Boys’ Soccer: Fairfax 2, Oakton 0

Posted on 28 April 2008 by brian.

By Sam Dowell
Fairfax High Senior, DigitalSports
Intern

After an uneventful first half this past Thursday, things started to get exciting for Fairfax’s home crowd.

Rebel senior striker Lonnie Carter broke the ice 15 minutes into the second half for the first of his two goals in what proved a 2-0 victory for Fairfax. Carter was able to run past the Oakton defenders and slip one past Cougar sophomore goalie Lucas Gillenwater.

“His speed to beat defenders and get to the ball is what made [Carter] so effective,” Fairfax Coach Kyle Morrisey said.

With 15 minutes to go in the game, Fairfax was fouled by Oakton right outside the 18, which resulted in a direct kick. Looking to give the Rebels a more comfortable lead, the aforementioned Carter stepped up to take the kick. He blasted his shot around the wall of defenders and it deflected off Gillenwater’s fingers and into the goal for his 10th of the season.

Carter’s second score gave the Rebels the cushion they needed, and were able to hold on to a 2-0 lead thanks to the shut out by Rebel senior goal keeper Sean Goudarzi.

“We really came together in the second half, got players forward and put two away,” said Rebel junior midfielder Ryan Rutherford.

Coming into the game, both teams were 0-3 in Concorde District play and looking to get out of last place.

“This win puts us back into the mix in the Concorde District,” Morrisey said.

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Velocity Featured Athlete of the Week — April 28

Posted on 28 April 2008 by brian.

By Angela Watts
Managing Content Editor, DigitalSports.com

** DigitalSports videographer Phil Murphy sits down for a
one-on-one conversation with the Velocity Featured Athlete of the Week, found in a video
player just below the story.

Herndon senior pitcher Katie Briggs earned Velocity’s Featured Athlete of the Week honors after leading the Hornets to a 1-0 victory over visiting Robinson in eight innings on Thursday.

Not only did Briggs throw an excellent game — striking out 13 Rams’ batters in the game, including striking out the side in the second inning and fanning two batters in the third, fifth, sixth and eighth innings — she was provided the game-winning hit.

Locked in a scoreless tie in the bottom half of the eighth inning, Briggs took an outside pitch to deep right field to score senior second baseman
Chelsea Roseberry for a 1-0, walk-off
victory. Roseberry had reached on a single in the game’s first
additional inning and moved to second when senior center fielder Marra Hvozdovic drew a walk.

With the victory Herndon improved to 10-3 overall on the season with six regular-season games remaining.

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Boys’ Lacrosse: Chantilly 9, Oakton 3

Posted on 24 April 2008 by brian.

By Jimmy Thomas
Content Editor, DigitalSports.com

Check below the story for highlights from Thursdays game.

On a night where two of the best boys’ lacrosse teams in the Northern Region were set to square off, the game was instead overshadowed by a heartfelt pre-game ceremony on Senior Night.

On October 28, 2006 Oakton student-athlete Chris Kearns, a member of the Cougars’ lacrosse team, was tragically killed in a car accident. Thursday night the Oakton seniors invited Kearns’ parents, Rick and Sherry Kearns, to join them in remembering their son as their 11th senior.

Many of the visiting Charger players and parents who knew Kearns from youth leagues and club teams also participated in the commemoration by sewing the number 32 — Kearns’ lacrosse number — on the shoulder of their son’s jerseys.

“It was all the kids’ idea,” Chantilly Coach Kevin Broderick said. “And I think that’s a testament to what kind of kids they are and what kind of parents they have that they wanted to pay what I think is the ultimate compliment to the Kearns’ family.”

When the game started, however, the on-field rivalry continued.

It had been nine years and 15 games since the last time Chantilly defeated Oakton, a stretch that included the Cougars outscoring the Chargers by a whopping 246-83 margin. But the two teams entered Thursday night’s game with identical 5-0 records in the Concorde District and a No. 1 seed and first-round bye in next week’s district tournament on the line.

