Sterling, Va. — The Riverside High Schools boy and girls swim teams combined to win eight individual championships en route to sweeping the team titles at the VHSL Region 4C championships on February 8 in Sterling. For the Rams boys, junior Otto Gerstl won the 100-yard freestyle, senior Jackson McCummings won the 50-yard freestyle and sophomore Robert Quan won both the 200-yard individual medley and 500-yard freestyle. On the girls side, junior Allison Kopac won both the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events and senior Claire Nguyen won both the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley. Other Loudoun champions include Woodgrove sophomore…
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Purcellville, Va. — Riverside High School freshman Marisa Cisneros swept the individual events en route to the all-around title at the VHSL Region 1-4A Championships at Woodgrove High School on February 8. Cisneros scored a 9.800 on vault, a 9.575 on bars, a 9.675 on the beam and a 9.650 on the floor exercise to edge out Woodgrove senior River Stone in the all-around, 38.700-37.975. Stone finished second in each event with a 9.525 on vault, a 9.250 on bars, a 9.600 on the beam and a 9.600 on the floor exercise Loudoun Valley junior Jenna Haran (36.775) placed third in the…
South Riding, Va. — Freedom High School freshman Kelly Fangyen won three of the four individual events en route to the all-around title at the VHSL Region 5C gymnastics championships on February 5 in South Riding. Fangyen scored a 9.425 on bars, a 9.600 on the beam and a 9.375 in the floor exercise to edge out teammate Liliana Gines in the all-around by just .550 points. Freedom sophomore Riley Waldrop and freshman Emily Hyun finished third and fourth, respectively, as the Eagles swept the podium and won the team title. It is Freedom’s sixth region gymnastics title since 2012. Complete meet…
Sterling, Va. — Led by junior Abby Harter and sophomore Mackenzie McConagha, the Briar Woods High School girls swim team claimed the VHSL Region 5C championship on February 2 in Sterling. Harter won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke, while McConagha won the 100-yard butterfly. Both Harter and McConagha helped the Falcons win the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays. Also on the girls side, Broad Run senior Kayla Graham won the 200-yard individual medley, Freedom sophomore Jennifer Luong won the 100-yard freestyle, Rock Ridge freshman Tatum Wall won the 500-yard freestyle and Potomac Falls sophomore Janika Perezous won both the 100-yard…
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 Riverside High School freshman Marisa Cisneros as the Power Train and LoCoSports Athlete of the Month for January 2019. In her first year at Riverside, Cisneros has shined for the Rams, including winning the all-around at the Dulles District championships on January 31. “Marisa has done gymnastics basically all her life,” Riverside head coach Alexandra Hayes said. “She is strong and has great body awareness when completing her skills on each event.”…
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 John Champe High School senior Dalton Young as the Power Train and LoCoSports Teammate of the Month for January 2019. Young is one of the Knights’ co-captains and is a leader on and off the court. In the classroom, Young maintains over a 4.0 GPA, and on the court, Young has shown tremendous selflessness this season. “Dalton has exceptional hustle, effort and heart,” John Champe head coach Bill Maher said. “He has…