(November 17, 2015) — The results are in and the playoffs week one winner of the LoCoSports Football Pick’Ems sponsored by Cheers Sports is mstuphin from Leesburg! mstuphin went 11-1 in week twelve missing the final score of the Game of the Week between Broad Run and Briar Woods High Schools by only six points, beat all of the local experts and will take home a gift certificate for a free meal at ResQ Grille! TomTy from Leesburg and Mr. T from Leesburg are the new leaders in the season-long Pick’Ems competition with records of 91-21. Troy Bye of WL SportsNet led the experts in playoffs week one with a 10-2 record. Carl Lukat of the…
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(November 17, 2015) – The VHSL 4A West region has selected its all-region team for volleyball. Loudoun County High School senior Taylor Borup was named Player of the Year. Loudoun County High School head coach Sherrilyn Hanna was named Coach of the Year. All VHSL 4A West Region Volleyball First Team S Julia Avoletta SR Dominion OH Taylor Borup SR Loudoun County MB Abby Brewer SR Dominion OH Katie Crofford SR Fauquier OH Imani Major SR Millbrook S Morgan Minniti SR Woodgrove OH Hannah Morris SR Liberty Chrisitian Libero Thaovy Nguyen SR Freedom MB Rachel Voketaitis SR Loudoun County All VHSL 4A West Region Volleyball Second Team OH Hannah Aycock JR Loudoun County Libero Rachael…
(November 16, 2015) – Cheers and LoCoSports have named their 2015 All-LoCo boys cross country team. The 2015 boys cross country Athlete of the Year is Drew Hunter from Loudoun Valley High School. The Coach of the Year is Matt Henry of Stone Bridge High School. The All-LoCo boys cross country first and second team photo shoot will be held on January 9 at 10 a.m. at Cheers Sports’ new location! Please RSVP to The Owl at locosportsnews@gmail.com or by direct message on Twitter at @LoCoSports. All-LoCo 2015 Boys Cross Country First Team Colton Bogucki SO Loudoun Valley Drew Hunter SR Loudoun Valley Derek Johnson SO Tuscarora Andrew Matson SR Stone Bridge Jackson Morton SR Stone…
(November 16, 2015) – Conference 21B has selected its all-conference team for football. Heritage High School junior Alex Carlin was named Offensive Player of the Year. Dominion High School senior Adeeb Atariwa was named Defensive Player of the Year. Heritage High School head coach Reed Prosser was named Coach of the Year. All Conference 21B Football First Team Offense QB Alex Carlin JR Heritage RB Mitch Westbrook SR Heritage RB Vashon McCants JR Dominion RB Eric Vivian JR Rock Ridge OL Adeeb Atariwa SR Dominion OL Tommy Christ SR Dominion OL Brent Smith SR Heritage OL William McDonald SR Loudoun Valley OL Cameron George SR Heritage WR Cole Miller SR…
By Josh Meyers LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’JoeCool20147′] Ashburn (November 15, 2015) — In one of the highest pressure first round playoff games in the whole state, the Broad Run High School Spartans (8-3) ended the season for the Briar Woods High School Falcons (3-8) in the VHSL 5A North region tournament. The 44-17 game was a crucial step in what the Spartans hope to be a state championship winning season and another painful loss to a Briar Woods program which struggled to put up wins against one of the toughest schedules of opponents in Virginia. “Our mindset is completely…
By Morgan Widdifield LoCoSports Copy Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’MorganWiddifiel’] Purcellville (November 15, 2015) — Loudoun Valley High School senior Emily Thompson has committed to play basketball at the University of Mary Washington starting in 2016-2017 season. “Mary Washington has a very successful women’s basketball program. The coaches are outstanding and the girls are hard-working and talented,” the 5-foot-7 Thompson said. “I chose Mary Washington because of the distance away from home and the academics there. They have my intended major, Education, and have a great five-year master’s program.” Thompson — a three-year varsity starter — had a strong junior season, including…