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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Boys Soccer: Broad Run Beats PFalls in Region II Title Game on Foster's "Golden Goal"

(June 6, 2010) - The Broad Run High School and Potomac Falls boys soccer teams picked up Saturday right where they left off Friday ... battling to a scoreless standstill and it wasn't until a second overtime period that the Region II title game was decided on a controversial goal by junior defender Tom Foster.

Foster's "Golden Goal" came in sudden death on a corner kick by senior Danny Reategui that just went through the out-stretched hands of Panther keeper Ryan Howard and made its way to the far side of the penalty area where the ball was chipped back in by junior Taylor Johnson. A wild scramble ensued as the ball hit off the left post and Foster charging in the right post was able to body the ball into the net.

The Panthers argued fruitlessly that Foster's arms were out-stretched and he illegally put the ball into the net but the officials, after a brief conference, allowed the goal to stand, touching off a Spartan celebration.

Just a week ago the same two teams went scoreless into the second half before weather suspended the game and the teams were declared Dulles District tournament co-champions. Last year Potomac Falls defeated Broad Run on a Golden Goal in the Region II title game and then a week later beat the Spartans in the AA state semifinals. The two teams have now played an amazing nine games in less than two full seasons, five of those in the postseason.

When the regional title game was suspended Friday night by weather with 30:31 left, the two teams waited 24 hours before picking up. Broad Run had the better chances, hitting the crossbar twice in regulation but the score was 0-0 into and after a 10-minute overtime period. It was early into the sudden death 10-minute overtime that the Spartans scored. The corner kick came after Broad Run had a free kick just outside of the 18, a free kick that took an unusually long time to take after the Potomac Falls wall was moved back and the Broad Run offense, still wanting a full 10 yards, refused to take the kick and were accessed a yellow card for delay. When the kick was finally taken it was deflected over the end line for a Spartan corner.

Broad Run will host Courtland on Tuesday, most likely at 7 p.m. in a AA state quarterfinal while Potomac Falls travels to Jamestown. Courtland fell to Jamestown on penalty kicks, 5-4, on Friday after a scoreless tie through two overtimes.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Title Wave! Area Teams Collect Five Regional Crowns; Sixth Decided Tonight; Valley Girls Lax Rolls into State Semifinals

Broad Run Girls Soccer: Region II Champions

Stone Bridge Girls Soccer: Northern Region Champions

Stone Bridge Boys Soccer: Northern Region Champions


Loudoun Valley Girls Soccer: Northwest Region Champions

Potomac Falls Baseball: Region II Champions

(June 5, 2010) - In less than two hours last night, Loudoun athletes captured regional titles in games played from Purcellville to Ashburn to Sterling to Burke and they took home enough individual medals that the athletes could balance the school district budget on a "Cash for Gold" basis.

Simply put: it was a "Title Wave" and five regional champions -- Broad Run girls soccer, Loudoun Valley girls soccer, Potomac Falls baseball and Stone Bridge boys and girls soccer -- all earned a banner for their schools and a home playoff date in Tuesday's VHSL state quarterfinals.

One team, Loudoun Valley High School girls lacrosse, has already advanced beyond the state quarterfinals as the Vikings defeated Madison, 15-7, Friday night at home to move to next Wednesday's state semifinals at Westfield High School.

The sixth regional champion will be crowned tonight at 6 p.m. in Ashburn when Potomac Falls and Broad Run boys soccer pick up their Region II title game which was suspended by lightning with 30:31 left in the second half and the game scoreless.

The winner of this game will join the Broad Run girls soccer -- 2-0 winner over Loudoun County i the Region II finals -- Loudoun Valley girls soccer -- dramatic winners in penalty kicks, 5-4, over Forest Park after scoreless play through two overtimes in the Northwest Region finals -- Potomac Falls baseball -- which survived a Brentsville comeback attempt to beat the Tigers, 13-10, in the Region II finals -- and Stone Bridge boys and girls soccer -- which pulled off a rare Northern Region double-double with the boys erasing a 2-0 deficit to beat McLean, 3-2, and the girls edging Robinson, 2-1 -- as regional title winners.

The only teams falling just short Friday were the Briar Woods softball team, which had a 1-0 lead at Monticello but fell 2-1 in the Region II finals and Loudoun Valley softball which was shut out 3-0 at Battlefield in the Northwest Region finals.

