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FAMILIAR TERRITORY Fairview retakes its spot as the JSL Champs
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TRAINING CAMPS BEGIN Lions’ midnight madness marks the start of a new season
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S TA F F Bart Isley, Creative Director Bob Isley, Infrastructure Director Ryan Yemen, Creative Editor O N T H E COV E R Western Albemarle’s Al Luna M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T Local sports are the lifeblood of every community in America, and we’re here to reach beyond the basics and give compelling accounts about Central Virginia athletes to our readers. CO N TAC T U S [ e ] info@scrimmageplay.com [ p ] 434-249-2032
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On the mark
The Jefferson Swim League held its annual championship at the University of Virginia’s Aquatic and Fitness center on the 25th and 26th of July. It was there where the Fairview Seahorses and the Crozet Gators put on an impressive show just as they did last year. The JSL has more than 2,870 swimmers that make up 18 different teams that participate in the summer-long season. For more on the 48th championship flip over to page 5. ✖ (Photo by Tom Pajewski)
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ABOVE » A handful of volleyball teams including Madison County (above) raise money and awareness for breast cancer in October in what are known as “Dig Pink” matches.
Community Service Coaches talk a lot about building life skills and molding young adults. Life lessons abound in the sports world and many area coaches have done a tremendous job modeling, teaching or transmitting them. One that should certainly be instilled at an early age is a sense of community and a desire to serve that community. If a coach wants to foster a sense of sacrificing for the greater good, which is a key element in building a cohesive team, community service is an incredible tool for modeling that kind of team-oriented sacrifice. It’s easy for a student athlete to get caught up simply thinking about what’s best for them. There’s a lot of pressure on them coming from a lot of different angles and it can be a challenge to think outside that box. Helping someone else or a particular cause can have a tremendous impact.
We’ve seen local volleyball teams in particular do a fantastic job on that front with their Dig Pink games during the fall that raise money for cancer research and help unite teams behind a common cause. Positively impacting your community or supporting a cause is really its own reward, but there are certainly some major benefits to employing some kind of service project as part of your team’s year. For one, it helps builds perspective, which is critical for student athletes (and many adults) who often feel like the world revolves around what’s happening right then and there with them. Seeing that you can use your platform to help others is an important part of staying grounded. Depending on how the service project is structured it could help student athletes loosen up or get a mental break from the season
while still building camaraderie with their teammates. Being in the heart of a season is stressful, whether the pressure is building because a team is winning and the games are more important or there’s frustration because the team isn’t performing up to expectations. It’s also an incredible lesson to learn that even when things aren’t going well, you need to be able to look outside yourself and put the needs of others, in certain cases, first. It could be just the ingredient to help set the tone for a season early on or get a team back on track further down the road. Even if it doesn’t serve some immediate impact on the team, it’ll certainly pay dividends down the road as student athletes get older and start to piece together their place in the community. Instilling community-oriented values, no matter what the situation is, is always a good thing and a building block for improving society across the board. ✖ Scrimmage Play and Triple C Camp have partnered up to cover a variety of player and family topics related to youth and prep sports in our new Family Corner.
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First Quarter Familiar territory Fairview back on top in Jefferson Swim League By Bart Isley
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ne year in second place at the Jefferson Swim League championships was, apparently, enough for Fairview’s swim club. The Seahorses burst back into the top spot to win the team title by more than 100 points over second place Crozet, the club that dethroned
Fairview’s Connie Morton and coach JJ Bean consult at the JSL championship. (Tom Pajewski)
{ DOWN TO THE WIRE } The Top four ranked teams at the JSL Championship
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Fairview last year after the Seahorses spent more than 20 years as the reigning champion. This year the Seahorses got a solid boost from a strong contingent of high school swimmers, with Corie Morton of Albemarle and Woodberry Forest’s Nick Switzer both notching particularly huge days in the pool during the Friday 15-18 year old session. Morton took second place in the 100-yard IM just behind a record setting time by Eastern View’s Annie Boone, swimming for the newlyadded Culpeper Country Club swim team. Morton won the 50-yard breaststroke sprint to add to her point total and Fairview also got a boost in that event from Hannah Harper’s third-place finish. Morton also swam a leg on the eventwinning 200-medley relay along with fellow Albemarle swimmers Madison Noga, Jeanette Yan and Hannah Harper. That group finished just a hair off the record a Fairview group set in 2013. Switzer took second in the 100-IM behind Albemarle swimmer and Fairview teammate Hogan Harper to give the Seahorses a one-two finish in that event. Both Harper and Switzer swam on the title-winning 200-medley relay along with Matt McHugh and Robbie Pace and Switzer earned an individual event title in the 50-yard breaststroke, with Reece Echelberger giving Fairview a lift with a third place finish in that event. Echelberger, an Albemarle swimmer who played a major role in the campaign to save ACPS’ swim program, was swimming in his final JSL event. Switzer also picked up points for Fairview in the 50-yard backstroke, an event Hogan Harper won. Covenant swimmer Ben Holstege took second in that event as part of a day where he earned a runner-up high point
