Youth Sports - Loudoun Soccer Names Mark Ryan Director of Coaching for Travel

(April 11, 2011) - Loudoun Soccer Technical Director Darryl Gee announced Monday that Mark Ryan has been appointed as the Director of Coaching ‐ Travel.

Ryan, most recently the Director of Coaching for Great Falls Soccer, will report directly to Gee. Over the last few weeks, Ryan has been volunteering his time to support Loudoun Soccer for the coordination of the TTA and Travel program.  

Gee said in a release: "He has been a terrific addition to our team and continues to impress me with his work ethic and his technical knowledge as prescribed by the USSF. He also has an extensive network of coaches which will be invaluable as we strive to increase the depth of our coaching staff."

Ryan has experience as both a player and a coach and brings a wealth of technical experience including:
• Certified USSF “B” license and USSF National Youth License.
• Head coach of VYSA Olympic Development Program (ODP) for the Northern Region.
• Assistant Coach with George Mason University (GMU) (NCAA Div 1 Men’s Program).  
• Played for GMU and was the captain for 3 years.
• Youth professional player for Manchester United.
• He holds a B.A. in Communications and an M.A. in Sports Marketing, both from GMU.

More from Gee: "I am excited to have Mark join our technical team and have already started formulating a game plan to achieve one of our key strategic objectives for 2011 ‐ Improve Quality of Programs/Player Retention."

Friday Night Scoreboard

Friday, April 8 Scofreboard

Baseball
Osbourn at Heritage PPD (make-up 4.14)
Woodgrove at Potomac Falls (make-up TBA)
Tuscarora at Briar Woods PPD (make-up 4.11)
Broad Run at Freedom PPD (make-up 4.13)
Loudoun Valley at Battlefield PPD (make-up TBA)
Dominion at Loudoun County PPD (make-up 5.9)
Marshall at Stone Bridge PPD (make-up 5.9)

Softball
Osbourn at Heritage PPD (make-up 4.14)
Woodgrove at Potomac Falls PPD (make-up TBA)
Tuscarora at Briar Woods PPD (make-up 4.11)
Broad Run at Freedom PPD (make-up 4.13)
Loudoun Valley at Battlefield PPD (make-up TBA)
Dominion at Loudoun County PPD (make-up 5.9)
Marshall at Stone Bridge PPD (make-up 5.5)

Boys Soccer
Potomac Falls 5, Woodgrove 1
Loudoun Valley at Battlefield PPD (make-up TBA)
Tuscarora at Briar Woods PPD (make-up 4.13)
Dominion at Loudoun County PPD (make-up 4.14)
Broad Run at Freedom PPD (make-up 4.13)

Girls Soccer
Briar Woods 3, Tuscarora 1
Potomac Falls 2, Woodgrove 1Heritage at Osbourn PPD (make-up TBA)
Freedom at Broad Run PPD (make-up 4.25)
Battlefield at Loudoun Valley PPD (make-up TBA)
Loudoun County at Dominion PPD (make-up 5.2)

Boys Lacrosse
Park View at West Potomac Tournament Cancelled

Track and Field
Stone Bridge, Tuscarora in Wildcat Invite at Mountain View

Boys Tennis
Thomas Jefferson at Loudoun Valley PPD (make-up 4.28)
Potomac Falls at Dominion PPD (make-up 4.25)

Girls Tennis
Loudoun Valley at Thomas Jefferson PPD (make-up 4.28)
Dominion at Potomac Falls PPD (make-up 4.25)

News: Weather Forcing Postponements Friday Evening

(Apr. 8, 2011) - The rainy weather is forcing postponements. Please check back to VivaLoudoun as we update this list as the news rolls in:

Briar Woods:
The JV and Varsity Baseball games and softball games scheduled for Friday, April 8 have been postponed. The Varsity baseball and varsity softball games have been rescheduled for Monday, April 11th, both at 6:00 p.m., both at home. The JV baseball game has been rescheduled for May 9th at Tuscarora, 6:00.

The Boys JV and Varsity soccer matches scheduled for April 8th have been postponed to Wednesday, April 13th, at home, JV at 6:00, Vars. 7:30.

The Girls Soccer matches scheduled for April 8th are still on as scheduled at Tuscarora.

Broad Run:
All games between Broad Run and Freedom have been canceled today. Boys soccer, baseball and softball will play Wed. 4/13. Girls soccer will play Mon. April 25 at Broad Run.

Dominion:
The Boys Varsity Tennis of Dominion High School against Potomac Falls High School on 04/08/2011 has been Postponed to 4/25/2011
The Girls Varsity Tennis of Dominion High School at Potomac Falls High School on 04/08/2011 has been Postponed to 4/25/2011
The Boys Varsity Baseball of Dominion High School at Loudoun County High School on 04/08/2011 has been Postponed to 5/9/2011
The Girls Varsity Softball of Dominion High School at Loudoun County High School on 04/08/2011 has been Postponed to 5/9/2011
The Boys Varsity Soccer of Dominion High School at Loudoun County High School on 04/08/2011 has been Post
The Girls Varsity Soccer of Dominion High School against Loudoun County High School on 04/08/2011 has been Postponed to 5/2/2011 poned to 4/14/2011

Freedom
All games between Broad Run and Freedom have been canceled today. Boys soccer, baseball and softball will play Wed. 4/13. Girls soccer will play Mon. April 25 at Broad Run.

Heritage:
HHS Baseball and Softball canceled - moved to 4/14 vs Osbourn

Girls' Soccer still on @ OHS at this time

Loudoun County:
All games ppd:

Baseball and Softball will be made up on Monday 5/9, Varsity at LCHS, JV at DHS

Boys Soccer will be made up on Thursday 4/14 at LCHS at 6/7:30pm

Girl's Soccer will be made up on Monday 5/2...Varsity at 7:15pm after the Varsity Girl's Lax game at Dominion. We will be working on a make up date for JV when his stadium allows.

Loudoun Valley:
JV Baseball vs Battlefield– Postponed until TBA

Varsity Baseball @ Battlefield- Postponed until TBA

Girls Soccer vs Battlefield – Postponed until TBA

Boys Soccer @ Battlefield – Postponed until TBA

Varsity Softball @ Battlefield- Postponed until TBA

Park View:
TODAY'S BOYS LACROSSE GAME @ WEST POTOMAC
HAS BEEN CANCELED

Potomac Falls:
Baseball-Varsity home and JV away-postponed
Softball-Varsity home and JV away-postponed

JV Girls Soccer-at 5:30 on Turf Field 2 at Woodgrove
Varsity Girls Soccer-6pm at the stadium at Woodgrove

JV Boys Soccer @ Potomac Falls-postponed
Varsity Boys Soccer moved to Woodgrove at 7:45pm at the stadium

***Please note baseball fans: Don Malan ceremony for baseball in Main Gym at 530pm****

Stone Bridge:
Girls Varsity Tennis
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: Friday, April 29

Boys Varsity Tennis
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: Friday, April 29

Boys JV Lacrosse
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: Friday, April 15

Girls Varsity Softball
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: Thursday, May 5

Girls JV Lacrosse
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: Friday, April 15

Boys Varsity Baseball
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: Wednesday, May 11

Boys JV Baseball
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: Wednesday, May 11

Girls JV Softball
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: Thursday, May 5

Boys JV Soccer
Original Game Date: Friday, April 8
New Date: TBA

Tuscarora
Varsity Softball: Game Canceled and will practice from 4-6pm in the aux.gym
Game has been re-scheduled for Monday, April 11th @ Briar Woods

Varsity Baseball: Game Canceled and will practice from 5-8 in the aux. gym
Game has been re-scheduled for Monday, April 11th @ Briar Woods

JV Baseball: Game Canceled and will practice from 6-8 in the aux. gym
Game has been re-scheduled for Monday, May 9th @ Home

G. Lax: will practice in the main gym from 6-8pm
B. Lax: will practice in the main gym from 8-10pm

Varsity Boys Soccer: Game is canceled and will practice from 4-6 main gym
Game has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, April 13th @ Briar Woods

JV Boys Soccer: NO PRACTICE!!!

