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Carter Scruggs on the sideline getting ready to go in the game during the Riverside game on October 4th, 2024.

Athlete of the Issue

Alexa Sterner, Staff Writer November 18, 2024

Junior Carter Scruggs began his football journey in fourth grade. Currently, Scruggs has 31 Division 1 college offers as an offensive tackle and is ranked as the number one offensive tackle in Virginia...

Macy's Day Parade

Macy’s Day Parade

Alexa Sterner, Staff Writer November 5, 2024

Margot O’Brien running the 4x8 relay at the state competition. O’Brien, along with the 4x8 girls team, achieved a time of 9:54 at states.

County track exceeds expectations this season

Dylan Johnson, Staff Writer June 28, 2024

With the final meet of the year taking place on March 31 and June 1 at Lynchburg, the spring track season ended with three new records and several team honors.   Sprints According to coach...

Junior Natalie Schoch, senior Emma Pearson, sophomore Rebeca Manson, and sophomore Kate dePrado row during a crew practice as sophomore Abrielle Giamporcaro serves as coxswain. The crew team has been kept off the water for much of the season due to weather, but has still become a very cohesive group and made much progress.

Crew coaches foster mental strength and teamwork despite “challenging” season

Evelyn Kuzminski, Editor-In-Chief & Layout Editor June 6, 2024

  “There is no easy way to describe rowing,” crew coach Alex Miller said. “It just isn’t normal, but for those who do it, there is nothing better.” The crew team has faced a unique...

Team captain Jinu Manalel prepares to serve at a home match. Mandel is on the tennis team alongside Tyler Partlow, Tyler Colavita and Aidan Armistead, who have all contributed to the team’s strong record.

Boys’ tennis causes a racket in the seasonal bracket

Vivian Lun, Staff Writer June 6, 2024

The boys’ tennis team has been cruising through the season with an overall season score of 11-5. Similarly, they boast a 5-2 record within our district, which includes John Champe, Woodgrove, Park View,...

Senior Jack Beard pitches in a game at Riverside on March 11. Beard has recently committed to Marymount University to play Division III baseball.

Athlete of the Issue

Taylor Helfer, Managing Editor June 6, 2024

Warming up for a game for his final season, senior Jack Beard hears his fans and teammates showing their excitement for the game by chanting “fear the beard.” Beard has been a contributing factor to...

Zoey Marinello taking stance mid game during the April 26th game against Millbrook, ending in a win five to three.

Placed at second base: Softball’s Zoey Marinello

Dylan Keyes, Staff Writer June 6, 2024

Captain of the varsity softball team, senior Zoey Marinello, has recently committed and signed to play Division II softball for Frostburg State University. The senior has been playing for 13 years,...

From left to right: Senior Octavian Ashford, sophomore Justin Lowery, and sophomore Lincoln Kelley display the Loudoun County State Champions banner after earning gold in their respective wrestling categories.

LCHS Varsity Wrestling finishes third at states, three earn gold medals

Vivian Lun, Staff Writer April 6, 2024

After a highly successful season, the LCHS Varsity Wrestling team finished strong at the VHSL Class 4 State meet, with five wrestlers earning medals and the team bringing home third overall.  “Going...

(From Left to Right) Cat Pizzarello, Fallon Fetterolf, and Michael Tafe stand together after qualifying for the State Championships. The three distance runners are all participating in Cross Country, Indoor track and Track and Field seasons.

Fallon Fetterolf excels on the track

Taylor Helfer, Managing Editor April 6, 2024

With an aching shoulder and several cramps all over her body, then-sixth grader Fallon Fetterolf reluctantly jogged with her track-crazed siblings in hopes that she would never do it again. Little did...

Correction for Quarter 4 issue

Correction for Quarter 4 issue

Taylor Helfer, Managing Editor March 28, 2024

In the article “Fallon Fetterolf excels on the track,” published in our April 1 issue, we incorrectly identified the names of Fetterolf’s siblings, who ran at Loudoun Valley High School, not County....

Senior Matt Thorne after breaking the school record in the 55 meter dash. Three weeks later, Thorne went on to break the school record in the 300 meter dash at the VHSL Class 4 indoor track state meet.

Indoor track team progresses to states

Karan Singh, Business Manager March 24, 2024

On February 26 and 27, select runners from the indoor track team traveled to Liberty University in Lynchburg to participate in the VHSL Class 4 state meet.  Sophomore distance runner Gabe Cunnington...

As Armitage reminisces on the season as a senior, he was thankful to swim his final race with senior Kai Tjader. “It was both of our last ever high school races, we just took it all in and enjoyed the moment,” Armitage said. (Kai Tjader, Kyle Armitage, Eric Akers, Zach Bell, Alan Crouse, Jay Wareham, and Benjamin Graham.)

Swim team continues to raise the bar for success

Cat Pizzarello, Editor-in-chief March 24, 2024

Whether it’s backstroke, breaststroke, or the complicated learning curve to the butterfly, the swim team worked hard for their success this season. Progressive build-up of anaerobic and aerobic activities...

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