swimmer award for his Glenmore Country Club squad. Holstege also won the 50-free sprint. Culpeper’s Owen van Krimpin, who swims for Eastern View, also earned high point honors along with teammate Boone who took the girls award. Other familiar names from the high school ranks that had big days included Western’s Storrs Lamb taking the girls 50-free title for Boar’s Head by edging Fairview’s Hannah Harper, Forest Lakes’ Maggie Woods who took second in the girls 50-back, Hollymead’s Brian Hynes grabbing second in the boys 50-fly behind van Krimpen and Hannah Harper winning the girls 50-fly for Fairview. Hogan Harper also took second in the 100-free. Holstege and his brother Sam Holstege helped power Glenmore’s 200-free relay team to a title while a group of Forest Lakes swimmers — Megan Jones, Katherine Pajewski, Marina Sanusi and Woods — took home the 200-free relay title. Fairview’s depth in the younger age groups, in the form of high point award winners like Leo Tutovani in the boys 9-10 group, Lauren McDonald in the girls 11-12 group, Caleb Smith in the 13-14 year old boys, Cameron Smith in the eight and under girls as well as high point runner-up winners Lucas Smith, Victor Valovalo, Claire Moody and Grace Farmar all helped lift the Seahorses back on top in addition to the work of the high school athletes. Next summer we’ll see if this was the beginning of another long reign for Fairview. ✖
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By Bart Isley As if Albemarle High didn’t have a fantastic enough spring with a boys lacrosse state title as well as monster seasons from both the boys and girls soccer squads among many other accomplishments, the school’s rowing team also got in on the act during May. The Patriots’ men’s quad team, which brought back a trio of rowers who won the 2013 state title, repeated as the men’s quad Virginia Scholastic Rowing champions. The team put together a run of 5:35.80 to edge out Gloucester’s quartet by 1.44 seconds. Gabe Giacalone, Gaelen Rickard, Mason Landon-Smith and Matthew Deane combined to pick up the win. Western Albemarle’s four-man quad took sixth in the race. Albemarle’s team is only in its second year of rowing with head coach Catherine Coffman leading the way for the Patriots. The state title for the four-man boat allowed them to advance to the National Championships. “This is the second time we will be competing in the national championships in only our second year as a team, which reflects the phenomenal determination and hard work of
all 12 of our team members,” Coffman said in a release from Albemarle County Public Schools. That quartet weren’t the only rowers that advanced to the national tournament from AHS either. Morgan Campbell and David Braatz advanced by taking fourth in the state in the men’s double and Claiborne Earles and Lydia Eisenberg took fourth in the state women’s double. Ashley Gale, a Western Albemarle student who competes in the women’s single with the AHS squad, also advanced to the national championship regatta. The tandem of Earles and Eisenberg went on to take third place in the Scholastic Nationals regatta held at Lake Mercer in New Jersey, an incredible feat for the second-year program. The Virginia Scholastic Rowing Championships are organized by the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association and evolved from an organization that was founded back in 1979. With just two years and a pair of state championships under their belt, clearly the future is bright for Albemarle’s rowing program. ✖
BELOW » Albemarle’s quad team of Giacalone, Rickard, Landon-Smith and Deane along with coach Catherine Coffman pose with their recent awards. (Photo submitted)
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Some of the big runs were expected. Some of them came out of nowhere. All of them were impressive in their own light. There were state champions all over the place, from tennis to track and field, but particularly in soccer and lacrosse in both the public and private ranks. Young baseball and softball teams made advances that bode well for the future. In the end, the Class of 2014 finished the year strong, and the classes behind them showed that there’s plenty of talent in Central Virginia. Presented by:
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- C A R E E R ACHIE VEMENT AWARD RYAN THOMAS, ALBEMARLE, SENIOR
SPORTS: CROSS COUNTRY, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD The expectations were high for Ryan Thomas when he came to Albemarle as a freshman because his reputation preceded him. Thomas was already decorated as a runner in the mile before he even started high school. And he was starting out at a school with a reputation for big name middle distance runners with Anthony Kostelac’s amazing career (class of 2010) serving as the latest example. Then as a freshman, he gave Albemarle a huge boost in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track. He might have been in Adam Visokay’s shadow to start his career, but not by much as he pushed the elder elite athlete to great heights, or as a runner like Thomas might look at it — nipped at his heels before taking over. Just to give you an idea of how quickly and effective Thomas contributed across the board in the three running sports, he had two state titles to his name between indoor and outdoor track and seven different top-10 showings at nine different state meets before he began his senior year. He and the Patriots were always running the last race of each season, something that’s rare in a
sport where injuries pop up all time. Somehow Thomas always made it through the year, from August to the June. As good as he was his first three years, his last year had no signs of senioritis. He ran the middle distance gauntlet. Cross country season went well for Thomas as he finished second in the state at the Division 5A championship in the Plains. Then In the winter in outdoor track, he won the Division 5A championship in the 1000 meter run. He also ran anchor for the seventh place 4x800 team. This spring Thomas not only ran the last leg of the Patriots Division 5A champions 4x800 team, he also placed second in the 1600 meter race. He also ran a leg for the 10th place 4x400 squad. Thomas is headed to Columbia where he’ll likely contribute immediately. And that seems all too fitting, So the top runners for the Lions can look forward to having a freshman come in and push the pack up a step. So as big as Kostelac was, and then Visokay, Thomas found a way to rise to the occasion and reset the bar. And now it’s Thomas that casts that long, daunting shadow at Albemarle. ✖
- SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AUSTIN BATTEN, WILLIAM MONROE, SENIOR SPORTS: GOLF, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
Austin Batten always found a way to contribute formidably in golf, basketball and baseball. But this year he played on four different teams that all qualified for the postseason. Think that over, it won’t happen again soon. The fall is usually golf season for Batten. After he helped the Dragons win a state title in 2013, he contributed to land the Dragons a runner up showing as they finished just two shots back of Tunstall at the Group 3A championship. However, that wasn’t enough for him as he played multiple positions in football for the Dragons. While it was a bit of a building year for Monroe in football, Batten helped push the team back to the playoffs, just the second postseason appearance for the school since 1995. Come winter, the senior took his place back as the school’s starting point guard in basketball.
