(November 15, 2014) – The Tuscarora High School girls cross country team took home their first ever crown at the VHSL 5A state cross country meet at the Great Meadow Cross Country Course in The Plains on Nov. 15. Freshman Emma Wolcott – who placed third with a time of 18:25 – and senior Anna Wasko – who placed fifth with a time of 18:57 led the way for the Husky girls. On the boys side, Stone Bridge High School took home the bronze behind champ Douglas Freeman High School and runner up Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.…
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(November 14, 2014) – Loudoun Valley High School junior Andrew Hunter set a new VHSL state cross country meet record (14:41) as he won the VHSL 3A state cross country title at the Great Meadow Cross Country Course in The Plains on Nov. 14. Hunter’s time was six seconds better than Chantilly High School graduate Sean McGorty’s former record time of 14:47 which he ran at the VHSL AAA state meet in 2012. Hunter and the Vikings placed fifth as a team, while Brentsville District High School took the team title. Blacksburg High School – which won the girls’ title –…
(November 14, 2014) – Loudoun Valley High School senior Ciara Donohue finished runner up at the VHSL 3A state cross country meet at the Great Meadow Cross Country Course in The Plains on Nov. 14. Donohue’s time of 18:06 was just two seconds slower than Blacksburg High School senior Bonnie Angermeier’s state championship time of 18:04. Donohue and the Vikings placed second as a team, while Angermeier helped Blacksburg to the team title. John Champe High School finished eighth in the team competition. Blacksburg senior Jennifer Fleming (18:27), Western Albemarle senior Annie Taylor (18:50), Blacksburg sophomore Annie Kay Combs (18:52), Blacksburg…
(November 11, 2014) – Conference 28 has selected its all-conference team for volleyball. Warren County High School senior Autumn Troxell was named Player of the Year. William Monroe High School head coach Ken Lawson was named the Coach of the Year. All Conference 28 Volleyball First Team S Kaleigh Breeden William Monroe SR OH Hailee Goolsby Loudoun Valley SR MH Hanna Ortmann Loudoun Valley JR MH Olivia Shifflett William Monroe SR OH Kelsey Shifflett William Monroe SR Libero Noelle St. Laurent John Champe SR OH Hannah Staggs John Champe SR MH Autumn Troxell Warren County SR S Allie Walker John Champe JR All Conference 28 Volleyball Second…
(November 11, 2014) – Conference 21 has selected its all-conference team for volleyball. James Wood High School senior Katie Houser was named Player of the Year. Loudoun County High School head coach Sherrilyn Hanna was named the Coach of the Year. All Conference 21 Volleyball First Team MH Michelle Baker Sherando SR OH Taylor Borup* Loudoun County JR MB Ashley Brock Dominion SR S/OH Ashley Hillyard James Wood SR OH Katie Houser* James Wood SR MB Ashley Humphrey Millbrook SR MH Samantha Purnell* Woodgrove SR Libero Emily Solis Loudoun County SR S/RH Hannah Vandegrift Loudoun County SR *Unanimous Selection All Conference 21 Volleyball Second Team S/RH…
*Update (12/5/2015): Woodgrove High School senior Adriana Erickson — who initially verballed to the University of Louisville — has officially signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball at James Madison University. (November 10, 2014) – Woodgrove High School junior Adriana “AD” Erickson has made an early verbal commitment to join veteran head coach Sandy Pearsall at the University of Louisville where she will continue her softball career beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “You have no idea what a relief it is. I’m not as stressed out,” said the 5-foot-9 Erickson. “But that doesn’t mean I work any less hard. I’m very…
