Posted on 12 February 2008 by donna0427.
By: Dan Sousa
Leesburg (Feb. 12, 2008) – Heritage High School senior Jesse Saldana will be running for George Mason University next year according to Pride coach Kate Cassidy. In the fall Saldan qualified for the AA state cross country meet where he finished 42nd. In the spring he is a mainstay of the Heritage track and field team.
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Posted on 11 February 2008 by donna0427.
By: Dan Sousa
Leesburg (Feb. 11, 2008) – Heritage High School senior Shawn Page has signed to play soccer next year with Penn State – Altoona. Page, who also plays for the Hernon Real club team, plays midfield and some outside back for the Heritage team, which made a run in 2006 all the way to the AA state semifinals before falling to eventual champion Potomac Falls.
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Posted on 09 February 2008 by donna0427.
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By: Dan Sousa
(Feb. 9, 2008) – Leesburg is title town as both the Loudoun County High School girls basketball and Heritage High School boys basketball teams clinched ties for the AA Dulles District regular-season titles on Friday night.
The Runnin’ Raider girls did it by winning their 16th consecutive game and improving to 12-0 in district and 18-2 overall with a tense, 60-57, win at upset-minded Briar Woods.
The Pride boys got a record performance from sharp-shooting Preston Findley who dropped seven 3-pointers and scored 32 points in a, 91-72, win at Freedom. The Pride improved to 10-2 and 12-7.
Heritage secured the tie for the district title after second place Potomac Falls ( 8-4, 12-8) fell at surging Dominion, 63-56.
Both LC and Heritage now need just one win in their final two regular-season games next week to take the title outright and the automatic bid to the Region II tournament that goes with it.
The Pride boys are looking for a third straight title (they shared it with PF last year after going 14-0 in district two years ago) and face hot Dominion at home Tuesday and then rival LC on the road Friday. The LC girls, which advanced to the state semifinals two seasons ago, host second-place Freedom Tuesday and then finish at Heritage.
Heritage Boys 91, Freedom 72
It was the highest-scoring AA Dulles District game of the season and none were more high-scoring than Heritage senior Preston Findley who tied a school record with seven 3-pointers and scored a season-best 32 points in the Prides’s 91-72 win at Freedom.
Heritage hit a dozen 3-pointers in the win with Breton Peters, Chris Broderick, Steven Shockley and Ross Madison all finding the downtown range.
Michael Massey finished with 14 and Curtis Rustin added 12 for Heritage. Peters scored 10, Broderick seven and Devon Alcala and Shockley both six. Madison finished with three and James Austin added a point.
Freedom had a balanced attack with five players in double digits: Troy Dockett (14), Henry Brisbie (12), Kendall Jackson (12), Ron Campbell (11), and David Conrow (11). Also for the Eagles (3-8, 4-15): Lee Duffy-Ledbetter scored seven and Ethan Stewart added five.
Loudoun County Girls 60, Briar Woods 57
Senior Samantha Akers had a team high 16 points and finished with six steals and five assists as the Raiders edged the feisty Falcons.
LC freshman Brittany Batts scored 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Sophomore Kendra Holmes continued her outstanding play with 14 points and she pulled down 10 rebounds. Holmes scored eight of those points in the second quarter as County led 31-27 at halftime, and she played great defense in the fourth quarter holding Briar Wood’s Kim Bell to two points after she had scored 18 in the first three quarters.
LC sophomore Aliss Kain was big in the second half, scoring all six of her points and tallying seven rebounds. Junior point guard Kerry Sarver did a nice job on both ends fo the court to finish with five points and six assists.
BW was led by Bell’s game-high 20 points and Krysta Gardner scored 17. Aminah Aziz added 10 for the Falcons.
LOUDOUN COUNTY 60, BRIAR WOODS 57
L (18-2, 12-0) — Akers 16, Batts 14, Holmes 14, Kain 6, Sarver 5, Flanagan 3, Williams 2. Totals 27 3-6 60.
B (12-7, 6-5) — Bell 20, Gardner 17, Aziz 10, White 5, Adams 3, Kiechlin 2.
Totals 21 12-19 57.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 31-27.
