News: Area Athletes Make College Choices -- Loudoun County's Dormio and Saleck Commit; SB's Prince to Play Softball at GMU; PFalls Kiefer to Hold Signing Ceremony; Former Stone Bridge/Flint Hill Hoops Standout Whitaker Verbals to UAB

(Oct. 26, 2010) - It has been a very busy week for area athletes in regard to finalizing their college plans five Loudoun athletes are in the news.

*At Loudoun County, Sammy Dormio announced she will play volleyball at Keene State and Raider baseball player Tyler Saleck has accpeted an appointment to the Air Force Academy.

*In softball, Stone Bridge's Cori Prince will play next year at George

Boys Basketball: PF's Mihailovich Named to AP's AA All-State 1st Team, BR's McGaughey 2nd Team; PF's Hawes is Coach of the Year

(June 2, 2010) - The Associated Press has released its 2009-10 AA All-State selections and Potomac Falls High School junior Lukas Mihailovich was named to the first team and Broad Run senior Kevin McGaughey picked up second team honors.

Potomac Falls coach Jeff Hawes, leading his Panthers to Loudoun's first ever state title in boys basketball, was named the Coach of the Year.

AP Boys Basketball

Photo Gallery: Youth Basketball by Nick Lutkins - River Bend vs. Eagle Ridge and River Bend vs. Belmont Ridge

Super photographer Nick Lutkins has put up two more galleries from sixth grade travel basketball. Check out the River Bend vs. Eagle Ridge and River Bend vs. Belmont Ridge galleries! Click on any photo to view the gallery. Tell your friends and family to check out the photos and take advantage of our affordable prices via SmugMug!
River Bend vs. Eagle Ridge




River Bend vs. Belmont Ridge

Boys Basketball: Broad Run's McGaughey Region II D4 Player of the Year, PF's Hawes is D4 Coach of the Year

(Feb. 28, 2010) - Broad Run High School senior Kevin McGaughey was selected as the Region II Division 4 Player of the Year and Potomac Falls' Jeff Hawes, who led the Panthers to the school's first regional basketball title on Saturday night, was named the Division 4 Coach of the Year in a vote of coaches on Sunday.

Panther junior Lukas Mihailovich was named to the first team. Park View sophomore

Girls Basketball: Freedom's VHSL D4 State Quarterfinal Set for Friday at Robinson

(Feb. 28, 2010) - Freedom High School announced Sunday that the Eagles girls basketball team, a 62-33 winner over Liberty Saturday in the Region II finals, will face Courtland this Friday at 6 p.m. at Robinson High School in Fairfax in the VHSL Division 4 state quarterfinals.

While we haven't had official word on the Potomac Falls boys yet we assume that the Division 4 games will be paired which

Basketball: Complete VHSL Regional Final Scoreboard

Boys Basketball
AAA - games 3.1.10
Central Region
Petersburg vs. Thomas Dale
Eastern Region
Norcom vs. Maury
Northern Region
Langley vs. Chantilly
Northwestern Region
Patrick Henry-Roanoke vs. Gar-Field

AA Division 4
Region I
Courtland 67, Tabb 58
Region II
Potomac Falls 85, Liberty 62
Region III
Broadway 49, Spotswood 44
Region IV
Salem 63, Bassett 53

AA Division 3
Region I
Brunswick 49, New

Basketball: VHSL Division 4 Regional Finals Scoreboard

VHSL Division 4 Regional Finals
Boys Basketball
Region I
Courtland 67, Tabb 58
Region II
Potomac Falls 85, Liberty 62
Region III
Broadway 49, Spotswood 44
Region IV
Salem 63, Bassett 53

Girls Basketball
Region I
York 61, Courtland 50
Region II
Freedom-South Riding 62, Liberty 33
Region III
Spotswood 45, Turner Ashby 42
Region IV
Bassett 53, Carroll County 44

Quarterfinal Pairing, Mar. 5 or 6,

Twin Titles! Freedom Girls and Potomac Falls Boys Crush Liberty for Region II D4 Titles

Charlottesville (Feb. 28, 2010) - It wasn't even close as both the Freedom High School girls and the Potomac Falls High School boys crushed Liberty Saturday at Monticello High School to take home to Loudoun Region II Division 4 titles.

For defending Division 3 state champion Freedom it was a second straight regional title and for Potomac Falls it was the school's first regional title since

Basketball: Freedom Girls, PFalls Boys Face Liberty Tonight in Charlottesville for Region II D4 Titles

(Feb. 27, 2010) - The Freedom High School girls and Potomac Falls High School boys basketball teams will take to the road tonight and try to bring home a pair of AA Region II Division 4 titles.

