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Friday, May 16, 2008
Brown does it all on the field

WINCHESTER — Chase Brown could barely walk — let alone run — but with his team trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third, he pleaded with Handley coach Eddie Simmons to let him get one last at-bat.

Friday, May 16, 2008
Photo finish: Sherando girls, Millbrook boys shine at district meet

FRONT ROYAL — The only photo finish of the day came between a pair of runners used to pushing each other toward the finish line.



Prep roundup



James Wood ends Handley's district title run in tennis

Copley leads Colonels past Hawks

Friday, May 16, 2008
Generals just miss first place at Shenandoah District meet
HARRISONBURG — As two of the more versatile stars of their respective teams, Phillip Hovatter of Stonewall Jackson and Josh Stewart of Wilson Memorial got to talking Thursday at the Shenandoah District track meet. "We were like, let's have a jump-off," Hovatter said. "He got me in [the long jump]."

Friday, May 16, 2008
Groos returns from injury in the nick of time
FRONT ROYAL — Sometimes Meghan Groos would have to turn her back to prevent herself from watching. A senior captain for Warren County's girls soccer for two seasons, Groos' injured right knee — suffered on April 16 — allowed for her to run but not participate in soccer-related contact drills, involving either shooting or passing.

Friday, May 16, 2008
Handley dominates individual district matches
WINCHESTER — Handley's Elizabeth Gardiner and Mykenzie Garrett were so upset they weren't even speaking to each other. Best friends on and off the court, Gardiner and Garrett had just posted a bagel — a 6-0 loss — in the second set of the Northwestern District individual doubles final, but a 10-minute break in Gardiner's family van with a little music did the trick.


Friday, May 16, 2008
Wolford helps Eagles crush Rams
STRASBURG — Clarke County starting pitcher Jordan Wolford did everything she could to keep Strasburg batters off-balance in the Eagles' 11-1 win over the Rams on Thursday. While Strasburg batters were able to make solid contact, Wolford's changing speeds and a solid Eagles' defense playing behind her were able to keep the Rams from stringing together hits and having big innings.

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Teaming for a crown: Warriors, Judges are tournament champs

WINCHESTER — "One more game and we're the champs." That's what Sherando's Scott Sottosanti said to Christian Van de Crommert before the doubles team clinched a win that handed the Warriors the Northwestern District boys tennis tournament title.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Softball Falcons 5, Judges 0

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Rams plagued by bad inning, errors
STRASBURG — Madison County manufactured its runs and capitalized on errors in an 8-4 win over Strasburg in Bull Run District softball on Wednesday. After going three-up, three-down in the first two innings, Sara Ford hit a bases-clearing double in the third to put the Mountaineers on top 3-0. Ford's teammates set the table with baserunners reaching via an error, single and walk.

Thursday, May 15, 2008
McDonald's gem aided by brother's glove work
STRASBURG — For a moment in the top of the fifth inning on Wednesday, Strasburg senior starting pitcher Timmy McDonald said he was scared. Having allowed just one hit through the game's first four frames, McDonald surrendered two hits and faced a first-and-third situation with two outs and Madison County's Matt Lambert at the plate.

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Clarke County sweeps boys, girls district titles
MANASSAS PARK — While Clarke County track and field coach Andre Kidrick expected his girls to place first in the Bull Run District track and field championships on Wednesday, he wasn't sure how his boys would fare. As the final scores were announced after the meet, Kidrick's face lit up with a smile: His girls, as expected, placed first with 182 points, and his boys joined them in the winner's circle with a meet-best 140 points.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Mr. Everything: James Wood relies on Jenkins' versatility

WINCHESTER — Tim Jenkins can do a little bit of everything for James Wood's track team. Jenkins started out as a jumper and a sprinter as a freshman, and this season he has become one of the Colonels' top middle-distance runners and a key part of multiple relay teams.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
James Wood fails to capitalize with big inning

