FALLS CHURCH -- All the Strasburg Rams could feel was relief. Relief that they had beaten Madison County and secured a spot in today's Bull Run District girls basketball tournament final; relief that their final score of 40-25 wasn't too indicative of their rustiness on Thursday night.
MADISON -- Top-seeded Madison County had no trouble against upset-minded Strasburg in the Bull Run District boys basketball tournament on Thursday, as the Mountaineers routed the Rams 73-31 to advance to the championship.
BERRYVILLE -- The fourth-seeded Strasburg Rams continued their late season uptick, recovering from a two-point halftime deficit with a red-hot 17-2 third quarter to best fifth-seeded Manassas Park 55-34 in the Bull Run District boys basketball tournament play-in game on Wednesday.
Colin Barnes hates to lose. Ok, so what athlete doesn't? But the trick here is, after Barnes suffered his first defeat this season on Jan. 23, the Strasburg senior took that loss and used it to bring him back down to reality.
STRASBURG -- Friday, initially, was quite ordinary for Jaclyn Ayers. She had a zesty helping of macaroni and cheese for lunch, hearty hamburgers for dinner -- Ayers loves hamburgers -- and a casual warm-up prior to a home game against Clarke County, which Strasburg won 66-35. Nothing too absurd.
STRASBURG -- Bobby Rager and Daniel Reynolds are always trying to make each other better. Every day at practice, the 119- and 125-pound Strasburg wrestlers are pushing each other, hoping to help each other improve with their skill sets.
STRASBURG -- The Central Falcons pulled off a monumental, improbable, 47-45 upset of the undefeated Strasburg Rams on their home court Saturday afternoon in non-district girls basketball action.
STRASBURG -- So far this season, the Strasburg Rams have played with most of their opponents defensively. Applying pressure, forcing turnovers, and an all out hustle has kept the team in most games.
STRASBURG -- Homestanding Strasburg proved why it's the number one team in Group A girls basketball on Tuesday, systematically crushing a very respectable Manassas Park team 62-24 in Bull Run District action.
BERRYVILLE -- It wasn't the prettiest of wins by any means; but a win, no matter how charmless, no matter how coarse, is certainly a fine way to open district play.
BERRYVILLE - Strasburg High School girls basketball coach Joel Morgan realizes that the only thing a No. 1 ranking in the Group A state poll gives his team this early in the season is a big bull's-eye squarely on its back.
WOODSTOCK - Strasburg traveled to Central on Saturday night for a Shenandoah County rivalry matchup that had team supporters feeling like they were watching a playoff showdown.
WOODSTOCK - In a warped, twisted sort of way, the girls basketball game between Strasburg and Central on Friday night was basketball in its basest, most elemental form. It was basketball without rules. Basketball without forethought and without hindsight.
STRASBURG - Madison County can score inside and out. It can use its vast experience to wear down teams. The Mountaineers don't lose much when they go to their bench, and a reserve led them in scoring Friday night.
STRASBURG - Someone once said it and a motivational tool was born. It's one of those Hall of Fame quotations that many coaches have faith their team can use to pull through adversity.
QUICKSBURG - Strasburg's girls basketball team made it eight in a row on Tuesday, defeating Stonewall Jackson 58-37 in a game that was over before the end of the opening period.
STRASBURG -- The Strasburg gymnasium was thick with all of it: Desperation. Desire. Passion. Yearning. All of it. And the exhaustion from it all dyed red the faces of Warren County and Strasburg players alike.
In a 55-41 Strasburg win over Luray in the Daily Classic semifinals, Strasburg senior Jennifer Jackson had a team-high 10 points, surging the Rams to the championship bout against Broadway on Wednesday.
STRASBURG -- As his team ran onto the court for warm-ups, Damien Caison could sense something wasn't right. Despite the tip-off being just a few minutes away, Caison noticed his teammates weren't completely focused.
STRASBURG -- Bub McKelvey was exhausted. Too exhausted to continuously sprint for longer than a minute, too exhausted to even attempt a field goal in the third quarter of a 54-41 loss to Luray in the Daily Classic semifinals on Saturday.
STRASBURG - With the snowy, blustery storm that plagued much of Northern Virginia this past weekend, recent girls basketball games and practices have been few and far between for the Strasburg Rams.
STRASBURG - Strasburg relied on a ball-hawking defense and dominating rebounds to deliver a knockout blow to Moorefield (W.Va.) on Thursday, defeating the Yellow Jackets 63-49.
STRASBURG -- The black sliver of ribbon waved only a few dozen yards away.
Stride by gliding stride, Strasburg runner Katlyn Ayers strode toward the finish line marking the end of the Group A state cross country meet at Great Meadow; and inch by inch, a nervous anticipation crawled up her stomach.
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