Western Albemarle and Fluvanna County’s boys soccer teams battled Tuesday night in a match that did justice to the fact that each team’s season was on the line.

Western Albemarle’s Aaron Myers was exhausted, but with two minutes left in a fourth overtime, the sophomore mustered one more run, flying towards Fluvanna County’s goal.

If Louisa County was fazed by its first inning, no one showed it.  The Lions shook off a rocky start, got some timely hits and rode the arm of Gunnar Carroll to a Jefferson District semifinal win over Orange County Tuesday night.

Madison County swept George Mason in two regular-season meetings on the diamond. The Mustangs got revenge Tuesday night. Mason combined 15 strikeouts from ace pitcher Mike Straub and timely hitting from the top half of the lineup to advance to the Bull Run District championship game with a 4-1 win over the Mountaineers.

Whenever Micalah Sacre enters the circle for the Orange County softball team, the Hornets have a great chance to win. On Tuesday evening, Sacre lead her team not just in the circle, but at the plate as well, in a 2-0 win over William Monroe in the Jefferson District semifinals.

Junior midfielder James Wittwer scored in the second half to lift the Albemarle boys soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Massaponax in the Commonwealth District semifinals on Tuesday night.

Jordan Haws set the table for Wheeler on four of her eight goals as Western blew past Potomac Falls for a 19-4 victory in the Region II semifinals Monday night.

Max Pfeifer scored a pair of goals and assisted on another during a critical second half run that lifted Western to a 15-10 victory in the Region II semifinal Monday night.

William & Mary-bound guard finds her place
2008 All-Central Virginia girls basketball

It was only fitting that the biggest game of the year for the St. Anne’s-Belfield boys lacrosse team came to an end in thrilling fashion.

Who says nice guys finish last? Covenant boys lacrosse coach Dave Breslin is regarded as one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet throughout the Central Virginia lacrosse community.

In Newport News, Covenant’s three seniors went out on a high note on Saturday, claiming the school’s first state boys tennis championship with an 8-1 victory over Hampton Roads Academy in the VISAA Division II final.

Often in important games, it is the senior leaders who will step up and make the big plays. And for St. Anne’s-Belfield in its VISAA Division I semifinal game against Collegiate on Friday, that player was Jack Thomasson.

In the Commonwealth District championship, Albemarle was in a dogfight most for the first three quarters against North Stafford, but the Patriots dominated the latter stages of the game to pull away 15-8 on Friday night.

After falling behind in the first inning against William Monroe in the first round of the Jefferson District baseball tournament Friday night, Fluvanna County looked to be in danger of crashing out of the postseason. Instead, the Flying Flucos stayed calm and scored at least one run in each of the next five innings to advance to the semifinals with an 8-3 victory.

In Goochland, Emily Klein and Amy Inouye scored second-half goals to lift the Covenant girls soccer team into the VIS Division II final with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Wakefield.

Western Albemarle’s tennis program added two more trophies to its case on Thursday in the Jefferson District singles championships.

Every team in every sport peaks at some point in the season. And for the most part, the team that saves its best for the postseason ends up with the silverware.

The only thing that has interrupted Western Albemarle’s Jefferson District tournament dominance is the canceled tournament in 2007. The Warriors’ opponents certainly haven’t gotten the job done.

Western Albemarle’s Stephanie Warren doesn’t pile up many points, but the senior has been a force on draw controls and ground balls all year.

The Covenant School’s boys tennis team will make its second consecutive trip to the VIS Division II finals on Saturday, as the Eagles stormed past Virginia Episcopal for the fourth time this season on Thursday, 9-0.

After a one-game playoff between Monticello and Orange County was needed to decide the Jefferson District’s regular-season softball champion, it’s anybody’s guess who will capture the tournament title.

After rolling through the Jefferson District during the regular season, the Louisa County baseball team looks for continued success as the postseason begins.

Anyone who knows Joey Manilla isn’t too surprised that the sophomore is the No. 1 player for the Western Albemarle boys tennis team.

Tyler Stutzman lost one Jefferson District track record on Wednesday without even getting a chance to defend it. But he walked out of the meet with a new, different mark and a big-time scalp.

Albemarle’s boys lacrosse team continued to dominate its competition in the Commonwealth District on Wednesday. This time, the Patriots defeated visiting Colonial Forge 11-5 in the semifinals of the district tournament.

Head coach Alan Swanson didn’t get his wish when the state playoff pairings were announced and his St. Anne’s-Belfield squad drew Benedictine.

Western Albemarle has built quite a legacy in the sport of tennis in its years in the Jefferson District, as both the boys and girls teams have won every title since the league was formed. The Warriors continued that streak in the 2008 championship on Tuesday at Piedmont Virginia Community College, as each team defeated rival Monticello.

St. Anne’s-Belfield was missing a major piece of its puzzle Tuesday afternoon with senior goalie Zach Starsia out. But sophomore Austin Geisler, who’d never played a varsity game in his career, filled in admirably in the cage and St. Anne’s rolled to a 16-3 victory over Flint Hill Academy in the TILT state tournament quarterfinals.

St. Anne’s-Belfield may not have played its prettiest lacrosse of the season, but it made all the plays it needed to in order to secure a win over Virginia Episcopal in the VISAA quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon.