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05.23.18 Boys Soccer: Dominion @ Loudoun Valley, Dulles District Championship

05.23.18 Boys Soccer: Dominion @ Loudoun Valley, Dulles District Championship

Purcellville, VA (May 23, 2018) – The Loudoun Valley Vikings probably assumed that they would be playing someone else for the Dulles District boys soccer championship. But the Dominion Titans, they of a modest 5-5-1 district record, had other ideas. Fresh off a huge, shootout-hardened upset of the Park View Patriots, they were raring to go…

05.16.18 Boys Soccer: Park View @ Loudoun Valley

05.16.18 Boys Soccer: Park View @ Loudoun Valley

Lansdowne, VA (May 16, 2018) – By the time pre-game player introductions began the Loudoun Valley Vikings and the Park View Patriots were already soaking wet. Rain had come down throughout warmups, but that precipitation and the forecast for more would not dampen the competitive spirit of the two teams. After all, only the regular season…

05.15.18 Girls Soccer: Potomac Falls @ Tuscarora

05.15.18 Girls Soccer: Potomac Falls @ Tuscarora

Leesburg, VA (May 15, 2018) – With darkening skies threatening to delay or cancel this final game of the 2018 regular season, the Potomac Falls Panthers (12-2-1) traveled to Leesburg for a match with the Tuscarora Huskies (10-2-3). The outcome of the game would not affect the Huskies' third place standing in the Potomac District, but…

05.11.18 Girls Lacrosse: George Mason @ Dominion

05.11.18 Girls Lacrosse: George Mason @ Dominion

Sterling, VA (May 11, 2018) – The regular season had come down to this: the George Mason Mustangs (11-1) visiting the Dominion Titans (12-0). A Mason victory would bring a three-team tangle at the top of the Dulles District, and a Titan victory would give Dominion a rare undefeated season and outright possession of first place…

05.10.18 Girls Soccer: Tuscarora @ Briar Woods

05.10.18 Girls Soccer: Tuscarora @ Briar Woods

Brambleton, VA (May 10, 2018) – The Tuscarora Huskies (10-1-2) and Briar Woods Falcons (9-1-2) girls soccer teams entered this game with nearly identical seasons behind them. They had played once before, and the Falcons had won easily, 4-1, at Tuscarora. But this is playoff time, and both teams needed to demonstrate that they were ready…

05.10.18 Boys Soccer: Tuscarora @ Briar Woods

05.10.18 Boys Soccer: Tuscarora @ Briar Woods

Brambleton, VA (May 10, 2018) – Briar Woods (12-1) was clearly the favorite as they hosted Tuscarora (8-5-1) in a late season tuneup for the playoffs. In the midst of an eleven-game winning streak, the Falcons had already beaten the Huskies once, 2-0, just three weeks ago. Chas Sumser Photography was there to capture the action…

05.04.18 Girls Lacrosse: Riverside @ Dominion

05.04.18 Girls Lacrosse: Riverside @ Dominion

Sterling, VA (May 4, 2018) – With just a few games remaining in the Spring 2018 girls lacrosse season, the Riverside Rams (13-1) and the Dominion Titans (11-0) met with supremacy in the Dulles District at stake. Surprisingly threatening weather conditions greeted both teams as they took to the Titan stadium field. Up until then it…

05.01.18 Boys Lacrosse: Briar Woods @ John Champe

05.01.18 Boys Lacrosse: Briar Woods @ John Champe

Aldie, VA (May 1, 2018) – Between them, Briar Woods and John Champe boys lacrosse teams had lost one game in this spring season. The Falcons only blemish came against 2017 state champion Riverside to set their record at 9-1. The Knights were 10-0, and only had one game that could be called a close win,…

04.17.18 Softball: Stone Bridge @ Freedom

04.17.18 Softball: Stone Bridge @ Freedom

South Riding, VA (April 17, 2018) – As usual, during this cold spring season, players and fans alike were dressed to stay warm. But anticipation stoked the fire in both dugouts as the seventh-ranked Stone Bridge Bulldogs travelled to face the ninth-ranked Freedom Eagles. Chas Sumser Photography was there to capture the action and emotion and…

2018.03.03 Girls Basketball: Patrick Henry @ Freedom, VHSL 5A Quarterfinal

2018.03.03 Girls Basketball: Patrick Henry @ Freedom, VHSL 5A Quarterfinal

Aldie, VA (March 3, 2018) – When the state playoffs come around you get matchups from different regions and sometimes they can be surprising. It's often hard to tell how two teams with similar records will actually compare. The visiting Patrick Henry Patriots left Roanoke with every right to be confident. Riding a wave of a…