And end the end the Chargers broke the streak, defeating the host Cougars, 9-3.

Oakton got on the board first when junior James Wheatley scored just over two minutes in, but the Cougars were only able to score two more times as Charger junior goalkeeper Derek Kegerreis played lights out all night to lead his team to victory.

“We didn’t play as good on defense as we are capable of,” Broderick said. “But our goalie played outstanding and really saved us a number of times. Its a big win for the kids.”

Chantilly senior Joe Fratter scored the first goal of the game for the Chargers and went on to complete the hat-trick while senior teammate Tyler Ott earned a hat-trick of a different sort by totaling three assists. Chantilly also got two goals a piece from seniors Jake Nolan and Corey Aferiat.

The Chargers will attempt to complete an undefeated regular-season Friday when it hosts South county for their own Senior Night celebration while the Cougars travel to Madison on Saturday.

The Concorde District tournament is scheduled to start May 1.

                     1    2    3    4 — F
Chantilly        3    2    1    3 –9
Oakton          2    0    0    1 –3

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Northern Region Baseball Top 10 — Week of April 23

Posted on 23 April 2008 by brian.

Northern Region Baseball Top 10 — Week of April 23

1. Oakton (11-2)

2. Lake Braddock (9-3)

3. Chantilly (10-4)

4. Stone Bridge (12-2)

5.
South
County (8-4)

6. Westfield (8-4)

7. West Springfield (8-5)

8. Madison (8-5)

9. McLean (11-4)

10. Langley (8-5)

** The Baseball Top 10 is selected by
the Northern Region coaches.

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Velocity Featured Athlete of the Week — April 21

Posted on 22 April 2008 by brian.

By Angela Watts
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Chantilly senior left-handed pitcher Patrick Somers, the Velocity Featured Athlete of the Week, struck out 10 batters this past Wednesday in a key, 4-1 victory over rival Westfield. The victory moved the Chargers (10-4 overall, 6-1 Concorde District) into a tie for first place in league play.

Somers will play for East Carolina University next season.

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Outdoor Track: Allen Johnson Invitational

Posted on 20 April 2008 by brian.

**Look below the results to find dozens of video highlight’s from Saturday’s meet.**

Allen Johnson Invitational at Lake Braddock High School

Boys — Team Results
1)
South Lakes, 67; 2) Mountain View, 61; 3) Lake Braddock, 60.50 4)
Edison, 43; 5) West Potomac, 41.75 6) Gar-Field, 37; 7) Episcopal, 34;
8) Westfield, 28.7; T9) Midlothian, 28; T9) Chantilly, 28; T11) W.T.
Woodson, 25; T11) Thomas Jefferson, 25; 13) Gonzaga, 23; 14) Fairfax,
22; 15) Potomac Falls, 19.75; 16) Robinson, 19; 17) South County, 17;
18) Oakton, 16; 19) Bishop O’Connell, 14.50; 20) Centreville, 1; 21)
T.C. Williams, 10; T22) Langley, 9; T22) Osbourn Park, 9; 24) Herndon,
4; 25) Manchester, 3.75; 26) Annandale, 2; 27) Lee 1.

Girls — Team Results
1) Lake Braddock, 99; 2) Osbourn Park, 63; 3) Edison, 51; 4) Centreville, 45.50; 5) Manchester, 43.50; 6) Langley, 31; 7) Robinson, 28.50; T8) Brooke Point, 28; T8) South Lakes, 28; 10) W.T. Woodson, 23; T11) Annandale, 22; T11) Gar-Field, 22; 13) Chantilly, 20; 14) West Potomac, 19; 15) Midlothian, 17; 16) West Springfield, 16; 17) Westfield, 15; T18) Herndon, 14; T18) South County, 14; 20) Thomas Jefferson, 12; 21) Maggie Walker Govrs, 10; T22) Bishop O’Connell, 8; T22) Oakton, 8; 24) Fairfax, 6.50; 25) T.C. Williams, 6; 26) Durham Striders, 5; 27) Madison, 3; 28) Episcopall, 2.