G. Soccer: games will be played as schedule

G. Tennis: NO PRACTICE!!!
B. Tennis: NO PRACTICE!!!

Woodgrove:
Baseball-Varsity away and JV home-postponed
Softball-Varsity away and JV home-postponed

JV Girls Soccer-at 5:30 on Turf Field 2 at Woodgrove
Varsity Girls Soccer-6pm at the stadium at Woodgrove

JV Boys Soccer @ Potomac Falls-postponed
Varsity Boys Soccer moved to Woodgrove at 7:45pm at the stadium

Thursday Night Scores

Please check back as we update Wednesday and Thursday's action with "The Skinny" later on Friday ...

Thursday, April 7
Baseball
Potomac Falls 4, Dominion 2
Broad Run 9, Loudoun County 4
Tuscarora 4, Woodgrove 2
George Mason 11, Middleburg 7

Softball
Loudoun County at Loudoun Valley PPD (moved to 4.13)
Stone Bridge 13, Heritage 3 (6)
Potomac Falls 5, Dominion 3
Broad Run 6, Loudoun County 1
Woodgrove 10, Tuscarora 0 (5)
Briar Woods 10, Park View 0

Boys Soccer
Broad Run 3, Loudoun County 1

Boys Lacrosse
Stone Bridge 15, Heritage 4
Dominion 14, Park View 2
Woodgrove 8, Potomac Falls 7 (OT)
Briar Woods 19, Tuscarora 2
Loudoun County 10, Freedom 9 (OT)
Broad Run 16, George Mason 3
Loudoun Valley 18, Osbourn 6

Girls Lacrosse
Stone Bridge 18, Heritage 5
Dominion 15, Park View 3
Briar Woods 27, Tuscarora 1
Freedom 14, Loudoun County 12
Broad Run 20, George Mason 9
Loudoun Valley 20, Osbourn 3
Woodgrove 16,  Potomac Falls 11

Boys Tennis
Handley 9, Loudoun Valley 0
Potomac Falls 6, Park View  3
Briar Woods 6, Loudoun County 3
Freedom 7, Tuscarora 2
Dominion 8, Woodgrove 1

Girls Tennis
Handley 8, Loudoun Valley 1
Potomac Falls 9, Park View 0
Freedom 8, Tuscarora 1
Loudoun County 8, Briar Woods 1
Dominion 5, Woodgrove 4

College: LC Juniors Make College Choices Early - Mackey to Play Soccer at Longwood and Kirby to Play Volleyball at Queens University of Charlotte

Leesburg (Apr. 7, 2011) - Loudoun County High School athletic director Ken Wright announed two college verbal commitments for current juniors: Alana Mackey will play soccer at NCAA Division I Longwood and Katrina Kirby will play volleyball at NCAA Division II Queens University of Charlotte.

Mackey was an integral part of the 2010 AA State Runner Up team and currently is a captain on the 2011 squad.

Kirby has been a member of the 2009 and 2010 state championship volleyball teams.

Wright: "Congratulations to both student-athletes and their families on this great accomplishment."

Youth Sports - Baseball - Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth Opens 55th Season Saturday

(Apr. 7, 2011) - The Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth League’s 55th season opens this Saturday, April 9th. Games will be played in Franklin Park in Round Hill and at Robinson Park in Leesburg.

Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth’s 13 year-old age group will be first on Field 5 at Franklin Park. The Orioles will play the Nationals in the season opener. The first pitch will be thrown at 9 a.m. The second game on Field 5 has the 14-15U Giants hosting the Mets, starting at 11:30, followed by the 13U Tigers taking on the Athletics at 2. The final game of the day will start at 4:30, featuring the visiting Luckett Hounds against the 13U Royals in the first 13U Travel vs. 13U House division matchup.

Action will be seen on Field 4 at 1 as the Cardinals battle the Pirates, both 14-15U teams. The second game on Field 4 starts at 3:30 as the Cubs visit the Reds in another 14-15U matchup.

The first match up at Robinson Park is the Leesburg Lumber 14U hosting the Loudoun Express. Both travel teams are in the 14U age group. The first pitch in Leesburg will be thrown at 10 a.m. Two games are scheduled at Robinson Park, the second pits the host team, FCA Power 13U against the older FCA 14U Loudoun team.

More on Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth: Founded in 1956, the Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth League began with a 13-15 Year-old Division. Since then, GLBR has extended opportunities to play Babe Ruth Baseball to more youth by adding a Babe Ruth 16-18 Year-old Division. The Greater Loudoun Babe Ruth League provides a structured, instructional and competitive baseball program for all Loudoun County youth aged 13-18, which yields a positive experience that emphasizes sportsmanship, fair play, physical and mental well-being, teamwork, baseball skills development, community involvement and volunteerism to help develop good citizens and provide positive role models for the community.

For additional information, please visit our website at www.glbr.org.

Softball: Briar Woods to Host AGSL Night

Ashburn (Apr. 7, 2011) - The Briar Woods High School softball program will host Ashburn Girls Softball League Night this Friday, April 8 when the Falcons welcome Tuscarora to Ashburn at 6 p.m. All AGSL players wearing their uniforms will be admitted to the game free of charge, and AGSL players will be invited onto the field to stand at their positions with a Briar Woods player for the national anthem.

Additionally, AGSL players will receive a free raffle ticket for a chance to win Briar Woods spirit wear, including hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts and backpacks, donated by the Briar Woods Bookstore. After the game, AGSL players will be invited onto the field to meet the Falcon softball team. The Briar Woods mascot, Freddie the Falcon, will also be at the game.

There will also be a free raffle for all fans for gift certificates for one hour of free instruction and one hour of free cage rental courtesy of Diamond Sports Training in Sterling, gift certificates from Foster’s Grille at the Shoppes at Ryan Park in Ashburn and a gift certificate from California Tortilla in the Brambleton Town Center.

Donations for the Brambleton Ribbon Run/Walk, which benefits The Step Sisters and their fundraising efforts to fight breast cancer, will also be accepted throughout the game. The Falcon softball team will be participating in the event Saturday morning at the Brambleton Town Center.

Basketball: Broad Run's Taylor Johnson to Play at Mary Washington Next Year

(Apr. 7, 2011) - Broad Run High School senior Taylor "T-Bone" Johnson has committed to play basketball next year at NCAA Division III Mary Washington University.

Johnson was an all-Dulles District selection both his junior (first team) and senior (second team) seasons, helping the Spartans to the Region II playoffs. Johnson averaged 17 points a game this past season

"His style of play made him a fan favorite in the Dulles District and he is excited to play at Mary Washington next year," said Broad Run coach John Costello.

Former Freedom High School 1,000-point career scorer Henry Brisibe was a junior at Mary Washington this past season.

Updated VivaLoudoun College Choice Chart -- 76 athletes on it!

Lacrosse: Briar Woods Boys Raise Over $1K for HEADstrong Foundation

Baseball: Stone Bridge Grad Mattingly Switches Schools, Sports

(Apr. 7, 2011) - Stone Bridge Class of 2010 grad Mike Mattingly is giving up football at Lackawanna College to play baseball at Frederick Community College.

