Author: Sophia DeNayer

Leesburg, Va. — Not much is more exciting for a high school student athlete than winning a state championship game. But winning a state championship game on a walk off certainly adds to the excitement—no matter how that walk off happens. Tied 1-1 with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning of the VHSL Class 5 State championship, Stone Bridge High School sophomore catcher Jackie Yeager stepped into the box with the chance to win the Bulldogs their second state championship game in team history. But before she even got a chance to swing, Yeager was hit…

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Leesburg, Va. — The Loudoun County High School softball team got on the board early and then rallied in the fifth and sixth inning to put the game out of reach for Dominion, 10-2, in their Dulles District quarterfinal matchup on May 23 in Leesburg. The No. 3 Captains were led by senior right fielder Abbey Dobies—who went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three runs batted in, including a 2-RBI single in the fifth and a 2-out, RBI triple in the sixth. “We’ve had a ton of games where we’ve just gone crazy after two outs,” Loudoun County head…

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