McLean 10-11 All-Stars Win State Softball Championship DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
With district and state championships to their credit, yet having only played games, the SOFTBALL three McLean Little League age 10-11 softball All-Stars weren’t quite ready to have their summer season end. Now it won’t. The girls team has accepted an invitation to participate in the Tournament of State Champions, which begins July 22 in Clarksville, Tenn. “We have a very solid team with good defense, players who can hit up and down the lineup with a lot of power, and we have great depth,” McLean manager Gerry Megas said. “The girls want to keep playing.” McLean won the District 4 Tournament without playing a game because there were no other teams in the competition. In the state tournament in Coeburn, McLean was a dominating
The McLean Little League age 10-11 softball all-stars hold the state championship banner.
3-0 to win the title, outscoring those opponents, 42-2. “Our team is talented with great chemistry. The players have worked hard and developed very well,” Megas said. In the state tournament, McLean defeated Westmoreland County, 17-0, in its first game; Honaker, 6-2, in its second; then Westmoreland again, 19-0, in the title game.
Torrie McNabb was the winning pitcher in all three contests. McLean’s top hitters were many. Catcher Alex Schwartz batted .857, Kara Bremser .800, Mariana Williams .667, McNabb .600, Abby Seigel and Elle Ehrlich .500, and Stephanie Beard .333.In addition, Campbell Al-Khafaji, Katie Stein, Kira Lentz, Lindcy Nelson, Madeline White, Morgan Marenburg
and Nicole Mallus provided hits. Every player had a least one hit in the state tournament. Bill McNabb and Jerry Marenburg are the coaches. n In the 8-10 girls state softball tournament, the McLean Little League AllStars finished 4-2, losing their first and last games. In between, McLean defeated Virginia Beach, 19-6, York County, 20-4, Richmond County, 6-0, and Olive Branch, 12-2. The losses were against Grottoes, 7-5, and Mechanicsville, 8-3, in the semifinals. McLean advanced to the state tournament by defeating Great Falls, 20-0 and 15-2, in the District 4 Tournament. The players were Fae Butler, Gabby Colder, Dahlia Fishman, Abby Hart, Emma Hussein, Charlotte Loving, Reese Mamajek, Natalie Martin, Emily Martin, Christie Pacheco, Abby Rebhan, Sara Rollins, Willa Steeg and Zoe Thompson. Brian Colder was the manager and Jamie Loving and Scott Martin were the coaches.
Vienna Babe Ruth 13-under All-Stars Win District Tournament Title DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
They took the most difficult route as the Vienna Babe Ruth 13-under All-Stars won the recent District 6 Tournament from the losers’ bracket. Vienna was 4-1 in the baseball tournament, blanking Arlington, 8-0, in the
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Patricia Leonard, Andrew Christofferson, Alex Wilcox, Jillian Johnson, Ollie Bernasek, Adi Kambhampaty, Thomas Outlaw and Sabrina Kersten. For Highlands in the loss to Overlee, double winners were Ben Charles, Allison Martin, Gus Tierney, Courtney Watts and Emma Watts. Single winners were Monica Gartzke, Tanner Moore, Maeve Obrist, Maggie OíShanghnessy, Skye Sunderhauf and Victor Wyszogrodski. Charles broke his own team record in the boys 13-14 butterfly with a time of 27.28. Watts broke her own team record in girls 9-10 freestyle with a time of 29.88. n The Hamlet Green Feet (4-0) remained in first place in Division 2 of the NVSL with a 219-201 home victory over Little Rocky Run on July 16. Double winners for the Hamlet were Johnny Bradshaw, Ryan Bradshaw, Katie Mack, Alexander Montano and Charlie Palma. Single winners were Jenna Cai, Morgan Kass, Terence Keffer, Avery Kuhn, Trent McMichael, Fiona Muir, Matthew Newsom, Celeste Pace, Mackenzie Ross and Eliza Tourbaf. Palma set a new Hamlet team record of 20.13 in the boys 8-and-under
championship game at Waters Field. Vienna won its opening tournament 13-3, over BASEBALL game, Springfield, then lost to Arlington, 10-4, in its second game. “The question after that loss was would we have enough pitching,” Vienna manager Eric Langborgh said. Arlington rebounded to rout Falls
Church, 24-4, behind the pitching of Christopher Min; then defeated Arlington, 7-4, to set up the championship game. Brandon Kim and Jordan Murakami pitched in that 7-4 win, as they combined for for only one walk. In the 8-0 victory, Kim pitched the final three innings with three strikeouts. Jack Fileppo started and Luke Monaco
was the first to pitch in relief. The three combined for a two-hitter and Vienna played stingy defense. Fileppo had a key triple in the game and Joey Johnstone added a two-run double. After the district, Vienna finished 1-2 at the state tourney. For a full story and names of more team members, visit www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.