The Dragons have been major playoff contenders since he started playing as a freshman. The Dragons lost a lot after their final four state run in 2013, but Batten was able to help put his team into a wildly competitive Region 3A East tournament after another great showing in the BRD. In the end though, Batten, although an exceptional athlete, is truly a baseball player. He’s been All-Scrimmage Play for four straight years. His defense at shortstop is and has always been exceptional. He hit for power as a freshman and that remained true through his senior year. Again, the Dragons had a bit of a rebuild in baseball but with Batten, Monroe made the Region 3A East tournament. For an athlete that was always pretty quiet, he made a lot of noise, especially in his last year. ✖
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- S P O RT S WOM AN OF THE YE AR HALEY KENT, ST. ANNE’S-BELFIELD, SENIOR SPORTS:BASKETBALL, SOCCER
Haley Kent has been a big part of the engine that’s driven two of St. Anne’s-Belfield’s most successful female athletic programs over the last four years — soccer and basketball. As a point guard and center midfielder, the ball at STAB has, quite simply, gone through Kent. Whether with her foot or in her hands, both those programs have learned that when Kent has the ball, good things happen all the time. Ever since she stepped on the scene as a freshman for the girls basketball team, she’s made a major impact, helping propel both the basketball and soccer programs to multiple state title game appearances. She earned all-state basketball honors as a sophomore, but stepped away as a junior to focus on a soccer career that’s propelling her to the Division I level at William and Mary. She returned to the court this year and sparked the Saints to a state runner-up finish to mighty Paul VI, giving STAB a steady and dynamic backcourt presence on both ends of the court. The girls soccer team won the program’s first-ever state title during her sophomore campaign and then added another this year, as the senior core of Kent, Kyle Hegemier and Lauren Gampper ended
an incredible four-year run. Kent (along with her classmates) earned first team all-state honors. She also snagged the Division I player of the year nod without a wealth of statistics (seven goals and three assists) to make her case for her. Instead it was her composure, confidence and technical ability with the ball that earned the state’s respect. She was brilliant when the Saints needed her the most too, connecting on an incredible overtime goal from way out to put the Saints up 3-2 over St. Catherine’s in the championship game in OT. She then shifted back to the defensive half to shut down St. Cat’s and seal the title. Kent helped take both programs she was a part of to the top, helping them maximize their potential with her presence and leadership. Known for a relentless work ethic, Kent is the classic example of how well things can go when one of your best players is also your hardest workers. See? Good things happened for the Saints when Kent was involved and that made her 2013-2014 year one of the more memorable performances. ✖
- SPORTSMAN / SPORTSWOMAN FINALISTS -
Win Marks /// Covenant, Sr. Starter for VISAA D2 boys soccer and lacrosse state champs Raeshawn Bishop /// Louisa County, Sr. Division 4A champ in triple jump, Region 4A north triple and long Justin Ayres /// Buckingham County, Sr. All-JRD football, basketball and Region 2A west 110 hurdles champ Chase Stokes /// Western Albemarle, Sr. All-Jefferson District in football, basketball and soccer T.J. Tillery /// Monticello, Sr. Football and track standout, rushed for 1,599 yards Billy Osternman /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. Indoor track, cross country and lacrosse standout Jalen Harrison /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. Three sport standout, All-VISAA Division 1 in football Justin Edwards /// Goochland, Sr. Swimming standout, D2 champ in 200 Im, 100 breast
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Kendall Ballard /// Charlottesville, Jr. All-JD in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse Alexis Steljes /// Covenant, Sr. Standout in softball and field hockey Jessica Liddle /// Goochland, Sr. Basketball and soccer standout, first team All-C34 in basketball Sarah Grupp /// Western Albemarle, Sr. Cross country, girls soccer and ice hockey standout Courtney Sigloh /// William Monroe Sr. Three sport standout in cross country, swimming and soccer Mattie Morris /// Monticello, Sr. First team All-JD in field hockey, softball Robyn Davis /// Buckingham County, Sr. All-Conference 37 in volleyball, basketball, softball Chandler Gentry /// Madison County, Sr. All-Bull Run in volleyball, basketball and softball
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- B OYS L ACROSSE FIRST TEAM Matt Crist /// Albemarle, Sr. All-South Zone, All-Charlottesville Group, 47 goals, 53 assists
PLAYER OF THE YEAR MATT CRIST ALBEMARLE, SENIOR
Joe Robertson /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Fr. 27 goals, 10 assists, 26 ground balls Phillip Robertson /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. 21 goals, 16 assists, 19 ground balls Pat Shea /// Woodberry Forest, Jr. All-Prep League, 27 goals, 15 assists Hunter Brown /// Albemarle, Sr. All-South Zone, All-Charlottesville Group, 29 goals 44 assists J.P. Connell /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. First team All-VISAA, All-Prep, 62 groundballs, 28 takeaways Kevin Bernardino /// Albemarle, Sr. All-South Zone, All-Charlottesville Group, 31 goals 17 assists Kent Henry /// Western Albemarle, Sr. All-South Zone, All-Charlottesville Group Drew Gaffney /// Covenant, Jr. VISAA D2 POTY, All-VIC 60 goals, 23 assists Todd Fedyck /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. All-American, All-Prep, 35 goals, 23 assists, 41 groundballs Rob Schotta /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. Second team All-VISAA, All-Prep, 112 ground balls, 53 takeaways Bobby Leytham /// Albemarle, Sr. All-South Zone, All-Charlottesville Group Preston Hughes /// Western Albemarle, Sr. All-South Zone, All-Charlottesville Group Austin Parks /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. 69 percent on face-offs, 124 ground balls Eric Buhle /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. First team All-VISAA D1, All-Prep, 155 saves, 61% save percentage
HONORABLE MENTION Austin Llera /// Covenant, Jr. Matt Fragola /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Nevin Mazri /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Sr. Carson Franklin /// Western Albemarle, Sr. Spencer Godine /// Covenant, Sr. John Bower /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Sr. Vance Spillman /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. Sam Runkle /// Charlottesville, Sr. Tyler Wagner /// Monticello, Sr. Zac Willis /// Albemarle, Jr. Tate Coley /// Blue Ridge, Sr. Rylee Marsh /// Blue Ridge, Sr.
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Matt Crist isn’t afraid of any challenge. He showed that when he exploded on the scene as a freshman and almost immediately became the area’s best distributor. This year, he and coach Dave King noticed defenders were settling back and not playing him to score, respecting his incredible knack for finding the open man. So Crist started attacking to the tune of a 47-goal season, including a pair of huge performances in the state semifinals and finals. By the end of the season, figuring out how to play Crist was just a game of pickyour-poison. Either way, the senior was going to hurt you. Pair those 47 goals with 53 assists, and it’s clear -- Matt Crist was one of the most dangerous dual threats in the state this year for the state-title winning Patriots.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR PHILLIP ROBERTSON ST. ANNE’S-BELFIELD, FRESHMAN Sickness kept Phillip Robertson off the field in the early stages of the 2014 season, but once he hit the field, he became a terror for the Saints as just a sophomore. Robertson poured in 21 goals and dished out 16 assists, averaging 2.5 points per game for the Saints.
COACH OF THE YEAR NORMAN GEE FLUVANNA
In his first year at the helm, Gee helped spearhead a massive improvement by the Flucos, a program in just its third year.
- GIRLS L ACROSSE FIRST TEAM Jayme Kusyk /// Charlottesville, Sr. First team All-SouthZone, All-Group
PLAYER OF THE YEAR JULA HANEY ST. ANNE’S-BELFIELD, JUNIOR
Julia Haney /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. All-American, first team All-VISAA D1, 87 goals, 37 assists Emily Smith /// Albemarle, Sr. First team All-South Zone, All-Group, 62 ground balls Audrey Schreck /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. All-American, first team All-VISAA D1, 32 goals, 19 assists Bailey Mincer /// Monticello, Jr. Second team All-South Zone, All-Group, 54 goals, 35 assists Rebecca Mendelsohn /// Albemarle, Sr. First team All-South Zone, All-Group, 30 goals, 26 assists Summer Larese /// Monticello, Jr. Second team All-South Zone, All-Group , 76 goals, 18 assists Annie Cory /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. All-LIS, 65 goals, 21 assists, 41 ground balls Emily Carden /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. All-LIS, 44 ground balls Ellie Allen /// Western Albemarle, Jr. First team All-South Zone, All-Group Faris Wallenborn /// Western Albemarle, Sr. First team All-South Zone, All-Group Caroline DiGiacomo /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. Second team All-VISAA D1, All-LIS, 87 goals, 38 assists Sammie Magargee /// Western Albemarle, So. Second team All-South Zone, All-Group Heidi Karweik /// Albemarle, Jr. First team All-South Zone, 63 ground balls, 51 draw controls Hamilton Ibbeken /// Western Albemarle, Jr. Second team All-South Zone, All-Group
HONORABLE MENTION Mia Garland /// Charlottesville, Jr. MacKenzie Trainor /// Monticello, So. Gwen Pattison /// Albemarle, So. Kaci Kennedy /// Albemarle, Sr. Julia Hartman /// Albemarle, Jr. Maddie Hunter /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. Virginia Speidel /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. Mailynn Steppe /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. Sadie Bryant /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. Colleen O’Connor /// Monticello, Sr.
