 on the season and advance to a second round Region playoff game this coming Wednesday.

Junior Taylor Clarke got the start and went the distance for the Spartans on the mound. Clarke's complete game Win improves his record to 9-1 with one save on the year. Clarke struck out seven, allowed four hits, and three runs (two earned) on the evening.

Offensively, the Spartans scored a pair of runs in the second inning and a second pair of runs in the sixth inning. In the second inning, senior catcher Johnny Meier knocked in freshmen AJ Powell and junior Ryan Johnston with a 2-run double. In the fourth inning, junior Zach Rawson's triple knocked in Nick Richardson, and Powell followed that at-bat with a sacrifice fly to left field to score Rawson from third.

The Spartans will travel to Brentsville this Wednesday for a second round Region II playoff game. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
Brentsville 13, Fluvanna 10
The Skinny: The Tigers had plenty of offense and needed it to advance. Among Brentsville's hitters: Jake Brown (3-for-4, double, 2 RBI), Justin Weaver (2-for-3, 2 RBI), Brian McBride (2 hits, 3 runs scored), Michael Lennox (2 hits, 2 RBI), Brian Worley (3 RBI), Zack Stronko (2-for-4, 2 RBI), and Jimmy Kerns (2-for-5, RBI).

Softball
Northern Region Quarterfinals
South County 2, Stone Bridge 0
The Skinny: In a heartbreaking game, Stone Bridge lost to South County in Regional quarterfinals. The Stallions were held scoreless until the bottom of the 6th. With 2 outs under their belts, Stone Bridge right fielder Sydney Broderick made a beautiful, laid out, glove up catch, but unfortunately did not get the call as umpires ruled the ball trapped. The next batter for South County singled to bring home two runners.

In a comeback attempt, Beth Lewis led off the seventh with a base hit for the Bulldogs. Erin Dzurilla also singled in the inning which put the tying run on base with two outs. The effort was stifled by South County, however, and the Stone Bridge runners were left stranded to end the game.

Allie Brill pitched the complete game for the Bulldogs, allowing five hits, and striking out four. Lewis led Stone Bridge at the plate with two hits. Cori Prince, Niki Prince, Olivia Tatara, and Dzurilla each had one hit in the game.
Madison 3, Centreville 0
Marshall 2, Woodson 1
McLean 5, Westfield 4

Northwest Region Quarterfinals
Battlefield 3, Franklin County 0
The Skinny: Brittany Clendenny had an inside-the-park 2-run home run to cap a three-run third inning for the Bobcats. Miranda Kemp earned the shutout in the circle.
Mountain View 8, Hylton 0
Osbourn Park 3, Colonial Forge 1
The Skinny: Ashley Runion improved to 17-1 on the season as the Yellow Jackets scored twice in the fifth and once in the sixth inning.
Loudoun Valley 5, Halifax 1
The Skinny: The Viking spent almost 20 hours on the road before returning to Purcellville after a decisive 5-1 victory over Halifax County Senior High School in South Boston Monday. The Comets, with a 20-1 record coming into the contest, were outshined by the Vikings early in the game.

Valley’s aggressiveness at the plate and speedy base running enabled them to effectively put the ball in play and capitalize on Halifax’s mistakes. Valley scored three runs in the first, one in the third and their final run in the seventh.

Offensive highlights included two singles and an RBI from catcher Carli Johnson, a single and 2 RBIs by pitcher Kelsey Richardson, a single and RBI by third base Christy Haney, and an RBI by shortstop Shelby Wassman.

Richardson and the Viking defense, which included three assists and a double play by second base Dani Psimas, were more than enough to limit Halifax's offense. Richardson threw six scoreless innings with six strikeouts, five hits allowed and one walk. Allie Reid entered the game in the seventh inning with two runners on. The Comets loaded the bases and scored on a wild pitch, but their fire died out when Reid dug deep and struck out the last two batters.

The Vikings travel to Osbourn Park in Manassas on Wednesday night, June 2, for the Northwest Region Semifinal game at 6 p.m.

Region II Quarterfinals
Monticello 2, Fauquier 0
The Skinny: Victoria Scott pitched a 1-hitter with 14 strikeouts for the Mustangs.
Park View 7, Sherando 4
The Skinny: Park View won their Region II quarterfinal against Sherando by a score of 7-4. The Patriots jumped up 2-0 in the third on the strength of Sam Thomas’ RBI double and then she scored on a wild pitch.

The Warriors came back to take the lead by scoring two in the fourth and two in the fifth off Patriot ace, Robin Heironimus (eight strikeouts/ one walk). With the score 4-2 in favor of Sherando, Park View tied it in the sixth when Ally Rupard ripped a triple to right, scoring Becca Patton and Brittany Griffin.

The Patriots then sealed the victory with three in their half of the seventh — the winning run was scored by Thomas on Patton’s sacrifice fly. Griffin then drove in the last two runs with a strong single to left. Herionimus got the last six Warrior hitters in succession to pick up her 17th win of the season.

The Patriots will now travel to Monticello for a Wednesday night Region II semifinal game. The winner of this upcoming game qualifies for the state tournament.
Brentsville 1, Orange County 0
Briar Woods 2, Skyline 0
The Skinny: Sophomore Macy Jones set a school record with 19 strike outs and Briar Woods scored single runs in the second and third innings en route to a 2-0 win over Skyline in the Region II quarterfinals Monday afternoon in Ashburn.

The Falcons, who won their 11th straight to improve to 20-2 overall, advance to the region semifinals for the second straight year and will host Brentsville Wednesday at 7 p.m. Brentsville edged Orange County 1-0 Monday.

