College Signing: Park View Honors 14 Patriots to Play in College

(June 4, 2010) - Park View High School honored 14 athletes who have made plans to play in college next year with a ceremony in the school's cafeteria on Thursday.

The athletes honored: Darys Beale (Football/Bridgewater), Michael Devaney (Football/Ferrum), Adam Flees (Golf/Baseball/Bluefield), Jose Garica (Soccer/District of Columbia), Sammie Gleason (Softball/Lynchburg), Brittany Griffin (Softball/Rochster Institute of Technology), Robert Hayes (Football/Shepherd), Amber Kerico (Swim/Liberty), Brandon Lee (Football, James Madison), Drew Mason (Baseball/Garrett), Meredith Oare (Track/George Mason), KC Onyeador (Soccer/Clemson), Nathan Santana (Track/Arizona) and Tommy Sedeski (Football/Princeton). More on each athlete:

Ice Hockey: Loudoun Valley's Andrew Creamer Collects Hobey Baker Character Award for Vikes

(June 4, 2010) - Loudoun Valley High School senior Andrew Creamer picked up the Hobey Baker Character Award for the Vikes ice hockey club team.

This award is given to a high school senior from each team who is recognized for their character and sportsmanship. In college, the award is given to a single player and is viewed in the same vein as the Heishman trophy award.

If you know of a Hobey Baker Character Award winner and want to honor them on VivaLoudoun, drop us a note!

Lacrosse: Loudoun County Chapter of US Lacrosse Announces Men's Awards

(June 4, 2010) - The Louodun County chapter of US Lacrosse announced men's awards including Loudoun Valley's Garrett Swankowski and Chris Daddio as All-Americans.

2010 Awards
All American
1.Garrett Swankowski (LVHS) Cedar Run Player of the Year
- UVA Lacrosse Player in 2011
- USLacrosse All American in 2009

2.Chris Daddio (LVHS)
- Syracuse Lacrosse Player in 2001
-Unanimous First Team All District Selection

Academic All-American
1. Chuck Carlin (Heritage)
- Junior (1st Team All Cedar Run)

Coach of the Year
1. Jeff Lewandowski (LVHS)

Assistant Coach of the Year
2. David Smith (DHS)
-2nd year in a row

Man of the Year
Mark Newton (LCHS Volunteer)

Lacrosse: Boys and Girls VHSL State Tournament Brackets

2010 VHSL Boys Lacrosse State Tournament
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Brooke Point at No. 1 Robinson, June 4 at 7 p.m.
No. 5 Loudoun Valley at No. 4 Western Albemarle, June 5 at 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Salem at No. 3 Langley, June 4 at 7 p.m.
No. 7 Woodson at No. 2 Osbourn Park, June 5 at 6 p.m.

2010 VHSL Girls Lacrosse State Tournament
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Osbourn Park at No. 1 Langley, June 4 at 5 p.m.
No. 5 Battlefield at No. 4 Western Albemarle, June 5 at 6 p.m.
No. 6 Monticello at No. 3 Woodson, June 5 at 7 p.m.
No. 7 Madison at No. 2 Loudoun Valley, June 4 at 6 p.m.

Note: Seeds were determined by finish in region:
No. 1 seed = Northern Region champ
No. 2 seed = Northwest Region champ
No. 3 seed = Northern Region runner-up
No. 4 seed = Region II champ
No. 5 seed = Northwest Region runner-up
No. 6 seed = Region II runner-up
No. 7 seed = Northern Region Third Place
No. 8 seed = Northwest Region Third Place

