Wrestling: Sherando Captures Terry McGowan Invitational; Potomac Falls Ties for 2nd

Sterling (Dec. 18, 2011) - Sherando High School captured the 11-team Terry McGowan Invitational  Saturday at Park View High School with Potomac Falls tying West Potomac for second place.

Sherando scored 202 points with West Potomac and Potomac Falls at 177.5.

Potomac Falls crowned two champions with Louis Ives winning 106 and Mike Linza the champ at 132. Loudoun Valley also had two champions: Josh Cassada (160) and David Garvis (182). Host Park View ended the day on a high note with Ronald Cruz pinning B.J. Aske of Sherando in the 285 championship bout.

Gymnastics: Loudoun County Takes Purple Division at Battlefield Battle Against Cancer Meet

(Dec. 17, 2011) - The Loudoun County High School gymnastics team won the Purple Division of the Battelfied "Battle Against Cancer" meet on Saturday.

The Raiders were led by freshman Victoria Miner who placed 1st in the all around, floor, bars; and placed 4th on vault and 2nd on beam. Senior Jessica Drews placed 1st on beam and vault; 2nd in the all around, floor and 3rd on bars. Sophomore Annie Asai placed 4th on floor, 7th on beam and 8th on vault.

In the Silver Division, Potomac Falls' Abbey Tsao scored a 34.625 All Around with a 9.2 on the floor, 8.6 on the beam, 8.450 on bars and 8.375 on vault.

Boys Soccer: South Riding Native Foss Makes Verbal to Play at Virginia in 2013

South Riding (Dec. 17, 2011) - Patrick Foss, one of the top boys soccer prospects in Virginia, has made a verbal commitment to play at the University of Virginia starting in the 2013 season. Foss, a junior, is home-schooled.

Girls Basketball: Loudoun County Senior Kelly Maxey to Play at D3 Hollins University Next Year

(Dec. 17, 2011) - Loudoun County High School senior girls basketball player Kelly Maxey has committed to continue her career at NCAA Division III Hollins University in Roanoke.

Maxey is a transfer from Rogue River High School in Oregon where she was a 3-year player and she has also played for the AAU club Mid Valley Monarchs. She is currently 70 points shy from scoring 1,000 for her career.

Raider coach Derek Fisher: "We are really happy for Kelly. She is a fantastic young lady and a valued member of our basketball program. A well deserved reward for all her hard work."

Basketball: Friday Night Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Friday Night Scoreboard
(Hoosiers is our favorite movie ...)

Boys Basketball
Briar Woods 74, Park View 64
Broad Run 91, Patriot 57
Osbourn 81, Freedom 55
Heritage 50, Woodgrove 48
Loudoun County 63, Tuscarora 30
Loudoun Valley 50, Potomac Falls 42
Stone Bridge 70, Marshall 55

Other Liberty District Scores
Langley 63, South Lakes 33
McLean 57, Madison 46
Robinson 71, Farifax 46 (non-district)
Chantilly 67, TJ 39 (non-district)

Girls Basketball
Briar Woods 65, Park View 40
Broad Run 59, Patriot 34
Liberty 44, Dominion 42
Freedom 48, Osbourn 47 (OT)
Woodgrove 55, Heritage 36
Loudoun County 60, Tuscarora 41
Potomac Falls 48, Loudoun Valley 43
Stone Bridge 56, Marshall 45

Other Liberty District Scores
Madison 58, McLean 42
South Lakes 49, Langley 42

Swim: 2011-12 Schedule for Loudoun Public High Schools

Loudoun Public High Schools 2011-12 Swim Schedule

Fri. Dec. 2 - Sat. Dec. 3
Briar Woods Boys 177, Fauquier 97
Briar Woods Girls 211, Fauquier 73
Broad Run Boys 179, Heritage 107
Broad Run Girls 167, Heritage 119
Dominion Boys 165, Woodgrove 119
Dominion Girls 174, Woodgrove 111
Freedom Boys 175, Loudoun Valley 95
Freedom Girls 207, Loudoun Valley 78
Potomac Falls Boys 196.5, Loudoun County 89.5
Potomac Falls Girls 159, Loudoun County 127
Tuscarora Boys 174, Park View 106
Tuscarora Girls 203, Park View 78
South Lakes Boys 191, Stone Bridge 95
South Lakes Girls 178, Stone Bridge 109

