The Captains came out strong in the first and rallied to take the second, but then fell in the third before reasserting their dominance in the fourth, as they took down the Hilltoppers—25-21, 25-23, 12-25, 25-19—to secure their spot in a state semifinal on November 19.
Author: Christal Gotimer
Christal Gotimer
Christal Gotimer is a biomedical engineer at Stryker in Leesburg. She plays and coaches volleyball and loves watching and following college volleyball. She has a passion for sports and enjoys supporting local high school student athletes.
The Rams’ VHSL Class 5 quarterfinal was just one step along the way to getting them there, as they made easy work of Region 5C runner up Albemarle—25-10, 25-15, 25-10—on November 16 in Leesburg.
The Rams overpowered the Tigers to claim their second VHSL Region 5D championship in as many years with a 25-11, 25-21, 25-19 sweep in Leesburg.
After sweeping their last eight opponents, the Dominion High School volleyball team continued their winning ways in the same fashion on November 7 in Sterling with a 25-20, 25-19, 25-18 win over Woodgrove to move on to the VHSL Region 4C championship match after missing out on the opportunity last year.
Woodgrove finally got the elusive win they’ve been working towards with a 26-24, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22 victory over the Captains to secure their first Catoctin District title on November 4 in Leesburg.
The Pride overcame second- and third-set losses to capture the extended fourth-set victory and the deciding fifth set to claim a spot in the Dulles District championship match.