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

Friday's State Semifinal Schedule

Fri. June 10BaseballState Semifinals: AA at Calfee Park, PulaskiYork vs. Northside, 4 p.m.Broad Run vs. Tunstall, 1 p.m.
SoftballState Semifinals: AA at RadfordBriar Woods vs. Broadway, 10 a.m.Woodgrove vs. Northside, 4 p.m.
Girls SoccerState Semifinals: AA at RadfordWoodgrove vs. Blacksburg, 2 p.m.Broad Run vs. Jefferson Forest, 4 p.m.
AAA at WestfieldHeritage vs. Cox, 3 p.m.Battlefield vs.

Tuesday Night Playoff Scoreboard

Tues. June 7 Playoff Scoreboard
Baseball
State Quarterfinals
York 9, Potomac Falls 7
Northside 12, Cave Spring 11
Broad Run 5, Jamestown 1
Tunstall 6, Brookville 4


Softball
State Quarterfinals
Briar Woods 4, Powhatan 0
Broadway 14, Cave Spring 8
Woodgrove 2, Warhill 1
Northside 3, Abingdon 2

Boys Soccer
State Quarterfinals
Tabb 2, Broad Run 1 (OT)
Jamestown 4, Tuscarora 0

Girls Soccer
AA

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

Softball: Northwest Region Team Released

NORTHWEST ALL-REGION TEAM

SPORT: SOFTBALL YEAR: 2011

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR MIRANDA KEMP BATTLEFIELD


COACH OF THE YEAR JOE SCHELZO BATTLEFIELD

FIRST TEAM:

NAME SCHOOL POSITION YEAR
MIRANDA KEMP BATTLEFIELD PITCHER SR
SAM GIBSON HALIFAX PITCHER JR
SHAE BRAXTON HYLTON INFIELD JR
KELSIE BARKER NORTH STAFFORD PITCHER JR
ERICA FIELD OSBOURN PARK CATCHER JR
MEGAN

News: Dominion Holds College Signing Ceremony

Photo courtesy of Times-Mirror/Beverly Denny
Sterling (June 7, 2011) - Dominion High School held a college signing ceremony last week for the Titan athletes that will play in college next year.

In the photo above, courtesy of the Loudoun Times-Mirror: From left, Ivan Ayala, who will play football at Mount Union, with his parents Maria Ayala and Dimas Canales; Shelby Shote, who will play golf

Softball: Fire and Ice 18U Captures Junebug Jamboree Title

Row 1 L to R: Renay Aubel, Jenny Himler, Mary Skillman, Jamie Crisp, Courtney Bogan
Row 2 L to  R: Kristina Karagiorgis, Jess Sudler, Sarah Mullin, Jen Soroka, Ashleigh Engels, Kelley Duerbeck
Not pictured were Emily Nykorchuk, Kat Palmer, Erin Scarborough
(June 7, 2011) - The Sterling-based Fire and Ice 18U softball team captured the Junebug Jamboree Championship over the weekend in Hagerstown

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

Friday Playoff Schedule: Three Lax Teams Open State Tournament; Six Loudoun Teams Play for Region II Titles; 11 Total in Action!

(June 3, 2011) - A very busy June Friday playoff schedule has three Loudoun lacrosse teams on the road as the state tournament opens and six teams playing locally for Region II titles and the chance to host a state quarterfinal on Tuesday. 
The Briar Woods boys lacrosse team is at Albemarle while the Loudoun Valley girls are facing Madison at Marshall and the Woodgrove girls travel to Osbourn

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

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

Region II: Dulles Shuts Out the Rest of the Region and Sends Seven On to States

(June 2, 2011) - The Dulles District had perhaps one of its greatest days in Region II history, going a perfect 7-for-7 in semifinal contests and setting up all-Dulles District regional finals in boys and girls soccer as well as softball. If Broad Run baseball can win its semifinal with Kettle Run Friday, then it will be a perfect 8-for-8 performance for the Dulles District and an unheard of

Region II: Loudoun Teams Play for State Tournament Spots - Tuscarora Boys Soccer Clinches Bid with Dramatic 2-1 Overtime Win - Complete Skinny from Regional Quarterfinals!

(June 2, 2011) - Before school was even out tonight, the Region II semifinals had produced its first drama as the Tuscarora High School boys soccer team clinched a AA state tournament bid when Angel Ceron-Garcia scored with 15 seconds left in sudden death overtime to give the Huskies a 2-1 win over Kettle Run in a regional semifinal played at Liberty High School.

Like all the semifinals tonight,

Tuesday Night Playoff Scoreboard

Tues. May 31 Playoff Scoreboard
Baseball
Region II Quarterfinals
William Monroe 4, Brentsville 3 (8)
Potomac Falls 7, Skyline 3
Broad Run 7, Sherando 0
Kettle Run 9, Freedom 8

Softball
Region II Quarterfinals
Woodgrove 15, Sherando 2
Goochland 7, Brentsville 4
Orange 5, Broad Run 4 (8)
Briar Woods 11, Louisa 0

Boys Soccer
Region II Quarterfinals
Tuscarora 3, Park View 2
Kettle Run 6, James Wood

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