Softball: Briar Woods and Woodgrove Advance to State Semifinals for First Time

(June 8, 2011) - Loudoun will send two softball teams to the Virginia High School League AA state semifinals Friday at Radford after Briar Woods, behind junior Macy Jones' pitching gem, and Woodgrove, behind a sixth inning rally, both advanced.

It is the first trip to the Final Four for both Briar Woods (23-4) and first-year Woodgrove (24-4).

Briar Woods 4, Powhatan 0

Jones struck out the

Softball: Briar Woods Junior Macy Jones Named Region II Pitcher of the Year

(June 7, 2011) - Briar Woods High School junior Macy Jones has been named the Region II Pitcher of the Year in a vote of the region's coaches.

Woodgrove coach Joe Spicer, since he was not named the Dulles District Coach of the Year, was not eligible to be Region II Coach of the Year, even though he lead the first-year Wolverines, with no seniors on the roster, to the regional title.

2011

Boys Lacrosse: U.S. Lacrosse Loudoun Chapter Hands Out Awards

(June 7, 2011) - The Loudoun County Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse recently announced its end of the year awards.

All-American status were awarded to Chuck Carlin (Heritage High School) Senior, Midfield and Matt Bukovac (Briar Woods High School) Senior, Goalie

Also: Academic All-American
Ryan Madigan (Broad Run High School) Senior, Attack

Coach of the Year
Bruce Lipson- Briar Woods High School

Youth Sports - Boys Basketball: Briar Woods Summer Camp Sign-up

(June 7, 2011) - The Briar Woods High School boys basketball summer camp, which runs from July 18-22, is open for registration.

An advanced fundamental and skills clinic run by Coach Benson and the Briar Woods Boys Basketball staff. Learn shooting, passing, dribbling, and defensive fundamentals that will make you a better
basketball player. For more information call 703-777-0343. Please register

Lacrosse: Loudoun Teams Fight Hard but Fall in State Quarterfinals

(June 7, 2011) - Three Loudoun lacrosse team battled over the weekend in the VHSL state quarterfinals but the Briar Woods High School boys and Loudoun Valley and Woodgrove girls all saw their seasons come to a close.

Boys Lacrosse: Albemarle 9, Briar Woods 7
The Falcons led, 6-1, at the half but couldn't not stop Albemarle for the big comeback.
Video here of the comeback via cville-lax.com
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Softball: VHSL State Tournament Bracket

Virginia High School League
2011 AA Softball State Tournament


Tues. June 7
Quarterfinals at high seed
Briar Woods (Region II runner-up) at Powhatan (Region I champ), 6
Broadway (Region III runner-up) at Cave Spring (Region IV champ, 5
York (Region I runner-up) at Woodgrove (Region II champ), 6
Abingdon (Region IV runner-up) at Northside (Region III chmap), 6

Fri. June 10
Semifinals at Radford,

Softball: Woodgrove Earns First Ever Regional Title in Any Sport

Historic Win: Woodgrove's 1st Ever Regional Title!


Photo courtesy of Carl Lukat/Loudoun Times-Mirror
By Carl Lukat
Loudoun Times-Mirror Sports Editor
Special to VivaLoudoun

Ashburn (June 5, 2011) - Freshman Rachel Harris provided the winning margin with her three-run triple in the fifth inning as Woodgrove High School defeated host Briar Woods, 5-2, in the Region II softball title game Friday

Softball: Briar Woods Clinches Second Straight Trip to States on Macy Jones No-Hitter

By Chris Starke
Special to VivaLoudoun

Orange (June 3, 2011) - Junior Macy Jones fired her second no-hitter of the season with 16 strikeouts and drove in a pair of runs to lead Briar Woods to a 3-0 win at Orange County in the semifinals of the Virginia High School League Group AA Region II Tournament Thursday night.

The Falcons will host Dulles District rival Woodgrove in the Region II

Girls Basketball: Broad Run Hires JV Boys Coach Chris Pasternak as New Coach

(June 2, 2011) - Broad Run High School has hired boys junior varsity coach Chris Pasternak as the school's new girls basketball varsity coach.

In other hiring news, Loudoun Valley wrestling coach Troy Mezzatesta, will coach the Vikings golf team in the fall, taking over for long-time coach Gary McKay.

Coaching hires or rehires from May 24 Loudoun County Public Schools Board Meeting:
varsity

Football: Briar Woods Running Back Michael Brownlee to Play at Shepherd

Ashburn (Mar. 4, 2011) - Briar Woods High School senior running back Michael Brownlee, who bounced back from an injury that kept him out of most of the regular season to lead the Falcons to the VHSL Division 4 state title, has been accepted as a walkon at Shepherd University next year.