The Skinny for Fri. June 4
Baseball
Region II Finals
Potomac Falls 13, Brentsville 10
The Skinny: Ben Sweger opened this game for the Panthers by sending the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning over the fence for a home run and PFalls led throughout, 4-0 after the first, but the Tigers kept catching up with the game tied at 4-4, 7-7 and 9-9. Jackson Rogers came in on relief and needed a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to finally send the Nokesville nine packing. Michael Lascomb also homered in the game for PFalls.

More:
Loudoun Times-Mirror Coverage
Potomac News Coverage
Washington Post coverage


Region I Finals
Poquoson 3, Powhatan 2

Eastern Region Finals
Western Branch 11, Gloucester 9

Northern Region
West Springfield 14, Woodson 7

Softball
Region II Finals
Monticello 2, Briar Woods 1
The Skinny: Mustangs win the school's first ever Region II title by scoring go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning on an errant pickoff throw. Victoria Scott earned the win for Monticello with 13 strikeouts, four hits and one walk allowed. The Falcons only run came on a throwing error in the top of the third. Amber Dillow's RBI hit in the bottom of the fifth tied the game and Monticello went ahead for good in the next inning.

More:
Coverage from Scrimmage Play

Region I Finals
Powhatan 1, Poquoson 0

Northwest Region Finals
Battlefield 3, Loudoun Valley 0
The Skinny: Miranda Kemp struck out nine and got the shutout as the Bobcats avenged a Cedar Run District tournament loss -- not to mention a loss in last year's regional finals -- to Loudoun Valley. The Vikes hurt themselves with throwing errors that helped lead to all three Bobcat runs.

More:
Potomac News coverage


Northern Region Finals
Madison 10, McLean 6

Eastern Region Finals
Hickory 1, Ocean Lakes 0

Boys Soccer
Northern Region Finals at Lake Braddock
Stone Bridge 3, McLean 2
The Skinny: The Bulldogs secured their second Northern Regional championship in three years with a dramatic come from behind win over McLean at Lake Braddock HS on Friday night. The Bulldogs were down 2-0 at the half but came roaring back with goals from senior Michael Herndon and two from junior defender Luke Schierling to pull out the win. Assisting on the goals Michael Morningstar, Tommy Dunne, and Michael Herndon. Nick Lowrey had an outstanding game in goal for the Bulldogs coming up with several key saves in the game and two as time was winding down to prevent McLean from gaining the equalizer. With the win the Bulldogs will host Patrick Henry from Roanoke at home on Tuesday in the first round of the AAA State tournament. Time will be announced on Monday. The win over McLean, it was the third meeting in between the two teams in just over three weeks, was Stone Bridge's first win over the Highlanders after two setbacks by scores of 3-1 and 1-0. With the win the team's record improves to 16-3 on the season.

Region II Finals
Potomac Falls 0, Broad Run 0 (SUSP 2nd Half, Will Resume Sat. 6 p.m.)
The Skinny: Yes these were the same two teams that played a suspended -- and never finished -- scoreless district title game a week ago. Tonight if they are scoreless after regulation it will be a 10-minute overtime followed by a 10-minute sudden death followed by penalty kicks followed by a debate by team captains at midfield on the following topic: "Is Zero a Number"

Northwest Region Finals
Battlefield 2, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 1

Region I Finals
Jamestown 0, Courtland 0 (20T) (Jamestown wins on PKs, 5-4)

Girls Soccer
Northern Region Finals at Lake Braddock
Stone Bridge 2, Robinson 1
The Skinny: Freshman Ashley Herndon netted her 24th goal of the season, extending her single school record, in the 48th minute off an assist from freshman Murielle Tiernan to hand SB the regional title. Jennifer Skogerboe got SB ahead 1-0 with a goal but the Rams tied before halftime. The Bulldogs will host Forest Park on Tuesday in the state quarterfinals at home.


More:
Washington Post coverage
Fairfax Connection coverage


Eastern Region Finals
Cox 2, Ocean Lakes 0

Northwest Region Finals
Loudoun Valley 0, Forest Park 0 (2OT - LV Wins on PKs, 5-4)
The Skinny: Valley Didi Haracic came up with the huge save in penalty kicks to hand the Vikes the dramatic 5-4 PK win after the two teams went scoreless through regulation and two overtimes. FP keeper Emma Kruse kept her team in the game with 22 saves. Valley will host Robinson on Tuesday in the state quarterfinals.