Boys 100 Meter Dash
Meet Record: 10.74 2006 Sean Holston, Lee
1. Ladd, David Soph. Fairfax                 10.97 VA qualifier
2. Brown, Vincent Jr. South Lakes        11.12 VA
3. Davis, Matthew Jr. Westfield             11.14 VA
4. Titcombe, Ademola Sr. Edison           11.22 NREG qualifier
5. Urrutia, Raymond Sr. Chantilly            11.26 NREG
6. Robertson, CJ Sr. Fairfax                   11.37 NREG

Girls 100 Meter Dash
Meet Record: 12.12 2000 Alyssa Aikin, Chantilly
1. Finch, Brittni Sr. Centreville                   12.37 VA
2. Mann, Shekyira Jr. Edison, Thomas       12.49 VA
3. Wallace, Lachelle Jr. South Lakes         12.71 NREG
4. Grant, Jordan Sr. Centreville                12.72 NREG
5. Russell*, Desiree Soph. Manchester        12.78 NREG
6. Nocera, Amanda Soph. Osbourn Park     12.81 NREG

Boys 200 Meter Dash
Meet Record: 21.07 2007 Sean Holston, Lee
1. Price, A.J. Sr. South Lakes                    21.98 VA
2. Vaughn, Nicholas Sr. South Lakes           22.30 VA
3. Vaughn, Adrian Soph. South Lakes         22.36 VA
4. McCants, Jon Jr. West Potomac             22.48 VA
5. Titcombe, Ademola Sr. Edison 22.60       22.57 VA
6. Ladd, David Soph. Fairfax                       22.81 NREG

Girls 200 Meter Dash
Meet Record: 24.27 1999 Alyssa Aikin, Chantilly
1. Finch, Brittni Sr. Centreville                   25.18 VA
2. Wallace, Lachelle Jr. South Lakes           25.61 VA
3. Woods, Connie Sr. Edison                     25.75 NREG
4. Sinichko, Becca Fr. Lake Braddock         25.79 NREG
5. Russell*, Desiree Soph. Manchester        26.09 NREG
6. Idris, Amira Fr. Chantilly                         26.12 NREG

Boys 400 Meter Dash
Meet Record: 46.55 2007 Sean Holston, Lee
1. Keels, Allante Jr. Episcopal                     49.52 VA
2. Vaughn, Nicholas Sr. South Lakes           49.91 VA
3. Letson, Chris Sr. Lake Braddock              50.23 VA
4. Yi, Chris Sr. Langley                              50.94 NREG
5. Vaughn, Adrian Soph. South Lakes         51.16 NREG
6. Lecky, Philip Sr. Gar-Field                       51.44

Girls 400 Meter Dash
Meet Record: 55.89 1999 Alyssa Aikin, Chantilly
1. Grant, Jordan Sr. Centreville                 58.04 VA
2. Sinichko, Becca Fr. Lake Braddock         58.82 NREG
3. Woods, Connie Sr. Edison 59.00           59.61 NREG
4. Nunn, Nikki Soph. Manchester               59.89 NREG
5. Coleman, Nadia Sr. South Lakes            1:00.04 NREG
6. Owusu-Mensah, Pris Soph. Gar-Field       1:00.17 NREG

Boys 800 Meter Run
Meet Record: 1:53.76 1999 James Small, McLean
1. Edgell, Devin Sr. Lake Braddock         1:57.73 VA
2. Hagen, Ryan Jr. Potomac Falls           1:57.99 NREG
3. Ward, Carter Sr. Gonzaga                 1:58.18 NREG
4. Degfae, Tihut Jr. Edison                   1:59.14
5. Sakyi, Derrick Sr. Gar-Field                 2:00.08
6. LoRusso, Joe Sr. Oakton                   2:01.11