Julia Haney knew things were going to be a little different this year. After a breakout sophomore campaign and a commitment to Princeton over the summer, Haney was bound to draw a ton of attention from opposing defenses. She did. But it didn’t seem to matter much. Haney poured in 87 goals and dished out 37 assists while helping power the Saints to the state tournament. She also scooped up 49 ground balls for STAB as part of another incredible campaign. She earned first team All-VISAA honors in the process as STAB’s incredible group of young talent that includes five players like Audrey Schreck and Annie Cory who’ve made commitments to major colleges took another step forward. When Haney takes the field next year, defenses won’t be able to lock in on her, which may make her even more dangerous than she already is -- if that’s possible.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR HAMILTON IBBEKEN WESTERN ALBEMARLE, JUNIOR Hamilton Ibbeken faced a tall task replacing Maya Langman, a long-time fixture in goal for the Warriors. But the junior stepped up, earning first team All-Group and second team All-South Zone while leading the Warriors to the state semifinals and a 14-5 overall record. Not bad at all for her first year in the cage.
COACH OF THE YEAR TARA HOHENSHELT WESTERN ALBEMARLE
First year coach took a team that was supposed to be in rebuilding mode to the state semifinals.
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- SOFTBALL FIRST TEAM Lauren Seale /// Madison County, Sr. First team All-Region B, All-Bull Run
PLAYER OF THE YEAR LAUREN SEALE MADISON COUNTY, SENIOR
Brooke McAllister /// Albemarle, Sr. First team All-Group 5A, Jefferson District, .582 BA, 16 RBI Ashleigh Williams /// Orange County, Sr. First team All-Jefferson District, .429 BA Crissy Cromer /// Louisa County, Sr. First team All-Conference 23, All-Jefferson District, perfect field % Lindsey Chaney /// Covenant, Jr. All-LIS, 9-4, 1.27 ERA, .518 BA, 13 RBI Lindsey Talley /// Louisa County, Jr. First team All-Conference 23, All-Jefferson District, .613 BA Katie Harlowe /// Louisa County, Jr. First team All-Conference 23, All-Jefferson District, 1.04 ERA, .479 BA Jackie Tremaine /// Goochland, Jr. First team Conference 34, All-James River District Kaitlyn Aylor /// Madison County, Sr. First team All-Bull Run District Makayla Morris /// Wiliam Monroe, So. First team All-Bull Run District Mattie Morris /// Monticello, Jr. First team All-Conference 29, All-Jefferson District Mindy Lawson /// Fluvanna County, Jr. First team All-Jefferson District
HONORABLE MENTION Brooke McAllister /// Albemarle, Jr. Jesse Leroy /// Goochland, Sr. Samantha Madison /// Louisa County, So. Tiffani Shaheen /// Fluvanna County, Jr. Brittany Wratchford /// Louisa County, Sr. Analeise Kennedy /// Fluvanna County, So. Hannah Jones /// Orange County, So. Taylor Wright /// Charlottesville, Sr. Brandi Tester /// Goochland, Sr. Mariann Smith /// Madison County, So. Storey Collier /// William Monroe, Sr. Alexis Steljes /// Covenant, Sr. Brooke Herndon /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Sam Atwell /// Madison County, Jr. Hannah Carpenter /// William Monroe, So.
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She’s been the keystone piece for Madison County since she took over as the team’s starting pitcher back in 2012. In her last season with the Mountaineers, Lauren Seale was as dominant as ever in the circle. The senior ace went 17-2 on the year and had a 0.41 earned run average. Perhaps the most eye-popping number for Seale was her strike out to walk ratio of 10.3:1 as she fanned 186 batters and put just 18 on bases because of balls. At the plate, Seale provided Madison with plenty power. She hit five home runs and held a .551 batting average and an on-base percentage of .667. Defensively, Seale was special too as she finished with a fielding percentage of .977. In the end, Seale put a bow an impressive high school career thanks to her craftiness as a pitcher and the pop in her bat.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR HANNAH FLETCHER LOUISA COUNTY, FRESHMAN
Hannah Fletcher played a huge role in helping the Lions win the Conference 23 tournament and make it to the Region 4A North semifinals. She hit .442, drove in 14 runs, hit a pair of homers and fielded her position at second base at .976.
COACH OF THE YEAR DAN BARRETT LOUISA COUNTY
Guided an impressively young team with a new pitcher to the Region 4A North semifinals.
- BASEBALL FIRST TEAM Jack Maynard /// Western Albemarle, Sr. First team All-Group 3A, Region 3A West, JD POY
PLAYER OF THE YEAR JACK MAYNARD WESTERN ALBEMARLE, SENIOR
Keegan Woolford /// William Monroe, Sr. First team All-Group 3A, Region 3A East, All-BRD POY Nathan Gentry /// Miller, Fr. First team All-VISAA D2, .453 BA, 6 HRs, 30 RBI, 2.56 ERA Sean Bynres /// Monticello, Sr. First team All-Jefferson District, All-Conference 29 Austin Batten /// William Monroe, Sr. Second team All-Group 3A East, first team All-Bull Run District Parker Morris /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. First team All-VISAA D1, All-Prep League Jake Allen /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Sr. First team All-VISAA D1, All-Prep League Mike Dailey /// Miller, Jr. First team All-VISAA D2, All-VIC Stevie Mangrum /// Western Albemarle, Jr. First team All-Group 3A, Region 3A West, All-Jefferson District Jack Morris /// Miller, Jr. First team All-VISAA D2, .431 BA, 5 HRs, 27 RBI Jeff Early /// William Monroe, Jr. First team All-Division 3A, All-Bull Run District Henry Kreienbaum /// Western Albemarle, So. First team All-Division 3A, Region 3A West, All-Jefferson District
HONORABLE MENTION Maxx Turner /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Adam Hackenberg /// Fork Union, Sr. Connor Gillipsie /// Miller, So. Sam Taylor /// Madison County, Sr. Thomas Dunivant /// Fluvanna County, So. DG Archer /// Albemarle, Jr. Bobby Nicholson /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. MacLindsay Mitchell /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. Richie Deloria /// Albemarle, Sr. Jack Decker /// Monticello, Jr. Henry Pollard /// Covenant, Sr. Jake Talley /// Louisa County, So. Ashton Weakley /// Madison County, Sr. Dylan Garrett /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Joe Cutchins /// Goochland, Jr.