Wednesday Night Scoreboard

Wednesday, April 6 Scoreboard

Baseball
Woodgrove 8, Millbrook 6
Heritage 4, Tuscarora 1
Potomac Falls 12, Loudoun County 2 (6)
Freedom 15, Park View 2 (5)
Stone Bridge 3, Langley 1
Middleburg 14, Massanutten Military 0
Middleburg 11, Massanutten Military 0
Other Liberty District
Madison 15, TJ 5 (5)
Marshall 11, South Lakes 10 (8)
McLean 6, Fairfax 1
Other Cedar Run
Osbourn 12, Colonial Forge 4

Softball
Woodgrove 18, Millbrook 0 (5)
Heritage 7, Tuscarora 4
Potomac Falls 9, Loudoun County 2
Park View 10, Freedom 2
Other Cedar Run
Battlefield 3, Riverbend 0
Stonewall Jackson 7, Brentsville 6
Woodbridge 9, Osbourn 6

Boys Soccer
Park View 3, Freedom 0
Other Liberty District
McLean 4, Oakton 0
Langley 1, Chantilly 0

Girls Soccer
Freedom 6, Park View 1
Loudoun County 1, Potomac Falls 0
Other Liberty District
Langley 2, Chantilly 1

Girls Lacrosse
Stone Bridge 19, Woodgrove 11

Track and Field
Battlefield at Loudoun Valley
Stone Bridge at Thomas Jefferson
Stonewall Jackson at Heritage
Freedom, Loudoun County at Park View
Potomac Falls, Woodgrove at Tuscarora
Broad Run, Briar Woods at Dominion

Boy Tennis
Stonewall Jackson at Heritage SUSP
McLean 7, Stone Bridge 2
Park View 6, Tuscarora 3
Briar Woods 6, Potomac Falls 3
Broad Run 8, Dominion 1
Loudoun County 8, Woodgrove 1
Loudoun Valley 7, James Wood 2
Middleburg 9, Massanutten 0
Other Liberty District
TJ 5, Langley 4
Madison 9, Marshall 0

Girls Tennis
McLean 9, Stone Bridge 0
Stonewall Jackson 5, Heritage 4
Tuscarora 6, Park View 3
Potomac Falls 8, Briar Woods 1
Broad Run 5, Dominion 4
Loudoun County 5, Woodgrove 4
Loudoun Valley 6, James Wood 3
Other Liberty District
Langley 7, TJ 2

Tuesday Night Scores + The Skinny

Tues. April 5 Scores + The Skinny
Baseball
Park View at Freedom PPD (moved to 4.6)
Potomac Falls at Dominion PPD (moved to 4.7)
Broad Run at Loudoun County PPD (moved to 4.7)
Loudoun Valley at James Wood PPD (moved to 4.9)
Woodgrove at Tuscarora PPD (moved to 4.7)
Stone Bridge at Langley PPD (moved to 4.6)

Softball
Park View at Freedom PPD (moved to 4.6)
Potomac Falls at Dominion PPD (moved to 4.7)
Broad Run at Loudoun County PPD (moved to 4.7)
Loudoun Valley at James Wood PPD (moved to TBA)
Woodgrove at Tuscarora PPD (moved to 4.7)
Stone Bridge at Langley PPD (moved to TBA)

Boys Soccer
Tuscarora 4, Woodgrove 2
The Skinny: Angel Garcia netted the hat trick with three goals and Ben Ogedebge scored as the Huskies won a Dulles District match-up of the two newest schools in Loudoun. Ian Fuller struck twice for the Wolverines off assists from Kevin Connell and Alex Tejada. Woodgrove stat crew had the Huskies out-shooting the Wolverines, 13-7, with Woodgrove keeper Will Feijoo making eight saves and Tuscarora's Adam Kight making five.
Loudoun Valley 4, James Wood 2
The Skinny: Valley visited James Woods High School and improved their record to 5-2. James Woods came out with a much more aggressive demeanor at home and scored in the first minute of the match. The Vikes quickly regained their composure and equalized in the 8th minute when Junior defender Adam Gates forced the ball through multiple Woods defenders and struck a shot that was deflected by the diving Woods GK into the path of Senior forward Max Van Vleet who finished for his 3rd goal of the season.

 Four minutes later Senior forward Captain Richard Meyer received a pass from Sophomore mid Anthony Flores and put the Vikes ahead with his third goal of the season, a highlight reel 'golaso' that the Woods keeper had no chance of saving. The Vikings went into the half with a 2-1 lead and confidence that they could close this one out in the last 40 minutes.

Woods however would not go quietly and in the 54th minute the score was once again level at 2-2. Valley increased the intensity and answered 2 minutes later when Van Vleet raced past his marker on the wing and turned along the goal line to deliver a ball to the foot of Senior Forward Kody Kitto who struck it home for his 4th goal of the season putting the Vikes ahead for the final time in the match. With less than two minutes to play in regulation Van Vleet found the net again on a spectacular flying volley over the charging Woods GK for the Vikes 4th goal and his own 4th of the season.

 Make sure to catch the highlight reel for this game at www.thesoukups.com as you won't want to miss seeing these goals! Senior Goalkeeper Ben Waring had 5 saves in goal for Valley. The Vikes are on the road again Friday for their first Cedar Run District match at Battlefield High School.

JV W5-2 James Wood HS
 The Loudoun Valley JV squad moved the ball more effectively on offense scoring 5 times in a win over James Wood HS Tuesday night. The coaches were encouraged by the team’s commitment to moving without the ball and providing support off the ball. The Vikings scoring attack was led by Jose Ayala-Franco with 3 goals, Morgan Hiscock-Acham with one goal and Andre Dengler with one goal and two assists. Derek Vacco contributed two assists. David Anderson and Thomas Funkhauser worked the goal and preserved the win.

Kettle Run at Heritage PPD (make-up 5.4)
Park View at Freedom PPD (make-up 4.6)
Potomac Falls at Dominion PPD (make-up 5.4)
Broad Run at Loudoun County PPD (make-up 4.7)
Stone Bridge at Robinson PPD (make-up 5.5)

Girls Soccer
Woodgrove 3, Tuscarora 1 (OT)
The Skinny: Ashley Bonner and Lexi Clarke scored in overtime to give the Wolverines the victory over the Huskies. Annie Hartman score in regulation for Tuscarora and Charlotte Ratcliffe scored for Woodgrove off an assist from Clarke.

Stone Bridge at Robinson PPD (make-up 5.5)
Heritage at Kettle Run PPD (make-up TBA)
Freedom at Park View PPD (make-up 4.6)
Dominion at Potomac Falls PPD (make-up 5.4)
Loudoun County at Broad Run PPD (make-up 4.13)
James Wood at Loudoun Valley PPD (make-up 4.11)

Boys Lacrosse
Loudoun Valley 14, Fairfax 5

Girls Lacrosse
Woodgrove at South Lakes PPD (make-up TBA)

Boys Tennis
Tuscarora 9, Woodgrove 0
The Skinny:
1. Patrick Nolan (9) vs Garrett Johnston (11) SCORE: 8-6
2. Neeraj Dalvi (9) vs Daniel Juan (10) SCORE: 8-3
3. Forest Doss (10) vs Ben Carpenter (10) SCORE: 8-3
4. Will Patton (10) vs Max Harris (9) SCORE: 8-1
5. Edward Hill (9) vs Ben Browning (10) SCORE: 8-4
6. Connor Perkins (10) vs David Jenkins(11) SCORE: 8-3
DOUBLES
1. Nolan/Ryan Dennis vs Johnston/Juan SCORE: 9-7
2. Dalvi/Doss vs Carpenter/Harris SCORE: 8-4
3. Patton/ Conner Johnson (11) vs Browning/Jenkins SCORE: 8-3
Freedom 8, Park View 1
The Skinny: Eagles complete first half of Dulles District schedule/season with a perfect 8-0 mark.

Heritage at Kettle Run PPD (make-up 4.29)
Loudoun Valley at James Wood PPD (make-up 4.6)
Potomac Falls at Dominion PPD (make-up 4.8)
Broad Run vs. Loudoun County PPD (make-up 4.12)

Girls Tennis
Woodgrove 7, Tuscarora 2
Freedom 9, Park View 0
Kettle Run at Heritage PPD (make-up 4.29)
James Wood at Loudoun Valley PPD (make-up 4.6)
Dominion at Potomac Falls PPD (make-up 4.8)
Broad Run vs. Loudoun County PPD (make-up 4.12)

Football: Briar Woods Junior Alex Carter Commits Early to Stanford

Carter makes leaping grab in state title win

Ashburn (Apr. 5, 2011) - Briar Woods High School junior Alex Carter visited made his third visit to Stanford University over the weekend for the Cardinal Junior day and decided that he wanted to play for the West Coach school and made a verbal commitment.

Carter, son of former Washington Redskins defensive back Tom Carter, already had offers from a handful of NCAA Division I schools, including his father's alma mater Notre Dame.

The big play wide receiver/defensive back helped Briar Woods capture the school's first ever state title in December.

More on Carter's big decision:
From the Washington Post
From ESPN
From Scout with FoxSports.com/The Bootleg

Youth Sports - Gymnastics - APEX to Send Three Boys to National Championships

(Apr. 5, 2011) - The APEX boys optional gymnastics team had a great showing at the Region 7 Championships held in Maryland on April 2-3, qualifying three boys to the National Championships.

