College Commitments: Loudoun County Athletes Sign - Brenneman to Golf at George Mason and Fisher to Play Baseball at DeSales

Leesburg (Apr. 29, 2011) - Two more Loudoun County High School athletes have signed to play college athletics with Andrew Brenneman joining the NCAA Division I George Mason's men's golf team in the fall and Nick Fisher slated to play catcher for NCAA Division III DeSales University.

Brenneman was offered by George Mason University in golf and signed this past week. He was a key component of the

Swim: Loudoun Valley's Kelsey Ryan to Swim with NCAA Division I George Mason

(Mar. 30, 2011) - Loudoun Valley High School senior Kelsey Ryan, two-time Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun Athlete of the Month this winter, announced this week that she will attend and swim with NCAA Division I George Mason University in the fall.

Ryan just missed the finals at the AAA state meet in the 100 fly with a 17th place in the prelims but she took 10th in the 100 back with a 1:07.19.

College Signing: Stone Bridge Softball Seniors Lewis and Prince to Play NCAA Division I

Ashburn (Mar. 29, 2011) - Stone Bridge High School softball is ranked in the Top 10 in the Washington, D.C. area and a big reason is the senior leadership of two athletes that will play at the NCAA Division I level next year -- catcher Beth Lewis and shortstop Cori Prince.

Lewis will play at Wagner and Prince will play at George Mason. Both were honored by family, teammates and friends Friday

Track and Field/Football: Briar Woods Grads, Twins Taren and Tavis Henry, Looking to Make Their Mark in College

Track and Field/Football: Briar Woods Grads, Twins Taren and Tavis Henry, Looking to Make Their Mark in College

Swim: Dive Into Week 2 of the The Splash Blog! Full Results for All 9 Meets on the Weekend!

The Splash: VivaLoudoun's Weekly Swim Blog! 

(Dec. 15, 2010) - All nine meets during the second weekend of the high school swim season were sweeps but there were some close match-ups highlighted by the Briar Woods boys edging George Mason by six points, 146-140, in a Dulles District dual.

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Girls Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley's McGinn Signs with George Mason

Caitlin McGinn (#14) will play NCAA Division I at GMU next year.
(Nov. 17, 2010) - Loudoun Valley High School defensive standout Caitlin McGinn, who has helped the Vikings advance to the state semifinals three straight years, has signed her National Letter of Intent to play NCAA Division I lacrosse next year at George Mason University.

In three years as a starter for the Vikings, McGinn had

College Signings: More Area Athletes Commit Including BWood's Bukovac, Freedom's Gluck, County's Duerbeck and Valley's McGinn

(Nov. 13, 2010) - Area athletes have been busy this week making their college plans and in just the past few days we have seen four more standouts added to our College Choice chart including three future NCAA Division I lacrosse players with Briar Woods' Matt Bukovac headed to Robert Morris, Freedom's Megan Gluck to play at Mount Saint Mary's and Loudoun Valley's Caitlin McGinn committed to

Softball: Stone Bridge Shortstop Cori Prince Commits to Play at George Mason Next Year

Ashburn (Nov. 12, 2010) - Stone Bridge High School senior shortstop and lead-off hitter Cori Prince has committed to play softball next year at George Mason University.

Prince has been a 3-year starter and lead-off hitter for the Bulldogs. Sheplayed outfield/3rd base her freshman year and shortstop the last two years. Prince hit .400 as a freshman, led the team in hitting as a sophomore with a

Football: More Drama as Woodgrove Wins Second Game by Stopping 2-Point Conversion with 25 Seconds to Play

Purcellville (Oct. 10, 2010) - The Woodgrove High School football team only knows how to win one way and that is with a dramatic flair. Two weeks after the school's first ever win in overtime against East Rockingham it was more final seconds tension Friday as the Wolverines stopped Geroge Mason's two-point conversion attempt with 25 seconds to play to preserve a 21-20 victory.

A pair of 67-yard

Girls Lacrosse: Still the One! Broad Run Captures Fifth Straight Dulles District Tournament Title

Click here for more photos by Craig Sterbutzel from this game

(May 20, 2010) - Back in early April it was all so easy to think that the Broad Run High School girls lacrosse team, after a four-year unbeaten run through the Dulles District, was finally in rebuilding mode. After all the Spartans, under first-year coach Erin Stacy, dropped three straight to start against tough non-district foes,

Dulles District Lacrosse: Defensive Dominion Knocks Off Briar Woods; Regional Bids and Titles Up for Grab in Four Games Tonight

Dominion goalie Andrew Fawkes and D-Pole Troy Farmer Postgame


(May 19, 2010) - Trailing 4-1 early in the AA Dulles District semifinals at Briar Woods High School on Tuesday night, the Dominion defense stepped up and held the Falcons to just one goal the rest of the way in a 12-5 win.

Dominion (10-6) clinched a Region II bid with the win and will host regular-season champion Broad Run (10-5), a

News: Freedom's Girls Lacrosse Dulles District Semifinal at George Mason Now a 7:30 p.m. Start; Boys Soccer vs. Park View Moved to 6 p.m.

(May 17, 2010) - The Dulles District girls lacrosse semifinal between Freedom and George Mason in Falls Church is still on but has been moved back to a 7:30 p.m. start.

Also, the boys soccer game in South Riding between Freedom and Park View has been moved up to 6 p.m. with the JV game cancelled and not made up.

Lacrosse: Loudoun County Boys the Only Away Team to Win in Dulles District Quarterfinals

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(May 13, 2010) - The top seeds did as expected on Thursday as all but one of eight quarterfinals in the Dulles District boys and girls lacrosse tournaments were won by the higher seeded home teams with the exception of the Loudoun County High School boys which traveled to Falls Church and came away with a hard-fought, 5-3, win over No. 4 seed George