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Carl Lukat
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- Ashburn teen is magical on ice
- Second-half surge propels Broad Run into title game
- Spartans punch their ticket to states
- New lacrosse leagues formed
- Freedom football coach McIntyre resigns
- Spartans, Panthers to clash again
- Bulldogs, Eagles ready for Round 4
- Stone Bridge majors in defense
- Loudoun County advances to state title match
- Stone Bridge rolls in playoff opener
- Driskill resigns from Pride coaching post
- Raiders secure first playoff berth since 1999
- Another volleyball three-peat for Raiders
- Loudoun Valley lets one slip away
- Northwest Region volleyball: Loudoun Valley wins battle of the Vikings
- Three Loudoun cheer squads qualify for states
- Loudoun runners earn spots in state meet
- Panthers storm past Falcons
- Briefs: Nov. 4
- Historic comeback lifts Bulldogs to Liberty volleyball championship
- Game of the Week: Bulldogs aim for Liberty title
- Taliaferro sets rushing record in Falcon victory
- Panthers sweep Dulles XC meet
- Volleyball: Bulldogs ace Liberty District
- Potomac Falls wins Dulles cheer title
- Opening Drive: Week 9
- Starting Lineup
- Volleyball: Vikings sweep Blue Devils
- Football recaps
- Raider golfers place seventh
- Loudoun Valley earns spot in state golf tourney
- Saxons outlast Vikings in volleyball
- Allen runs wild in Bulldogs' win
- Opening Drive: Week 8
- Starting Lineup
- Thompson will be sidelined for three or four weeks
- Opening Drive: Week 7
- A Raider on the run
- Another impressive win for Panthers
- Stone Bridge rolls past South Lakes
- College Corner
- Thompson verbally commits to Wake Forest
- Starting Lineup
- Opening Drive: Week 6
- Spartans roll past Falcons in Ashburn showdown
- Stone Bridge makes quick work of McLean
- Vikings clinch Cedar Run golf title
- Falcons eye third golf title
- Opening Drive: Week 5
- Bulldogs win Spirit Bowl
- Volleyball: Vikings net impressive win
- Falcons roll past Hedgesville
- Bulldogs dominate Vikings
- Valley golfers post another solid win
- Event of the Week: Oatlands Invitational
- Loudoun County records signature win
- Football recaps
- Opening Drive: Week 3
- Vikings continue to shine
- Pride double up Hubs
- Eagle football breaks losing skid
- College Corner: Sept. 9
- Varsity golf roundup
- Opening Drive: Week 2
- Raiders start strong
- Potomac Falls records true win against Martinsburg
- Pride rally for win
- Washington-Lee spoils Buckwalter's debut at Dominion
- Stone Bridge rolls past West Springfield
- Let the games begin
- Opening Drive: Week 1
- Madison wins Pride's Iron Lion award
- Volleyball: Raiders net efficient victory
- Thompson injures throwing hand
- Spartans to reunite at Sacred Heart
- Viking golfers swing to Cheers Sports Open title
- Falcon golfers win Dulles District mini tournament
- Raiders ready to reload
- Vikings off to splendid start
- Bosse follows suit in family of golfers
- Fields displays skills on the national stage
- All-Stars shine at ODSL meet
- Loudoun Valley names McGrath football coach
- Custer's stock is rising
- Briefs: July 8
- Hall of Famers to golf for charity
- Blistering the track
- Male Athlete of the Year: Jeron Gouveia-Winslow
- Local softballers to reunite versus Team USA
- A hockey dream comes true
- Grimes to lead Pride basketball
- 'Macho' Camacho next for Ballard
- A special meet for youth track team
- Pierce signs with Dominican
- Football Pride
- Dragons honor athletes
- Spartans make most of second chance
- Pappas swings to state runner-up finish
- Spartan girls capture state soccer title
- Spartan girls advance to state soccer final
- Loudoun Valley rallies twice for state lacrosse victory
- Bulldogs claim Northern Region soccer title
- Park View explodes for six goals in region final
- Vikings cruise into state tennis semifinals
- Albemarle tops Valley in NW region lax final
- Park View captures Region II track title
- Sheppard steps down as Viking football coach
- Heritage falls flat against Brentsville
- Starting Lineup: May 27
- Briefs: May 27
- Broad Run continues magical season
- Brocke clinches another title for Spartans
- Contreras' PK sets off wild celebration
- Briar Woods athletic director Breinig Sr. to retire
- Vikings ace Northwest Region
- Bulldogs shine at Liberty track meet
- Spartan boys, Pride girls win track titles
- Strong finishes for Viking track teams
- Heritage clinches Dulles District boys’ soccer title
- Heritage girls dominate track meet
- Loudoun Valley makes quick work of Stonewall Jackson
- Briefs: May 13
- Stone Bridge girls advance to Liberty lacrosse final
- Four Vikings to play college football
- Full swing ahead
- Tretick’s slam propels Vikings to softball victory
- Heritage leads Park View in Dulles girls’ tennis final
- Broad Run girls wrap up third straight lacrosse title