Baseball: Stone Bridge's Brookbank Makes Second Team All-Northern Region

2010 All-Northern Region Baseball Team
as selected by the coaches

First Team
Pos/ Player / School / Yr
C DeWitt, Matt Chantilly SR
C Mike Perez * South County JR
1B Cam Walter * Centreville SR
2B Chris Russo * McLean SR
SS Ryan Lindemuth * Lake Braddock SR
3B Kenny Towns * Lake Braddock SR
Aaron Scoville Westfield SR
OF Tom Edwards * Washington&Lee SR
OF Matt Kilby * TC Williams SR
OF Connor Bach * Centreville SR
OF Riley Beiro * McLean SR
DH Bobby Klein * Lake Braddock SR
Luke Bondurant South County SR
UTIL Charlie Morgan * West Springfield SR
P Bobby Wahl * West Springfield SR
P Sean Fitzgerald * McLean SR
P Danny Thorpe Westfield SR
P Ryan Asooh Centreville SR

Player OY Charlie Morgan West Springfield SR
Pitcher OY Bobby Wahl West Springfield SR
Coach Of the Year John James West Springfield SR

*- Indicates Players up for All-State Honors 2010

Second Team
1B Ben Coffman Washington&Lee JR
2B Andrew Zumwalt Hayfield SR
SS Andrew Sable MT. Vernon SR
3B Scott Bernier Madison SR
Jeremy Seipp Washington&Lee SR
OF Josh Eldridge Hayfield JR
OF Colin Dempsey WT Woodson SR
OF Luke Willis Oakton JR
OF Ted Turner Madison SR
DH Shaun Wood Yorktown JR
UTIL Aaron Hoover Westfield JR
P Josh Sbort McLean So
P Dean Johnson Yorktown SR
P Joseph Vanderplas Fairfax JR
P Spencer Brookbank Stone Bridge SR

VivaLoudoun Regional Scorecard Updated!

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The Skinny on Wednesday's Regional Semifinals: Loudoun Teams Go 10-for-12

(June 3, 2010) - Loudoun teams made a huge STATEment Wednesday night as they won 10 of 12 regional semifinal contests to advance to Frdiay's regional finals and qualify for next week's state tournament.

In all, seven soccer teams from Loudoun will be playing in States including Broad Run boys and girls, Stone Bridge boys and girls, Loudoun Valley and Loudoun County girls and Potomac Falls boys.

An All-Dulles District Region II soccer finals doubleheader will be held at Broad Run on Friday with the Spartan girls hosting County at 6 p.m. followed by the BR boys hosting PFalls at 8 p.m. The Stone Bridge boys and girls will play at Lake Braddock High School in the Northern Region finals with the Bulldog boys facing Liberty District rival McLean at 5:30 and the Bulldog girls facing Robinson at 7:30. Valley girls will travel to Freedom High School in Prince William (not the South Riding school) to face Forest Park at 6 p.m. in the Northwest Region finals.

In softball, both Loudoun Valley and Briar Woods are headed to States with both teams on the road Friday as the Vikings travel to Cedar Run District rival Battlefield at 6 p.m. for the Northwest title and the Falcons go to Charlottesville to face Monticello at 7 p.m. for the Region II crown.

And locally baseball fans will be treated to a Region II title game at Potomac Falls as the Panthers, headed back to States once again after a run to the AA semifinals in 2009, host Brentsville at 6 p.m. in Sterling.

And two teams are already in state play as the Loudoun Valley girls lacrosse takes on Madison Friday at 6 p.m. in a VHSL quarterfinal in Purcellville and the Viking boys are at Western Albemarle on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. in quarterfinal action.

The Skinny for Wednesday June 2
Baseball
Region II Semifinals
Potomac Falls 8, Kettle Run 1
The Skinny: The Panthers secured a return to the AA Region II championship game and an automatic bid into the Virginia AA state playoffs with their win over Kettle Run on Wednesday. Ryan Mahoney went the distance for the Panthers surrendering three runs on eight hits and not issuing any walks.

The Cougars got on the board in the first on a single by Justin Reinaldo and a long double to left by Zach Phillips. The Panthers responded in the second, scoring two runs on consecutive doubles by Ryan Miller and Michael Lascomb and an RBI single by Matt Hoover.

