April 28th, 2010 - Girls Lax: Langley Pummels McLean

Langley Saxons 18 McLean Highlanders 3 If the two teams have seen the Mel Gibson film, the Langley Saxons certainly didn't follow the scri pt, as they routed the invading McLean Highlanders 18-3 Monday night. The Saxon squad continued to demonstrate why they are considered one of Virginia's elite teams. Currently ranked # 3 in the laxpower.com computer rankings, the Saxon sharp shooters hit the target at a 67% scoring rate. Led by scoring sensation sophomore Margo Swomley (4 goals on 5...

April 26th, 2010 - Boys Lax: Northern Region Top 10

Top 10 Boy's Lacrosse teams in the Northern Region as voted on by the coaches in the Northern Region. You can see the poll each week on Fairfax Sports Network's Northern VA Sports Report - Every Wednesday on Channel 10. Brought to you by TripleEdge Lacrosse.

April 25th, 2010 - Girls Lax: Langley Deafeats South Lakes

Langley 20 South Lakes 1 Langley's fab five celebrated Senior Night with a 20-1 victory against the Seahawks. The Lady Saxon Clan honored their seniors: Jillian Canning (4 years); Natalie Dolan (3 years); Megan Link (1 year); Elspeth McGarry (4 years); and Mary Riley Pembroke (4 years); for their dedication and service in making the Langley Lax program a perennial power in Virginia. The Saxons came out on this emotional night and demonstrated why they are ranked #5 in Virginia by...

April 22nd, 2010 - Girls Lax: Langley Beats Woodson

Langley 17 Woodson 10 A low ghostly sky accompanied by its eerily silent sister fog, shrouded the scene more befitting the backdrop for a production of Macbeth, than the thrilling play between the Langley Lady Saxons (7-2 ) and their arch rival, the Woodson Cavaliers (4-2). When play concluded, the Lady Saxons bewitched their adversary by plopping 17 goals into the cauldron. The Cavaliers managed to cast in just 10 of their own. The Saxons set the tone early with spellbinding...

April 19th, 2010 - Girls Lax: Saxons Defeat Colonials

Saxon 15 Colonials 5 The Langley Ladies continued their winning ways against their Colonial hosts. The Saxon's jumped out early with the perfect shooting performance of sophomore Margo Swomley who went 5/5 on the night. Co-captain Elspeth McGarry added 5 goals of her own with 3 assists to power the Saxon offense. Senior goal keeper, Megan Link, made quick work of the shots Thomas Jefferson were able to get against a stout Saxon defense allowing only one goal and giving Langley a commending...

April 15th, 2010 - Girls Lax: Langley Beats Fairfax

Langley Ladies 20 Fairfax 3 Tuesday night's rain did nothing to dampen the Lady Saxons shooting as they erupted for 20 goals against their Rebel rivals. Langley's calculated offense allowed them to take and make high percentage shots (20/26) despite the wet turf and the tenacious net play of the Fairfax keeper. Leading the points parade was co-captain, Elspeth McGarry (4 goals, 3 assists) who declined some scoring opportunities to assist teammates sophomore, Margo Swomley (5 goals, 1...

February 5th, 2010 - Bud Mayo to be Inducted Into U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame

FCPS's Bud Mayo to be Inducted Into U.S. Lacrosse-Potomac Chapter Hall of Fame Bud Mayo, assistant principal at Pimmit Hills Alternative High School, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Potomac Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse on Saturday, February 6. Pimmit Hills Alternative High is a Fairfax County public school. Mayo was instrumental in the introduction of lacrosse in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) while serving as a history teacher at Lake Braddock Secondary School. With the...

April 29th, 2009 - Northern Region Lacrosse Coaches Poll

Each week TripleEDGE Lacrosse compiles the Top 10 boys and girls teams in the region. This week's poll reflects games played through April 25.

April 26th, 2009 - Another Langley Saxon Girls Lacrosse Player Announces Intent to Play College lacrosse

Annie Swanson is the latest Langley Girls Lacrosse player to announce her intention to play college lacrosse at one of the nation’s premier small liberal arts colleges, Ohio Wesleyan University—or OWU. Ohio Wesleyan competes in NCAA Division III. Annie joins teammates: Maggie Kovacs, who has committed to play NCAA Division I lacrosse at University of Oregon, a world-class teaching and research university located in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon. Sophie Spivack, who will play for...