Both teams face Liberty High School in a doubleheader at neutral Monticello High School in Charlottesville (directions here). The girls tip off at 6 p.m. followed by the boys at apx. 7:45 p.m.

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News: Park View Grad, Now Harlem GlobeTrotter on ESPN2 Tonight

(Feb. 26, 2010) - Former Park View High School basketball player Roscoe Johnson, now a Harlem Globetrotter can be seen tonight on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. Look for No. 30 and Johnson now goes by Sarge Johnson!

The Sterling native was introduced to the game of basketball by his father and sister while growing up. His Globetrotter bio also says he was "an outstanding football player – his solid frame and

Boys Basketball: Potomac Falls D4 Region II Semifinals Postgame

Interviews after Potomac Falls defeated Broad Run, 62-51, Thursday night to qualify for the school's first ever basketball state playoff spot

Coach Jeff Hawes and junior Lukas Mihailovich - Part 1


Coach Jeff Hawes and junior Lukas Mihailovich - Part 2


Coach Jeff Hawes - Part 1


Coach Jeff Hawes - Part 2

Boys Basketball: One for The Program - Panthers Earn First Ever State Playoff Bid

Potomac Falls sophomore Greg Graves and junior Brendon Chesson after Thursday's regional semifinal win. Check back for more video interviews from this game


By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun.com Editor
Sterling (Feb. 26, 2010) – Adrian Tracy surely has some important things on his mind as the William and Mary All-American defensive end is at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis where an eye-popping workout

Basketball: The Skinny of Thursday's Regional Semifinals

Region II Basketball
Division 4 Boys Semifinals
Potomac Falls 62, Broad Run 51
The Skinny: Lukas Mihailovich scores 24 to lead the Panthers to the school's first ever state basketball playoff appearance since the school opened in 1997. Broad Run, which fell behind 7-0 to start and never led in the contest, has been waiting 41 years for a trip to States -- since the school opened in 1969! Kevin

Basketball: Regional Playoff Scoreboard

Region II Basketball
Division 4 Boys Semifinals
Potomac Falls 62, Broad Run 51

Division 4 Girls Semifinals
Freedom 49, Loudoun County 40
Liberty 58, Potomac Falls 50

Check back for The Skinny and then boxes and also a full game story from PF-BR boys by Dan Sousa and game reports from the girls contests plus photos and video interviews from the boys game

Basketball: Region II Semifinals Tonight

(Feb. 25, 2010) - The Region II basketball Division 4 semifinals are scheduled tonight with a pair of huge rematches from the Dulles District tournament and historic game for the Potomac Falls girls.

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The rematches are

Photos: VivaLoudoun Features the Best in Youth Sports Photography!

(Feb. 25, 2010) - VivaLoudoun.com is happy to give local youth sports photographers to show off their great work and sell their photos at an affordable price for parents and other relatives.

Nick Lutkins of All Star Images has been shooting the local Loudoun County travel league games and has put up a new gallery from River Bend vs. Seneca Ridge sixth grade game. Think of this as an early primer

Boys Basketball: Taylor Johnson Scores 22 to Lead Spartans to Playoff Win at Fauquier

(Feb. 23, 2010) - Broad Run High School junior Taylor Johnson scored a team-high 22 points Tuesday to lead the Spartans to a 74-60 Region II Division 4 quarterfinal playoff win on the road at Fauquier.

The Spartans (20-3) will travel to rival Potomac Falls on Thursday for a 7 p.m. regional semifinal showdown. PF leads the series, 2-1, this season after a win in Saturday's district tournament

Updated Region II Basketball Brackets

Region II Basketball Brackets
Division 3 Boys Bracket
Division 4 Boys Bracket
Division 3 Girls Bracket
Division 4 Girls Bracket

Basketball: Here We Go Again! Familiar Foes Face Each Other Thursday in Region Semifinals: LC Girls at Freedom, BR Boys at PFalls

(Feb. 23, 2010) - If you like sequels, then you'll love the Region II Division 4 basketball tournament with a pair of Dulles District foes matched up in Thursday's semifinals with not only a regional title game berth on the line but a state tournament bid as well.

The titles of these sequels? Loudoun County vs. Freedom Girls Act V and Broad Run vs. Potomac Falls Boys Part IV. The rematches were

Boys Basketball: Panthers Drag Another Title Back to the Pit

Mickey Wagenhoffer and Matt Hoover played big roles in the Panthers win Saturday

South Riding (Feb. 23, 2010) - Here is all you need to know about Potomac Falls High School boys basketball: Jeff Hawes is the only coach the school has ever had. And just about every year the Panthers collect some sort of regular season or tournament title.

Now last year, Potomac Falls didn't get either a regular