By Chloe Adam LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’ChloeMAdam31′] Ashburn (April 22, 2016) – Stone Bridge High School junior Becca Madgwick has verbally committed to continue her volleyball career at Randolph-Macon College starting the 2017-2018 academic year. “It feels great knowing I am going to be somewhere I love,” Madgwick said. “I fell in love with the campus, the coaching staff and the team; it had a great family feel. I just knew it was the right college for me.” Randolph-Macon College is a private liberal arts school located in Ashland, Virginia. At this 116-acre school you can find up to…
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By Chloe Adam LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’ChloeMAdam31′] Ashburn (April 18, 2016) – Broad Run High School junior Leah Deutsch has decided to continue her soccer career at the College of Charleston starting her 2017-2018 academic year. “When I visited College of Charleston, I immediately fell in love with it,” the 5-foot-5 outside back said. “I chose College of Charleston not only because of its beautiful location but also because it has so many great things to offer.” The College of Charleston is a public university located in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. It also has 59 majors to choose from…
By Hanna Duenkel and Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Staff Photographers Ashburn (April 11, 2016) – Hanna Duenkel and Owen Gotimer photographed the 2015-2016 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Winter Athletes in Ashburn on Sunday, April 3 and posted this photo gallery!
By Chloe Adam LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’ChloeMAdam31′] Ashburn (April 10, 2016) — Ashburn-native and Flint Hill School sophomore Carly Middleton has made an early verbal commitment to play volleyball at Palm Beach Atlantic University starting in the 2019-2020 academic year. “I could not be happier,” the 5-foot-6 libero said. “It did feel a little weird when I first committed because I felt like I was rushing the process and making a rash decision. Now the more I think about PBA, the more excited I am about my commitment and the prouder I am to be a Sailfish.” Palm Beach…
By Sarah Snare LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’SarahSnaree’] Leesburg (April 10, 2016) — The Tuscarora High School boys soccer team faced their third tie of the season in a shutout game against Frederick County’s Millbrook High School on Friday, April 8. The first ten minutes of the game were action-packed. With possession continuously changing and more than five goal attempts on both sides, the crowd was sure it was going to be a close, intriguing game. At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0. Faces of coaches and players on both teams took an intense mien as…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Aldie (March 10, 2016) — John Champe High School senior Joaquin Gabriel has made a commitment to continue his swimming career at the United States Naval Academy beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “No more worrying about SATs, ACTs, transcripts or college, in general,” the 5-foot-7 Gabriel said. “However, USNA made me certain to not slack off in my last stretch of senior year and to not let senioritis overcome. So even though I know where I am attending college, I still need to keep up my studies and, more importantly, my swimming.”…