Girls Soccer: Broad Run, Heritage and Woodgrove All Advance to State Semifnals

(June 8, 2011) - 3-time defending AA girl soccer state champion Broad Run High School advancing to the state semifinals in Radford with an easy 5-1 win over Jamestown Tuesday did not raise many eyebrows.

On the other hand, first-year Woodgrove, a school with no seniors and the No. 6 seed in the Dulles District, winning 4-1 on the road at Warhill to advance to Radford was certainly surprising.

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

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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News: First-Year Woodgrove Names Athletes of the Year - Fuller, Gilson, Crowley and Wells all Honored

Purcellville (June 6, 2011) - First-year Woodgrove High School has announced its end of the year honors with Ellen Fuller named Outstanding Female Athlete, Brad Gilson named Outstanding Male Athlete and the Scholar Athletes of the Year awards went to Michele Crowley and Brendan Wells

More on each athlete from the Woodgrove High School Athletic Department:


At this time the Woodgrove High School

Girls Soccer: VHSL AA State Tournament Bracket

Virginia High School League
2011 AA Girls Soccer State Tournament


Tues. June 7
Quarterfinals at high seed
Woodgrove (Region II runner-up) at Warhill (Region I champ), TBA
Northside (Region III runner-up) at Blacksburg (Region IV champ), 5:30
Jamestown (Region I runner-up) at Broad Run (Region II champ), 5
Hidden Valley (Region IV runner-up) at Jefferson Forest (Region III champ), TBA

Fri. June

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

Girls Soccer: Broad Run Girls Win 5th Straight Region II Title

Ashburn (June 4, 2011) - The Broad Run High School girls soccer team clinched their fifth consecutive Region II title with a convincing 5-1 win over Dulles District rival Woodgrove Friday night.


The Wolverines are no strangers to the Spartans who have played each other four times this season including this year’s District championship game.

The Spartans controlled the tempo from the onset

Softball: First-Year Woodgrove Clinches State Tournament Spot

Allie Reid held Goochland scoreless over the last five innings for the win.
(photo courtesy Carl Lukat/Loudoun Times-Mirror)
By Carl Lukat
Loudoun Times-Mirror Sports Editor
Special to VivaLoudoun

Purcellville (June 3, 2011) - Woodgrove High School softball coach Joe Spicer knew his young team was feeling the pressure early in a Region II semifinal game against Goochland June 2 that would

Girls Soccer: The Kids are All Right! Second-Half Comeback, Dramatic OT Win Puts 1st-Year Woodgrove in States

Woodgrove defense: JR Katie Beebe, SO Bergen ELkjer, SO Brittany Basinger


By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

Purcellville (June 3, 2011) - When Woodgrove High School girls soccer coach Erin Barrett was finally able to get her young team to settle down Thursday night after a dramatic, 4-3, overtime victory against Freedom clinched a AA state tournament appearance for the first-year program, her

Girls Tennis: Woodgrove's Sunnie Lampl is Region II Singles Runner-Up

Charlottesville (June 2, 2011) - Woodgrove High School freshman tennis sensation Sunnie Lampl just missed qualifying for the VHSL AA state tournament as she couldn't convert on two match points and fell to James Woods senior Headley Wilson in the Region II singles finals, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

It was Lampl's first loss on the season. Lampl and her Woodgrove doubles partner lost in the regional

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

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

Gymnastics: Freedom's Kaylee Annello Takes 6th in the All-Around at AA State Meet

(Feb. 23, 2011) - Freedom High School's Kaylee Annello took sixth in the All-Around at the AA state meet last weekend in Virginia Beach with a 37.000 score that included sixth place finishes on both the beam and floor.

Annello scored 9.450 on the beam and 9.475 on the floor. The VHSL open state meet for individuals includes competitors from A, AA and AAA levels.

Loudoun County's Jessica Drews

Photo Gallery: Dulles District Basketball Finals by Gary Sousa

(Feb. 21, 2011) - Gary Sousa is NOT my brother but if he keeps taking photos like he did on Friday ... well, let's just say I am writing him into my will! Seriously, another night of amazing shots ... our own Jedi photographer ... please enjoy the galleries by clicking on any shot from the Dulles District boys and girls tournament finals at Woodgrove High School

Basketball: Loudoun County Girls and Potomac Falls Boys Defend Dulles District Tournament Titles

Loudoun County's Erica Linnemann and Alex Lapple postgame


Purcellville (Feb. 19, 2011) - Both the Loudoun County girls and the Potomac Falls boys opened strong Friday night and defended their Dulles District basketball tournament titles at Woodgrove High School.

Loudoun County trailed only in the opening minute of the opener before taking a commanding, 32-12, halftime lead and then held off a

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

On the Sidelines with Dan Sousa - Wolverine Attacks in Ashburn!

On the Sidelines with Dan Sousa

Ashburn (Feb. 17, 2011) - Now here is some "upsetting" news: The Loudoun County Animal Control is cautioning Loudoun residents of a series of Wolverine attacks this week.

While this young group of Wolverines, travelling from the western half of the county, was thought relatively harmless heading to the Ashburn area this week, there was a confirmed surprise

Boys Basketball: Woodgrove's Gilson, Potomac Falls' Mihailovich Named Dulles Players of the Year; PFalls' Hawes and 'Grove's Douglas are Coaches of the Year

Brad Gilson: Dulles District
Division 3 Player of the Year
(Feb. 16, 2011) - Woodgrove High School junior Brad Gilson and Potomac Falls senior Lukas Mihailovich were selected as the Dulles District Division 3 and Division 4 Players of the Year in a vote of the district's boys basketball coaches.

Coach of the Year honors went to Jeff Hawes, who led Potomac Falls to another regular-season title,