The 5-foot-7, 190-pounder broke his foot on the first carry of the season in August and didn't return until

Swim: Broad Run's Sarman Grabs Gold at AA State Meet; Briar Woods Girls Place Third as Team

(Mar. 3, 2011) - Broad Run High School senior Mark Sarman finished his brilliant Spartan career last weekend with a state title swim of 50.12 in the 100-yard fly as well as a runner-up finish in the 200 IM at the VHSL AA state meet in Christiansburg.


Mark Sarman: State Champ
"Mark was shooting for a meet record (in the 100 fly), which he missed by .2 sec. Mark has had a great swimming career at

Football: Briar Woods Linebacker DeVontae O'Bannion to Play at NCAA Division II Saint Augustine's

Ashburn (Mar. 1, 2011) - Briar Woods High School all-state senior linebacker DeVontae O'Bainnion has accepted a full grant in aid to play football next year at Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, N.C.

The Division II college was 9-2 last season. O'Bannion helped the Falcons win the school's first ever state title in December.

Updated VivaLoudoun College Choice Chart for Class of 2011

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Boys Basketball: Potomac Falls' Mihailovich Named Region II D4 Player of the Year, Hawes is Coach of the Year

Lukas Mihailovich
(Feb. 28, 2011) - Back-to-back champion Potomac Falls High School swept the Region II boys basketball Division 4 top honors with senior Lukas Mihailovich the Player of the Year and Jeff Hawes named Coach of the Year.

Potomac Falls junior Greg Graves and Broad Run sophomore Nigel Johnson was named first team and a pair of local juniors -- Briar Woods' Myles Tate and

Football: Briar Woods Scott Rolin Accepts Preferred Walk-On Offer at Virginia Tech

Ashburn (Feb. 27, 2011) - Briar Woods High School senior Scott Rolin, who was named the district, region and state defensive Player of the Year while leading the Falcons to a VHSL Division 4 state title, has accepted a preferred walk-on football offer from Virginia Tech University.

Rolin was the Dulles District and Region II Defensive Player of the Year and named by the Virginia High School

Boys Basketball: Precise Shooting Potomac Falls Clinches Return Trip to State Tournament

By Jason S. Rufner
Special to VivaLoudoun.com via Loudoun Times-Mirror

Sterling (Feb. 25, 2011) - If the phrase "shooting the lights out" were literal, the gymnasium at Potomac Falls High School would have gone completely dark long before the end of the Panthers' 86-61 shootout win over Briar Woods on Thursday.

The home team riled up Potomac Falls' always rambunctious crowd with barrages of

Basketball: State Bids on the Line Tonight in Regional Semifinals

(Feb. 24, 2011) - Loudoun has gotten big enough these days that it certainly feels like its own region so it should come of no surprise that local basketball teams road to the state tournament are paved mostly with local foes in region this year including a pair of match-ups tonight that feature the Briar Woods boys at Potomac Falls and the Freedom girls at Loudoun County.

The winner of those

Football: Briar Woods Big Playmaker Junior Alex Carter Drawing College Interest with Six Verbal Offers

Carter makes leaping grab in state title win

(Feb. 24, 2011) - Briar Woods High School big playmaker Alex Carter, a junior WR/DB that helped the Falcons to the school's first ever state football title in December, is drawing bigtime interest from NCAA Division I schools with six verbal offers already from Virginia, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Stanford, Duke and Kansas State.

Falcon coach

News: Briar Woods Hires P.E. Department Chair, Track Coach Duane Colebank as Assistant Athletic Director

Ashburn (Feb. 23, 2011) - Briar Woods High School has hired R. Duane Colebank, the school's physical education department's chair and track and field coach, as the new assistant athletic director.

Colebank, who has been at Briar Woods since the school opened in 2005, takes over for Elmer Fox who retired at the end of January.

Previously Colebank taught and coached football and track at Park

Basketball: Regional Seedings Pit Dulles District Foes Against Each Other

(Feb. 18, 2011) - The Region II basketball tournament seedings are all but official and it is a major case of good news and bad news for Dulles District fans. The good news: 10 teams will advance. The bad news: six of those 10 teams will face each other in the regional quarterfinals, including four Division 4 girls team that comprise an entire side of their 8-team bracket.

And the other other

Basketball: Regional Seedings Pit Dulles District Foes Against Each Other

(Feb. 18, 2011) - The Region II basketball tournament seedings are all but official and it is a major case of good news and bad news for Dulles District fans. The good news: 10 teams will advance. The bad news: six of those 10 teams will face each other in the regional quarterfinals, including four Division 4 girls team that comprise an entire side of their 8-team bracket.

And the other other