By Hanna Duenkel LoCoSports Photo Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’HMDChickadee’] Purcellville (February 6, 2016) — Loudoun Valley senior Drew Hunter has signed his National Letter of Intent to the University of Oregon to run the 5,000- and 1,500-meter races beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. “Oregon has traditionally had one of the best distance programs in the country,” the 5-foot-11 Hunter said. “They have a rich tradition of Olympians and world class runners. I want to be a part of that and hope to add to the University of Oregon tradition. Plus, they have one of the best distance coaches in America,…
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By Stacey Dec LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’StaceyDec’] Ashburn (February 4, 2016) — On February 3, 2016, Stone Bridge High School senior Chase Ridley signed to continue his football career at Division I West Virginia University beginning in the fall of 2016. “It’s calming to know where I will be spending the next four years of my schooling career and a dream come true to know that I’ll also have the opportunity to play the game I love,” the 5-foot-10 Ridley said. After attending two of WVU’s prospect camps, Ridley decided to commit to the Mountaineers to play as a…
By Morgan Widdifield LoCoSports Copy Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’MorganWiddifiel’] Purcellville (February 1, 2016) — Loudoun Valley High School senior Hunter Gore has signed to continue his baseball career at Liberty University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Everybody’s dream is to play a Division I sport, and to be able to play at a top-ranked school is pretty exciting,” the 6-foot-4 Gore said. “Talking with coach Toman, they’re planning for me coming in and competing for the starting spot right away. They’re looking forward to me being a middle-of-the-lineup hitter.” Gore will join fellow Loudoun Valley teammates Jack DeGroat (2015), Sam…
By Hanna Duenkel and Kaitlyn Mason LoCoSports Staff Photographers Ashburn (January 20, 2016) – Hanna Duenkel and Kaitlyn Mason photographed the 2015 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Fall Athletes in Ashburn on Saturday, January 9 and posted this photo gallery!
By Stacey Dec LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’StaceyDec’] Ashburn (January 19, 2016) — On Friday, January 15, the Battle of the Burn basketball edition between Broad Run and Stone Bridge High Schools took place in a varsity double header at Stone Bridge High School, ending with Broad Run leaving both games victorious. “(We wanted) to hold Jachimowski down,” Broad Run boys head coach John Costello said. “We felt that he’s the guy that makes them go. [We felt] with Barnes hurt, if we could keep him under a certain number of points, that we’d be pretty successful. As a result, he only had…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Leesburg (January 13, 2016) — For just the second time in Tuscarora High School history, the Huskies boys basketball team knocked off the Stone Bridge High School Bulldogs, 91-70, in a Conference 14 match up in Leesburg on January 12. McDonald’s All-American Game nominee and senior forward Kyle Copeland – who scored 30 points and grabbed six rebounds in front of his home crowd – paved the way for the first place Huskies. “He’s a hard worker. He’s not selfish. He has the ability to do more offensively, but he still shares the…