Aaron Meland (level 10), Alex Shamenko (level 10) and Chester deWolfe (level 9) will be travelling to Long Beach, Calif. during the first week of May to compete for a national title.

Placement finishes are below:
Aaron Meland – 3rd floor 5th vault, 7th all around
Alex Shamenko – 10th floor, 12th high bar
Nathan Clingman – 5th pommel horse, 7th all around

VivaLoudoun gymnastics coverage sponsored by APEX Gymnastics! Please thank them for supporting VivaLoudoun!

Girls Soccer: Leesburg's Kitty Foster Named Foxcroft's Player of the Week

Middleburg (Apr. 5, 2011) - Girls soccer junior midfielder Kitty Foster, whose goal with just over three minutes left last Thursday snatched a victory away from Quantico High, was named Foxcroft School’s Player of the Week for the period from March 27-April 4, Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff announced Monday.

Quantico was only minutes away from a 1-0 win when Foster slammed a hard left-footed kick from inside the 18-yard line that scooted the ball past the Warriors’ goalie before she had time to react. Neither team managed to score in two overtime sessions, giving Foxcroft a 1-1 tie with its Delaney Athletic Conference rival in its season opener.

Foster, a junior who transferred Foxcroft from Loudoun County High last fall, is just returning to sports after a torn Achilles tendon sidelined her for several months. A talented distance runner, she was forced to miss the fall cross country season because of the injury. She made her sports debut for Foxcroft in February when she helped the Hound Team to a Big Game victory in the annual Fox/Hound basketball competition.

Foster is the daughter of Kitty Foster of Leesburg and Dr. Gavin Foster of Hamilton, VA.

Football: Broad Run's Tyler LaFollette Signs to Play at Fairmont State; Junior Jackson Matteo Gets Offer from Bryant

Tyler LaFollette (#55) lines up on defense in the regional title game at Briar Woods.

(Apr. 5, 2011) - Broad Run High School senior Tyler LaFollette has signed his letter of intent to play next year at NCAA Division II Fairmont State.

The 5-foot-11, 215-pound center/defensive lineman helped the Spartans make it to the regional title game in 2010 after back-to-back state titles the previous two years.

The West Virginia schools has an enrollment of 4,611 and plays in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference where they have won 15 conference titles over the years.


In other recruiting news for the Spartans, junior lineman Jackson Matteo has received his first NCAA Division I offer, from Bryant University. Matteo is a 6-foot-4, 245-pound prospect.

Updated College Choice Chart for Loudoun athletes.

Please thank BioMechanic Physical Therapy for supporting VivaLoudoun!

Baseball: Potomac Falls to Host "Don Malan Night" on April 8

(Apr. 5, 2011) - The Potomac Falls High School baseball program is hosting "Don Malan Night" on Friday, April 8 before the Panthers home game against Woodgrove. The late Don Malan, father of Potomac Falls graduates and former athletes, Robbie, David and Lauren, is being honored for his dedication and committment to PFalls baseball program.

Malan was diagnosed in March 2010 with an aggressive brain tumour and died eight months later in November.  Paanther baseball coach Joe Terango and the 2011 team are dedicating the season to Malan's memory and will be giving the Malan family on Friday a memento of remembrance on behalf of Panther baseball and the Potomac Falls Athletic Boosters, as well as the unveiling of a "special" addition to Panther Park.

Visit Cheers Sports and thank them for supporting VivaLoudoun!

Youth Sports - Gymnastics - Caitlin Villavicencio Takes 7th All-Around at Level 8 Regional Event in New Jersey

(Apr. 5, 2011) - APEX gymnast Caitlin Villavicencio finished 7th in the all around competition at Level 8 Regionals in Seaford, New Jersey.

Villavicencio represented the Virginia state team and helped the team to a first place tie with New Jersey in the meet that featured state teams from Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virgina and Delaware.

Also representing APEX was Cassidy Gagnon, Amy Eck and Courtney Walker. Villavicencio also had top finishes on bars (9th) and beam (6th).


VivaLoudoun gymnastics coverage sponsored by APEX Gymnastics! Please thank them for supporting VivaLoudoun!

News: April Showers Postpone the Majority of Games Tuesday

(Apr. 5, 2011) - The 2011 rainy spring continues with more postponements for Tuesday. Please check with your school before going out to a game tonight. Here are postponements reported to VivaLoudoun as of 3 p.m.:

Briar Woods:
JV baseball vs. Heritage is postponed

Broad Run:
Today's games vs Loudoun County have been postponed until Thursday.
Boys' Soccer will play @ LC 4/7 at 6:45 & 8:15
Baseball & Softball will play @ LC at 6pm
Varsity Girls Soccer will play Wed. 4/13 following the track meet at Broad Run. JV's will be made up at a later time.

Dominion:
Girls JV and varsity soccer at Potomac Falls postponed until May 4th.
Boys JV and varsity soccer vs. Potomac Falls postponed until May 4th
Varsity softball vs. Potomac Falls postponed until April 7th
JV and varsity baseball vs. Potomac Falls postponed until April 7th
Girls varsity tennis at Potomac Falls postponed until April 8th
Boys varsity tennis vs. Potomac Falls postponed until April 8th

Freedom:
Athletic Changes for Tuesday, April 5:
Boys Tennis vs. Park View is on as scheduled for today.
Girls Tennis @ Park View is on as scheduled for today. The team has an early dismissal at 3:15pm.
Varsity Baseball and Softball vs. Park View have been moved to tomorrow, April 6 at Freedom at 6pm.
JV and Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Park View have been moved to tomorrow, April 6 at Freedom at 6 and 7:30pm.
JV Girls Soccer at Park View is postponed. Reschedule date TBA.
Varsity Girls Soccer at Park View has been moved to tomorrow, April 6 at Park View. Start time is approximately 8pm or immediately after the track meet at Park View.
JV Softball at Broad Run has been moved to Thursday, 4/14 at Broad Run at 6pm

Heritage:
All games today postponed.
Boys soccer vs. Kettle Run will be made up May 4th
Girls soccer vs. Kettle Run is TBA
Boys and girls tennis vs. Kettle Run is now April 29th

Loudoun County:
Baseball and Softball Games: We have moved todays games to Thursday 4/7 at the same times and locations. Softball's regularly scheduled game with LVHS on 4/7 has been moved to Wednesday 4/13 to accomplish this.
Soccer Games:
We have moved the boy's soccer games at LCHS to Thursday 4/7. They would follow a Varsity Girl's Lax match (to be moved to 5:30pm). JV start time will be listed at 6:45pm and the Varsity at 8:15pm. I say "listed" because they will IMMEDIATELY follow the Lax game.
Girls Soccer is moved to Wednesday 4/13 at BRHS...VARSITY ONLY...and will follow a Track meet at BRHS, and will start at 8pm. JV will be rescheduled TBD.

Loudoun Valley:
Update 4/5/11 @ 2pm
Softball originally scheduled for Thursday April 7 (Loudoun County) has been rescheduled for Wednesday April 13 (5pm @LVHS)
Girls Tennis vs Heritage (4-12-11) has been changed to 4-15-11 (@Heritage)

Tonight’s Events
JV Baseball vs James Wood – Rescheduled for Wednesday April 6 (6pm)
Varsity Baseball @ James Wood- Canceled today…TBD
Girls Soccer vs James Wood- Rescheduled for Monday April 11 (JV 6pm Var 7:30pm)
Boys Soccer @ James Wood- ON AS SCHEDULED
Varsity Softball @ James Wood- Canceled today…TBD
Boys Tennis @James Wood – Rescheduled for Wednesday April 6
Girls Tennis vs James Wood- Rescheduled for Wednesday April 6
Boys Lacrosse (Varsity) @ Fairfax- ON AS SCHEDULED

Park View:
Baseball, Softball, Boys and Girls Soccer vs Freedom tonight have been postponed. Games have been moved to tmrw night as follows:
Baseball @ Freedom 6pm
Softball @ Freedom 6pm
Boys Soccer @ Freedom 6/7:30pm
Girls Soccer will be moved to tmrw - but it will be a Varsity only at home at 8pm. We are hosting a track meet that will end at 7:30/7:45pm and the girls Varsity soccer will start after that. All warm-ups will be done on the practice field and then we will play. The JV girls soccer game make up is TBA.
The tennis match today vs Freedom is still on - a final decision will be made between 1pm and 2pm today.

