Leesburg, Va. — It isn’t common that teams rely on young players to have big contributions on the biggest stages. Most teams would focus solely on upperclassmen, who have the requisite experience needed. Freshmen and sophomores would be an afterthought. That is not the case for the Dominion High School girls lacrosse team, which relied on its underclassmen in a VHSL 4A State semifinal win over Riverside on June 4 and were rewarded for its decision to play young with the Titans’ first berth to a state championship game, where they’ll meet Western Albemarle on June 8 in Salem. The…
Author: Varun Shankar
Varun Shankar
Varun is a senior at Dominion High School and the Academy of Science in Sterling. He’s also the editor-in-chief and founder of The Tea Shop, a multimedia site. He is the host of Down to the Wire and LoCoSports' Technical Fowl. In his free time, Varun enjoys watching D.C. sports teams consistently break his heart, except for the Capitals who are Stanley Cup Champions.
Ashburn, Va. — The duality of sports was apparent on Friday, May 31 at Broad Run High School. One dugout emptied quickly in elation: the players spilling out into the crowd, gray and blue jerseys embracing gray and blue t-shirts and sweatshirts and ball caps. The other dugout stayed on the field, raking the infield dirt before huddling in near silence as their coach talked, their brown and red jerseys streaked with the dirt of a long and hard-fought game, a 6-5 win for the Stone Bridge baseball team in the VHSL Region 5C championship. [adrotate banner=”31″] It was a…
Leesburg, Va. — In this podcast, Varun Shankar talks with Riverside High School shortstop Carson Swank to talk about about his recent injury (0:26), his senior year in baseball (2:40), and the Rams’ bounce back season (3:38). [adrotate banner=”19″]
Leesburg, Va. — The Riverside High School baseball team knows how to win. Specifically, they know how to win close games. The Rams are, now, winners of ten in a row after defeating the Dominion Titans, 2-1, in a Dulles District semifinal on May 20. The game turned on a failed sacrifice fly of all things, one that went horribly wrong for one team and perfectly for another. With runners on second and third, Dominion junior Shane Reilly stepped in against Riverside junior pitcher Jared Smith. On the very first pitch, Reilly belted a sinking line drive to junior right…
Sterling, Va. — In this podcast, Varun Shankar talks with Dominion High School center and Appalachian State-commit Jackie Christ about her perseverance through an ACL injury that kept her out of her final season in a Titans’ uniform. LISTEN NOW [adrotate banner=”19″]
Purcellville, Va. — In part two of a two part podcast, Varun Shankar talks with Loudoun Valley High School All-American swimmer Sean Conway about his average day when practicing for swimming (0:31), being part of a team (9:16), his start to swimming (21:28), what makes him a great swimmer (35:39), and more. LISTEN NOW [adrotate banner=”19″]