Atlanta, Ga. — Led by gymnasts Allie Auten, Caroline Cascadden and Lauren Greene, the APEX Gymnastics Level 9 team won gold in the team competition at the Atlanta Paws for a Cause Invitational on February 10. Auten, Cascadden and Green all won their respective all-arounds and each claimed gold in an individual event as well. In Level 8, all-around champion Makaila Knoerzer led APEX to a third place team finish. A portion of every entry from the Atlanta Paws for a Cause Invitational is used to provide children with service dogs. It costs more than $25,000 to train, certify and…
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Loudoun County, Va. – The Dulles District has selected its all-district team for girls basketball. Loudoun County High School senior Natalie Villaflor was named Player of the Year. Loudoun Valley High School head coach Kenyamo McFarlane was named Coach of the Year. [adrotate banner=”19″] All-Dulles District Girls Basketball First Team Position Name School Year C Jackie Christ Dominion JR F Celine Fink Loudoun Valley SR G Julia Ng Loudoun County SR G Haley Pasqualone Loudoun Valley JR G Lauren Phelps Heritage SO G Grace Sibley Heritage JR G Natalie Villaflor Loudoun County SR F Madi White Woodgrove SR All-Dulles District Girls Basketball Second Team…
Leesburg, Va. — Heritage High School senior Jake Kaplan has made a commitment to continue his volleyball career at Vassar College starting in the 2018-2019 academic year. “I chose Vassar because it is an amazing academic school,” Kaplan said. “College has really motivated me to keep working hard. I know that if I hadn’t worked as hard as I did, I never would’ve gotten the chance to go to Vassar.” [adrotate banner=”14”] Vassar College – home to approximately 2,500 students – is located in the scenic Hudson Valley, 75 miles north of New York City, in Poughkeepsie. It is consistently…
Ashburn, Va. — Led by senior Sydney Wrighte’s all-around performance, the Freedom High School gymnastics team claimed the VHSL 5A State championship on February 16 in Leesburg. Wrighte followed up the team championship with an individual runner-up performance in the all-around on February 17. After finishing runners-up in 2017, the Lady Eagles were led in the team competition by Wrighte, sophomore Bre Roeder and freshman Riley Waldrop. Woodgrove High School junior River Stone turned in the next best all-around performance from Loudoun, placing eighth. Sophomore Jenna Haran – who finished twelfth in the individual all-around – paced the Lady Vikings in…
Ashburn, Va. — Backed by four individual district champions, Freedom High School claimed the Potomac District team title! Championship results below… [adrotate banner=”19″] 106lb Results Match Winner School Result Runner Up School 1st Place Simon Fossett Broad Run Fall 3:54 Charlie Lausten Stone Bridge 3rd Place Giovanni Llaury Briar Woods Fall 1:00 Connor Costello Freedom 5th Place Bobby Philpot Tuscarora Maj 16-7 Jessie Burkett-Erice Potomac Falls 113lb Results Match Winner School Result Runner Up School 1st Place Najim Murshidi Briar Woods Dec 4-0 Anthony Gil Broad Run 3rd Place Olli Karjalainen John Champe Dec 5-0 Marcino Nguyen Freedom 5th Place Sydney…
Loudoun County, Va. – In an effort to better recognize student-athletes who positively affect high school sports in Loudoun County, Power Train and LoCoSports have teamed up to announce Loudoun Valley High School senior Jalen Williams as the Power Train and LoCoSports Athlete of the Month for January 2018. Williams – who has helped the Vikings to a 21-1 record this winter – had quite a night on January 26 in an 87-56 win over Dulles District rival Loudoun County. Williams connected on his first seven three-point attempts and shot 10-for-11 from beyond the arc setting the Vikings’ record for…