Potomac Falls:
Boys Varsity Tennis
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: Friday, April 8
Girls Varsity Tennis
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: Friday, April 8
Boys Varsity Baseball
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: Thursday, April 7
Boys JV Baseball
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: Thursday, April 7
Girls Varsity Softball
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: TBA
Boys JV Soccer
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: Wednesday, May 4
Girls JV Soccer
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: Wednesday, May 4
Boys Varsity Soccer
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: Wednesday, May 4
Girls Varsity Soccer
Original Game Date: Tuesday, April 5
New Date: Wednesday, May 4

Stone Bridge:
The Boys J.V. & Varsity Baseball games as well as the Girls J.V. & Varsity Softball games versus Langley High School will be canceled for this evening due to poor field conditions.
The games will be moved to tomorrow Wednesday 4/6/11, same location and same start times as regularly scheduled.
Softball
Varsity AWAY @ Langley HS 6:30pm......4/6/11
JV HOME @ Stone Bridge HS 6:30pm.....4/6/11
Baseball
Varsity AWAY @ Langley HS 6:30pm......4/6/11
JV HOME @ Stone Bridge HS 6:30pm.....4/6/11
The Boys J.V. & Girls J.V. Soccer games versus Robinson High School held @ Stone Bridge HS will be canceled for this evening due to poor field conditions.
The Boys Varsity & Girls Varsity Soccer games versus Robinson High School held @ Robinson HS will be canceled for this evening due to poor field conditions.
The JV games rescheduled date/time TBD
The Varsity games rescheduled date/time TBD

Tuscarora:
Varsity Softball: Game Canceled and will practice from 4-6pm in the aux.gym
JV Softball: games will be played as schedule at Woodgrove HS
Baseball: Game Canceled and will practice from 5-8 in the aux. gym (please meet in wrestling room at 5pm for study hall)
G. Lax: will practice in the main gym from 4-6pm
B. Lax: will practice in the main gym from 8-10pm
B. Soccer: games will be played as schedule at Home JV-6pm/V-7:30pm
G. Soccer: games will be played as schedule at Woodgrove HS JV-6pm/V-7:30pm
G.Tennis: match will be played as schedule at Woodgrove HS-5pm
B. Tennis: match will be played as schedule at Home - 5pm

Woodgrove:
Baseball and softball with Tuscarora postponed - New date not announced
boys and girls soccer and boys and girls tennis with Tuscarora on as planned
Girls lax at South Lakes is postponed TBA

Monday and Saturday Scoreboard + The Skinny

Monday, April 4 Scoreboard
Softball
Dominion 21, Manassas Park 3
The Skinny: Titans sweep series with Cougars, out-scoring MP 33-4.
Potomac Falls 2, Heritage 0
The Skinny: Second shutout for Panthers in three outings.
Broad Run 6, Briar Woods 4
The Skinny: JR Kate Sims socked a 3-run home run in a 4-run third inning that put BR ahead, 4-3, and JR Ashley Ferrara had the game-winning RBI and picked up the win in the circle.

Spartans report: The Broad Run Lady Spartans (7-2, 4-1) overcame an early three run deficit to defeat the Briar Woods Falcons (5-2, 3-2) by the score of 6-4.

After giving up two runs in the first inning and another in the top of the third, the Spartans plated four runs in the bottom of the third, highlighted by junior Sims’ three-run homer. After Falcon’s Junior pitcher Macy Jones (11 SO) struck out the first two batters of the inning, Spartan junior Ferrara and sophomore Dani Cook hit back-to-back singles to start the threat. Sophomore McKall Miller reached on an error that scored sophomore pinch runner Francesca Beller, allowing Sims to come to the plate and vault the Spartans into the lead with her home run blast over the left field fence.

The Falcons tied the game in the top of the fifth, but Broad Run responded with two runs in the bottom of the fifth on RBI singles by Ferrara and Miller that proved to be final scores of the game.

The Spartan’s defense came up big recording bases loaded double plays in both the first and third innings. On both occasions junior second baseman Jennie Himler caught a line drive and quickly threw to junior first baseman Holley Vizek for the double play.

Ferrara pitched a complete game for the victory, striking out three.

Broad Run's Kate Sims and Ashley Ferrara


Falcons report: Briar Woods couldn’t overcome five unearned runs and eight runners left on base in a 6-4 loss to cross-town rival Broad Run Monday night in Ashburn.

The Falcons (5-2 overall, 3-2 Dulles District) jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first. After freshman Casey Forbes laced a one-out single and junior Macy Jones drew a walk, senior Kristina Karagiorgis drilled a two-run double to right center.

Briar Woods loaded the bases later in the inning on a single by senior Kasey Ball and a walk by senior Jillian Olson. However, a double-play lineout ended the inning.

The Falcons added another run in the top of the third when Forbes drew a leadoff walk and came around the score after consecutive singles from Jones, Karagiorgis and Ball. With the bases loaded and none out, the Falcons lined into another double play, and a foul out to first ended the threat.

Jones rolled through the Spartan lineup over the first two innings and retired the first two hitters in the third via strikeout before running into trouble. After back-to-back singles, a key infield error allowed Broad Run’s first run to score. Kate Sims then followed with a three-run homer to left to give the Spartans a 4-3 advantage.

After a scoreless fourth, the Falcons rallied to tie the game in the fifth. Jones started the inning with a walk and moved to second on a perfect sacrifice by Karagiorgis. A wild pitch allowed Jones to advance to third, and Ball lofted a sacrifice fly to right center to plate Jones, who slid around the tag attempt at the plate.

The deadlock was short-lived, however, as Broad Run scored twice in the bottom of the inning. After a leadoff walk, the next Spartan hitter sent a grounder to the right of second base. Ball made a great effort to glove the ball on the run, but she inadvertently kicked the ball into left centerfield, which allowed the go-ahead run to score.

After an RBI-single gave the hosts a 6-4 lead, Jones worked out of further damage with two pop ups and a lineout to center.

The Falcons mounted a two-out rally in the top of the sixth, loading the bases on a walk by freshman Jordan Counts and back-to-back singles by Forbes and Jones. However, a fielder’s choice back to the circle ended the threat.

Briar Woods, which outhit Broad Run 9-5, went down in order in the top of the seventh.

Jones suffered the tough loss, allowing just one earned run on five hits. She struck out 11 and walked two. She also went 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair of singles, a pair of walks and a pair of runs scored.

Forbes finished 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored, while Karagiorgis went 2-for-3 with a single, a double, two RBIs and a sacrifice. Ball was 2-for-3 with two RBIs as well.

The Falcons are back in action Thursday when they visit Park View at 6 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse
Woodgrove 15, George Mason 2
Loudoun Valley 14, Heritage 10
Loudoun County 17, Park View 2
Freedom 17, Potomac Falls 12
Briar Woods 12, Dominion 5
The Skinny: Titans report that:
The Briar Woods Falcons dominated the Dominion Titans in the first half of play Monday night in Bramleton, building a 10-2 lead, that the Titans couldn't overcome in the second half. Although Dominion had plenty of opportunities and led in total shots - 36 to 35 - they couldn't get their sticks calibrated correctly to find the back of the net. For the Titans, Jr D-Pole Troy Farmer had a stand-out night with 8 ground balls and several key take-aways, while Sr Attack Steven Tarrant dished out 3 assists to lead the Titan scoring. The Falcon's Kevin Cuellar netted 5 goals to lead all scorers.