Potomac Falls broke the game open in the fourth when they sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs, all with two outs. Miller led off the inning by getting hit with a pitch. After two quick outs, Jackson Rogers delivered an RBI single to right. Hoover followed with his second single and RBI of the night. Tyler Caldwell reached on an error and Ben Sweger walked to load the bases before Jimmy Bowman balked in a run. Thomas Rea reached on an infield error to score Caldwell and Mahoney helped his own cause with an RBI single up the middle.

With a 7-1 lead, Mahoney was cruising through the game before giving up two runs in the sixth on a hit batter, a single by Kyle Reinaldo and a 2-RBI double by Justin Rodriguez. The Panthers got one of those back when Lascomb scored on a sacrifice fly by Rogers.

The Panthers increased their record to 20-3 and will face Brentsville at Panther Park on Friday at 6 p.m. for the AA Region II Championship.

Brentsville 5, Broad Run 2
The Skinny: The Broad Run Spartans Baseball team traveled to Brentsville for a second round Region II playoff game and fell, 5-2. The Spartans end the 2010 season with a final, overall record of 19-5.

Senior Shane Vlasic (UMBC) took the mound for the Spartans. Vlasic allowed seven hits on the night, striking out four batters and walking two. With the loss, Vlasic ends the season with a pitching record of 7-2.

Offensively, the Spartans had numerous scoring chances in the first five innings, but could only get two runs across the plate on the evening. In the fourth inning, trailing 1-0, junior Ryan Johnston singled and later scored from third base on an RBI sacrifice fly by junior Shea Bargiel. In the fifth, sophomore Chris Johnson singled and later scored from third base on a passed ball.

Broad Run's lead was short lived as Brentsville plated four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 5-2. Neither team scored in the last two innings to make the final score 5-2.

The game was the final contest for five senior Spartans as first baseman Chris Lane and pitcher/third baseman Chase Warren (two year lettermen), outfielder Tyler Small and catcher Johnny Meier (three year lettermen), and pitcher/second baseman Shane Vlasic (four year letterman) ended their careers tonight.

This group of seniors makes up one of the most successful classes ever to play at Broad Run; the last four seasons they have ended their season in either the Region II or AA State tournament.

Softball
Northwest Region Semifinals
Battlefield 7, Mountain View 0
The Skinny:  Miranda Kemp tosses 5-hitter with 13 strikeouts for Bobcats.
Loudoun Valley 4, Osbourn Park 2
The Skinny: The Vikings (17–6) extended their 9-game winning streak by defeating Osbourn Park (22–2) in an exciting 4-2 Northwest Region semifinal on the Yellow Jackets’ home field. The win advances the Lady Vikes to the Northwest Region championship game on Friday against Battlefield High School and awards them a berth to the Virginia State AAA tournament.

Both teams came out aggressive at the plate and scored in the first inning. DH Ashley Cole singled and was the first to score for the Vikings after shortstop Shelby Wassman hit an RBI double to deep left field.

The Yellow Jackets took the lead early in the third and starting pitcher/1st baseman Kelsey Richardson (3 strike outs, 2 hits and 2 walks) was relieved by pitcher Allie Reid (5 strike outs and 4 hits) with no outs and 2 runners on base. Then second baseman Dani Psimas caught a line drive and made a double play at 1st and Reid fielded a grounder for the third out to squelch the Yellow Jackets’ momentum.

The Viking offense heated up in the fourth inning with another double by Wassman, a walk by catcher Karli Johnson, and a sac bunt by Richardson to advance the runners. Third baseman Christy Haney hit the ball hard followed by a defensive throwing error and brought in two more runs as the Vikings jumped ahead 3-2.

In the 6th inning, Reid knocked in pinch runner Courtney Bogan (for Richardson) after Richardson lead off with a walk followed by a sac bunt by Haney and a bunt by left fielder Mackenzie Moler.