More:
Potomac News coverage


Region II Finals
Broad Run 2, Loudoun County 0
The Skinny: Broad Run captured its fourth straight Region II title with a shut out over district rival County. Rachel Tharp continued her postseason scoring binge with a goal just before halftime on a header off a corner kick from Whitney Church. The Spartans added the insurance with less than eight minutes to on a Cassie Smith score from a cross by Danni Dangremond. Spartan freshman keeper continued her strong play since taking over after starter Emily Myerson was hurt in the district finals, making seven saves for the shutout.

Region I Finals
Jamestown 4, Chancellor 1

Boys Lacrosse
VHSL State Quarterfinals
Brooke Point 8, Robinson 7
Langley 13, Salem 12 (OT)

Girls Lacrosse
VHSL State Quarterfinals
Loudoun Valley 15, Madison 7
The Skinny: Vikes again return to States ... please email VivaLoudoun stats and highlights from this game to dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com!


Langley 17, Osbourn Park 6

Friday, June 4, 2010

Football: VHSL Releases Master Schedule for 2010 Season

(June 4, 2010) - The Virginia High School League released the 2010 master football schedule and the season starts and ends with the two newest Loudoun high schools - Tuscarora in Leesburg and Woodgrove in Purcellville - facing each other.

Tuscarora hosts Woodgrove at 7 p.m. on Aug. 27 and then Woodgrove will host Tuscarora on Nov. 5. The two new schools are playing an independent varsity schedule but can still qualify for postseason play.

AAA Cedar Run District
Heritage
9.3 - Broad Run, 7
9.10 - at Stone Bridge, 7:30
9.16 - Colonial Forge, 7
9.24 - Tuscarora, 7
10.1 - at Osbourn, 7:30
10.8 - at Stonewall Jackson, 7:30
10.15 - Hylton, 7
10.22 - at Battlefield, 7:30
10.29 - at Loudoun Valley, 7
11.5 - Osbourn, 7

Loudoun Valley
8.27 - at Dominion, 7
9.3 - Woodbridge, 7
9.10 - at Forest Park, 7:30
9.16 - Brooke Point, 7
9.24 - (bye)
10.1 - Woodgrove, 7
10.9 - Osbourn, 1:30
10.15 - at Stonewall Jackson. 7:30
10.23 - at Herndon, 1
10.29 - Heritage, 7
11.5 - at Battlefield, 7:30

AAA Liberty District
Stone Bridge
9.3 - at Westfield, 7:30
9.10 - Heritage, 7:30
9.16 - West Springfield, 7:30
9.24 - at TJ, 7:30
10.1 - at Marshall, 7:30
10.8 - Fairfax, 7:30
10.15 - at Madison, 7:30
10.22 - Langley, 7:30
10.29 - McLean, 7:30
11.5 - at South Lakes, 7:30

AA Dulles District
Briar Woods
8.27 - at Millbrook, 7
9.3 - Liberty, 7:30
9.10 - Handley, 7
9.16 - at Martinsburg WV, 7
9.24 - at Freedom, 7
10.1 - Broad Run, 7
10.8 - at Loudoun County, 7
10.15 - Potomac Falls, 7
10.22 - Park View, 7
10.29 - (bye)
11.5 - at Dominion, 7

Broad Run
8.27 - Fauquier, 7
9.3 - at Heritage, 7
9.10 - Jefferson WV, 7
9.16 - at Woodrow Wilson DC, 7
9.24 - at Park View, 7
10.1 - at Briar Woods, 7
10.8 - Dominion, 7
10.16 - Freedom, 1:30
10.22 - at Loudoun County, 7
10.29 - Potomac Falls, 7
11.5 - (bye)

Dominion
8.27 - Loudoun Valley
9.3 - at Ballou DC, 7:30
9.10 - Wakefield, 7:30
9.17 - (bye)
9.24 - at Potomac Falls, 7
10.1 - Freedom, 7
10.8 - at Broad Run, 7
10.15 - Loudoun County, 7
10.22 - at South Lakes, 7:30
10.29 - at Park View, 7
11.5 - Briar Woods, 7

Freedom
9.3 - at Woodgrove, 7
9.10 - at Brentsville, 7:30
9.16 - Kettle Run, 7
9.24 - Briar Woods, 7
10.1 - at Dominion, 7
10.8 - at Tuscarora, 7
10.16 - at Broad Run, 1:30
10.22 - at Potomac Falls, 7
10.29 - Loudoun County, 7
11.5 - Park View, 7

Loudoun County
8.27 - at Musselman WV, 7
9.3 - (bye)
9.10 - Tuscarora, 7
9.17 - Sherando, 7
9.24 - at Liberty, 7:30
10.1 - Park View, 7
10.8 - Briar Woods, 7
10.15 - at Dominion, 7
10.22 - Broad Run, 7
10.29 - at Freedom, 7
11.5 - at Potomac Falls, 7