Three-point goals: L 3 (Akers 2, Sarver); B 3 (Bell, Aziz 2).
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Posted on 08 February 2008 by donna0427.
VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
1642 State Farm Blvd., Charlottesville, VA 22911
434-977-8475 / 434-977-5943 (fax)
www.vhsl.org
The Virginia High School League is an alliance of Virginia’s public high schools that promotes education, leadership, sportsmanship, character and citizenship for students by establishing and maintaining high standards for school activities and competitions.
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Mike McCall, 434-977-8475
February 7, 2008 mmccall@vhsl.org
2008 VHSL STATE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
WHAT: 2008 VHSL Group AAA and A/AA State Swimming & Diving Championships
WHEN: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 7-9, 2008
WHERE: AAA – Patriot Center Aquatics and Fitness Center, George Mason University, Fairfax campus; A/AA – Freedom Aquatics and Fitness Center, George Mason University, Manassas campus
AAA BOYS AND GIRLS
SCHEDULE: Friday, February 8: Boys and Girls swimming/diving preliminaries (4:00 p.m.); Saturday, February 9: Girls Diving (9:00 a.m.) and Boys Diving (12:00 p.m.); Boys and Girls swimming finals (4:00 p.m.).
ADMISSION: $7.00 per person/per session.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Contact Meet Director – Phil Levine, Director of Student Activities, Oakton High School, (703) 319-2763 email: Philip.Levine@fcps.edu.
ELIGIBILITY: Participation is open to VHSL AAA swimmers/divers who meet all VHSL eligibility criteria for participating in sports, and the following competition standards. Swimmers must achieve a VHSL qualifying time in one or more individual or relay events. A qualifying time may be obtained during any 2007-08 regular season high school meet, a VHSL sanctioned invitation, or in the school’s district or regional championship meet. A qualifying time must be achieved in a high school competition. A swimmer can also qualify by finishing with a top eight finish in the regional championships and a top four finish in relay events in the regional championships.
Divers must obtain a state qualifying diving score during a VHSL sanctioned meet where 11 dives are required, a VHSL sanctioned invitational (11 dives required), district or regional championship. Score must have been obtained during the current 2007-08 season. All top eight regional qualifiers are eligible to advance to the state meet. Qualifying divers must meet requirements for championship meets as specified in the NFHS Rulebook.
MEET FORMAT: Trials (prelims) and finals will be held for all events. The top 16 swimmers in each event will advance to the consolation/finals. Friday’s top eight swimmers will compete on Saturday for the championship finals, positions 1 through 8. Consolation finals on Saturday will consist of finishers 9 through 16 from Friday’s prelims.
2007 IN REVIEW: VHSL AAA Boys and Girls State Swimming & Diving Championship at Virginia Beach Community Recreation Center.
AAA BOYS: James Robinson won its fifth straight VHSL boys championship beating out second place Oakton by 116 points (274-158). The Rams had six individual winners, plus took all three relays in VHSL record times (200 medley 1:48.65; 200 freestyle relay 1:37.08 and 400 freestyle relay 3:32.98).
Other record breakers were Andy Brake of Lake Braddock in the 200 IM (2:05.53), Sean Fletcher of James Madison in the 100 butterfly (56.13), Zach Holmes of Robinson in the 100 freestyle (51.76) and Bryan Uncur of Hickory in the 500 freestyle (5:05.94). Holmes in the 40 freestyle (23.84) and Derik Bui in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.03) were the Rams’ other winners.
2007 BOYS RESULTS: 200 Medley Relay: James Robinson (1:48.65); 200 Freestyle: Cameron Gledhill, McLean (1:53.67); 200 IM: Any Brake, Lake Braddock (2:05.53); 50 Freestyle: Zach Holmes, James Robinson (23.84); 1 meter Diving: Daniel Martin, W.T. Woodson (481.05); 100 Butterfly: Sean Fletcher, James Madison (56.13); 100 Freestyle: Zach Holmes, James Robinson (51.76);
500 Freestyle: Bryan Uncur, Hickory (5:05.94); 200 Freestyle Relay: James Robinson (1:37.08), 100 Backstroke: Wade Gong, Thomas Jefferson (50.00); 100 Breaststroke: Derek Bui, James Robinson (1:04.03); 400 Freestyle Relay: James Robinson (3:32.98).
