By: Dan Sousa
Leesburg (Mar. 29, 2007) – James Mallon and Jack Killian, a pair of Heritage High School soccer players who helped the Pride make it to the AA state semifinals last season, have signed college letters of intent. Defender Mallon will play for Duquesne University next year, while midfielder Killian will play for St. Michael’s College.
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Heritage 10, Loudoun Valley 8
Posted on 27 March 2007 by donna0427.
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By: Dan Sousa
(Mar. 27, 2007) – The Heritage High School boys lacrosse team made a history Thursday night as the team earned its first ever victory over Loudoun Valley with a 10-8 non-district win.
Chris Rossie scored twice and had two assists and Russel East scored three times with an assist to lead the Pride. Tyler Barton was huge in net for Heritage with 15 saves.
Also for Heritage Dean Stambules had a goal and two assists and Ryan Gallaghe and Bryan McCarthy each had a goal and an assist. Chris Broderick and Peter Walsh each added a goal.
Valley was led Brad Feickert and Nick Fletcher, each with two goals and an assist while Dylan Zook and Sean Dacey each scored twice. Chris Daddio added two assists for the Vikes.
Cody Swain made 11 saves for Valley in goal.
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March 22-24 Soccer Round-Up
Posted on 27 March 2007 by donna0427.
By: Dan Sousa
Boys
Heritage 4, Broad Run 2
(Mar. 27, 2007) – The Heritage High School boys soccer team continued its success agaisnt Broad Run with a 4-2 AA Dulles District victory Friday night.
The Pride defeated the Spartans 1-0 in district tournament semifinals last year to clinch a regional berth and in the regular season Heritage defeated Broad Run 2-0 after the teams opened the year to a 1-1 draw.
On Friday the Pride got goals from four different players: Ross Madison, Carter Grant, Amadu Bangura and Josh Thiel.
Michael Urbanik and Diego Herrera provided the Spartan scoring.
Girls
Heritage 0, Broad Run 6
(Mar. 27, 2007) – Bri Smith scored four goals and goalie Caitlin Hunter notched her fourth sthutout in four games this season as the Broad Run High School girls soccer team defeated Heritage 6-0 Friday.
Holly King and Kelly Evans each added a goal and an assist. Other Spartan assists were doled out by Katelynn McFarland and Lauren DiRenzo.
Broad Run led 3-0 at the half after scoring in the 15th, 29th and 32nd minutes. The final three goals came in the 46th, 64th, and 75th minutes.
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Delahaba Strikes Out All 18 for Third Straight No-No
Posted on 26 March 2007 by donna0427.
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By: Dan Sousa
(Mar. 26, 2007) – Broad Run High School junior Caitlyn Delahaba pitched her third consecutive no hit game last Thursday, but this time with a twist as she stuck out every Heritage batter she faced.
Delahaba fanned 18 straight in the six inning game Broad Run won 15-0. Delahaba has yet to give up a basehit in three games. She has given up only one walk, while striking out 42.
Ashley Kramer continued her torrid hitting with three hits raising her batting average to .818 for the young season. She also scored three runs and had three RBIs.
Also for Broad Run: Michelle Clohan had three hits and scored two runs, Courtney Kramer had a double and a single and scored three runs, Judy Betz had single and triple driving in four runs, and freshman Anna Blessing had two hits and scored two runs.
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Broad Run 8, Heritage 4
Posted on 26 March 2007 by donna0427.
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By: Dan Sousa
Ashburn (Mar. 26, 2007) – Chris Jessop went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, had a highlight film play at shortstop and closed the game on the mound for the save to lead the Broad Run High School baseball team to an 8-4 AA Dulles District victory over Heritage Friday.
At the on start it appeard the Spartan’s 3-game winning streak might end as the Pride’s Grant Groves opened the game with a sharp single to left field and moved to second on a stolen base. Next up was Senior Joey Donofrio who followed with a deep single to left center scoring Groves. Donofrio scored later on in the first on an RBI single by Austin Weaver putting the Pride up 2-0 at the end of their first at bat. The Spartan’s quickly responded however with back to back singles by Stephen Hershey and Chris Jessop. Both Hershey and Jessop scored on ensuing sacrifices by Vince Johnson and Ryan Diviney to knot the score 2-2 at the end of the 1st inning.
Both starting pitchers, Jacob Martinez for the Pride and Trey Brocke for the Spartans settled down in the second inning allowing no runs to score. In the 3rd, the Pride once again jumped ahead on Weaver’s second RBI of the evening, driving in Sophomore Brenton Peters for a 3-2 lead. Once again the Pride lead was short lived as the Spartans rallied, this time scoring 4 runs on five a barrage which included hits from Jessop, Johnson, Diviney, Cole Shain, and Brocke which gave the Spartans a 6-2 lead at the end of 4 innings.
The Spartan’s then turned to defense thwarting a series of valiant attempts by the Pride to score including an ESPN top 10 double play from SS Chris Jessop, and a deep throw from Stephen Hershey with a diving tag at the plate by catcher Tommy Meier. Defensively the Spartan’s committed only one error on the game. The final come back attempt came at the top of the 7th inning, with the Pride loading the bases and the tying run at home plate. Jessop was brought into close and struck out the final Pride batter of the night to gain his first save in his first varsity appearance on the mound.