After Jones set down Skyline with three strikeouts in the top of the first, Briar Woods threatened in the home half of the inning but came up empty. Senior Holly Dominguez and Jones both walked and moved up on a passed ball. However, a strikeout and a flyout ended the inning.

The Falcons got on the board in the bottom of the second when freshman Lynn Brantley laced a one-out triple and later scored when junior Alex Fierszt beat out an infield single.

Briar Woods added its second run in the third inning when Jones smacked a leadoff triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Kasey Ball.

The two runs were more than enough for Jones, who fanned the first 13 Hawks she faced and had a perfect game going until Julie Shifflett looped single into shallow center with two outs in the fifth. Jones then posted a strikeout to end the inning.

The Hawks mounted their best scoring chance in the top of the seventh, using a pair of singles and a passed ball to place runners at second and third with two outs. However, Jones used another strikeout to end the game.

Boys Soccer
Region II Quarterfinals
Broad Run 4, Sherando 1
The Skinny: You can scout Broad Run's unique throw-in set pieces but you can't really prepare for it as the Spartans scored twice in the first seven minutes of this contest off long Paul Ellington throw-ins, the first came on a beautifully timed header by Taylor Johnson and the second went off a Warrior and into the goal. In the second half, Ellington struck again, this time his throw was sent home by Danny Reategui in the 45th minute. And Reategui, who wasn't 100 percent for the game due to illness, converted a penalty kick in the 58th minute for the final Spartan goal. Sherando broke the shutout in the 65th minute with a Taylor Ruth unassisted shot.
Western Albemarle 0, Brentsville 0 (3OT - WA advances on PK's, 3-1)
The Skinny: After a scoreless contest through two overtimes, it went to PKs and seniors Aaron Myers and Tom Rogers and junior Avery Walker converted for the Warriors. WA keeper Kai Shin made a save and two Tigers shot wide to wrap up the win.
Potomac Falls 2, Handley 1
The Skinny: In the first half David Becerra scored a penalty kick for PF, which led 1-0 at half. Handley's Zak Gordon scored in second half to make the score 1-1. After a rain delay with the score 1-1 and 22 minutes to go, when play resumed John Thomas scored the game winner on a assist from Eddy Funes with 14 minutes to go.
Kettle Run 2, Fluvanna 1

Northwest Region Quarterfinals
Battlefield 5, William Fleming 0
The Skinny: Troy Allaire scored a goal and had two assists in the win for the Bobcats
Riverbend 3, Forest Park 1
The Skinny: Ryan Zinkhan scored twice to break a 1-1 tie and give Riverbend the win.
North Stafford 0, Osbourn Park 0 (3OT - NS advances on PK's, 3-2)
The Skinny: Wolverine keeper Ryan Husted made 14 saves including punching OP's final penalty kick over the crossbar for the victory.
Patrick Henry-Roanoke 2, Heritage 1 (OT)
The Skinny: Heritage scored with six minutes remaining in the first half on a throw-in by senior Eric Dentler that was headed into the goal by senior Payton Case. Patrick Henry tied the game in the last minute of regulation, and scored again in the first half of overtime to record the win.

Payton Case scores the Pride's lone goal Monday. (photo courtesy of Kathleen Finnegan)

Girls Soccer
Region II Quarterfinals
Loudoun County 1, Brentsville 0 (3OT)
The Skinny: Sarah Olivero scored a Golden Goal off of a long throw from Emma Sieber in "sudden death" overtime to advance the Raiders.
Western Albemarle 5, Sherando 2
The Skinny: Sherando led 2-1 in the second half before the Warriors came storming back.
Broad Run 3, Kettle Run 0
This game was scoreless at the half despite being played down on Kettle Run's end. The Spartans then scored in the 59th minute on Whitney Church's goal from a throwin and Rachel Tharp struck in the 65th minute off a Church cross. Finally Danni Dangremond braved a collision with the keeper on a great through ball from Erin Brady in the 77th minute to score the final goal. Spartans freshman goalie Haley Casanova, starting for sophomore Emily Myerson who was hurt in the Dulles District title game, earned the shutout with four saves.
Charlottesville 9, Handley 1
The Skinny: The Black Knights got seven of the nine goals from freshmen including four by Abigail Intolubbe-Chmil.

Northwest Region Quarterfinals
Forest Park 1, Battlefield 1 (20T - FP advances on PK's, 3-2)
The Skinny: Bobcats survived PKs to beat Valley last week in Cedar Run title game but were not so lucky Monday.
Riverbend 3, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 0
The Skinny: The Bears out-shot Patrick Henry, 40-1, in this one-sided contest.
Colonial Forge 8, Franklin County 0
Loudoun Valley 3, Woodbridge 1
The Skinny: Junior Taylor Payne scored twice and sophomore Lexi Clarke added a goal for the Vikes.

One Win from States: A Dozen Loudoun Teams Play in Regional Semifinals on Wednesday

(June 1, 2010) - If you are a spring athlete then reaching the month of June and still playing is special as most teams have finished for the season. Now 12 area teams will play on Wednesday with a win not only advancing them to regional finals but clinching state tournament bids.

Broad Run has three teams alive with baseball, boys and girls soccer playing Wednesday. Loudoun Valley (softball, girls soccer), Potomac Falls (baseball, boys soccer) and Stone Bridge (boys and girl soccer) each have two teams and Briar Woods softball, Loudoun County girls soccer and Park View softball are also still playing.

Thus far, Loudoun has qualified three teams for state tournament play -- all from Loudoun Valley as the Vikings boys tennis and boys and girls lacrosse teams have all advanced. The Vikings boys tennis play Thomas Jefferson today in a AAA state quarterfinal and the Vikings girls lacrosse hosts Madison Friday in a VHSL state quarterfinal and the Vikings boys lacrosse travels Saturday to Western Albemarle for a state quarterfinal.

