Virginia Beach (March 22, 2017) — APEX Gymnastics qualified nineteen athletes to the region championship after a solid performance at the Virginia State competition in Virginia Beach on March 17-18. Highlighting the state performances for APEX was Level 9 gymnast Ashley Spanlger, who won the state championship in the vault. The APEX Level 8 and Level 9 teams both placed eighth in the team competition. The Level 9 team – Allie Auten, Claudia Cardona, Caroline Cascadden, Amy Eck, Caitlyn Faint, Lauren Miller, Hannah O’Dea, Caitie Reyes, Ashley Spanlger, Julianne Vennitti and Ashley Wilkins – will represent APEX at the Region…
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(March 20, 2017) – The VHSL 4A has selected its all-state team for girls basketball. Monacan High School senior Megan Walker was named Player of the Year. Monacan High School head coach Larry Starr was named Coach of the Year. VHSL 4A All-State Girls Basketball First Team F Haile McDonald JR Millbrook F Amesha Miller SR King’s Fork G Jaiden Morris SR Monacan G Cydney Nichols SR King’s Fork G Alex Parson SR Monacan G Junajah Somerville SR Lake Taylor C Natalie Villaflor JR Loudoun County G Megan Walker SR Monacan VHSL 4A All-State Girls Basketball Second Team G Jaelyn Batts SO Freedom G Madison Green JR Millbrook G Matie…
(March 20, 2017) – The VHSL 4A has selected its all-state team for boys basketball. Loudoun Valley High School junior Jordan Miller was named Player of the Year. John Handley High School head coach Jason Toton was named Coach of the Year. VHSL 4A All-State Boys Basketball First Team G Nick Ball SR Loudoun Valley G Michael Brown JR Handley G Ryan Jones SR Smithfield F Jordan Miller JR Loudoun Valley G Greg Parham SR Monacan F Ryan Payne SR Hanover G Patrick Robinson SR George Washington G Mason Wang SR Jamestown VHSL 4A All-State Boys Basketball Second Team G Jamonda Bryant JR Lake Taylor G Zyan Collins…
Woodbridge (March 18, 2017) — Led by all-around runner-up Conner Lin and rings champion Daniel Jekal, the APEX Gymnastics boys level 5 team finished fourth in the Virginia Men’s Gymnastics State championships on March 11-12 in Woodbridge. Jekal also placed fourth in the all-around while Dane Gaynor rounded out the APEX effort finishing sixth overall. APEX’s level 6 boys team saw an individual state championship from Chance Smith, who won the floor routine and placed fourth in the all-around. Tiernan Yoder and Joseph Ernest finished ninth and tenth, respectively, in the level 6 all-around for APEX. All six gymnasts –…
(March 11, 2017) – Cheers and LoCoSports have named their 2016-2017 All-LoCo boys basketball team. Loudoun Valley High School junior Jordan Miller was named Player of the Year. Heritage High School head coach Sam Carpenter was named Coach of the Year. The All-LoCo basketball photo shoot will be held on Sunday, March 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Cheers Sports! Please RSVP to The Owl at [email protected] or by direct message on Twitter at @LoCoSports. Photo shoot FAQs All-LoCo 2016-2017 Boys Basketball First Team F Ian Anderson SO Potomac Falls G Anthony Cooper SR Broad Run G Dominik Fragala SR John Champe G Zach Garrett SR…
By Chloe Adam LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’ChloeMAdam31′] Ashburn (March 7, 2017) – Broad Run High School senior Grace Mattimore has made a commitment to continue her softball career at the United States Military Academy starting in the 2018-2019 school year. “I chose West Point because it’s one of the best schools in the country, and I’m excited about the education I am going to get there,” the 5-foot-7 Mattimore said. “My father is a Navy Captain, and I decided that I want to make a difference, to make a contribution to my country, and be part of something bigger…