(March 10, 2016) – Cheers and LoCoSports have named their 2015-2016 All-LoCo boys basketball team. The 2015-2016 boys basketball Player of the Year is Kuony Deng from John Champe High School. The Coach of the Year is Chad Dawson of Loudoun Valley High School. The All-LoCo basketball first and second team photo shoot will be held on April 3 at 10:45 a.m. at Cheers Sports’ new location! Please RSVP to The Owl at locosportsnews@gmail or by direct message on Twitter at @LoCoSports by March 18. FAQs about the photo shoot can be found here! All-LoCo 2015-2016 Boys Basketball First Team G Nick Ball JR Loudoun Valley G Zach Collins SR Freedom F Kyle Copeland SR…
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(March 8, 2016) – Cheers and LoCoSports have named their 2015-2016 All-LoCo girls basketball team. The 2015-2016 girls basketball Player of the Year is Mariah Leonard from Broad Run High School. The Coach of the Year is Teddy Whitney of Freedom High School. The All-LoCo basketball first and second team photo shoot will be held on April 3 at 10:45 a.m. at Cheers Sports’ new location! Please RSVP to The Owl at locosportsnews@gmail or by direct message on Twitter at @LoCoSports by March 18. FAQs about the photo shoot can be found here! All-LoCo 2015-2016 Girls Basketball First Team C Elisabeth Gianelos SR Loudoun County F Mariah Leonard SR Broad Run G Chloe Roach…
(March 7, 2016) – In an effort to better recognize student-athletes in Loudoun County who exemplify the values classmates, coaches, spectators, officials, families and friends look for in teammates, the LoCoSports team has selected its February 2016 Teammates of the Month for basketball, gymnastics, swimming and wrestling. The selections were made from nominations based on the following criteria: selflessness, hustle, work ethic, attitude, team-first mentality, spirit and heart. If you wish to nominate a student-athlete for athlete or teammate of the month, please reach out through our contact form or email us at locosportsnews@gmail.com. By Morgan Widdifield [twitter-follow screen_name=’MorganWiddifiel’] Nominated by The Jungle All coaches want someone who exemplifies…
(March 7, 2016) – In an effort to better recognize student-athletes in Loudoun County who positively affect high school athletics in the area, the LoCoSports team has selected its February 2016 Athletes of the Month for basketball, gymnastics, swimming and wrestling. The selections were made from nominations based on the following criteria: success, hustle, work ethic, attitude and heart. If you wish to nominate a student-athlete for athlete or teammate of the month, please reach out through our contact form or email us at locosportsnews@gmail.com. By Spencer DuPuis [twitter-follow screen_name=’SpencerDuPuis’] Nominated by The Chaos Crew On February 20, Heritage High School junior Michael Burris took home two VHSL 4A state championships in…
By Curtis Atkinson LoCoSports Contributor [twitter-follow screen_name=’CurtisAtkinson’] Harrisonburg (March 6, 2016) — Many teams would’ve given up. Loudoun Valley didn’t. Many teams would’ve quit. Loudoun Valley didn’t. On a night when very little went right for the Vikings, they battled to the very end. The Loudoun Valley High School boys basketball team suffered through an untimely bad shooting performance — going 3-for-20 from 3-point range — and were uncharacteristically sloppy with the basketball — with 15 turnovers. However, grinding through on pure effort, the Vikings had a chance late. Loudoun Valley guard Jordan Miller corralled his fourth offensive rebound on…
By Curtis Atkinson LoCoSports Contributor [twitter-follow screen_name=’CurtisAtkinson’] Harrisonburg (March 6, 2016) — What a difference a week makes. One week after going 3-for-13 from 3-point range in the first half against Loudoun Valley, John Champe High School came out on fire from deep in their VHSL 4A state quarterfinal game against the Eastern View Cyclones. In the first quarter alone, the Knights went 5-for-10 from beyond the arc on their way to 26 points, staking themselves to an early double-digit lead they would never relinquish. John Champe followed up a frenetic first half — that gave them a 9-point lead…