Dominion Scoring:
Nick Krischke 1G
Kyle Hall 1G 1A
Eric Carlson 1G
Steven Tarrant 3A
Robert Germain 1G
Cody Farmer 1G

Anrew Fawkes 9 saves


Briar Woods Scoring:
Justin Proctor 2G
Kevin Cuellar 5G
Justin Little 2G 1A
Connor Cashman 3A
Chris Harris 2G 1A
Patrick Fleming 1G
Stone Bridge 11, Broad Run 10
The Skinny: Bulldogs trailed most of this contest before a fourth period comeback fueled by JR Matt Vincent's five goals as the Bulldogs turned a 9-6 deficit into an 11-10 victory. JR goalie Jesse Southward had 10 saves for SB Vincent finished with seven goals. Also for SB: JP Giroux, Sr, A - 1g, 1a; Dylan Maltz, So, A - 2g, 1a; Jeremy Wirth, So, M - 1g; and Carlos Tezna, So, A - 1a. SR Ryan Madigan led BR with four goals and an assist.

Stone Bridge's Matt Vincent and Jesse Southward


Other Liberty District
Langley 16, Fairfax 1
Madison 13, TJ 6
South Lakes 13, McLean 6

Other Cedar Run District
Battlefield 18, Woodbridge 3
Stonewall Jackson 19, Osbourn 4

Girls Lacrosse
Loudoun Valley 21, Heritage 5
Stone Bridge 16, Broad Run 6
The Skinny: SB Stats:
Kayla Worstell: 1 goal
Danielle Powell: 1 assist
Hannah Mohler: 1 goal
Nicole Irwin: 1 assist
Brittany Worstell: 3 goals
Kayla Sleece: 5 goals 2 asssist
Lauren Browne: 1 goal
Emma Reif: 1 assist
Megan Ellis: 1 goal
Molly Lausten: 1 goal
Cecilia Burke: 1 goal 1 assist
Priya Das: 1 assist
Erica Worstell: 2 goals
Woodgrove 17, George Mason 4
Loudoun County 16, Park View 1
The Skinny:
Raiders report: On the first warm and breezy day of April, the Lady Raiders hosted the Park View Patriots. The Patriots played hard right up to the end but the Raiders emerged victorious with a 16-1 score. Scoring for the Raiders included: Seniors Sydney Hewartson (3 g, 1a) and Caila Cummings (3 g, 1 a), junior Rachel Solis (2 g, 2a), sophomore Haley Knudsen (2 g, 2a) and freshmen Megan Norris (3 g) and Alex Lord (2g). The Raiders were able to pick up an astounding 32 ground balls! Keeping the Defense alert and on their toes included seniors Lesya Chopivsky, Kasey Fletcher, Jaci Shepherd, and sophomore Stephanie Modica. It was truly a team win! The Lady Raiders prepare to host Freedom on Thursday April 7th for what will surely be an action packed rematch.

Patriots report that Allison Balik their lone goal.
Freedom 20, Potomac Falls 14
Briar Woods 15, Dominion 3

Other Liberty District
Madison 17, TJ 6
West Potomac 16, McLean 3
Langley 17, Fairfax 7

Boys Tennis
Stone Bridge 6, Marshall 3
Loudoun Valley 8, Osbourn 1
Potomac Falls 9, Woodgrove 0
Briar Woods 8, Tuscarora 1
The Skinny: Huskies report:
SINGLES
1. Patrick Nolan (9) vs Kyle Mateyov (9) SCORE: 8-6
2. Nathan Huet (10) vs Gatum Kanumuru (12) SCORE: 4-8
3. Neeraj Dalvi (9) vs Vishnu Gopolakrishnan (12) SCORE: 0-8
4. Forrest Doss (10) vs Chris Ciullo (12) SCORE: 1-8
5. Will Patton (10) vs Andy Law (11) SCORE: 3-8
6. Edward Hill (9) vs Arram Mitchell (11) SCORE: 3-8
DOUBLES
1. Nolan/Huet vs Mateyov/Ciullo 1/4 SCORE: 4-8
2. Dalvi/Doss vs Kanumuru/Gopolakrishnan 2/3 SCORE: 1-8
3. Patton/ Conner Johnson (11) vs Law/Mitchell SCORE: 8-9 (tie break 11-13)

Loudoun County 6, Dominion 3
Freedom 9, Broad Run 0
The Skinny: Eagles report that: the Freedom boy's tennis team hosted Broad Run and posted a dominating 9-0 victory over the defending Dulles District regular season champions. Wesley Wong remained undefeated and posted a hard fought 9-7 win over Kevin Chang. Unbeaten Freedom is now firmly in first place in the district.

Girls Tennis
Stone Bridge 7, Marshall 2
The Skinny:
Bulldogs report: SB Girls' Tennis defeated Marshall away today with an overall score of 7-2. This brings their record to 5-2 overall and 4-2 in the district. Their next match is Wednesday at McLean High School.
Marshall vs. SBHS
1. Mili Mittal vs Cory Cocozza 10-4
2. Patricia Garvey vs. Claire Jarvie 4-10
3. Katie Macdowell vs. Kiva Hack 10-3
4. Heather Hopwood vs. Abby Tunney 4-10
5. Nour Abdel-Ghani vs. Emily Morgan 1-10
6. Ladan Nikbakhshnian vs. Ashley Beamish 5-10
Doubles:
1. Mittla/Hopwood vs. Jarvie/Hack 3-8
2. Garvey/ Macdowell vs. Cocozza/Morgan 4-8
3. Abdel-Ghani/ Nikbakhshnian vs. Tunney/Beamish 0-8
Overall: Marshall 2 SBHS 7
Overall Record: 5-2 District 4-2
Loudoun Valley 5. Osbourn 4
Potomac Falls 6, Woodgrove 3
Briar Woods 8, Tuscarora 1
Broad Run 6, Freedom 3
The Skinny: Spartans report: Broad Run girls won 6-3 over Freedom to improve to 6-0.
#1 Singles- Cory Schaefer lost 3-8 to J. Christhilf
#2 Singles- Mel Waterman won 8-2 over K. Lanzaro
#3 Singles- Lauren Northcott lost 4-8 to I Ramachrandran
#4 Singles- Caiti Garrity lost 4-8 to R. Kulkarni
#5 Singles- Guari Powale won 8-2 over A. Price
#6 Singles- Kirsten Corbman won 8-4 over K. Rogusky
#1 Doubles- Schaefer/Garrity won 8-2 over Christhilf/Ramachrandran
#2 Doubles- Corbman/Waterman won 8-0 over Lanzaro/Price
#3 Doubles- Northcott/Quincy Cuthbert won 9-8 over Kulkarni/Rogusky
The Lady Spartans play away at Dominion on Wednesday.
Loudoun County 7, Dominion 2

Saturday, April 2
Baseball
Dominion 5, Washington (WV) 4
The Skinny: Titans even record on season at 3-3 with non-district win.

Track and Field
Freedom, Loudoun Valley in C. Legard Relays at W.T. Woodson
The Skinny:
Girls
1, Kennedy
4, Freedom
13, Loudoun Valley
Boys
1, Annandale
9, Freedom
12, Loudoun Valley

Dominion, Park View, Potomac Falls at Battlefield Relays
The Skinny:
no team scores kept
Boys 4x800 relay - Potomac Falls 1st - 8:08.31
Boys Distance medley - Potomac Falls 1st - 10:56.47

Woodgrove, Tuscarora in Wolverine Invite at North Stafford
The Skinny:
Girls
1, South County
4, Woodgrove
11, Tuscarora
200 meters: Anna Harpster (W) 1st - 27.11
Girls 4x400 relay - Woodgrove 1st - 4:22.74
Girls 4x800 relay - Woodrove 1st - 10:06.72
Boys
1, Stafford
19, Woodgrove
20, Tuscarora

Tennis: Updated Standings

Boys Soccer: Broad Run Enjoys Its Senior Moment as Veteran Leadership Keeps Spartans Perfect with 3-1 Win Over Rival Park View

Broad Run SR Will Gooch scores with 20 seconds left in first half Friday in Spartans 3-1 win over Park View


By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

Ashburn (Apr. 3, 2011) – Broad Run High School boys soccer coach Jon Hicks challenged his seniors prior to Friday night’s Dulles District showdown with rival Park View and the Spartans veteran leadership responded with goals by seniors Will Gooch, Ryan Deutsch and Kevin Reitzel in a 3-1 victory on a chilly evening.

