Author: The Owl

The Owl

Local student-athletes pour sweat, tears and long hours into their crafts while maintaining eligible academic standing, and it’s time for each and every one of them — no matter their school, their sport or their gender — to be showcased. LoCoSports — you’ll go crazy for our sports coverage!

(February 22, 2017) – Conference 21A has selected its all-conference team for boys basketball. John Handley High School junior Michael Brown was named Player of the Year. John Handley High School head coach Jason Toton was named Coach of the Year. All Conference 21 West Boys Basketball First Team G Michael Brown JR Handley G Kevin Curry SO Handley G Owen Fuller JR Woodgrove G Jordan Funk JR Millbrook G Aidan Houser SR James Wood G Kajuan Madden SR Harrisonburg G Alex Morefield SR Sherando F Kobe Tigney JR Handley All Conference 21 West Boys Basketball Second Team G Trammell Anthony JR Millbrook G Aaron Banks JR Sherando…

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(February 22, 2017) – Conference 21A has selected its all-conference team for girls basketball. Millbrook High School junior Haile McDonald was named Player of the Year. Millbrook High School head coach Erick Green was named Coach of the Year. All Conference 21 West Girls Basketball First Team F Amari Anthony JR Millbrook G Camryn Fagan SR Woodgrove G Makayla Firebaugh FR James Wood G Lily Forrester JR Woodgrove G Madison Green JR Millbrook G Davina Lane SR Sherando F Haile McDonald JR Millbrook G Erika Reed JR Millbrook All Conference 21 West Girls Basketball Second Team F Hannah Arnold SR James Wood G Jakaha Brandon FR Harrisonburg G Amanda Christian…

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By Chloe Adam LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’ChloeMAdam31′] Purcellville (February 21, 2017) — Woodgrove High School senior Thomas Ellis has decided to continue his football career at Grove City College starting in the 2018-2019 academic year. “It is a true blessing to have been given this chance to play college football,” the 5-foot-9defensive lineman said. “To be committed is a blessing from my lord and savior. God has opened so many doors for me so all the glory goes to him. I can’t say it enough; it is truly an honor to be able to continue playing football.” Grove City…

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Purcellville, Va. — Spring sports kicked off in Loudoun on February 20. And while student-athletes began practice in the unusually warm February outdoors, the Loudoun Valley High School Vikings basketball team hosted what looked like an indoor track meet with the Charlottesville Black Knights in a VHSL 4A West region quarterfinal game. The Vikings have run teams out of the gym all season but on this night, they found a Charlottesville team willing and able to run with them. Valley sprinted out to an early lead, held off a few strong challenges from the Black Knights and pulled away at the…

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Nokesville (February 20, 2017) — For the second consecutive year, Freedom High School junior Sydney Wrighte has come away from her final high school meet of the season as the VHSL state champion on February 18 in Nokesville. The individual “open” state championship meet consists of student-athletes from all classifications in VHSL, making Wrighte repeating as state champion that much more impressive. On February 17, Wrighte also led the Lady Eagles to a runner-up finish in the VHSL 5A state team championship. Nine other LoCo student-athletes joined Wrighte at the individual open state championship with Heritage High School sophomore Leah…

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(February 19, 2017) – Conference 28 has selected its all-conference team for boys basketball. William Monroe High School senior Kam’Ron McCain was named Player of the Year. William Monroe High School head coach Brett Maynard was named Coach of the Year. All Conference 28 Boys Basketball First Team G Daijordan Brown JR Culpeper G Cam Ford SR Warren County G Michael Gray FR James Monroe F Bailey Hutchens SR Brentsville G Kam’Ron McCain SR William Monroe C Jakai Moore SO Manassas Park F Jason Odom JR Riverside F Anthony Terry SR William Monroe All Conference 28 Boys Basketball Second Team G Jalen Anderson JR William Monroe G Eric…

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