2018.02.17 Gymnastics: VHSL Individual State Championships

2018.02.17 Gymnastics: VHSL Individual State Championships

Leesburg, VA (February 17, 2018) – High schools from all over the state of Virginia travelled to Heritage High School in Leesburg for two days of state level competition. Saturday's individual and all-around events included balance beam, floor exercise, uneven parallel bars and vault. Loudoun County high schools were well represented by athletes from newly crowned…

2018.02.16 Boys Basketball: Woodgrove @ Loudoun Valley, Potomac District Final

2018.02.16 Boys Basketball: Woodgrove @ Loudoun Valley, Potomac District Final

Purcellville, VA (February 16, 2018) – The first game of the double-header featured one of the county's oldest rivalries. In the nightcap, it would be one of the newest. Perennial powerhouse, the Loudoun Valley Vikings, was set to host the Woodgrove Wolverines, one of the areas newer schools, for the district title. The closeness of the…

2018.02.16 Girls Basketball: Loudoun County @ Loudoun Valley, Dulles District Final

2018.02.16 Girls Basketball: Loudoun County @ Loudoun Valley, Dulles District Final

Purcellville, VA (February 16, 2018) – It's always exciting when two of the oldest high schools in the county meet in an important game, and this one was no different. The gym was packed early for the matchup between Dulles District regular season champion, the Loudoun Valley Vikings, and their rival, the Loudoun County Raiders. Chas…

2018.02.14 Boys Basketball: Tuscarora @ Freedom, Potomac District Semifinal

2018.02.14 Boys Basketball: Tuscarora @ Freedom, Potomac District Semifinal

South Riding, VA (February 14, 2018) – The top placement in the tournament was one well-earned by the Freedom Eagles. An outstanding 19-3 record made them a formidable foe for the visiting Tuscarora Huskies who had finished a winning yet modest regular season at 12-10. But post-season play is nothing if not surprising, and that's why…

2018.02.14 Girls Basketball: Stone Bridge @ Freedom, Potomac District Semifinal

2018.02.14 Girls Basketball: Stone Bridge @ Freedom, Potomac District Semifinal

South Riding, VA (February 14, 2018) – Given the way the last half of the season had gone, it wouldn't be a surprise if the second-seeded Freedom Eagles waltzed through the District tournament. After dropping a holiday tournament game to Liberty, Freedom hadn't lost a game in 2018 and none of those wins were even close.…

2018.01.26 Boys Basketball: Freedom @ Potomac Falls

2018.01.26 Boys Basketball: Freedom @ Potomac Falls

Sterling, VA (January 26, 2018) – The Potomac Falls Panthers were hustling all over the court, making defensive stops, hitting all of their shots, and rebounding like crazy. And the Freedom Eagles looked sluggish and a little hesitant inside the Panther Pit. While the visitors would briefly lead twice, the home team built an insurmountable lead…

2018.01.19 Girls Basketball: Tuscarora @ Freedom

2018.01.19 Girls Basketball: Tuscarora @ Freedom

South Riding, VA (January 19, 2018) – The Freedom Eagles are having a great season. One of the few blemishes on their record came, however, from the Tuscarora Huskies in December. The 61-57 loss could be considered a moral victory when you note that Tuscarora is having a better than good season. In fact, at 15-0,…

2018.01.18 Girls Basketball: Loudoun Valley @ Riverside

2018.01.18 Girls Basketball: Loudoun Valley @ Riverside

Lansdowne, VA (January 18, 2018) – In the midst of their best season ever, the Riverside Rams were expecting a true test from the visiting Loudoun Valley Vikings. With the season progressing rapidly toward the playoffs, this game would tell both teams a lot about their prospects. With a minute left in the first period, Riverside…

2018.01.13 Boys Basketball: Martinsburg @ Loudoun Valley

2018.01.13 Boys Basketball: Martinsburg @ Loudoun Valley

Purcellville, VA (January 13, 2018) – From the tipoff the game was fast-paced and high-flying. The visiting Martinsburg Bulldogs brought their acrobatic offense to the packed gym of the equally dynamic Loudoun Valley Vikings. In the second game of an unusual home-and-home regular season challenge two neighboring states were well-represented right from the start. The Vikings…

2018.01.09 Boys Basketball: Tuscarora @ Rock Ridge

2018.01.09 Boys Basketball: Tuscarora @ Rock Ridge

Ashburn, VA (January 9, 2018) – It was a tale of two halves. In the first, the host Rock Ridge Phoenix exploded for over fifty points playing nearly perfect basketball. In the second, the visiting Tuscarora Huskies scraped and clawed their way back into the game playing a bit unevenly, but without backing down after the…