Football: Dominion Celebrates Deandre Reaves' Decision to Play at West Virginia

(Aug. 23, 2010) - On the eve of his senior season, Dominion High School senior running back Deandre Reaves celebrated his decision a week ago to play NCAA Division I college football at West Virginia University next year.

Reaves enters the 2010 season with 3,199 career rushing yards and 36 touchdowns. The AA Titans, looking for the school's first ever playoff bid this year, open the season Friday at home against AAA Loudoun Valley.

Football: Five Head Football Coaches Debut in Loudoun County Programs

Matt Brooks of the Washington Post reviews the new head football coaches in Loudoun -- Matt Griffis at Broad Run, Ferris Eways at Park View, Mike Gims at Potomac Falls, Mike Burnett at Tuscarora, and Jerry Gordon at Woodgrove.

Photo Gallery: Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series - Winchester VA vs. South Lexington KY

Click on any photo to see the entire 93-photo gallery by Gary Sousa from the Winchester VA vs. South Lexington KY pool game at the Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series at Fireman's Field in Purcellville VA.

Baseball: Greater Loudoun Falls to 1-1 in Pool Play at Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series

(Aug. 22, 2010) - Greater Loudoun was on its way to a 2-0 start in the Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series Sunday but the Lions couldn't hold their 3-0 lead, falling to Waite Park, Minn., 11-6.

For Greater Loudoun it was a case of too many walks and too many errors as Waite Park tied it with three in the fifth and then scored seven in the sixth inning.

Greater Loudoun looks to rebound Monday at 8 p.m. against Arlington, Mass. at Fireman's Field.

Scores Day 2
Waite Park MN 11, Greater Loudoun VA 6
Vancouver WA 7, Bryant AR 0
Pleasanton CA 11, Williamsport PA 3
Winchester VA vs. Tallahasse FL, 8 p.m.

Home Run Derby
The American Division players took to the field after the Greater Loudoun game Sunday for the Home Run Derby. One player represented each team with two players advancing to the finals Tuesday. The National Division will take to the field Monday for its home run derby first round.

Keith Hummer of Winchester made the biggest bang by hitting his "gold" baseball, the final baseball thrown as players reached their final out, over the temporary fencing set up in the outfield. At the time, Hummer already had four home runs to lead the pack but the golden blast gave him 10 points for a total of 14.

The home run derby is sponsored by Dulles Motorcars.

Baseball: Greater Loudoun Opens Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series with 4-2 Win

Purcellville - (Aug. 22, 2010) - The Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth baseball team opened the 14-Year-Old World Series at Fireman's Field with a 4-2 win over Bryant, Ark. on Saturday before a appreciative home crowd.

Reid Frazier worked five strong innings and Zach Hopeck picked up the save for the Lions.

Both teams picked up unearned runs in the fifth inning before Greater Loudoun pushed three across in the sixth inning. Josh Sweet almost blasted a home run to center but settled for an RBI double to put Loudoun ahead and Mikey Push then ripped a two-out, two-run triple that turned out to be the difference maker after Bryant got one run back in their half of the sixth inning. Read the entire Live blog transcript of the game by Dan Sousa here!

Day One Results
Greater Loudoun VA 4, Bryant AR 2
Waite Park MN 8, Arlington MA 1
Second baseman Brian Minks sparked the Minnesota offense with a two-run double in the third inning. Pitcher Jeff Fasching tossed a 2-hit complete game, limiting the Arlington offense to one run over seven innings
Tallahassee FL 5, Willaimsport PA 4
Stephen Miller became the 16th player to hit a home run in a 14-Year-Old World Series, as his two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh capped a 5-4 comeback victory for defending 13-Year-Old World Series champion Tallahassee. Williamport's Kyle Datres went seven innings, while striking out five. He helped his cause at the plate, going 3 for 4 with two runs and two RBI's.
Lexington KY 11, Winchester VA 1
Griffin Neuer legged out three triples to ignite South Lexington's offense.

Greater Loudoun Players Talk About Their Big Win Saturday
Brandon Grayson (No. 10) and Mikey Pugh (No. 55)

Reid Frazier (No. 15) and Zach Hopeck (No. 5)

Josh Sweet (No. 13)and Lorenzo Calderon (No. 34)

Golf: Loudoun Valley Finishes Runner-up at 12-Team Bryan Gunter Memorial Tournament

(Aug. 22, 2010) - The Loudoun Valley High School golf team, led by senior Tanner Welsh's even par performance, finished second at the Bryan Gunter Memorial Tournament. The Vikings shot 616 in the 2-day event, trailing winner Centreville by just two storkes in the 12-team tournament.

