Volleyball: Teams Tune Up for Season at Park View Jamboree

(Aug. 20, 2010) - Briar Woods and Park View tuned up for the 2010 volleyball season against four other schools last Saturday at the Park View Jamboree.

Briar Woods, led by Chelsea Kaser, came away with top honors in the combined varsity/junior varsity scoring with 301 points.

Results with Players Selected All-Star
Combined scores for Varsity and JV

1, Briar Woods 301
Var - #6 Chelsea Kaser
Jv - #6 Lindsay Boerger

2, Park View/Fairfax HS JV 277
Var - #7 Alexa McManus
JV - #29 Geneva Tomajko

3 Gar-Field 273
Var - #12 Kaitlyn Mahoney
JV - #14 Kayla Watts

4 JEB Stuart 253
Var - #14 Briana Ford
JV - #7 Natalie Runnerstrom

5 Potomac Senior High 230
Var - #19 Katie Scheulen
JV - #24 Jocelyn Batres

6 Manassas Park 138
Var - #12 Shanna Bess
JV- #2 Mayra Chavez

Football: Dominion Running Back Deandre Reaves Commits to West Virginia

(Aug. 20, 2010) - Dominion High School running back Deandre Reaves, entering his fourth year as a standout starter for the Titans, has committed to play football next year at West Virginia University. Dominioin school will host a celebration to commemorate Reaves' decision on Monday at 2 p.m. in the school's media center.

Golf Roundup: Broad Run, Dominion, Freedom, Loudoun County Post Dulles District Dual Wins

(Aug. 20, 2010) - Freedom and Loudoun County each improved to 2-0 on the Dulles District dual meet golf season with wins on Thursday with the Eagles beating Potomac Falls, 319-333, and the two-time defending district champion Raiders firing past Park View, 291-319. Broad Run won its opener with 4-stroke win over Woodgrove, 367-371, and Dominion also carded a 4-stroke win over Briar Woods, 332-336.

Christian Fortier shot a 72 on the South Riding course for Potomac Falls but the Panthers slipped to 1-1 on the season as Freedom (2-0) had three players break 80 - Chelsea Kim, Phillip McQuitty and Jason Scrivo.

Brantley Kushner shot 70 at Westpark to edge Loudoun County (2-0) teammate Michael Linville by a stroke. Sam Ryan shot 74 and Jake Wilton shot 75 to lead an up-and-coming Park View squad which fell to 0-2.

Broad Run (1-0) was led by Sloan Meadows with an 84 and Mitch Pittman with an 86 in the dual meet win over Woodgrove (1-1) at Stoneleigh.

Dominion (1-1) evened its record with three players all scoring 82 at Brambleton -- Shelby Shote, Richard Boudreau and Erik Dulik. Adam Ochs shot a 72 for Briar Woods (0-2) and Nick Vazanna scored 83.

Baseball: Great Loudoun Lions Hunt Wins, Fun at Babe Ruth World Series

(Aug. 19, 2010) - Jason S. Rufner sat down with the Great Loudoun Lions, the host team for the Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series which opens Saturday in Purcellville, and talked about expectations with staff and players in this article in the Loudoun Times-Mirror.

Bonus: Loudoun Times-Mirror took photos of all the players and turned them into playing cards ... follow this link to see the information for each player

Fall Sports: Expectations High at Dominion High School's Media Day

(Aug. 19, 2010) - Expectations were running high at Dominion High School's media day held a week ago. For VivaLoudoun.com editor Dan Sousa, the media day was a great chance to catch up on all the Titan fall sports. Check out the video interviews below:
Competitive Cheer

Cross Country


Football



Golf

Volleyball

News: Ted Leonsis Supports Education in Loudoun, Talks About "Business of Happiness"

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(Aug. 19, 2010) - Washington Capitals and Wizards owner Ted Leonis discussed his new book "The Business of Happiness" at a reception hosted by the Loudoun Education Foundation on Aug. 9 at the 1757 Golf Club, just a 3-wood away from the AOL campus where Leonsis helped turn the Internet start-up into one of the world's biggest brands.

