Author: The Owl

The Owl

Local student-athletes pour sweat, tears and long hours into their crafts while maintaining eligible academic standing, and it’s time for each and every one of them — no matter their school, their sport or their gender — to be showcased. LoCoSports — you’ll go crazy for our sports coverage!

Leesburg, Va. — For the second time in three innings, Broad Run High School senior captain Luke Lindenfeldar found himself on base and looked in as fellow senior captain Ryan Gorey was at the plate. For the second time in as many at-bats, Gorey fought back from two strikes and drove in Lindenfeldar with a sharp shot to the outfield. That Gorey-Lindenfeldar connection helped the Spartans jump out to a 9-0 after three innings before holding on for a 9-5 opening day victory over their hosts from Loudoun County High School. “Ryan and I have been best friends since kindergarten,”…

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Loudoun County, Va. — Cheers and LoCoSports have named their 2018-2019 All-LoCo boys basketball team. Potomac Falls High School senior Ian Anderson has been named Player of the Year. Freedom High School head coach Justin Powers has been named Coach of the Year. The All-LoCo photo shoot will be held on Thursday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Cheers Sports! Please RSVP to The Owl at owl@locosports.info or by direct message on Twitter at @LoCoSports. Photo Shoot and Selection Process FAQs [adrotate banner=”12″] All-LoCo 2018-2019 Boys Basketball First Team Position Name School Year F Ian Anderson Potomac Falls SR G Evan Buckley…

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Henrico, Va. — APEX Gymnastics Level 5 gymnast Jack Wilson won the all-around at the Virginia Men’s Gymnastics state championship at Mills Godwin High School on March 8-10, leading APEX to the Level 5 team title. APEX Level 5 gymnasts Carrick Amerine and Kieran Marquez won the parallel bars and rings, respectively, while Conner Lin won the Level 6 vault and Tiernan Yoder won the Level 7 pommel horse. Jake Carbary, Dane Gaynor, Daniel Jekal, David Jekal, Torin Marquez, and Mason Mercer will join Amerine, Lin, Marquez, Wilson, and Yoder at the Region 7 Men’s Gymnastics championships at Prince George’s…

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Loudoun County, Va. — Cheers and LoCoSports have named their 2018-2019 All-LoCo girls basketball team. Tuscarora High School junior Isabellah Middleton has been named Player of the Year. Potomac Falls High School head coach Lynn Ewald has been named Coach of the Year. The All-LoCo photo shoot will be held on Thursday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Cheers Sports! Please RSVP to The Owl at owl@locosports.info or by direct message on Twitter at @LoCoSports. Photo Shoot and Selection Process FAQs [adrotate banner=”12″] All-LoCo 2018-2019 Girls Basketball First Team Position Name School Year G Jaelyn Batts Freedom SR F Brenna Haley Freedom…

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Richmond, Va. — After cruising through the Potomac District and capturing their second straight district championship in 2018, the Freedom High School boys basketball team was set to make a deep playoff run with its strong senior core. However, right as the Eagles started building momentum, their championship dreams were stolen from them by a pesky Stone Bridge team that defeated them in the first round of VHSL Region 5C playoffs. At the time, it seemed as if Freedom had lost its best shot at advancing to the state tournament behind one of the best players in school history, Zyan…

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Loudoun County, Va. – In an effort to better recognize student-athletes who positively affect high school sports in Loudoun County, Power Train and LoCoSports have teamed up to announce Freedom High School senior Madden Moore as the Power Train and LoCoSports Teammate of the Month for February 2019. In February, Moore helped the Eagles to seven wins in a nine game stretch, which included a win over previously-undefeated Potomac Falls in a Potomac District semifinal and a win over Briar Woods in the district championship game. [adrotate banner=”6″] The Power Train and LoCoSports Teammate of the Month is selected from…

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