By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Leesburg (September 10, 2015) — Loudoun County High School senior Spencer Shipman has made a commitment to continue his lacrosse career at Christopher Newport University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “It’s a great feeling knowing where you are going to school, while other kids my age are stressing about applications and essays,” the 5-foot-9, 145-pound Shipman said. “It gives me a jump start on researching certain majors and programs that CNU has to offer.” What Shipman can be sure CNU offers is a men’s lacrosse program that has seen steady improvement over…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (September 8, 2015) — Loudoun Valley High School junior Claire Ashworth has made an early verbal commitment to continue her lacrosse career at Radford University beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. “It’s very exciting, and I can’t wait to get to RU,” the 5-foot-7 Ashworth said. “I feel like all of my hard work over the years is paying off and providing me the opportunity to play at the next level.” At the next level, Ashworth will join the Division I Highlanders during their second season in school history. First year head…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] *Update (11/17/2015): Broad Run High School senior Elise Dumouchelle has officially signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Saint Francis University. Ashburn (September 3, 2015) — Broad Run High School senior Elise Dumouchelle has made a commitment to continue her volleyball career at Saint Francis University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “Starting senior year already knowing where I am going to be next year makes me feel like I actually have the opportunity to enjoy my senior year and not stress about when my acceptance letters are going to come in,” the…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Leesburg (August 30, 2015) — It’s not every year that two of the top teams in a given area meet early in both teams’ seasons, but that didn’t stop reigning VHSL 5A state runner up Tuscarora High School and three time VHSL AA Division 4 state champions Briar Woods High School from meeting in their season openers on August 28 in Leesburg. “We put it on the schedule. It was good for both of us – because we have such a long schedule, such a tough schedule – to move it up front,”…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Leesburg (August 26, 2015) – Playing the reigning state champion is never an easy feat especially when that state champion has won a state title in seven of the last eight seasons. Also that reigning state champion happens to be your crosstown rival – who in your program’s five year history has never dropped any of its 30 sets to you. And oh, by the way, it’s the first match of your 2015 season. That’s the picture the Tuscarora High School volleyball team faced when it met Loudoun County High School in the…

By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (August 22, 2015) – In the weeks following the passing of Broad Run High School senior Madison Small in April 2015, her friends and family wanted to find a way to honor her memory. Former Spartan teammate Dani Cook proposed an annual charity golf tournament and from there the sign-ups came fast and furious. “I have known Madison and the Small family for many years, and I played softball with Madison at Broad Run and considered her a good friend,” Cook said. “I wanted to do something that would celebrate her memory…