Any time a pitcher goes through the season without picking up a loss it means something substantial. Maynard is more than just his arm, and that’s saying something. He led the Jefferson District champions in RBI with 39 and hit for an average of .433. On the subject of his his arm though? On the mound Maynard went 9-0 and had an earned run average of 0.37 (school record) and opposing hitters held just an average of .142 against him. In his nine starts, the senior went the distance and completed eight games. Four of those complete games were shutouts (another school record). He struck out 73 batters in 54 and two thirds innings of work. On his off days from the mound he could play any position in the field, and do it very well. Maynard was as complete a player as there was in this area and a huge reason why the Warriors had such an outstanding season.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
NIC KENT ST. ANNE’S-BELFIELD, EIGHTH GRADE This is becoming a tradition for the Saints where a first-year player cracks the order and makes a big difference. Playing at both shortstop and second base, Kent’s defense was exceptional and he hit .371 and had an on-base percentage of .443.
COACH OF THE YEAR BILLY WAGNER MILLER
In his second season with the Mavericks, Wagner took a young Miller team to the Division 2 state final.
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- GIRLS SOCCER FIRST TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rachel DeMasters /// William Monroe, So. First team All-Bull Run, 31 goals, 20 assists
HALEY KENT ST. ANNE’S-BELFIELD, SENIOR
Haley Kent /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Sr. First team All-VISAA D1, William and Mary signee, 7 goals, 3 assists Megan Schnell /// Albemarle, Sr. First team All-Conference 16, 19 goals, 10 assists Sarah Grupp /// Western Albemarle, Sr. All-State Group 3A, first team All-Jefferson District, 5 goals, 6 assists Alexis Hucek /// Western Albemarle, Sr. First team All-Jefferson District, 5 goals, 5 assists Jazzy Laredo /// Albemarle, Jr. Conference 16 and Jefferson District POTY, 4 goals, 8 assists Hannah Keith /// Monticello, So. First team All-Jefferson District Lillian Meggs /// Western Albemarle, Jr. All-State Group 3A, first team All-Jefferson District, 5 goals, 6 assists Abby Davison /// Albemarle, Sr. First team All-Conference 16, first team All-Jefferson District Kylie Hegemier /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Sr. All-VISAA D1, All-LIS, JMU signee 14 goals, 5 assists Hannah Kengerski /// William Monroe, Sr. First team All-Bull run, 10 goals, 15 assists TaylorAnne Barry /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. All-LIS Morgan Symmers /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Jefferson District Keeper of the year Lauren Gampper /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Sr. First team All-VISAA D1, All-LIS
HONORABLE MENTION Nichole Heon /// Western Albemarle, Fr. Brooke Bauman /// Albemarle, Fr. Langlee King /// Western Albemarle, Jr. Raigan Tarkington /// Albemarle, Jr. Maddie Messier /// Fluvanna County, So. Elle Hall /// William Monroe, Sr. Jamie Barr /// Orange County, Sr. Jessica Short /// Goochland, Sr. Sydney Hockett /// Tandem Friends, Sr. Grace Culver /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. Madi Mazzola /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Jr. Karina Hinge /// Charlottesville, Sr.
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For four years, Haley Kent has patrolled the midfield for St. Anne’sBelfield’s girls soccer team, and she wrapped up a sterling career this season with her most complete performance to date. Kent and the rest of STAB’s incredible senior group of Kylie Hegemier and Lauren Gampper combined to create one of the state’s most formidable private school teams, earning the No. 3 seed in the state. The Saints surrendered just two goals during the regular season with Kent controlling possession and in turn the game from the midfield. Kent led the Saints back to the state final and with an incredible overtime goal -- her seventh cap of the season -- sealed the Saints’ second state title in three years. She earned VISAA’s Division I player of the year nod and proved just what a versatile, impact player that William and Mary is getting this fall.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR BROOKE BAUMAN ALBEMARLE, FRESHMAN
When Albemarle had to reshuffle its lineup due to injuries, freshman Brooke Bauman was waiting. The ninth grader played all over the field for the Patriots and filled each role with a big-time effort, proving to be an x-factor for AHS all year.
COACH OF THE YEAR JAKE DESCH WESTERN ALBEMARLE
Guided an injuring ridden and youthful Warriors team to the Region 3A West playoffs
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- BOYS SOCCER FIRST TEAM Forrest White /// Western Albemarle, Sr. Group 3A POTY, JD POTY, Virginia Tech signee, 59 goals, 29 assists
PLAYER OF THE YEAR FORREST WHITE WESTERN ALBEMARLE, JUNIOR
Girma Fekadu-Baker /// Covenant, Sr. VISAA D2 POTY, All-VIC, 21 goals, 9 assists Michael Nafziger /// Western Albemarle, Sr. First team All-Group 3A, All-Jefferson District, 10 goals, 5 assists Kevin Salazar /// Albemarle, Sr. Second team All-Jefferson District Peter Lonergan /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. Second team All-VISAA D1 Musa Mohammed /// Charlottesville, Jr. First team All-JD, Kevin Coleman /// Covenant, Sr. First team All-VISAA D2 Brendan Moyers /// Albemarle, So. First team All-JD Aidan Sinclaire /// Western Albemarle, So. First team All-Jefferson District, 18 goals, 10 assists Ilo Zack /// Western Albemarle, Sr. First team All-Group 3A, All-Jefferson District Connor Higgins /// William Monroe, Sr. First team All-Bull Run, All-Conference 28, 11 goals, 5 assists Marcel Berry /// Albemarle, Jr. First team All-Group 5A, Conf. 16 POTY, All-Jefferson District Jonathan Whyte /// Covenant, So. First team All-VISAA D2, 101 saves, 8 total goals against Matt Natale /// Albemarle, Sr. Jefferson District KOTY
HONORABLE MENTION Win Marks /// Covenant, Sr. Frankie Ahrens/// Monticello, Sr. Wilson Casco /// Monticello, Jr. Briggs Moyers /// Albemarle, Sr. Brandon DeJong /// Covenant, Jr. Arysse Catlin /// William Monroe, Sr. Ty Jensen /// William Monroe, Sr. Seth Wilson /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. Tino Trejos /// Buckingham County, So. Scott Christman /// Charlottesville, Sr. Hussein Osman /// Charlottesville, So. Carter Allbaugh /// Fluvanna County, So.