Fri. Dec. 9 - Sat. Dec. 10
Loudoun County Boys 142, Freedom 140
Loudoun County Girls 144, Freedom 142
Tuscarora Boys 166, Loudoun Valley 117
Tuscarora Girls 166, Loudoun Valley 120
TJ Boys 208, Stone Bridge 92
TJ Girls 238, Stone Bridge 71
Briar Woods Boys 179, Woodgrove 85
Briar Woods Girls 191.5, Woodgrove 93.5
Potomac Falls Boys 194, Dominion 92
Potomac Falls Girls 155, Dominion 131
Heritage Boys 192, Park View 91
Heritage Girls 171, Park View 101

Fri. Dec. 16
Loudoun County Boys 156, Briar Woods 130
Briar Woods Girls 185, Loudoun County 101
Osbourn Boys 157, Freedom 129
Freedom Girls 192, Osbourn 94
Madison Boys 227, Stone Bridge 78
Madison Girls 188.5, Stone Bridge 105.5

Sat. Dec. 17
Battlefield Boys 155, Broad Run 130
Battlefield Girls 182, Broad Run 104
Dominion Boys 200, Park View 86
Dominion Girls 193, Park View 79
Heritage Boys 172, Loudoun Valley 109
Heritage Girls 157, Loudoun Valley 128
Potomac Falls Boys 197, George Mason 88
Potomac Falls Girls 187, George Mason 99
Langley Boys 197, Stone Bridge 89
Langley Girls 212, Stone Bridge 74
Tuscarora Boys 168, Woodgrove 104
Tuscarora Girls 176, Woodgrove 109

Dec. 29
Potomac Relays and Sprints Invitational
Boys
1, Potomac Falls 157
2, Dominion 88.5
3, Loudoun County 85.5
4, Heritage 70
5, Freedom 46
6, Briar Woods 32
7, Stone Bridge 27

Girls
1, Loudoun County 102
2, Dominion 91
3, Potomac Falls 78
3, Freedom 78
5, Stone Bridge 55
6, Briar Woods 554
7, Heritage 48

Fri. Jan. 6
Briar Woods vs. Loudoun Valley at Ida Lee, 9 p.m.
Stone Bridge vs. McLean at Ida Lee, 7:30 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 7
Broad Run vs. Patriot at Freedom Center, 7:30
Dominion vs. Tuscarora at Ida Lee, 6 p.m.
Freedom vs. Battlefield at Claude Moore, 1:30 p.m.
Heritage vs. Loudoun County at Ida Lee, 7:30 p.m.
Loudoun Valley vs. Park View at Claude Moore, 3:30 p.m.
Loudoun County vs. Handley at War Memorial, 7 a.m.
Potomac Falls vs. Woodgrove at Claude Moore, 11:30 a.m.

News: Meg Moody Named Academic Advisor for Athletics for Park View's Coaches in the Classroom Initiative

(Dec. 16, 2011) - Recently, Park View High School applied for and was selected to participate in the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation’s Coaches in the Classroom program. Coaches in the Classroom, with support from Athlife Mentoring, implements effective programming that promotes the ideals of Positive Youth Development through Sport, and the critical creation of a quality mentor position called an Academic Advisor for Athletics.

News: John Champe High School to Hold First Booster Club Meeting

(Dec. 16, 2011) - John Champe High School, which will open its doors in 2012, will hold its first athletic booster club meeting on Dec. 15 at the home of Angel and Terry Campbell in Aldie. More information can be found on the school's athletic website.

Boys Soccer: Loudoun County Names Arni Sepehri as New Varsity Coach

(Dec. 16, 2011) - Loudoun County High School has hired Arni Sepehri as the school's new boys varsity soccer coach.

Sepehri is the former Marshall girls varsity coach and active in the Academy aspect and Olympic Development Program for boys.