WINCHESTER — Faced with the bases full of James Wood runners in the bottom of the fourth inning, a mound visit was all it took. Brentsville pitcher Rich Lindsay admitted to head coach Brian Knight he didn't have his best stuff, particularly the usual velocity on his fastball.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
James Wood ends Handley's district title run in tennis
WINCHESTER — Impossible is nothing. That was James Wood's motto entering the Northwestern District tournament. The team even bought shirts with the Nike slogan on it. On Tuesday they used the motto as motivation and did something no other James Wood team had done — they beat Handley. The win ended the Judges' streak of eight consecutive Northwestern District tournament titles. The victory also moves the Colonels into today's final with Sherando with a Region II berth at stake.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Eagles fall short as Mustangs stay unbeaten
BERRYVILLE — Tuesday night's matchup was the final chance Clarke County had to blemish George Mason's undefeated Bull Run District record. The Mustangs, though, had a stronger desire to escape the regular season without a loss, and handily defeated the homestanding Eagles, 4-0.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Clutch hitting evades Generals
NEW MARKET — Stonewall Jackson out-hit Page County, but the Generals could never come through when it mattered in a 3-2 loss to the Panthers in a Shenandoah District game at Rebel Park on Tuesday. Stonewall hasn't been able to generate offense consistently this season, but collected eight hits against Page County starter Allen Cloude. However, the Generals left five runners in scoring position, and the potential game-tying run was caught stealing in the bottom of the seventh.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Vess, Buckley put Colonels in finals
WINCHESTER — With a critical doubles victory hanging in the balance, James Wood freshman Headley Wilson turned to teammate Kari Pope and said, 'no worries, we got this'. Wilson and Pope had already done their part for the Colonels. Now came the tough part: watching their teammates. James Wood's No. 2 doubles team of Kylie Vess and Brooke Buckley ensured the Colonels had no worries. The pair rallied from a set down to give James Wood a 5-3 win over Sherando in the Northwestern District tournament semifinals. The win gives the Colonels a Region II berth and advances them to today's tournament final against Handley.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Strasburg AD: Kibler leaving wrestling program

STRASBURG — After two years with the program — including one as The Northern Virginia Daily's area Wrestling Coach of the Year — Brian Kibler is leaving the Strasburg Rams. "He took a P.E. position in another county," Strasburg athletic director Matt Hiserman said Friday.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Road Warriors: Construction forces Sherando to play full slate of games away from home

STEPHENS CITY — Backhoes, dirt piles and stacks of cinderblocks surround the confines, inside which 16 young men complete their work in the heat of the afternoon sun. The chimes of heavy machinery in reverse gear and the rumble of engines decorate the air, but not with the same frequency as the pinging of horsehide striking aluminum.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Shenandoah County teams vie on track for bragging rights

QUICKSBURG — There wasn't any district positioning on the table, with representatives of four different districts on hand. And state-worthy times or distances didn't earn qualifying slots, because the meet was too small. But there was plenty worth running, throwing and jumping for Friday at Stonewall Jackson. "It's a big rivalry meet," Central track coach Rick Lytton said at the Shenandoah County meet Friday. "Other than cross-country, it's the only time that the three high schools compete against one another all at the same time."

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Chuck McGill: Cleaning out a very cluttered notebook
And in my position as sports editor, I am sometimes privy to sports-related tidbits, nuggets and scuttlebutt that I am sure would appeal to our readers — if only the rest of my job didn't interfere with relaying that information. But hopefully, with a semi-regular column, I can kill two birds with one stone: whet my appetite as a wordsmith, and peddle off notable or useless pieces of information that serve only to clutter my notebook. It's long time I emptied these pages out.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Judges capture district title
WINCHESTER — Following their 3-0 win over Warren County on Friday, members of Handley's boys soccer team huddled together in front of fans and celebrated their potentially historic victory. With the win, the Judges maintained their perfect record, and with one game left to play, coach Cosmo Balio says he hopes his team can do something no other has done in school history: go undefeated.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Muddy conditions can't stop Judges
FRONT ROYAL — The Handley Judges came out aggressive and were clearly the quicker team on a muddy field, working through the unfriendly surface for a 4-1 win over Warren County in Northwestern District girls soccer on Friday. Despite a 6-0 loss to the Judges earlier in the season, the Wildcats made it look like a close contest early on, trading time on each other's end of the field.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Lee bounces back, leads Warriors to final
STEPHENS CITY — Nicky Lee knew he had to get a grip and stay composed on the court. The vocal Sherando freshman had just lost a very close set at No. 3 singles to Millbrook's Walter Battin and he realized how important his match was.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Copley leads Colonels past Hawks
Colonels 4, Hawks 1 FRONT ROYAL — Complementing a four-hit, three-strikeout performance by James Wood's Matt Copley on Friday, the Colonels used a two-run fourth inning and manufactured 10 hits to defeat Skyline in Northwestern District baseball play, 4-1.