Leonsis added his support to the LEF by offering a $10,000 scholarship if a member of the audience would match it. This challenge was quickly met by Leonsis' fellow Georgetown alumnus John Wood, CEO and chairman of the board of TELOS Corp.

Read about the event in this release by Loudoun Public Schools.

Photo Gallery: Sneak Peek at New Woodgrove High School

(Aug. 19, 2010) - Click on any of the photos below for the full gallery that is a sneek peak of soon-to-open Woodgrove High School and its athletic facilities plus a bonus look at the Wolverine marching band in its summer camp!

News: VivaLoudoun Joins the TBD.com Community Network

(Aug. 19, 2010) - VivaLoudoun.com has joined the growing list of blogs and websites that are part of the newly-launched TBD.com community network.

TBD is a TV station and website that delivers local news and community information from the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. region. TBD's integrated newsroom brings together reporters, editors, producers, and community-outreach specialists to produce original journalism; highlight news and information from other media outlets and blogs; and engage the audience in a dialogue on news and culture in the Washington area.

VivaLoudoun is now part of the TBD's extensive community network of blogs and websites whose work will be featured on the site. TBD's goal is to create a comprehensive guide to local news and entertainment, delivered on multiple platforms, for anyone interested in what's happening in the region.

TBD is owned by Allbritton Communications Company, which also owns POLITICO, as well as a collection of regional television stations, including WJLA in the Washington, D.C. area. TBD's coverage area includes Washington, D.C., Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Frederick County, Arlington County, Alexandria, Fairfax County, Prince William County and Loudoun County.

VivaLoudoun is a website devoted to covering sports, news and views in Loudoun County and was founded in 2009 by Dan Sousa, former founder and editor of LoudounPrepSports.com. VivaLoudoun covers all varsity athletics in Loudoun's 12 public high schools as well as hitting other issues of importance to area athletes, parents and coaches.

Golf: Complete Results from Dulles District Mini Tournament

Leesburg (Aug. 19, 2010) - Here are the complete results from the Dulles District mini tournament held Tuesday at Raspberry Falls:

Individuals
69 - Brantley Kushner (LC)
71 - Drew Brenneman (LC)
72 - Michael Linville (LC)
72 - Shelby Shote (D)
73 - Matt Tomassone (LC)
74 - Richard Boudreau (D)
74 - Kevin Cook (LC)
74 - Christian Fortier (PF)
75 - Jake Wilton (PV)
77 - Phillip Corcoran (T)
79 - Adam Ochs (BW)
80 - Nick Vazanna (BW)
81 - Erik Dulik (D)
81 - Daniel Friend (T)
81 - Chelsea Kim (Free)
81 - Sam Ryan (PV)
82 - Jake Wohlgemuth (BR)
83 - Alec Gard (T)
84 - Sloan Meadows (BR)
84 - Jason Scrivo (Free)
84 - Sam Stillwell (D)
85 - Aaron Price (W)
85 - Jordan Schreder (T)
86 - Sam Allen (D)
86 - Sam Early (LC)
86 - Billy Ferrell (Free)
86 - Mitch Pittman (BR)
86 - Kirby Struhar (PV)
87 - Will Corlett (BW)
88 - Nicole Flores (BW)
88 - Nick Kovach (W)
89 - Phil McQuitty (Free)
91 - Danny Capretti (BR)
92 - Taylor Newman (D)
93 - James Collins (PF)
93 - Sean Harding (BW)
93 - Brett Johnson (PF)
93 - Eric Kardos (W)
93 - Caleb Keel (T)
94 - Michael Orrico (PF)
95 - Shea Bargiel (BR)
96 - Maclendon Aiken (W)
97 - Neil Hartman (BR)
98 - Colin Dean (Free)
98 - Billy Leckemby (PV)
99 - D.J. Hughes (W)
101 - Matt Byrd (PF)
102 - Brian Romola (BW)
104 - Jake Singer (T)
104 - Sam Tate (Free)
106 - Matt Taylor (PF)
107 - Brian Tubridy (PV)
127 - Chris Barsotti (PV)

