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!

Aldie, Va. – After coming off of a blowout win against James Madison High School, the Stone Bridge High School football team showed no signs of wear in their most recent contest. The Bulldogs rolled over John Champe High School, 59-28, on September 22 in Aldie, controlling the game from the first kickoff to the final whistle. Coming into the game as the underdog, the Knights showed some defensive fortitude against the powerful Bulldog offense; however, their defense eventually faltered as Stone Bridge went on to score 59 total points in the game. Led by junior quarterback Mason Tatum and…

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Ashburn, Va. – When John Champe High School head coach Jason Dawson led his team on to the field at Broad Run High School before their matchup on September 15, he must have felt a wave of pride and excitement. After all, this marked Dawson’s return to the school where he was the defensive coordinator for the Spartans’ back-to-back state championship teams in 2008 and 2009. Now, he was returning as head coach of the 3-0 Knights, preparing for their first ever Potomac District clash after moving up to the VHSL 5A this season. It was the Spartans, however, who…

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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 Heritage High School junior Hayden Miller as the Power Train and LoCoSports Athlete of the Month for August 2017. In his first tournament of the season, Miller shot a low round 69 to lead the Pride to the Curly Licklider Invitational on August 2. Then two weeks later, Miller once again shot the low round – this time a 6-under, 66 – to lead Heritage to the 2017 Loudoun County Public…

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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 junior Sade Adeyinka as the Power Train and LoCoSports Teammate of the Month for August 2017. Adeyinka is the Lady Knights’ vocal leader on and off the court. As John Champe’s starting setter, she has responded well to in-game adversity and has rallied her team back when they got down early in the season. “Sade is very competitive and pushes herself and her teammates to give 100%…

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Leesburg, Va. — Loudoun County High School senior Natalie Villaflor has officially decided to continue her basketball career at Division I Robert Morris University starting in the 2018-2019 academic year. “I chose RMU because I feel like it offers the right balance of academics and athletics,” Villaflor said. “I immediately fell in love with the campus and community feel there. I was always looking for a smaller sized school where I can get to know all of my professors and classmates extremely well, and I feel like I will be able to do that here. The RMU girls and coaching…

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