Photo Gallery: Volleyball - AA State Finals - Loudoun County vs. Grafton by Richard Kirby

(Nov. 21, 2010) Click on any photo to review the full gallery by Richard Kirby from the VHSL AA girls volleyball state finals where Loudoun County High School swept Grafton to claim the Raiders fourth consecutive state title.

Football: Loudoun Valley and Park View Fall in Playoffs

(Nov. 21, 2010) - Both Loudoun Valley and Park View had their football seasons end this weekend on the road as the Vikings fell in the Northwest Region Division 5 semifinals on Friday at undefeated Osbourn, 41-21, and the Patriots were shut out in the Region II Division 3 semifinals on Saturday at Warren County, 14-0.

In the Valley loss, Kevin Wiley rushed for 140 yards and Andrew Taylor score a touchdown on the ground and threw two touchdowns but the Eagles Dominique Terrell rushed for three touchdowns and 99 yards and threw for another 170 yards and a score. Osbourn also scored on a kickoff return as well as an interception return. Read a full report on the game from the Potomac News.

In the Park View loss, the Patriots drove inside the Red Zone four times but came away empty including two balls picked off in the end zone. Read a full report on the game from the Loudoun Times-Mirror.


WARREN COUNTY 14, PARK VIEW 0
Park View (5-7, 2-2) 0 0 0 0 — 0
Warren County (2-0, 0-0) 7 0 0 7 — 14


PV Rushing
Smith 13-62
Holland 9-31
Domkowski 3-26

PV Receiving
Absher 6-111
McCarter 2-15

PV Passing
Domkowski 12-21 2 ints 168 yards

"4-Peat's Sake!": Loudoun County Wins 4th Straight AA Girls Volleyball State Title; Stone Bridge Falls in AAA Finals

Richmond (Nov. 20, 2010) - Loudoun County High School captured its fourth consecutive VHSL girls volleyball AA state title on Saturday at VCU's Siegel Center with a sweep over Grafton. Stone Bridge fell in the AAA finals, 3-1, to Kellam. See full Live play-by-play below.

Photo Gallery: Volleyball - AA State Semifinals - Loudoun County vs. Cave Spring by Richard Kirby

(Nov. 20, 2010) - Richard Kirby returned from Richmond with this photo gallery from Loudoun County's win in the AA girls volleyball state semifinals over Cave Spring Friday evening. Click on any photo to see complete gallery.

Football: Jessop Propels Broad Run Past Louisa

All photos from the game courtesy Sean Farrell/AshburnPatch

Ashburn Patch's Sean Farrell made the trip to the Lion's Den ... read his report here!
Box Score
Scoring Summary    1    2    3    4  Final
SPARTANS           7  25    7   0 -- 39
LIONS                   0    7  14   0 -- 21

Team Period Scoring Play Conversion
B 1 Derril Thomas (26) run, 1 yard Ryan Ohneiser (12) Kick
B 2 Ryan Ohneiser (12) Field Goal, 27 yards
B 2 Derril Thomas (26) run, 5 yard Ryan Ohneiser (12) Kick
L 2 Anthony Hunter (28) run, 3 yards Chris McDaniels (40) Kick
B 2 Connor Jessop (9) pass to Mike Price (23), 30 yards Ryan Ohneiser (12) Kick
B 2 Connor Jessop (9) pass to Michael Stratton (17), 15 yards Connor Jessop (9) pass to Matt Preziotti (22)
L 3 Kire Worley (12) pass to Brandon Ornduff (17), 13 yards Chris McDaniels (40) Kick
B 3 Connor Jessop (9) pass to Caleb Lindsey (80), 23 yards Ryan Ohneiser (12) Kick
B 3 Anthony Hunter (28) run, 4 yards Chris McDaniels (40) Kick

SPARTANS LIONS
10 First Downs 10
351 Total Offense (Yards) 259
108 Rushing - Yards 130
243 Passing Yards 129
19 - 10 Passess - Completions 23 - 9
2 Pass Interceptions 1
4 Return Yards 40
1 - 0 Fumbles - Lost 1 - 0
5 - 27 Penalties - Yards 6 - 56
3 - 31 Punts - Avg 4 - 26
19:07 Time of Possession 28:53

