By Dan Sousa LoudounPrepSports.com Senior Content Editor
Leesburg (Apr. 22, 2009) – Heritage High School’s new varsity head football coach Steve Williams first met Josh Thiel four years ago as the Pride’s boys soccer coach. Williams wasn’t in the habit of putting freshmen on the varsity but Thiel was a special player scoring nearly a half dozen goals before a knee injury ended his season.
Williams was also an assistant football coach at that time so it wasn’t surprising to see Thiel show off his kicking skills in the fall for the Pride starting his junior year and on Wednesday morning it was his football skills that were being celebrated as he became the school’s first ever NCAA Division I-AA football signee according to Williams.
Thiel will kick at Saint Frances in Loretto, Penn. The Catholic liberal arts college has 2,210 students and the Red Flash play in the Northeast Conference, where they struggled last season, going winless.
Thiel didn’t make his decision lightly, having visited a staggering 16 schools before making his choice. He said that he will punt, kick field goals and kickoff for Saint Frances.
First Thiel will finish his final high school soccer season with the defending Dulles District champion Pride. Williams, getting ready for his first football season at the helm and ushering in the Pride’s move to AAA and the Cedar Run District, will watch Thiel from the sidelines as he no longer coaches soccer.
“Josh was also receiving serious interest from Lock Haven University, but felt that St. Francis was a better fit for him,” said Williams, who called Wednesday’s signing a “hisstoric event” for the school and football program.
College Vision Student Athlete of the Month Heritage High School March 2009 Baseball
“Senior Brenton Peters has a .970 fielding percentage and has turned 2 double plays. He is batting .462 on the year, with 5 doubles and a triple. He has an on base percentage of .500, and a slugging percentage of .731 He has also stolen 4 bases on the season. He is hitting .625 with runners in scoring position. Brenton has over a 4.0 GPA and is looking to play baseball at several IVY league schools.” Coach Ryan Price
College Vision Student Athlete of the Month Heritage High School March 2009 Lacrosse
“Jamie is new to Lacrosse, but she works very hard both on and off the field to improve her lacrosse skills. Jamie is also a great student who puts 110% into everything she does. She is a team player and takes direction well. Jamie is the definition of dedicated. There is never a frown, a huff of the breath or hesitation when she is asked to do something. She always has a smile on her face along with her great attitude! Jamie truly deserves to be recognized for her hard work and effort. I know I myself, my coaching staff and Jamie’s teammates all love having her around and appreciate her hard work.” Coach Kara Jacobs
Now Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Us Down! Look below for all the make-up info. and at the very bottom … a very special Rainy Day Monday treat, courtesy of the LPS Monkey!
Broad Run HS
Tennis matches vs. Freedom are rescheduled for tomorrow
Boys and Girls Lacrosse vs. Briar Woods is rescheduled for Saturday
Boys @ Broad Run 12/ 1;30pm
Girls @ BWHS 3:00/ 4:15pm
Girls vs. Westfield originally scheduled for Saturday has been canceled
Softball vs. Park View has been rescheduled for Thursday @ PVHS 6:00pm
Briar Woods HS
All athletic events for Briar Woods scheduled for Monday, April 20 have been postponed!
The rescheduled dates are as follows:
Girls Lax vs. Broad Run has been moved to Saturday, April 25, Home, JV at 3:00, V. at 4:15.
Boys Lax vs. Broad Run has been moved to Saturday, April 25, Away, JV at 12:00, V. at 1:30.
Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys Soccer vs. LoudounCounty has been moved to Wed. April 22, Away, Girls at 6:00, Boys at 7:45.
Tennis has been rescheduled for Friday, April 24. Girls still at home, Boys at Dominion, 4:30 start for both.