Wednesday June 2 Regional Semifinal Round Schedule -- subject to change, check with your school for times and details
Baseball
Region II Semifinals
Kettle Run at Potomac Falls
Broad Run at Brentsville

Softball
Northwest Region Semifinals
Mountain View at Battlefield
Loudoun Valley at Osbourn Park

Region II Semifinals
Park View at Monticello
Brentsville at Briar Woods

Boys Soccer
Region II Semifinals
Western Albemarle at Broad Run
Potomac Falls at Kettle Run

Northern Region Semifinals at Robinson
McLean vs Yorktown, 5
Robinson vs Stone Bridge, 7

Girls Soccer
Region II Semifinals
Loudoun County at Western Albemarle
Broad Run at Charlottesville

Northwest Region Semifinals
Riverbend at Forest Park
Colonial Forge at Loudoun Valley

Northern Region Semifinals at Lake Braddock
Stone Bridge vs Oakton, 5
Robinson vs Westfield, 7

Photo Galleries: Boys Lacrosse - Northwest Regionals - Osbourn Park vs. Loudoun Valley and Brooke Point vs. Loudoun Valley

We have two photo galleries from the Northwest Region boys lacrosse at Loudoun Valley last week including the semifinal Brooke Point vs. Vikings and the finals with Osbourn Park vs. Valley. Click on any photo to go to that full gallery.

Finals: Osbourn Park vs. Loudoun Valley - May 28



Semifinals: Brooke Point vs. Loudoun Valley - May 26

Photo Gallery: Girls Lacrosse - Northwest Region Title Game - Battlefield vs. Loudoun Valley

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Track and Field: Valley Girls Place 2nd in Northwest Regional; Viking Privette and Pride's Finney Take Individual Titles

(May 29, 2010) - The Loudoun Valley High School girls track and field team finished second at the Northwest Regional meet held at the University of Virginia.

Osbourn Park won the meet with 101 points while the Vikes score 57. Lauren Privette finished first in the long jump with a 18-04.75 effort. Meghan Sullivan scored in both hurdle races with a third in the 100 (15.27) and fifth in the 300 (46.46) and the Vikes three relay teams all placed fourth or better.

On the boys side, Heritage was sixth with 33 points in a close meet won by Colonial Forge with 75.5, just two points ahead of riverbend and 3.5 ahead of Albemarle.

Marcus Finney won the 300 hurdles for the Pride with a 39.14 and he was third in the 110 with a 15.11.

On the girls side, Heritage's Emma McLaughlin was fifth in the 400 with a 58.80. Loudoun Valley's Audrey Houghton was second in the 800 at 2:17.23. Heritage's Lisa Pallotta was third in the 1600 with a 5:16.16 and Valley's Lydia Cromwell was sixth in that race (5:17.37).

In the 4x100, the Vikes were third at 48.51 with Privette, Anna Harpster, Christina Blue and Sullivan all running legs. In the 4x400, Valley took fourth at 4:05.46 with Hailey Scheren, Blue, Harpster and Houghton running. And in the 4x800 Valley was third again at 9:30.72 with Scheren, Katie Rindfleisch, Cromwell and Houghton on the team.

In the triple jump, Viking Amirah Al-Bayyinah was runner-up at 36-01.50. The top six in each event individually move on to States.

On the boys side, Valley's Chris Weeks was sixth in the 800 (1:58.22) and teammate Daniel Ferrell was sxith in the 3200 (9:44.09). In the hurdles, Valley's Merrick Aiken was sixth in both races at 15.48 in the 110 and 41.34 in the 300.

The Vikings 4x100 relay was sxith with Jesse Michl, Robert Jackson, Bernard Thompson and Tr'Core Grant running a 44.08 and the Vikings 4x400 was sixth also with Brett Blakeney, Michl, Jackson and Weeks running legs.

Josh Toney of Heritag was second in the shot at 53-03.50 and second in the discus as well at 166-08. Kevin Wiley of Valley was fifth in the shot (49-10.50) and Blakeney fourth in the discus at 144-01.

Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley Girls Capture Third Straight Regional Title, Valley Boys Stung by Yellowjackets

Purcellville (May 29, 2010) - The Loudoun Valley High School girls lacrosse team claimed its third consecutive AAA Northwest Region title on Friday with a 16-12 victory over Cedar Run District rival Battlefield.

The Vikings senior tri-captains -- Shannon Harkey, Morgan Becker and Sophie Swan -- led Valley (16-2) to the win by combining for 12 goals and six assists. Sophomore Maggie Beglau made her first start of the season in goal for the Vikes and made nine saves.

The Loudoun Valley boys were not able to make it twin titles on the night as Osbourn Park scored a late goal to stun the Vikes, 9-8.

Valley senior tri-captains Shannon Harkey, Morgan Becker and Sophie Swan after Friday's regional title win

It was an emotional win for the Loudoun Valley girls that had to play after the dismissal from the team earlier in the day of two keys players -- a first team all-district senior attack and the starting junior goalie, a second team all-district selection -- for unspecified violations.

The Vikings had plenty of firepower to handle the Bobcats for a fourth time this season -- with 14-5 and 12-9 regular season wins and a 15-6 win in the district title game -- as Becker, Harkey, Swan and Andrea Mustacchio have all scored more than 50 points on the season.

Harkey finished Friday with six goals and three assists to give her 52 goals and 39 assists on the season. Becker added four goals and two assists and now has 38 and 27 total. Swan scored twice with an assist to give her 37 goals and 22 assists total. Mustachio finished with two goals and two assists to giver her 35 goals and 21 assists on the year.

