APEX In House Competitions Nov. 8th and 9th
(Oct. 29, 2008) - APEX Gymnastics girl's and boy's teams will participate in their fall in house competitions on November 8th & 9th at APEX Gymnastics in Leesburg. APEX will have their 70 girls team members, levels 5 - 10, compete on Saturday, November 8th beginning at noon and ending around 5:30 pm. Gymnasts will have a chance to test out their routines under the new rules and attempt to qualify to sectional and state competition. The 25 member boy's team will take the floor on Sunday beginning at 10 am and finishing at 1 pm. Both events are free to the public and all are invited to attend. APEX gymnasts begin their season in 2 weeks at the Tim Weaver Invitational (boys) and the Commonwealth Cup (girls).
Softball
(June 12, 2008) - The Ponytail Posse captured the Leesburg Girls Softball 8U Tournament Championship this past weekend at Freedom Park in Leesburg. The Posse finished the season 14-2, by avenging there only two losses of the season and a loss in last years championship to the Daffodils.
Softball
Travel Teams Added to LGSL Offerings
Leesburg (June 4, 2008) - The Leesburg Girls Softball League (LGSL) announced today plans to incorporate 10U and 12U travel teams to their overall Girls Softball Program.
Gymnastics Sponsored by Loudoun Gymnastics
(May 7, 2008) - Rebecca Henry, a Level 7 gymnast was recently crowned the state champion on balance beam at the State Championships in Newport News, Virginia. APEX had 20 gymnasts competing in the Level 6 & 7 State Championships last weekend and all gymnasts had very successful outings. Gymnasts were led by Caitlin Villavicencio and Cassidy Gagnon at level 6 who each finished 6th in the all around in their age group. Caitlin was also 2nd on bars and Cassidy was 4th on floor. The level 6 team finished 10th in team competition out of ** teams in the state. The level 7s were led by Rebecca Henry who won balance beam and finished 5th in the all around and Madison O’Braitis who finished 2nd on balance beam and 3rd in the all around competition.
APEX Gymnast Finishes 10th at Level 10 Regionals!
Luda, Avis & Jacob at Level 10 Regionals
(April 29, 2008) - Congratulations to Level 10 Regional Qualifier Avis Hixon, who just finished her senior competitive season at the Level 10 Regional Championships in Newport News, VA. Avis had a fantastic meet. She hit all of her routines and finished 10th on the floor exercise and in the All-Around competition.
Avis finished the meet on floor, where her dynamic floor routine with two double-back flips and a full-twisting front layout were crowd pleasers. Finishing one place outside of the alternate spot to National Championships, Avis will now spend her last months at APEX preparing for college gymnastics at Towson University outside of Baltimore.
APEX Boys Compete In President's Day 
Invitational
(Mar. 7, 2008) - The APEX Boys Gymnastics Team competed in the President's Day Invitational at Youth Sports Training Center in Woodbridge on Saturday, bringing home four first place, one second place, and one third place trophies. The team qualified to participate in the state meet, which will take place at Gymstrada Gymnastics Center in Virginia Beach, March 29-30.
Meland Awarded Camp Scholarship
Apex Boys Team member, Aaron Meland (Level 9) received an all expense paid scholarship to attend the Gattaca Training Camp, in Allentown, Pennsylvania the weekend of March 8-9, 2008.
APEX Gymnasts Host 7th Annual Emerald City Classic
(Mar. 3, 2008) - APEX Gymnastics recently hosted the 7th annual Emerald City Classic in Leesburg, Virginia on March 1 & 2, 2008. Over 500 gymnasts from Virginia, Maryland and Connecticut competed for customized trophies, Oz beanie babies and the coveted Ruby Slipper Award! APEX gymnasts won 13 gold medals and won 2 Ruby Slipper Awards as well as finishing first in the Level 9/10 and PREP Team competition, 2nd at levels 5, 7 and 8 and in 4th at level 6.
basketball tournament
Hussa Basketball Tournament
(Mar 3, 2008) - The Seneca Ridge River Bend Basketball League of Sterling, Virginia, is hosting the 7th Annual Hussa All-Star Basketball Tournament for boys and girls, grades 4-8 on Fri. March 7th through Sun. March 9th. Games will be played at our local Loudoun County schools. This tournament honors Wayne Hussa, father of eight children and dedicated basketball coach. LoudounYouthSports.com will be covering this tournament. Check throughout the weekend for updated scores, game summaries and photos.
basketball - Playoffs
Playoff Results
Eagle Ridge Middle School Travel Basketball
Belmont Ridge Middle School Travel Basketball
(March 3, 2008) -Click headlines for travel team playoff results and game summaries from Wed, Feb 27 and Sun. Mar. 3rd.
field hockey
Field Hockey Open House
(Feb. 20, 2008) - Loudoun Field Hockey Association will be holding Open Houses on Saturday March 1, 2:30-4:30pm, at our West Field at the Worship Center in Leesburg and on Sunday March 2, 2-4pm, at our East Field at NVCC-Loudoun in Sterling. Free and open to the public. Please RSVP to meg@loudounfieldhockey.org. For more information, please visit www.loudounfieldhockey.org.
