Baseball: Ashburn Spartans Win Inaugural Reston Round-Up Tournament

(Oct. 15, 2012) - The Ashburn Spartans, a new travel baseball team of 11 and 12-year-olds affiliated with Replay Sports and Training, came home with the 1st Place trophy over the Columbus Day Weekend after winning the Reston Round-Up.

Playing in their first tournament together, the Spartans found themselves down 10-4 entering the last inning of their first game, but clutch hitting by Bennett Millar and Devin Robertson led to an eight run rally, and the Spartans held on to defeat their hosts, the Reston Warriors, by the score of 12-10.

Redskins: Game Notes and Quotes from Sunday's 38-26 Win Over Minnesota

(Oct. 15, 2012) - A weekend in Washington that started off with the unthinkable -- the "Nats-ural Disaster" Friday night that saw the Nats lose a 6-0 lead at home in the deciding fifth game of their National League playoff series with St. Louis -- ended with a signature Washington Redskins victory over Minnesota highlighted by Robert Griffin III's game-clinching 76-yard TD run that become an instant part of D.C. sports folklore.

Here are the game notes and quotes from the game:

Football: Scoring Leaders Updated - Loudoun County's Szoka Within One TD of Woodgrove's Sweet's Lead

(Oct. 14, 2012) - Loudoun County High School senior Brad "Super" Szoka is now within one TD of Woodgrove junior Josh "Sweet T" Sweet's scoring lead in Loudoun with Sweet at 96 points and Szoka at 90. Tuscarora sophomore Noah Reimers sits third at 78 followed by Briar Woods senior Cory Colder at 70. Two running backs follow: sophomore Andrew Cordani of Loudoun Valley and Matt Arneson of Loudoun County.

Football: Updated Standings

Football: Friday Oct. 12 and Sat. Oct. 13 Scoreboard

Viva Loudoun Fri. Oct. 12 and Sat. Oct. 13 High School Football Scores

Dulles District
Briar Woods 54, Heritage 0
Loudoun County 42, Dominion 0
Potomac Falls 22, Loudoun Valley 13
Tuscarora 36, Park View 3
George Mason 23, John Champe 0

Cedar Run District
Broad Run 28, Osbourn 7
Battlefield 45, Freedom 13
Stonewall Jackson 28, Patriot 24

Liberty District
Stone Bridge 63, Marshall 6
Fairfax 28, TJ 7
Madison 38, South Lakes 35
Centreville 21, McLean 3
Yorktown 24, Langley 14

Other Region II Scores
Warren County 14, Fauquier 0
Western Albemarle 50, Charlottesville 49
Powhatan 16, Fluvanna 0
Monticello 52, Turner Ashby 21
Millbrook 49, Brentsville 6
Skyline 63, Washington WV 21
Liberty 15, Kettle Run 14
Sherando 21, Handley 0

Other Northern Region Scores
Chantilly 42, Oakton 21
Lake Braddock 32, Robinson 7
Westfield 49, West Potomac 0
Edison 55, Stuart 7
Falls Church 34, Wakefield 6
Hayfield 20, Mount Vernon 7
Woodson 14, Annandale 7
South County 57, Lee 6
T.C. Williams 24, West Springfield 7
Herndon 20, Washington-Lee 6

Other Northwest Region Scores
Forest Park 24, Gar-Field  7
Woodbridge 41,  Freedom-PW 0
Hylton 35, Colonial Forge 16
Potomac 35, Osbourn Park 0
North Stafford 52, Albemarle 20
Brooke Point 16, Massaponax 0
Mountain View 63, Stafford 21
Riverbend 35, Orange 0
GW-Danville 14, William Fleming 0
Halifax County 37, Franklin County 36 (2OT)
Martinsburg WV 22, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 10

News: VHSL New Alignment Still Faces Hurdles

(Oct. 12, 2012) - Change is certainly not easy and the Virginia High School League major overhaul of its classification and alignment system for public high school athletic programs still has a few hurdles to clear after the Executive Committee's emergency legislation approval of the new six classification system on Sept. 20 by a 23-3 vote.