Osbourn Park loaded up the bases after a rally in the sixth inning with one out, only to have Reid fan the next two batters. The Vikings travel to Haymarket on Friday to face the Battlefield Bobcats for the fourth time this season and with the region title on the line.

Region II Semifinals
Monticello 2, Park View 1
The Skinny: Park View’s season ended at the Region II Semi-Final in Charlottesville with a tough loss to Monticello, 2-1. The game, unfortunately, was not decided solely on the merits of the players as the umpire crew decided to make a statement and call an illegal pitch with runners on second and third in the second inning, scoring a Monticello player. Locked in a pitcher’s duel, that run held up until the sixth when Sam Thomas doubled and scored on Sammie Gleason’s single. After Robin Heironimus singled, the Patriots had runners on second and third with two outs but were unable to capitalize further. Monticello started their half of the sixth with a double and followed that with a single to score what would be the winning run. The Patriots weren’t quite finished, however. With one out in the seventh, Park View had runners on second and third but once again, the Monticello pitcher (Victoria Scott) was able to get out of the jam by striking out the last two Patriot hitters. Park View finished 17-8 on the season.

Briar Woods 1, Brentsville 0
The Skinny: Junior Jillian Olson doubled home classmate Kasey Ball from first base with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, and sophomore Macy Jones fired a three-hitter with 15 strikeouts as Briar Woods edged Brentsville 1-0 in the Region II semifinals Wednesday night in Ashburn.

The Falcons, who improved to 21-2 with their 12th straight victory, earned a spot in both the region championship and the Virginia High School League Group AA state championship tournament.

Briar Woods, the region’s second seed, will travel to Charlottesville Friday to take on top-seeded Monticello in the region championship at 7 p.m. Monticello held off Park View 2-1 in Wednesday’s other region semifinal game.

The Falcons will then play in a state quarterfinal game on Tuesday, June
8 against either Powhatan or Poquoson. Those two teams square off in the Region I final Friday.

State tournament matchups are predetermined by the VHSL. The Region I champion hosts the Region II runner-up, while the Region II champion hosts the Region I runner-up. (The same format is used for Regions III and IV.)

The Falcons’ first-ever meeting with Brentsville was a nail-biter as expected. Jones opened the game by striking out the first two Tigers, and freshman Lynn Brantley made a spectacular sliding catch in shallow right field to end the top of the first.

Briar Woods went down in order in the home half of the inning before threatening in the second. Senior Kate Fowler beat out an infield single to start the frame, and Ball followed with a shot off the glove of Tiger pitcher Grace Nordan to give Briar Woods runners at first and second.
However, Nordan worked out of the jam with a pair of groundouts and a strike out.

Jones surrendered a leadoff walk to start the third but got another assist from her defense when Fowler pounced on a sacrifice bunt attempt and fired a strike to senior shortstop Holly Dominguez to get the lead runner out at second. That play proved critical, as, after a strikeout, Tiger leadoff hitter Rachel Lee dumped a single into right field. Facing runners at first and second, Jones then got another strikeout to end the frame.

Briar Woods threatened again in the third when junior Alex Fierszt singled to start the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Dominguez. However, Nordan worked out of trouble with two more groundouts to keep the game scoreless.

Brentsville had a golden opportunity in the top of the fourth but came up empty. The Tigers put runners on first and second with none out thanks to a leadoff single and a fielder’s choice that failed to get an out. A passed ball allowed both runners to move up before Jones got the first out of the inning with a strikeout.

Nordan then bunted, and Fowler wisely held the ball to keep the runners at second and third from advancing. Jones then came through in the clutch by striking out the next two batters to end the inning.

With momentum now in their favor, the Falcons went back to work on offense in the bottom of the fourth. Ball hit a one-out single and moved to second on a two-out infield error off the bat of Brantley. However, Nordan rose to the occasion and got a struck out to close the frame.

