Dear LoCoSports fans, I’d like to take a time-out from our regular coverage to highlight a cause that my family holds close to our hearts: the Jeffrey C. Fowler Memorial Scholarship. If you know me, you know I care deeply about giving back to the community, particularly Loudoun County students and student-athletes. Through LoCoSports, we provide high school student-athletes with deserved recognition, provide timely updates, and allow students to hone their media skills through experience, training, and mentoring. And through OG Media, we support the community through tens of thousands of dollars in in-kind donations. We’re able to do this…

Sterling, Va. — For some teams, winning their Homecoming game is the highlight of the season, and that couldn’t be more true for the Dominion High School football team, who—not only celebrated their Homecoming game with a win—but also won their first game of the season, taking down Rock Ridge, 30-6, on October 5 in Sterling. After a three-and-out on their opening offensive series of the night, the Dominion defense took the field for the first time, ready to make a statement. On the Titans’ third defensive play of the night, sophomore defensive lineman Barry Gedyon quickly broke through the…

Leesburg, Va. — The Riverside High School volleyball team hasn’t had to play from behind a lot this season. However, in their first matchup of the season against Potomac District contender Briar Woods on September 18, the Rams fell into a 2-set deficit before reverse sweeping the Falcons: 15-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-9. In the teams’ second matchup of the season, it looked as though the Rams were off to a similar start when the Falcons jumped out to an early 9-1 lead in the first set. The Rams, however, leaned on the power of outside hitters Adriana Perodin and…

Purcellville, Va. — For more than 60 years, Loudoun Valley and Loudoun County High Schools have been developing Loudoun County’s oldest rivalry. While the teams were relatively evenly matched for most of the 2000s, the Captains have held the definitive advantage since 2017, winning the last six matchups between the two teams. “We haven’t backed away from the fact that we haven’t beaten them in seven years. It’s not really much of a rivalry when you don’t win any of the games,” Loudoun Valley head coach David Bishop said. “We have so much respect for their coach and their coaching…

Sterling, Va. — After dropping the first set, the Dominion High School volleyball team used a balanced offensive attack to take the second and third sets, before holding off a rallying Heritage High School team in the decisive fifth set—21-25, 25-16, 25-16, 18-25, 15-10—opening their Dulles District schedule with a win on September 18 in Sterling. “We’ve been talking to our girls about staying composed through adversity,” Dominion head coach Phuong Tat said. “That’s why we set up our schedule the way we did. We didn’t want any easy wins. All the matches before this one prepared us for tonight.”…

Leesburg, Va. — Entering their Week 4 game unbeaten for just the second time in school history, the Riverside High School football team had their eye on a 4-0 start for the first time since 2018, but the traveling Freedom High School Eagles stood in their way. The Rams didn’t take the lead until the 9-minute mark of the fourth quarter, but once they did, it was all Riverside as they surged past the Eagles, 35-14, on September 14 in Leesburg. “Right now, we’re a second half team who’s good at making adjustments, but we have to get better, especially…