Football: Broad Run 52, Potomac falls 24

(Oct. 30, 2010) - Derrill Thomas rushed for three touchdowns and Mitchell Nicholas returned an interception for a score and ran one in as the Spartans blew past Potomac Falls Friday, 52-24.

Broad Run led 27-0 at the half but Potomac Falls should spirit with sophomore quarterback John Fischetti throwing for 366 yards in the contest including two scores to Nich Fernandez, who had 214 yards

Volleyball: Broad Run Clinches Second Seed in Dulles with 5-Game Thriller Against Freedom

(Oct. 27, 2010) - Broad Run High School clinched the second seed for next week's Dulles District tournament with a hard-fought win over Freedom Tuesday night in five games, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 13-25, 15-13.

Loudoun County, the district's regular-season champion, remained unbeaten in district play with a sweep over Dominion, 25-20, 25-12, 25-9. Briar Woods, one game behind Freedom for the third

News: Other Coaching Hires Approved by School Board on Oct. 26

(Oct. 27, 2010) - The Loudoun County Public Schools Board was busy last night approving some 30 coaching hires.

Besides Jason Miller as the new varsity baseball coach, Briar Woods also hired Eric W. Bateman as the Falcons varsity swim coach. Another new swim coach will be Jennifer House, formerly at Stone Bridge, moving over to Woodgrove.

Tuscarora also hired Mark Bauer to run the baseball

Football: VHSL Ratings - Stone Bridge and McLean Tied in Northern Region D5 in Advance of Friday's Showdown

(Oct. 25, 2010) - In the latest VHSL football ratings, undefeated Stone Bridge is tied for first in the Northern Region Division 5 standings with McLean at 28.5 points. The two teams tangle Friday in Ashburn with the Liberty District title and homefield advantage in the regional playoffs at stake.

Also in AAA, Loudoun Valley at 25.1 in the No. 4 seed currently in the Northwest Region Division 5

Football: Broad Run Starts Fast and Runs Past Loudoun County, 37-18, to improve to 8-1

Leesburg (Oct. 25, 2010) - Broad Run High School freshman Da'Qwan Earl took the opening kickoff Friday back 87 yards for a touchdown and the Spartans never looked back as they defeated Loudoun County, 37-18.

The win improved the Spartans to 4-1 in the Dulles District and 8-1 overall while the Raiders dropped to 1-3 and 3-5. The only blemish on Broad Run's record is a loss at Briar Woods, which

Golf: Area Girls Tee it Up at VHSL Open Championship Monday

(Oct. 22, 2010) - Broad Run High School's Danielle Cook finished second at this week's state qualifier played at Rock Harbour Golf Club to become one of 10 Loudoun girls that will tee it up for a state title at the two-day VHSL Girls Open which starts Monday at Red Wing Golf Club in Virginia Beach.

Local Tee Times - Day One
Diana Bonina (Stone Bridge) 8 a.m.
Shelby Shote (Dominion) 10 a.m.

Volleyball: Drive for Five - Raiders Clinch 5th Straight Dulles District Regular-Season Title

Ashburn (Oct. 22, 2010) - The Loudoun County High School volleyball team swept second-place Broad Run Thursday night to wrap up the Raiders fifth consecutive Dulles District regular-season title.

The three-time defending AA state champions are now 17-1 on the season and a perfect 14-0 in district after the 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 victory.

While the Spartans (11-6 overall, 11-3 in district) were in

Competitive Cheer: Briar Woods Edges Broad Run to Defend Dulles District Title

Briar Woods is all smiles after winning Wednesday.


Dominion erupts with joy after clinching Regionals
(Oct. 21, 2010) - As the tension mounted Wednesday night at the awards ceremony for the Dulles District competitive cheer meet, there were really two outcomes at stake. Which two teams would claim the final two spots to the Region II meet and which of the district's top two squads -- rivals

Cross Country: A Perfect 10! Potomac Falls Boys Win 10th Straight Dulles Title

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor
Leesburg (Oct. 21, 2010) - For years they watched their brothers, friends and neighbors continue the area's longest winning tradition and on Wednesday it was the current class of Potomac Falls High School boys cross country runners turn to carry the torch forward.


Juan Campos

While Panther coach Dolph Null says he doesn't even broach the subject of "the streak

Cross Country: Freshman 1-2 Finish, Senior Leadership Leads Freedom to First Dulles District Title

By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun Editor
Leesburg (Oct. 21, 2010) - When the Dulles District girls cross country race Wednesday at Oatlands entered the home stretch it was a pair of freshman from Freedom, Callie O'Connell and Siobhan O'Toole, leading the field.



Callie O'Connell
While the duo had just finished 1-2 at the Octoberfest race earlier in the month, that was in the JV race and a little under

Volleyball: Broad Run's Big Thursday Match with Raiders is Also a Wounded Warriors Project Fundraiser

Ashburn (Oct. 19, 2010) - The Broad Run High School volleyball team is hosting three-time AA state champion Loudoun County on Thursday in a key AA Dulles District match that will also serve as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors Project.

