Leesburg, Va. — The Riverside High School field hockey team put all other teams on notice on September 4, while thoroughly defeating rival Heritage High School in every aspect of the game. The Rams easily won the contest by obtaining significantly more penalty corners, having significantly more shots on goal, and dominating the time of possession. The final score was 4-0, but, as hard as it is to believe against long-time Loudoun County stalwart Heritage, the score could have been worse. This young Heritage team graduated seven seniors this past spring, including three VHSL 4A All-State players: first-teamer Josie Rossbach…
Author: Keil Ritterpusch
Keil Ritterpusch
Keil “Coach Keil” Ritterpusch has a passion for all things involving sports. Keil spent the last eleven years coaching field hockey in Loudoun County. He started as a rec league coach for Loudoun Field Hockey Association, then was a rec league coach for Potomac Field Hockey, where he helped to found, build from the ground up, and coach the Briar Woods High School field hockey club — before Loudoun County added varsity hockey. Keil was the first varsity head coach at Briar Woods, doing double duty for two years as an export compliance and licensing lawyer and a varsity head coach. In addition to rec league and varsity coaching, Keil has coached with the Metro Field Hockey Club and the Rapids Field Hockey Club and was a founding board member for the Loudoun County League. In addition to coaching, Keil has been an active umpire for LCL for six years. Finally, Keil plays in the Washington Field Hockey Association adult league with his son, Wilson, a sophomore at Heritage HS.
Leesburg, Va. — The Loudoun County High School Raiders field hockey team proved any doubters wrong by handily defeating Woodgrove, 5-2, on September 4 at Heritage High School. While both teams came into the contest with 2-0 records, Loudoun County dominated the time of possession in the game, holding possession for roughly 75-percent of the time. While Woodgrove scored at opportune times to make the game a contest, in the end, the talent and cohesiveness of the young Raiders team outdid the Wolverines. “We lost a lot of physical, talented seniors, and we are a young team,” Loudoun County junior…