Individual Statistics --
Rushing -
LIONS: Anthony Hunter, 11 - 69 yds, 2 TDs; Kire Worley, 13 - 30 yds; Rayshawn Jackson, 9 - 31 yds
SPARTANS: Derril Thomas, 14 - 21 yds, 2 TDs; Da'Qwan Earl 8 - 39 yds; Kevin Taggart, 3 - 3 yds, TD; Connor Jessop 4 - 45 yds

Passing -
LIONS: Kire Worley 9 - 22, 129 yds, 1 Int, 1 TD
SPARTANS: Connor Jessop 10 - 19, 243 yds, 1 Int, 3 TDs

Receiving -
LIONS: Rayshawn Jackson, 2 - 47 yds; Raheem Johnson, 2 - 40 yds; Brandon Ornduff 3 - 32 yds, TD
SPARTANS: Mike Price, 3 - 91 yds, TD; Caleb Lindsay, 2 - 40 yds, TD; Michael Stratton, 3 - 66 yds, 1 TDs; Kevin Taggart, 1 - 43 yds, Matt Preziotti, 1 - 3 yds;

Football: Stone Bridge Holds Off South Lakes' Challenge

Photos courtesy of Carl Lukat/Loudoun Times-Mirror

By Carl Lukat
Loudoun Times-Mirror Sports Editor

Ashburn (Nov. 20, 2010) - The Stone Bridge High School football team has not been tested often this year. Following a season-opening 7-3 win at Westfield, the Bulldogs margin of victory in their next 10 games ranged from 18 to 56 points.

So when South Lakes trimmed Stone Bridge's lead to 21-15 early in the fourth quarter Nov. 19 in the Northern Region, Division 5 semifinals, the host Bulldogs found themselves facing a rare test with their season on the line.

"If you haven't been preparing for a battle and all of a sudden you are in one, it's hard to get yourself ready," Stone Bridge coach Mickey Thompson said.

The Bulldogs proved to be up to the task. Stone Bridge intercepted three passes and scored 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull away late for a 36-15 win over a spirited Seahawk squad.

"I had that feeling at one point that we were actually in trouble," Thompson said. "So any time you can rebound from that, it's something to build off of. We did respond in the second half. We did respond when we were in trouble. So those are the positives, but we have to play better certainly."

Football: Carter's Big Play, Falcons Defense Leads Briar Woods to 7-0 Regional Semifinal Win over Liberty

Briar Woods JR Alex Carter: 65-Yard Game-Winning TD Catch-and-Run

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

Ashburn (Nov. 19, 2010) - The biggest play in Briar Wood High School football playoff history started off Friday like far too many of the Falcons offensive plays on the evening, looking like it might go for a loss, but then junior Alex Carter turned a busted fourth quarter bubble screen into an electrifying 65-yard touchdown.

Carter's spectacular play, with 9:32 remaining in the contest, was all a lights out Briar Woods defense needed for the hard-fought 7-0 Region II Division 4 semifinal shutout over Liberty. The win avenged a 13-10 last-minute loss that Briar Woods (10-2) suffered to Liberty (10-2) in the second week of the season and set up a highly-anticipated rematch with Ashburn neighbor Broad Run in Friday's regional title game.

The last time the two teams met in Brambleton on Oct. 1, Briar Woods snapped two-time defending state champion Broad Run's 33-game winning streak with a 20-13 win before a packed house.

"That was a big win for our school, for our program," said Briar Woods coach Charlie Pierce. "The rematch will be very intense, a backyard brawl type of thing."

For most of Friday, it was a back-and-forth punting affair on a frigid night as neither defense was willing to yield even a single point. In 10 games against non-Briar Woods opponents, Liberty had averaged 35.8 points per game but the Falcons were a sure-tackling bunch, led by senior linebacker DeVontae O'Bannion's 13 tackles, and they refused to budge, even when Liberty had better field position most of the night.

"We know that every game we play is going to be a battle. We come out with more intensity that any team we face," said O'Bannion.

