Purcellville, Va. — A lot of the time, football is about winning the battle in the trenches: who can slowly and steadily control the clock, the running game, and the line of scrimmage. Other times, it’s the big play that makes all the difference. Well, in their regular season finale the Woodgrove High School football team did a good job running the football and used two big chunk plays to get on the board while their defense did enough to hold off Potomac Falls—spoiling the Panthers’ region playoff hopes—20-13, on April 3 in Purcellville. “We’ve been in some competitive games…
Author: Owen Gotimer
Purcellville, Va. — Daughter. Sister. Athlete. Friend. Maddie Elias has always strived to be the best she can be in all aspects of her life. The Loudoun Valley High School senior is the daughter of a PGA professional and former Division I softball player. Athletics is in her blood. Growing up, softball was her passion, and she would spend hours and hours every week honing her craft alongside her sisters Erika and Natalie, and at one time, she had dreams of playing college softball. Her freshman year at Loudoun Valley, Elias made the varsity softball team where she helped the…
Leesburg, Va. — From the first whistle to the last, the Riverside High School field hockey team was in complete control. That isn’t new for the Rams. Over the past four seasons, the Rams have compiled a 58-7 record, including trips to two state tournaments, and much of Riverside’s success is due to the play of this year’s senior class. Led by seniors Gurnoor Dhaliwal, Abbey Drake, Kellen Richbourg, and Eva Yacura, the Rams celebrated their senior night in grand fashion with a 10-0 shutout win over Potomac Falls on March 22 in Leesburg. Let’s take a look at what…
Ashburn, Va. — Less than two minutes into the game, Rock Ridge High School junior running back Luke Long broke free for a 47-yard touchdown run. Chunk plays like that typically hurt football teams, but Park View responded by blocking the point after attempt. Less than 70 seconds later, the Patriots really responded when senior quarterback Antoine Moten found the edge and went 53 yards to the house to even things up. Then the Patriots converted on a two-point attempt to take the lead. That was the story of the night for Park View: every time Rock Ridge scored, the…
Leesburg, Va. — Wearing a navy and gold volleyball jersey in southwest Leesburg comes with a certain expectation: you win. Since 2007, the Loudoun County High School varsity volleyball team has been the most dominant program across any high school sport in the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. The Captains are so good, not even a global pandemic has been able to get in their way. After knocking off Tuscarora, Park View, Lightridge, and Dominion to start their 2020-2021 season, the Captains defended their home court by sweeping previously-unbeaten Loudoun Valley—25-12, 25-20, 25-18—on March 15 in Leesburg. “We passed well, we…
Purcellville, Va. — Since field hockey became a VHSL sanctioned sport in 2016, Heritage High School has been a perennial state title contender. And over the past five years, the Pride have knocked off just about every team they faced, including posting a 5-0 record against Loudoun Valley, while outscoring the Vikings, 26-2. Avery Goodlin had seen enough. With the fall season pushed to the spring due to COVID-19 precautions, the Loudoun Valley senior forward turned in her gymnastics chalk for a field hockey stick and her first team All-LoCo gymnastics nomination for a hat trick in Loudoun Valley’s first…