By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Sterling (September 20, 2015) — Dominion High School senior Calvin Miller has made a commitment to run cross country and track at Christopher Newport University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Throughout high school I have pictured senior year being very stressful because of classes, applications, figuring out which college I want to attend and just thinking about what I want to do with my future,” the 6-foot-3 Miller said. “It is kind of refreshing already knowing where I’m going to go and what I’ll be doing when fall comes around next year. Now, I can really focus…
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Leesburg (September 19, 2015) — Loudoun Valley High School senior Drew Hunter broke the Oatlands course record by four seconds when he posted a National Elite time of 15:12 to win the Oatlands Invitational in Leesburg on September 19. The only other runner to post a National Elite time on the day was Heritage High School sophomore Weini Kelati (17:11) who was almost a minute-and-a-half faster than the second place girls finisher. Kelati’s finish helped the Pride girls to a second place team finish behind only Walt Whitman High School while Hunter’s finish helped the Viking boys to a fourth place finish…
(September 15, 2015) — The results are in and the week three winner of the LoCoSports Football Pick’Ems sponsored by Cheers Sports is MB from Leesburg! MB went 9-1 in week three, beat all of the local experts and will take home a gift certificate for a free meal at ResQ Grille! Beisbol Coach Price from Sterling is now the lone leader in the season-long Pick’Ems competition with a record of 26-5. Mikeybaby92 from Leesburg placed second in week three, turning in a 9-1 record and missing the final score of the Game of the Week between Heritage and Loudoun Valley High Schools by 29 points — which was just one point more than MB’s tiebreaker score…
By Morgan Widdifield LoCoSports Copy Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’MorganWiddifiel’] Purcellville (September 14, 2015) — An intense battle between two schools showed to be the perfect backdrop on September 11, when awful tragedy struck. Many were honored from far and wide at Leonard Stadium in Purcellville , in a remembrance of the fallen, heroes and families. In a fierce battle to the last second, Heritage High School outlasted Loudoun Valley High School, 41-35, to avenge last season’s 35-7 defeat at the hands of the Vikings. “It feels great, all this is our hard work coming to fruition,” Heritage head coach Reed Prosser said.…
By Frank Gorey LoCoSports Contributor McLean (September 14, 2015) — For Broad Run High School, the formula for winning their opening two games relied heavily on the legs of quarterback Kyle Brickerd and a hard-charging defense that clamped down early and often on both Potomac Falls and Wakefield. On September 11 in Langley, however, the Spartans showed just how important special teams can be to that winning formula, as seniors Chris Moore and Clyde Bryson each returned kickoffs for touchdowns to spark the Spartans, 45-21, victory over the Saxons. Langley — led by senior, dual-threat quarterback Jack Anderson — scored…
Winchester (September 13, 2015) — Woodgrove High School sophomore Emma-Jane Kimmett (19:44) posted the fastest girls’ time in route to winning the Judges Classic in Winchester on September 12. Wolcott’s finish helped the Wolverines girls to a sixth place team finish behind fellow LoCo squad, Loudoun County High School which finished second. Loudoun County junior Grace Howard (20:28) turned in the only other top-5 time by a LoCo runner placing third. Dominion senior Abigail Collins (21:02), Loudoun County juniors Izzy Bowman (21:04), Caroline Ponticelli (21:07) and Olivia Van Nuys (21:13) and Loudoun County sophomore Natalie Villaflor (21:22) helped fill in…