Potomac Falls High School alum Adrian Tracy has signed a contract with the New York Giants, the team that selected him with the 184th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Tracy, a standout football and basketball player at Potomac Falls, went on to become an All-American defensive end at the College of William and Mary.

Tracy is being converted to play linebacker in the NFL.

Congrats to Adrian. It’s always great to see a Loudoun athlete take their game to the next level.

Shenandoah University is in the World Series of Division III college baseball. And the Hornets feature plenty of Loudoun talent on their roster.

The Hornets roster includes senior catcher Sean Plouffe (Broad Run), senior 1B Brett Donahue (Stone Bridge), senior 3B Scott Van Dusseldorp (Heritage), sophomore RHP Matt Griffin (Park View) and sophomore RHP Kyle Scallion (Bishop O’Connell). 

Van Dusseldorp and Scallion are enjoying stellar seasons.

Van Dusseldorp leads the team with 63 RBIs in 45 games. He is also hitting .374 with 13 home runs and has scored 53 runs.

Scallion, an Ashburn resident, paces the Hornets with eight saves and boasts a 4-0 record as a reliever. Scallion has a 2.52 ERA and has struck out 31 batters in 39 innings.

Shenandoah (38-8) is one of eight teams to qualify for the NCAA D3 Baseball Championships. The double-elimination tournament begins May 28 with all games being played in Appleton, Wisc.

The Hornets, ranked ninth in the latest D3baseball.com rankings, start the tourney against Illinois Wesleyan (27-20) on Friday at 7:45 p.m. 

Lacrosse fans will have an opportunity to watch a lot of Division I talent in Purcellville Friday night as Loudoun Valley hosts St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes in a varsity doubleheader.

St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes Att./Mfd. David Solomon (Maryland), Att. Peter Milley (Georgetown) and GK Ben Levy (Syracuse), and Loudoun Valley Mfd. Chris Daddio (Syracuse) and Def. Garrett Swankowski (Virginia) will be on the field for the boys’ game.

The Vikings are also sending the following players to college: Derek Zook (Loyola), Chris Rabung (Pfeiffer), Dylan Zook (Stevenson), Alex Sharrer (Frostburg State) and Wyatt Clay (Greensboro).

St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes’ girls roster is loaded with college signees: Kelly Horton (Maryland), Taelor Salmon (William & Mary), Emily Rhoads (JMU), Reilly Woodman (Georgetown), Katie Nelligan (Franklin & Marshall), Kendall Ackey (Gettysburg), Sheridan Gribbon (Colorado College), Hannah Mullen (Harvard) and Claire Curren (Yale).

Morgan Becker (Liberty), Shannon Harkey (George Mason) and Michelle Zakrzewski (Indiana, Pa.) are some of the top players for the Viking girls.

All four squads are among the top ranked teams in the region. which hopefully will lead to very competitive games. The girls game starts at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow around 7:30 p.m.

Thanks to Dan Sousa of VivaLoudoun for passing along background information for both games. Dan is providing color commentary tonight for Verizon FiOS. 

Both games will be televised on Verizon FiOS Channel 1 local sports on delayed basis and On Demand. Broadcast times are May 5 at 5:30 p.m. for girls and 7:30 for boys.

You can also watch the Broad Run vs. Oakton boys’ lacrosse game May 1 at 3:30 p.m. and May 3 at 7:30 p.m.