Knights' fine season abruptly ends
Leesburg's first foray into American Legion baseball was remarkably successful, as the Knights of Post 181 cruised to a 17-2 regular season record and earned the top seed in the recent District 16 tournament. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
All-Stars shine at ODSL meet
The Old Dominion Swim League held its All-Star meet July 26 at the Sterling Park Swim Club. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Camping out with the 'Skins
As a visitor wades through the sea of burgundy and gold at Redskins training camp, a sense of excitement and anticipation in addition to heat and humidity fill the air. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Ballard appeals loss to Camacho
The bout may be over, but the fight is just beginning. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
King among locals receiving big honors
Several Loudoun sports figures have recently received recognition for their performances during the 2008 spring season. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Briefs: July 29
Gold-medal gymnast Kerri Strug will appear at Northern Virginia Gymnastics Academy in Sterling Aug. 7. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Tryouts & Announcements: July 29
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Hometown boys make good
All of Eastern Loudoun's runs came in the fifth inning as the team battled back from a two-run deficit for a 4-2 win over McLean/Great Falls to claim the Babe Ruth championship for Virginia 14-year-olds July 22 under the deep blue skies over Park View High School. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Showing off their skills
More than 200 elite high school lacrosse players from around the mid-Atlantic converged onto the campus of Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg July 19 to display their skills for talent-seeking college coaches in the NoVa West Shootout. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Baseliners seek another crown
Since mid-June, the Sterling-based Baseliners 12U travel softball team has won three state championships. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
The newest brave on the warpath
The Washington Redskins introduced newly acquired defensive end Jason Taylor at a news conference July 21 at Redskins Park in Ashburn. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Redskins open practice schedule
When can you see the burgundy-and-gold on the practice fields at Redskins Park? | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Upper Loudoun falls out of state tourney
Upper Loudoun American fell 5-2 to the Alexandria All-Stars on July 21 in the first round of the single-elimination portion of the 2008 Virginia State Little League baseball tournament for 9- to 10-year-olds. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Briefs: July 22
Broad Run High School rising senior Kristen Burt has verbally committed to play Division 1 volleyball at Norfolk State University on an athletic scholarship. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Tryouts & Announcements: July 22
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Upper Loudoun ousts Abingdon to advance
Upper Loudoun American defeated Abingdon 11-1 July 20 to advance to the single-elimination round of the 2008 Virginia State Little League baseball tournament for 9- to 10-year-olds. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Greater Loudoun falls in Babe Ruth opener
Under a blazing summer sun, McLean/Great Falls (MGF) bested Greater Loudoun 8-3 in the opening round of the 10-team Virginia Babe Ruth 14U tournament July 17 at Park View High School. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Eastern Loudoun starts baseball tourney with win
Eastern Loudoun defeated Williamsburg 2-1 in the first round of the Virginia Babe Ruth 14U tournament July 17 at Park View High School. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Hall of Famers play second string to a surprise starter
It takes a tremendous amount of strength and courage to thieve something from a group of Hall of Famers. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Godfather of the goal scorers
Don Corleone has nothing on Sterling's Bob Gannon. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Teen wrestlers to tussle in national tournament
Three local wrestlers will represent the Virginia National Wrestling team in the 2008 Accelerade Cadet & Asics/Vaughan Junior National Championships July 19-23. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Knight Ball
The Knights of Leesburg Post 181 own a 15-1 record and sole possession of first place in Virginia's District 16 of American Legion. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Loudoun Valley names McGrath football coach
Danny McGrath is the new football coach at Loudoun Valley High School. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Tryouts & Announcements: July 15
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Sweet-swingin' sexagenarian
Where the green Lovettsville hills slope toward the Potomac, between the Coopers' home and where Moonie the horse lives, stands a 70-foot batting cage. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Park View selects Koscinski as next hoops coach
Park View High School has named Mike Koscinski head coach of its varsity boys' basketball team. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Custer's stock is rising
Loudoun Valley High School offensive guard Matt Custer shined in the Vikings' freshly instituted spread offense last fall as a junior. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
A day at Congressional
Golf is probably the most peculiar sport I've ever watched in person. There is a level of respect between the players and the fans that you don't see at some of the more popular sports like baseball and football. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Diamond Knights
The Leesburg Knights, representing Post 181 of the American Legion, hold a district record of 7-0 and an overall mark of 8-1, good for first place in District 16 of the Legion's Department of Virginia. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Briefs: July 8
Nana Darko, a recent Heritage High School graduate, scored the final goal in the East squad's 3-0 win against the West in the Virginia High School Coaches' Association All-Star boys' soccer game July 2 at Christopher Newport University. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Hall of Famers to golf for charity
The 18th annual Bobby Mitchell/Toyota Hall of Fame Golf Classic on July 13 will feature all of the 2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Tryouts & Announcements: July 8
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Blistering the track
NOVA Athletic Club members performed well at the Hershey’s Track and Field Games Virginia Meet June 28 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Male Athlete of the Year: Jeron Gouveia-Winslow
Many adjectives have been used to describe the outstanding play of recent Stone Bridge High School graduate Jeron Gouveia-Winslow on the football field. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Strug gives gymnasts golden advice
More than 50 young gymnasts and their parents brushed with fame June 26 at Northern Virginia Gymnastics Academy in Sterling when Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug dropped by for a six-hour visit. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local softballers to reunite versus Team USA
The 2008 USA Olympic Softball team will make a stop in Salem during its "Bound for Beijing" Tour July 24 to play a group of 13 Virginia-area college softball players. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local track athletes go national
Seven Loudoun athletes qualified to compete at the Nike Outdoor Nationals (NON) track and field meet held June 19-21 at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Spartans kick in at No. 14 nationally
Forgive Broad Run fans if their heads are now held a little higher than before. Another note of national recognition has been bestowed upon the Ashburn school. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Briefs: July 1
The Virginia Little League Girls Softball State Championship is coming to Loudoun County in July 2009. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Tryouts & Announcements: July 1
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