Park View
8.27 - at Sherando, 7
9.3 - Millbrook, 7
9.10 - Liberty, 7
9.17 - (bye)
9.24 - Broad Run, 7
10.1 - at Loudoun County, 7
10.8 - Potomac Falls, 7
10.15 - at Martinsburg WV, 7
10.22 - at Briar Woods, 7
10.29 - Dominion, 7
11.5 - at Freedom, 7

Potomac Falls
8.27 - at Jefferson WV, 7
9.3 - Martinsburg WV, 7
9.10 - at Kettle Run, 7:30
9.17 - Liberty, 7
9.24 - Dominion, 7
10.1 - (bye)
10.8 - at Park View, 7
10.15 - at Briar Woods, 7
10.22 - Freedom, 7
10.29 at Broad Run, 7
11.5 - Loudoun County, 7

Tuscarora
8.27 - Woodgrove, 7
9.3 - at Warren County, 7
9.10 - at Loudoun County, 7
9.17 - (bye)
9.24 - at Heritage, 7
10.1 - Hyde DC, 7
10.8 - at Freedom, 7
10.15 - Brentsville, 7
10.22 - East Rockingham, 7
10.29 - James Wood, 7
11.5 - at Woodgrove, 7

Woodgrove
8.27 - at Tuscarora, 7
9.3 - Freedom, 7
9.10 - Warren County, 7
9.17 - (bye)
9.24 - East Rockingham, 7
10.1 - at Loudoun Valley, 7
10.8 - George Mason, 7
10.15 - at Millbrook, 7
10.22 - Hyde DC ,7
10.29 - at Fauquier, 7
11.5 - Tuscarora, 7

Ten for Titles: Loudoun Teams Play for Regional Crowns Tonight; Valley Girls Open Lax States

Rachel Tharp (scoring above in the regional quarterfinals on a great volley) and the Spartans are seeking their fourth consecutive girls soccer Region II title tonight when the face Dulles District rival Loudoun County at 6 p.m. in Ashburn. (photo courtesy of Brian Campos)

(June 4, 2010) - From Charlottesville to Sterling Loudoun teams will take to the fields tonight with one thing in mind: bring a regional title home to their school.

And while all 10 teams have state tournament bids secure in hand, a win tonight not only means a championship banner but homefield advantage in next Tuesday's state quarterfinals for baseball, softball and soccer. A loss tonight and next Tuesday will be a road trip -- some quite long.

Follow all the updates on VivaLoudoun via our Twitter feed!

You can also check out the Broad Run vs. Loudoun County girls soccer game online on the Raider athletic booster club site with local radio legend Jeremy Huber doing the play-by-play.

And the state playoffs are already starting for lacrosse with the Loudoun Valley girls hosting Madison tonight in the VHSL state quarterfinals.

Fri. June 4
Baseball
Region II Finals
Brentsville at Potomac Falls, 6

Softball
Region II Finals
Briar Woods at Monticello, 7

Northwest Region Finals
Loudoun Valley at Battlefield, 6

Boys Soccer
Northern Region Finals at Lake Braddock, 5:30
Stone Bridge vs. McLean

Region II Finals
Potomac Falls at Broad Run, 8

Girls Soccer
Northern Region Finals at Lake Braddock, 7:30
Stone Bridge vs. Robinson

Northwest Region Finals
Loudoun Valley vs. Forest Park at Freedom of Prince William, 6

Region II Finals
Loudoun County at Broad Run, 6

Boys Lacrosse
VHSL State Quarterfinals
Brooke Point at Robinson, 7
Salem at Langley, 7

Girls Lacrosse
VHSL State Quarterfinals
Madison at Loudoun Valley, 6
Osbourn Park at Langley, 5

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!

We have updated our regional scorecard ... how is your favorite school doing this postseason? Check it out!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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.

And if you have an update for us or the latest Skinny on your favorite team ... text us at 703.509.8826 and we will broadcast your news to our entire VivaLoudoun community. Good luck to all 12 teams playing tonight ... one win away from States for each!

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!

Photo gallery: Boys Lacrosse - Region II Quarterfinal - E.C. Glass vs. Broad Run

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Photo Gallery: Boys Soccer - Dulles District Semifinal - Park View vs. Broad Run

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Photo Gallery: Softball - Dulles District Semifinal - Park View vs. Broad Run

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