Friday, May 9, 2008
Caudill a quick study on the court

WINCHESTER — As an eighth-grader, Stuart Caudill watched his friends, John Adams and John Picklap, play on Handley's junior varsity tennis team and thought the sport might be worth a try. Three years later, Caudill is at the center of the program's success.

Friday, May 9, 2008
Baffling batters: In the circle, Musser keeps Pioneers guessing

WINCHESTER — Having held them to just one run in two games, Sherando starting pitcher junior Nicole Musser has left the Pioneers feeling clueless. "We've hit faster pitching, we've hit slower pitching," Millbrook head coach Michelle Long said.

Friday, May 9, 2008
Behind Hayes, Pioneers shut out rival
WINCHESTER — The Pioneers weren't even through Scene II, and it looked like the script might already need a rewrite. Billy Hayes was supposed to throw a complete game. There was no Plan B.

Friday, May 9, 2008
Seniors combine for three goals in Sherando victory
STEPHENS CITY — In its third Northwestern District matchup of the week, Millbrook knew it had to put together its strongest effort against league power Sherando. But with the Warriors' Nicole Dirnagl and Daryl deLadurantaye collaborating on two first-half goals, the Pioneers fell short in a 3-1 loss on Thursday night.

Friday, May 9, 2008
Warriors blank shorthanded Pioneers
WINCHESTER — Sherando didn't have many opportunities in the first half, but the Warriors made the most of them. The Warriors scored three goals on four shots and pulled away for a 5-0 Northwestern District win over Millbrook on Thursday.

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Twin bill buzzkill: Stonewall swept in home doubleheader

NEW MARKET — Thirteen innings of baseball, and all the Generals ended up with were two more district losses and some sore rear ends to show for it. "Mentally," coach Bill Harlow explained, "I believe some things, they just bit us in the rear."

Thursday, May 8, 2008
AP all-state selections: Brewer on first team as sophomore
WINCHESTER — Although she just finished winning an Amateur Athletic Union Division 1-A state championship for the Fairfax Stars, Handley sophomore guard Jackie Brewer still has hardware to collect from her superb high school season for the Judges. On Wednesday, joining Devon Brown (Group AA Player of the Year) of Waynesboro, Abby Oliver and Kylee Beecher of Hidden Valley and Joyous Tharrington of Brookville, Brewer was selected to The Associated Press' Group AA all-state girls basketball first team.

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Hornets' Ramsey baffles Generals
QUICKSBURG — Pitching on consecutive days was no problem for Wilson Memorial's Summer Ramsey. After a seven-hit shutout of Buffalo Gap on Tuesday, she tamed Stonewall Jackson on Wednesday with a three-hitter as the Hornets defeated the Generals 7-1 in Shenandoah District softball.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
House of cards: Colonels take advantage of penalties, end skid

FRONT ROYAL — For members of Warren County's boys soccer team, the next few days may be filled with flashes of bright yellow. The Wildcats out-shot James Wood by 14 and enjoyed an overwhelming advantage in possession throughout Tuesday's Northwestern District matchup.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
AP all-state team: Millbrook's Green takes top honor in Group AA

Millbrook dominated on the basketball court this season, and now, the awards are rolling in. Erick Green was named the Associated Press' Group AA all-state boys basketball Player of the Year on Tuesday, while his coach, Scott Mankins, was named the Coach of the Year.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Errors plague Skyline in district contest
FRONT ROYAL — Seven errors by Skyline and a seven-run third inning for Handley paved the way for an 8-4 Judges win in Front Royal on Tuesday. "We struggled defensively tonight," Skyline coach Richard Armstrong said. "In the third inning, Handley just hit the ball well. They had seven-straight hitters reach base, five on hits. We just couldn't battle back after that."