DeVontae O'Bannion and Scott Rolin


Thanks to several bad snaps and the inability to move the first down markers, Briar Woods was held to a total of minus-11 yards in the first half and the Falcons first seven "drives" in the game went for: (-12), 9, 7, 0, (-14), 1 and 14.

All of that, however, changed in the blink of an eye as Carter, the son of former Washington Redskins defensive back Tom Carter, brought the home fans to their feet. Carter collected the bubble screen in the left flat, but the Liberty defensive back broke through the would-be block and appeared to be dragging Carter down for a 5-yard loss.

Carter had other designs as he broke the tackle, reversed his field and raced all the way towards the Falcons bench, picking up blockers including freshman quarterback Trace McSorley, and then Carter turned on the jets, slicing up the sidelines.

"It was supposed to be a bubble screen ... I broke the tackle and looked to the outside and I kept on running," said Carter modestly. "I saw some blockers down the field and I followed them down and scored."

Liberty had a chance to prevent Carter from getting in the end zone, with defenders in his way at the Eagle 30, but Carter, with a full head of steam, spun out of a tackle and kept on going until he scored.

"By that time I thought 'I've worked too hard to get here right now, so I'm not going to stop'," said Carter. "That has been our motto all season. Since August 1st we have been working hard, it's too late to stop trying now, we have to keep pushing."

Football: Regional Semifinal Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Football Regional Semifinal Scoreboard
Region II Division 4
Briar Woods 7, Liberty 0
The Skinny: Alex Carter's 65-yard amazing catch and run in the fourth quarter is the difference as Falcons shut out Eagles. Next up: Brambleton Brawl 2 vs. Broad Run
Broad Run 39, Louisa 21
Spartans tame the undefeated Lions behind Connor Jessop's arm and running of Derril Thomas. Next up: Much anticipated rematch at Briar Woods Friday evening! Check back as we link up with Sean Farrell's account in Ashburn Patch once he returns from the "Lion's Den"

Northern Region Division 5
Stone Bridge 36, South Lakes 15
The Skinny: Biggest scare for Stone Bridge on season as South Lakes closed to 21-15 midway through fourth quarter before Bulldogs pulled away. Next up: Hayfield Friday at 1:30 in Ashburn. Check back as we will run LTM sports editor Carl Lukat's story on Saturday.

Northwest Region Division 5
Osbourn 41, Loudoun Valley 21
Give the Vikings credit as they went on the road and gave the undefeated Eagles a good contest after it was all Osbourn in regular-season runaway.

Girls Volleyball: Loudoun County Sweeps Cave Spring to Advance to 5th Straight AA State Title Match

Richmond (Nov. 19, 2010) - Loudoun County High School swept Cave Spring Friday at VCU's Siegel Center to advance to the AA girls volleyball state title match for the fifth consecutive season. The Raiders will play Grafton Saturday at 5 p.m. in a bid to win a fourth consecutive state title.

The Raiders were able to shake off a slow start to sweep Cave Spring 25-23, 25-18, 25-16.

Just like in 2009, Loudoun County defeated Cave Spring in the semifinals, and just like in 2009 and 2007, they will face Grafton in the finals

The Raiders were led Friday to victory by Katrina Kirby (9 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks), Rachel Arigo (8 kills, 5 digs, 1 block, 1 assist), Jenna Strange (7 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Sammy Dormio (6 kills, 2 digs, 2 points), Maggie Phillips (5 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist), Taylor Huewe (4 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig), Colleen Bowlds (18 assists, 8 points, 4 digs, 2 aces), Jordan Leiter (17 assists, 14 points, 4 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills), Gabby Serafin (13 digs, 3 points, 1 ace), Kathleen Horvath (10 points, 6 digs, 5 aces).

County improves to 27-1 on the season and has won 23 straight matches. Loudoun County will face Grafton (a 3-1 winner over Hidden Valley) in the final for the 3rd time in 4 years.