- Spartans edge Pride on diamond
- Park View girls win first tennis title
- Spartans end Patriots run at perfect tennis season
- College Corner
- Softball: Patriots clip Raiders in high-scoring affair
- Four track teams win titles
- Thompson selects Wake Forest
- Notre Dame's dynamic duo
- Falcon trio set for college football
- Bangaru’s overtime goal lifts Heritage
- Broad Run's leading Mann
- Vikings stay hot
- Bulldogs’ Olson commits to Wake Forest
- Heritage doing 'work'
- Varsity rewind: April 7 games
- Starting Lineup
- McCowat sets strikeout record, lands in hospital
- Starting Lineup
- Stejbach seeking donations
- College Corner
- Viking bats remain hot
- Heritage wins in Munson's debut
- Duncan's turn to shine
- Stone Bridge baseball starts hot
- Local sports briefs: March 18
- Four Loudoun wrestlers place at state meet
- McLean, Schwee swim to gold at ACC meet
- Local sports briefs: March 11
- Bulldogs win hockey title
- Slay selects NC State
- Raiders' season ends with overtime loss
- Eagles advance to region semifinals
- Panther boys fall in region quarterfinals
- Loudoun sends 14 wrestlers to states
- Pasko, Crichton sparkle on big stage
- College Corner
- Briefs: Feb 26
- Kain’s heroics lift Raiders to second Dulles girls title
- Freedom girls secure Region II berth
- Vikings get their groove on
- Four local wrestlers place at regionals
- Loudoun County girls rise above competition
- Briefs: Feb. 19
- Varsity hoops rewind
- Varsity athletics postponed for Wednesday
- Widescreen
- Panthers roaring to regain Dulles title
- Potomac Falls edges Broad Run to remain perfect
- Briefs: Feb. 12
- Gouveia makes it official: It's Hokie time!
- Loudoun Valley splits doubleheader with Culpeper
- Panthers, Bauer shine brightest at Dulles District gymnastics meet
- Starting Lineup: Feb. 5
- Briefs: Feb. 5
- Bulldog gymnasts place third
- Varsity rewind
- Raider Stevens: Quick study
- Raiders edge host Vikings in gymnastics meet
- College Corner
- Youth basketball recaps
- Bulldogs’ rally falls short
- Falcons stymie Spartans
- Will Panther dominance continue in Dulles swim meet?
- Raiders raise the bar
- Briefs: Jan. 22
- Youth basketball recaps
- Raiders stay perfect in Dulles District
- Varsity Recaps
- Panthers claw back into Dulles contention
- A Hardey effort
- Baird commits to William & Mary
- Youth basketball recaps
- Briefs: Jan. 15
- Hoop highlights
- Loudoun County gymnasts remain hot
- Freedom pins Dominion
- Loudoun County wins 100th under Reed
- Loudoun Valley making some waves in Cedar Run
- Joe Gibbs resigns as Redskins coach
- Varsity Recaps: Jan. 9
- Briefs: Jan. 9
- Vikings perform at Gator Bowl
- Heritage wrestles past Loudoun County
- Panthers flex muscle at wrestling meet
- Brown will be honored
- 2007: A year to celebrate for championship teams
- Briar Woods places second in holiday tourney
- Briefs: Dec. 29
- Dominion swims to milestone victory
- Defense spells victory for Broad Run
- Potomac Falls wins gymnastics meet
- Varsity recaps: Dec. 21 games
- Briefs: Dec. 22
- Loudoun Valley wins wrestling tourney
- Panther grapplers too powerful for Patriots
- Varsity basketball recaps
- Brown nets national title
- Wrestling recaps
- Perfect Raiders lead Dulles District to challenge victory
- Briefs
- Loudoun County wins, Heritage falls in girls’ doubleheader
- Pride, Raiders combine for Dulles sweep
- Local product will play for NCAA Volleyball Championship
- Briar Woods collects another mat win
- Falcon girls win consecutive basketball games
- Girls’ hoops: Spartans, Eagles win thrillers
- Moody erases blues
- A special win for Bulldog family
- Stone Bridge reigns supreme
- College Corner
- Loudoun County places seventh at wrestling tourney
- Raiders stay perfect in boys’ basketball
- Stone Bridge is amped to play for the 'ship
- Varsity football championship history
- Briar Woods wrestles past Freedom
- Vikings outlast Raiders in girls hoops
- Division 5 Football playoffs: Bulldogs bark last in 38-24 victory
- Gouveia shows resolve in comeback victory
- Kicking it Internationally
- Bulldogs feeling good as big game approaches
- Stone Bridge wins region football title
- A sour finish to Patriots' memorable season
- Stone Bridge, Edison to play for another region championship
- Leizear, Patriots make most of second chance with Spartans
- Raiders punch ticket to VCU
- Stone Bridge showing no signs of slowing down
- Playoff reservations for four
- Potomac Falls' girls race to fifth place at state meet
- Falcons ground Eagles in ‘Bird Bowl’
- Panthers hold off Titans, 27-24
- Heritage excels in 42-6 win
- Vikings drop season finale
- The Big Battle
- Raiders outlast Spartans to claim Dulles volleyball title
- A divine season for Devine
- King helps Falcons ring up victory
- Loudoun County wins again
- Loudoun County snaps 18-game winless streak
- Stone Bridge rolls past Jefferson
- Playoffs for five?