Golf: Battlefield Turns the Tables on Loudoun Valley with School Record 294

(Aug. 19, 2010) - Battlefield High School, after falling to Loudoun Valley in last week's Cedar Run District mini tournament, turned the tables on Monday by beating the Vikes with a school record-tying 294 team score.

Loudoun Valley finished with a 304 in the 18-hole, 72 par match played at Loudoun Golf and Country Club

Low medalist for the match was Battlefield’s Karishma Thiagaraj, who blistered the course in 4-under par 68. A junior, she is a new student/athlete at Battlefield and recently won the Maryland Amateur Championship. Also for Battlefield PJ Leonard had a 74, while Doc Schulte and Connor Perez each posted a 76.

Senior Scott Davidson had the low score for the Vikings with a 74 with Tanner Welsh posting 75. Sophomore Scott Mumpower carded a 77 and freshman Ian Hildebrand had 78 to round out the scoring for Valley.

Football: Broad Run's Scrimmage with Martinsburg Shifted to Tuscarora's Turf Field

Leesburg (Aug. 19, 2010) - Loudoun's two newest high schools haven't even opened their doors yet but their state-of-the-art synthetic turf fields are already paying dividends as Broad Run High School has moved tonight's football scrimmage with Martinsburg, WV to Tuscarora High School due to wet fields in Ashburn. Game time for the two-time defending Division 4 state champion Spartans is 6 p.m.

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Baseball: Babe Ruth Quiz - Win Tournament Passes to Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series

(Aug. 18, 2010) - VivaLoudoun.com is a proud sponsor of the Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series that starts in Purcellville on Saturday and we are giving away our four tournament passes which allow you to watch all 25 games of the tournament. All you have to do is buy the hot dogs and bring the sunscreen.

Email the answers to the three questions below to dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com and you and your family will win up to four tournament passes:

Babe Ruth Quiz

1. What number did Babe Ruth wear when he played for the New York Yankees?
2. How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in his career?
3. Babe Ruth was in the first Hall of Fame class ... name one of the other four players inducted along with Ruth.

Send your answers to dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

Winners will be announced Friday afternoon ...

Boys Lacrosse: Broad Run's Ryan Madigan Commits to NCAA Division I Robert Morris

Ashburn (Aug. 18, 2010) - Broad Run High School rising senior Ryan Madigan has verbally committed to attend Robert Morris University and play NCAA Division I lacrosse for coach Bear Davis.

"We could not be more proud of Ryan for earning a scholarship from RMU," said Madigan's father, Mark Madigan. "It will also be a lot of fun in the Madigan home because Ryan and Eric will get to play in the same conference for two years."

Ryan's older brother, Eric, enters his sophomore year at Sacred Heart this fall.

Golf: Loudoun County Shoots 285 to Win Dulles District Mini Tournament by 26 Strokes

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(Aug. 17, 2010) - The Loudoun County High School golf team ran away with Tuesday's Dulles District mini tournament at Raspberry Falls, sweeping four of the top five individual spots on the way to a 285 team score and a dominating 26-stroke victory.

With Brantley Kushner firing a tournament-best 3-under 69 and teammates Andrew Brenneman (71), Michael Linville (72) and Matt Tomassone (73) not far behind, it was clear that the Raiders are well on their way to a third straight district title. The host Raiders were so good that they didn't even utilize a 74 from Kevin Cook in the team score.

Wednesday's event counts one-third towards the regular-season title with next week's Cheers Classic at Algonkian and then the dual meet season comprising the other two-thirds.

