Wrestling: Freedom Beats Brentsville in Dual, Shows Well at Arundel Holiday Classic

(Dec. 31, 2011) - The Freedom High School wrestling team's holiday action has been highlighted by a tough dual win over Brentsville and a good showing short-handed at the Arundel Holiday Classic in Maryland.

Basketball: Holiday Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun High School Basketball Scoreboard
(Please don't be reading this when the clock strikes midnight tonight ...)

Thurs. Dec. 29
Boys Basketball
Battle of Ashburn Tournament
Broad Run 58, Briar Woods 45

Falls Church Tournament
West Springfield 59, Dominion 33
George Mason 50, Freedom 37

Girls Basketball
Battle of Ashburn Tournament
Broad Run 48, Briar Woods 46

Westfield Holiday Tournament
Centreville 83, Freedom 49

Cougar Holiday Classic
Annandale 51, Loudoun County 39

Basketball: Holiday Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Holiday Basketball Scoreboard
(This is NOT an either or gift ...)

Wed. Dec. 28
Boys Basketball
Battle of Ashburn Tournament
Broad Run 85, Stone Bridge 68

Falls Church Tournament
Dominion 52, Marshall 48
Thomas Jefferson 41, Freedom 36

Hagerstown Hubs Holiday Tournament
Loudoun County 61, Brunswick 51

Park View Holiday Tournament
Title: Park View 80, Highland 59
Brentsville 64, Manassas Park 60

Girls Basketball
Battle of Ashburn Tournament
Stone Bridge 50, Broad Run 28

Westfield Holiday Tournament
Bishop Ireton 43, Freedom 41

Cougar Holiday Classic
Loudoun County 49, Yorktown 42

Park View Holiday Tournament
Title: Park View 43, Highland 35
Brentsville 44, Manassas Park 32

Dominion 52, J.E.B. Stuart 17

Swim: Local Curl Burke Athletes Made Holiday Trip to Australia

(Dec. 28, 2011) - Several local Curl Burke Swim Club athletes are spending a special holidays with a trip to Australia that started on Monday. Ariana Staffen of Potomac Falls, Rachel Williams of Dominion, Caroline Ruttenberg of Broad Run HS, Liz Mittan of Briar Woods and Fairfax County 8th grader Aaron Tice, along with coach Robbie Robins, arrived in Sydney today and have already had their first surf lessons at the beach and have trained with the Carlile Swimming Club.

The remainder of their trip includes a mixture of training and cultural and social activities. They return on Jan. 4.

Basketball: Holiday Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Holiday High School Basketball Scoreboard
(Egg nog free zone ...)

Tues. Dec. 27
Boys Basketball
Battle of Ashburn Tournament
Briar Woods 63, Stone Bridge 52

Falls Church Tournament
Yorktown 66, Dominion 36
Freedom 63, Falls Church 56

Hagerstown Hubs Holiday Tournament
Smithsburg 66, Loudoun County 55

Park View Holiday Tournament
Park View 89, Manassas Park 55
Highland 63, Brentsville 49

Girls Basketball
Battle of Ashburn Tournament
Stone Bridge 57, Briar Woods 29

Westfield Holiday Tournament
Flint Hill 47, Freedom 37 (OT)

Cougar Holiday Classic
Lake Braddock 54, Loudoun County 50

Park View Holiday Tournament
Park View 66, Manasssas Park 17
Highland 36, Brentsville 26


Thurs. Dec. 22
Boys Basketball
Patriot 63, Tuscarora 59

Girls Basketball
Tuscarora 46, Patriot 21

Football: Briar Woods Junior Matt Rolin Gets Another D1 Offer

(Dec. 24, 2011) - Briar Woods High School football coach Charlie Pierce reports that All District/All Region linebacker Matt Rolin, who helped the Falcons to a second straight VHSL Division 4 state title earlier this month, received his second verbal NCAA Division I offer, this time from SEC University of Tennessee. Earlier this month, Rolin received his first offer from Boston College.