Girls 800 Meter Run
Meet Record: 2:16.04 2007 Kerry Hartman, Westfield
1. Sevachko, Brittany Sr. Westfield             2:18.44 VA
2. Barber, Rosemary Sr. West Springfield     2:19.73 NREG
3. Epstein, Liana Soph. Lake Braddock        2:19.79 NREG
4. Dowd, Frances Jr. Fairfax                       2:21.72
5. Lardner, Casey Fr. Lake Braddock            2:21.74
6. Delphin*, Kacen Sr. Manchester              2:22.01

Boys 1600 Meter Run
Meet Record: 4:12.51 2004 Christo Landry, Thomas Jefferson
1. Landry, Brian Sr. Thomas Jefferson           4:22.41 VA
2. Heflin, Evan Sr. Thomas Jefferson             4:23.25 VA
3. Degfae, Leoule Jr. Edison                        4:24.92 NREG
4. Ledder, Bill Soph. Gonzaga                       4:25.21 NREG
5. Barron, Patrick Sr. W.T. Woodson             4:27.03
6. Wester, Marty Sr. Robinson                     4:28.48

Girls 1600 Meter Run
Meet Record: 4:57.85 1999 Kelley Otstott, Thomas Jefferson
1. Wijayaratne, Hirun Jr. Herndon                 5:00.48 VA
2. Fitzpatrick, Megan Jr. Bishop O’Connell       5:10.81 VA
3. Hall, Kellie Soph. Brooke Point                   5:14.13 NREG
4. Dow*, Samantha Sr. Midlothian                 5:15.73
5. Pastor, Aaren Jr. W.T. Woodson               5:17.56
6. DiValentin, Lia Jr. Chantilly                        5:18.37

Boys 3200 Meter Run
Meet Record: 9:09.87 2007 Mike Spooner, West Springfield
1. Witt*, Jason Sr. Midlothian                 9:16.64 VA
2. Hammond*, Michael Sr. Midlothian         9:24.93 VA
3. Brown, Alex Sr. Mountain View             9:25.84 VA
4. Hendricks, Neal Jr. Oakton                    9:28.56 VA
5. Brown, Chris Sr. Mountain View             9:29.87 VA
6. Foley, Christopher Soph. Chantilly           9:33.01 VA

Girls 3200 Meter Run
Meet Record: 10:52.71 1999 Erin Swain, Lake Braddock
1. DiValentin, Lia Jr. Chantilly                       11:01.79 VA
2. Karabinus, Ariel Soph. Osbourn Park          11:06.51 VA
3. Arrington, Lindsi Soph. Gar-Field               11:08.15 VA
4. Corrigan, Anna Sr. Lake Braddock             11:08.32 VA
5. Piersol *, Susanna Jr. Maggie Walker         11:21.93 VA
6. Fleming, Connor Sr. Thomas Jefferson       11:22.12 VA

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
Meet Record: 13.71 2000 Rickey Harris, Centreville
1. Santano, Michael   Jr. Lake Braddock         14.54 VA
2. DeVito, Paul Jr. Osbourn Park                  14.81 VA
3. Brown, Vincent Jr. South Lakes               14.88 VA
4. Burrell, Clinton Jr. Gar-Field                      15.20 VA
5. Willoughby, Ray Sr. Centreville                 15.70 NREG
6. Harris, Devron Soph. Manchester              16.03

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
Meet Record: 13.71 2000 Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field
1. Akwule, Melanie Sr. Lake Braddock          14.75 VA
2. Simonson, Keosha Sr. Edison                  15.39 VA
3. Perkins*, Erica Soph. Manchester            16.15 NREG
4. Darhele, Shallu Jr. South County             16.73
5. Ingram, Emily Sr. Lake Braddock              17.97
6. Nalls, Megan Fr. Brooke Point                18.77