The Falcon defense continued to shine in the top of the fifth to keep Brentsville off the board. Ball made a great backhanded stop of a hard grounder and threw to first for the initial out and then ranged into shallow right field to catch a pop up for the second out. Fierszt came racing in from center to snare a shallow liner to record the final out of the inning.

The Tigers had another chance to break open a scoreless game in the top of the sixth when Abby Carpenter rolled a single up the middle, but Jones got two more strikeouts to avoid any trouble.

The Falcon sixth started with a ground out, but got a little more interesting when Fowler drew a one-out walk. Ball then sent a low fly ball into shallow right field that had a chance to be caught, but it fell in front of Danielle Zecca, who then fired to secondOlson then stepped to the plate and ripped a double into the gap in left center. The ball rolled all the way to the fence, and Ball raced home from first for what would be the game’s only run.

Jones then closed out the Tigers by striking out the side in the top of the seventh, giving her four straight shutouts this postseason and sending the Falcons to the first-ever regional championship game and state tournament in the program’s five-year history.

Boys Soccer
Region II Semifinals
Broad Run 1, Western Albemarle 0 (OT)
The Skinny: Kevin Kevin Reitzel scored in the first minute of overtime from a Paul Ellington throwin to advance the Spartans to Friday's regional title game against rival Potomac Falls. It will be the fourth meeting this year between the two teams and ninth meeting since 2009 including five postseason matches
Potomac Falls 2, Kettle Run 1
The Skinny: The Panthers trailed 1-0 when Eddy Funes scored with one minute left in the first half to tie it up at halftime. George Echart scored the game winner with 20 minutes in regulation.

Northern Region Semifinals at Robinson
McLean 1, Yorktown 0
The Skinny: Matt Janssen scored the lone goal off a Tim Whitebread corner kick in the third minute.
Stone Bridge 2, Robinson 0
The Skinny: The Stone Bridge boys soccer team won 2-0 over the Robinson Rams in the Northern Region semifinals match on Wednesday night. Junior Ryan Buckley and senior Clay Brothers scored for the Bulldogs with assists coming from senior Cooper Sousa and junior Tommy Dunne. Nick Lowrey picked up the shutout for Stone Bridge giving the team 10 shutouts on the season and Nick's seventh outright shutout overall.

With the win the team moves to 15-3 on the season and will next play for the Northern Region Championship against McLean on Friday, June 4 at 5:30 PM at Lake Braddock HS. This will be the third time that McLean and Stone Bridge have faced each other this season. Stone Bridge is seeking its second Regional title with the first coming in 2008.

The win over Robinson places Stone Bridge into its second State AAA tournament in three years. The first round of the State AAA tournament will begin next Tuesday, June 8 at a site to be determined by the Regional finals through out Virginia.

Girls Soccer
Region II Semifinals
Loudoun County 2, Western Albemarle 0
The Skinny: The Raiders win on the road was outstanding as LC goalie Megan Vahsen had another shutout. The first half goal came from defender Olivia Mackey, who dribbled down the middle of the field beating all of her defenders with her speed and scored from just inside the 18 yard line. The second half Raider goal came from midfielder, Kristin Littell, who scored off of an assist from forward, Taylor Boucher.
Broad Run 3, Charlottesville 0
The Skinny: BR led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by Ellie Zoepfl off an assit from Whitney Church. Rachel Tharp added a goal in the 59th minute from a Church assist and then picked up her own assist, the 65th minute, on a Cassie Smith score. Freshman keeper Haley Casanova, making her second straight start, earned the shutout with five saves. The Region II title game will be played at Broad Run Friday at 6 pm against Loudoun County

Northwest Region Semifinals
Forest Park 2, Riverbend 0
The Skinny: Allison Cresswell scored on a header in the 31st minute and Melissa Fessenden added the insurance in the insurance moments after Riverbend had missed a PK that would have tied the score.
Loudoun Valley 5, Colonial Forge 1
The Skinny: The Vikes had five different players score as they cruised into the regional title game with Ashley Manning, Taylor Payne, Ashley Bonner, Lucy Etro and Katie Beebe all finding the back of the net.