Boys Basketball: Tis the Season for Milestones! Park View's Ryan McCarter Breaks Billy King's 28-Year-old Scoring Mark; LC's Anderson, LV's Yoxthimer, PF's Graves, WG's Gilson Achieve Records

Ryan McCarter

(Dec. 22, 2011) - The snow may not be falling in this balmiest of winter's but the boys basketball records are dropping nightly in a milestone opening to the season with Park View High School senior Ryan McCarter breaking Billy King's 28-year-old school single game scoring mark with 44 points Wednesday in the Patriots 99-70 win at Dominion.

Also on Wednesday, Potomac Falls senior Greg Graves reached the 1,000-point career scoring mark as he scored 32 points with 15 rebounds as the Panthers finished on a 15-0 run to beat Broad Run, 66-53. Graves has an amazing 700 career rebounds as well!

McCarter's record-breaking and Graves' milestone are not alone as Loudoun County junior Michael Anderson set the Raiders single-game scoring record on Monday night with 43 points in a 76-65 win over Park View. And earlier in the season, Loudoun Valley senior John Yoxthimer broke a Viking school mark that had stood since the 1970s as he moved past Charles Warner career rebounding total of 457. Yoxthimer is also money to break the 1,000-point scoring mark this season.

And in the 1,000-point scoring milestone, Woodgrove coach Steve Douglas reports that Brad Gilson broke that milestone last week in a game against Heritage when Gilson's point totals from his freshman season are figured in with his sophomore year at Loudoun Valley and the past two seasons with new Woodgrove.

Photo Gallery: Boys Basketball - Park View at Dominion by Scott Shepherd

(Dec. 22, 2011) - Scott Shepherd was on hand last night to shoot the Park View at Dominion High School boys basketball game as Patriot senior Ryan McCarter broke the school's record with 44 points. Enjoy the full gallery here of 162 shots!

News: Wrestle for the Cure to Benefit The Cooley Foundation; Battle Between Briar Woods, Broad Run, Freedom and Stone Bridge

 Special to VivaLoudoun
(Dec. 21, 2011) - Broad Run High School will host the first ever Honda of Dulles Ashburn Duals on Jan. 25 and the varsity wrestling meet, which features the Spartans along with rivals Briar Woods, Freedom and Stone Bridge, will be a "Wrestle for the Cure" event to raise cancer awareness with proceeds going to The Cooley Foundation.

The Cooley Foundation was created by Washington Redskins tight end and former high school wrestler Chris Cooley in honor of his mother, Nancy Cooley, a teacher at Briar Woods, and her fight against breast cancer.

Wrestlers from each team will sport pink shoes laces, sponsored by Reliv, and pink socks, sponsored by Northern VA Homes, with the irregular team uniforms to show their support
for the cause. All proceeds raised on the night from various sponsorships and fundraisers during the matches will be donated directly to The Chris Cooley Foundation to help fight breast cancer and raise awareness.

According to Broad Run coach J.J. Totaro: "The coaches have worked together extremely hard on this to make it a great event not only for the sport, but for cancer awareness as well. Our goal is to get 1,000 spectators to come and support this event."

A lofty goal indeed, but through combined work of the coaching staffs and their wrestlers, they
have been able to set up what could be one of the biggest wrestling events in the county this year.

Play forthe Cure events have been huge for raising awareness for cancer through football, soccer and other sports, but there have been very few, if any, in the sport of wrestling. This event looks to start a tradition of support for cancer awareness through the sport of wrestling.

Basketball: Wednesday Night Scoreboard

(Dec. 21, 2011) - VivaLoudoun High School Basketball Wednesday Night Scoreboard
(Often times in our life ... we just need a T.O. baby ...)

Boys Basketball
Briar Woods 52, Loudoun County 41
Potomac Falls 66, Broad Run 53
Park View 99, Dominion 70
Loudoun Valley 60, Heritage 58
Woodgrove 82, Tuscarora 52

Girls Basketball
Loudoun County 54, Briar Woods 32
Broad Run 36, Potomac Falls 34
Dominion 44, Park View 31
Heritage 39, Loudoun Valley 28
Woodgrove 59, Tuscarora 35

News: Loudoun Valley, Monroe Technology Center Grad Bakes Way to Fame

Special to VivaLoudoun via Loudoun County Public Schools

(Dec. 21, 2011) - Jason Reaves says reality TV is “real,” but only up to a point.

