The Dulles 9/10 All-Stars finished third at the state tournament after claiming the District 16 title to reach the event. Their final record was an impressive 9-1.

Photo: Don Ventrice

Tagged: baseball, sports, youth sports

The Loudoun County Hawks 16U baseball program won the Virginia Sports Complex 2009 16U Virginia State Championship tournament on July 19th. Front Row, left to right: Kris Pratt (Loudoun County), Ryan Johnston (Broad Run), Colin Deely (Potomac Falls), Tyler Saleck (Loudoun County), Tyler Hawk (Potomac Falls), Henry Massey (Loudoun County), Ryan Miller (Potomac Falls), Back Row: Coach Steve Johnston, Coach Mark Putnick, Taylor Clarke (Broad Run), Michael Lascomb (Potomac Falls), Tyler Mocabee (Stone Bridge), Steve Putnick (Stone Bridge), Taylor Cokeley (Loudoun County), Coach Eric Lascomb. Not pictured: Justin Matzker (Leesburg Christian School).

Photo: Courtesy of Mark Putnick

Tagged: baseball, Broad Run High School, Loudoun County High School, Potomac Falls High School, sports, Stone Bridge High School, Stoneybrook Farm, youth sports

NoVa West Lacrosse’s U15 team the Virus won the Southern Classic lacrosse tournament in Charlottesville over the weekend, improving to 11-2-1 on the season.

Photo: Courtesy of Matt Pinkston

Tagged: lacrosse, sports, youth sports

The Lower Loudoun Little League Senior Division All-Stars took home the District 10 title and are headed to the state tournament this weekend. Pictured - Front Row: Hayden Earley, Demetri Austin; Middle Row: Coach Davis, Tyler Lieb, Scott Trump, JT Page, Dan Laub, Nick DeMott, Ryan Doyle, Coach Lieb; Back Row: Coach Bass, Ryan Biever, Sean Raven, Sam Bass, Sam Ryan, Ryan Kuhn, TJ Davis. Missing: Matt Byrd, Jance Shine.

Photo: Courtesy of Tim Lieb

Tagged: baseball, Little League, sports, youth sports

The Dulles Little League American League 9/10 All Stars swept through the District 16 All Star Tournament at Crittenden Park over the weekend to reach this week's state tournament. Pictured: Coaches from the left: Mickey Cmeyla, Jeff Maffe, Bill Smallwood; From the left: Matthew Lord, Matthew Fialdini, Matthew Branson, Patrick Dengler, Gino Ventrice, Casey Johnson, Sean Clark, Justin Weiss, Ben Maffe, Robbie Ferreira, Braden Cmeyla, Nick Smallwood, Malachy McGann

Photo: Renee Ventrice

Tagged: baseball, Little League, sports, youth sports

The 10U Loudoun Longhorns travel baseball team recently won the 2009 Old Dominion Baseball League championship. Pictured are, kneeling in the front row: Bryce Pearson, Robbie Ferreira. Standing in the middle row are: Patrick Hartmann, Devon Adams, Dominick Marinelli, Nick Smallwood, Jonathan Hough, Joey Skov, Jack Shepherd and Chad Koehler. Back Row: Coach Pete Adams, Manager Mike Marinelli, and Coach Chuck Koehler.

Photo: Scott Shepherd

Tagged: baseball, sports, youth sports

The LFC Avalanche U13 girls' soccer team won the ODSL's Division 2 title for the 2009 spring season.

Photo: Photo Courtesy of Sally Sumser

Tagged: soccer, sports, youth sports

The Loudoun girls' U9-Black team swept through the 2009 FPYC Father's Day All-Star Tournament over the weekend, bringing home the title.

Photo: Courtesy of Russ Shaw

Tagged: soccer, sports, youth sports

The 11U Loudoun Longhorns took home the USSSA State Championship and will compete at the Triple Crown National Championship next month.

Photo: Steve Salva

Tagged: baseball, sports, youth sports

The Loudoun Fuze U13 lacrosse team went 5-0 during a Father's Day weekend tournament in Annapolis.

Photo: Mark Failor

Tagged: lacrosse, sports, youth sports

Sydney Wrighte, 9, a third grader from Liberty Elementary School from South Riding, won the Level 5 Virginia State Balance Beam Championship. She also placed 2nd on Vault, 4th on the Uneven Bars, and finished 2nd in the All Around beating out hundreds of gymnasts in the state of Virginia. The 2009 Virginia Level 5 State Meet was held at Averett University in Danville, Virginia on May 9 & 10, 2009.

Photo: Laura Wrighte

Tagged: gymnastics, user photo, youth sports

The NVVA Girls' 12 Loudoun Black team named "Blackout" won the Open Division Regionals and is headed to Miami for the 2009 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior Olympic Championship in June. (Front Row: Allison Sims; Middle Row: Ciara Kain, Jorden Gunessever, Shannon Williams, Tayler Tibbits, Emily Solis, Melina Minhas; Back Row: Asst. Coach Chris Kadock, Amy Gottschling, McKenna Kirby, Zoe Textoris, Ast. Coach Karly MacDowell and Coach Mike Quesnel).

Photo: Merriellen Tibbits

Tagged: sports, volleyball, youth sports

The Loudoun Triple Threat girls’ team won the U10 AAU Division II State Championship April 17-19 in Roanoke after defeating teams from Roanoke, Virginia Beach and Dayton. Pictured are: (front row, left to right) Lauryn Mitchell, Allison Sarver, Madison Szoka, Kiera Wideman, Jackie Rexrode, (back row, left to right) Symone McCoy, Katie Van Nuys, Alyssa Paige, Taylor Green and Victoria Hinchberger. Coaches are Dave Sarver, Carl Mitchell and Rob Green.

Photo: Jane Sarver

Tagged: basketball, sports, youth sports

Loudoun Soccer 96G poses for photos with Washington Freedom stars Abby Wambach and Brianna Scurry.

Photo: Shawn Zelman

Tagged: Loudoun, soccer, user photo, youth sports

The girls of Loudoun Soccer 99G celebrate their tournament title.

Photo: Shawn Zelman

Tagged: Loudoun, soccer, user photo, youth sports

At the ODSL All-Star meet in Sterling, 14-year-old Alyssa Meyer of the Barracudas (left) and 13-year-old Kaitlyn Dooley of the Stingrays share time together before their events. Kaitlyn is writing "Kaitlyn is best" on Alyssa's leg.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: Old Dominion Swim League, Sterling Park, swimming, youth sports

Members of the Landsdowne team share a cheer before the start of Saturday's ODSL All-Star meet.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: Old Dominion Swim League, Sterling Park, swimming, youth sports

Maggie Finan of the Belmont Sharks swims in a Heat 3 of the girls' 7-8 25-meter freestyle during Saturday's ODSL All-Star meet in Sterling.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: Old Dominion Swim League, Sterling Park, swimming, youth sports

The next wave of swimmers is brought up to the starting area during Saturday's ODSL All-Star meet in Sterling. They keep a hand on the shoulder of the person in front so they do not get out of order.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: Old Dominion Swim League, Sterling Park, swimming, youth sports

Another race, this one the girls' 13-14 50-meter freestyle, gets underway at the ODSL All-Star meet on Saturday in Sterling.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: Old Dominion Swim League, Sterling Park, swimming, youth sports

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