Virginia High School League state baseball, soccer and softball tournaments are scheduled to start Tuesday with quarterfinal round games, while varsity lacrosse moves into the state semifinal round.
Student-athletes representing Dominion, Heritage, Loudoun Valley, Stone Bridge and Tuscarora high schools won individual titles at the 2022 Virginia High School League State Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
A total of 30 varsity baseball, lacrosse, soccer, softball and tennis teams representing Loudoun schools have earned a spot in the Virginia High School League state playoffs.
The Riverside Rams boys' and girls' lacrosse teams both won Region 5D tournament championships June 1.
Loudoun County boys and Loudoun Valley girls each won team championships at the Region 4C track and field meet. Freedom and Riverside netted regional tennis titles.
Briar Woods (boys), Dominion (boys, girls), Independence (girls), John Champe (girls), Loudoun Valley (boys, girls) and Riverside (boys, girls) have each advanced to the championship games of their respective regional lacrosse tournaments.
Following the cancellation of the 2020 season and a condensed 2021 campaign due to COVID-19, varsity spring sports returned to playing a complete schedule in 2022.
Rock Ridge senior Sydney Hackett, Loudoun County senior Jake Rashap and Independence senior Julie Shin were among 35 scholars selected by the Virginia State Golf Association as 2022 VSGA-VIP Scholarship Foundation award recipients.
The Class 5 Potomac District baseball, boys' lacrosse, girls' lacrosse and softball tournaments concluded May 19 with four teams winning championships.
Stone Bridge girls and Riverside boys won team titles at the 2022 Potomac District track and field meet, while Loudoun County boys and Loudoun Valley girls proved to be the class of the field at the 2022 Dulles District track and field meet.
The Woodgrove Wolverines defeated the host Independence Tigers 10-0 in a five-inning Potomac District softball game May 12 to claim their 14th consecutive win.
Independence High School senior Reiley Fitzpatrick was one of 19 students to receive the annual Virginia High School League Achievement Award for the 2021-2022 academic year.
The Freedom Eagles defeated the Independence Tigers 4-2 in a non-district baseball game Wednesday to improve to 17-1 this season.
The Potomac Falls Panthers continued their late-season surge with a 2-1 victory over the host Independence Tigers in a Potomac District boys' soccer game May 9 in Ashburn.
The Freedom Eagles swept Unity Reed 9-0 on Wednesday to continue their strong season in varsity girls' tennis.
Loudoun County public high schools have combined to win 183 Virginia High School League state championships in varsity team sports.
Independence High School wrestler Rafael Hipolito won seven consecutive matches to claim the 160-pound championship in the Junior division at the 2022 NHSCA High School Nationals.
The Loudoun Valley Vikings racked up 56 points to finish nine points ahead of runner-up Western Albemarle for the boys' team title at the 2022 Virginia Class 4 state indoor track and field meet March 1 at Liberty University in Lynchburg.
Independence High School senior Tatum Wall won a pair of races in record-setting fashion at the 2022 Virginia Class 5 state swimming meet Feb. 19 at Jeff Rouse Swim and Sports Center in Stafford.
Bryson Rios and Luke Roberts of Loudoun County, Broad Run's Alex Birchmeier and Rafael Hipolito of Independence each won individual titles at the 2022 Virginia High School League Wrestling State Championships.
Team seeding and first-round matchups are set for the Dulles District and Potomac District basketball tournaments. Freedom girls and John Champe boys won first-round games in the Cedar Run District tournament.
Student-athletes from Broad Run, Briar Woods, Dominion, Independence and Loudoun County high schools claimed individual titles at their respective regional tournaments.
The Loudoun County Captains outlasted the Heritage Pride 47-45 in varsity boys' basketball Thursday to claim the Dulles District regular-season title.
Ali Smallwood of Broad Run and Jameson McKay of Independence have been selected as Players of the Year in their respective classifications on the 2021 Virginia High School all-state cheer teams.
The Loudoun County Captains won the team championship at the Dulles District wrestling tournament Feb. 5, while Loudoun County boys and Broad Run girls claimed team crowns at the Dulles District swimming meet.
Broad Run (girls), Potomac Falls (boys) and Woodgrove (girls) each won varsity basketball games Jan. 21 to remain undefeated in district play.
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