“It’s real, but they get out what they want. They don’t want you to have any inside thoughts, only outside thoughts. Anything you’re thinking, they want you to say it so they’ll know what you’re thinking.”

Reaves, who attended Loudoun Valley High School and Monroe Technology Center (MTC), recently got a taste of reality TV when he won the “LEGO Challenge” episode of the “Food Network Challenge!” The pastry chef at Market Salamander in Middleburg, Reaves and assistant Terry Tuttle created a three-and-a-half-foot-high LEGO city that could serve 400 people out of cake.

If that wasn’t hard enough, Reaves finished the show by proposing to his fiancée, Nicole Paduano on air.

Gymnastics: Loudoun County Stays Unbeaten on Season

(Dec. 21, 2011) - The Loudoun County High School gymnastics team continued their winning way at Potomac Falls Tuesday with a first place finish in a meet with the host Panthers and Briar Woods. The Raider are now 8-0 on the season.

Basketball: Battle of Ashburn Next Week Features 18 Games on All Levels Between Briar Woods, Broad Run and Stone Bridge

Ashburn (Dec. 21, 2011) - The 4th Annual Honda of Dulles Holiday Tournament, billed as the Battle of Ashburn, features 18 games next week on all levels between Briar Woods, Broad Run and Stone Bridge high schools boys and girls basketball programs.

Admission is $6 per day with no season passes accepted.

Video: Boys Basketball - Woodgrove at Loudoun Valley Highlights

(Dec. 21, 2011) - Check out the super video highlights from the Woodgrove at Loudoun Valley boys basketball rivalry game earlier this month put together by Tyler Bailey and Josh Holton of the Monroe Technology Center for TV Production. Cool stuff!

Wrestling: Tuscarora's McCord and Downs Go 2-0 in Dual Matches vs. Loudoun Valley, Park View

(Dec. 21, 2011) - The Tuscarora High School wrestling team faced off against Loudoun Valley and Park View last night, falling to the Vikings, 48-33, and Patriots, 69-12. Alex McCord and Saxon Downs both went 2-0 for the Huskies.

Wrestling: Loudoun Valley Beats Park View and Tuscarora

(Dec. 20, 2011) - The Loudoun Valley High School wrestling team beat Park view 36-33 and Tuscarora 48-27. Going 2-0 for the Vikings were Marcus Oden, Zac Gingras, Vincent Gugliotta, Josh Cassada, David Garvis, and Jimmy Vandervelt.

Some key victories for the Viking team were secured by Lucas Kilgore, Sid Beyers and Joey Bogash. The Viking wrestlers will be home this Thursday at 5:30.

Wrestling: Freedom Varsity and JV Have Banner Weekends; Timbers Takes 6th at Beast of the East

The Freedom Wrestling Team had a banner performance this weekend. The Eagles were all over the State and the East Coast as the team competed in three separate events. And in the end the varsity and JV teams took home titles and senior DaQuante Timbers cemented his national credentials with a 6th place finish at the prestigious Beast of the East tournament.

News: The Spirit of Giving Alive at Ashby Ponds this Holiday Season

Pictured from left to right): Elizabeth Waggoner (Restaurant Associate), Anne Johnson (resident), David Johnson (resident), Sopheak Lim (Prep Cook).

Special to VivaLoudoun

Ashburn (Dec. 20, 2011) - Each year during the holidays at Ashby Ponds retirement community, residents organize a charitable campaign in an effort to say ‘thank you’ to the hourly staff members at the community. This year, 92% of the residents at the community participated in raising $95,861 for the 2011 Staff appreciation Campaign. These employees include the community’s wait staff, security officers, communication and administrative staff, banquet servers, maintenance workers, culinary team, housekeepers, and the special projects crew, totaling 165 non-management hourly employees.

