News: Loudoun County Honors 13 to Play in College

(June 7, 2011) - Loudoun County High School gathered all of their Class of 2011 College Bound Student Athletes for a group photo. All of these young men and women have committed to continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

They are, from left to right, in the above photo:
Front Row:
Sydney Hewartson, Ferrum College, Girl's Lacrosse
Kathleen Horvath, University of Albany,

Girls Volleyball: Ellen Roberts Returns to Coach Broad Run Varsity

(Apr. 27, 2011) - Broad Run High School has named Ellen Roberts as head varsity volleyball coach. Roberts, who coached the Spartans before giving way last season to assistant Betsy Scudder, replaces Scudder who stepped down after the winter season.

Volleyball: Another Freedom Volleyball Player Headed to College Ranks as Flanigin Commits to Wingate University

Jenna Flanigin
South Riding (Feb. 15, 2011) - On the heels of the school's best volleyball season in history, Freedom High School has yet another athlete headed to the college ranks as senior Jenna Flanigin has verbally committed to play next year at Wingate University, one of the top NCAA Division II programs in the country.

Flanigin joins senior teammate Tori Kramer (Waynesburg) and junior

Volleyball: Broad Run Junior Mallory Brickerd Becomes Fifth Member of VA Elite 2012 Class to Commit Early

Mallory Brickerd
Ashburn (Feb. 15, 2011) - The VA Elite 17s club volleyball team needs one one more verbal commitment and they will be able to field an entire starting line-up of Class of 2012 athletes that will play at the NCAA Division I level as Broad Run's Mallory Brickerd has chosen William and Mary.

The 6-foot-1 outside hitter for both the Elite and the Spartans, will play for the Tribe

Volleyball: Freedom Junior Kaitlyn LaMantia Makes Verbal Commitment to Play at NCAA Division I North Carolina State

Kaitlyn LaMantia
South Riding (Feb. 15, 2011) - Freedom High School junior setter Kaitlyn LaMantia has verbally committed to play volleyball at NCAA Division I North Carolina State starting in 2012.

LaMantia was named first team All-Dulles District, first team All-Region II and broke multiple Freedom volleyball records this past season such as aces in a season, match, and career, assists in

Volleyball: Loudoun County's Jenna Strange and Flint Hill's Tori Janowski Named PrepVolleyball.com All-Americans; SB's Beckham is Honorable Mention

Loudoun County's Jenna Strange: All-American
(Feb. 11, 2011) - PrepVolleyball.com recently unveiled its select list of high school girls volleyball All-Americans and of the four Virginia players to make the list of 150, two are from Loudoun County: Flint Hill senior Tori Janowski and Loudoun County High School junior Jenna Strange.

Another area player, Stone Bridge senior Christine Beckham was

College Signing: VivaLoudoun Adds Nine Athletes to its Growing College Choice Chart

(Feb. 8, 2011) - VivaLoudoun is adding nine area athletes to its exclusive college choice chart including eight lacrosse players.

In lacrosse commitments, ESPN Rise reports that Loudoun Valley senior midfield Andrea Mustacchio will joint teammate Cait McGinn next season at NCAA Division I George Mason, and that Heritage High School senior midfield/attack Erika Grabbi will play next year at NCAA

Volleyball: Loudoun County Senior Kathleen Horvath Commits to NCAA Division I University at Albany

(Jan. 29, 2011) - Loudoun County High School senior Kathleen Horvath, who helped the Raiders win the last three in their four-year VHSL state title run, has committed to play next year at NCAA Division I University at Albany.

The versatile Horvath, who can play Libero or setter, plays her club volleyball for the NVVA Select 18s.

Top-seeded UAlbany (22-9) beat third-seeded UMBC in straight

Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun "Special States" Athletes of the Month Photo Shoot

Photo shoot held at Lifetime Fitness in Ashburn.

Ashburn (Jan. 2, 2011) - Cheers Sports and VivaLoudoun.com released today a very special photo shoot that featured Athletes of the Month for Fall 2010 that won or were finalists in state championships in November and December. Each month VivaLoudoun chooses athletes of the month from the 12 public high schools in Loudoun and the athletes are

News: Select the VivaLoudoun Team of 2010 - Seven State Champs to Choose From!

(Jan. 2, 2010) - The polls are now open to select the VivaLoudoun Team of 2010 and Loudoun fans have seven state champions to choose from including some historic firsts as well as some repeat champions.