The four players combined have 162 goals and 109 assists on the season and prevent teams from keying defensively on just one Viking scorer.

Valley was also good in this title game when the ball was loose as 12 Vikes combined to control 22 ground balls.

In the boys game, Osbourn Park had never beaten Loudoun Valley but the Yellowjackets took control with two goals in the final minute of a then scoreless first quarter.

It took Valley until the third quarter to catch up with Denis Radcliffe scoring early to make it 4-4 and then Matt McGuinness put the Vikes up for the first time, 5-4, with 6:30 left in the quarter. OP's Nick Leporatti tied it back up with 1:37 to play in the quarter but Valley went back ahead, 6-5, on Chris Rabung's score with 34 seconds left before the fourth.

OP retook the lead in the fourth with two goals in just over a minute span with Matt Reichard of OP give the Yellowjackets the 7-6 lead with 8:26 left in the contest. Leporatti then scored with 7:13 to go for a 2-goal cushion.

The Vikes looked as if they would finish strong for a comeback as Tyler Ikwild scored from a McGuinness assist with 6:07 left and then Syracuse bound-Chris Daddio found the back of the net to tie the game with just under five minutes to play.

Valley had possession with less than two minutes to play but turned the ball over and OP, which had shown a good transition game all night, quickly moved the ball down the field with Devin Bushweller rifling a shot on the run with 1:12 left for the 9-8 OP lead. Seconds later Valley got off a final shot attempt from the outside that was easily handled by the OP goalie and the Yellowjackets were able to run the clock out on their end and a wild celebration was set off after the final horn as parents and students joined the OP team on the field to soak up the big win.

Northern Region Playoffs: Stone Bridge Softball Advances to Quarterfinals, SB Baseball Ends Season

(May 29, 2010) - The Stone Bridge High School softball team advanced to the AAA Northern Region quarterfinals on Memorial Day with a 4-0 win Friday at Yorktown.

The Bulldogs will face South County at 4 p.m. at Falls Church High School. Stone Bridge (14-8 overall) pounded out eight hits against the Patirots and Allie Brill went the distance picking up the win on a 2-hitter.

Sydney Broderick led the Bulldogs offensively with two hits. Cori Prince, Niki Prince, Beth Lewis, Paige Radakovich, Caroline Kittinger (RBI) and Erin Dzurilla (2 RBIs) also had hits in the win for SB.

All four Liberty District teams (Madison, McLean, Stone Bridge, Marshall) advance to Monday's regional quarterfinal round:

At Falls Church HS, Monday, May 31
Madison vs. Centreville 11:00
Marshall vs. Woodson 1:00
Stone Bridge vs. South County 4:00
McLean vs. Westfield 6:00

Stone Bridge baseball will not advance to the quarterfinals after falling Friday, 8-7 at Washington-Lee.

Boys Soccer: 2010 All-Northern Region Selections

2010 All-Norhthern Region Soccer Selections
First Team
Position Name School Year
Forward Jan Gunderson Langley SR
Forward Tim Whitebread Mclean SR
Forward Erik Schmidt Washington and Lee SO
Forward Steve Mashinski Chantilly SR

Midfielders Jose Noriega Robinson SR
Midfielders Dylan Price Langley JR
Midfielders Matt Jansen Mclean SR
Midfielders John Sheehan Washington and Lee SR

Fullbacks Roshan Patel Langley SR
Fullbacks Andy Rasdorf Edison SR
Fullbacks Matt Jordan Robinson SR
Fullbacks Tripp Spurio TC Williams SR

Goalkeepers Javier Hernandez South County SR
Goalkeepers Lucas Belanger Mount Vernon FR

Wildcard (Midfielder) Christian Kosko Lake Braddock Jr

Player of the Year Roshan Patel Langley SR
Coach of the Year Bo Amato Langley

Banner Night for Dulles District Teams: Briar Woods Softball, Broad Run Baseball and Girls Soccer Claim Tournament Titles; BR and PF Boys Soccer Settle for Tie

Briar Woods Softball Wins Second Straigtht

Dulles District Title

Broad Run Girls Soccer Wins 4th Straight

Dulles District Tournament Title

Broad Run Baseball Weathers the Storm for 

Dulles District Title

Photos courtesy: Briar Woods softball by Michele Jones; Broad Run girls soccer by Kristie Brady; Broad Run baseball by Tim Small

(May 28, 2010) - Thursday night at Freedom High School had four Dulles District championships games but only two champions crowned in complete contests as one hellacious  storm slammed into South Riding ending Loudoun County baseball's hopes of a comeback against Broad Run and creating a unique co-championship between Broad Run and Potomac Falls boys soccer.

Before the storm, however, Briar Woods claimed its second straight district tournament title with a 1-0 win over Park View on Macy Jones' 1-hitter, and Broad Run won a fourth straight district title with a 4-0 win over Loudoun County. Broad Run baseball was ahead of LC, 11-6, in the bottom of the fifth inning when lightning halted the game for good and the Spartans and Panthers boys soccer teams were stuck in a scoreless game in the second half. While the baseball was official since 4.5 innings had been played, district officials had to be granted permission from the VHSL to allow the soccer game end as a tie rather than continuing it Friday or Saturday.

Track and Field: PF's Nicole Fauteux, PV's Dennis April Lead Area Athletes at Region II Meet

(May 28, 2010) - Park View High School's Dennis April and Potomac Falls' Nicole Fauteux both won two individual events at Thursday's Region II track and field meet and helped the Patriot boys finish second and Panther girls fourth.

