Viva Loudoun

Friday, March 30, 2012

Photo Gallery: Softball - Broad Run vs. Heritage and Park View by Shelley Larrabee

(March 30, 2012) - Shelley Larrabee has contributed two softball photo galleries to Viva Loudoun with varsity action between the Spartans and Heritage and Park View. View the Heritage gallery with 19 photos. View the Park View gallery with 31 photos.

Ice Hockey: Ashburn Extreme Hosts USA Hockey National Pee Wee Championships Through Sunday

(March 30, 2012) – Hundreds of the best 11 and 12-year-old hockey players from across the country have been in Northern Virginia since Wednesday competing in the USA Hockey 12 & Under Tier II National Championships which run through Sunday, April 1, at the twin rink Ashburn Ice House and SkateQuest Reston facilities. Three local squads – the Ashburn Xtreme (host team), Reston Raiders and Montgomery (MD) Blue Devils – are among the 38 teams, representing 36 different states, in the five-day tournament.

Baseball: Broad Run/Park View Wood Bat Spring Break Tournament Starts Saturday

(March 30, 2012) - The annual Wood Bat Spring Break Baseball Tournament co-hosted by Broad Run and Park high schools opens Saturday and runs through April 3 with eight teams in action.

Spring Scoreboard: March 29

Viva Loudoun Spring Scoreboard
(You know it's almost Spring Break when the Viva Loudoun prize van has a surfboard on top ...)

Thursday, March 29
Baseball
Stone Bridge 2, Langley 0
Middleburg Academy 10, Seton 0

Softball
Broad Run 3, Oakton 2
Stone Bridge 11, Langley 7
Osbourn 9, Brentsville 5

Boys Soccer
Herndon 2, Stone Bridge 0

Girls Soccer
Stone Bridge 4, Herndon at 1

Boys Lacrosse
Freedom 16, Osbourn 7
Tuscaora 13, George Mason 3
Briar Woods 11, Woodgrove 10
Loudoun Valley 10, Loudoun County 7
Heritage 21, Park View 1
Dominion 11, Potomac Falls 7

Girls Lacrosse
Loudoun Valley 12, Loudoun County 11
Heritage 21, Park View 2
Dominion 12, Potomac Falls 4
Freedom 11, Osbourn 9
Woodgrove 20, Briar Woods 3
George Mason at Tuscarora PPD (moved to 4.20)

Boys Tennis
Briar Woods 6, Heritage 3
Woodgrove 9, Park View 0
Loudoun County 6, Dominion 3
Potomac Falls at Tuscarora PPD ( rescheduled 4.11)

Girls Tennis
Heritage 5, Briar Woods 4
Woodgrove 9, Park View 0
Dominion 7, Loudoun County 2
Tuscarora 7, Potomac Falls 2
McLean 6, Stone Bridge 2

News: 15 Loudoun County Public Schools Students Compete at Today's State Geography Bee

(March 30, 2012) - Fifteen Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) students have qualified for the Virginia Geography Bee today at Shenandoah University in Winchester.

The Virginia Bee is part of the National Geographic Bee, which takes part in three stages. It begins with competitions at the school level for students in fourth through eighth grade. Each school winner takes a written test and the top scorers in each state and territory compete at the state level.

Video: Boys Lacrosse: Briar Woods Preview by Tyler Bailey

(March 29, 2012) - The Briar Wood High School boys lacrosse team is looking for a return trip to VHSL state playoffs and Tyler Bailey, video wiz from OTB Productions, is going to be on hand to chronicle the Falcons season. Here is his video preview for Briar Woods with some early footage before tonight's big game with Woodgrove.

Youth Sports - Baseball: NOVA Legends Win St. Patrick's Day Tournament in D.C.

(March 29, 2012) - The NOVA Legends, a 12U tournament team made up of baseball players from the Ashburn, Sterling, and Reston areas, took home first place in the Inaugural St. Patrick's Day Tournament in Washington, DC on March 18.

College Corner: Heritage Grad Damon Rosenburg Swims His Way to Gold for D3 Denison

College Corner with editor Noelle Dormio

Heritage grad Damon Rosenburg and teammates celebrate a D3 record relay swim!
(Courtesy of Gemma Rosenburg)

(March 29, 2012) - Heritage High School grad and Snow Swimming's Damon Rosenburg earned his first conference title for NCAA Division III Denison University. Rosenburg achieved the feat in the 100 breaststroke with a NCAA provisional time of 56.22. Rosenburg was also a member of the 400 medley relay team which placed second at the conference level before setting a D3 record at the national meet.

Rosenburg helped Denison capture the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving championship with a 10th place finish in the 100 breaststroke and he swam the breaststroke leg of the winning 400 medley team that set a new NCAA Division III record.

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Spring Scoreboard: March 28

Viva Loudoun Spring Scoreboard
(Now made with sea salt ...)

Wednesday, March 28
Baseball
Broad Run 6, Heritage 0
Potomac Falls 11, Freedom 0
Loudoun County 4, Park View 0
Westfield 7, McLean 2
Madison 10, South Lakes 1

Softball
Broad Run 15, Heritage 4
Potomac Falls 7, Freedom 0

Boys Soccer
Freedom 4, Millbrook 1
Briar Woods 3, Woodgrove 2

Girls Soccer
Freedom 4, Millbrook 1
Woodgrove 1, Briar Woods 0

Boys Lacrosse
Stone Bridge 14, Thomas Jefferson 7
Loudoun Valley 9, Broad Run 7
Battlefield 13, North Stafford 7
Langley 15, McLean 4
Madison 17, Marshall 6
South Lakes 12, Fairfax 8

Girls Lacrosse
Stone Bridge 21, Thomas Jefferson 8
Heritage 24, Tuscarora 12
Madison 14, Marshall 10
Langley 18, McLean 7
South Lakes 17, Fairfax 12

Boys Tennis
Stone Bridge at McLean PPD (make-up 3.29)
Loudoun County at Briar Woods PPD
Loudoun Valley at Heritage PPD (make-up 4.17)
Park View at Dominion PPD
Tuscarora at Woodgrove PPD

Girls Tennis
McLean at Stone Bridge PPD ( make-up 3.29)
Briar Woods at Loudoun County PPD
Heritage at Loudoun Valley PPD (make-up 4.11)
Dominion at Park View PPD
Woodgrove at Tuscarora PPD

Cheers Sports and Viva Loudoun Athletes of the Month: February 2012

See all the photos from the shoot

(March 29, 2012) - Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun announced today their Athletes of the Month for February 2012.

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 February 2012 honorees met at Lifetime Fitness in Ashburn on Sunday, March 25.

"This was an impressive group selected for the final month of the winter sports season as many Loudoun teams and athletes had clutch performances on the regional and state levels," said Sousa.