Loudoun County, Va. — As the high school field hockey season heats up in Loudoun County, one local team has continued to stand out from the crowd, while several others are potential contenders. In a three-district county, we wanted a way to put things into perspective. Enter: the LoCo Top 5. Of course, if you’re into hard numbers, check out the full Cedar Run District, Potomac District, and Dulles District standings. [adrotate banner=”10″] 1. Riverside (0-0, 9-0) — The Riverside Rams once again cruised past the local competition. This past week Riverside defeated No. 3 Dominion, 6-0, getting goals from five…
Author: Keil Ritterpusch
Keil Ritterpusch
Keil “Coach Keil” Ritterpusch has a passion for all things involving sports. Keil spent the last eleven years coaching field hockey in Loudoun County. He started as a rec league coach for Loudoun Field Hockey Association, then was a rec league coach for Potomac Field Hockey, where he helped to found, build from the ground up, and coach the Briar Woods High School field hockey club — before Loudoun County added varsity hockey. Keil was the first varsity head coach at Briar Woods, doing double duty for two years as an export compliance and licensing lawyer and a varsity head coach. In addition to rec league and varsity coaching, Keil has coached with the Metro Field Hockey Club and the Rapids Field Hockey Club and was a founding board member for the Loudoun County League. In addition to coaching, Keil has been an active umpire for LCL for six years. Finally, Keil plays in the Washington Field Hockey Association adult league with his son, Wilson, a sophomore at Heritage HS.
Loudoun County, Va. — As the high school field hockey season starts in Loudoun County, one local team has started to stand out from the crowd, while several others are potential contenders. In a three-district county, we wanted a way to put things into perspective. Enter: the LoCo Top 5. Of course, if you’re into hard numbers, check out the full Cedar Run District, Potomac District, and Dulles District standings. [adrotate banner=”10″] 1. Riverside (0-0, 7-0) — This past week Riverside cruised past No. 4 Loudoun County, and also went out and won the Westfield Bulldog Invitational in thrilling fashion, with…
Chantilly, Va. — Riverside High School is the clear leader of Loudoun County field hockey, but the Rams were tested on September 13–14 at the Westfield Bulldog Invitational. “We needed this competition,” Riverside head coach Amy Oldknow said. “We needed to see where we are against some of the stronger teams in the state.” [adrotate banner=”10″] On September 13, in their first game, the Rams won a thrilling sudden victory 1-0 overtime game over Westfield, the 2017 VHSL 6A State champion. Riverside had numerous scoring chances, but could not convert in regulation. “Riverside is a talented team that knows how…
Sterling, Va. — There is a history of very close games between the field hockey teams at Dominion High School and Briar Woods High School. In the 2016 season, Dominion and Briar Woods played an absolute squeaker on Briar Woods’ grass field, with the Falcons having possession nearly 90 percent of the game, but the Titans scored on a break-away goal with less than a minute left in the game to win 1-0. In the 2017 contest – which was a back and forth game – Briar Woods scored the lone goal of the game in the last two minutes…
Ashburn, Va. — The Riverside High School field hockey team came out in a hurry against Loudoun County High School on September 9 in Ashburn, scoring two quick goals in the first two minutes of the game. Riverside sophomore Lydia Oldknow scored at the 28:19 mark off a slick, reverse shovel pass by junior Kellen Richbourg. Just 19 seconds after the first goal, Riverside junior Gurnoor Dhaliwal scored off another well-designed assist from Richbourg – who dribbled toward top of circle and flipped the ball left to an open Dhaliwal. Dhaliwal connected on a hard shot to the left corner…
Loudoun County, Va. — As the high school field hockey season starts in Loudoun County, one local team has started to stand out from the crowd, while several others are potential contenders. In a three-district county, we wanted a way to put things into perspective. Enter: the LoCo Top 5. Of course, if you’re into hard numbers, check out the full Cedar Run District, Potomac District, and Dulles District standings. [adrotate banner=”10″] 1. Riverside (0-0, 2-0) — Due to Riverside overpowering Heritage on September 4, Riverside is the clear No. 1 team in the LoCo Top 5. Riverside is loaded with…