In the repeat category, there are four teams with the Briar Woods cheer -- named out 2009 Team of the Year -- winning a second straight title as did the Freedom girls basketball. Broad Run girls

Volleyball: Raiders Strange and Serafin Make First Team AA All-State, Matthias is Coach of the Year

(Dec. 21, 2010) - Loudoun County High School, which captured a fourth straight VHSL AA state volleyball title, reaped postseason awards as coach Jenica Matthias has been named the VHSCA AA Coach of the Year and juniors Jenna Strange and Gabby Serafin have both been named first team all-state.

Senior Emily Sears of Broad Run was named second team all-state. Freedom senior Jenna Flanigin and

Volleyball: Heritage's Lian Bernett Verbally Commits to Coastal Carolina

Leesburg (Dec. 20, 2010) - The Virginia Elite volleyball club is reporting that Heritage High School senior standout Lian Bernett has verbally committed to play next year NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina.

Bernett, an opposite hitter and a member of VA Elite 18s Team, is the sixth member of the VA Elite 2011 Class to commit and will play in the Big South for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.

Volleyball: Four Loudoun Players Pick Up AAA First-Team All-State Honors

(Dec. 20, 2010) - Loudoun girls were well-represented on the Virginia High School Coaches Association 2010 AAA All-State Girls Volleyball team with two from Heritage -- Stephanie Yokoyama and Lian Bernett -- and two from Stone Bridge -- Christine Beckham and Amy Christensen -- selected to the first team.

In addition, Loudoun Valley's Taylor Maddox and Stone Bridge's Amanda Miller were chosen for

Volleyball: Freedom and Heritage End Seasons in State Quarterfinals

(Nov. 17, 2010) - Freedom High School had its best girls volleyball season in history and Heritage High School captured a regional title for the first time in school history both both schools were unable to advance out the VHSL state quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Freedom fell on the to road (25-13, 27-25, 25-15) to a Grafton team that finished AA runner-up to Loudoun County in 2007 and 2009.

Volleyball: Loudoun County Breezes Into State Semifinals - Again!

By Jason S. Rufner
Special to VivaLoudoun via Loudoun Tims-Mirror

Leesburg (Nov. 16, 2010) -  Loudoun County High School girls volleyball coach Jenica Matthias and her staff had done their part. They'd turned in their homework on opposing Powhatan prior to their meeting in the Virginia AA quarterfinal and now it was up to the Raider players to do their part, to utilize that scouting to their

Volleyball: Stone Bridge Sweeps Into AAA State Semifinals

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

Ashburn (Nov. 17, 2010) - Four years ago a group of Stone Bridge High School girls volleyball freshmen set their sights on making the state tournament and then proceeded to come tantalizingly close for three straight years, falling one game shy each time of clinching a State bid. This season Stone Bridge finally advanced to the AAA state tournament and the

Volleyball: State Quarterfinal Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Volleyball State Quarterfinals Scoreboard
AA Girls
Cave Spring def. Jefferson Forest, 25-14, 23-25, 25-15, 25-13
Loudoun County def. Powhatan, 25-13, 25-15, 25-13
Grafton def. Freedom, 25-13, 27-25, 25-15
Hidden Valley def. Turner Ashby, 25-11, 25-16, 25-19

AAA Girls
Stone Bridge def. Princess Anne, 25-22, 25-20, 25-12
Atlee def. Osbourn Park, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20
Deep Run def.

Volleyball: Stone Bridge Puts Three on Northern Region First Team

(Nov. 16, 2010) - Robinson High School may have taken home Coach of the Year (Jill Pearson) and Player of the Year (Susie Murach) honors but the Stone Bridge High School girls volleyball team, with three members on the region first team, are still playing as they open the state tournament tonight after winning regionals including a semifinal sweep over Robinson.

Christine Beckham, Amanda Miller

Volleyball: Loudoun County's Jenna Strange Named Region II Player of the Year

(Nov. 16, 2010) - Loudoun County High School junior Jenna Strange, who has led the Raiders to a 25-1 record this year and a chance at a record fourth straight AA state title, is the 2010 Region II girls volleyball Player of the Year in a vote of the coaches.

Raider coach Jenica Matthias and Freedom coach Jim Clark, who have both qualified their teams for tonight's AA state quarterfinals, were

Volleyball: While Loudoun County and Stone Bridge Swept to Regional Titles, Heritage Won an Epic 5-Gamer

Heritage High School senior Lian Bernett and junior Christina Kamis

Heritage High School volleyball coach Carmel Keilty


By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor

Leesburg (Nov. 14, 2010) - It was a volleyball "title wave" on Saturday night as three Loudoun teams claimed regional crowns. While Loudoun County (Region II winners) and Stone Bridge (Northern Region) swept to victory, Heritage had to work a