AAA GIRLS: Yorktown took home its second consecutive VHSL state championship. The Patriots took two of the three relays, finishing 2:01.35 in the 200 medley and setting a record in the 200 freestyle with 1:40.04. Adding to the list of individual titles was Maren Taylor in diving (420.93).
A total of seven records were broken on meet day. Two-time winner of the 200 freestyle, Rebecca Jones of First Colonial set the new bar at 2:03.12. Another two-time winner, Amanda Kendall of James Robinson, established 26.47 as the mark t beat in the 40 freestyle as well as 57.17 for the 500 free. Meredith Cavalier of Brooke Pointe and Ellyn Baumgardner of Fairfax established new marks in the 100 backstroke (1:03.42) and the 100 breaststroke (1:10.31).
2007 GIRLS RESULTS: 200 Medley Relay: Yorktown (2:01.35); 200 Freestyle: Rebecca Jones, First Colonial (2:03.12); 200 IM: Molly Emery, Lake Braddock (2:22.45); 50 Freestyle: Amanda Kendall, James Robinson (26.47); 1 meter Diving: Maren Taylor, Yorktown (420.93); 100 Butterfly: Suzanne Schwee, Stone Bridge (1:02.66); 500 Freestyle: Rachel Burnett, Annandale (5:28.82); 200
Freestyle Relay: Yorktown (1:49.04); 100 Backstroke: Meredith Cavalier, Brooke Pointe (1:03.42); 100 Breaststroke: Ellyn Baumgardner, Fairfax (1:10.31); 400 Freestyle Relay: James Robinson (3:55.88).
REGIONAL RESULTS: State tournament qualifiers are available on the VHSL web site (http://www.vhsl.org/swim.htm) and state tournament results will be posted after the tournament.
AA/A BOYS AND GIRLS
SCHEDULE: Thursday, February 7: Boys and Girls diving preliminaries (7:00 p.m.); Friday, February 8: Boys and Girls swimming preliminaries (10:00 a.m.); Boys and Girls diving finals (5:30 p.m.); Saturday, February 9: Boys and Girls swimming finals (10:00 a.m.).
ADMISSION: $8.00 per person/per session.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Contact Meet Director – Joe Fleming, Athletic Director, Dominion High School, (571) 434-4410 email: Joseph.Fleming@loudoun.k12.va.us.
ELIGIBILITY: Participation is open to VHSL AA/A swimmers/divers who meet all VHSL eligibility criteria for participating in sports, and the following competition standards. Swimmers must achieve a VHSL qualifying time in one or more individual or relay events. A qualifying time may be obtained during any 2007-08 regular season high school meet, a VHSL sanctioned invitation, or in the school’s district or regional championship meet. A qualifying time must be achieved in a high school competition. A swimmer can also qualify by finishing with a top eight
finish in the regional championships and a top four finish in relay events in the regional championships.
Divers must obtain a state qualifying diving score during a VHSL sanctioned meet where 11 dives are required, a VHSL sanctioned invitational (11 dives required), district or regional championship. Score must have been obtained during the current 2007-08 season. All top eight regional qualifiers are eligible to advance to the state meet. Qualifying divers must meet requirements for championship meets as specified in the NFHS Rulebook.
MEET FORMAT: Trials (prelims) and finals will be held for all events. The top 16 swimmers in each event will advance to the consolation/finals. Friday’s top eight swimmers will compete on Saturday for the championship finals, positions 1 through 8. Consolation finals on Saturday will consist of finishers 9 through 16 from Friday’s prelims.
2007 IN REVIEW: VHSL AA/A Boys and Girls State Swimming & Diving Championship at the University of Virginia Aquatic and Fitness Center.
AA/A BOYS: Jamestown captured its second straight VHSL state crown. The Eagles finished the meet with 329.5 points, 113.5 ahead of runner-up Lafayette. The Eagles took the top spots in the 400 freestyle relay (3:15.55) and Mike Newcomb successfully defended his title in the 1 meter diving.