For starters, the Franklin News-Post reported on Wednesday that the Franklin County School Board has opted to see legal counsel to address Franklin County High School's placement in the Piedmont District in the new plan. And looming on Tuesday at the Double Tree Hotel in Charlottesville is VHSL Group Board and Membership meetings in which member schools could challenge the VHSL emergency legislation from the floor but would need two-third of the membership in support of overturning the new plan.

Cross Country: Tuscarora Girls, Potomac Falls Boys Clinch Dulles District Regular Season Titles

(Oct. 12, 2012) - The Dulles District regular season cross country race came down to Wednesday's tri-meet between Tuscarora, Potomac Falls and Dominion at Algonkian Park and the Tuscarora girls finished an unbeaten dual meet season by claiming the top five spots. On the boys side perennial power Potomac Falls nipped Tuscarora to claim the regular season title.

Redskins: Shanahan on RG3: "He Looks Fine"

(Oct. 12, 2012) - Area football fans are still waiting to see if Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III bounces back after being knocked out of last week' loss to Atlanta. Here is the wrap-up from coach Mike Shanahan's press conference on Thursday with the latest update on Griffin plus the scoop from offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and defensive coordinator Jim Haslett:

Girls Volleyball: Oct. 11 Scoreboard + The Skinny

Viva Loudoun Thurs. Oct. 11 Scoreboard + The Skinny

(Note for teams to be included in The Skinny, simply send us your highlights/stats/etc.)

Dulles District
Loudoun County d. Tuscarora, 3-0 (25-14, 25-9,25-18)
The Skinny: Loudoun County raised money for Breast Cancer and the Side-Out Foundation Thursday night while battling their Leesburg Rival, Tuscarora. While Loudoun County swept their rival with ease 25-14, 25-9, 25-18, the real winners tonight are the survivors and those finding a cure for Breast Cancer. The Raiders improved to 14-1 (14-0) on the season with their 13th 3-0 sweep. The Raiders were led by Jane Feddersen (17 service points, 7 kills, 6 aces, 3 blocks), Taylor Huewe (12 kills, 4 service points, 1 ace, 1 dig), Megan Fox (21 assists, 3 kills, 4 service points, 2 blocks, 2 digs, 2 aces), Maggie Phillips (4 kills, 5 service points, 3 aces, 3 digs, 1 block), Kelsey Slack (13 service points, 6 digs, 5 aces), Rachel Roberts (2 kills, 1 block), Kelsey Anderson (6 digs, 2 assists, 1 service point), Nicole Orndorff (1 block, 1 dig), Mandy Powers (1 service point, 1 dig), Kirsten Covell (1 kill), Emily Solis (1 dig), Hannah Vandegrift (1 dig), Taylor Borup (1 block), Quinn O'Connell (1 dig), 

The JV Raiders won over the Huskies 25-10, 25-17 to remain unbeaten and move to 15-0 on the season. 

The Freshmen Raiders defeated the Huskies 25-5, 25-11 to improve to 14-1 on the season. The Raiders were led by Madi Pope (1 kill), Allie Sarver (4 aces, 1 kill), Lauren Topper (1 kill, 1 ace), Logan Roberstadd (2 kills, 9 aces), Alyssa Paige (2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Elyse Serafin (1 kill, 1 ace), Abby Wright (6 kills, 1 block), Malorie Joseph (1 ace). 

Loudoun County returns to action next Tuesday as they travel to Sterling to face Park View. Come out and support your Raiders at 6:00/6:00/7:00 PM. 

Potomac Falls d. Loudoun Valley, 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-17)  
The Skinny: PFalls stats in win:
KAYLA CARLTON HAD 19 KILLS, 11 DIGS, 4 ACES, 8 SERVICE PTS.
MAKAELY THOMAS HAD 8 KILLS, 9 ACES, 14 SERVICE PTS., 2 BLOCKS
EILEEN FAUTEUX HAD 2 KILLS, 1 ACE, 6 SERVICE PTS., 1 BLOCK AND 30 ASSISTS
JASMINE ELLISON HAD 3 KILLS, 1 BLOCK, 3 ASSISTS, 1 DIG
HOLLY CARLTON HAD 1 KILL, 1 ACE, 1 SERVICE PTS. AND 10 DIGS
MELANIE GONZALEZ HAD 4 ACES, 11 SERVICE PTS. AND 5 DIGS
PATRICIA MOOK HAD 3 KILLS, 1 ACE, 5 SERVICE PTS., 3 BLOCKS
HAILEY BAHR HAD 3 DIGS
OLIVIA CAMERA HAD 1 SERVICE PT

