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Glen Allen, VA (June 8, 2024) - The Douglas Freeman Mavericks fully expected to be in the final game of the 2024 season. Having won the Class 5 state title for the last three years, they were going for number four riding a 15-2 overall record. They hit a snag when they were upset by Patrick Henry i...
Glen Allen, VA (June 8, 2024) - The Riverside Rams were no stranger to the championship situation having won a state title every year since 2019 with the exception of the COVID year when the games were not played. Although they had lost two of their first five games this season, they had won everyth...
Glen Allen, VA (June 7, 2024) - The matchup couldn't have been more even. The Madison Warhawks won the Concord district regular season and tournament and then swept through the Region 6D playoffs. The Freedom Eagles did the same in the Cedar Run District and Region 6B. That's how both ended up in th...
Glen Allen, VA (June 7, 2024) - The Woodson Cavaliers began their season with humble 1-9 record, but they surged through the twelve-team Region 6C tournament, from a "play in" game all the way to the title. The Colgan Sharks' path was more conventional, enjoying an undefeated regular season and the....
Lansdowne, VA (June 4, 2024) - It was predictable, if not inevitable, that the Lightridge Lightning would meet the Riverside Rams in the VHSL Class 5 tournament. The teams had already faced each other three times: once in the regular season, a Lightridge win; in the Potomac District final, another ...
Lansdowne, VA (June 4, 2024) - The Midlothian Trojans entered Riverside stadium with the confidence earned from a 15-0 victory over top-seeded Patrick Henry in the Region 5C championship game. Waiting for them were the Rams, current Region 5D titleholders and three-time defending state Class 5 champ...
Leesburg, VA (May 31, 2024) - The Meridian Mustangs reached the Class 4 state tournament with a 14-3 record. Two of their defeats came against Western Albemarle, including a close loss in the Region 4B championship. That brought them to a matchup with the Loudoun County Captains, a team that had be...
South Riding, VA (May 31, 2024) - The two best teams made it to the Region 6B championship game. The top-seeded Freedom Eagles cruised through the regular season undefeated, and the Colgan Sharks had only one blemish to their record, a 0-0 tie with Woodbridge. Together the teams had over 35 victori...
Aldie, VA (May 28, 2024) - In their regular season meeting, the Lightridge Lightning used an explosive third period to defeat the Riverside Rams. When they met in the Potomac District championship, the Lightning won in overtime. This third matchup was for the Region 5D title and a coveted bye to the...
Sterling, VA (May 24, 2024) - A regional final was familiar territory for the Dominion Titans. After all, they've been the VHSL 4A state runner-up the last two years, falling only to the extraordinary boys from Atlee in the championship each time.
Sterling, VA (May 23, 2024) - The Park View Patriots and the Loudoun County Captains finished the Catoctin District regular season with identical 5-2-1 records. Their first matchup ended in a 1-1 draw, and their second a 1-0 victory for Park View. The latter result gave the Patriots the top seed in...
Leesburg, VA (May 22, 2024) - The Heritage Pride earned a trip to regionals by finishing second in the Dulles District tournament, upsetting Loudoun Valley in the semifinals but falling in the final to perennial powerhouse, Dominion.
Aldie, VA (May 17, 2024) - Fittingly, the two best teams in the Potomac District were set to play for the tournament final. The Lightridge Lightning--the regular season champions and owners of a perfect 5-0 district record--and the visiting Riverside Rams--who finished 4-1--were the cream of the cro...
Leesburg, VA (May 16, 2024) - When the Tuscarora Huskies visited the Dominion Titans earlier in the season, the Huskies rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a tie and a single standings point for both teams.
Purcellville, VA (May 15, 2024) - The Woodgrove Wolverines earned the top seed in the Catoctin District tournament by virtue of a 3-1 district record. The Loudoun County Captains went 2-2 in district play, but because the standings were so tight--and the head-to-head matches limited to four each-...
Purcellville, VA (May 15, 2024) - The Woodgrove Wolverines finished the regular season on a five-game winning streak that included victories over all of their Catoctin District opponents. And they capped their regular season with a win over the Broad Run Spartans, their opponent in this tournament ...
Lansdowne, VA (May 9, 2024) - The reality was that this final regular season matchup was a battle for second place in the Potomac District. The host Riverside Rams and the visiting Stone Bridge Bulldogs had identical 3-1 records in district competition, and the winner would earn a better seeding in...
Brambleton, VA (May 8, 2024) - When you win the state championship, the chances are pretty slim for doing it two years in a row. But the Independence Tigers are starting to build a strong case for doing just that. Entering tonight's game at 12-0-0 overall and 9-0 in the Potomac District, they seem w...
Purcellville, VA (May 7, 2024) - The final standings in the Dulles District are determined by just four games. Each of the five teams gets to play the other four, and the rankings will be sorted out from there.
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Lansdowne, VA (May 6, 2024) - With the regular season rapidly reaching it's conclusion, the Independence Tigers had a tenuous hold on first place in the Potomac District. The Riverside Rams, the host for tonight's matchup, were nipping at Indy's heels. The standings are so close, in fact, that a wi...
Aldie, VA (May 3, 2024) - The Riverside Rams have a distinguished history in VHSL girls lacrosse. Winning the Class 4 state championship in 2018 and finishing as Class 5 state runner-up in 2021 and 2022, their legacy as a highly-ranked team is firmly established. In other words, it's no surprise to...
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Sterling, VA (April 29, 2024) - The season is passing by rapidly, and the Dulles District is already midway through home-and-home competition. Sitting at the top of the standings are the Tuscarora Huskies and the Dominion Titans, both at 3-0. They'll get a rematch, at Tuscarora, in the final game o...
Brambleton, VA (April 26, 2024) - The Potomac Falls Panthers started the season red hot, going 9-0 against non-district opponents. The 2023 Class 5 state runner-up Independence Tigers had also fared well up to this point, and their 7-2 record included a current six-game winning streak.
Brambleton, VA (April 18, 2024) - The pregame interest in this match was high. Hosting the Broad Run Spartans, the Independence Tigers were in their usual position with a strong early record, 4-1. The Tigers are always competitive in lacrosse so it was no surprise that they were in a good position ...
Aldie, VA (April 15, 2024) - There will be no easy path to the top of the Potomac District this season. All six teams are going to be tough, and the top half of the group will be really tough. On this night, the Riverside Rams, historically good, were on tap at the Lightridge Lightning, a young and...
South Riding, VA (April 12, 2024) - This game set up as an early season test of Cedar Run District leaders. The Battlefield Bobcats visited Freedom's stadium in South Riding on a three-game district winning streak, while the home-standing Eagles were on the same run in the district with an overall ...
Brambleton, VA (April 11, 2024) - Now the fun begins. Non-district, early-season games are pretty much done, and the matches that really matter are on tap.
Purcellville, VA (March 1, 2024) - They say it's hard to beat the same team three times in one season. But what can you say about playing the same team five times in one season? And what more can be said when the fifth meeting is with a trip to the state championship in the balance?
Purcellville, VA (February 27, 2024) - The Loudoun Valley gym was packed and rocking forty-five minutes before tipoff for this state quarterfinal game. The host Vikings, winners of the Region 4C tournament, were set to play the Jefferson Forest Cavaliers who qualified as the runner-up in Region 4D....
Potomac Falls, VA (February 23, 2024) - Once teams reach a regional final, the regular season quickly becomes a distant memory. It no longer matters whether you've played an opponent before or what their district record looks like. What counts is the chance to raise that trophy high at the end of t...
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