Loudoun County, Va. – The Potomac District has selected its all-district team for volleyball. Stone Bridge High School junior Peyton Yamagata was named Player of the Year. Stone Bridge High School head coach Jill Raschiatore was named Coach of the Year. [adrotate banner=”14″] All-Potomac District Volleyball First Team Position Name School Year MB Mahalia Amazigo Stone Bridge SO MB Helen Boyles Stone Bridge SR MB Jewel Clark Briar Woods SR RS Taylor Davis Stone Bridge SR Libero Mary Kate DeVido Stone Bridge SR OH Meghan Dunnigan Tuscarora JR DS Kelly Ryan Briar Woods JR OH Morgan Wilson Freedom SR OH Peyton Yamagata…
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Ashburn, Va. — If Broad Run High School head coach Matt Griffis was concerned that his Spartans might be overconfident coming into their annual showdown with Briar Woods High School, he need only remind them of last year’s contest, which saw the Falcons enter the game with just one win. In the 2017 match up, the Falcons scratched and clawed all night, giving the then-undefeated Spartans all they could handle before falling by just two points. When the teams met in 2018, it became apparent early on that the Battle for a Better Cause would once again be another hard-fought…
Loudoun County, Va. – The Potomac District has selected its all-district team for field hockey. Potomac Falls High School senior Abby Asuncion was named Player of the Year. Briar Woods High School head coach Chris Keyser was named Coach of the Year. [adrotate banner=”10″] All-Potomac District Field Hockey First Team Position Name School Year FWD Emma Brunet Briar Woods SR FWD Olivia Danley Rock Ridge FR FWD Juliana Ghally John Champe SR FWD Julia Kasban Broad Run SR FWD Natalie Shand Freedom SR MID Abby Asuncion Potomac Falls SR MID Natalie Brennan Potomac Falls SR MID Hannah Hooper Briar Woods SR MID…
Loudoun County, Va. – The Dulles District has selected its all-district team for field hockey. Dominion High School junior Hannah Johnston and Loudoun County High School senior Abigail Stevens were named co-Players of the Year. Park View High School head coach Allison Thomson was named Coach of the Year. [adrotate banner=”10″] All-Dulles District Field Hockey First Team Position Name School Year FWD Jensen Bury Woodgrove SR FWD Gurnoor Dhaliwal Riverside SO FWD Sydney Krieger Heritage SR FWD Sarah Thompson Loudoun Valley JR FWD Emily Tyler Loudoun County SO MID Amelie Fieser Riverside JR MID Skylar Holmgrain Dominion JR MID Kellen Richbourg Riverside…
Ashburn Va. — After falling to Stone Bridge, 1-0, on October 9, the Potomac Falls High School field hockey team was looking for revenge when the teams met in the second round of the Potomac District playoffs. An evenly matched game ended in favor of the Panthers, 3-2, as Potomac Falls reigned victorious and advanced to the Potomac District championship game. “We just kept playing as a team,” Potomac Falls junior goalkeeper Anna Shapiro said. “We played as one unit on the field throughout to win.” [adrotate banner=”10″] Both high-powered offenses were aggressive early in the semifinal as the Bulldogs…
Leesburg, Va. — With home court advantage within its grasp, Riverside High School hosted Dominion High School in their annual Dig Pink game on October 16 in Leesburg. For the second time this season, the Rams swept the Titans (25-18, 25-17, 25-11) to sit comfortably in fourth place in the Dulles District. “We have played teams before where we beat them in three and then play them a second time and take it to five sets,” Riverside senior Christianna Stephenson said. “So this time, we had the mindset and determination that we were going to win in three.” [adrotate banner=”14″]…