Dominion HS
All athletic contests are postponed for today. The following are the make-up dates and times:
Varsity Softball at George Mason make-up TBD
Boys Tennis home vs. Briar Woods moved Friday, April 24 start time 4:30 PM
Girls Tennis at Briar Woods moved to Friday, April 24 start time 4:30 PM
Girls Varsity Lacrosse home vs. Freedom moved to Wednesday, April 22 start time 7:30 PM –Senior Night
Boys JV Lacrosse at Freedom moved to Saturday, April 25 start time 10:00 AM
Freedom’s Athletic events scheduled for today have been postponed to:
JV Boys Lacrosse vs. Dominion to Saturday, April 25, 10 am @ FHS
Varsity Girls Lacrosse @ Dominion to Wednesday, April 22, 7:30 pm @ Dominion
Girls Tennis vs. BR to tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21 @ FHS
Boys Tennis @ BR to tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21 @ BR
JV Softball vs. George Mason postponed to TBA
The rest of this week’s events for Freedom HS (since we’ve had a lot of changes lately):
Tuesday, April 21:
Varsity Baseball, Softball vs. Dominion, 6pm. JV, Var Boys Soccer vs. Dominion 6, 7:30
Girls Soccer @ Dominion 6, 7:30
JV Baseball, Softball @ LCHS, 6
Boys Tennis @ BR
Girls Tennis vs. BR
Wednesday, April 22:
JV Softball vs. Freedom-Woodbridge, 6
Varsity Softball @ Freedom-Woodbridge, 6
Track vs. Heritage, LoudounCounty, Park View
Boys Tennis vs. PV
Girls Tennis @ PV
Girls Lacrosse @ Dominion, 7:30
Varsity Girls, Boys Soccer @ Heritage, 6, 7:45
Thursday, April 23:
Boys Tennis vs. BW
Girls Tennis @ BW
JV Baseball vs. StoneBridge, 6
JV Girls/Boys Soccer vs. Heritage, 6, 7:30
Girls and Boys Lacrosse at Park View High School. Game times are 6/7:30pm.
Friday, April 24:
Girls Soccer vs. BR, 6, 7:30
JV Baseball/Softball vs. BR, 6
Varsity Baseball/Softball@ BR, 6
Boys Soccer @ BR, 6, 7:30
Saturday, April 25:
JV Boys Lacrosse vs. Dominion, 10 AM
Heritage HS
Heritage changes from today’s cancellations:
Boys Tennis vs. PVHS now Friday 4/24
Girls Tennis @ PVHS now Friday 4/24
Lax vs. PVHS now Sat 4/25, Girls’ @ 3pm, Boys’ @ 4:30pm
Softball Varsity @ James Wood now Monday 4/27
Softball JV vs. JWHS now Monday 4/27
Also,
Wednesday 4/22 Boys Lax @ Stone Bridge is canceled.
LoudounCountyHS
All Events for LoudounCounty HighSchool are cancelled for today. Please see changes listed below.
Girl’s Varsity Soccer vs. BWHS (H) moved to Wednesday, April 22nd
Boy’s Varsity Soccer vs. BWHS (H) moved to Wednesday, April 22nd
Girl’s Lacrosse at Eastern View moved to Friday, May 1st @ 5:00pm
Boy’s Varsity Lacrosse at Eastern View moved to Saturday, May 2nd @1:00pm
Boy’s Tennis vs. PFHS (H) 4:30 moved to Friday, April 24th
Girl’s Tennis at PFHS 4:30 pm moved to Friday, April 24th
LoudounValley HS
All Athletic Events scheduled for today, Monday, April 20 have been canceled. Make-up dates are as follows;
Girls/Boys Varsity Lacrosse – rescheduled for Wed., 4/22 at OP. Girls at 5:30/Boys at 7pm.