It’s hard to put into words just what kind of a season Forrest White had for Western Albemarle this year. After three strong seasons, one of which netted him Scrimmage Play’s POTY award as a junior, White simply exploded this year. He moved up to striker in the early stages of the season and promptly became a nearly unstoppable scoring threat, setting a new Virginia High School League record for goals in a season with 59 of them and points in a season with 29 assists that when combined with his goals totaled 147 points. The Virginia Tech signee also lead Western Albemarle to its first state title in nearly two decades while earning state player of the year honors from the VHSCA. It was, quite simply, amazing stuff from the senior, and a fitting end to a sterling career.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR BRENDAN MOYERS ALBEMARLE, SOPHOMORE
Brendan Moyers’ high school soccer debut was delayed by a year in the Richmond Strikers Development Academy as a freshman. It turned out to be well worth the wait. Moyers was a huge impact player for the Patriots as a sophomore, earning a second team AllRegion 5A North nod for Albemarle’s state runner-up squad.
COACH OF THE YEAR BRYAN VERBRUGGE COVENANT
Pushed a diverse and small roster at Covenant to first ever state title in boys soccer
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- GIRLS TENNIS FIRST TEAM Emily Kochard /// Western Albemarle, Sr. No. 1 player for Division 3A champions
PLAYER OF THE YEAR EMILY KOCHARD WESTERN ALBEMARLE, SENIOR
Rachel Cross /// Covenant, Fr. No. 1 player for VISAA D2 semifinalists Molly Gudka /// Orange County, Sr. No. 1 player for OCHS, Conference 16 singles runnerup Grace Simpson /// Monticello, Jr. No. 1 player for MHS, Conference 29 doubles champ Maddy Ix /// Western Albemarle, So. No. 2 player for Division 3A champions Neely Craig /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, Sr. No. 1 player for STAB Maddie Williamson /// Albemarle, So. Standout for AHS Lauren Kearns /// Western Albemarle, So. No. 3 player for Division 3A champions Molly Napolitano /// Albemarle, Sr. Conference 16 doubles champion Liz Kronander /// Louisa County, Sr. No. 1 player for LCHS, Conference 23 singles semifinalist
Emily Kochard is the definition of a team leader. Thrust into the No. 1 role for Western Albemarle as a freshman, Kochard had to become a leader right out of the gate for the Warriors in a pure baptism by fire. She was terrific from the start, and the leadership skills she picked up early on paid off in a big way for the Warriors this year as they wrapped up the program’s first-ever team state title with Kochard, now a wise senior, leading the way. The Washington and Lee-bound standout mashed the pedal to the floor during the playoffs, posting an 8-0 record in the postseason. In four years, Kochard has helped anchor Western to the tune of an 81-5 record in team matches over that span. Now, with the help of an incredible group of teammates, that incredible run has its storybook ending.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR HONORABLE MENTION Kassie Tulenko /// Monticello, Sr. Hannah Huemme /// Covenant, Sr. Grace Sorenson /// Covenant, Jr. Stephanie Barton /// Western Albemarle, Jr. Savannah Diamond /// Western Albemarle, So. Kaitlyn Grossman /// Albemarle, Sr. Caroline DiGiacomo /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. Jenna Pierides /// Monticello, Jr. Rowen Spence /// Charlottesville, Sr. Sarah Scruggs /// Fluvanna County, Sr.
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RACHEL CROSS COVENANT, FRESHMAN
Rachel Cross broke out this year in a big way for Covenant as the freshman stepped into the No. 1 spot for the Eagles and promptly earned first team All-VISAA Division 2 honors. She also helped power Covenant to a state semifinal berth as part of tremendous start to her high school career.
COACH OF THE YEAR ELLEN MARKOWITZ WESTERN ALBEMARLE
Guided the Warriors to the program’s first ever team state title, completing an unbeaeten run for Western.
- BOYS TENNIS FIRST TEAM Tucker Ottoway /// Western Albemarle, Jr. No. 1 player for WAHS, Conference 29 singles and doubles champ
PLAYER OF THE YEAR SAM ADAMSON COVENANT, SENIOR
Billy Boyle /// Woodberry Forest, So. No. 1 player for VISAA quarterfinalist Will Von Hossell /// Woodberry Forest, So. No. 2 player for VISAA quarterfinalist Charlie Shepherd /// Albemarle, Sr. Conference 16 singles champion, No. 2 player for Patriots William Rose /// Covenant, Sr. No. 3 player for VISAA runnerup Sam Adamson /// Covenant, Sr. No. 1 player for VISAA runnerup Joe Squillace /// Western Albemarle, Sr. No. 2 player for WAHS Gabe Lipkowitz /// Charlottesville, Jr. Conference 23 singles semifinalist Jake Brooks /// Albemarle, Sr. No. 1 player for Region 5A north qualifiers Mathew Rose /// Covenant, So. No. 2 player for VISAA runnerup
Sam Adamson has bounced around the ladder for Covenant’s boys tennis team over the last four years. He played at the No. 2 slot as a freshman and sophomore, bumped down to No. 4 as as a junior and then took the No. 1 position over this year. The number hasn’t mattered much at all, because no matter where Adamson has played, he’s produced for the Eagles and this year was no different. Adamson earned first team All-VISAA Division II honors as the No. 1 for a Covenant squad that advanced to the state semifinals where they fell to constant VIC and VISAA rival North Cross a game short of the state final. Adamson was a huge reason they got there and a huge reason for the Eagles’ three state titles in his first three years of prep tennis.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR BEN MASSELLI WESTERN ALBEMARLE, FRESHMAN
HONORABLE MENTION Robin Jin /// Woodberry Forest, So. Scott Grover /// Western Albemarle, Jr. Kevin Coleman /// Covenant, Sr. Jack Echols /// Monticello, Sr. Michael Tamony /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Andrew Scott /// Woodberry Forest, Jr. Jacob Babor /// Monticello, Jr.
Ben Masselli flexed between the No. 5 and No. 6 slots this year for Western Albemarle, and the freshman was rock solid for the Warriors, running up a record of 15-2 on the season as part of the Conference 29 championship squad, including posting a 3-0 record in the postseason.