Box
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | ER | Hits | Errors | |
| Heritage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Broad Run | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Hitters | PA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | SAC | SB | |
| Heritage Pride | |||||||||||
| Grant Groves | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joey Donofrio | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Joe Laura | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Austin Weaver | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacob Martinez | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Gagnon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Price | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Rogerson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Crane | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brenton Peters | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Broad Run Spartans | PA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | SAC | SB | |
| Stephen Hershey | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chris Jessop | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vince Johnson | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Posted in Uncategorized0 Comments Sperduto Freezes Pride Batters in 9-1 Valley WinPosted on 22 March 2007 by donna0427. Baseball sponsored by diamond sports training Leesburg (Mar. 22, 2007) – Loudoun Valley High School senior Charlie Sperduto froze the Heritage bats on a chilly Wednesday evening, allowing just one hit in six innings of work in the Vikings 9-1 non-district victory. Heritage led 1-0 in this game before the Vikings broke things wide open by scoring four runs in the second and three runs in the third. In the second inning Viking senior Mike Shanholtzer hit a bases-loade sacrifice fly to score Trevor Ikwild to tie the game. Senior Clyde Kessler (1-fo-2, RBI, run) then singled in freshman Alex Owens (1-for-2, walk, two runs) . One batter later, senior Scott Mayerdoubled in two more runs. In the third inning, with the help of two hit batters, two Heritage errors, and a balk, the Vikes scored three more runs. Valley seniors Carson Parker and Jacob Mays both had a good night at the plate. Parker went 2-for-3 with a walk, run scored, and a stolen base. Mays went 2-for-3 with two RBI’s, two stolen bases, and a run scored. Heritage junior Nick Hoffman scored the only run for the Pride and Pride sophomore Brenton Peters got the only Heritage hit, a bunt single in the third inning. Sper duto was backed by two diving plays in the outfield, robbing Peters and Joey Donofrio of extra base hits. Andrew Crane and Tyler Lewkovich pitched well in relief of Heritage starter Tom Polkowski. Loudoun Valley improves to 2-0 and Heritage drops to 1-1. Posted in Uncategorized0 Comments Valenzuela’s Goal Gives Pride 1-0 Win Over ValleyPosted on 22 March 2007 by donna0427. By: Dan Sousa Leesburg (Mar. 22, 2007) – The Heritage High School boys soccer team handed Loudoun Valley its first defeat of the season with a 1-0 win Wedesday off the strength of Oscar Valenzueal’s header in the 13th minute. Valenzuela scored off a throw-in from Micah Miller. The rest of the the chilly evening belonged to the keepers as Valley keeper Justin Thomas registered six saves and Heritage’s Lucas Dauberman tabbed four. The Pride defense held the Vikings to just six shots all evening. Heritage is now 2-0-0 while Loudoun Valley falls to 2-1-0. Posted in Uncategorized0 Comments 21-Run Salute: LV Hot at the Plate in Win vs. PridePosted on 22 March 2007 by donna0427. Softball sponsored by diamond sports training Leesburg (Mar. 22, 2007) – If opening the season wtih a win over AAA state finalist Stone Bridge was enough for the Loudoun Valley softball team, the Vikes have out-scored their two Leesburg opponents this week, Loudoun County and Heritage, by a combined score 0f 37-0. Sam Wassmann and tiffany Beach led the hit parade in Wednesday’s 21-0 win over Heritage as the two combined for 7-for-10 day with seven runs scored and eigth RBIs. Haley Grabner also had three hits for Valley and Courtney Aubel had two hits and two RBI’s. Caroline Williams was the winning pitcher for Valley, yielding no hits in three innings of work Haley Athey picked up the save finishing the final 4 innings. Heritage had one hit. Valley started slowly but scored 8 in the second and then another 8 in the 7th to finish the game. Game line Posted in Uncategorized0 Comments Heritage Boys Double Up on BrentsvillePosted on 19 March 2007 by donna0427. Lacrosse sponsored by play it again sports Leesburg (Mar. 19, 2007) – The Heritage High School boys lacrosse team improved to 2-1 on the season with a 14-7 win over Brentsville Monday night. Dean Stambules had a big night with four goals and five assists. Russell East also had four goals and added two assists. Bryan McCarthy and Ryan Gallagher each had two goals and an assist for the Pride. Also for Heritage: Chris Rossie had a goal and an assist and Peter Walsh scored once and Jonathan Limbeck added an assist. Brentsville had hat tricks from Winston Place and Tommy Eales with Place also picking up an assist. Luke Hatcher scored for the Tigers. Brentsville goalie Daniel Eisenhard kept Heritage from scoring even more with 11 saves. Posted in Uncategorized0 Comments Heritage Defeates Loudoun County 10-6 in OpenerPosted on 15 March 2007 by rpthibbs. Lacrosse sponsored by Play it again sports Leesburg (Mar. 15, 2007) – The Heritage High School boys lacrosse team opened the 2007 season with a 10-6 victory at Loudoun County Wednesday. The win doesn’t count in the AA Dulles District standings as this first contest between the Leesburg neighbors is a non-district affair. Last year the Pride dropped an 8-7 overtime decision to the Raiders, but turned the tables when the game counted in the district standings, defeating County 10-8 in the second meeting. Heritage had a balanced scoring attack with sophomore Russell East (three goals), junior Nick Cadwell (two goals, two assits), junior Chris Rossie (two goals, two assists) and junior Dean Stambules (goal, two assissts) leading the way. Also for the Pride, Bryan McCarthy had a goal and an assist and Ryan Gallagher scored. The Raiders got two goals each from Nathan Case and Ryan Kernus, while Travis Wilhoite and Nathan Fletcher each scored. Heritage’s junior goalie Tyler Barton registered 12 saves in the win. Connor Willingham made eight saves for the Raiders in goal.
Heritage 2007 Boys Lacrosse Varsity Roster Number Name Positions Grade |
