Leesburg, Va. — From the first whistle to the last, the Riverside High School field hockey team was in complete control. That isn’t new for the Rams. Over the past four seasons, the Rams have compiled a 58-7 record, including trips to two state tournaments, and much of Riverside’s success is due to the play of this year’s senior class. Led by seniors Gurnoor Dhaliwal, Abbey Drake, Kellen Richbourg, and Eva Yacura, the Rams celebrated their senior night in grand fashion with a 10-0 shutout win over Potomac Falls on March 22 in Leesburg. Let’s take a look at what…

Ashburn, Va. — Less than two minutes into the game, Rock Ridge High School junior running back Luke Long broke free for a 47-yard touchdown run. Chunk plays like that typically hurt football teams, but Park View responded by blocking the point after attempt. Less than 70 seconds later, the Patriots really responded when senior quarterback Antoine Moten found the edge and went 53 yards to the house to even things up. Then the Patriots converted on a two-point attempt to take the lead. That was the story of the night for Park View: every time Rock Ridge scored, the…

Leesburg, Va. — Wearing a navy and gold volleyball jersey in southwest Leesburg comes with a certain expectation: you win. Since 2007, the Loudoun County High School varsity volleyball team has been the most dominant program across any high school sport in the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. The Captains are so good, not even a global pandemic has been able to get in their way. After knocking off Tuscarora, Park View, Lightridge, and Dominion to start their 2020-2021 season, the Captains defended their home court by sweeping previously-unbeaten Loudoun Valley—25-12, 25-20, 25-18—on March 15 in Leesburg. “We passed well, we…

Purcellville, Va. — Since field hockey became a VHSL sanctioned sport in 2016, Heritage High School has been a perennial state title contender. And over the past five years, the Pride have knocked off just about every team they faced, including posting a 5-0 record against Loudoun Valley, while outscoring the Vikings, 26-2. Avery Goodlin had seen enough. With the fall season pushed to the spring due to COVID-19 precautions, the Loudoun Valley senior forward turned in her gymnastics chalk for a field hockey stick and her first team All-LoCo gymnastics nomination for a hat trick in Loudoun Valley’s first…

Ashburn, Va. — As the crisp air fell over the stadium at Broad Run High School, a small sense of normalcy returned to Ashburn as the traveling Huskies of Tuscarora High School started to get loose before their rivalry matchup with the hometown Spartans. Like with everything in 2020-2021, there was a sense of newness for both teams: a stadium capacity of just 250 spectators as opposed to the standing room only crowd a game of this magnitude typically draws, the sunsetting over the spring horizon just after 6pm, and both teams without their 2019 all-state quarterbacks, who graduated in…

Ashburn, Va. — The Stone Bridge High School football team is no stranger to their shot at glory. Since 2005, the Bulldogs have played in nine VHSL State championship games, winning just a single state title in 2007. As is their goal every year, Stone Bridge plans to return to the VHSL 5A State championship game this season. “We played in 9 of the last 15 state championships, so that’s where we want to get, and we want to get there in a position where we can win this time,” longtime Stone Bridge head coach Mickey Thompson said. “The challenge…