APEX Gymnasts Wins Big in Hershey!
(Feb. 14, 2008) - The APEX Girl's Level 5 team won the team event at the Hershey Hug & Kiss Meet on February 9th & 10th in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The girls were led by Caitie Reyes, Kate Zecca, Taylor Noem, Marissa Coyle and Tiffany Lucus who each delivered gold medal performances on various events.
Gymnastics camps 2008
APEX Gymnastics Spring Break Camp 2008
APEX Gymnastics Summer Camps 2008
APEX Gymnasts Enjoy Daytona Beach Open
(Feb. 5, 2008) -The APEX Gymnastics Optional team recently travelled to Daytona Beach, Florida to compete in the Daytona Beach Open meet. Led by level 7, Michaela Paschal and level 8, Maddy Scozzie who each won gold medals, the teams all had a successful and fun time!
Spring 2008
Spring Sign-ups
Field Hockey
Loudoun Field Hockey Association will hold its spring 2008 season at two field locations: East at NVCC-Loudoun (Sterling) and West at The Worship Center (Leesburg). The league is open for girls aged 8-17 of all skill levels. The spring season starts March 24th; register online at www.loudounfieldhockey.org early bird rates apply through February 10th. We are also looking for volunteer coaches and referees. For more info: www.loudounfieldhockey.org, meg@loudounfieldhockey.org, 703-444-1020 x104.
basketball
Eagle Ridge Middle School Travel Basketball Results
Belmont Ridge Middle School Travel Basketball Results
Stone Hill Middle School Travel Basketball Results
(Jan 28, 2008) -Click headlines for travel team results and game summaries from Sunday, January 27.
APEX Level 5 Team Qualifies to States
(Jan 29, 2008) -APEX Gymnastics Girl’s Level 5 Team qualified nine gymnasts to the state championships this weekend. All gymnasts had a great competition and qualified to compete in the state meet in Virginia Beach in May by scoring above a 33.5 in the all around. Congratulations to Tess Tibbits, Julia Thoppil, Amy Eck, Caitie Reyes, Marissa Coyle, Taylor Noem, Abby Whittleton, Kate Zecca and Tiffany Lucus.
APEX Girl’s Finish Second at Penn State
APEX Level 9 Team Finishes Second
(Jan. 22, 2008) - The APEX Gymnastics girl’s team brought home two second place team finishes from the Nittany Invitational at Penn State over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
Field hockey
Field Hockey Coaches Needed
(Jan 16, 2008) - The Loudoun Field Hockey Association is seeking volunteer coaches for their Spring 2008 youth league in Sterling and Leesburg. The season begins March 24th. For more information or for an application, please visit www.loudounfieldhockey.org or contact Program Director Meg Dudek at meg@loudounfieldhockey.org.
inline hockey
LEESBURG INLINE HOCKEY
(Jan 10, 2008) -Leesburg Inline Hockey League (LILHL) was developed for the recreational inline hockey player. They are a non-competitive, local organization with an emphasis on learning and fun. If you or your child is interested, read on or visit their website at www.lilhl.org.
APEX Gymnastics to host 7th Annual Emerald City Classic
(Jan 7, 2008) - APEX Gymnastics is gearing up for it’s big annual event, a gymnastics competition featuring over 700 gymnasts representing over 30 clubs. The event will take place this year on February 29 – March 2nd at APEX Gymnastics in Leesburg. Last year over 700 gymnasts from the US and Canada participated. The competition is for Levels 4 – 10 and will feature the APEX competitive team who have had some outstanding results already this year.
News
Looking For A Summer Job? Look No Further!
(Jan 1, 2008) -The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services (PRCS) will hold a Summer Job Fair, Thursday, January 3, 2008, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the PRCS administration building, 215 Depot Court, S.E. in Leesburg.
gymnastics
APEX Girl’s bring home 13 gold medals from National Competition
(Dec 17, 2007) -The APEX Girl’s competitive team came home from the Christmas on the Chesapeake meet, which featured more than 1600 gymnasts from all over the country, with 13 gold medal finishes as well as many other medals!
Apex Boys Team Finishes First and
Girls Team Takes Second In Recent Events
(Dec 1, 2007) - The APEX Boy’s teams started the year off with a bang on November 17th & 18th at the Tim Weaver Invitational held in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The boy’s level 7 team finished in first place ahead of teams from Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The APEX Gymnastics Girl’s Team finished second to Richmond Olympiad in the grand team event at the Commonwealth Cup and won a cash prize last weekend!
2007 13-year-old babe ruth world series
Tough Tuesday: Greater Loudoun Knocked Out of 13-Year-old Babe Ruth World Series with Two Loses
By Dan Sousa
LoudounYouthSports.com Editor
Purcellville (Aug. 21, 2007) - For four days Greater Loudoun was not only the host of the 2007 13-Year-Old Babe Ruth World Series, but the Lions were the toast of the event as they posted a perfect 2-0 record and were within one win of clinching a bye into the semifinals. A tough Tuesday, however, saw Greater Loudoun bounced from the tournament after dropping a pair of close contests to Hopewell Valley NJ and Youngstown OH.
