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!

Loudoun County, Va. – The Potomac District has selected its all-district team for boys basketball. Freedom High School senior Zyan Collins was named Player of the Year. Freedom High School head coach Justin Powers was named Coach of the Year. [adrotate banner=”19″] All-Potomac District Boys Basketball First Team Position Name School Year F Ian Anderson Potomac Falls JR G Evan Buckley Stone Bridge JR G Zyan Collins Freedom SR G Alex Fitch Rock Ridge JR G Ben Kling Stone Bridge SR F Hunter Oakford Freedom SR G Tyler Savage John Champe SO G Chandler Tuten Tuscarora JR All-Potomac District Boys Basketball Second Team Position…

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Loudoun County, Va. – The Dulles District has selected its all-district team for boys basketball. Loudoun Valley High School senior Jordan Miller was named Player of the Year. Woodgrove High School head coach Steve Douglas was named Coach of the Year. [adrotate banner=”19″] All-Dulles District Boys Basketball First Team Position Name School Year G Joe Alexander Loudoun County JR G Matthew Anderson Loudoun County SO G Mark Melbourne Loudoun Valley SR F Jordan Miller Loudoun Valley SR G Alex Owen Woodgrove JR G Dominic Peterson Loudoun Valley SR F Brock Redman Woodgrove SO G Jalen Williams Loudoun Valley SR All-Dulles District Boys Basketball…

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Atlanta, Ga. — Led by gymnasts Allie Auten, Caroline Cascadden and Lauren Greene, the APEX Gymnastics Level 9 team won gold in the team competition at the Atlanta Paws for a Cause Invitational on February 10. Auten, Cascadden and Green all won their respective all-arounds and each claimed gold in an individual event as well. In Level 8, all-around champion Makaila Knoerzer led APEX to a third place team finish. A portion of every entry from the Atlanta Paws for a Cause Invitational is used to provide children with service dogs. It costs more than $25,000 to train, certify and…

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Loudoun County, Va. – The Dulles District has selected its all-district team for girls basketball. Loudoun County High School senior Natalie Villaflor was named Player of the Year. Loudoun Valley High School head coach Kenyamo McFarlane was named Coach of the Year. [adrotate banner=”19″] All-Dulles District Girls Basketball First Team Position Name School Year C Jackie Christ Dominion JR F Celine Fink Loudoun Valley SR G Julia Ng Loudoun County SR G Haley Pasqualone Loudoun Valley JR G Lauren Phelps Heritage SO G Grace Sibley Heritage JR G Natalie Villaflor Loudoun County SR F Madi White Woodgrove SR All-Dulles District Girls Basketball Second Team…

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Leesburg, Va. — Heritage High School senior Jake Kaplan has made a commitment to continue his volleyball career at Vassar College starting in the 2018-2019 academic year. “I chose Vassar because it is an amazing academic school,” Kaplan said. “College has really motivated me to keep working hard. I know that if I hadn’t worked as hard as I did, I never would’ve gotten the chance to go to Vassar.” [adrotate banner=”14”] Vassar College – home to approximately 2,500 students – is located in the scenic Hudson Valley, 75 miles north of New York City, in Poughkeepsie. It is consistently…

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Ashburn, Va. — Led by senior Sydney Wrighte’s all-around performance, the Freedom High School gymnastics team claimed the VHSL 5A State championship on February 16 in Leesburg. Wrighte followed up the team championship with an individual runner-up performance in the all-around on February 17. After finishing runners-up in 2017, the Lady Eagles were led in the team competition by Wrighte, sophomore Bre Roeder and freshman Riley Waldrop. Woodgrove High School junior River Stone turned in the next best all-around performance from Loudoun, placing eighth. Sophomore Jenna Haran – who finished twelfth in the individual all-around – paced the Lady Vikings in…

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