Friday, May 17, 2013
Thursday night wins help keep the Warhawks alive in the playoffs.
In an unprecedented night for Madison Lacrosse, both the boys and girls lacrosse teams won in the quarterfinals Thursday night to advance to the Northern Region semifinals next week. Full Updated Northern Region Boys Lacrosse Playoff Schedule and Results Full Updated Northern Region Girls Lacrosse Playoff Schedule and Results The girls lacrosse team (15-1) defeated Centreville (11-4) in a lopsided 20-8 win. The Warhawks were lead by senior Erin Callahan and sophomore Kierra Sweeney, who had 5 goals and 2 assists a piece. Also contributing to the Warhawk attack: A key to Madison's win was aggressive play from defenders Rachel Brennan, Maddie Roberts and Christina Rusinski, who forced multiple turnovers. Winning goaltender Sigourney …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
McLean scores winning goal in Liberty District semis.
Madison High School girls soccer coach Grant Massey anticipated his team's semifinal match Wednesday night against McLean would be a close game. But it seems hard to believe Massey would have anticipated how tight the game — which sends a winning team to the district championships — would actually be. And at the end of regulation Wednesday, Madison and McLean entered overtime to resolve a 0-0 tie. Still scoreless after the first overtime, they entered another. And another. And another. And during the fourth overtime, three minute away from when both teams would be forced to settle the game with penalty kicks, a McLean highlander scored, ending a hard-fought battle for the Warhawks as well as a 6-1 win streak. The loss kicks Madison (10-5) …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Warhawks face off against McLean at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
At this time last year, Madison High School's girls soccer team saw the end of its Liberty District run with a heart-breaking loss to Fairfax High in the semifinals. But staring down the 2013 Liberty District semifinals Wednesday night, the team is hoping to reverse history and post a win against McLean — a victory that would move them on to the Liberty District Finals later this week. The team (10-4, 5-2 Liberty) is riding momentum from a number of important wins over the past week. On Monday, the Warhawks came out on top of a 2-1 overtime thriller against cross-town rival Madison High School, with Kaitlyn Dorka scoring and Michelle Paredes getting the winning goal. Last Thursday, the team finished out its regular season with a 3-1 win, …
Warhawks posted wins Tuesday night, setting both teams up for quarter final appearances Thursday.
The Liberty District champion Madison Boys and Girls lacrosse teams continued to roll through area competition Tuesday, sweeping opponents in the first round of the Northern Region Playoffs to stay alive in the tournament. Full Updated Northern Region Boys Lacrosse Playoff Schedule and Results Full Updated Northern Region Girls Lacrosse Playoff Schedule and Results Just a few days after earning Liberty District crowns against Langley on the Saxons' home turf, the Madison girls and boys lacrosse teams returned home Tuesday as No. 1 seeds in the first round of the Northern Virginia Region Tournament. Looking very comfortable back on Warhawk territory, both teams cruised to lopsided victories. In the first game of the double-header, the girls…
Monday, May 13, 2013
Teams compete for the 2013 Northern Region Girls Lacrosse Tournament crown this week.
Top-seeded teams from Virginia High School League's Northern Virginia districts return to the field this week to battle for the Northern Region title. The Northern Region Girls Lacrosse Tournament begins Tuesday night. Top seeds from district play host the first round. Most games begin at 7 p.m.; double-headers will feature the girls game at 5 p.m. and the boys game at 7 p.m. The playoffs are single-elimination. To find your team, click on the bracket above. Patch will be updating this article throughout the tournament. Northern Region Girls Lacrosse Tournament Schedule (all games begin at 7 p.m.): For double headers, girls will play at 5 p.m. and boys will play at 7 p.m. Admission is $7. If two teams have the same seed, the higher …
After two nights of lightning delays, Warhawks top Saxons in district final.
Nobody ever said winning was easy. This weekend, the Madison High School girls lacrosse team certainly did it the hard way, taking a come-from-behind 17-9 win Saturday in the Liberty District Championships after waiting out two lightning delays on consecutive nights. It's the third consecutive Liberty District title for the Warhawks — all of them taken in games against Langley. Madison and Langley took the field as scheduled Friday night, and the Warhawks trailed at halftime, but came out after the break and quickly took a 9-8 lead. With 16:36 left in the game and the momentum swinging in Madison’s favor, severe weather rolled in, sending fans and players scrambling for cover. As the lightning lingered, the game was postponed until the …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Girls game postponed until 6 p.m. Saturday after lightning delays the 2013 Girls Lacrosse Liberty District Championship.
On Friday night, the Madison High School boys lacrosse team did something it hadn't done in years: post a win against the Langley Saxons. The Warhawks defeated Langley 10-2 on the Saxons' home turf on Friday night, taking the Liberty District Championship and entering next week's tournament as a top seed. Madison and Langley — five-time district champs — both stood at 11-5 (6-1) entering last night's title game, tied with Stone Bridge (11-3, 6-1) for best record in the district. The Warhawks got off to a fast start, according to early game information from dmvlacrosse. Madison led 5-0 after the first quarter. By the third, the score was 7-1; the Saxons couldn't recover in the fourth for a win. Despite the loss, Langley will enter as the …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Warhawks hope to sweep Friday double header at Langley.
Last year, the Madison High School girls lacrosse team avenged its sole season loss with an 18-17 thriller over Langley High School to win the Liberty District championship. On Friday, the teams are set up for a repeat of last year's title game, as the Warhawks and Saxons face off at Langley High School in McLean. And the Warhawks are hoping they'll come away with another win. Like in 2012, both Madison and Langley (10-3) have had stellar 2013 seasons. Madison (13-2) — the 2011 Virginia state champions — comes into Friday's game undefeated in the district, its only two losses coming from scrimmages earlier this season. Over the past few years, the team, under head coach Amanda Counts, has become one of the area's best programs — largely …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A 22-3 win Tuesday sets up the Warhawks for a final against Langley High School.
On a cool and drizzly Tuesday evening, Madison High School's girls lacrosse team took a decisive 22-3 win over Thomas Jefferson High. The win, in the quarter finals of the Liberty District playoffs, will help set the stage for a rematch of last year's Madison-Langley championship game, which Madison won 17-16. The Warhawks got playing time from the entire team with scoring from: Sigourney Heerink was the winning goaltender. In the semi-final night cap, the Langley girls defeated Stone Bridge 16-13, setting the stage for Langley to return to the finals. The Liberty District final begins at 8 p.m. Friday at Langley. Madison High School girls lacrosse reported for this story.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Win earns the Warhawks a spot in Nationals.
Madison High School's Men’s Freshmen Boat took the State Championship on Saturday, capping an exciting day at the Ted Phoenix Regatta on the Occoquan. The Phoenix Regatta serves as the State Championships for freshmen, novice and lower boats. Other boats compete in a separate championship later this month. The Madison Men's Freshmen Eight, coached by Brian Hetrick, won their preliminary heat, and then in the last seconds of the final, pulled ahead of Washington-Lee to win the state title by just over .7 seconds. The Freshmen Eight consists of coxswain Alex Manfredi and rowers Justin Roberts, Danny Tucker, Ryan Roop, Sean McLeod, Andrew Padgett, Justin Brunjes, Robbie Moore and Eric Voigt. "I am very proud of all the guys," Hetrick said…
Erica R. Hendry
10:18 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Hi Sandra — that's true for double headers as noted above, but some schools only have girls still alive in the tournament, so their games begin at 7 p.m. Thanks for reading — good luck tonight! Erica more ›