By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (April 28, 2016) — The biggest blow for most reigning state championship teams is losing their senior classes due to graduations. The Stone Bridge High School girls lacrosse team’s story is no different. After graduating seven seniors in 2015, the reigning VHSL 5A state champion Bulldogs were poised to return just seven girls in 2016 while trying to compete at a high level. Those seven returners, plus their thirteen new varsity teammates, just finished Stone Bridge’s regular season group play at 3-1 thanks to a solid second half and 12-5 win over Tuscarora High…
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By Sarah Snare LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’SarahSnaree’] Leesburg (April 25, 2016) — Despite the thunderstorms looming in the distance, the boys of Potomac Falls and Tuscarora High Schools brought their A-games to the baseball field Friday night for a nail-biting game, concluding the night Panthers 1, Huskies 0. This was an important game for the Tuscarora boys, not only because of the tough Conference 14 competition, but also because of the special guests they had cheering them on. This season, the team has dedicated two days every week to visit Francis Hazel Reid Elementary School, just a short five-minute walk…
By Chloe Adam LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’ChloeMAdam31′] Ashburn (April 22, 2016) – Stone Bridge High School junior Becca Madgwick has verbally committed to continue her volleyball career at Randolph-Macon College starting the 2017-2018 academic year. “It feels great knowing I am going to be somewhere I love,” Madgwick said. “I fell in love with the campus, the coaching staff and the team; it had a great family feel. I just knew it was the right college for me.” Randolph-Macon College is a private liberal arts school located in Ashland, Virginia. At this 116-acre school you can find up to…
By Chloe Adam LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’ChloeMAdam31′] Ashburn (April 18, 2016) – Broad Run High School junior Leah Deutsch has decided to continue her soccer career at the College of Charleston starting her 2017-2018 academic year. “When I visited College of Charleston, I immediately fell in love with it,” the 5-foot-5 outside back said. “I chose College of Charleston not only because of its beautiful location but also because it has so many great things to offer.” The College of Charleston is a public university located in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. It also has 59 majors to choose from…
By Hanna Duenkel and Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Staff Photographers Ashburn (April 11, 2016) – Hanna Duenkel and Owen Gotimer photographed the 2015-2016 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Winter Athletes in Ashburn on Sunday, April 3 and posted this photo gallery!
By Chloe Adam LoCoSports Staff Writer [twitter-follow screen_name=’ChloeMAdam31′] Ashburn (April 10, 2016) — Ashburn-native and Flint Hill School sophomore Carly Middleton has made an early verbal commitment to play volleyball at Palm Beach Atlantic University starting in the 2019-2020 academic year. “I could not be happier,” the 5-foot-6 libero said. “It did feel a little weird when I first committed because I felt like I was rushing the process and making a rash decision. Now the more I think about PBA, the more excited I am about my commitment and the prouder I am to be a Sailfish.” Palm Beach…