Basketball: Thursday Night Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun High School Basketball Thursday Night Scoreboard
(And One ... usually means another donut at our World Headquarters ...)

Thurs. Dec. 15
Boys Basketball
Loudoun County 41, Brentsville 33
Woodgrove 72, Potomac Falls 53
Tuscarora 68, Kettle Run 55

Woodgrove's Brendan Wells (L) and Brad Gilson (R) after the Wolverines ended Potomac Falls' 27-game winning streak Thursday night against Dulles District foes.


Girls Basketball
Woodgrove 48, Potomac Falls 36
Tuscarora 56, Kettle Run 17

Football: You Pick'Em Final Results - King James Wins It as Roger James (Spartan of Ashburn) Takes the Top Prize; WashPost's Matt Brooks Wins LoCo Media Title

(Dec. 15, 2011) - In the end, King James is the royalty of You Pick'Em as Roger James (aka The Spartan of Ashburn) went 3-3 in the final week to take the top prize in our football picks contest with an amazing 103-19 overall record. James, one of the Chain Gang at Broad Run High School, wins $100 for himself and $100 to the Spartans athletic program!

Runner-up with a 102-20 record was Jane Baker of Ashburn (aka Jungle Jane), who takes home $50, and in third place with a 100-22 record was none other than Potomac Falls High School boys basketball coach Jeff Hawes (aka Big Daddy of Leesburg), who receives $25. Hawes was one of only six fans to go 4-2 on the week and won the t-shirt as he took the tiebreaker, picking Briar Woods 31-21 over Christiansburg when the final was 28-26.

In the LoCo media (they are crazy, you know ...) race, Matt Brooks of the Washington Post went 5-1 on the week to break a 3-way tie at the top. Brooks finished 102-20 for the year and he will have $100 in his name given to the charity of his choice ... which is SOME (So Others Might Eat), an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation's capital.

Andy Hayes of Gameday went with his heart and finished 3-3 in the final week as Centreville and South County both lost in the state finals. He finishes at 100-22. Carl Lukat of the Loudoun Times-Mirror went 2-4 to fall to third and finish at 99-23. And we have to give a shout out to Dave Scarangella of Dulles District who was the ONLY picker among media and fans to get all six state title games right ... we assume he bought a lottery ticket over the weekend as well!

Finally, please thank Gayle King of Century 21 Redwood Realty for sponsoring the contest and her financial support allows us to pay out the winners ... so give her a shout the next time you see her!

You Pick'Em is sponsored by Gayle King of Century 21 Redwood Realty

You Pick'Em is sponsored by Gayle King of Century 21 Redwood Realty

Wrestling: Park View to Host 33rd Annual Sterling Lions Terry McGowan Invitational on Dec. 17

(Dec. 15, 2011) - The area's longest running prep athletic event is gearing up as Park View High School will host the 33rd Annual Sterling Lions Terry McGowan Invitational wrestling tournament on Dec. 17.

There are 10 schools confirmed in addition to the host Patriots: Bishop O'Connell, Falls Church, Foxcroft Academy (Dover, Maine), Herndon, Loudoun Valley, Potomac Falls, Sherando, West Potomac, Woodgrove and W.T. Woodson.

The tournament will start at 9 a.m. Admission is $5 with a $2 discount with a donation of a pair of used eye glasses, hearing aid or old cell phone for recycling. Read the entire release on the tournament.

Gymnastics: Loudoun County Opens Season with Strong Showing at 6-Team Heritage Meet

Leesburg (Dec. 15, 2011) - The Loudoun County High School gymnastics team opened the 2011-12 season strong Wednesday night as the Raiders scored 132.675 points to take a 6-team meet at Heritage.

Tuscarora was 2nd with 121.850. Woodgrove was 3rd 120.20. Briar Woods was 4th 117.650. Loudoun Valley was 5th 112.425. Heritage with it's lone gymnast was 6th with 12.60.

Gymnastics: Freedom's Robinson Scores 9.9 on Vault, Bars, Beam in Spectacular Start to the Season

South Riding (Dec. 15, 2011) - Freedom High School sophomore Arianna Robinson started the 2011-12 gymnastics season in spectacular fashion on Dec. 6 by scoring a trio of near-perfect 9.9 scores in the vault, bars and beam at a 8-team meet at home.