Other notable performances of the tournament included Brentsville sophomore Zandy Morres who won both of this events at his first state meet, with 4:44.63 in the 500 freestyle and 59.42 in the 100 breaststroke.
Broken records of the day went to Matt Baumler of Lafayette in the 100 backstroke (51.75) and to Stephen Hawkins of Jefferson Forest in the 100 freestyle (45.52).
2007 BOYS RESULTS: 200 Medley Relay: Lafayette (1:38.53); 200 Freestyle: Any Mears, Potomac Falls (1:42.50); 200 IM: Evan Gregg, Blacksburg (1:54.85); 50 Freestyle: Stephen Hawkins, Jefferson Forest (20.84); 1 meter Diving: Mike Newcomb, Jamestown (342.45); 100 Butterfly: Matt Baumler, Lafayette (52.08); 100 Freestyle: Stephen Hawkins, Jefferson Forest (45.52); 500
Freestyle: Alexander Morres, Brentsville (4:44.63); 200 Freestyle Relay: Lafayette (1:28.40); 100 Backstroke: Matt Baumler, Lafayette (51.75); 100 Breastroke: Alexander Morres, Brentsville (59.42); 400 Freestyle Relay: Jamestown (3:15.55).
AA/A GIRLS: Lafayette won its fourth straight VHSL state title with 344 points defeating runner-up Grafton by 164 points.
The Rams finished the day with six individual titles. Among them were the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. Hannah Davis shined in the 40 freestyle (23.92) while Paige Boyer took the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.72.
Two of the three records broken on competition day were owned by Lafayette. Davis, who repeated her win in the 100 freestyle, set the new bar at 51:49. The 200 freestyle relay team did the same at 1:39.46.
Senior Lauren Ritter of Dominion set the new mark in the 500 freestyle with a 4:55.26 finish, winning the state title all four years of her high school career. She also took the number one spot in the 200 freestyle.
2007 GIRLS RESULTS: 200 Medley Relay: Lafayette (1:51.18); 200 Freestyle: Lauren Ritter, Dominion (1:53.60); 200 IM: Meaghan Holloway, Grafton (2:06.99); 50 Freestyle: Hannah Davis, Lafayette (23.92); 1 meter Diving: Julia Koff, Hidden Valley (317.30); 100
Butterfly: Meaghan Holloway, Grafton (56.69); 100 Freestyle: Hannah Davis, Lafayette (51.49); 500 Freestyle: Lauren Ritter, Dominion (4:55.26); 200 Freestyle Relay: Lafayette (1:39.46); 100 Backstroke: Lauren Hines, Brookville (59.03); 100 Breaststroke: Paige Boyer, Lafayette (1:05.72); 400 Freestyle Relay: Lafayette (3:38.11).
REGIONAL RESULTS: State tournament qualifiers are available on the VHSL web site (http://www.vhsl.org/swim.htm) and state tournament results will be posted after the tournament.
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Posted on 06 February 2008 by donna0427.
Basketball sponsored by cheers sports
By: Dan Sousa
(Feb. 6, 2008) – Move over senators … the AA Dulles District had its own Super Tuesday and the frontrunners kept their leads heading into the postseason conventions … er, tournaments with the Heritage High School boys winning Tuesday.
The race on the boys side: Heritage (9-2) just a game ahead of PF (8-3), a 69-54 winner over Freedom (3-7), and two games in front of Park View (7-4), a 61-49 winner over Dominion Tuesday. It was the Titans (5-6) first loss since mid-January. LC (6-5) ran by Broad Run (5-6), 70-47.
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Posted on 05 February 2008 by donna0427.
Basketball sponsored by cheers sports
By: Dan Sousa
Ashburn (Feb. 5, 2008) – The difference between Heritage and Broad Run in Monday’s AA Dulles District boys basketball game was a fraction of a second. Pride senior Chris Broderick was fouled in the backcourt just prior to the horn in overtime and he calmly sank both ends of a 1-and-1 free throw situation with 0.9 seconds left to give Heritage the 66-64 victory.
The win keeps Heritage (8-2 in district) a game ahead of Potomac Falls (7-3), a 57-52 winner at Park View (6-4) Monday behind 17 points from Alex Hogue, 15 which came in the first half.
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