April 24th, 2009 - BIG EAST WOMEN’S LACROSSE POSTSEASON AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

ARLINGTON, Va. – The 2009 BIG EAST women’s lacrosse championship began a weekend of postseason action with a banquet announcing major award winners and the league’s all-conference teams Thursday evening at the Key Bridge Marriott. Georgetown senior Bridget Noon was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, while GU head coach Ricky Fried was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year. Hoyas’ junior Ashby Kaestner and Syracuse junior Christina Dove were each named BIG EAST Midfielders of the...

April 23rd, 2009 - Girls Lax: Langley Winning Streak Comes To An End

Langley High School Girls Lacrosse Lose to Robinson High School 17 - 10 It was senior night for the girls at Robinson High School and they wanted to win and win they did by breaking Langley’s seven game winning streak and beating the Saxons 17 – 10. It was an out of conference game for Langley and Langley is still undefeated in Liberty District play. It was not a typical night for Langley. Robinson, ranked second in the Northern Region, according to the coaches poll, controlled most of the...

April 16th, 2009 - Girls Lax: Langley Girls Remain Undefeated Beating South Lakes 19-2

Returning from Spring Break the Langley High School Girls Lacrosse Team continued it’s undefeated winning streak by handily beating South Lakes High School 19 – 2. Langley is now 7 – 0 for the season. The first half score was 13 – 0 allowing Coach DeSomma to try new plays and use his junior varsity goalie, Tuscany Justice, in the second half of the game. It was typical Langley play for the season; a lot of goals that were made on a large number of assists. Langley girls with both goals and...

April 2nd, 2009 - Girls Lax: Langley Remain Undefeated Beating Stone Bridge

The Langley High School Girls Lacrosse team had to fight hard tonight, in a come back victory to continue their undefeated season; now 6 - 0. The half time score was 5 – 5, then leading off the second half Stone Bridge scored three unanswered goals and was leading 8 – 5 with 14 minutes to go. In an instant, after a Langley time out, the dynamics changed. Langley Saxon attack Maggie Kovacs went on a goal rampage scoring 5 goals; Lee Quinby got the ball at almost every draw; defenders Sophie...

March 30th, 2009 - Girls Lax: Langley Continues Winning Streak Defeating Lake Braddock

Langley High School Girls Lacrosse team brought its winning streak to 5 and remains undefeated this season with a 15 – 7 win over Lake Braddock High School. Although Langley scored 15 goals, its game average so far this season, it was the first game in which it had more unassisted goals than goals on an assist. Only seven of Langley’s goals were on assists. Head Coach Richard DeSomma commented, “Tonight’s game was not as smooth as the last four in that we had a hard time with passes and...

March 27th, 2009 - Girls Lax: Undefeated Langley Defeats Thomas Jefferson

Continuing its winning streak the Langley High School Girls Lacrosse team easily defeated its cross-county academic rival Thomas Jefferson High School 13 – 5. Langley is now 4 – 0 in regular season play and the lady Saxons continue to show the determination needed to regain the Liberty District title that the team held in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Langley’s formula of having more goals scored on assists than unassisted continues to win games. Of the 13 goals 8 were on assists. Elspeth...

March 25th, 2009 - Girls Lax: Langley Romps Cross-Town Rival McLean

The unbeaten Langley High School Girls Lacrosse team romped its cross-town rival McLean High School 17 – 5. Langley is now 3 – 0 as they attempt to regain the Liberty District title that the team held in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. As part of its winning streak Langley has regained the old formula of trusting each other, relying on each other and playing as a team. In its win over McLean, the Saxon’s repeated what appears to be their best teamwork by scoring more goals on assists (11) than...

March 18th, 2009 - Girls Lax: Langley Beats Marshall

Langley High School Girls Lacrosse team wins again this time handily beating Marshall High School 15–4. The Langley girls continued to exhibit broad offensive fire power with five girls scoring 15 goals. The center of the offense against Marshall was Elspeth McGarry scoring five goals and three assists, Maggie Kovacs with 6 goals and 1 assist, and Erin Wiltse with 2 goals. Katy Wingo and Annie Swanson each scoring a goal. Defender Tess Rosenthal held the defense together with four crucial...