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
AP All-State team: Rhoads back as first teamer

Before Chandler Rhoads' career moves on to its next, to-be-determined location, there's one more award that will need a spot in his trophy case. For the second year in a row, the Associated Press named Clarke County's Chandler Rhoads to its Group A all-state first team. Rhoads was named the Group A boys Player of the Year in 2007.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
In the spotlight: From supporting cast to star, Daily makes smooth transition

WINCHESTER — Nicole Daily is finally taking center stage in the pitcher's circle. In her first three years on the diamond, Daily has taken a backseat to established hurlers at both Handley and Millbrook. But this season she has thrived in her long-awaited role as the team's ace.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Ebersole catches Central a win with perfect throw
STEPHENS CITY — Ashley Ebersole is a perfectionist. Central's catcher threw ball after ball during pregame warm-ups on Monday night, pursuing a perfect strike from home to second base.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Eagles squander lead, salvage tie in district
BERRYVILLE — The frenetic pace of Monday's second overtime saw three shots on goal for Clarke County in the final 2:20 of the game. Katheryne Lawson dribbled a shot down the middle of the box, Sarah Ellston followed suit, and Brittany Chandler added an attempt of her own.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Generals' rally falls short
NEW MARKET — Stonewall Jackson was in position to capture its first Shenandoah District win of the year, but an unusual double play ended the Generals' sixth-inning rally, and Riverheads blew the game open with a five-run seventh in a 9-2 win on Monday. The Gladiators (6-10, 4-4) led 4-1 as Stonewall batted in the sixth. Starting pitcher Cody Montgomery had allowed only one hit to that point, but Giovanni Guzman led off with a triple to deep left. One out later, Andrew Marshall bunted up the first-base line for a single, plating Guzman.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Judges' Rupert nets hat trick
WINCHESTER — The Apple Blossom festival ended this weekend, but the Handley girls soccer team continued the festivities with a 4-1 win over Millbrook on Monday night. The Judges avoided a letdown against the Pioneers, dominating the first half and outshooting their counterparts 15-5. Forward Lillie Rupert tallied two goals before intermission, giving her team a cushion and drawing praise from assistant coach Mike Koper, who was filling in as head coach.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Generals bust out for 19 runs, pick up second district win
QUICKSBURG — Stonewall took advantage of seven walks and a hit batter to score nine fourth-inning runs en route to a 19-4 win. "The nice thing about tonight's win is again we're seeing some consistency at this point in the season," Stonewall coach Mike Hunt said. "And it's a good time for that to be happening to us."

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Rams walk past Manassas Park
STRASBURG — Despite managing only five hits against Manassas Park on Friday night, Strasburg took advantage of a dozen walks en route to an 8-3 win over the Cougars. Starting pitcher Timmy McDonald earned the win for Strasburg, going all seven innings and striking out 10 batters, including three in the seventh. Although McDonald fell into a high pitch count early in the game, he gave up only four hits.

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Strasburg thrives in Stickles' return
STRASBURG — "It's indescribable." Those were the only words Strasburg pitcher Lauren Stickles could muster following her return to the diamond after a three-week absence with tendinitis in her knee.

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Generals, Blazers play to tie
QUICKSBURG — Even though Stonewall Jackson's nondistrict boys soccer contest against Spotswood ended in a 2-2 overtime tie on Friday, the game had its benefits. The Generals gained some much needed confidence after a disappointing 5-4 loss at Wilson Memorial on Tuesday, and they were able to prepare for an important upcoming Shenandoah District match at Riverheads on Monday.

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Generals lose hard-fought game at Luray
Bulldogs 5, Generals 1 LURAY — One day after picking up its first victory of the season, Stonewall Jackson lost a hard-fought softball game to first-place Luray, 5-1.

Friday, May 2, 2008
Improving Generals break into win column
QUICKSBURG — It's been a long time coming, but the Stonewall Jackson softball team finally enjoyed the sweet taste of victory. The Generals used a pair of four-run innings to defeat Buffalo Gap, 8-4, for their first win of the season on Thursday.

Friday, May 2, 2008
Battin's return provide Pioneers a boost
WINCHESTER — There was no controversy this time, but still plenty of drama. Millbrook's Walter Battin pulled out a close match in singles to help guide the Pioneers to a 5-4 Northwestern District boys tennis victory over James Wood on Thursday.

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Apple Blossom Pro-Am: Jackson comes out on top with 65

FRONT ROYAL — Mid-Atlantic Section PGA player Bryan Jackson said he was flying down to West Palm Beach, Fla., last week to perform home repairs to a rental property he owns. But before he could shoot a 6-under 65 at the 14th Annual Apple Blossom Pro-Am at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club on Wednesday, Jackson made sure to pack more than a set of paint brushes over that four-day span.

