Leesburg, Va. — Heritage High School junior Josie Rossbach has made a commitment to continue her field hockey career at the University of Massachusetts beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. “I chose Massachusetts because of the feel I got when I visited there, and how much the team loved being together as well as the welcoming feeling I received from the coaching staff,” the 5-foot-5 Rossbach said. “I would constantly receive text messages and emails from them just asking how my day was and how my season was going. That specific thing made me feel extremely welcome there.” [adrotate banner=”10″]…
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Hampton, Va. — Tuscarora High School junior quarterback Justin Allen tossed three touchdown passes in desperation to cling on to state title hopes, but the Huskies fell short 40-27 as Highland Springs High School took home their third straight VHSL 5A State title on December 10. “We made a run that nobody thought we’d make,” Tuscarora head coach Mike Burnett said. [adrotate banner=”19″] After finishing third in the VHSL Region 5C in the regular season (8-2, 13-3), Tuscarora made a deep postseason run that included knocking off Potomac District foes Broad Run and Stone Bridge, whom they suffered their only…
By Kyle Gotimer LoCoSports Managing Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’KyleGotimer42′] Ashburn (January 16, 2017) – After recently losing her grandfather, Stone Bridge High School freshman shooting guard Anna LeMaster stepped on to the court in a rivalry matchup dedicated to her late grandpa. LeMaster put on a show in front of a huge Ashburn crowd as she scored 31 points on the way to a 55-45 victory over Conference 14 rival Broad Run High School. “My grandfather recently passed away, so I wanted to dedicate this game to him,” LeMaster said. “That’s what pushed me. I hustled for every loose ball, passed…
By Kyle Gotimer LoCoSports Managing Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’KyleGotimer42′] Leesburg (January 9, 2017) – On the first snowy day of the school year, the Loudoun County High School and Heritage High School girls basketball teams met to play in their first match up of the season. Led by junior duo Natalie Villafor and Julia Ng, the Lady Raiders defeated the Pride, 62-40. “It’s January 6, so we know that both teams have a long way to go, both teams are going to be better a month from now,” Loudoun County head coach Derek Fisher said. “We got off to a nice…
By Kyle Gotimer LoCoSports Managing Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’KyleGotimer42′] Leesburg (October 22, 2016) – Third down, on the goal line, down by three points, 24 seconds left with no timeouts remaining. The third down run is unsuccessful and the clock is ticking. Rushed back to the line, tick, tick, tick, two seconds left. The snap and a dive around the outside. TOUCHDOWN. Heritage senior quarterback Alex Carlin dove into the end zone as time expired to defeat the John Champe Knights 41-38. “Initially we called a sneak on the goal line, but then I saw a bunch of players right in…
By Kyle Gotimer LoCoSports Managing Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’KyleGotimer42′] Leesburg (September 12, 2016) – Loudoun Valley High School head coach Anthony Long returned to his former school to take on Heritage High School in a match up between two of the hottest teams in Loudoun. After a back and forth battle, Long’s Vikings defeated Heritage 35-17 – avenging their loss to the Pride last season. “We talked about them beating us during the week, but towards the end of the week we talked about how this is a different year,” Long said. “We aren’t going to keep harping on what happened…