Dominion Hires Head Football Coach

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008

Dominion High School hired Karl Buckwalter as its new head football coach on Thursday, replacing Mike Dougherty, who had been the program's only coach since the Sterling school opened in 2003. Read story »

All-Extra Athletes: Loudoun's Legends of the Fall

Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007

The Washington Post and LoudounExtra.com published their All-Extra teams today to showcase the achievements of Loudoun County athletes this past fall. Read story »

Stone Bridge Makes Defensive Statement

In State Final, Offense Is Overshadowed

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

With a high-flying offense and so many game-breaking weapons, the Stone Bridge offense had overshadowed the Bulldogs’ defense for most of the season. After all, with players such as Jeron Gouveia, Ryan Moody, Patrick Thompson and Kareem Alexander breaking big play after big play, it was easy to overlook a tackle for a two-yard loss or a batted pass on third-and-short. Read story »

Coach: Bulldogs 'Scaled Back' Against Potomac

Monday, Dec. 10, 2007

CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Despite going for it four times on fourth down in a 38-0 victory over Potomac in Saturday's Virginia AAA Division 5 state final, Stone Bridge Coach Mickey Thompson thought he'd actually tempered his aggressive nature. Read story »

Third Time's the Charm for Thompson

Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Twice before Stone Bridge Coach Mickey Thompson had coached a team to a state championship game -- with Park View in 1999 and with Stone Bridge in 2005 -- and twice before Thompson had lost. Read story and 1 comment »

Stone Bridge Scoring Summary

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007

The Bulldogs are champs. The Stone Bridge Bulldogs routed Potomac this afternoon in the Virginia AAA Div. 5 championship game in Charlottesville. The final score was 38-0. Read story and 5 comments »

PODCAST: Bulldogs' Next Stop -- State Championship Game

Friday, Dec. 7, 2007

Minutes after finishing practice in the school's gym on Thursday, Stone Bridge coach Mickey Thompson and senior running back/safety Jeron Gouveia sat down for an interview to discuss the team's 38-24 victory over defending state champions Phoebus as well as the Bulldogs' preparation for Saturday's state championship game against Potomac. Read story »

Big Games in Big Stadiums Can Come With Big Surprises

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007

Playing a state championship football game in a large professional or college facility, as Maryland has done for years at 71,000-seat M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore and as Virginia teams will do Saturday at 60,000-seat Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, can provide memories that last a lifetime. Read story »

Stone Bridge Helps Give Northern Va. Another Lift

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007

Stone Bridge's 24 unanswered points Saturday not only stunned previously unbeaten Phoebus in the Virginia AAA Division 5 semifinal, it also may have been emblematic of a mid-Atlantic power shift in high school football. At least this year, the road to a state title runs through the Washington area. Read story »

A Football Season to Remember

Several County Players, Teams Leave Their Mark on Opponents

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007

It was an exciting year for Loudoun County football, as four teams — Stone Bridge, Park View, Broad Run and Briar Woods — qualified for the playoffs, with Heritage being knocked out on a tie-breaker and several other teams showing flashes of potential. Read story »

Stone Bridge Rallies to Victory

Running Back Gouveia Takes Over as Bulldogs Top Tough Phoebus

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007

With 47 seconds remaining in the first half and the score tied in a Virginia AAA Division 5 semifinal yesterday at Stone Bridge, Bulldogs senior Jeron Gouveia dropped back to field a punt at his own 20-yard line. With the sun in his eyes, Gouveia bobbled the return and Phoebus recovered, scoring three plays later to take the lead at the half. Read story »

Scoring Plays in Stone Bridge Win

Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007

The Stone Bridge Bulldogs are looking to continue their 11-game winning streak this afternoon against Phoebus in a Virginia AAA Division 5 state semifinal game. Read story »

Stone Bridge Hopes to Keep Streak Alive

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007

After exacting some revenge by defeating Edison, 27-14, last week in the Northern Region Division 5 championship game one year after falling to the Eagles in the same round, Stone Bridge will look to continue its 11-game win streak on Saturday at home in a Virginia AAA Division 5 state semifinal game against Phoebus (13-0). Read story »

2007 All-Region Football Honors Released

Monday, Nov. 26, 2007

List of 2007 All-Region football honors. Read story »