Matoaca 2014 Record: 14-4 Lost in 5A South Region quarters to Atlee Key Players: Allie Fitzke, senior, third base; Brooke Flowers, junior, catcher; Katie Higgins, freshman; pitcher Key Losses: Jessica McCabe (JMU), Maya Bailey (Virginia State), Taylor Clark Armed with Fitzke and several other seniors to lead the way, Matoaca begins the Greg Hunt era, following the retirement of long time head coach Scott Driskill. Jessica McCabe, who dominated the area for the better part of three years, is at James Madison University. Replacing her will be Higgins, a freshman. Early returns and reports have been very good, and she’ll…
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Matoaca 2014 Record: 17-2 Lost in First Round of 5A South Regionals to Mills Godwin Key Players: Sam Smith, senior, shortstop; Austin Sizemore, senior, second base; Kyle Creasy, senior; pitcher Key Departures: Rick Spiers (Randolph-Macon), Grant Boyd (King College), Jamison and Grayson Trower (Maryland-Eastern Shore), Jake Bailey (Bridgewater), Craig Johnson (Christopher Newport) The Warriors lost a bevy of talent last year and a youthful squad heads into battle. Middle infielders Smith (shortstop) and Sizemore (second) will lead the team. Sizemore recently committed to Marymount College. Creasey is headed to Emory and Henry this fall was a solid pitcher last season…
A proud program, L.C. Bird girls’ basketball was victorious over Thomas Edison to play in their first state title game. While the first half was a roaring success for the Skyhawks, they would fall just short of the ultimate goal, losing to Princess Anne 71-65 in the 5A State Final in what perhaps was the best season in school history. “We came out strong in the first half,” said L.C. Bird coach Chevette Waller. “We didn’t take care of the basketball and made too many turnovers.” The Skyhawks came out of the gate in full flight, hitting their shots and…
Thomas Dale Girls Soccer 2014 Record: 11-5-1 Lost to Woodbridge in 6A South Regionals Key Players: Katie Waring, senior, midfield; Dominique Grubbs, sophomore, striker; Caroline Johnson, sophomore, defense Key Departures: Becky Kriz, Bridget Schindel (Salem College) Though a young team, the Knights were exciting. Katie Waring is the team’s most talented player and will draw headlines – Waring has speed, size, skill, and power. Moving to attacking midfielder this year, she’ll run the offense. Freshman Dominique Grubbs showed her vast potential, scoring 22 goals as a freshman striker. Caroline Johnson is a stout defender, Head Coach John Kabler has noted…
It almost seemed like destiny. As things stood Thursday morning, both the Monacan Chiefs and Midlothian Trojans were one game away from playing for the state championship. The catch? If they won, they’d play each other- for the fifth time. With Midlothian’s dramatic win earlier in the day, Monacan followed suite and set up round five with a gut-it-out 58-57 victory over William Fleming this afternoon at the Siegel Center. In a game where it looked like a much quicker and more athletic team would run them into the ground, William Fleming charged back in the second half to make…
L.C. Bird standout volleyball player Jessica Bradbury announced her commitment to Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia to continue her volleyball career. Hollins is not a traditional volleyball power, however, Bradbury said that she loved first year head coach Kat Lawson’s approach to building the program. “I want to help build the program,” said Bradbury. “Coach [Lawson] is ready to rock and so am I.” Bradbury will graduate in June and has certainly been an important building block to L.C. Bird’s program. An integral part of L.C. Bird’s 2013 Conference 12 Championship team, she led the team in assists as the…
With last week’s Conference Championships both the L.C. Bird boys’ and girls’ basketball teams were assured spots in the 5A South Region tournament. Both figured to have excellent opportunities to win the two games needed to advance to state. While the boys fell in a double overtime thriller to Henrico last Wednesday, The Lady Skyhawks are two wins away from achieving their preseason goal of a state championship in All-American Taja Cole’s senior season. Picking up from last week’s Village News, the girls continued their run with a battle against 25-0 Highland Springs last Wednesday. The Springers and Skyhawks faced…
The Matoaca Warriors wrestling program reached a lofty goal set after last season ended. Saturday at Robinson High School, Matoaca repeated as 5A State Champions. The gradual improvement of a program has begun to bloom into a dynasty. “The first one was a history making one, we didn’t have one at the school,” Matoaca Wrestling Head Coach Michael Moore said. “We didn’t know if it was luck so we had to win another one to show everyone that it wasn’t just luck.” This year’s team excelled on both an individual and team basis. Individual champions included Brandon Woody (106 pounds),…
Playing for the best team in the Chesterfield area allows a lot of players to generate buzz. For L.C. Bird, there are so many players that can be the leading scorer every night. There’s the obvious in seniors Kenny Williams and C.J. Miles, who have led the team in scoring each of the last two years. Then there are the breakout players, like Charles Falden who is currently averaging 14 points per game after playing JV last year. What do they all have in common? They are often set up by sophomore point guard Johquin “Pinky” Wiley. He is affectionately…
The Matoaca Warriors clinched their second consecutive Conference 12 Championship on Saturday. Neal Richards earned his second All-Academic honor and second Wrestler of the Year accolade in the first two years of Conference 12. For Matoaca, all things were right in the wrestling world. Eleven of 12 participants advanced to their respective weight class finals. The one that did not, Matthew Lockhart (145), placed third. Brandon Woody (106), Sam Braswell (113), Markus Taborn (126), Adam Wilmer (132), Joseph Nicholson (138), Richards (152), Patrick Grier (195), Hunter Kerns (220) and Anthony Helm (285), were all Conference 12 Champions. Yamique Webb (160)…