The Vikings (310) trailed eventual winner Centreville (304) by six strokes after the first round which was played at Winchester Golf and Country Club. The second day was competed at Rock Harbor Golf Club and the Vikings rallied, posting the low team score of 306 but fell short by two strokes to Centreville who posted a 310.

Valley had two of the top three individual scores for the two-day event. Welsh finished second in the field of 72 players posting a score of even par (144) and senior Scott Davidson had a two day total of 146 having posted a first round score of 2 under par 70.

Centreville’s Noori Hyun was low medalist with a 2 day score of 10 under par 134. The Vikings got solid performances from freshman Ian Hildebrand who had a 75 on day two following an 87 on day one. Mac Kaseman’s 164 rounded out the scoring for the Vikings.

Click here for full results from the tournament!

Cedar Run: Heritage Opens with Dual Win
Heritage claimed a AAA Cedar Run District dual meet win with Osbourn last week at Piedmont, 327-395, with Ryan Douglass shooting 72 and Ryan O'Sullivan a 79. Rounding out the scoring for the Pride were Nicole Feaster (85) and Katie Labgold (91).

Live! Babe Ruth Baseball 14-Year-Old World Series from Fireman's Field in Purcellville

Bottom of the 7th inning: Zack Hopeck continues in his bid to save this game for Greater Loudoun starting pitcher Reid Frazier. Bryant starter Ashton Green, the Arkansas nine lead-off hitter, is up first. Green allowed four runs on seven hits in his complete game performance. Can he start a rally? He pops out to second. GL is now two outs away from a win here on the Opening Day of the Babe Ruth baseball 14-Year-Old World Series in Purcellville. Harrison Dale is up next for Bryant, he is 0-for-3 on the night, and he goes down swinging for the second out. Wesley Akers, who has been a dangerous hitter tonight for Bryant, is the last hope to start a rally for the out-of-towners. He pops out to shortstop and the game is over ... Greater Loudoun 4, Bryant Ark. 2.

Baseball: Play Ball! Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series Starts in Purcellville Today

Purcellville (Aug. 21, 2010) - Play Ball! The Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series opens today at Fireman's Field with a full slate of games including Virginia state champions Winchester playing at 5 p.m. against Lexington, Ky. and host Greater Loudoun taking on Bryant, Ark. at 8 p.m.

After the opening ceremonies this morning, Arlington, Mass. faces Waite Park, Minn. in the tournament's opener at 11 a.m. followed by Williamsport, Penn. vs. Tallahassee, Fla. at 2 p.m.

Home Run Derby
There will be a Home Derby on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings. Check back to VivaLoudoun for more details.

Rosters
Click here for a pdf of the rosters for the tournament.

Greater Loudoun Lions: Let Them Eat Steak!
Greater Loudoun Lions manager Mike Stup told his players at their last tournament if they would win he would buy them a steak dinner and of course the hungry players went out and won. Now Stup has upped the ante for the host team as he has promised them a dinner at Ruth Chris Steakhouse if they can win three games or more in the World Series.

"I don't them if we win less than that, maybe we are looking at Ponderosa," joked Stup.

Check out the videos below to get Stup's full take on the World Series





VivaLoudoun Tournament Passes Giveaway
The winner is ... Belinda Shifflett!

Boys Soccer: In One Year, Potomac Falls Grad Shanosky Went from VHSL Title Game to Pro Contract

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

Sterling (Aug. 20, 2010) - Just 18 years old, Conor Shanosky has had a year of incredibly tough decisions and all of them have paid off as the recent Potomac Falls High School grad soccer career has taken a meteoric rise from the VHSL state title game all the way to a professional contract with D.C. United earlier this week.

Sitting outside of Potomac Falls High School -- Shanosky lives at home -- the almost 6-foot-4 defensive midfielder talked about his sudden fame and all those Facebook new friend requests and good luck texts and the cell phone messages.

"I looked down at one my phone at one time and it said I had 14 new messages and I had just checked my messages 30 minutes earlier," said Shanosky with a bit of awe in his voice.

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"

Click here for more photos from the event
(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.

Visit APEX Gymnastics and thank them for supporting VivaLoudoun!

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

Click here for more photos from this tournament

(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.