Volleyball: Stone Bridge Sweeps into AAA State Finals

Richmond (Nov. 19, 2010) - The Stone Bridge High School girls volleyball team is one match away from clean sweeping through the VHSL AAA state tournament as the Bulldogs swept to yet another win Thursday -- Stone Bridge's fifth straight 3-0 win in the postseason -- to advance to Saturday's title game against Kellam at 7 p.m. at VCU's Siegel Center.

The Bulldogs 25-22, 30-28, 25-18 win over Atlee Thursday puts Stone Bridge into unchartered waters as they advance to the state finals for the first time. It is not, however, unusual for a Loudoun team to advance as Loudoun Valley won the AAA state title last year and Loudoun County plays tonight in the AA semifinals in a bid for a fourth straight state title.

Simply put ... Loudoun=volleyball.

Stats for Stone Bridge Thursday:
Christine Beckham 10 kills, 10 digs, 3 blocks, 3 service pts
Amanda Miller 32 assists, 7 digs, 9 service pts, 3 aces, 4 blocks
Amy Christensen 15 digs, 1 service pt
Ryan Ackermann 12 kills, 1 block, 8 digs, 11 service pts, 3 aces
Alex Heyn 7 kills, 4 blocks, 1 dig
Vanessa Paige 4 kills, 2 digs
Mariah Brantley 4 digs, 11 service pts
Chandni Chudasama 8 service pts, 1 ace, 3 digs
Haley McClure 2 blocks, 2 digs

Sure you could read Matt Brooks account of this match in the Washington Post but VivaLoudoun had its special Stone Bridge volleyball fan taking notes on the match ... we like to call her "Sideout Suzy" (not her real name ... duh) ... Here is what she saw at the Siegel Center Thursday including a great account of the epic second game or set:

1st set
· Atlee led early, went back and forth to 10-6 Atlee.
· Amanda Miller served it up to catch up 11-11.
· Stone Bridge fell behind again always trailing by one or two points to 20-19 Atlee.
· Chandni Chudasama served to get Stone Bridge up 21-20 when Atlee calls time out.
· Turning point for Stone Bridge (wake-up call) at 22-22 with a big kill from Christine Beckham to bring it to 23-22 and Christine serves the rest of the set with Ryan Ackermann with a great kill to win 25-22.

2nd set
· Stone Bridge comes out ahead 9-5 forcing Atlee to take the first time out.
· Atlee trails by 3 to 4 points the rest of the match.
· Then it got interesting, Amy Christensen serves an ace making it 24-21 Stone Bridge.
· Stone Bridge hits it into the net (don’t know who) to 24-22.
· Longest rally of the game with Atlee winning the point 24-23.
· Ace by Atlee (HUGE server, got lots of aces throughout the match) 24-24.
· Next play, 2 big blocks and a huge hit by Stone Bridge 25-24.
· Atlee with a big kill making it 25-25.
· Alex Heyn comes up with a big hit in the middle 26-25 but Atlee comes right back with a kill 26-26.
· Stone Bridge blocks a hit but ball bounces out (Atlee 27-26).
· Christine Beckham makes a great hit to tie it at 27-27.
· Chandni Chudasama comes up to serve and Atlee gets called for a carry (Stone Bridge 28-27).
· Next rally you can hear a pin drop as everyone holds their breath, again a great rally ending with Atlee tipping it over Stone Bridge blockers 28-28.
· Stone Bridge wins the next point 29-28 and Amanda Miller comes up to serve.
· Amanda Miller with an ACE to win 30-28.

3rd set
· Atlee opens with a service error, Stone Bridge 1-0.
· Mariah Brantley serves to 5-1 with Alex Heyn getting 2 huge blocks during that time.
· Atlee loses their serve and Ryan Ackermann takes it to 7-1 timeout Atlee.
· Ryan Ackermann with an ace at 9-1.
· Atlee serves at 9-2 and Stone Bridge gets it back when Alex Heyn blocks making it 10-2.
· With Stone Bridge leading 13-9, Atlee tips it over making it 13-10.
· Atlee, their big server AGAIN, gets 3 aces in a row to tie it 13-13 before Stone Bridge gets their serve back at 14-13.
· After that, it was all Stone Bridge.
· Ryan Ackermann serves at 17-14.
· At 20-14, Alex Heyn and Amanda Miller had a huge double block forcing Atlee to a timeout.
· At 21-14, Amy Christensen gets a nice back row kill.
· At 22-14, Ryan Ackermann gets an Ace.
· Atlee gets their serve back at 22-15 but Alex Heyn comes up with a great kill.
· Atlee looked like they were coming back again when they got their serve back at 23-16.
· Atlee with an ace 23-17.
· Atlee with a great block 23-18.
· But then Atlee gets a service error to 24-18.
· Once again Amanda Miller serves an ace to 25-18.