Girls/Boys JV Lacrosse – no make up date at this time
Girls/Boys Tennis – rescheduled for Wed., 4/29 (Girls home/Boys at Stonewall Jackson)
JV Softball – rescheduled for Monday, 4/27 at LV
JV Baseball – rescheduled for Monday, 4/27 at Fireman’s Field
Park View HS
All games for today have been cancelled
Tennis vs. Heritage has been moved to Friday April 24th
Boys @ Heritage
Girls @ Park View
Lacrosse vs. Heritage has been moved to Saturday April 25th
Girls @ Heritage – 3pm
Boys @ Heritage – 4:30pm
Softball game originally scheduled for tonight has been moved to this Thursday April 23rd at PV, game time 6pm
All practices will be inside today.
PotomacFalls HS
Boys Lax vs. George Mason is postponed to Wednesday, April 22 at 6/715
Boys Tennis AT County is postponed to Friday, April 24 at 430
Girls Tennis vs. County is postponed to Friday, April 24 at 430
****As of now, girls’ lacrosse AT George Mason is still on as scheduled
StoneBridge HS
The boys’ lacrosse games for today have been canceled. The Varsity team will make up the game this Wednesday, April 22nd at 5:30 at SouthLakes. The bus will leave at 4:00.
The JV Boys make up game is still TBD.
The boys’ lacrosse games against Heritage originally scheduled for this Wed. have been canceled and will not be made up.
Girls’ Soccer Top 10. *Rankings and records as of April 20
1. Robinson (6-0-1) — LW: 1 In the year after they won the Virginia AAA State title, the Rams only fortified their strength of schedule. Robinson has faced No. 4 W.T. Woodson, No. 5 Chantilly, perennial Northern Region power Lake Braddock, perennial Central Region power Deep Run and will play No. 7 Oakton on April 28. After beating the Chargers, 2-0, in impressive fashion on Friday (article and highlights HERE), the Rams face West Potomac, Westfield and Yorktown this week. 2. Broad Run (7-0-1) — LW: 4
The Spartans have outscored their opponents 22-2 this year, including 8-0 in the last week. Broad Run beat Dulles District foes Potomac Falls and Dominion 5-0 and 3-0, respectively. 3. Loudoun Valley (7-0-0) — LW: 5
The Vikings have torched their first seven opponents, winning by a combined 31-1 margin and sit comfortably atop the Cedar Run District. 4. W.T. Woodson (6-1-1) — LW: 2 Weather willing, Woodson plays No. 6 McLean on April 21. Last week, after opening with a 2-0 road loss to No. 9 Stone Bridge, the Cavaliers rebounded with a 5-3 win over Langley. 5. Chantilly (6-1-1) — LW: 3 The
Chargers beat Fairfax, 3-0, early last week before falling to No. 1 Robinson, 2-0, on the road on Friday. Even with that defeat, Chantilly has outscored its opponents 25-4 this year. It faces No. 7 Oakton at home on Friday. 6. McLean (7-0-0) — LW: 6 The
Highlanders have netted a Northern Region-best 37 goals this season,
while allowing just six, but a 15-0 season-opening win at Wakefield
skews that statistic. McLean faces No. 4 Woodson and Langley this week, weather willing. 7. Oakton (6-0-0) — LW: 7 No
team has gotten within three goals of the Cougars this season as they
have outscored their opponents by a collective 31-2. In a four-day span beginning on April 24, Oakton plays No. 5 Chantilly, Centreville and No. 1 Robinson. 8. West Springfield (6-1-1) — LW: 9
The
Spartans, who returned seven starters, have won six consecutive games
after opening the season with a 1-1 draw to No. 9 Stone Bridge and a 1-0
loss to Centreville. During its winning streak, West Springfield has
outscored its opponents 21-0. 9. Stone Bridge (4-2-2) — LW: N/A The Bulldogs have won three games in a row by a combined 13-0, including a 2-0 home win over then-No. 2 W.T. Woodson on Tuesday. Stone Bridge’s two losses are to No. 2 Broad Run, 2-1, and No. 6 McLean, 2-1. It faces South Lakes and Madison this week, but closes the season with back-to-back matches against No. 5 Chantilly and No. 1 Robinson. 10. South County (3-1-2) — LW: N/A Since a disappointing 4-1 loss to Centreville, the Stallions are 3-0-2, with their three wins coming by a combined 21-0 margin. South County also tied No. 5 Chantilly, 1-1, on March 24. It faces No. 8 West Springfield at home on Wednesday night.