Northern Region Semifinals at Lake Braddock
Stone Bridge 2, Oakton 1
The Skinny: The Stone Bridge girls soccer defeated Oakton 2-1 to advance to the Northern Region finals on Friday and earn a spot in the state tournament next week. Freshman Ashley Herndon scored 24 seconds into the game on a header from a throw in by freshman Murielle Tiernan. Herndon earned her 23rd goal of the season breaking the school's record for goals scored in a single season. Freshman Emily Lung scored with eight minutes remaining in the half and giving the Bulldogs the lead it needed to win the game. Oakton came out strong in the second half scoring three minutes in, but the Bulldogs never gave up their lead. Stone Bridge's record is now 17-0-2 and will play against Robinson on Friday at 7:30 at Lake Braddock.
Robinson 4, Westfield 1
The Skinny: The Rams won big and now face a Stone Bridge team that they lost to in Ashburn in the regular season, 1-0, on a controversial PK in the final 10 minutes.

Follow Us on Twitter Tonight for the Latest Regional Playoff Updates

(June 2, 2010) - Follow VivaLoudoun.com on Twitter tonight for the latest regional playoff updates. If you check back to this homepage, you can follow that live Twitter feed on the right side of the page.

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Youth Sports - Girls Soccer - Loudoun 2000 Girls Shut Out Opponents to Win Elite Columbia Invitational

(June 2, 2010) – In the final tournament of their inaugural year, Loudoun Soccer’s 2000 Girls Red team shut out their opponents in every game to win the championship trophy at the elite Columbia Invitational, held outside of Baltimore in Columbia, Maryland from May 29-May 31. The team shut out their opponents during all four games of the tournament, finishing with a resounding 2-0 victory in the championship game against the talented Bethesda Academy Green team.

College Corner: Stone Bridge Grad Bladel Named to CAA's All-Rookie Team

(June 2, 2010) - Stone Bridge High School's Johnny Bladel capped off his freshman baseball season at James Madison University by being named to the Colonial Athletic Association's All-Rookie team, and for the third time this season was named CAA Rookie of the Week during the last week of the regular season.

Bladel started nearly every game in center field for the Dukes, and for the regular season finished up with a .339 batting average, .440 on base percentage, with 57 hits, 42 runs scored, 13 doubles, three triples, 1 home run, 33 RBIs, 27 walks, and was 9-for-9 on steal attempts.

He was the only 3-time Rookie of the Week award winner in the CAA this year, having also won the award March 29 and May 3. JMU won the CAA regular season conference championship with an 18-6 league record, and was 29-21 overall, heading into the conference tournament as the #1 seed.

Boys Lacrosse: Loudoun County's Luke Driscoll Selected for Senior Showcase in Florida, Will Walk On Next Year at Hampden-Sydney

(June 2, 2010) - Loudoun County High School senior Luke Driscoll has been invited to participate in the 2010 US Lacrosse Senior Showcase game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The 3-day event is held in July and features 96 of the nation's top senior lacrosse players.

Driscoll has also announced that he will walk-on next year for NCAA Division III Hampden-Sydney.

Boys Basketball: PF's Mihailovich Named to AP's AA All-State 1st Team, BR's McGaughey 2nd Team; PF's Hawes is Coach of the Year

(June 2, 2010) - The Associated Press has released its 2009-10 AA All-State selections and Potomac Falls High School junior Lukas Mihailovich was named to the first team and Broad Run senior Kevin McGaughey picked up second team honors.

Potomac Falls coach Jeff Hawes, leading his Panthers to Loudoun's first ever state title in boys basketball, was named the Coach of the Year.