Thanks Sideout Suzy! Now if we can get a Loudoun County fan to provide a blow-by-blow report from tonight's semifinal we will be set!

Stone Bridge Volleyball (28-1)
Match-by-Match 2010
W - 8.31 - Loudoun Valley - 3-0
W - 9.1 - Yorktown - 3-0
W - 9.7 - Herndon 3-0
L - 9.11 - Loudoun County 2-3
W - 9.11 - Sherando 3-1
W - 9.11 - Kettle Run 3-0
W - 9.13 - Robinson 3-0
W - 9.15 - South Lakes 3-0
W - 9.21 - Marshall 3-0
W - 9.23 - Fairfax 3-1
W - 9.27 - Broad Run 3-0
W 9.29 McLean 3-0
W 10.4 Centreville 3-0
W 10.5 Heritage 3-0
W 10.12 Westfield 3-1
W 10.14 TJ 3-0
W 10.19 Chantilly 3-0
W 10.20 Freedom 3-0
W 10.26 Madison 3-0
W 10.28 Langley 3-2
*W 11.1 Marshall 3-0
*W 11.2 TJ 3-0
*W 11.4 Langley 3-1
**W 11.8 Herndon 3-1
**W11.9 South County 3-0
**W 11.11 Robinson 3-0
**W 11.13 Hayfield 3-0
***W11.16 Princess Anne 3-0
***W 11.18 Atlee 3-0

*Liberty District tournament
**Northern Region tournament
***AAA state tournament

Volleyball: Stone Bridge Sweeps Atlee to Advance to AAA State Finals

Game 1: Stone Bridge trails early and the comes back against Atlee ... all tied up at 22-22 but Bulldogs score final three points to take game 1 ... 25-22 at VCU's Siegel Center in Richmond.

Game 2: Stone Bridge leads 9-5 in the second game ... Bulldogs increase lead to 17-11 ... Last year Loudoun captured back-to-back state titles with Loudoun County taking AA and Loudoun Valley AAA ... could it happen this year with County again and Stone Bridge this time? Atlee comes back to tie it 24-24 in the second ... tense action! Wow ... now 26-26, the fans are getting their state admission's worth! Did I say "Wow!" ... Bulldgos win game 2, 30-28. Matt Brooks of Washington Post reports that it was won on an Amanda Miller ace. Stone Bridge is now one game away from first ever trip to girls volleyball state finals!

Game 3: Stone Bridge jumps out to 7-1 lead ... Bulldogs can now trade points and book a date for Saturday night's AAA state title match! Bulldogs clinch the sweep with 25-18. Check back Fri. for more on this match!

A big shout out to the Stone Bridge fans texting us updates back to Ashburn!

Football: Beat the LoCo Experts - Playoff Week 2 - Stats Man Had the Right Numbers Last Week

(Nov. 18, 2010) - "Stats Man" of Ashburn had all the right numbers last week and opponents can only be glad that he joined the Beat the LoCo Experts in just the last two weeks as he is a perfect 13 for 13 in the picks.

There were eight pickers with perfect 6-0 records last week but Stats Man had the closest score in the tiebreaker, picking Broad Run, 34-27 over Sherando, and that one point off of Sherando's 26 total in the 49-26 score was the difference.

Also perfect: aj (ashburn), BMack (sterling), Janice (Sterling), Nicole (Ashburn), PVfootball (Sterling), sb1225 (Ashburn) and Tim (Potomac Falls).