By Dan “Safety Squeeze” Sousa LoudounPrepSports.com Senior Content Editor
(Apr. 17, 2009) – Broad Run High School baseball coach Pat Cassidy shook his head the other night and voiced what everybody had just witnessed: “Potomac Falls is a very good high school baseball team.”
The Panthers, with a two game lead on the pack in the AA Dulles District, have gone 5-0 in district and 7-2 overall with both losses coming at the prestigious Hanahan Invitational Tournament in South Carolina over the break. On Tuesday, PF flexed its muscles in Ashburn, bashing three home runs in a five inning, 12-1 victory.
Potomac Falls has the best of both worlds right now, a lights out pitcher in senior Jake Kline, and a line-up making contact from top to bottom, from sophomore to senior. In fact, Panther coach Joe Terrango said it has been some time since he had a team hitting as well, from No. 1 thru No. 9 in the order, as the Panthers currently are. PF is averaging eight runs a game this season with 73 total in nine contests.
Tonight the Panthers face one of the hottest teams in the Dulles District as Briar Woods, on a five game winning streak, travels to Algonkian Parkway.
Stone Bridge was also at the South Carolina tournament and the Bulldogs came back swinging the bats as well, beating up on Langley Thursday, 11-2, to knock the Saxons back into third place with SB. Tonight the Bulldogs can knock another team back a peg as they face traditional power Madison. SB is 4-2, 9-3 while the Warhawks are 4-1,7-2. McLean is also 4-1 and 7-3 with Langley 4-2, 8-3.
There is plently of basebal in the next 24 hours as teams make-up rainouts on Saturday. Read below for recaps from this week.
Weekend Schedule
Fri Stone Bridge @ Madison, 6:30 Fauquier @ Loudoun Valley, 6 Briar Woods @ Potomac Falls, 6 Freedom @ Park View, 6 Heritage @ Leesburg, 6
Sat
Yorktown @ Loudoun Valley, 2
Bridgeport at Potomac Falls, 12:30 Loudoun County @ Briar Woods, noon Herndon @ Park View, 11
Weekly Recaps
Stone Bridge 11, Langley 2 The Skinny: Bulldogs bash Saxons in first game in a week
Benny Piccolo filed this story to LPS:
On a beautiful night in Ashburn, senior Nick Fialdini pitched an eight strike out complete game and senior Johnny Bladel went 3 for 3 with a home run, triple and double and 3 RBIs to lead Stone Bridge to a 11-2 rout of Langley.
Stone Bridge jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first on a solo home run by Bladel down the left field line. Stone Bridge added another run in the third when sophomore Spenser Rositano got a one out bunt single and scored on a triple by Johnny Bladel to deep center.
Langley got one back in the top of the fourth on three consecutive two out base hits by seniors Jeremy Mahn, Chris Sievers and Clay Rainee. Stone Bridge came back in the bottom of the fourth and scored three to take a 5-1 lead. Senior Michael Prince led off with a double off the left field fence went ot third on a wild pitch and scored on a errant pick off throw by the catcher, After junior Michael Mattingly got a one out walk,
Senior Pat Piccolo hit a two out home run over the left center field fence.
Langley got one back in the top of the fifth on a single by junior Ian Wood and and a double off the right field fence by senior Jack McLindon.
Stone Bridge blew it wide open in the bottom of the sixth. Mattingly led off the inning with a single to right and scored on a double to left center by senior Bryce Williams. Piccolo walked, Rositano got his second bunt single of the night to load the bases. Junior Taylor Lambke and Bladel both got hit by a pitch to score two more, Senior Brad Koch walked in another run and Prince drove in another run on a ground out to short and senior Patrick Thompson closed out the scoring with a sacrifice fly to right.