AP Boys Basketball AA All-State 2010
First Team
Josh Henderson, Cave Spring, 6-11, senior
Casey Walker, Brunswick, 6-3, senior
Marlon Organ, Spotswood, 6-1, senior
Lukas Mihailovich, Potomac Falls, 6-0, junior
Steve Allen, New Kent, 6-4, senior

Second Team
Jake Mankin, William Byrd, 6-4, senior
Avery Green, Courtland, 6-0, senior
Kevin McGaughey, Broad Run, 6-5, senior
Christian Pierce, Western Albemarle, 6-4, senior
Clay Lacy, Cave Spring, 6-4, senior

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Josh Henderson, Cave Spring

COACH OF THE YEAR
Jeff Hawes, Potomac Falls

Boys Tennis: Broad Run Duo Advances to Region II Semifinals

(June 2, 2010) - The Broad Run High School doubles team of Kevin Chang and Max Kadyrkaev defeated Handley's top pair 7-5, 6-4 and are playing in the Region II semifinals this afternoon at Kettle Run High School.

Girls Basketball: Freedom's Buchanan AP All-State 1st Team, LC's Batts and Holmes 2nd Team

(June 2, 2010) - The Associated Press has released its AA girls basketball All-State selections and three Loudoun girls were honored including Freedom's Kelsey Buchanan on the first team and Loudoun County's Brittany Batts and Kendra Holmes on the second team.

AP AA All-State Girls Basketball 2009-10
First Team
Courtni Green, Millbrook
Gabby Tyler, Greensville Co.
Kirby Burkholder, Turner Ashby
Angela Mickens, RE Lee-Staunton
Kelsey Buchanan, Freedom-South Riding

Second Team
Brittany Batts, Loudoun Co.
Tia Perry, Tabb
Kendra Holmes, Loudoun Co.
Mia Loyd, Fluvanna
Kylene Cutler, Patrick Co.

POY: Cournti Green, Millbrook
COY: Debbie Sanders, Millbrook

College Signings: Broad Run Celebrates Athletes Headed to College Ranks

Ashburn (June 2, 2010) - There were lots of smiles and proud parents and coaches as Broad Run High School held its annual spring college signing celebration in the school's library Wednesday.


VivaLoudoun now has 24 Broad Run athletes who will play on the college level next year:
Maggie Andricosky - Basketball - D3 - Christopher Newport (pictured with Morgan Roehling, L)

Anna Blessing - Softball - D1 - Binghamton

Kevin Chung - Soccer - D3 - Ohio Wesleyan
Lizzie Deane - Volleyball - D3 - Farleigh Dickinson
Vince DiRenzo - Wrestling - D1 - Virginia Tech

Nina Dunay - Lacrosse - D1 - Liberty

Taylor Evans - Football - PG - Fork Union
Adrian Flemming - Football - D1 - Syracuse
Frank Foreman - Football - D1 - Monmouth
Anthony James - Football - D3 - Catholic
Andy Londos - Lacrosse - D1 - Mount Saint Mary's

Spencer Martin - Soccer - D3 - Roanoke

Kevin McGaughey - Basketball - D1* - James Madison
Justin Nelson - Lacrosse - D3 - Ferrum
T.J. Peeler - Football - D1 - Pittsburgh
Joey Quigg - Football - D1* - Delaware
Danny Reategui - Soccer - D3 - Johns Hopkins (pictured with Kevin Chung, L, Spencer Martin, C)

Morgan Roehling - Basketball - D2 - Concord
Elisa Scudder - Volleyball - D1 - Dartmouth

Brenna Smith - Soccer - D1 - American
Jenn Soroka - Softball - D3 - Gettysburg
Jennifer Taylor - Soccer - D1 - Stony Brook (pictured with Brenna Smith, L)

Shane Vlasic - Baseball - D1 - UMBC

David Weaver - Football - D1* - Towson

VivaLoudoun has updated its exclusive College Choice chart for Loudoun athletes ... now 140 and counting!

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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