In the Experts pool, Viva Editor Dan Sousa put his faith in the local teams and only a late touchdown by Warren County prevented him from a 6-0 week -- he did extend his lead over Moe Murphy of Clarke County Sports from one to two games.

Sousa, however, is still one game behind the two fans tied at the top for the $100 grand prize -- Plankster of Ashburn and Michael of Ashburn were both 5-1 and now both 79-15 on th year. Will this week give us a clearcut favorite? Play below ... and see the updated standings below.

Fine print: On sick leave ... send chicken soup please ...

Men's Soccer: Broad Run Grad Shane Johnson Makes All-Atlantic Soccer Conference Team as Well as All-Academic Team

Garden City, N.Y. (Nov. 18, 2010) - Three members of the Longwood University men’s soccer team earned Atlantic Soccer Conference (ASC) All-Conference honors, including Broad Run High School grad, junior Shane Johnson on the second team. Also earning all-conference honors were senior Harvey Headley (Coventry, England (Stoke Park) on the first team and sophomore Patrick McDaniel (Midlothian (Cosby) second team.

Youth Sports - Softball: Ashburn Girls Softball League Launches New Website

(Nov. 12, 2010) - The Ashburn Girls Softball League has launched an improved league website to increase communications between the players, parents, coaches, officials, and members of the board.

The new website offers many new features including:
*Target pages for entry and access to team specific information
*Improved user friendly communications with board members, coaches and players
*A calendar function that is compatible with outlook and similar popular applications for easy downloads
*An “exchange page” that allows for easy trades of pre-owned/outgrown equipment
*An automatic email alert function for field closings, event, game, or practice times.

Competitive Cheer: Flawless Falcons Repeat as State Champions

Photo courtesy of Glenn Hancox

(Nov. 18, 2010) - For the sixth time in seven years a Loudoun competitive cheer squad brought home a VHSL state title and for the second straight year it was Briar Woods High School celebrating the championship.

Broad Run was 4th in AA and Stone Bridge was 10th in AAA where Cosby took home the state title.

Read an article on the Loudoun Times-Mirror on how the Falcons repeated.

Ethan Dorsch and Emma Mason show their support for the Briar Woods Varsity cheerleaders! 

(photo courtesy of Rachel Mason)

AA Cheer
Final Round
1, Briar Woods 282
2, William Byrd 274
3, Hidden Valley 264.5
4, Broad Run 263.5
5, James Wood 244.5

AAA Cheer
1, Cosby 265.5
2, Herndon 263.5
3, Osbourn Park 260.5
4, Chantilly 257
5, Fairfax 250
Final Round
1, Fairfax
Complete results for A, AA and AA state cheer

More great photos from the State Meet courtesy of Tim Sylvester!

Football: Playoffs Coverage as Five Area Teams Get Ready for Regional Semifinals

(Nov. 18, 2010) - Five area football teams will play on Friday and Saturday in the regional semifinals as the second week of the playoffs unfolds.

VivaLoudoun editor Dan Sousa will cover the Region II Division 4 semifinal in Brambleton as Liberty travels to Briar Woods.

We are working with other area media outlets to broaden our coverage so we will be getting some photos and linking to Sean Farrell's Ashburn Patch coverage of the Broad Run at Louisa County game in the other Region II Division 4 semifinal.

In Northern Region Division 5 we will be picking up Loudoun Times-Mirror sports editor Carl Lukat's coverage of the Stone Bridge vs. South Lakes game in Ashburn.

In addition, Loudoun Valley is on the road Friday in Northwest Region Division 5 at Osbourn and Park View travels Saturday for a 1 p.m. Region II Division 3 match-up at Warren County.

VivaLoudoun is seeking updates/coverage from these last two games. Email Dan Sousa if interested in helping us at dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

Here is Farrell's preview of the Briar Woods, Broad Run and Stone Bridge games.

VirginiaPreps.com Breaks down the Park View vs. Warren County game.

Boys Basketball: Middle Academy to Play in 3rd Annual VirginiaPreps.com Classic

(Nov. 18, 2010) - Middleburg Academy will play in the 3rd Annual VirginiaPreps.com Clssic, a tournament that has quickly become one of the top draws in the state.