Shelby Shote of Dominion shot 72 and along with Richard Boudreau's 74 helped the Titans finish second with a 311.

Soon-to-be-opened Tuscarora took third with a 326.

Potomac Falls' Christian Fortier shot a 74 to finish in a tie for sixth individually.

Team Scores:
1. Loudoun County 285
2. Dominion 311
3. Tuscarora 326
4. Briar Woods 334
5-6 (Tie) Freedom and Park View 340
7. Broad Run 343
8. Potomac Falls 354
9. Woodgrove 362

Soccer: D.C. United Signs Potomac Falls Grad Conor Shanosky

D.C. United has signed Academy defensive midfielder Conor Shanosky. The 18-year-old standout, who graduated from Potomac Falls High School in June,becomes the third player to make the jump from United’s Academy to the senior squad, following midfielder Andy Najar and goalkeeper Bill Hamid. Shanosky will train with United’s first team, however, he will not be eligible for selection until the 2011 season.

Football: Park View Football Scrimmage at James Wood Kicks Off at 6 p.m. Tonight

(Aug. 16, 2010) - The football scrimmage between Park View and James Wood, which was moved from Saturday so Patriot players could attend the funeral of a classmate killed last week in a dirt bike accident, is rescheduled for 6 p.m. tonight in Winchester.

Youth Sports - Softball: Fire and Ice Fastpitch to Hold Tryouts for U12, U14, U16 and U18

(Aug. 16, 2010) - Fire and Ice girls fastpitch softball tryouts will be held at Park View High School for the following age groups:

12-Under: Aug. 17, 6:30 - 8:30pm
14-Under: Looking for a pitcher and experienced catcher call Lisa Mehalic 571-233-6186
16-Under Aug. 19, 6:30-8:30pm; Aug. 21, 2:00-4:00pm. Contact Rob Cole at RnBCole@aol.com for more information.
18-Under: Aug. 18, 6:30-8:30pm

Any questions call Debbie Polen 703-980-9951.

Golf: Loudoun Valley Takes Tri-Meet with Woodgrove and Dominion

(Aug. 12, 2010) - Loudoun Valley High School continued its good start with a win in a tri-meet Thursday over Woodgrove and Dominion at Stoneleigh Golf Club.

Loudoun Valley won the 18-hole match with a score of 323 followed by host Woodgrove with 353 and Dominion with 359. Low medalist for the match was Valley’s Scott Davidson who carded a 75 over the par 72 course. Also for the Vikings, freshman Ian Hildebrand had 80, senior Matt Kaseman had 83 and sophomore Scott Mumpower had 85.

Leading score for Woodgrove was posted by Aaron Price with 81 followed by Eric Kardos and D.J. Hughes with 88’s and Nick Kovach with 96.

Dominion’s Rich Boudreau had 80 followed by Sam Allen’s 89, Sam Stillwell’s 92, and Brandan Ohara’s 98.

This is the 4th competition for the Vikings this year and their overall record now stands at 25-6 against all opponents.


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News: General Registration Opens Soon for Loudoun County Parks and Rec Fall Activities

(Aug. 13, 2010) - General registration for fall activities of the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) begins August 20.

The 2010 PRCS Fall Activity Guide is arriving in mailboxes now and is available online at www.loudoun.gov/prcs. Limited copies will be available for pick up at PRCS centers, parks, and Loudoun County Public Libraries beginning August 12. You can sign up for a household account and register online at www.loudoun.gov/webtrac. You can also become a fan of Loudoun PRCS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/loudounprcs!


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Youth Sports - Softball: 14U AGSL Pride Take Third in Maryland at Summer Sizzler

(Aug. 13, 2010) - The 14-and-under Ashburn Girls Softball League (AGSL) Pride, a house league all-star team took third place recently in the Howard County Summer Sizzler after prevailing over several full-time travel teams from Maryland and Virginia.