The "Volleys 4 Vets" event will feature a bake sale and t-shirt sale at the home match. Donations will also be accepted at this event with all proceeds going

Swim: Broad Run Senior Mark Sarman Verbally Commits to Georgia Tech

 Mark Sarman: Future Swimming "Yellow Jacket"Ashburn (Oct. 19, 2010) - Broad Run High School record-breaking senior Mark Sarman has verbally committed to swim next year for NCAA Division I Georgia Tech.

Sarman holds the school records in the 200 IM, 100 fly, 100 breaststroke as well as a member of three record-setting relays: 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free.

He won three gold medals at

Softball: Broad Run's Maggie Betz to Play at NCAA Division I Hartford

Asbhurn (Oct. 19, 2010) - Broad Run High School senior Maggie Betz has made a verbal commitment to play softball at NCAA Division I the University of Hartford in Connecticut.

The Hawks play in the America East Conference.

Betz plays third base for the Spartans where she was named first team All Dulles District in 2010 as well as first team Region II and honorable mention AA all-state.

She

News: LoCo Elite 5 - Stone Bridge Moves Into a Tie with Loudoun County in Volleyball Rankings

(Oct. 12, 2010) - The Loudoun Times-Mirror and VivaLoudoun.com have teamed up to present the LoCo Elite 5 — a top five weekly rankings for football and volleyball among Loudoun’s 12 public high schools.

Stone Bridge High School is ranked No. 1 in football for the 8th straight week and in volleyball, Loudoun County is on top for the 5th straight week, but the Raiders share the top spot with

Football: Video Highlights - Broad Run vs Freedom

(Oct. 18, 2010) - Video highlights of Broad Run's 44-13 win over Freedom Saturday courtesy of Jen Driscoll Butcher. Shows all the Spartans scoring plays and even some head coach Matt Griffis dance moves at the end!


Jen also has photos from the Homecoming activities and the game here on Facebook.

Football: Stratton Throws for 235 Yards to Lead Spartans to 44-13 Homecoming Win Over Freedom

Broad Run junior quarterback Michael Stratton threw for three TDs and 235 yards Sat.
Photo by Craig Sterbutzel -- click here to view the full gallery!
(Oct. 18, 2010) - The single-wing offense is alive and well at Broad Run High School as a bevy of backs combined for three touchdowns and 195 yards rushing Saturday but the the real story of the Spartans 44-13 Homecoming win over Freedom was

Volleyball: Thursday Night Scoreboard

VivaLoudoun Volleyball Scoreboard
Thurs. Oct. 14
Briar Woods def. Park View, 25-6, 25-5, 25-23
Broad Run def. Potomac Falls, 24-26, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21
Freedom def. Woodgrove, 25-13, 26-24, 25-14
Loudoun County def. Tuscarora, 25-13, 25-12, 25-20
Heritage def. Osbourn, 25-14, 22-25, 25-8, 25-8
Loudoun Valley def. Battlefield, 25-13, 25-20, 25-22
Stone Bridge def. TJ, 25-15, 25-7, 25-13

Wed. Oct.

Volleyball: The Skinny for Oct. 5-12 - Woodgrove Earns First Ever Dulles District Win, Broad Run Turns Tables on BWoods, SB Sweeps Heritage and More From 22 Matches

(Oct. 13, 2010) - It has been a busy week of volleyball in Loudoun with Woodgrove earning its first AA Dulles District win, Broad Run turning the tables on Briar Wods and Stone Bridge sweeping Heritage.

In other news from the week, Freedom pushed Loudoun County but the Raiders remain unbeaten in the Dulles District and Heritage had to go five games against Battlefield to remain unbeaten in the

Baseball: PFalls Lascomb and BR's Johnston, Vlasic Named AA All-State

(June 18, 2010) - Potomac Falls High School first baseman Michael Lascomb and Broad Run DH Ryan Johnston picked up 2010 AA baseball All-State honors from the Virginia High School Coaches Association while Spartan Shane Vlasic was named honorable mention at pitcher.

2010 AA All-State Baseball
Team Name School
Pitcher Grade
1st Kyle Crockett Poquoson 12 Reg I POY
1st Erik HeiligenstadtJefferson

Girls Soccer: Spartans Sweep Region II Awards as Whitney Church is Player of th Year and Claire Collins is Coach of the Year

(June 17, 2010) - The Broad Run High School girls soccer team -- which just wrapped up a third straight AA state title -- swept the Region II honors with junior Whitney Church being named the Player of the Year and Claire Collins the Coach of the Year. A total of seven Dulles District players made the first team.

2010 All-Region II Girls Soccer Selections

Player of the year: Whitney Church,