Stone Bridge raised its record to 9-3 and 4-2 in the liberty District and Langley dropped to 4-2 in the Liberty District.
Langley Player Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Jack McLindon ss………. 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 Barrett Hunter p………. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Joey Zarella 1b……….. 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 Geremy Mahn c…………. 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 Chris Sievers lf………. 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Clay Rainie cf………… 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Pete White 3b…………. 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 Wil Lawrence ……….. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ben Johnson dh……….. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ian Wood rf…………… 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Robby Hart p………….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total ……………… 26 2 5 2 2 8 18 7 3
Stone Bridge 2009 Player Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Spenser Rositano 2b……. 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Taylor Lambke 3b………. 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Johnny Bladel cf………. 3 2 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 JJ White c……………. 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 Brad Koch c………….. 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Michael Prince rf……… 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 Patrick Thompson 1b……. 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 2 Michael Mattingly dh…… 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Spencer Brookbank lf…… 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bryce Williams lf…….. 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pat Piccolo ss………… 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 Total ……………… 28 11 9 10 3 5 21 9 5
Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E ————————————————— Langley 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 – 2 5 3 Stone Bridge 2009 1 0 1 3 0 6 0 – 11 9 1 —————————————————
E – Joey Zarella, ET – Geremy Mahn,Pete White,Nick Fialdini, LOB – Langley 3, Stone Bridge 2009 5 2B – Jack McLindon,Johnny Bladel,Michael Prince, Bryce Williams, 3B – Johnny Bladel, HR – Johnny Bladel,Pat Piccolo, SB – Jack McLindon,Patrick Thompson,Michael Mattingly, HBP – Taylor Lambke,Johnny Bladel,
Langley IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Barrett Hunter…… 4 6 5 3 1 5 20 21 Robby Hart………. 2 3 6 6 2 0 8 13
Stone Bridge 2009 IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Nick Fialdini……. 7 5 2 1 2 8 26 28 Win – Nick Fialdini. Loss – Barrett Hunter. Save –
Battlefield 5, Loudoun Valley 4 The Skinny: Vikes rally in seventh inning falls just short as they strand tying run on thrid base.
A Viking fan reports that:
After two weeks which included spring break and several rain outs, the Loudoun Valley Vikings baseball finally hit the diamond. They traveled to Battlefield High School and lost a close one 5-4. Shortstop Bobby Seagers went 2 for 2 with a walk and scored three runs to lead the Bobcat offense. Josh Williams pitched six innings and faced two batters in the top of the 7th inning to record the win. John Shepherd came in relief and got the save.
In the top of the 7th inning with the Bobcats leading 5-1, the Vikings tried to mount a comeback. They scored three runs but fell short leaving runners on 1st and 3rd base. Junior Peter Evans led the Vikings going 3 for 4. The Vikings fall to 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the Cedar Run District. They play Fauquier High School on Friday, April 17th and Yorktown on Saturday, April 18th. Both games are at Fireman’s Field.
Briar Woods 7, Park View 2
The Skinny: Falcons win fifth straight game after opening year 1-2.
BW coach Josh Mosser reports:
BW wins its 5th straight game with a 7-2 decision over Park View at BW Tuesday night. Junior Austin Frattali picked up his third win to run his record to 3-0, throwing 5 innings, scattering 4 hits, and striking out 4. Senior Ian Hickman finished the game with two scoreless innings to pick up his 3rd save.
Senior Chris Wade continued to swing a hot bat for BW, going 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI, upping his average to .400 and his RBI total to 13. Hickman went 2-3 and drove in a run, and continues to lead the Falcons in hitting with a .469 average. Junior Kyle Haufler went 2-3 on the night, upping his average to .441.
The Falcons will host Loudoun County tomorrow, and will travel to Potomac Falls on Friday.