Robinson, with a 9.350 on the floor that was good enough for first in that event for a clean sweep, finished with a 39.050 in the All-Around to lead Freedom to first in the meet as the Eagles scored 137.550 to finish way ahead of runner-up Chantilly (120.975).

Wrestling: Woodgrove Opens at Herndon Quad and Nokesville Duals

(Dec. 15, 2011) - The Woodgrove High School wrestling team opened its second season with a quad at Herndon and then the Nokesville Duals at Kettle Run High School.

Wrestling: Park View Opens at Battle of the Courthouse Invitational

(Dec. 15, 2011) - Park View opened the 2011-12 wrestling season at the Battle of the Courthouse Invitational at Spotsylvania High School.

Wrestling: Dominion Off to a Solid Start

(Dec. 15, 2011) - The Dominion High School wrestling team is off to a solid start with a dual win over Herndon and competition at the Tuscarora Duals.

Wrestling: New Patriot High School Takes Second Annual Wrestling Duals at Tuscarora

(Dec. 15, 2011) - Six teams participated in the Tuscarora Duals on Dec. 3rd. Each team participated in the five rounds. When the smoke had cleared, 1st-year Patriot High School of Nokesville emerged the winner with a 5-0 record on the day.

Individual winners by weight class:
106 lbs. Nathan Heyward (Heritage) 5-0
113 lbs. Alex Nguyen (Patriot ) 5-0
120 lbs. Sam Al-eryani (Jeb Stuart) 5-0
126 lbs. Beck Robertson (Patriot) 5-0
132 lbs. Harrison Ambrosio (Clarke County) 5-0
138 lbs. Peter Levi (Clarke County) 5-0
145 lbs. Gabe McGinis (Patriot) 5-0
152 lbs. Jonathan Longerbeam (Clarke County) 5-0
160 lbs. Ben Wallace (Clarke County) 5-0
171 lbs. Matthew Thompson (Clarke County) 5-0
182 lbs. Anthony Olson (Patriot ) 5-0
195 lbs. Michael Williams (Dominion) 5-0
220 lbs. Adam Khan (Jeb Stuart) 4-1
285 lbs. Alan Lara (Jeb Stuart) 4-0

Wrestling: Freedom's Timbers 9-0 to Start Season; Eagles 6th at Prestigious Elite Opener, 5th at 32-Team NOVA Classic

(Dec. 15, 2011) - The Freedom High School wrestling team, led by 285-pounder DaQuante Timbers undefeated start, placed 6th at the Prestigious Elite Opener to start the season and the last weeekend took 5th at the 32-team NOVA Classic.

Wrestling: Broad Run Takes 7th out of 32 Teams at NOVA Classic

(Dec. 15, 2011) - The Broad Run High School wrestling team took to the mat for the first time this year at the NOVA Classic in Fairfax and came away with an excellent performance placing 7th out of 32 teams.

Placing for the Spartans were Angel Rios (2nd at 120lb), Tarkan Martin (5th at 132lb), Neil Hartman (5th at 138), Mustafa Ahmet (7th at 152lb), Xavier Perla (7th at 220) and Phillip James (8th at 285).

Only one point separated Broad Run from the team trophies for the Top 6 teams, getting beaten out by Chantilly in the final rounds of competition. The Spartans continue their season this weekend at the Raider Invitational Tournament hosted by Stonewall Jackson in Manassas.

Basketball: Wednesday Night Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Wednesday Night High School Basketball Scoreboard
(we remember when the 3-point shot was worth only two points!)

Wed. Dec. 14
Boys Basketball
Briar Woods 64, Battlefield 44
Stonewall Jackson 107, Broad Run 89

Girls Basketball
Stonewall Jackson 69, Broad Run 35

Photo Gallery: Boys Basketball - Woodgrove at Loudoun Valley by Dan Sousa

(Dec. 15, 2011) - VivaLoudoun editor Dan Sousa was in the packed house Tuesday night to shoot the Woodgrove at Loudoun Valley boys basketball game. View all 240 photos here.