Reitzel added an assist and senior Tim Chapman had two assists as Broad Run (5-0-0 overall and in district) beat Park View (5-1-0) in the match-up of unbeatens.

“I ask our seniors before the game to take ownership and all our assists were from seniors and all our goals were from seniors. They refused to let us lose tonight,” said Hicks.

For Broad Run, which has allowed just two goals this season while scoring 18, it continued an unbeaten streak in district that dates back to April 2009 as the Spartans ran the table last year with a perfect 12-0-0 district regular season while advancing to the state semifinals for the second straight season and posting an overall 19-3-1 mark.

Ryan Deutsch scores in 51st minute to make it 2-0 Broad Run


Park View, which had been a state tournament team in 2009 but slipped to 6-4-2 in district last season, is looking for a return to the playoffs behind high-scoring senior Jose Miguel Herrera, who was named both the Dulles District and Region II Player of the Year in 2010.

Herrera already had six goals and four assists in his first five games this season as the Patriots were averaging three goals a contest prior to Friday, but the Spartans experienced line-up – Broad Run has 12 seniors on the roster – kept Herrera in check for most of the night though he did score the Patriots lone goal off an assist from sophomore Geo Hernandez.

“He’s a marked man,” said Park View coach Arturo Jimenez.

Friday Night Scoreboard + The Skinny

Friday, April 1 Scoreboard + The Skinny

The VivaLoudoun Fox is back from freezing at Broad Run High School tonight and will have updates and The Skinny as they roll in ... as soon as his paws thaw out ... so refresh often!

Baseball
Woodgrove 19, Heritage 9 (6)
The Skinny: The Wolverines extended their win streak to 3 games by scoring 19 runs on 15 hits to defeat the Heritage Pride 19-9. Tyler Moxley picked up his first win of the season allowing 3 hits and striking out 4. Scott Van Steelent highlighted the night offensively going 5 for 5 with a home run, 4 runs batted in, and 2 runs scored. J.J. Sarty kept things rolling with a 3 for 4 night, including a triple, home run, 4 runs batted in, and 4 runs scored. Trevor Pike added his first home run of the season.
WG Stats
Pitching
Tyler Moxley 3 2/3 Inn 3 H 4 R 3 ER 1 BB 4 K
Ian Whitfield 2 Inn 2 H 3 R 2 ER 3 K
Hitting
Patrick Charney 2 H 4 R
Matt Jeffrey 1 H 4 R 2 RBI
J.J. Sarty 3 H 3b, HR, 4 R 4 RBI
Matt Reed 1 H 2b 2 R 2 RBI
Scott Van Steelent 5 H 2b, HR 2 R 4 RBI
Trevor Pike 1H HR 1 R 2 RBI
Broad Run 17, Park View 1 (5)
The Skinny: The Broad Run Spartans Baseball team ran its record to 5-0 on the season (5-0 in the Dulles District) with a 17-1 victory over the Park View Patriots in Ashburn on Friday night.

On the mound for the Spartans, senior Taylor Clarke got the start and improved his record to 2-0 on the season. In three innings of work Clarke struck out 9 Patriot batters, allowed 2 hits, issued 2 walks, and allowed 1 earned run. Senior Brandon Craft struck out 5 of the 6 batters he faced in two innings of work to close the game out for the Spartans on the mound.

The Spartans exploded for 14 runs in the bottom of the first inning. The highlight of the inning was Clarke's grand slam home run. On the night, junior Outfielder Andrew Seigel had 3 hits and 3 runs scored to lead the offense. Junior Chris Johnson had 2 hits and 3 runs scored, junior Conor Jessop had 2 hits, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI, and Clarke ended up with 2 hits and 5 RBI on the night.

The Spartans return to action on Tuesday night when they travel to Leesburg to take on the Loudoun County Raiders. First pitch is set for 6 pm.
Loudoun County at Potomac Falls PPD (moved to 4.6)
Briar Woods 5, Freedom 3
The Skinny: The Falcons were lead by the strong pitching of Matt Irish who stuck out 6 while scattering 7 hits to get the complete game win.  Victor Rizzardi paced the Briar Woods offense with a 3-3 night at the plate and scored 2 runs.  Thomas Lechler would tie the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the 5th and Michael Lord would put the Falcons ahead with a 2 RBI single to center later in the inning to make the score 5-3. 
Herndon 8, Loudoun Valley 6
Dominion at Tuscarora PPD (moved to 4.14)
Fairfax 1, Stone Bridge 0
The Skinny: The hot-hitting Stone Bridge Bulldogs finally met it's match on Friday night at Fairfax High School. Joseph Vanderplas, a University of Tennessee signee, tamed the Bulldogs attack allowing just three hits while fanning thirteen.

Stone Bridge entered the game averaging over 10 runs a game but the senior lefthander used a variety of pitches and change of speeds to keep the Bulldogs off balance all night. Stone Bridge junior Tyler Mocabee nearly matched Vanderplas allowing just three hits while pitching a complete game himself. Mocabee struck out seven Rebel hitters and walked only one. It was that one walk that would prove to be the difference in the game. The walk was issued to the first batter in the bottom of the second inning. A sacrifce bunt moved the runner into scoring position then a line drive to left field by who else, Vanderplas plated the only run of the game. Four Rebel errors allowed the Bulldogs to threaten a couple of times but each time Vanderplas was able to pitch out of trouble. The most serious Bulldog threat came in the fourth inning when the Bulldogs had runners on second and third with no outs but could not score.

Tyler Lighton, JJ White and Ryan Johnston had the three hits for Stone Bridge. Stone Bridge is back in action next Tuesday at Langley. Game time is 6:30.

Softball
Herndon 1, Loudoun Valley 0
Woodgrove 14, Heritage 4 (5)
Broad Run 9, Park View 4
The Skinny: Home runs in this Dulles District game by BR's Angela Rush and PV's Robin Heironimus.
Loudoun County at Potomac Falls PPD (moved to 4.6)
Briar Woods 25, Freedom 2 (5)
The Skinny: Briar Woods used a 14-run second inning and a 20-hit attack to post a 25-2 win over Freedom Friday night in Ashburn.

The Falcons, who improved to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the Dulles District, set school records for most runs in game, margin of victory and runs batted in (21). The 20 hits are the second-most in program history, behind the 25 hits against Falls Church during the 2008 season.

Briar Woods got hits from 12 different players, including four from junior Macy Jones, who had a pair of singles and a pair of doubles, drove in four runs and scored a school-record five times. Jones also tossed three scoreless innings, recording all nine outs via strikeout.

Senior Kristina Karagiorgis allowed two runs on two hits over the final two innings. She struck out three. She also went 3-for-4 with four runs batted in and three runs scored.

The Falcons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first when freshman Jordan Counts and Jones both singled and scored on a single by Karagiorgis.

Briar Woods then blew the game open in the second, sending 20 hitters to the plate in a 14-run outburst. Senior Alex Fierszt sparked the Falcons with a two-run triple, and Counts and freshman Casey Forbes followed with RBI-singles. Freshman Caroline Fowler added a two-run single, while senior Kasey Ball roped a run-scoring double.

The Falcons increased their lead to 20-0 with four more runs in the third. Sophomore Emily Ball started the inning with a single, and Counts reached on an error. A wild pitch moved both runners up, and Jones followed with a single to plate both runners. Karagiorgis and Kasey Ball added run-scoring singles as well.

Briar Woods capped its scoring with five runs in the fourth. The Falcons loaded the bases on a walk by freshman Carrie Keevey, a single by freshman Kacie Kondrotis and a walk by freshman Caylee Goad. Jones then ripped a two-run double, and Karagiorgis followed with a sacrifice fly. Senior Jillian Olson added an RBI-double, and senior Tracey Carney hit an RBI-single to end the scoring.

The Falcons return to action Monday when they visit Broad Run in a key Dulles District contest at 6 p.m.
Dominion at Tuscarora PPD (moved to 5.2)
Stone Bridge 16, Fairfax 5 (5)
The Skinny: All of the Bulldog players contributed in defeating the Rebels on a very cold Friday night in Fairfax. Stone Bridge Pitcher Kelly McDaniel pitched the complete game allowing 5 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 2. Next up for the unbeaten Bulldogs (6-0 overall, 4-0 in Liberty) is Langley away on April 5th..