Fauteux was first in the 100 hurdles with a 15.45, some 0.16 faster than second place. Also qualifying for the AA state meet in the 100H was Jessica Fedderson of Broad Run in 4th (16.14). Fauteux then ran a 45.48 in the 300 hurdles, almost two seconds faster than Kiya Day of Dominion, the runner-up at 47.26.

Park View's Meredith Oare won the discus at 113-01 with Broad Run's Kearisten Jones 2nd (105-00) and PF's Jenn Richards 4th (103-06). Jones was 4th in shot (33-04.00) and Richards 6th (32-07.50).

Area boys had a great afternoon highlighted by Park View with April first in the 100 meters at 11:06 and teammate Nathan Santana 4th at 11.34. Dominion's Derrick Lewis placed 6th at 11.35.

April also won the 200 at 22.23 with Lewis 5th at 23.09 and he was fourth in the long jump (21-00.00) while running a leg on the Park View winning 4x100 relay along with Santana, Daryus Beale and Takim Gayle (42.52). Freedom was 6th at 44.28 with a team of David Green, Songsaub Kim, Brian Orr, Joel Pugh.

Track and Field: Region II Complete Results

Region II 2010 track and field meet complete results
Held at Handley High School on May 27, 2010

Soccer: Stone Bridge Boys, Girls Shutout Foes in Regional Quarterfinals

(May 28, 2010) - The Stone Bridge High School boys and girls soccer teams turned up the defense Thursday night in the AAA Northern Region quarterfinals, shutting out their opponents to advance to the semifinals and one win away from clinching state bids. The Bulldog girls blanked Lee, 3-0, at home, while the Bulldog boys went on the road and blanked Lake Braddock, 2-0, in a game played at South County. Both games were moved up to 6 p.m. starts and avoided the severed weather that stormed through the area later.

Playoff Brackets for Memorial Day Weekend

(May 28, 2010) - If you head to beach for the weekend you will miss all the high school action as the Northern Region kicks off softball and baseball first round playoffs tonight and Loudoun Valley hosts boys and girls regional lacrosse finals. Then on Monday its Region II baseball, softball and soccer action along with Northern Region baseball and softball quarterfinals.

As usual, VivaLoudoun.com Editor Dan Sousa will try to plot a course on Monday that takes him to as many games as possible ... his very own Memorial Day "500" ... Here is the schedule.

Fri. May 28
Baseball
Northern Region First Round
N4 Hayfield at L1 Madison
P3 South County at C2 Centreville
C3 Robinson at P2 West Springfield
L4 Fairfax at N1 Yorktown
C4 Oakton at P1 Lake Braddock
L3 Stone Bridge at N2 Washington-Lee
N3 Mount Vernon at L2 McLean
P4 Woodson at C1 Westfield

Softball
Northern Region First Round
Fri. May 28 - Quarterfinals at higher seed
N4 Mount Vernon at L1 Madison
P3 West Potomac at C2 Centreville
C3 Robinson at P2 Woodson
L4 Marshall at N1 Hayfield
C4 Oakton at P1 South County
L3 Stone Bridge at N2 Yorktown
N3 Washington-Lee at L2 McLean
P4 Annandale at C1 Westfield

Boys Lacrosse
Northwest Region Finals
Osbourn Park at Loudoun Valley

Girls Lacrosse
Northwest Region Finals
Battlefield at Loudoun Valley

Mon. May 31
Baseball
Northern Region Quarterfinals at Madison and Oakton, 1 and 4

Northwest Region Quarterfinals
Loudoun Valley at North Stafford
Potomac at Franklin County
TBA at Osbourn
Patrick Henry-Roanoke at Woodbridge

Region II Quarterfinals
Handley at Potomac Falls, 4
Kettle Run at Louisa
Broad Run at Sherando, 6
Fluvanna at Brentsville

Softball
Northern Region Quarterfinals at Falls church: 11, 1, 4 and 6 p.m.

Northwest Region Quarterfinals
Franklin County at Battlefield, 6
Hylton at Mountain View, 6
Colonial Forge at Osbourn Park, 6
Loudoun Valley at Halifax, 2

Region II Quarterfinals
Fauquier at Monticello
Park View at Sherando
Orange County at Brentsville
Skyline at Briar Woods, 4

Boys Soccer
Region II Quarterfinals
Sherando at Broad Run, 7
Western Albemarle at Brentsville
Potomac Falls at Handley
Kettle Run at Fluvanna

Northwest Region Quarterfinals
William Fleming at Battlefield
Forest Park at Riverbend
North Stafford at Osbourn Park
Heritage at Patrick Henry-Roanoke

Girls Soccer
Region II Quarterfinals
Loudoun County at Brentsville, 7
Western Albemarle at Sherando
Kettle Run at Broad Run, 5
Handley at Charlottesville

Northwest Region Quarterfinals
Battlefield at Forest Park
Patrick Henry-Roanoke at Riverbend
Colonial Forge at Franklin County
Woodbridge at Loudoun Valley

The Skinny on Wednesday's Playoffs: Valley Girls, Boys Lax Clinch State Bids; Valley Softball, Baseball Win District Titles; and More

(May 27, 2010) - It was a night of celebration and heartache Wednesday in the playoffs as Loudoun Valley High School saw its boys and girls lacrosse teams clinch state tournament bids and advance to the regional finals and the Vikings baseball and softball teams went on the road to win Cedar Run District titles.

There were more titles just missed as both the Loudoun Valley girls and Heritage boys soccer teams fell in district title games in overtime with the Vikings girls going all the way to penalty kicks before losing. And for the first time in recent memory, if ever, there will be no local AA teams in the VHSL open state lacrosse tournament as both the Broad Run girls and Dominion boys lost at Western Albemarle Wednesday.

