Category Archives: Rock Ridge

2019.01.15 Girls Basketball: Freedom @ Rock Ridge

2019.01.15 Girls Basketball: Freedom @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (January 15, 2019) – Intensity is defined as an extreme degree of strength, force, energy, or feeling. It's what the Freedom Eagles have demonstrated in abundance all season, and what the underdog Rock Ridge Phoenix would need to find to even have a chance to win tonight. Chas Sumser Photography was there to capture…
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2018.11.01 Cross Country: VHSL Region 5C Championships

2018.11.01 Cross Country: VHSL Region 5C Championships
Ashburn, VA (November 1, 2018) – With spots in the state championships on the line, the VHSL Region 5C teams from Loudoun County were out in full force on an unseasonably warm November day. Anyone hoping to go to the ultimate race next weekend, was going to have to push through the discomfort brought on by…
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08.27.18 Volleyball: Millbrook @ Rock Ridge

08.27.18 Volleyball: Millbrook @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (August 27, 2018) – Early in a new season, most teams want to play against a lesser opponent so they can build some momentum for the games ahead. Up against Millbrook, a VHSL 4A semi-finalist a year ago, this was probably not going to be one of those opponents for Rock Ridge. Chas Sumser…
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08.24.18 Football: Riverside @ Rock Ridge

08.24.18 Football: Riverside @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (August 24, 2018) – Normally, the opening game of the season is played in sweltering late-August conditions. But a break in the weather meant that the visiting Riverside Rams were playing the Rock Ridge Phoenix under what seemed like late-September skies. Chas Sumser Photography was there to capture the action and emotion and posted…
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08.22.18 Field Hockey: Park View @ Rock Ridge

08.22.18 Field Hockey: Park View @ Rock Ridge
 Aldie, VA (August 22, 2018) – In the second game of a double-header at John Champe High School, the Rock Ridge Phoenix hosted the Park View Patriots. It would be a good chance for both teams to see where they stand on the night before the new school year begins. Chas Sumser Photography was there to…
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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…
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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…
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2017.12.08 Girls Basketball: Briar Woods @ Rock Ridge

2017.12.08 Girls Basketball: Briar Woods @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (December 8, 2017) – Toughened up from a game earlier in the week against Heritage, the Briar Woods Falcons came out ready to play. With consistent shooting and solid defense--and three three-pointers from Ashton Keilholtz--they dominated the Rock Ridge Phoenix on their home court. The first quarter score of 10-5 was a good reflection…
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2017.11.10 Cross Country: VA 4A and 5A State Championships

2017.11.10 Cross Country: VA 4A and 5A State Championships
The Plains, VA (November 10, 2017) – On a brilliant and surprisingly cold November morning, high school cross country teams from all over Virginia met for first day of the state championship races. Loudoun County schools were well represented in the 4A and 5A compeitions. Chas Sumser Photography was there to capture the action and emotion…
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2017.10.25 Cross Country: Potomac District Championships

2017.10.25 Cross Country: Potomac District Championships
Leesburg, VA (October 25, 2017) – On a cool, but warmer than usual Autumn afternoon, eight Loudoun County high schools met to decide the Potomac District title in both boys and girls varsity races. Emma Wolcott (490) heads for home Although some teams chose to rest their top runners--giving others the chance to place and medal--there…
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2017.09.26 Field Hockey: Broad Run @ Rock Ridge

2017.09.26 Field Hockey: Broad Run @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (September 26, 2017) – On the first ever Senior Night for the Rock Ridge Phoenix field hockey program, the team was hoping for their first victory of the season for Olivia Ouimet, their lone member of the class of 2018. Standing in their way were the Broad Run Spartans, sporting a modest 3-6 record…
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2017.09.23 Cross Country: LCPS Championships

2017.09.23 Cross Country: LCPS Championships
Purcellville, VA (September 23, 2017) – As happened at the Oatlands Invitational, the morning began as part of a beautiful fall weekend. Perfect conditions for a cross country race on an excellent course at Woodgrove High School. The varsity races went off without a hitch, and included the expected Loudoun Valley domination, but as each of…
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2017.09.16 Cross Country: Oatlands Invitational

2017.09.16 Cross Country: Oatlands Invitational
Leesburg, VA (September 16, 2017) – The Oatlands course is beautiful. Hard, but beautiful. A long, sweeping downhill opens the race, but at the half-mile mark the runners had back virtually the way they came. A quick turn again and they are headed down and through a stream before they are even halfway done with the…
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2017.09.13 Volleyball: Stone Bridge @ Rock Ridge

2017.09.13 Volleyball: Stone Bridge @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (September 13, 2017) – Riding a three-game winning streak, the Rock Ridge Phoenix came out hot against visiting Stone Bridge. The Bulldogs were on a streak of their own--seven games, to be exact--but the home team managed to win the first set, 25-19. It took nearly perfect execution and a flawless substitution strategy, but…
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2017.09.05 Volleyball: Riverside @ Rock Ridge

2017.09.05 Volleyball: Riverside @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (September 5, 2017) – Entering this match, the Riverside Rams and the host Rock Ridge Phoenix were both still working to find their identities. The Rams were 2-3 and the Phoenix was 1-2. The winning team would get back to even in the standings and would earn a fresh start heading into the heart…
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2017.09.01 Football: Heritage @ Rock Ridge

2017.09.01 Football: Heritage @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (September 1, 2017) – There's a youth movement going on at Rock Ridge. Led by new head coach Bobby Lalli, the team sports just twelve seniors on a combined JV/Varsity roster of seventy-six. On the other sideline, Heritage is led by twenty seniors of about seventy players. But in the key position, the Pride's…
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2017.05.16 Track and Field: Conf. 21B 3200m Championships

2017.05.16 Track and Field: Conf. 21B 3200m Championships
Leesburg, VA (May 16, 2017) – The Conference 21B track and field championships at Loudoun County High School began with the 3200m races on a separate day from the rest of the competition. The girls race was followed by two heats for boys. Race and school specific photos are found by using the links below. Please note…
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2017.05.12 Girls Lacrosse: Riverside @ Rock Ridge

2017.05.12 Girls Lacrosse: Riverside @ Rock Ridge
Ashburn, VA (May 12, 2017) – With seniors on their team for the first time, the Rock Ridge Phoenix was about to cap off a solid season entering the game at 8-5. In front of them were the undefeated Riverside Rams--with no seniors at all--and who, at 13-0, were looking to finish undefeated. Could Rock Ridge be a…
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