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Just for kicks: Judges' Burkholder is comedian, heart and soul of team

WINCHESTER — Spencer Burkholder is passionate about the game of soccer. The Handley senior loves the sport so much that even on a wintry day with no school, he was determined to find a way to play.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Caught in the Webb: Hurler helps Eagles surprise Rams

BERRYVILLE — It was Clarke County baseball's biggest win in five years. That sentiment was nearly unanimous among the team's fans who lingered around Singhas Field on Tuesday after the Eagles team defeated Strasburg, 8-3.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Central's Palmerton returns from injury with gem
WOODSTOCK — Alex Palmerton making his first start in a month threw a complete game four-hitter to lead Central to a 2-1 Northwestern District victory over Warren County. Palmerton, who suffered a rib injury earlier in the season, struck out 10 and walked only one. He aided his own cause by going 1-for-3 at the plate with a run scored. Anthony Frye went 1-for-3 with an RBI and Codie Fravel had an infield hit for the Falcons (5-11, 4-7 Northwestern).

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sherando escapes in extra with Musser's homer
WINCHESTER — After struggling back and forth and pushing the game into an extra inning, it took a dramatic inside-the-park homer for Sherando to beat James Wood, 6-5, on Tuesday night. Sherando took a 1-0 lead in the first when Brittany Larrick, the second batter of the game, converted on a triple deep into right field as second baseman Lauren Zitsch mishandled the ball at cutoff.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Mort, Warriors avenge district loss
WINCHESTER — For over 60 minutes of play, the contrasting strategies had played out to a stalemate. Then Sherando midfielder Josh Mort broke the silence with a booming shot from 25 yards out into the upper left corner of the goal to lead the Warriors to a 2-0 victory over James Wood on Tuesday.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Runs come in bunches for Clarke County
BERRYVILLE — Though the high trajectories over the left field fence were similar, Clarke County second baseman Lauren McCabe admitted Chelsea Korbini's home run in the second inning went a little farther than the one she hit in the first. "We said we're home run buddies for today," said Korbini, who was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Colonels benefit from error-prone Warriors
WINCHESTER — It would be naïve to assume the charitable contributions by the Sherando and James Wood teams to each other's causes were made in the spirit of good sportsmanship. Still, the poetic justice is unmistakable. After the Colonels sheepishly gift-wrapped a Sherando win on April 17 by making six errors in two innings, the Warriors did their best to return the favor by committing four in the climactic sixth inning of James Wood's 5-4 win Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Embracing change: Same faces, but success is new to Skyline softball

FRONT ROYAL — Two wins over a two-year span often promotes change. At Skyline this season, laden with returning veterans from last year's Warren County team, there's been a change in mascot and uniform, a change in coach and, following a 3-1 victory over Millbrook on Friday, an obvious transition to a winning mentality.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
'Camo' envisions another trip to states
QUICKSBURG — Will Comarovschi remembers the glory days vividly. They weren't that long ago, after all. As a freshman on the varsity soccer team, he was there when the Generals fell 2-1 to nondistrict rival Clarke County in the Group A state final.

Monday, April 28, 2008
Millbrook's Hinds has stellar day early in the meet
WINCHESTER — Millbrook's Schavon Hinds might have been more disappointed than anyone to hear Saturday's cracks of thunder. Lined up in the third lane of the final section of the 300-meter hurdles, Hinds was supposed to be readying for the pop of the starter's gun.

Monday, April 28, 2008
Rain washes away several boys events

WINCHESTER — James Wood track and field coach Matt Stegmaier had to manage both his team and the Apple Blossom Invitational, held at James Wood High School on Saturday afternoon. "I've been running the meet, pretty much," said Stegmaier, whose involvement largely kept him from watching his team.

Monday, April 28, 2008
Wildcats walk past Panthers in baseball
FRONT ROYAL — Warren County was opportunistic on offense taking advantage of five walks to pull out a 7-4 nondistrict baseball win over Rappahannock County on Saturday. The Wildcats had only four hits in the game. Jon Nicholson went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run double to lead the Wildcats (3-10, 2-7 Northwestern). Shawn Brown went 1-for-3 with a run scored and Thomas Tudor was 1-for-2 with an RBI double for Warren County. Will Hoffmaster added a double for the Wildcats. Nicholson also picked up the win on the mound and had seven strikeouts.