The Playoff Skinny for
Wed. May 26
Baseball
Cedar Run District Finals
Loudoun Valley 7, Osbourn 3
The Skinny: Cedar Run District Player of the Year Beattie Southerland went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and a Home Run, and 2 runs scored. Matt Reed had a 2-run Home Run in the 6th to increase the Vikings lead from 5-3 to 7-3. Alexander Barr had a big night at the plate with a 2-for-5 performance. The Vikings used three pitches on the night to hold regular-season champion Osbourn to 3 runs. Scott VanSteelant and Carl Larsen held the score to three runs and then Reed struck out the final batter with bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th to seal the win.

Softball
Cedar Run District Finals
Loudoun Valley 5, Battlefield 4
The Skinny: Valley proved what perseverance and teamwork is all about as they pulled all aspects of their game together in the final two innings against their district rival to overcome a 3-0 deficit and win the district tournament.

The Viking offense owned the 6th inning, scoring all 5 runs to take the lead. Pitcher Allie Reid started the comeback with a single, followed by a walk by center fielder Katlyn Latka, and a bobbled ball hit to right field that put Dani Psimas on base.  With bases loaded and 2 strikes, shortstop Shelby Wassman pounded a double to the green scoring 3 runs.

Then pitcher/1st baseman Kelsey Richardson singled to left field scoring Wassman and catcher Karli Johnson got on base after a misplayed ground ball.  Later pinch runner Courtney Bogan scored on a passed ball.

The Bobcats rallied in the bottom of the 7th to score 1 more run, but the Viking defense prevailed, stranding runners at the corners to end the game. Richardson pitched the first 3 innings (6 strike outs, 1 walk and 5 hits) before being relieved by Pitcher Allie Reid who effectively closed the game with 4 strike outs and 3.

The Vikings advance to the Northwest Regional Tournament which begins on Memorial Day, May 31st against Halifax County in South Boston.

Boys Soccer

Cedar Run District Finals
Battlefield 1, Heritage 0 (OT)
The Skinny: This game was scoreless and just 50 seconds away from a second 10-minute overtime and "Golden Goal" when Battlefield scored the game-winner. The Pride will play at Patrick Henry-Roanoke on Monday at 6 p.m. in the regional quarterfinals.

Girls Soccer
Cedar Run District Finals
Battlefield 2, Loudoun Valley 2 (2OT) Battlefield wins on PKs, 6-5
The Skinny: You can't really come any closer to winning a title than the Vikes did in this heartbreaker as Ashley Manning put Valley ahead, 2-1, in the 4th minute of overtime only to have the Bobcats tie the game with less than a minute left. Then with less than 10 seconds left in overtime, Valley drew a penalty kick but Battlefield's keeper guessed right and swatted the shot away. After a scoreless second Golden Goal overtime, the teams went to penalty kicks and twice Valley was up by one kick on Battlefield but the Bobcats fought back to tie it, 3-3, after the regulation five kicks. The game then went into basically sudden death penalty kicks and both teams converting two kicks before Battlefield's keeper again came up with a save and the Bobcats then converted a kick for the victory.

Boys Lacrosse
Northern Region Tournament
Finals at South County
Robinson 11, Langley 10 (OT)
Consolation Finals at West Springfield
Woodson 8, Westfield 4

Region II Semifinals
Salem 14, E.C. Glass 4
Western Albemarle 12, Dominion 3

Northwest Region Semifinals
Loudoun Valley 16, Brooke Point 6
The Skinny: It wasn't supposed to be this easy for the Vikes as they hoasted unbeaten Brooke Point, ranked No. 2 in the region behind Valley with a 17-0 record, but Valley blitzed the visitors ... scoring 24 seconds into the contest and then reeling off nine straight first-quarter goals. By the time BP scored with 3:28 left in the first half, it was 11-0 Valley and the Vikes nursed that lead home after a pedestrian second half. Denis Radcliffe had a hat trick for the Vikes in less than five minutes to open the game and finished with four goals in the first quarter.
Osbourn Park 11, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 9

Girls Lacrosse
Northern Region Tournament
Finals at South County
Langley 13, Woodson 10
Consolation Finals at West Springfield, 5
Madison 16, Annandale 10

Region II Semifinals
Monticello def. Brentsville
Western Albemarle 17, Broad Run 6
The Skinny: Spartans, playing without senior Nina Dunay who had five goals in the quarterfinals, fell to a tough WA team. Scoring for BR:
Rachel Duff 1 assist
Kailey Phillips 2 assists
Mary Durham 1 goal
Taylor Forman 2 goals
Heidi Smith 3 goals

Francesca Beller 3 saves
Nicolle Bradford 5 saves

Northwest Region Semifinals
Loudoun Valley 19, Forest Park 2
The Skinny: Valley cruised into the state playoffs with an easy semifinal win. A dozen Vikes scored either a goal or picked up an assist in this win.
Battlefield 16, Osbourn Park 12

Boys Tennis
Northwest Region Doubles
Loudoun Valley boys team finishes second

News: Heritage and Washington Mystics Teaming up for Summer Girls Basketball Camp

(May 27, 2010) - Heritage High School and the Washington Mystics are teaming up for a summer girls basketball camp from July 12-16 in Leesburg.

The camp, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day, will be held at Heritage and cost $210 for the week.

For more information, see this flyer on the camp or see the registration form.

