The Chargers scored the game’s first nine goals in a 20-5 victory in the Group AA/AAA quarterfinals.

Enrollment changes will knock several area high schools down to lower divisions for the 2009 and 2010 football seasons.

Potomac Falls starting hurler Jacob Kline lived up to his daunting season line, throwing the full seven innings while allowing just one run and fanning seven in leading the Panthers to a 5-1 victory.

The Western Albemarle boys tennis team captured the Region II championship with a 5-0 road victory over previously unbeaten Sherando on Saturday.

The Louisa County boys outdoor track team picked up where it left off after winning the Jefferson District title, capturing the Region II crown earlier this week.

Western followed up its thrilling semifinal win by beating Louisa County, 2-1, in the bottom of the seventh on a double to deep right field from Ryan Hughes.

Micalah Sacre tossed a one-hitter to lead Orange County to a 1-0 victory over Monticello in the Jefferson District softball final on Thursday.

When all was said and done, the Warriors held on in a wild 10-inning thriller, 4-3, to advance to Thursday’s district championship game.

Loudoun Valley senior Kiersten Pappas held off a challenge from Albemarle sophomore Megan Napolitano to repeat as Northwest Region singles champion.

Top-seeded Covenant repeated as VISAA Division 2 girls soccer champions with a 2-0 victory over Tandem Friends at St. Catherine’s Goochland fields on Saturday.

Chapin Speidel and Michael Morris scored four goals each as the St. Anne’s-Belfield boys lacrosse team defeated Collegiate 18-11 to advance to the VIS Division 1 final.

However the Western Albemarle girls lacrosse teamed looked particularly poised on Thursday evening, defeating Charlottesville 15-8 to win the Jefferson District championship.

What had turned into something of a lost season for Western Albemarle junior Joey Manilla took another upturn on Thursday.

That reputation was further solidified on Wednesday afternoon as the Warriors trounced Monticello 5-0 to capture the Jefferson District championship.

After the graduation of five key players and some injuries springing up early in the year, Warriors coach Charles Ix went to the freshman well — and so far, that decision has paid big dividends.