Potomac Falls 12, Broad Run 1 (5 innings)
The Skinny: One of the few games played on Tuesday but the weather couldn’t stop the Panthers hitting machine
Potomac Falls continued to carry their big sticks in their trip to Broad Run last night as Rob Malan, Mike Spring and Ryan Miller all hit homeruns in the Panthers 12-1 win. The win keeps Potomac Falls unbeaten in the District and improved Jacob Kline’s record to 3-0 in the District.
The Panthers got things rolling in the 1st when Ryan Mahoney pulled a pitch down the right field line for a single and Rob Malan followed with a shot over the right field fence for a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the inning, Broad Run’s Shane Vlasic hit a shot to left field for a leadoff single. After a strikeout, Johnston hit a groundball to second where Ben Sweger turned a double play to end the inning.
Potomac Falls exploded in the second with 5 runs on 7 hits. Chris Pelto, Sweger, Mahoney, Malan, Spring and Miller all had consecutive hits off of Brandon Craft. Meanwhile, Kline was limiting the Spartans to 2 hits through 4 innings with 6 strikeouts.
In the 4th inning, Mike Spring hit a drive over the center field fence and his blast was followed by Ryan Miller’s shot to right field. Miller now has 3 homeruns in his last two games. The Panthers closed out their scoring in the 5th inning with singles by Harrison Kee, Sweger and a double by Mahoney to make it 12-0.
Broad Run scored their only run in the 5th when Chris Jessop ripped a triple to right field and scored on a sacrifice fly to left by Zach Rawson.
Rob Malan (2-4, HR, 3 RBI’s), Mike Spring (3-3, HR, 3 RBI’s) Ryan Miller (2-3, HR), Ryan Mahoney (3-4, 2 RBI’s), Ben Sweger (2-4, RBI) and Jacob Kline (5 innings, 5 hits, 6 K’s, 1 BB)
Heritage 3, Dominion 2
The Skinny: Andy Zarobila wins match-up on the mound with Dominion’s Chris Taylor.
Pride coach Ryan Price reports:
It was a big time pitching matchup between Chris Taylor of Dominion and Andy Zarobila of Heritage, and neither pitcher disappointed. Zarobila picks up the win with a complete game.
Zarobila scattered 6 hits over 7 innings giving up 2 runs, only one earned. Taylor pitched 5 innings, giving up 3, only 1 earned.
Offensively for the Pride:
Peters- 1-3, 2b, BB, SB, R
Zarobila- 2-3, K
Clayton- 1-2 HP, R, SB, K
Reed- 1-2, Sac, RBI
Bowers- 0-1 Sac, BB
Carrera- 1-3
Klemm- 0-1 BB, Sac, R, K
Romero- 0-3, K
Alcorn- 0-3 2k
Offensively for Dominion:
Knight- 2-4 2b, K, RBI
Sherrill 0-4 2k
Doyle 1-4, 2b
Taylor- 0-2 K, HBP, intentional BB
G. Smucker- 0-4 K, RBI
Bartolotti- 1-3 K
Skeffington- 0-2 BB, On by error, R
Demott- 2-3 FC
S. Smucker K, HBP
Loudoun County 8, Freedom 6 (8 innings)
The Skinny: Eagles led 6-2 going into the sixth inning before Raiders rallied
Freedom coach Chris Bourassa reports:
Despite playing error free baseball, the Eagles could not hold a 6-2 lead entering the 6th inning. Loudoun County scored two runs in each of the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings to win a come from behind game over the Freedom Eagles. The Raiders Nick Fischer and NIck Veshi hit clutch two out doubles to tie the game in the 7th inning. The Eagles loaded the bases in the bottom of the 7th, but Raiders SS JJ Levan made a nice play to get a force at 2nd base to end the inning.
Kyle Severns led the Eagles offense going 2-4 with a walk. Ali Moosvi added a 2-run double and 2 walks for the Eagles.
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