College Signing: Broad Run's Brenna Smith to Play NCAA Division I Soccer at American

(May 27, 2010) - Broad Run High School senior defender Brenna Smith, who has helped the Spartans to back-to-back state titles, signed earlier this spring to play NCAA Divison I soccer next year at American University.

"I was able to see Brenna play a number of times with her club and high school and she can play as both an outside and central defender,” commented American coach David Bucciero in a release. “Brenna will not back down and is a very physical defender that I expect will compete for a starting position."

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News: More Host Families Needed for 2010 Babe Ruth World Series Players

Leesburg (May 27, 2010) - Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth World Series Inc. is seeking additional host families for players in the 2010 14-year-old Babe Ruth World Series. The tournament will be held August 21-28 at Fireman's Field in Purcellville. Approximately 130 boys need to be placed in local homes. Currently, housing has been secured for 40 players; there is still a need for approximately 45 additional host families.

Girls Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley's Harkey Named Cedar Run District Co-Player of the Year

(May 27, 2010) - Loudoun Valley High School's Shannon Harkey has been named the 2010 Cedar Run District Co-Player of the Year, along with Battlefield's Caitlin Hester.

2010 Cedar Run All-District Girls Lacrosse Selections
First Team
Attack
Morgan Clarke (B)
Morgan Becker (LV)
Michelle Zakrzewski (LV)
Mary Margaret McCaleb (B)

Midfield
Shannon Harkey (LV) - Co-Player of the Year
Sophie Swan (LV)
Erika Grabbi (H)
Sara Jacobson (B)
Allie Rash (B)
Megan Vahey (OHS)

Defense
Caitlin McGinn (LV)
Nicole Maples (B)
Andrea Mustacchio (LV)
Meghan Oakes (OHS)

Goalie
Caitlin Hester (B) - Co-Player of the Year

Second Team
Attack
Brandy Brode (OHS)
Ellen Fuller (LV)
Sam Lilley (B)
Samantha Fox (H)

Midfield
Maddie Birmingham (OHS)
Kat Coates (OHS)
Kim Esteban (B)
Laura Nibbelink (H)
Aya Elborhamy (SW)
Caitlin Khosla (LV)

Defense
Kelly Mill (H)
Brooke Cope (LV)
Emylee Esteban (B)
Victoria Molchan (LV)

Goalie
Kelsey Luck (LV)

Honorable Mention
Attack
Erin Oliver (OHS)
Jenny Keltz (SW)
Laura Szcyrba (B)
Sara Furr (LV)
Sydney Welch (B)

Midfield
Christina Shushami (SW)
Samantha Strejeck (H)
Sharon Dorset (SW)
Jordan Skyler (H)

Defense
Danielle Loleng (B)
Fanchon Sendolo (SW)
Megan Daeschner (LV)
Rachel Swan (LV)
Areli Castillo (SW)
Kelsey Kielbasa (SW)

Goalie
Olivia Birmingham (OHS)

Boys Lacrosse: Valley Sweeps Cedar Run Awards - Swankowski Player of the Year, Lewandowski Coach of the Year

(May 27, 2010) - The Loudoun Valley High School boys lacrosse team swept the Cedar Run District honors with senior defender Garrett Swankowski named the Player of the Year and Jeff Lewandowski as the Coach of the Year.

2010 Cedar Run All-District Boys Lacrosse Team
First Team
Matthew Mullins-B-Att
Dylan Zook-LV-Att
Chris Rabung-LV-Att
Ty Kashur-SJ-Att
Chris Daddio-LV-M
Steve Slayton-Osb-M
Chuck Carlin-H-M
Jon Hanlon-B-M
Denis Radcliffe-LV-M
Garrett Swankowski-LV-D
Derek Zook-LV-D
Nick Anderson-LV-D
Matthew Stettler-SJ-D
Derek Lai-B-D
Jim Fearon-Osb-G

Coach of the Year: Jeff Lewandowski-LV
Player of the Year: Garrett Swankowski-LV

Second Team
Brandon Bunce-LV-Att
Blair Strejeck-H-Att
Nick Betonti-SJ-Att
Corey Schumacher-B-Att
Jaegar Carlyle-H-M
John Grundy-B-M
Jeremy Kartel-SJ-M
Christian Samoy-Osb-M
Clay Wade-LV-D
Joseph Hanson-B-D
Ty Trobridge-B-D
Bennett Lloyd-SJ-D
Alex Sharrer-LV-G

Honorable Mention
Attack
Kyle Flinton-H
Ryan Jarrett-Osb
Ben Stadola-Osb
David Rosenberger-B
Midfield
Drew Burkhard-H
Matt Young-Osb
Juan Orellana-SJ
Gavin Sullivan-LV
Defense
Brandon McMichael-H
Josiah Bookwalter-Osb
Wyatt clay-LV
Goalie
Danny Choe-H

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Baseball: Loudoun Valley's Southerland Named Cedar Run Player of the Year

(May 27, 2010) - Loudoun Valley High School senior Beattie Southerland has been named the 2010 Cedar Run District baseball Player of the Year in a vote of the district's coaches.

2010 Cedar Run All-District Baseball Team
First Team
Cal Masterson-Osb-P
Beattie Southerland-LV-P
Matthew Reed-LV-C
Beattie Southerland-LV-1B
Chris Moylen-B-2B
Adam Gontkovic-Osb-SS
Alex Owens-LV-3B
Mike Costello-SJ-UTIL
Shaun Schultz-Osb-DH
Sean Blackman-SJ-OF
Nick Clayton-H-OF
Alexander Barr-LV-OF

Coach of the Year: Keith Howell-Osb
Player of the Year: Beattie Southerland-LV

Second Team
Mike Costello-SJ-P
Adam Gontkovic-Osb-P
Nate Freeze-Osb-C
Brendan Howell-Osb-1B
Johnathan Sarty-LV-2B
Kenny Finzel-SJ-SS
Zack Harris-B-3B
Zack Harris-B/Cal Masterson-Osb-UTIL
Andrew Creamer-LV-DH
Brandon Corbin-Osb-OF
Andy Zarobila-H-OF
Carlos Pietri-SJ-OF

Softball: 2010 Cedar Run All-District Selections Released

(May 27, 2010) - The Cedar Run District released its 2010 all-district softball selections this week.