Golf: Loudoun County Bests Loudoun Valley, Stone Bridge with a Blistering 297

(Aug. 13, 2010) - Don't let the fact that Loudoun County didn't win the Curly Licklider to start the season fool you as the Raiders were missing some top talent at that tournament. On Wednesday the defending Dulles District champions made a bold statement by firing a 297 to best AAA power Loudoun Valley (306) and Stone Bridge (332).

The 18-hole tri-match was played at the Loudoun Golf and Country Club.

The Raiders were paced by Brantley Kushner’s low medalist score of 70. Michael Linville shot a 75 and Andrew Brennaman and Sam Early each posted 76.

The Vikings were led by Scott Davidson’s 74, Tanner Welsh and Ian Hildebrand with scores of 76 and Mac Kaseman with a score of 80.

The low score for Stone Bridge, making its 2010 debut, was recorded by Matt Ashley with an even par 72. Also for the Bulldogs, Arriana Israel shot an 84, Ian Roberson had 86 and Anthony Kelley had 90.

News: Summer Barnyard Bash Scheduled for Saturday at Ticonderoga Farms

(Aug. 13, 2010) - Looking for something fun on Saturday, then check out the Summer Backyard Bash at Ticonderoga Farms which will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event features moon bounce, pony rides, hay rides, local vendors, concessions, hillside slides and tunnels, sheep shearing demos, bamboo Panda Puzzle, swinging bridge, petting animals, tetherball, tire play areas, antique farm equipment and more.

The event is $9.95 per son with children under the age of 2 free.

Ticonderoga Farms is a fifth generation, family-owned, family-run farm of 1,000 plus acres of rolling fields and forest. The entrance to the farm is on Ticonderoga Road which is off of Route 659 south of Route 50.

Golf: Freedom Opens Dulles District Dual Season with Win Over Tuscarora

(Aug. 13, 2010) - The Freedom High School golf team opened the 2010 Dulles District dual meet season with a 321-336 win over soon-to-open Tuscarora High School.

Scoring for Freedom:
Jason Scrivo - 79
Billy Ferrell - 79
Philip McQuitty - 81
Chelsea Kim - 82

Scoring for Tuscarora:
Philip Corcoran - 77 (medalist)
Alec Gard - 84
Jordan Schreder - 86
Daniel Friend - 89

Each team's next match will be at the District Mini on August 17th at Raspberry Falls.

Youth Sports - Baseball: Field Set for 14-Year-Old Babe Ruth World Series

(Aug. 13, 2010) - With the opening ceremonies just eight days away the 10-team field is set for the 2010 14-Year-Old Babe Ruth World Series to be played at Fireman's Field in Purcellville.

The teams:
American Division
South Lexington Babe Ruth – Lexington, KY (Ohio Valley Champion)
Tallahassee/Leon Babe Ruth – Tallahassee, FL (Southeast Champion)
Tri-Valley Babe Ruth – Pleasanton, CA (Pacific Southwest Champion)
West End Babe Ruth – Williamsport, PA (Mid-Atlantic Champion)
Winchester Babe Ruth – Winchester, VA (VA State Champion)

National Division
Arlington Babe Ruth - Arlington, MA (New England Champion)
Bryant Athletic Assoc. – Bryant, Arkansas (Southwest Champion)
Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth – Purcellville, VA ( Host Team)
Hazel Dell Metro Babe Ruth – Vancouver, WA (Pacific Northwest Champion)
Waite Park Cal Ripken – Waite Park MN (Midwest Plains Champion)

For a schedule of games, visit www.loudounbrws.com.

College Signing: Dominion's Cook Joins Louisburg's Golf Team

Sterling (Aug. 12, 2010) - On Tuesday Dominion High School hosted a college signing celebration for Kevin Cook, a 2010 graduate and former member of the Titan golf team, who has committed to play golf at Louisburg College in Louisburg, North Carolina.

Louisburg is the oldest two-year college in the nation, tracing its roots back to 1787.