Heritage d. Woodgrove, 3-1 (30-28, 14-25, 25-23, 25-17)
The Skinny: Heritage stats in win:
Arledge- 3 digs 
Busa- 22 kills, 3 blocks, 219 digs, 
Crammer- 8 digs, 37 assists 
Fowler- 6 kills, 10 digs, 2 pts, 1 ace 
Lydon- 2 kills 
Montanez- 8 kills, 11 digs, 2 pts 
Schneider- 3 pts 
Textoris- 4 digs

Dominion d. John Champe, 3-1
Briar Woods d. Park View, 3-0

Liberty District
Stone Bridge. d. McLean, 3-1 (25-8, 20-25, 25-17, 25-17)
The Skinny: SB stats in win:
Ryan Ackermann 20 kills, 11 digs, 3 aces 
Mariah Brantley 9 kills, 19 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks 
Megan Bryn 7 digs, 1 ace 
Ashlyn Dunlop 3 kills 
Sarah Fairchild 24 digs, 5 aces 
Cydney Gill 47 assists, 6 digs, 4 kills, 1 ace, 1 block 
Libby Haslett 8 kills, 3 blocks 
Kelly Stancik 2 kills, 2 assists, 3 dig 
Shannon Williams 11 kills, 1 block, 5 digs, 3 aces 

 The Bulldogs are currently 17 - 0. 

Madison d. Fairfax, 3-1
Langley d. Centreville, 3-0

Cedar Run District
Broad Run d. Freedom, 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-21)
The Skinny: Spartans on top of Cedar Run after winning battle of 5-0 district teams. Freedom reports that: set 1 was not close as Broad Run took it away, but Set 2 and 3 were as expected, tough sets with Broad Run coming out on top 25-21 on both. Some Key Stat leaders for Freedom:
Kaylynn Mayo - 9 Kills, 6 Blocks 
Haley Kraner - 8 Kills, 5 Blocks 
 Liz Jennison - 6 Kills, 2 Blocks 
 Kayleigh Kennedy - 4 Kills 
 Ann Kirkpatrick 15 assts, 
 Andrea Phung 14 digs 

Battlefield d. Patriot, 3-1 (25-18, 18-25, 25-21, 25-15)
Osbourn vs. Stonewall Jackson

Football: Viva Loudoun 2012 Leaders Chart - Loudoun County's Brad Szoka Making a Run at Josh Sweet for Scoring Crown

(Oct. 11, 2012') - Loudoun County High School senior Brad "Super" Szoka is making a serious run to "catch" -- and we do mean catch with 10 TD receptions -- Woodgrove junior RB Josh "Sweet T" Sweet for the area scoring lead.



Sweet almost lapped the field early in the year but Szoka now sits just two TDs away with 84 points to Sweet's 96. Just six points back of Szoka is Tuscarora sophomore running back Noah Reimers.

We are trying to catch each score but some teams don't report as well as others so if your favorite player is missing from this char or his total is wrong, please send any corrections to dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

Baseball: Woodgrove Sophomore Kaleb Bowman Becomes Another Class of 2015 Pitcher to Commit Early

Purcellville (Oct. 11, 2012) - Kaleb Bowman of Woodgrove High School became the second sophomore pitcher in Loudoun to make an early college decision as the 6-foot right-hander has verbally committed to play at the University of South Carolina starting in 2015-16. Bowman has been clocked near 90 mph by scouting services.
 

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Nats: Werth's Dramatic Walk-Off Home Run Moves Series to Game 5

For many Viva Loudoun fans this ranks among the greatest moments in their D.C. sports history:

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Competitive Cheer: Briar Woods Bounces Back with Win at Dulles Mini but Tuscarora Grabs Regular Season Title

Briar Woods was in winning form on Wednesay

(Oct. 11, 2012) - 3-time defending state champion Briar Woods competitive cheer bounced back Wednesday at the second Dulles District mini meet with a win over the 10-school field but Tuscarora, which took the first of the two mini meets, grabbed the regular season district title by a slim two points.