Middleburg will play Booker T. Washington in the tournament which will be held Sat. Jan. 22, 2011 at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach.

The past two years the event has been a sellout success, drawing large crowds the first year at Virginia Wesleyan College for a two-day, 16-game lineup that featured then No. 1 Petersburg vs. No. Bethel, and then last year it was a packed-to-capacity gym at Lake Taylor High School to witness a then matchup of No. 2 vs. No. 3 in the state at the AAA level between Kecoughtan and John Marshall.

3rd Annual VirginiaPreps.Com
12:30 PM: Norview vs. Deep Run
2:00 PM: Nansemond River vs. C.D. Hylton
3:30 PM: Tallwood vs. Potomac
5:00 PM: Green Run vs. Annandale
6:30 PM: Booker T. Washington vs. Middleburg Academy
8:00 PM: Phoebus vs. T.C. Williams

For more details: http://virginiapreps.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=914&CID=1149710

Baseball: Stone Bridge's J.J. White Officially Signs with Penn State

J.J. White on his decision to play baseball at Penn State


(Nov. 18, 2010) - Stone Bridge High School senior J.J. White has formally signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball next year at Penn State.

White, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound catcher for the Bulldogs, has played varsity baseball under coach Sam Plank since his freshman season.

“J.J. walked through the doors his freshman year and I knew he was going to be special," said Plank. "When great hitters hit a baseball the sound speaks for itself. JJ is not only a talented baseball player but also a great teammate and role model in school as well. Penn State is getting gem."


Over the years, White has played for several elite teams, beginning in Austin, Tex., qualifying for the Elite 24 tournament at age 13, and placing 8th in the country with the Austin Eagles.

White's family moved to Leesburg in the summer of 2006. In Virginia, he played for the 14U Virginia Mavericks who won the VA State Championship that year. White has since been trained by Dan Gitzen and played summer and fall baseball with the Mid-Atlantic Red Sox organization.

More photos from this signing.
"From the time I met J.J., it was obvious at a young age that J.J. was going to be a special talent. He is highly motivated and from what he puts into the game, I knew he would be playing in a big time program one day,” said Gitzen.

White was All-District for each of the past two seasons at Stone Bridge. He hits in the four hole and has great hands and power, including three home runs for the Bulldogs. He had seven doubles in both his sophomore and Junior seasons.

At catcher, no team wants to steal on him. White had 10 throw outs last season as catcher.

"I would like to thank my parents and coaches Plank and Gitzen for helping me get to where I wanted to go," said White. "Penn State is an amazing school, and I am so excited. I look forward to helping Penn State win the Big 10 and advance beyond Regionals."

Boys Lacrosse: Briar Woods Goalie Matt Bukovac Signs with Robert Morris

Ashburn (Nov. 18, 2010) - Briar Woods High School senior goalie Matt Bukovac signed his NCAA Division I Letter of Intent on Tuesday to play lacrosse next year at Robert Morris University.

More photos from the signing.

Bukovac helped the Falcons to the regional playoffs in 2010.

View Highlights of his goalie play

Boys Lacrosse: Broad Run's Ryan Madigan Signs with Robert Morris

Ashburn (Nov. 18, 2010) - Broad Run High School senior Ryan Madigan, one of the Dulles District's most prolific scorers ever, signed his NCAA Division I Letter of Intent Wednesday to play lacrosse next year at Robert Morris University.

Robert Morris University is located on a 230-acre residential campus just 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. The lacrosse program was started six years ago by current coach Bear Davis. While there was not even a club program before that, Davis has grown the Division I program to a 10-5 record in 2010 including wins against Penn State, Ohio State, and Air Force.


Playing in the Northeast Conference, Robert Morris is one of the top offenses in the nation, averaging nearly 16 goals per game, and they are getting a player in Madigan who knows how to find the back of the net.

Leading Broad Run to a Dulles District title in 2010, Madigan scored 65 goals with 39 assists, finishing the year No. 3 in scoring for the Washington Post leader charts. He also led the team with 71 groundballs.