COACH OF THE YEAR PATRICK KEARNS COVENANT
Led the Eagles to a seventh straight appearance in the VISAA Division 2 semifinals and a VIC title
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- TRACK AND FIELD GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR HANNAH MEADOR FLUVANNA COUNTY, SENIOR
Hannah Meador joined a short list of competitors in the history of the state this spring when the Fluvanna County senior became the first area female athlete (according to the VHSL record book) to win fourstraight state championships in a single event as she won her fourthstraight outdoor pole vault title. She’s also the first in the state to do it in pole vault, which is part of what earned her the VHSL’s Division 4A athlete of the year award. That gives Meador seven total pole vault titles (three from indoor) for her career.
GIRLS HONOR ROLL Annie Taylor /// Western Albemarle, Jr. Division 3A champion in 1600, runnerup in 1000 indoor Kathryn Mayo /// Albemarle, Fr. Division 5A and Region 5A Noth 800 champion Taylor Watkins /// Charlottesville, So. Division 4A fourth in 100, seventh in 200 Brandy Brown /// Louisa County, Fr. Division 4A fifth in long jump Hannah Meador /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Division 4A champion in pole vault Chance Masloff /// Western Albemarle, Jr. Region 3A West seventh in 800
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BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR RYAN THOMAS ALBEMARLE, SENIOR
Ryan Thomas has been tearing up the track since he first put on a uniform for Albemarle, and he didn’t slow down as a senior. Thomas got things started with another 1000-meter state championship during indoor (plus an anchor leg on the seventh-place 4x800 squad), then followed it up with a runner-up finish in the 1600-meter in the Division 5A outdoor race and a state title as the anchor for the championship 4x800 squad. Thomas is headed to Columbia and the Ivy League to continue his running career.
BOYS HONOR ROLL Ryan Thomas /// Albemarle, Sr. Division 5A 1600 runner up, 1000 indoor champ Zach Gentry /// Albemarle Jr. Division 5A fourth in 3200, ran leg of 4x800 championship team Eric Ways /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. VISAA champion in 400 and 200 Michael Davenport /// Woodberry Forest, So. VISAA champion in 100, runner up in 200 Raeshawn Bishop /// Louisa County, Sr. DIvision 4 triple jump champion Alex Lomong /// Fork Union, So. VISAA champion in 800 and 1600
- TRACK AND FIELD Mia Perch /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Division 4A runnerup in high jump Averi Witt /// Western Albemarle, Fr. Division 3A fourth place in 800 Lydia Gardner /// Western Albemarle, So. Division 3A runnerup in high jump Katrina Barredo /// Western Albemarle, So. Division 3A runnerup in pole vault Ramona Bryant /// Nelson County, Sr. Division 2A third in 3200 Kristen Gough /// Buckingham County, Jr. Division 2A fifth in shot put Micaila Coleman /// Buckingham County, Fr. Division 2A fifth in 400 Jillisa Burke /// William Monroe, Jr. Conference 28 runnerup 400, fourth in high jump
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Drake Davis /// Fork Union, So. VISAA champion in high jump, runnerup in 100, third in 200 Qawi Austin /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. VISAA champion in triple jump, runner up in high, third in 110 hurdles Peter Lomong /// Fork Union, Jr. VISAA runnerup in 800 Joseph Seo /// Woodberry Forest, Sr. VISAA champion in pole vault Gannon Willcutts /// Western Albemarle, So. Division 3A third in 3200, seventh in 1600 Jaylen Allen /// Goochland, Sr. Division 2A runnerup in 100, sixth in 200 Deiondre Key /// Fluvanna County, Sr. Division 4A runnerup in discus, third in shot put Kenneth Johnson /// Buckingham, Sr. Division 2A third in 100, fourth in 200 Curtis Phillips /// Woodberry Forest Led Tigers to Prep League and VISAA titles
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H O N O R Peter Knade /// Woodberry Forest, So. VISAA D1 co-champion, Prep League champion Logan Yates /// William Monroe, Jr. Region 3A East champion Basil Boyd /// Woodberry Forest, Fr. VISAA D1 co-champion, fifth Prep League Austin Batten /// William Monroe, Sr. Top four finisher for Warriors at Region 3A West Fitz Woodrow /// St. Anne’s-Belfield, So. VISAA D1 third place, Prep League runnerup Jared Shifflett /// William Monroe, Sr. Division 3A West fifth Hunter Weis /// Western Albemarle, So. Top two finisher for WAHS at Region 3A West Teddy Garner /// Woodberry Forest, So. VISAA D1 third place, third in Prep League
R O L L Robert Deane /// Monticello, Jr. First team All-JD, Conference 29 runnerup Phillip Hoffman /// Charlottesville, Jr. First team All-JD Danny Larrabee /// Monticello, Jr. First team All-JD, Conference 29 top 10 finisher Ryan Pace /// Monticello, Jr. First team All-JD, Conference 29 top 10 finisher Kyle Landis (pictured) /// Western Albemarle, Sr. Region 3A West 13th place Ben Bohlman /// William Monroe, Sr. Top four finisher for Division 3A runnerup
COACH OF THE YEAR Marc Hogan /// Woodberry Forest Coaches Tigers to Prep League and VISAA titles
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Game Time Training camps begin By Ryan Yemen
Louisa sophomore Deon Jackson finishes his route in the Lions midnight practice. (Ryan Yemen)
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It’s a simple concept. Louisa football coach Mark Fischer wants his team to be the first on the field and the last off of it. In his previous stint with the Lions he made “Midnight Madness” a community gathering, a true event worthy of watching. And now that he’s back after spending three years in South Carolina, the Lions brought back the tradition, taking the field at the stroke of midnight on July 31st. “Midnight Madness is my little thing — I’m like a kid and can’t let it go.” Fischer said. “But this isn’t about Mark Fischer, it’s about the kids that play the game. I haven’t thrown a touchdown, tackled anybody (in the years I’ve been here).” Not since 2011 has there been quite such a coaching shakeup in this area, but with Fischer there isn’t that big of an adjustment. Previous coach Jon Meeks did not shake up things very much schematically when he took over and that cycle continues. The Lions started out strong last year, but a season ending injury to Markel Groomes sent them in a tail spin. Fischer’s witnessed that kind of thing before, in fact, in his last year with Louisa in 2010 when linebacker and running back Andre Mealy was knocked out in the opening weeks of the season. But the Lions stuck with their game plan, plug the holes and went on to win the Jefferson District and finish the year at 11-1. For senior Brian Townes Jr., the bitter taste of last year’s 3-7 mark is quickly washed away with Fischer getting his team out on the field as soon as possible. “We had the talent last year, we just didn’t
