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

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: 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

Softball: Briar Woods Senior Kristina Karagiorgis to Play at Virginia Wesleyan

(May 31, 2011) - Briar Woods High School senior Kristina Karagiorgis, who has helped the Briar Woods High School softball team to three consecutive Dulles District tournament titles, is setto play next year at NCAA Division III Virginia Wesleyan College.

There are now 121 athletes from the Class of 2011 on our college choice chart!

Softball: Briar Woods Wins Third Straight Dulles District Tournament Title

More photos from celebration
Special to VivaLoudoun

(May 30, 2011) - Junior Macy Jones fired a two-hitter and freshman Kacie Kondrotis snapped a scoreless deadlock with a two-out, two-run single in the fourth inning as Briar Woods High School defeated Woodgrove 4-1 to win its third straight Dulles District Tournament softball title Thursday night at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg.

Jones

Baseball: Freedom Advances to Region II Tournament on High Note After Wild, 10-9, Win Over Briar Woodes

Matt Malacane's walkoff double to end the game for Freedom


Special to VivaLoudoun

(May 30, 2011) - The Freedom High School baseball team secured its 14th win of the season Tursday, knocking off Briar Woods in the Dulles District Tournament Consolation game 10-9. It was a battle that featured 23 total hits, 19 total runs, and six different lead changes.

Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the 1st,

Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley Girls Advances to State Tournament with Big Road Win; Woodgrove Girls, BWoods Boys Fall Just Short in Regional Title Games

(May 30, 2011) - The Loudoun Valley High School traveled to Charlottesville to play the Albemarle Patriots Friday night in a Northwest Region tournament consolation game with the winner advancing to the VHSL state tournament as the third team out of the region and the loser’s season would be done.

Despite playing their fourth consecutive road game in an eight day period and enduring a one hour

Photo Gallery: Baseball - Broad Run vs. Briar Woods - Dulles District Semifinals

(May 27, 2011) - Click on either photo to view the gallery with 24 total shots from the Broad Run vs. Briar Woods Dulles District semifinal baseball game Tuesday.

Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley Girls Play at Albemarle for State Bid; Briar Woods Boys, Woodgrove Girls Shoot for Region II Titles

(May 27, 2011) - Three area lacrosse teams remain in action and they all play for big stakes tonight with Loudoun Valley High School playing at Albemarle with a state tournament bid up for grabs and the Briar Woods boys and Woodgrove girls shooting for their first ever Region II titles.

Loudoun Valley (15-3), despite losing some talent to the opening of first-year Woodgrove (14-5), can clinch

Girls Soccer: Region II Bracket Released - Briar Woods, Freedom on Road, Woodgrove Hosts on Monday; Broad Run Hosts Tuesday

(May 27, 2011) - The Region II girls soccer bracket has been released with Briar Woods and Freedom on the road Monday and Woodgrove at home. Three-time defending state champion Broad Run will host a game on Tuesday.

Briar Woods is at Kettle Run and Freedom at Millbrook on Monday while Woodgrove will host Western Albemarle. Broad Run hosts the winner of Briar Woods vs. Kettle Run Tuesday setting

Softball: Region II Bracket Released - Woodgrove Hosts Loudoun County, Broad Run on Road Memorial Day; Briar Woods to Host Tues.

(May 27, 2011) - The Region II softball bracket has been released and two Dulles District teams are pitted against each other in the first round as Woodgrove will host Loudoun County on Monday. Broad Run is on the road Monday at Warren County and Briar Woods will host the Louisa vs. Skyline winner on Tuesday.

Region II 2011 Softball Bracket
First Round - Mon. May 30
Dulles District No. 4 Loudoun