backstroke. Johnny Bradshaw set a new NVSL record in the 11-12 boys breaststroke in 33.07. Bradshaw also set a new Hamlet record in the 11-12 butterfly (29.47). Mack set a new Hamlet record in the 15-18 girls back 29.85. n The Cardinal Hill Cardinals (2-2) lost to the visiting Oakton Otters (3-1), 225.5-194.5, July 16 in an NVSL Division 5 meet. Double winners for Cardinal Hill were Claire Casto, Brynn Curtis, Caitlynn Hastings, Max Hollis and Maggie Shi. Single winners were Nick Adelberg, Peter Francese, Natalie Grim, Serena Jacobs, Henry Keeler and Greta Westfall. Oakton did not submit meet results. n Vienna Woods (0-4) lost to Fairfax, 256-163, July 16 in an NVSL Division 3 meet. Daniel Lauretti was a double winner for Vienna Woods. Single winners were Isabelle Jackson, Cru Molter, Reilly Blanton, Emily Daly, Logan Foote, Emme Bath, Miles Stux, Anabel Huffstutler, Alec Biles and Anna Miller. n The Great Falls Rapids (2-2) lost to Sideburn Run, 231-189, in Division 9 NVSL action July 16. Double winners for Great Falls were Paige Hall, Megan Jungers, Steven Jungers, Sasha Minsky and Max Wingo. Single winners were Caitlin Manley, Patrick Manley, Clark Misener, Nick Omsberg and Sophie Smith. n The Kent Gardens Dolphins (0-5) lost to Sleepy Hollow Bath & Recre-
ation, 245-175, in an NVSL Division 5 meet July 16. Double winners for Kent Gardens were John Paul Gonsalves, Mason Weinstock, Flavia Carcani, David Sheng, Clare Brady and Joyce Yang. Single winners were Helen Shields, Ashok Radcliff, George Tucker, Sophie Hinton and Luca Hinton. Gonsalves set two team records in the boys 9-10 freestyle (31.70) and 9-10 backstroke (36.0). Brady set a record in the 13-14 girls butterfly (31.69). The 13-14 girls medley relay set a record of (1:04.46). n The Langley Wildthings (3-1) were defeated by host Ravensworth Farm, 216-204, in an NVSL Division 3 meet July 16. A double winner for Langley was Adair Sand. Single winners were Luca Sanchez, Nathan Golesorkhi, Brady Quinn, Carlos Carrion, Ryan Dix, Danny Quinn, Daniel Coughlin, Benjamin Scott, Duncan Proxmire, Nate Johnson, Muriel Wallach, Kira Thornton, Kate Walter, Megan Craven, Izzy Schone and Liliana Schone. n The Hunter Mill Sharks (3-1) lost to host Hunt Valley, 249-171, in a Division 2 meet July 16. Benham Cobb, Emma Riggle and Hunter Guthrie were double winners. Single winners were Alexandra Dicks, Connor Dunne, Oliver Hau, Regan Hau, Giovanna Moriarty and Alexander Rose. n In other NVSL action, the Dunn
Loring Dolphins and Lakevale Estates Dolphins remained in first place with 4-0 records in Division 4 and 5, Vienna Aquatic and the Tuckahoe Tigers are 2-2 in Division 3 and 1 and Shouse Village is 0-4 in Division 11. None of those teams have submitted results. In the Dominion Country Club League, Riverbend is 4-0 and Westwood is 1-3. Those local teams from the two have not submitted individuial meet results. n Rising Oakton High senior Tommy Hallock set two Northern Virginia Swim League records in yards July 16 swimming for the Fox Mill Woods Fintastics of Reston (2-1-1) at Holmes Run Acres pool in Falls Church. Hallock swam the boys 50-yard age 15-18 freestyle in 21.48, beating a 17year-old record of 22.10. He next set a mark of 24.67 in the 15-18 boys 50-yard backstroke. The old mark was 25.19, set in 1999. Many of the NVSL pools are measured in meters. Some of the older pools, like Holmes Run, are measured in yards. Hallock has been a swimmer at Fox Mil Woods since age 6. He also holds an NVSL record in the 13-14 boys 50-meter freestyle. Fox Mill Woods defeated Holmes Run, 279.5-140.5, in the Division 10 meet on July 16 with Hallock leading the win.
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