fulfill our potential,” Townes Jr. said. “Right now we’re out here, we’re up, we’re hyped, we’re alive. It just feels great to be out here.” In the early weeks of the season, state of mind is critical to success. So for Fischer, a big part of getting his program back to playing at an elite level is making sure his players have the right mindset. “It’s about attitude and our kids have to believe,” Fischer said. “They can’t buy into what they hear from their peers. We had to overcome that years and years ago. It doesn’t happen overnight. We’ll keep plugging away and keep building confidence.” And so as Fischer pointed out above, while the story in the offseason was about all the coaching changes — particularly in the public school ranks with Fischer at Louisa, Brandon Isaiah at Albemarle or Jon Rocha at William Monroe — the attention now quickly turns to the talent on the field. All public school camps open up this week, with some practicing in the mornings and others doing so in the evenings. While it used to be that football programs were limited in the offseason, a change in VHSL policy two years ago has allowed coaches to work on things throughout the year, giving camps a less rushed feel than many of them had previously. But in the end, there’s something to be said about “Midnight Madness.” For this entire area, the ritual represents the official start of football season. These teams have less than a month to prepare for their first game. The work they put in early on in August shows quickly in September and October. ✖
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Wilbur Young’s life teaches us the value of service
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ow many thankless jobs are there when it comes to high school sports? We try and throw attention to the seemingly never ending list when we can — the officials who are always judged harshly, the behind the scenes parents, the coaches that deal with a lot more than what they get paid for, the unsung athletes that provide inspiration. You know who gets lost more often than not? The assistant coaches. More so, the volunteer assistant coaches. And in this case, a coach whose credentials, his experience, is second to none. There are certain regrets you have when you only have so much space in a magazine and so many stories to fit in. Sometimes you forget or put something on the back burner too long. In all truth, we don’t get to write enough about some of the exceptional coaching that goes on in this area. And in the case of Wilbur Young I feel like I simply dropped the ball. Having spent a decent chunk of my time writing and promoting the efforts of Jimmy Hollins and his Burley Varisty Club, a man who is now the chairman of the VIA Initiative Team that’s looking to raise awareness and build a HOF in Petersburg for black athletes from the past that didn’t get their proper due, how could Wilbur Young slip through my fingers? I mean he didn’t play here, but he’s a formidable force that we had living in this town. I saw Young on the Monticello sidelines, his figure when you walk that area couldn’t go unnoticed. He was massive. I only saw him on crutches, but even still, from when Brud Bicknell was running the program at Monticello through the Rodney Redd years, you always saw Young and knew he was an important part of the staff. Then I was told so by both head coaches during that period. Young passed away this summer much too young at the age of 65 at Martha Jefferson Hospital. It wasn’t until he died and when I read his obituary that I realized just how significant his contribution to this community was. More on that in a bit, because let’s put Young’s profile into perspective. If anyone wanted to see an old school NFL frame, Young provided it. He was a mountain. Raised in the Bronx in New York, he played defensive end for the Kansas City Cheifs, San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. He got there after his college career at William Penn University in Iowa. He was a second round pick in the 1971 draft. He was named AllPro by Sports Illustrated in 1979 when playing with the Chargers. He was the real deal. This area is fortunate to have a lot of philanthropists. Some of them are celebrities or fomer athletes that retire or summer here or moved here to raise their children. In Young, Monticello got something special. He didn’t have to give his time or efforts to this area. He didn’t grow up here, never went to school here. His ties to Charlottesville weren’t like that. But he did what he did anyways. And that’s something that didn’t get enough attention. Young was an assistant for the Mustangs in 2003 when they made it to the state title game. He stayed on and saw Monticello bring home a state title in 2007. And he stayed on after that to see the team make multiple playoff runs. This was a program that launched in 1998. It’s not like there was some traditional reason that Young had to give his time to Monticello. He simply meshed with the program, its coaches, its players. This area, Monticello especially, was insanely lucky to have Young around and the work he did has already bourne fruit. In Mike Brown, another Mustangs alum, the community has a local NFL product interested in giving back to the community he thrived in.
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“This community owes him a great thanks. He taught and gave thankless hours to so many athletes.” Brown is a hometown kid, one of the best examples of a truly local athlete going on to play at the highest level. It’s amazing that he’s running camps in town and looks to be the next Young. But what Young did was truly unique and not something you see often. He could have retired quietly here. He had no obligations to give to this community. But he did, and did so for a long time. So while Young may not be a product of Central Virginia, this community owes him a great thanks. He taught and gave thankless hours to so many athletes. He didn’t have to do it. He wanted to. There’s a famous expression that goes ‘to whom much is given, much is expected.’ Wilbur Young more than lived up to that colloquialism. So while he traveled far to get here, we need to claim him as a Central Virginian. He gave this Ryan Yemen area so very much. ✖
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See a photograph you like? Defensive stand Warriors goalie has more than one trick | By Ryan Yemen
At Scrimmage Play we pride our selves on offering the best possible graphics Two years ago the Western Albemarle boys to Shin, who doubles as a Junior National Judo soccer team get was fueled its underclassmen medalist, we can our byhands on, in both our but has developed into one of the with sophomores and freshman bearing the area’s most versatile goalkeepers. magazine as well as at our website at brunt of the work load. The netminder has shown he’s capable of Now two years later, forwards Aaron Myers making big saves, particularly in the team’s www.scrimmageplay.com and Alex Nolet, as well as senior defender two ties. In the first game of the season, Tom Rogers are all in their senior seasons and looking to earn a Region II bid, something that Orange County snatched away from them in the Jefferson District semifinals last season. After the first month of play, the Warriors seem to have the defensive side of the equation figured out and junior goalkeeper Kai Shin is a big part of that. Before Western went on its spring break, none of its four opponents were able to score more than once, a testament to the team’s play in the middle of the field, but also a nod
Shin endured wave after wave of Albemarle attack, but stood tall and showed no rust in the 1-1- tie. But while Shin’s on the field because he can make stops, his strong leg has also been of great use as he’s able to easily clear the zone but also spark fast breaks all by himself. The Warriors averaged a little over two goals per contest before the break, but if that average starts to increase, don’t be surprised if it’s because of Shin’s ability to contribute to the transition game. ✖
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Western Albemarle’s Kai Shin hauls in a shot during his team’s 1-1 tie with Albemarle that kicked off the soccer season for both squads. (Frank Crocker)