Martinsville (November 6, 2015) — Loudoun Valley High School senior Drew Hunter (15:25) and Heritage High School sophomore Weini Kelati (16:57) won the VHSL 4A West Region Championships on November 5 in Martinsville. Hunter’s effort helped the Viking boys to a first place team finish, while Kelati’s effort helped the Pride girls to a first place team finish. On the boys side, Loudoun Valley — along with Sherando, Freedom, Fauquier, Dominion and Millbrook High Schools — will represent the VHSL 4A West region at the VHSL 4A state meet on November 13 at Great Meadow in The Plains. Woodgrove senior Devin Geier (16:54) also earned an individual VHSL 4A state berth. On the girls side, Heritage– along with E.C.…
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(November 5, 2015) – Conference 21B has selected its all-conference team for volleyball. Loudoun County High School senior Taylor Borup was named Player of the Year. Dominion High School head coach John Senchak was named Coach of the Year. All Conference 21B Volleyball First Team S Julia Avoletta SR Dominion OH Hannah Aycock JR Loudoun County OH Taylor Borup SR Loudoun County MB Abby Brewer SR Dominion Libero Rachael Cullen JR Loudoun County OH Bailey Hartzel SR Dominion OH Alisa Moortgat SR Loudoun Valley OH Rachel Voketaitis SR Loudoun County MB Abby Wright SR Loudoun County All Conference 21B Volleyball Second Team S Brittany Crammer SR Heritage DS Madison Eudy JR Heritage Libero Jenna Fortier…
By Morgan Widdifield LoCoSports Copy Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’MorganWiddifiel’] Purcellville (November 4, 2015) – Loudoun Valley High School senior McKenna Holtz has committed to play softball for St. Bonaventure University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “St. Bonaventure has been my number one choice for a long time,” the 5-foot-2 Holtz said. “I was looking at schools in the Atlantic 10 Conference and St. Bonaventure had the small, close-knit feel I was looking for.” The Division I Bonnies — who were 15-24 on the season and 7-11 in the Atlantic 10 in the spring — had a solid season, finishing right…
(November 3, 2015) — The results are in and the week ten winner of the LoCoSports Football Pick’Ems sponsored by Cheers Sports is Tom Tucker from Ashburn! Tom Tucker went 7-0 in week ten, beat all but one of the local experts and will take home a gift certificate for a free meal at ResQ Grille! Woodgrove Baseball from Round Hill is still in the lead in the season-long Pick’Ems competition with a record of 76-17. The Flamingo Kid from Ashburn placed second in week ten, turning in a 7-0 record and missing the final score of the Game of the Week between Stone Bridge and Potomac Falls High Schools by 24 points. The Flamingo Kid will take home a gift…
(October 31, 2015) – Conference 14 has selected its all-conference team for volleyball. Potomac Falls High School senior Holly Carlton was named Player of the Year. Potomac Falls High School head coach Linda Lachey-Helms was named Coach of the Year. All Conference 14 Volleyball First Team OH Lauren Twitty SR Briar Woods OPP Jasmine Ellison SR Briar Woods OH Elise Dumouchelle SR Broad Run S Holly Carlton SR Potomac Falls OH Kylie Thomas JR Potomac Falls OH Ashlyn Dunlop SR Stone Bridge MB Dejia Dahni SR Stone Bridge S Angela Tender SR Stone Bridge Libero Ryley Gill JR Stone Bridge All Conference 14 Volleyball Second Team MB Riley Garrison SR Briar Woods…
Leesburg (October 28, 2015) — Tuscarora High School senior Fitsum Seyoum (15:50) and sophomore Emma Wolcott (17:59) won the Conference 14 Championships on October 27 in Leesburg. Wolcott’s effort helped the Husky girls to a first place team finish, while the Husky boys placed second. On the girls side, Tuscarora — along with Potomac Falls and Briar Woods High Schools — will represent Conference 14 at the VHSL 5A North region meet on November 5 at Panorama Farms in Earlysville. Stone Bridge junior Heather Stone (20:30), Broad Run junior Alexa Gomez (20:43) and Stone Bridge senior Stacey Dec (20:52) also earned individual region berths. On the boys side, four Bulldogs — seniors Jackson Morton (16:03), Joe Valle (16:08) and…