2010 Cedar Run All-District Softball Team

NAME SCHOOL POSITION GRADE
1st TEAM
Bailty Liddle (Battlefield) Infield JR.
Brittany Clendenny (Battlefield) Infield SR
Allison Coates (Heritage) Infield JR
Krystal Smith (Stonewall Jackson) Infield SR
Carly Johnson (Valley) Catcher SR
Katie Brennan (Osbourn) Catcher SR
Miranda Kemp (Battlefield) Pitcher Jr
Ashley Boteler (Osbourn) Pitcher Sr
Kelsie Scott (Battlefield) OF Sr
Kim Brosnan (Heritage) OF Sr
Brooke Tickle (Heritage) OF Sr
Kasey Miller (Stonewall Jackson) Utility Sr

2ND TEAM
Kayla Whoolery (Heritage) Infield SOPH
Hailey Smith (Stonewall Jackson) Infield SOPH
Dani Psimas (Valley) Infield JR
Katie Sutphin (Battlefield) Infield JR
Stephanie Figgins (Battlefield) Catcher JR
Carly Schmidt (Heritage) Catcher SR
Allie Reid Loudoun Valley Pitcher So
Ashley Crouch Heritage Pitcher So
Tyler Welch Battlefield OF Jr
Jamie Crisp Loudoun Valley OF Jr
Katherine Palmer Battlefield OF Jr.
Kelsey Richardson Loudoun Valley Utility So


HONORABLE MENTION INFIELD
Sam Smith (Stonewall Jackson) Infield Jr
Shelby Wassmann (Loudoun Valley) Infield Sr
Lindsay Corbin (Osbourn) Infield Fr
Jordan Ortiz (Stonewall Jackson) OF So.
Kaitlin Garrison (Osbourn) OF Fr.
Rachel McClung (Heritage) OF Jr
Jenn Greenwood (Stonewall Jackson) Utility So


Pitcher of the Year School Year
Miranda Kemp (Battlefield) Jr

Co-Players of the Year School Year
Bailey Liddle (Battlefield) Jr
Krystal Smith (Stonewall Jackson) Sr

Coach of the Year School
Joe Schelzo Battlefield

Boys Soccer: Heritage's Eric Dentler Named Cedar Run District Player of the Year

(May 27, 2010) - Heritage High School senior Eric Dentler has been named the 2010 Cedar Run District boys soccer Player of the Year in a vote by coaches this week.

Dentler helped the Pride to qualify for next week's regional playoffs.

2010 Cedar Run All-District Boys Soccer Team
First Team
Eric Dentler - HHS
Brian Henken - BHS
Daniel Nesbit - LVHS
Francisco Galvan - SJHS
Tommy Sangbouasy - OHS
Payton Case - HHS
Anthony Flores - LVHS
John Cornwell - OHS
Eduardo Quintanilla - SJHS
Kyle Beech - BHS
Henry Lopez - OHS
Adam Clements - BHS
Jonathan Castillo - HHS
Angel Ricard - SJHS
Jack Eaton - BHS

Coach of the Year: Ott Pimsaen BHS
Player of the Year: Eric Dentler - HHS

Second Team
Jordan Tatum - OHS
Eric Rodriguez - BHS
Jamie Botzer - OHS
Dustin Langston - OHS
Cody Cox - BHS
Jeff Asamoah - BHS
Mat Lesiv - LVHS
Cameron Fuller - BHS
Chris Hernandez - BHS
Zach Hoover - OHS
Jake Flanagan - HHS
Stephen Palmer - LVHS
Troy Allaire - BHS
Ruben Torres - HHS
Kevin Esoda - LVHS

Girls Soccer: Loudoun Valley Sweeps Cedar Run District Honors - Manning Player of the Year, Davidson Coach of the Year

(May 27, 2010) - The Loudoun Valley High School girls soccer team has swept Cedar Run District honors with Ashley Manning named Player of the Year and Kerry Davidson Coach of the Year in a vote of district coaches.

The regular-season champion Vikings placed seven players on the first team.

2010 Cedar Run All-District Girls Soccer Team
First Team
Amber Cook-LV
Chrystal Oden-LV
Brittany Basinger-LV
Erika Scott-OS
Caitlin Kick-Heritage
Abigail Lee-BF
Ashleny Manning-LV
Charlotte Ratcliff-LV
Katie Novak-OS
Sahar Aflaki-BF
Dominique Evans-BF
Danielle Stephens-LV
Aly Shaughnessy-BF
Tessa Klumpp-BF
Dijana Haracic-LV

Coach of the Year: Kerry Davidson-LV
Player of the Year: Ashley Manning-LV

Second Team
Natasha Moore-Stonewall
Megan Smits-Stonewall
Allie Hardesty-LV
Erica Boyle-OS
Lauren Perussault-Heritage
Tara Rotante-BF
Katie Beebe-LV
Kate Fearon-OS
Alex Mosley-Heritage
Alexa Wagoner-BF
Samantha Trone-BF
Maddi Flanagan-Heritage
Taylor Kerxton-BF
Lexi Clarke-LV
Chelsea Paskowski-Heritage