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
Meet Record: 37.38 1999 Rickey Harris, Centreville
1. Santano, Michael Jr. Lake Braddock            40.43 VA
2. Everette, John Sr. Mountain View             41.10 NREG
3. Chauteh, Mark Sr. Bishop O’Connell            41.22 NREG
4. Bacote, Dominique Jr. Centreville               41.60
5. Herrity, Robert Sr. Chantilly                       42.10
6. Allen, Robert Jr. South County                  42.19

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
Meet Record: 42.46 2000 Sheena Johnson, Gar-Field
1. Hyter, Brittany Sr. Osbourn Park                45.34 VA
2. Akwule, Melanie Sr. Lake Braddock             45.56 VA
3. Pritchard, Jaime Jr. W.T. Woodson             46.54 VA
4. Simonson, Keosha Sr. Edison                      47.58 NREG
5. Waikiki, Tialei Jr. Osbourn Park                    47.94 NREG
6. Caldwell*, Erica Soph. Manchester               48.19 NREG

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
Meet Record: 42.42 2002 Hayfield
1. Mountain View ‘A’             43.61 NREG
2. Chantilly ‘A’                      44.38
3. Fairfax ‘A’                         44.45
4. Gonzaga ‘A’                      44.54
5. West Potomac ‘A’             44.58
6. Gar-Field ‘A’                      44.70

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay
Meet Record: 48.74 2005 Manchester High
1. Osbourn Park ‘A’              49.02 VA
2. South Lakes ‘A’                49.32 NREG
3. Edison ‘A’                        49.83 NREG
4. Manchester ‘A’                 49.95 NREG
5. Brooke Point ‘A’               51.12
6. W.T. Woodson ‘A’            51.15

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
Meet Record: 3:20.23 2000 T.C. Williams
1. West Potomac ‘A’               3:26.16 NREG
2. South Lakes ‘A’                   3:26.61 NREG
3. Lake Braddock ‘A’                3:28.21 NREG
4. Gonzaga ‘A’                         3:28.94
5. Gar-Field ‘A’                     3:31.03
6. Episcopal ‘A’                        3:31.48

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay
Meet Record: 3:54.29 2007 Osbourn Park
1. W.T. Woodson, ‘A’              4:03.20 NREG
2. Lake Braddock ‘A’                4:04.24 NREG
3. Osbourn Park ‘A’                  4:05.43 NREG
4. Edison ‘A’                            4:08.33
5. Brooke Point ‘A’                   4:08.73
6. Thomas Jefferson ‘A’            4:08.79

Boys 4×800 Meter Relay
Meet Record: 7:53.36 1999 T.C. Williams
1. Mountain View ‘A’               7:56.06 VA
2. Gar-Field ‘A’                        7:58.58 VA
3. Oakton ‘A’                           8:03.42 VA
4. West Potomac ‘A’                 8:04.55 VA
5. Potomac Falls ‘A’                   8:08.51 NREG
6 Edison ‘A’                             8:10.22 NREG

Girls 4×800 Meter Relay
Meet Record: 9:26.63 2003 Robinson
1. Gar-Field ‘A’                         9:32.39 VA
2. Oakton ‘A’                          9:35.11 VA
3. Thomas Jefferson ‘A’             9:41.32 NREG
4. Langley ‘A’                          9:53.21
5. Herndon ‘A’                         9:58.19
6. Lake Braddock ‘A’                 9:59.31

Boys High Jump
Meet Record: 6-06.25 2005 David Jones, Lake Braddock
1. Jenkins, Nelson Sr. Episcopal                     6-00.00 NREG
T2. Bowen, Evan Sr. W. T. Woodson           J6-00.00 NREG
T2. Muzzio, Joey Fr. Robinson                      J6-00.00 NREG
T4. Santano, Michael Jr. Lake Braddock         5-10.00
T4. Llames, George Sr. Bishop O’Connell         5-10.00
6. Allen, Jeffrey Jr. Robinson                        J5-10.00