March 15th, 2009 - Veteran Langley Girls Lacrosse Off to Great Start

With seven returning seniors the Langley High School Lacrosse team is off to a great start with two big wins in its two pre-season games. Langley's first victory was a 15 - 9 win against Bishop Sullivan Crusaders in Virginia Beach, an away trip that the team used both as a scrimmage game and a team building adventure. Last night Langley trounced Westfield High School 26 - 7 at Westfield. Head Coach Richard DeSomma praised the girls for working all winter and for being in great shape. He...

March 12th, 2009 - Girls Lax: Langley Wins Season Opener against South County

With seven returning seniors Langley High School Girls Lacrosse team won their opening game of the season by beating South County High School 15 – 9. The Langley girls exhibited broad offensive fire power with seven girls scoring the 15 goals. Maggie Kovacs had 5 goals and 4 assists, Annie Swanson and Erin Wiltse each scored 3 goals and each had one assist. Elspeth McGarry, Lee Quinby, and Torrie Zarella each scored a goal and each had one assist; Katy Wingo had one goal. On top of a great...

February 24th, 2009 - Oakton Lacrosse Donates $1389 To Alternative House

As the lacrosse season kicks off, the perennial powerhouse boys and girl’s teams from Oakton High School have once again made the Vienna-based Alternative House a winner by donating $1389.00 to the area shelter for at-risk children. This donation was a result of the Oakton High School’s Tenth Annual Turkey Shoot Out lacrosse tournament. The funds were generated by gate proceeds for the day and requests for personal donations. In addition, participants and spectators in the 32-team event...

October 23rd, 2008 - Fellows Is ‘An Inspiration’

When Kathy Jenkins set out to establish a girls lacrosse program at the St. Agnes School in Alexandria in 1976, she was given the name of Alix Fellows, a local mother who had a background in the emerging sport. After meeting with Jenkins, Fellows agreed to help start up the team, beginning a successful relationship that has lasted more than three decades...

August 15th, 2008 - Quickly Gaining Capital: Capital Girls Lacrosse Club Makes A Name For Itself

August 24 – the date is seared in the minds of most sports-centric individuals in the area as the date of the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. Until then, sports fans will most likely be talking about little else. However, for one subset of sports-focused people in the D.C Metropolitan area, August 23 and 24 will have a different meaning. These dates will be the days of the try-outs for the Capital Girls Lacrosse Club, one of the area’s newest lacrosse clubs, which has...

June 8th, 2008 - Chantilly Boys Win First State Title

“They say you put your best athlete in goal,” Chargers coach Kevin Broderick said. “He’s a fantastic athlete.

June 2nd, 2008 - Chantilly Boys Make An Impression

It's not hard to see why the Chantilly boys lacrosse team is deserving of praise in 2008, having won the first district and region championships in team history and now making a run at a state title without a loss.

May 23rd, 2008 - Lax Champs: Charger Boys, Lady Cougars Win Region Titles

The Chantilly boys won the program's first-ever Northern Region title, thanks to Kevin O'Neill's unlikely behind the back game-winning goal Wednesday. The Oakton girls rode JMU-bound senior Ashley Kimener's 9-goal performance to their second straight region championship. Kimener helped the Cougars rally back from a 7-4 halftime deficit, recording five goals in the second half.

May 23rd, 2008 - Jefferson's M.C. Anderson

FSN’s Monika Moore recently caught up with Jefferson's M.C. Anderson to talk about the Colonials’ season.

May 21st, 2008 - Lake Braddock's Meg Jarrell

This year’s Lake Braddock team put together an impressive season, and had eleven players selected for the All-Patriot District team, including Senior Captain Meg Jarrell.

May 14th, 2008 - Sophomore Giusti Breaks Three Records in One Game

Stone Bridge's Lauren Giusti broke three records in the Bulldogs' 14-11 victory over Woodson in last week's Virginia AAA Liberty District championship.

May 11th, 2008 - Chantilly claims first district title

Since the beginning of the 2008 season, the Chantilly boys lacrosse team has had a clear goal in mind: win championships.

May 11th, 2008 - Rams beat buzzer in Concorde final

Had the horn already sounded when Robinson junior Megan Dunleavy’s shot crossed the goal line at the end of Friday’s Concorde District girls lacrosse championship game? The world may never know. But all that matters for the Rams is that the referee deemed it a goal, giving Robinson its first district title since 2005.