Greater Loudoun first baseman Matthew MacMahon stretches for the ball in Tuesday's game against Youngstown OH. (photo by Alysia Dem/LoudounYouthSports.com)
Standings After Three Days of Pool Play
Comeback Kids: Greater Loudoun Scores Four in the 7th Inning to Defeat West Fargo in Babe Ruth WS
By Dan Sousa
LoudounYouthSports.com Editor
Purcellville (Aug. 18, 2007) - The Greater Loudoun Lions sent nine hitters to the plate in the seventh inning Saturday and scored four runs for a thrilling come-from-behind 8-7 victory at Fireman's Field over West Fargo ND in the 2007 13-Year-Old Babe Ruth World Series.
It was the second straight victory in their final at-bat for the home team Lions which improved to 2-0 in pool play. Greater Loudoun took Sunday off and resumes pool play with an 8 p.m. game Monday against Hopewell Valley NJ (0-2).
Hometown Heroes: Greater Loudoun Wins 13-Year-Old Babe Ruth WS Opener in Extra Innings
By Dan Sousa4578
LoudounYouthSports.com Editor
Purcellville (Aug. 18, 2007) - Like most of the Greater Loudoun 13-Year-Old Babe Ruth World Series team second baseman Jonathan Sarty was simply itching to get onto the field and play. First, however, the home team had to wait through three games Saturday and a spectacular opening ceremony that included Babe Ruth's 89-year-old daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, throwing out the first pitch.
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When the Lions finally took the field under the lights against a team from Bryant, Ark. they wasted no time in thrilling the local fans with three quick runs in the top of the first inning. Bryant showed why they were the Southwest Region champions and came back to tie the game with two runs in the fourth and a run in the sixth inning.
Sarty, the lead-off hitter who had scored the first run of the contest, showed his impatience again in extra innings as he notched a goal -- collecting a game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the World Series -- a tad early ... settling instead for a game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning as his line drive to left field scored Ryan Rentfro who had reached on a one-out single and moved around to third on Bryant's only error of the game.
Click the headline to read the full story and get the boxscore.
Friday's Games
Game One: Bakersfield Bats Boom! California team defeats Machester NH 16-3 in six innings to start off the tournament.
Game Two: Youngstown OH defeated Hopewell Valley NJ 10-2 behind the arm, bat of Tony Mehle who pitched six innings of three-hit ball for the win and went 4-for-5 with three RBIs. The four hits ties a 13-Year-Old World Series record. Mehle is the 21st player to achieve the feat and the first since 2003.
Game Three: Tallahasssee makes it three straightblow-outs as the Florida nine defeats Glen Allen VA 14-3.
Game Four: Host Greater Loudoun with a thrilling extra inning victory, 4-3 over Bryant AR.
Click here for bios and photos of the Great Loudoun Lions team!
Play Ball! Teams From Around the Nation Open Play Today at the Babe Ruth 13-Year-old World Series
Purcellville (Aug. 17, 2007) - The 2007 13-Year-Old Babe Ruth World Series opens play this morning at Fireman's Field. There are four games today including host Loudoun County playing Bryant AR tonight at 8 p.m. That game follows the official opening ceremony which will invovle all 10 teams.
See the LYS Schedule on the homepage for a full schedule. Check back as we open up a full section for our World Series coverage and later tonight LoudounYouthSports.com Editor Dan Sousa will be on hand to cover the Loudoun game.
The "Home" Team
Front row kneeling (left-right): Mitchell Bowers, Tyler Mocabee, Travis Burke, Jonathon Sarty, Tyler Saleck, Patrick Charney, JB Basinger.
Back row standing (left-right): Manager Mike Lockhart, Connor Smedile, Billy Arens, Tyler Dietrich, Ryan Rentfro, Nick Collins, Marco Verdi, Matthew Reed, Matthew MacMahon, Coach Paul MacMahon.
Not pictured Coach Eric Lemley
field hockey
Loudoun Field Hockey Association to Hold Open House in Leesburg
(Aug. 14, 2007) - The Loudoun Field Hockey Association is inviting girls to come and see what their sport is all about by hosting open houses in Leesburg and Sterling.
in-line hockey
LEESBURG INLINE HOCKEY
Leesburg Inline Hockey League has a full schedule planned
Leesburg(July 30, 2007) Leesburg Inline Hockey League (LILHL) was developed for the recreational inline hockey player. They are a non-competitive, local organization with an emphasis on learning and fun. If you or your child is interested, read on or visit their website at www.lilhl.org.
announcements
Fall Little League Baseball
Central Loudoun Little League is registering players ages 5-12 (age as of April 30, 2008) for its Fall Instructional season. Visit www.clll.org for more information or to register online. Questions, please call 703-777-3897.
For more announcements take a look at our Notices page.