Girls High Jump
Meet Record: 5-09 2001 Bonnie Meekins, Oakton
1. Scott, Lisa Sr. Langley                              5-03.00 VA
2. Reist, Caroline Jr. Robinson                        5-00.00
3. Meagher*, Erin Soph. Manchester             J5-00.00
4. Darhele, Shallu Jr. South County               J5-00.00
5. Peterson, Caroline Jr. West Springfield        4-10.00
6. Bumgarner, Megan Soph. Lake Braddock J4-10.00

Boys Pole Vault
Meet Record: 15-04 2004 David Lewis, Centreville
1. Clark, Tommy TC Williams                     13-00.00 VA
2. Sun, Curtis Jr. Chantilly                        12-06.00 NREG
3. Baerenz, Joe Sr. Thomas Jefferson    J12-06.00 NREG
4. Louie, Philip Sr. W. T. Woodson           12-00.00
5. McCaffrey, Conor Sr. Langley               J12-00.00
6. Wever, Corey Jr. Westfield                  J12-00.00

Girls Pole Vault
Meet Record: 11-00 1999 Kira Simms, Gar-Field
1. McGlade, Colleen Jr. Brooke Point                 10-00.00 VA
2. Danner, Morgan Sr. Langley                        J10-00.00 VA
3. Wuerker, Taylor T.C. Williams                         9-09.00 VA
4. Powelson*, Jocelyn Soph. Maggie Walker     J9-09.00 VA
5. Weinberg, Kim Jr. Chantilly                           9-03.00 NREG
6. Shoemaker, Rebecca Jr. Lake Braddock          9-00.00

Boys Long Jump
Meet Record: 22-11.50 2007 Alex Owah, Harrisonburg
1. Olamigoke, Olu Sr. Mountain View           22-04.50 VA
2. Titcombe, Ademola Sr. Edison               21-09.00 NREG
3. Robinson, Keon Sr. Lake Braddock           21-01.00 NREG
4. Hogue, Alex Sr. Potomac Falls                 21-00.50 NREG
5. Llames, George Sr. Bishop O’Connell         20-02.00
6. Brown, Vincent Jr. South Lakes               20-00.50

Girls Long Jump
Meet Record: 19-02.25 2007 Brittni Finch, Centreville
1. Finch, Brittni Sr. Centreville                 18-08.00 VA
2. Hyter, Brittany Sr. Osbourn Park         18-03.00 VA
3. Danner, Morgan Sr. Langley                 16-10.00 NREG
4. Johnson, Tristine Durham Striders         16-08.50
5. Hyter, Bethany Sr. Osbourn Park         16-07.00
6. Seay, Zoie Sr. Lake Braddock               16-04.75

Boys Triple Jump
Meet Record: 47-05 2007 Antonio Miller, Manchester
1. Olamigoke, Olu Sr. Mountain View            46-06.25 VA
2. Aaron, Kevin Sr. Gar-Field                        43-06.75 NREG
3. Titcombe, Ademola Sr. Edison                43-06.25 NREG
4. Robinson, Keon Sr. Lake Braddock           43-05.75 NREG
5. Asare, Kwarteng Sr. Robinson                 43-05.50 NREG
6. Allen, Robert Jr. South County                42-01.25

Girls Triple Jump
Meet Record: 40-07.50 1998 Yolanda Thompson, West Potomac
1. Akwule, Melanie Sr. Lake Braddock           37-07.25 VA
2. Lee, Katherine Sr. West Potomac             37-03.50 VA
3. Simonson, Keosha Sr. Edison                    35-08.50 NREG
4. Hyter, Bethany Sr. Osbourn Park              35-08.00 NREG
5. Darhele, Shallu Jr. South County              34-04.50
6. Hairston, Candice Soph. Manchester         33-11.25

Boys Shot Put
Meet Record: 59-02.50 1999 Nick Welihozkiy, West Springfield
1. Bennet, Jimmy Sr. West Potomac           49-02.75 NREG
2. Ruland, Ty Sr. Westfield                        48-06.75 NREG
3. Ertekin, Kerem   Sr. West Potomac          46-09.75
4. Shiels, Andrew Sr. Episcopal                   46-01.25
5. Bullock, Josh Jr. South County                45-11.50
6. Shupp, Erik Sr. Herndon                        45-09.25

