Sterling, Va. — Backed by eight individual championship swims, the Riverside High School boys and girls swim teams claimed the Dulles District championships on January 26 in Sterling. On the boys side, Riverside senior Jackson McCummings won the 50-yard freestyle, sophomore Christopher Kopac won the 500-yard freestyle and sophomore Robert Quan won both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events as the Rams swam past Dominion, 467-344. On the girls side, Riverside junior Allison Kopac won both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle and senior Claire Nguyen won both the 50- and 500-yard freestyle events as the Rams again defeated Dominion, 470-398. In…
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Alexandria, Va. — Tuscarora High School freshman Eryn Hubble and Loudoun County High School sophomore Leila Tevlin topped the podiums at the third annual VHSL Girls State Wrestling Championships on January 26 at Hayfield. Hubble – who won the 146-pound class – and Tevlin – who won the 156-pound class – led the field of eight Loudoun wrestlers, all of whom placed in the top four in their respective weight classes. Championship results below… [adrotate banner=”19″] 106lb Results Place Name School 1 Nicole Chandler Westfield 2 Brianna Ta Thomas Jefferson 3 Madeline Goettlicher Dominion 4 Caroline Johnson Tuscarora 5 Ashley Eisemann North Stafford…
Landover, Md. — Four APEX gymnasts won the all-around competition in their respective divisions at the Sportsplex Team Classic in Landover on January 25-27. Omar Behiri (Level 4, Division 2), Jack Wilson (Level 5, Division 2), Daniel Jekal (Level 6) and Tiernan Yoder (Level 7) were each crowned all-around champion. Behiri and Wilson also led APEX to second place team finishes at Level 4, Division 2 and Level 5, Division 2, respectively. [adrotate banner=”15″] Level 4, Division 1 Boys Gymnast Floor Pommel Rings Vault Bars Bar All-Around Andre Bell 4th 7th 3rd 2nd 6th Matthew Ferrier 3rd 10th 3rd 1st…
Leesburg, Va. — The Tuscarora and John Champe High School girls basketball teams are on currently on opposite sides of the Potomac District standings. No. 2 Tuscarora has posted just three losses this season – two at the hands of No. 1 Freedom – while No. 8 John Champe has just a single win in district. However, when they met on January 25, both teams were coming off wins. From the opening tip, it was all Tuscarora as the Huskies found their offensive stride and cruised past the Knights, 66-22. “Tonight, we executed,” Tuscarora junior guard Isabellah Middleton said. “We…
Leesburg, Va. — Heritage High School sophomore Riley Carroll led the Pride to a second-place in a five-team meet over Briar Woods, Park View, Potomac Falls and Stone Bridge High Schools on January 24 in Leesburg. Potomac Falls High School won the team competition. Carroll turned in the top all-around score with a 36.050 while winning three of the four the individual events. Carroll scored a 8.650 on bars, a 9.075 on the beam and a 9.550 in the floor exercise. Briar Woods High Schools’ Sydney Donaldson placed first on vault with a 9.025. Donaldson’s teammate Emma Nocera (32.850) and Potomac…
Leesburg, Va. — Riverside High School sophomore Sydney Bednoski has made an early verbal commitment to continue her softball career at Bucknell University beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year. “I chose Bucknell because I absolutely loved the coaches and the school,” the 5-foot-5 Bednoski said. “Coach Lye and Coach Burns are so welcoming, and I can tell that they care about their players on and off the field.” [adrotate banner=”9″] Bednoski will be joining a Division I Bison team that had a 27-23-1 record in 2018 and was 13-5 in the Patriot League. Under head coach Joey Lye and assistant…