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Hawks gladly wait out delay, beat Pioneers

WINCHESTER — Skyline's players sat in the dugout and waited and waited. A two-hour rain delay wasn't enough to soak the Hawks' spirits, and once it was time to take the field, they made the most of their opportunities.

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Leisurely Rams walk past Rapp
STRASBURG — Don't blame the Rams if they'd rather walk than run as the weather gets hot. It works just as well. Strasburg hitters were the beneficiaries of 13 free passes — 11 walks and two hit batsmen — in a 13-2, five-inning rout of Rappahannock County.

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Dowdy deals, Falcons thrive off small-ball
WOODSTOCK — Sam Dowdy had six strikeouts and allowed only one run on five hits Friday night, and the Central Falcons defeated the James Wood Colonels 4-1 at Central High School. Five of Dowdy's strikeouts came in the first two innings of the game. He struck out all three batters in the first inning, and then fanned another two in the second.

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Warriors bounce back with crucial win
FRONT ROYAL— It seemed as though Skyline was going to put on a hitting clinic Friday. Sherando pitcher Curry Clevenger had other ideas, settling in and stifling the Hawks at the plate to help the Warriors earn a 5-2 win with a 68-pitch, complete-game performance.

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Falcons blank Colonels, now third in district
WOODSTOCK — Jennifer Estep, Kendra Barb, Laura Bishop and Brea Hinegardner each had two hits as Central strengthened its hold on third place in the Northwestern District with a 5-0 shutout of James Wood on Friday in softball. The Falcons scored one run in the first and second innings, then singled in four consecutive at-bats in a three-run fifth inning.

Friday, April 25, 2008
Picking spots: Judges make the most of rare chances to score on Warriors

WINCHESTER — Against a team that's only allowed 12 goals in 10 games, the Judges knew scoring wasn't to be taken for granted. But that didn't stop Elliott Butler from calling his shot.

Friday, April 25, 2008
Delmerico twins gets the job finished for Handley
STEPHENS CITY — Lauren Delmerico has all the trust in the world in her twin sister, Paula. So when she saw that Paula was open late in the game against Sherando, Lauren knew the Judges had a good opportunity to win. Handley's twin connection paid dividends as Paula Delmerico scored the game-winning goal in the final minute to lift the Judges to a 2-1 Northwestern District girls soccer victory Thursday.

Friday, April 25, 2008
Handley upsets Sherando in baseball
WINCHESTER — From its position at the bottom of the Northwestern District, Handley came in as the underdog. However, with a combination of luck and skill, the Judges scored the upset with a 7-3 victory over Sherando on Thursday night. Two walks and an error by Sherando gave Handley four unearned runs in the first inning, putting the Judges up 4-0 and giving the last-place team the belief it could pull out a win.

Friday, April 25, 2008
Wildcats continue program turnaround with tie against Tigers
FRONT ROYAL — It wasn't a win on the scoreboard, but the Warren County boys soccer team was ecstatic Thursday night after a fierce matchup with Brentsville that ended in a 1-1 tie. The Wildcats (5-4-1, 3-4-1 Northwestern) used a stingy defense to thwart the Tigers' numerous opportunities to break the deadlock in overtime and double overtime, and the team was admittedly pleased with the split result.

Friday, April 25, 2008
Musser, Whitacre pace Warriors
Warriors 8, Judges 4 WINCHESTER — Sarah Whitacre, Brittany Larrick and Shartora Lane each had two hits for Sherando, which improved to .500 in the Northwestern District with a victory over Handley on Thursday.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Lethargic Warriors fall to Brentsville in district battle

WINCHESTER — He didn't have to say it to get the point across. The somber pow-wow with his players and the sheepish looks in their eyes afterward made it obvious. "I'm depressed," Sherando coach Pepper Martin stated bluntly after the Warriors' 6-3 loss to Brentsville.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Pioneers topple Falcons
WOODSTOCK — Against Central on Wednesday, Millbrook pitcher Billy Hayes was fuel-efficient. Through four innings — aided by a pair of inning-ending double plays — Hayes threw just 36 pitches, allowing the senior the chance to go the distance, and save his best gas for last.



 

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