Tuscarora: Dulles District regular season champions

Briar Woods scored 249 on Wednesday for a two-meet total of 480.5 while Tuscarora scores 240.5 on Wednesday for a two-meet total of 482.5.

The Dulles District meet will held on Oct. 24 at Briar Woods.

Girls Volleyball: Oct. 9 Scoreboard

Viva Loudoun Oct. 9 Girls Volleyball Scoreboard
Potomac Falls def. Briar Woods, 3-1 (25-11, 25-12, 21-25, 25-12)
Broad Run def. Osbourn, 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-13)
Heritage def. Dominion, 3-0
Freedom def. Patriot, 3-1
Loudoun County def. Champe, 3-0 (25-4, 25-11, 25-6)
Loudoun Valley def. Woodgrove, 3-1
Tuscarora def. Park View, 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-12)
Stone Bridge def. Fairfax, 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 25-12)
Battlefield def. Stonewall Jackson, 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-22)

Softball: Loudoun County SR Kiley Jacobus to Play at Alderson-Broaddus College

(Oct. 11, 2012) - Loudoun County High School athletic director Ken Wright announced Wednesday that senior softball pitcher Kiley Jacobus has committed to Alderson-Broaddus College of the WVIAC.

The 3-time all district performer (second team 2010-2011, first team in 2012) selected the Battlers to continue her athletic and academic career next year. She has been a team captain each of the past two years and was named a Cheers Sports Athlete of the Month three times by Viva Loudoun.

Girls Volleyball: Freedom and Broad Run Partner for Dig Pink Match Tonight

(Oct. 11, 2012) - First place may be on the line in the Cedar Run District girls volleyball race tonight but the Eagles and Spartans have partnered for a more important cause as they will meet in a Dig Pink match in Ashburn.

The friendly rivals have agreed to make this a Dig Pink match helping to raise funds for the Side-Out foundation in their fight against Breast Cancer. Both Teams are raising money to help support this cause. Anyone wishing to support can donate online at http://www..side-out.org/application/ous/fundraising_page/9178 or come out to the match to support this cause and the teams. Freshman and JV matches will be at 5:30 p.m., the varsity match will start about 6:45 p.m.

Photo Gallery: Loudoun County Homecoming by Richard Kirby

(Oct. 11, 2012) - Loudoun County High School held Homecoming last week and Richard Kirby shot the festivities at halftime - see all 42 shots!

Girls Volleyball: Dominion Hosts Third Annual Dig Pink Match Oct. 18

(Oct. 11, 2012) - Dominion High School Volleyball will be hosting its third annual Dig Pink match on tonight, October 18th with the freshman and JV matches beginning at 6 p.m. followed by varsity at 7:15 p.m. The Titans will be hosting Park View who will also be participating in the Dig Pink evening.

Photo Gallery: Football - Patriot at Broad Run by Chas Sumser

(Oct. 11, 2012) - A great high school football game, an appearance by Washington Redskins super rookie Robert Griffin III and a Pink'D fundraiser for breast cancer awareness ... Chas Sumser sures knows how to pick the photo assignments as he was at the Patriot vs. Broad Run game last week and came back with 190 great shots!

News: Capitals Alumni Rod Langway and Paul Mulvey Host Capitals Hockey School at Creighton's Corner Elementary School

Ashburn (Oct. 11, 2012) Washington Capitals alumnus and NHL Hall of Famer Rod Langway, fellow alumnus Paul Mulvey and mascot Slapshot visited Creighton’s Corner Elementary School in Ashburn, Va., on Thursday, Oct. 4, for the third Capitals Hockey School assembly of the 2012-13 school year.

Hockey School is a free program, designed to be both instructional and interactive, with the goal of exposing students to floor hockey while teaching proper technique. Langway and Mulvey began the session by responding to questions from an audience of 190 fifth-grade students prior to instructing the group on basic hockey skills, including stick-handling, passing and shooting. Students were then invited to practice the skills in front of their peers.

Photo Gallery: Girls Volleyball - Dominion at Briar Woods Varsity, JV and Freshman by Jeff Scudder

(Oct. 11, 2012) - Jeff Scudder shot the Dominion at Briar Woods girls volleyball freshman, JV and varsity matches.