For his achievements, Madigan was named Washington Post All-Met honorable mention, first team Loudoun Extra, first team all-district and all-region. During the season he earned Washington Post All-Met player of the Week and ESPN Rise Player of the Week awards.

Madigan’s 2010 summer camps and tournaments schedule saw him playing in nearly 40 games from June 23 thru early August. He played in two recruiting camps - Top 205 at University of Maryland and Blue Chip Elite at Bryant University in Providence, RI. He also played for the Virginia Lacrosse Club coached by Justin Fitzgerald (Robinson HS) and Jeff Lewandowski (Loudoun Valley HS). Virginia Lacrosse Club competed at the Brine Shootout in Baltimore and Patriot Games outside of Philadelphia.

Madigan, a defensive back on Broad Run's back-to-back VHSL Division 4 state championship football teams, is currently a defensive leader for the 10-1 Spartans who play Friday night at Louisa in the Region II semifinals.

Photo Gallery: Volleyball - AA State Quarterfinal - Powhatan vs. Loudoun County by Richard Kirby

(Nov. 18, 2010) - Click on the photo below to view the entire gallery shot by Richard Kirby from Loudoun County High School's girls volleyball win over Powhatan Tuesday in the VHSL AA state quarterfinals.

Volleyball: Heritage Heartbreak Fills the Air in Leesburg

By Owen Gotimer
Heritage High School student journalist

Leesburg (Nov. 18, 2010) - Tuesday night the stands at Heritage High School were packed, as the Pride's girls volleyball team took on the Wildcats of Deep Run High School in the AAA State Quarterfinal. Unfortunately for Heritage, Deep Run proved to have the upper hand, and the Pride fell in four; 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 27-25.

Photo Gallery: Football - Loudoun Valley vs. Stafford Playoff Game by Chris Anderson

(Nov. 17, 2010) - Click on any photo to view the entire gallery that Chris Anderson shot of the Loudoun Valley High School playoff football win over Stafford last Friday.

Girls Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley's McGinn Signs with George Mason

Caitlin McGinn (#14) will play NCAA Division I at GMU next year.

(Nov. 17, 2010) - Loudoun Valley High School defensive standout Caitlin McGinn, who has helped the Vikings advance to the state semifinals three straight years, has signed her National Letter of Intent to play NCAA Division I lacrosse next year at George Mason University.

In three years as a starter for the Vikings, McGinn had led Valley to three straight Cedar Run District titles and two Northwest Region crowsn.

McGinn was second team all-district and honorable mention all-region her freshman year and first team all-district, first team all-region and Loudoun Extra first team her sophomore and junior years as well as honorable mention All-Met her sophomore year.

She plays club lacrosse for the last three years for the Frederick Stars (FSLAX). The Stars have finished the season without a loss since July 17, winning the Galaxy Club Championship, all four games at the Rivalry Challenge and the Mid Atlantic tourney at the McDonogh School last weekend.

McGinn was named second team All Galaxy midfield in 2009 and second team All Galaxy defense in 2010.

Softball: Stone Bridge Catcher Lewis Signs to Play at Wagner College

Ashburn (Nov. 17, 2010) - Stone Bridge High School catcher Beth Lewis signed her NCCAA Division I Letter of Intent to play softball at Wagner College on Nov. 12.

Wagner, located in New York City (Staten Island), is part of the Northeast Conference. After considering several collegiate programs, Lewis chose Wagner because of its strong academics, location, and campus aesthetics. Coached by Glen Payne (16 years), the Wagner College softball Seahawks have been recognized by the NCAA for exceptional graduation and academic performance.

Lewis has earned numerous awards in both academics and athletics throughout her years at Stone Bridge High School. She is a member of the National Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, and a SBHS Student Leader (selected by teachers, administrators and coaches). Her athletic honors include All-District, MVP, and Scholar Athlete awards. Lewis is the starting varsity catcher, clean-up hitter, and a strong team leader for the Bulldogs.

She plays travel softball for the Ashburn Shooting Stars Gold. Off the field, Lewis plays electric guitar in the high school Jazz Ensemble, volunteers for various organizations, and enjoys basketball, music, and writing.