By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (March 19, 2017) — Riverside High School senior Trey Campbell has made a commitment to continue his baseball career at the University of North Carolina at Asheville beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. “Up until about September, I had no idea where Asheville, North Carolina was, but I had always wanted to go out of state for college to really get the full experience. I took a chance on Asheville – going to one of their prospect camps – and ended up doing well during the scrimmages,” the 5-foot-11 Campbell said. “After…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Sterling (March 15, 2017) – Potomac Falls High School senior Christian Sweazie has made a commitment to continue his basketball career at Fairmont State University starting in the 2017-2018 school year. “I chose Fairmont because of the feeling of family. Everybody is really close, and all the guys have a really tight bond,” the 6-foot Sweazie said. “The coaching staff is made up of great people. They treated me and my family well and always kept it 100-percent honest with me. They also really believe in my skills and abilities.” Led by fifth-year…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (February 26, 2017) — Loudoun County High School junior Chloe Adam has made an early verbal commitment to continue her volleyball career at Salisbury University beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year. “I am beyond happy to be committed. There are really no words to express how much I love SU,” the 5-foot-10 Adam said. “The fact that I get to say that I’m committed to such an all-around great school, puts a big smile on my face, knowing that all my hard work in the classroom and on the court has paid…

Leesburg, Va. — Loudoun County High School and Carroll County High School are physically separated by 280 miles and a five-hour bus ride. But what separated the Lady Raiders and Cavaliers on February 22 was 17 points, as Loudoun County avenged their 2016 playoff loss to Carroll County with a 52-35 win in a VHSL 4A West region semifinal in Leesburg. “Our ball movement really helped tonight,” Loudoun County junior center Natalie Villaflor said. “We were able to distribute the ball to all our scorers pretty evenly.” While the Lady Raiders had four girls with 6-plus points, Villaflor once again led…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (February 19, 2017) – In front of a home crowd in Leesburg, Tuscarora High School sisters Kennedy and Isabellah Middleton put on a show as the duo combined for 30 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, in the Lady Huskies, 53-38, win over Briar Woods High School in the Conference 14 championship on February 17. “A lot of teams focus on Kennedy. They were doubling her tonight,” Tuscarora head coach Michael Newkirk said. “She pitched the basketball out and girls knocked down shots. We always talk about being ready. The…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (February 19, 2017) — After starting the season 6-6, the Potomac Falls High School boys basketball team had to dig itself out of a big hole. And their hard work finally came to fruition on February 17 when the No. 1 Panthers dominated the No. 3 Stone Bridge Bulldogs from the get-go to cruise to a, 68-48, Conference 14 tournament championship, backed by double-digit scoring efforts from four different guys. “We knew they were going to come with something on Brian – like everyone is doing lately – and we thought that…