Varsity match: 127 shots


JV match: 82 shots

 
Freshman match: 45 shots

News: Fall Fundraiser to Support Loudoun Free Clinic Set for Oct. 20

(Oct. 11, 2012) - On Saturday, October 20th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sonak Family Chiropractic & Life Wellness will be hosting a Fall Fundraiser to help support the Loudoun Free Clinic. This event will take place at 21240 Ridgetop Circle #105, Sterling, 20166 (1/2 mile from Sweetwater Tavern). 

News: Fall Festival by Joshua's Hands Presents Volunteer Opportunities

(Oct. 11, 2012) - Joshua's Hands Fall Festival this Saturday Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Guthrie Farm in western Loudoun County presents a good opportunity for high school students to volunteer. Sign up at www.JoshuasHands.org.

You Pick'Em: Week 8 Sponsored by Gayle King of CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty

(Oct. 11, 2012) - We start Week 8 of our Viva Loudoun high school football You Pick'Em contest.

The contest is simple, you pick the winner's of the local high school football games (complete the form below!) and if you win for the week ...We have offered free t-shirts to either Channing Tatum or Steve Carell while they are in town! ...

Each week we will keep your record and at the end of the year the top player will get $100 in their pocket and $100 given to their local Loudoun high school of choice (hey, our site is called Viva Loudoun ... not Viva Las Vegas ...). Runner-up gets $50 and third place gets $25.

How do we have these cash prizes to give out ... it all starts with a poorly worded plea from a fleeing monarch ....just teasing ... it is because Gayle King of CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty is our sponsor. If you see her ... THANK her!

Fine print: RG3 sighting at your high school increases your chances of winning by 79 percent ... The Viva "Fox" went into hiding after hearing that the movie "Foxcatcher" might be doing some filming at Morven Park in Leesburg ... We will not answer the phones at our World HQ between now and Election Day (curse you robo calls!) ... Loudoun Hounds: 3 years delayed, 2 stadium locations, 1 darn cute mascot .... We were upset to find out that the new Silver Line cars are not actually made of silver ... Fox is searching for a P90 X workout partner now that Paul Ryan is busy with that debate thingie ... Yes, we just used the word thingie .... If volleyball coaches had to wear uniforms like the baseball managers, OK, that would be kind of scary ... No animals (especially Foxes) were harmed in the making of this fine print ... we have a new game that you read the words "On Viva Loudoun" after any fortune cookie saying ... For example, let's crack two open: "A kind word will keep someone warm for years ... on Viva Loudoun" or "A thrilling time is in store for you ... on Viva Loudoun"

You Pick'Em: JAGman Wins for Second Straight Week, Co-Winner with Rolltide

(Oct. 11, 2012) - I know you are all feeling really good about your picking power as we had 31 fans go a perfect 10-0 last week out of 155 playing.

So that tiebreaker was REALLY important and JAGman of Ashburn won for the second straight week, along with rolltide of Ashburn (not you rolltide of Great Falls!) as they had Briar Woods winning 50-114 and 48-14 when the actual score was 49-17.

JAGman and rolltide will get a Viva Loudoun one-of-a-kind t-shirt (OK 2 of a kind for JAG) as well as a gift certificate from Roosters Men's Grooming Center of Goose Creek Village, good for a free haircut or shave!

As for the season-long standings, Mtneer32 of Charles Town (63-7 record) went 9-1 and still saw their lead increase as second place Mr. Dubya of Sterling went 8-2, allowing WeaselVT (10-0) to move into a tie for second. The real story is that a very hot group of six fans now sits just three games off Mtneer's lead and they are closing in each week.

Our fans are playing for an overall season prize of $100 to the winner (plus $100 to their favorite Loudoun high school) with second place netting $50 and third place $25.

The LoCo Media Experts now features at tie between Andy Hayes of Gameday Magazine and Moe Murphy of Loudoun Times-Mirror with a trio just behind.

The LoCo Media Experts are playing not only for glory but the overall season winner will have $100 donated to their favorite charity!

And a super big shout out to the sponsor of our You Pick'Em Gayle King of CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty ... her generous support allows us to fund the cash prizes! So give her a thumbs up the next time you see her at a local game! (View the spreadsheet in its entirety)