- Betz takes her game to international level
- Bulldogs ring Liberty bell once again
- Loudoun County still perfect in volleyball
- Falcons, Vikings close out fantastic golf seasons
- Loudoun Valley earns first Cedar Run win
- Briar Woods wins convincingly
- Stone Bridge grounds Langley
- Broad Run rolls past Dominion
- Loudoun Valley nets sweep of Liberty
- Falcons soar to victory
- Spartans edge Pride in defensive clash
- Loudoun Valley falls against Fauquier
- Explosive Bulldogs roll to victory
- Viking golfers win region tourney
- Broad Run outlasts Briar Woods to remain perfect
- Vikings drop inaugural Cedar Run football game
- Park View continues to light up the scoreboard
- Bulldogs deliver another dominant performance
- Dominion runs past Freedom
- Varsity football action heats up this week
- King George rolls past Freedom
- Tuscarora doubles up Dominion
- Four Spartans give college softball verbals
- Heritage football to host a ‘Blackout’
- Coil to don Spartan green
- Heritage rallies past Brentsville, 29-26
- QB Reimers hurt in Raiders' loss
- Potomac Falls running strong
- Briefs; Sept. 12
- Tough start for Loudoun Valley
- Stone Bridge suffers rare loss
- Heritage gets back on track
- Sweep sensation for Raiders
- Heritage stumbles out of the gate
- Stone Bridge lineman David Wang commits to VT
- Dominion wins football opener
- Briar Woods shines in rematch
- Dulles Golf: Freedom sweeps Broad Run, Potomac Falls
- Tallahassee rallies for World Series title
- Freedom rings in golf win
- Greater Loudoun drops second straight game
- Greater Loudoun living on the edge
- Lions suffer first loss
- Rain suspends host team's game
- Lions are comeback kids
- Greater Loudoun ready for challenge
- Greater Loudoun peaking as World Series nears
- Shain commits to William & Mary
- Camp talk with Nick Sheehan
- Madigan is a lacrosse Pioneer
- Redskins take center stage in Ashburn
- Football frenzy: A fan’s plan for the 2007 season
- Good times for local softball teams
- An Eagle has landed
- ODSL making a big splash
- Glory Days: Abbott's up for an ESPY
- Briefs
- Tryouts
- Tryouts & Announcements
- Tryouts & Announcements
- Redskins set training camp schedule
- State tourneys next for local softball teams
- 2007 Loudoun Times-Mirror Varsity Female Athlete of the Year: Caitlyn Delahaba
- Red Sox rally for AAA championship
- Loudoun track athletes turn in big performances
- Sweger makes presence felt on the diamond
- Briefs
- 2007 Loudoun Times-Mirror Varsity Male Athlete of the Year: Ben Biber
- All-Dulles District teams
- All-Liberty District teams
- Briefs
- Lansdowne to host big stars for charity golf tourney
- Broad Run survives a big jam
- Briefs
- Broad Run makes a bold State-ment in title game
- Tiplady's blast lifts Spartans into final
- Notre Dame's Pinkston receives national honor
- Carl's Corner: These Spartans have a real spring in their step
- Tryouts & Announcements
- Park View girls are simply the best
- It’s Hokie time for Gouveia
- Super season ends for Spartan lacrosse
- Broad Run kicks it into full gear
- Potomac Falls cruises to third straight region soccer title
- Rally-minded Bulldogs earn state softball bid
- Briefs
- Tryouts & Announcements
- Broad Run captures region lacrosse title
- Delahaba, Kramer fuel softball victory
- Park View girls win region meet
- Bulldog soccer season ends on PKs
- Magical runs lands Raiders boys’ soccer title
- Softball Glory
- Briefs
- Tryouts & Announcements
- Potomac Falls focused on defending state soccer title
- Dulles District tournaments
- Notre Dame claims baseball, lacrosse state titles
- Vikings' lacrosse season ends
- National delight for Loudoun Valley
- College Corner
- Falcons, Pride claim tennis titles
- Briefs
- Tryouts & Announcements
- Spartans claim 1st dist. baseball title since '96
- Everhart helps Hokies win ACC softball title
- Panther boys extend soccer streak
- Vikings lacrosse taking care of business
- Spartans power past Raiders
- Briefs