Football: Broad Run Assistant Jason Dawson to Start John Champe High School's Program in 2012

(Dec. 14, 2011) - The Loudoun County Public Schools Board approved the first athletic hirings for John Champe High School, which will open in 2012, including naming Broad Run assistant Jason Dawson as the school's first ever varsity football coach.

Dawson, a long-time Spartan coach, helped guide the program to state titles in 2008 and 2009 and remained at the school to coach under Matt Griffis after head coach Mike Burnett and other assistants left in 2010 to open Tuscarora High School in Leesburg.

Also named was Cynthia Martinez as the school's varsity cheerleading coach.

Basketball: Tuesday Night Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Tuesday Night High School Scoreboard
(Loudoun proudly a certified dunk-free zone since 1993)

It may only be December ... but the Battle of the Ville Tuesday ended with the Viking student body storming the floor to celebrate the Loudoun Valley boys 49-41 win over rival Woodgrove.


Tues. Dec. 13
Boys Basketball
Potomac Falls at Briar Woods PPD (moved to Feb. 6)
Heritage 65, Dominion 51
Loudoun Valley 49, Woodgrove 41
Park View 93, Tuscarora 82
Madison 53, Stone Bridge 46

Other Liberty District Boys Scores
Fairfax 54, Marshall 50
Langley 58, TJ 42
McLean 59, South Lakes 51

Loudoun Valley's Josh Grimard (l) and John Yoxthimer (R) after the Vikings beat rival Woodgrove Tuesday night before a packed house in Purcellville.



Girls Basketball
Briar Woods 49, Potomac Falls 45
Heritage 49, Dominion 40
Woodgrove 50, Loudoun Valley 23
Tuscarora 43, Park View 40
Madison 59, Stone Bridge 41

Other Liberty District Scores
Fairfax 60, Marshall 43
McLean 56, South Lakes 49
Langley 48, TJ 36

Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun Athletes of the Month for November 2011

More photos from this photo shoot

(Dec. 13, 2011) - Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun announced today their Athletes of the Month for November 2011.

Each month, VivaLoudoun.com editor Dan Sousa selects the top high school athletes from across Loudoun and they are invited to a photo shoot. The November 2011 honorees met at Lifetime Fitness in Ashburn on Sunday, Dec. 11.


November 2011
Volleyball
Megan Bryn, Stone Bridge



Libby Haslett, Stone Bridge



Kayleigh Kennedy, Freedom



Jordan Leiter, Loudoun County



Molly Maloney, Broad Run



Maggie Phillips, Loudoun County



Gabby Serafin, Loudoun County



Not picture: Rachel Auerbach, Stone Bridge; Taylor Huewe, Loudoun County; Andrea Phung,Freedom.



Girls Cross Country
Mackenzie Barclay, Potomac Falls



Ally Cabrey, Heritage



Alex Juzbasich, Woodgrove



Leila Kouame, Heritage



Not pictured: Katherine Bruton, Woodgrove.


Boys Cross Country
Stephen Cathey, Potomac Falls



Matt Gambogi, Loudoun County



Bruce McIntosh, Loudoun County



Not pictured: Grant Deker, Potomac Falls; Ben Heberling, Loudoun County.


Football
Alec Dombkowski, Park View



Cory Colder, Briar Woods



Christopher Holoman, Tuscarora



Mark Leith, Briar Woods



Trace McSorley, Briar Woods



Matt Rolin, Briar Woods



Cam Serafin, Briar Woods



Mike Tompkins, Stone Bridge



Not pictured: Antonio Rutherford, Loudoun County; Derril Thomas, Broad Run.

Competitive Cheer
Amy Askew, Loudoun County



Jenny Chase, Briar Woods




Amanda Dorsch, Briar Woods




Katie Oakes, Briar Woods



Holly Johnson, Briar Woods


Sarah Mason, Briar Woods


Brigham Shellenberger, Briar Woods



Elsa Sylvester, Briar Woods


Emily Williams, Loudoun County




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