Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday loss is the end of the season for the Warhawks.
If there's one thing Head Coach Grant Massey continues to say about his Madison High School girls soccer team, it's that the players can keep things close which "gives us a chance in every game," he said. That was true again Tuesday as the Warhawks held Washington-Lee to a 0-0 tie at the end of regulation in the first round of Northern Region Playoff Brackets. And like the team's loss in the Liberty District tournament last week, Madison wasn't going to go out without a fight. The Warhawks fought through four overtimes Tuesday before ultimately losing 1-0, ending a season marked by close games that didn't always swing in Madison's favor. Virginia Girls Soccer: Northern Region Playoff Bracket, Results The game was remniscient of last week's…
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Warhawks clinch district title after 21 straight wins
The Madison High School baseball team easily defeated Langley 11-2 on Monday to earn the 2013 Liberty District title — its eighth such title in just more than a decade. The win earns the Warhawks a top seed in the upcoming Northern Region tournament. It's been a storybook season for the Warhawks, including Coach Mark "Pudge" Gjormand, who earned his 300th win May 1 and was named the Liberty District Coach of the year. After starting off the season with 3-2 loss to Fairfax, Madison came back with a win and hasn't looked back, going on to win 21 straight games including Monday's championship. Three of the last four games have been shutouts, as the Warhawks have held their opponents scoreless throughout all innings. Madison will play at 5:30 …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Marshall falls to Langley in semifinals.
Madison High School's baseball team continued to roll Friday night as it shut out Stone Bridge High 11-0 in the Liberty District semifinals. The win (20-1) sets the Warhawks up for an appearance in the Liberty District championship game next week. Dan Powers pitched a 1-hitter to seal the victory, according to the Washington Post. Luke Belt ripped a home run. Madison will face the Langley Saxons (14-7) at 7 p.m. Monday at Madison for the championship. Madison has won seven district championships in the past 11 years. Langley beat Marshall to move on to the title game, killing the idea of a cross-town rivalry championship. The Saxons beat the Statesmen 8-7 on Friday night.
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
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 …