Girls Shot Put
Meet Record: 44-05 2003 Tiffany Evans, Gar-Field
1. Koppelman, Emily Jr. Annandale              35-04.75 NREG
2. Echard, Jessie Sr. Robinson                     34-09.75 NREG
3. Wormley, Sachet Sr. Midlothian               34-06.50
4. Newman, Kaylin Soph. Westfield              34-04.75
5. Ometu, Christy Jr. Annandale                  34-03.00
6. Baity, Kendra Jr. Lake Braddock               34-00.50

Boys Discus Throw
Meet Record: 190-10 1999 Nick Welihozkiy, West Springfield
1. Ruland, Ty Sr. Westfield                          148-03.00 NREG
2. Mueller, Travis Sr. W.T. Woodson             147-08.00 NREG
3. Fortes, Quintin Jr. South Lakes                 145-05.00 NREG
4. Pugh, Billy Sr. Midlothian                          136-06.00 NREG
5. Shiels, Andrew Sr. Episcopal                     136-03.00 NREG
6. Yesbeck*, Nick Sr. Midlothian                   129-05.00

Girls Discus Throw
Meet Record: 142-08 1998 Inhar Chong, Fairfax
1. Jordan, Matisha Sr. West Potomac             114-03.00 VA
2. Koppelman, Emily Jr. Annandale                 111-09.00 VA
3. Echard, Jessie Sr. Robinson                       109-08.00 NREG
4. Wormley, Sachet Sr. Midlothian                 109-01.00 NREG
5. Brionez, Anna Sr. Lake Braddock                105-02.00 NREG
6 Echard, Asia Sr. Robinson                          100-06.00

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VHSL Announces New Redistricting Plan for Northern Region

Posted on 17 April 2008 by brian.

By Angela Watts
Managing Content Editor, DigitalSports.com

Two current members of the Northern Region — and two who would like to be — plead their cases before the Virginia High School League’s Redistricting and Reclassification committee Monday in Charlottesville.

But only the two current Northern Region schools — Hayfield and Stone Bridge — won the initial battle.

Hayfield, which is currently a member of the Patriot District, appealed its
continued placement there and requested to be moved to the National
District. And Stone Bridge, which currently a member of the Liberty District, appealed its
proposed move to the Cedar Run District in the Northwest Region and
requested to remain a member of the Liberty District.

Both requests were granted.

That was not the case for Heritage (AA Dulles District) and Loudoun Valley (AAA Cedar Run) of
Loudoun County, which appealed their proposed placement into the Cedar Run
District and, instead, requested to join the Northern Region. Heritage
asked to join as a member of the Liberty District; Loudoun Valley as a
member of the Concorde District.

Both of those requests were denied.

The only other change to the current alignment is Fairfax, which had previously been
moved out of the Concorde District, where it currently plays, and into the Liberty District.

A school still has one last opportunity to appeal the decisions that were made on Monday. It may appeal the R&R committee’s decision to the VHSL’s Executive Committee. No hearing will be held, but the Executive Committee will review the written record of the original appeal and issue its decision. The Executive Committe will meet May 7, and the final plan will go into effect July 1, 2009.

As it stands today, the most recent proposal for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years is as follows:

Concorde District
Centreville (2283)
Chantilly (2835)
Herndon (2190)
Oakton (2350)
Robinson (2751)
Westfield (3171)

Liberty District
Fairfax (2125)
Thomas Jefferson (1805)
Langley (2083)
Madison (1910)
Marshall (1326)
McLean (1767)
South Lakes (1442)
Stone Bridge (1704)
W.T. Woodson (2115)

National District
Edison (1769)
Falls Church (1318)
Hayfield (1583)
Mount Vernon (1758)
JEB Stuart (1545)
Wakefield (1633)
Washington-Lee (1743)
Yorktown (1883)

Patriot District
Annandale (2383)
Lake Braddock (2507)
Lee (1875)
South County (2044)
T.C. Williams (2807)
West Potomac (1982)
West Springfield (2217)

**Changes to the present alignment are italicized.

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Girls’ Soccer: W.T. Woodson 2, Oakton 0

Posted on 16 April 2008 by brian.

