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.

Baseball: Big 4th Inning, Complete Game from Clarke Advances Spartans to State Semfinals; Potomac Falls Falls at York

Ashburn (June 7, 2011) - The Broad Run High School baseball team defeated Jamestown in a VHSL AA state quarterfinal playoff game in Ashburn on Tuesday night to move within two games of the program's first state title in 20 years. Potomac Falls. looking for a third straight trip to the Final Four, fell at York, 9-7.

The Spartans (23-3) sent Dulles District Player of the Year Taylor Clarke (Towson

Baseball: Potomac Falls Junior Jackson Rogers Named Region II Player of the Year, Broad Run's Cassidy is Coach of the Year

(June 7, 2011) - Potomac Falls High School junior Jackson Rogers has been named the Region II Pitcher of the Year in a vote of the region's coaches and Broad Run skipper Pat Cassidy, who led his team to its first regional title since 1996, is the Coach of the Year.

Region II Baseball 2011

First Team
1B Michael Lascomb Potomac Falls #14 SR
2B J. J. Sarty Woodgrove #13 JR
3B Cody Unger

Boys Soccer: Broad Run's Reitzel is Named Region II Player of the Year; Tuscarora's Gryder Coach of the Year

(June 7, 2011) - Broad Run High School senior Kevin Reitzel, who leads the Spartans into a 7 p.m. state quarterfinal contest at home tonight, has been named Region II boys soccer Player of the Year in a vote of the region's coaches. Tuscarora's Dave Gryder, who has his first-year Huskies in the state tournament with no seniors on the roster, was named Coach of the Year.

REGION II
All-Region

Girls Soccer: Broad Run's Church is Region II Player of the Year; Spartans Collins is Coach of the Year

(June 7, 2011) - The Broad Run High School girls soccer team, which opens its quest for a fourth straight state title by hosting Jamestown tonight at 5 p.m. in a state tournament quarterfinal, has swept the Region II awards with senior Whitney Church named Player of the Year and Claire Collins named Coach of the Year.

Virginia High School League
Region II
District (Dulles, Evergreen, Jefferson

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

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

Boys Soccer: VHSL AA State Tournament Bracket

Virginia High School League
2011 Boys Soccer AA State Tournament


Tues. June 7
Quarterfinals at high seed
Tuscarora (Region II runner-up) at Jamestown (Region I champ), TBA
E.C. Glass (Region III runner-up) at Blacksburg (Region IV champ), 7:30
Tabb (Region I runner-up) at Broad Run (Region II champ), 7
Hidden Valley (Region IV runner-up) at Jefferson Forest (Region III champ), TBA

Fri. June 10

Baseball: VHSL AA State Tournament Bracket

Virginia High School League AA
State Tournament Baseball Bracket


Tues. June 7
Quarterfinals at high seed
Potomac Falls (Region II runner-up) at York (Region I champ), 6
Northside (Region II runner-up) at Cave Spring (Region IV champ), 5
Jamestown (Region I runner-up) at Broad Run (Region II champ), 5:30
Tunstall (Region IV runner-up) at Brookville (Region III champ), 7

Fri. June 10
Semifinals

Baseball: Broad Run Wins First Regional Title Since 1996 with 6-5 Victory Over Rival Potomac Falls

More photos from title celebration

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor
Ashburn (June 6, 2011) - All year the top of the Broad Run High School baseball line-up carried the Spartans but on Saturday it was the bottom of the order -- on base an incredible 14 times in 18 plate appearances -- and the gutsy pitching performance of No. 3 starter Brandon Craft and a nice close out by Dulles District Player

Boys Soccer: Broad Run Possesses Another Title with Total Team Soccer

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

Ashburn (June 4, 2011) - Winning is not enough for the Broad Run boys soccer team as the Spartans, with 13 seniors on the roster, have set their sights high this season: they want to be known as the Barcelona of high school soccer. The Spartans took another step towards that lofty goal as they captured the Region II title Friday night with a display of polished

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

Baseball: Broad Run Rallies from 5-Run Deficit to Clinch State Bid, Hosts Potomac Falls Tonight at 6 p.m. in Region II Title Game

Ashburn (Jun3, 4, 2011) - The Broad Run High School baseball team rallied from a 6-1 deficit to defeat visiting Kettle Run High School, 11-7, to advance to the Region II championship today in at Broad Run at 6 p.m. By virtue of their victory the Spartans are assured of a place in the AA state tournament for the second time in the last four years.


Spartan sophomore AJ Powell started on the mound

Soccer: Double Trouble! Broad Run Boys and Girls Claim State Tournament Spots

By Alanna Dvorak
Special to VivaLoudoun

Ashburn (June 3, 2011) - Broad Run High School claimed a pair of state playoff berths in boys and girls soccer following Region II semifinal wins Thursday.

The Spartan girls took the field first, defeating John Handley High School, 7-1, in convincing fashion.

All-district midfielder Ellie Zoepfl notched four goals for the Spartans, a personal single-game

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

Baseball and Softball: Five Loudoun Teams Advance in Regional Play

(May 31, 2011) - From AA to AAA Loudoun baseball and softball teams had a great Memorial Day as five teams advanced in regional tournament play. Stone Bridge baseball in the Northern Region and Loudoun Valley softball in the Northwest Region both advanced to the semifinals.

Freedom baseball and Broad Run and Woodgrove softball advanced to the quarterfinals. One of the two teams to fall was

Soccer: Area Teams Go a Perfect 7-0 in Regional Action on Memorial Day

View more photos by Gary Sousa from this game!

(May 31, 2011) - When Dulles District athletic directors convinced Region II to expand its playoffs to account for the fact that Loudoun's 9-team district is almost twice as big as some of the other 5-team districts in the region, Monday night's success is surely what they had in mind as Dulles soccer teams went a perfect 6-0 in Region II first

Football: Broad Run Junior WR Price Picks Up Offer from Bryant

Ashburn (May 31, 2011) - Broad Run High School junior wide receiver Michael Price has picked up a scholarship offer from NCAA Division I Bryant University according to Spartans coach Matt Griffis.

Bryant has offered Price a partial three-quarters scholarship which could go to a full scholarship. Price is slated to attend a Bryant day camp in two weeks.

Boys Tennis: Loudoun Players Find Success in Region II Quarterfinals

(May 31, 2011) - Loudoun boys tennis players had a good start to the Region II tournament as Freedom High School's Wesley Wong and Broad Run High School's Kevin Chang both won in their quarterfinal singles matches and Wong teamed with Alex Cragg to advance in the semifinals in doubles as well.

In action at Chestnut Forks in Warrenton, Wong dispatched Josh Rinker of Liberty, 6-1, 6-2 while Chang

Football: VHSL Releases 2011-12 Divisions - Half of Loudoun's 12 Schools Shift Division

(May 31, 2011) - The Virginia High School League has released its football divisions for the next two seasons (2011 and 2012) and half of Loudoun's 12 high schools have moved either up or down a division.

Freedom and Broad Run move up to AAA Division 5 from AA Division 4 while Heritage and Loudoun Valley shift down from AAA Division 5 to AA Division 4. Both Loudoun Valley and Heritage are