News: John Champe to Have meet the Coach Night on Jan. 5

(Dec. 20, 2011) - John Champe High School, slated to open in 2012, is hosting a Meet the Coach event in the Freedom High School auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. This is an opportunity for all students and parents to hear both Coach Dawson's (varsity football) and Coach Martinez' (varsity cheer) vision for their respective programs.

Each coach will have breakout sessions, at which time students and parents can view artwork for uniforms, talk individually with the coach, and ask questions. All students who might be interested in football or cheer are encouraged to attend this meeting.

Then, on Monday, Jan. 9 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Freedom's cafeteria, the Student Ambassadors will be meeting to discuss John Champe's school rules for next year. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call John Gabriel at 703-722-2680

Basketball: Saturday-Monday Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Saturday-Monday High School Basketball Scoreboard
(We have been called for several "Over the Back" fouls during the holiday season ...)

Briar Woods High School JR Yves Kouame (L) and Correy Facciane (R) after the Falcons handed Loudoun Valley boys basketball its first loss of the season Monday night.


Mon. Dec. 19
Boys Basketball
Briar Woods 50, Loudoun Valley 47
Battlefield 81, Broad Run 60
Dominion 63, Tuscarora 58
Woodgrove 63, Freedom 51
Potomac Falls 71, Heritage 54
Loudoun County 76, Park View 65

Girls Basketball
Briar Woods 53, Loudoun Valley 36
Battlefield 43, Broad Run 39
Tuscarora 60, Dominion 28
Woodgrove 51, Freedom 45
Heritage 50, Potomac Falls 40 (OT)
Loudoun County 58, Park View 44

Sat. Dec. 17
Boys Basketball
Loudoun Valley 64, Sherando 49

Girls Basketball
Sherando 49, Loudoun Valley 30

Breaking News: Woodgrove Principal Gauriloff Steps Down, Former Broad Run Principal Markley to Finish School Year at Purcellville School

(Dec. 19, 2011) - The Loudoun Times-Mirror is reporting that Woodgrove High School principal Ric Gauriloff has stepped down and that as of today, former Broad Run High School principal Edgar Markley will finish the school year as the interim principal for the Purcellville school which opened a year ago under Gauriloff's guidance. Developing story at LTM website.

Boys Soccer: Loudoun Duo Swaney and Miller Help St. Stephen's and St. Agnes to 1st IAC Title, State Runner-up

(Dec. 19, 2011) - Loudoun natives, senior Grant Swaney and junior Seth Miller, helped the St. Stephens and St. Agnes boys soccer team clinch its first IAC title with an exciting double-overtime win over Georgetown Prep and then helped the Saints finish as state runner-ups in the VISAA tournament last month.

College Corner: Broad Run Grad Holly King Named Second Team 2011 All-South Region Women's Soccer

Holly King
(photo Courtesy U. of Florida)

(Dec. 19,. 2011) - Broad Run High School grad Holly King was one of three University of Florida juniors appear on National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Region teams. The three shares the lead among all programs represented in the first and second 2011 All-South Region teams.

Two Gators – Erika Tymrak (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) and Kathryn Williamson (McKinney, Texas) – are All-South Region first-team selections. King (Ashburn, Va.) appears on the region’s second team.

Girls Soccer: Woodgrove Junior Brittany Basinger Makes Early Commitment to Play at Penn State

(Dec. 19, 2011) - Woodgrove High School junior defender Brittany Basinger, who helped the Wolverines to the AA state semifinals in the school's first season in 2011, has make an early commitment to play soccer at NCAA Division I Penn State starting in 2013.

Basinger is a defensive standout for FC Virginia, one of the top teams in the ECNL Mid Atlantic Conference. Basinger is ranked by TopDrawerSoccer.com as the No. 97 prospect nationwide in the Class of 2013.

Wrestling: Tuscarora Goes 2-3 at Raider Duals

(Dec. 19, 2011) - The Tuscarora High School wrestling team was at Loudoun County on Saturday for the Raider Duals Wrestling tournament. The Huskies went 2-3 with wins over George Mason (48-36) and Briar Woods (42-42 a win under Criteria H - most 1st period Takedowns). Losses were to Loudoun County 52-24, Robert E. Lee 49-27, and Heritag 41-32.