Boys Soccer
Stone Bridge 3, Madison 0 (OT)
The Skinny: The Stone Bridge boys soccer team traveled James Madison Friday night in a key Liberty District game and came away with a 3-0 in overtime win. The hard fought contest ended tied 0-0. Junior Michael Morningstar scored in the first OT period after collecting a pass from senior Pete Whelpley and driving the ball over the Madison goalkeeper and into the net. A minute later Michael Mornngstar earned a penalty kick being taken down on a through ball in the box. Whelpley converted the PK putting the Bulldogs up 2-0. Sophomore Aman Mangalmurti scored the final goal off an assist by junior Auguste Spencer. Junior keeper Abe Yoslov (10 saves) along with defenders Luke Scheirling, Tommy Dunne, Ben Jamison, and Brad Wood kept the Warhawks off the scoreboard for the Bulldogs 3rd straight shutout. The team is now 3-1-2 on the season and 2-1 in the Liberty District. The next game is an away match against non-district Concorde opponent Robinson on Tuesday, April 5th at 7:30.
Tuscarora 3, Dominion 1
The Skinny: Angel Garcia scored twice and Ben Ogedebge added a goal as the Huskies beat the Titans in Dulles District play.
Heritage 5, Millbrook 1
The Skinny: Ruben Torres scores four goals as Pride score as many goals against the Pioneers as they had total in the first matches this season.
Broad Run 3, Park View 1
The Skinny: The Spartans have not lost a Dulles District contest since April 2009 and they take over first place after beating rival PV in a battle of early season unbeatens. BR took a 1-0 lead at the half after Will Gooch scored off a Tim Chapman assist with just 20 seconds left in the half. BR made it 2-0 in the 51st minute when Ryan Deutsch cleaned up a Kevin Reitzel free kick from 20 yards out. Park View cut the lead to 2-1 with Dulles District MVP from a year ago, Jose Miguel Herrea sprung loose off a Geo Hernandez pass. But the Patriot good mood off that  goal in the 59th minute was short-lived as less than a minute later, Chapman went down the left wing and played a ball across that was finished by Reitzel. BR keeper Paul Hegedus had several nice saves in the closing minutes to keep BR's final margin at 3-1.
Loudoun County 2, Potomac Falls 2
The Skinny: Potomac Falls' Isaac Owusu tied the game with a PK in the final minutes. Andrew Burris scored the first for PFalls. The Panthers played down a man most of the second half after a straight red card.
Freedom 2, Briar Woods 2

Girls Soccer
Heritage 3, Millbrook 0
Broad Run 8, Park View 0
The Skinny: This Dulles District game finished 20 minutes early as Ellie Zoepfl  had the hat trick and Whitney Church and Kathy Taylor struck for two goals each.
Dominion 3, Tuscarora 0
Potomac Falls at Loudoun County PPD (moved to 4.6)
Briar Woods 2,  Freedom 1
The Skinny:
Falcons report: Freedom hosted rival Briar Woods on a very cold April Fools night. The action heated up quickly with the Falcons pressuring the Eagle’s defense relentlessly early in the first half. Somehow the ball strayed just wide of the posts on no fewer than 6 clean shots. Finally on a hard fought battle between veteran midfielders, Megan Benitez won the ball and was able to toe it wide to Lina Granados at center field. Granados carried the ball through multiple Eagle defenders into the box before tapping it past a diving Eagle keeper, 15 yards out, for a brilliant open net finish.

The Falcons continued to dominate the midfield and the Falcon defenders shut down every early opportunity by Freedom. Suddenly though Freedom’s strong lineup strung a few passes together and created a seam to Taylor Gaunt who found the net to tie it up early in the second half. The tie seemed to raise desire on both sides of the field as play got more fast and more furious. Two yellow cards would be handed out before Lina Granados, on a text book tap and run, would gain advantage on the last Eagle defender only to be taken down just inside the box. With a PK awarded, and the home stands first raucous then silent, the Amazing Lina would convert the PK confidently past the, frozen to the line, Eagle keeper.

Many runs would come as the pride of Freedom rose up for the Lady Eagles, but each run would end with the Falcon pride shutting down the best Freedom could muster. The game would end at 2 -1 with Freedom knocking hard on the strong, bend but don’t break, Falcon defense. Cloe Barnes came up huge, making it look easy with 10 saves.

Mark your calendars for May 6th because Briar Woods “welcomes” Freedom into their house for a sure to be stellar round two!

Stone Bridge 2, Madison 0
The Skinny: Erin Leonard and Murielle Tiernan score as Bulldogs remain unbeaten on the season.

Boys Lacrosse
Woodgrove at Loudoun Valley PPD (moved to 4.29)

Girls Lacrosse
Loudoun Valley at Woodgrove PPD (moved to 4.29 at LV)

Boys Tennis
Heritage 9, Millbrook 0
Freedom 8, Briar Woods 1
The Skinny: The Eagles are in first place in the Dulles District with a perfect 6-0 record. #1 Wesley Wong, #2 Alex Cragg, and #3 Varun Kulkarni are all undefeated in singles play.
Freedom meets Broad Run next Monday at Freedom.
Broad Run 9, Park View 0
The Skinny:

#1 Singles - Kevin Chang won 8-0 over Roberto Rada

#2 Singles - Angus Leung won 8-1 over Ateeb Amir
#3 Singles - Ryan Ohneiser won 8-1 over Andrew Lai

#4 Singles - Matthew Hammrich won 8-2 over Asad Zaheer

#5 Singles - Jordan Wolff won 8-6 over Asik Rethwan

#6 Singles – Shyam Srinivasan won 8-1 over Karlo Desierto

#1 Doubles - Chang/Hammrich won 8-4 over Amir/Zaheer

#2 Doubles – Leung/Ohneiser won 8-0 over Rada/Desierto

#3 Doubles – Wolff/John Kim won 8-2 over Lai/Rethwan

Potomac Falls 5, Loudoun County 4
Dominion 6, Tuscarora 3

Girls Tennis
Heritage 5, Millbrook 4
Freedom 7, Briar Woods 2
Broad Run 9, Park View 0
Potomac Falls 8, Loudoun County 1
Langley 8, Stone Bridge 1
Dominion 8, Tuscarora 1

News: Wet Fields Force Changes Tonight

(Apr. 1, 2011) - This is no April Fool's joke ... wet fields are forcing changes to tonight's packed spring sports schedule. Here is what we know as of 2 p.m. but please check with your high school/team before venturing out in the cold tonight:

Loudoun County vs. Potomac Falls: baseball, softball and girls soccer postponed until April 6th. Boys soccer at Potomac Falls still on for tonight.

Dominion vs. Tuscarora: baseball and softball postponed with baseball playing April 14th and softball on May 2nd (it will be warmer by then ... we hope!). Soccer matches still on.

Loudoun Valley vs. Woodgrove: boys and girls lacrosse postponed until April 29th with both games now at Valley with girls at 6 and boys at 7:30.

Loudoun Valley vs. Herndon: Softball game has been moved from Valley to Herndon with a 6:30 p.m. start time. Baseball on as scheduled at Herndon.

Youth Sports - Basketball - LTT Swarm Earns Bid to AAU National Championship

(Apr. 1, 2011) - The Loudoun Triple Threat (LTT) Swarm 6th Grade Boys team recently earned a bid to this summer's AAU Division II National Championship with a runner-up finish at the Virginia AAU Super Regional in Hampton.

The team is made up of sixth graders representing middles schools in Sterling (River Bend and Seneca Ridge), Ashburn (Farmwell) and Leesburg (Simpson and Harper Park). The LTT Swarm will compete in next month’s AAU State Championship in Winchester, looking to improve on their runner-up finish accomplished in 2010.

In the photo above:
Front row (l to r): Jack Brady, Zach Nylund, Alex Nemer, Garrett Ganley, Anthony Cooper
Middle row (l to r): Christian Sweazie, Josh Coffman, Asst Coach Nylund, Head Coach Coffman, Brady Drawbaugh, Chris Chapman
Back row (l to r): Ryan Williams, Johnny Jordan
Not pictured: Stuart Greenspon