By Phil Murphy
Content Editor, DigitalSports.com

** Check below the story to re-live Tuesday’s game in 9 minutes, 36 seconds! **

When junior varsity Oakton defender Erin Holden woke up Tuesday morning, she was probably thinking that she’d be playing the early game against W.T. Woodson and watching the varsity girls with her teammates from the sideline.

It’s doubtful that the freshman thought she would be watching that night’s varsity game from the field — much less standing in the goal.

But a pre-game installation as goalkeeper was necessary because of an injury to starting keeper Erica Stein, one of four Cougar starters sidelined with injury, and the freshman responded. Holden recorded seven saves against W.T. Woodson, winners of five straight entering the match, but the white-hot Cavaliers prevailed, defeating injury-plagued Oakton, 2-0, on the road.

“Both JV and varsity have a lot of injuries,” Cougars’ Coach Edward Brown said. “We played so poorly the last two games. To see this play out better, because this is a really good team, we still have some things to work out.

“Considering all the factors, we were missing three or four starters – three or four key starters – I feel a lot better about today than I have the last couple weeks.”

The Cavaliers were not without roster alterations themselves. Junior midfielder Niki Mercier was held out of the starting lineup, did not enter until the 18th minute and started the second half on the bench. However, Mercier optimized her limited minutes, leading all players in shot attempts (six) and scored the game-clinching goal for Woodson in the 61st minute.

“I have to try really hard when I’m out there, because I have to earn my spot back,” Mercier said. “It’s not going to be handed to me because there are a lot of girls that are good.”

Added W.T. Woodson coach Sharon Andrulot, whose only loss this season came to nationally-ranked Robinson: “She always makes the most of her playing time. She’s energetic, tenacious, she wins balls up top for us, loves shooting. She’s an impact player.”

But the short-handed Cougars did not concede defeat without quarrel. Oakton had more shots-on-goal than Woodson in the first half and held a decided possession advantage until Mercier took the field.

The Cougars, still trying to adjust to the 4-3-3 formation, ultimately gave way to the Cavalier pressure. In the 36th minute, after a steal in the offensive third, Woodson junior forward Lindsey Ottavio dragged the ball along the top of the 18-yard box and slotted a low shot inside the left post for a 1-0 lead.

“We were trying to play three forwards and three halfbacks,” said Brown, who has coached at Howard University, American University and was a former assistant on the Bermuda National Team. “Where that gets a little complicated is we play a zone defense. The girls were like, ‘What area do I take?’ They were used to having all four halfbacks.

“[The Cavaliers] were smart enough notice that the outsides become wide open. It’s like a press all the time and, if you don’t press, the other girls have room look and say, ‘Ah, there’s room on the outside.’ The other team figured that out pretty quickly, found the room outside and they were able to exploit it.”

Both teams return to district play later this week. The Cougars (2-4-0) look to stop their three-game skid at Herndon on Thursday, while the Cavaliers (6-1-1) go for their seventh consecutive win on Friday versus Langley.

“I know a couple of the girls from a lot of the team, so I try and figure out how they’re going to play,” said Mercier, a member of the U-16 Vista Shockwave club team. “We do a lot of talking, we exchange stuff because they’re on my club team. It’s going to be a pretty hard game, but I think we can handle it. That’s how it was against Stone Bridge.

“It’s just soccer.”

                          1   2      F

W.T. Woodson   1 1    2
Oakton               0 0    0

GOALS:
WT- Ottavio (36)
WT- Mercier (61)

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