By Karen Fulkerson At the Concorde District Track and Field Championships at Westfield High School, the following Wildcat athletes qualified for the upcoming regional championships.  Senior Mike Wright won the 200 meter dash and placed second in the 400 meter dash, achieving the state championship qualifying time in both events.  Wright also ran a leg of the second place 4x400 meter relay team. Junior Maryn Wood placed second in the girls’ 400 meter dash. Junior Chase Heiner placed third in the boys’ 1600 meter run, as well as anchoring the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays which also qualified to…

By Karen Fulkerson The Centreville High School varsity boys lacrosse team recently saw multiple players named to both the 2013 Northern Region team, and the 2013 Concorde District team.  Congratulations to the following players named to the 2013 Northern Region team: Andy Balberde - First team honors Antonio Choi - Second team honors Nathan Marks - Honorable mention First team honors: Kainoa O’Connor, Andy Balberde, Antonio Choi and Nathan Marks.  Second team honors: Tyler Vennergrund, Carson McEver, Kyle Richbourg, Pat Lilburn, Logan Wakefield and Pat Prosser.  Honorable mentions: Danny …

By Karen Fulkerson The Centreville Varsity Boys Lacrosse Team finished their regular season play with a win at home over cross-town rival Westfield High, 9-7.  Seniors Nathan Marks, Andy Balberde and Tyler Vennergrund each had two goals for the evening. Senior David Weisbrodt had one goal; and freshman Brett Clark had two goals. Lending assists during the game were Tyler Vennergrund, Nick Ziegler and Kyle Richbourg. The Wildcat defense had another extremely solid performance during the competitive game. The man down unit consisting of Antonio Choi, Ben Kandel, Pat Lilburn, Kainoa O'Connor, …

Written by Karen Fulkerson The Centreville High School softball team extended its record in Concorde District play to 6-0 by beating the Robinson Rams 5-1 on April 26. Robinson scored first plating its only run of the game in the bottom half of the third inning. The Wildcats responded with four runs in the top of the fifth. Senior first baseman Jenna Sarlouis’ doubled to right-center to drive in Amanda Meny who scored Centreville’s first run. Sarlouis and Macy Luck, who singled and stole a base, scored on a double by Kaleigh Berry. Natalie Hopkins’ sacrifice fly to right field drove in Berry …

By Monique King The Centreville girls defeated district rivals Robinson and Oakton in the tri-meet on April 17 with first place finishes by seniors Rebecca Vinter in the 800 meter run and Isabella Medina in the 3200 meter run.  Freshman Sami Belso scored a double victory winning both the 100 meter dash and the high jump. On the boy’s side, Centreville finished in second behind Robinson, but balanced that with quite a few first-place finishes. Seniors Mike Wright and Chan Young Lee achieved victories in the 100 meter dash and the 1600 meter run respectively. The Bishop twins won the 110 meter …

The Centreville High School varsity boys lacrosse team just concluded a stretch of three away games this past week.   The Wildcats emerged victorious over all three of the opponents and are now 8 and 2 for the season. CVHS began their week at the Mt. Vernon Lacrosse Tournament, against an undefeated Madison High School team, defeating them 6-4. Senior midfielder, Andy Balberde, was the leading scorer for the Wildcats, with three goals, while Danny Meador, David Weisbrodt and Tyler Vennergrund each contributed a goal apiece. Kyle Richbourg, Logan Wakefield and Danny Meador each had assists.  …

The Centreville High School girls tennis team had an outstanding match on April 8 against Herndon High School, coming away with a stellar 9-0 win over the Hornets. Senior Jamie Schoshinski had a decisive 10-3 win on court no. 1. Coming in on court no. 2, Carlota Perez-Carpio followed suit with a 10-3 victory over Zena Greer. Junior Jessica Jassal got a strong 10-2 victory over Natalie Doucette. Also contributing, junior Kimberly Townsend struggled but regrouped and came away with a 10-5 win over her challenging opponent Kelly Harrington. Rebekah Lee made tennis look easy, she secured the …

The Centreville High School varsity boys lacrosse team defeated TC Williams 13-4 in their second home game of the season.   Centreville had a good showing from several players, with Brett Clark, Kyle Richbourg, Andy Balberde, and Nathan Marks each scoring two goals apiece. Carson McEver, Tyler Vennergrund, Danny Meador and Sean Doyle each scored one goal during the game. Phil Anderson, Nathan Marks, Danny Meador and Kyle Richbourg all helped their fellow Wildcats with assists. Goalie Pat Prosser helped lead the strong Wildcat defense, with help from Antonio Choi and Ben Kandel throughout the …

The Centreville High School varsity girls’ soccer team heads into the spring break with a 3-0 record, scoring 10 goals and giving up only two in the first weeks of the season.  On March 18, they traveled to TC Williams and defeated the team 6-1. Weathering frigid temperatures, wind, and constant rain, the girls came out fast. Team captain Clara Logsdon wasted no time scoring her first of six goals only 28 seconds into the match, as she took a well placed pass from Jenna Green and beat several TC Williams defenders to calmly slot the ball past the diving goalie. Green and Logsdon worked well …

The Centreville High School JV boys lacrosse team took on TC Williams on March 19 for a 16-2 victory.  Playing into a heavy wind at the opening of the game, the Wildcats got rolling on a goal by Tommy Bowden, with an assist by Matthew Laurence.  David Shim followed up with an unassisted goal, followed by another goal by Bowden, assisted by Corey Spriggs. The offensive show gained speed when Tommy Healy drove for a scoring shot and Shim scored again with an assist from defenseman Aidan Barnes. Healy scored another pair of unassisted goals for a hat trick, and then Shim scored off a stolen …

The Centreville High School softball team opened its 2013 season with a 9-0 win over the Seahawks from South Lakes High School on March 15, at Wildcat field. The Lady Wildcats won the game behind a strong pitching performance from sophomore Gretchen Kernbach, who struck out 12 batters and gave up only three hits in seven innings of work. South Lakes came into Friday’s contest with a 2-0 record, but the Wildcat hitters were too much for them to handle. Senior left-fielder Lauren Knoble led the Wildcats with three hits and three RBIs. Junior catcher Macy Luck and Kernbach each contributed two …

Following a successful scrimmage against Flint Hill the previous week, the Centreville High School JV boys lacrosse team played their first game of the 2013 season at Yorktown High School on March 14.   After a first quarter goal by the Patriots, the shooting went cold as both teams played strong defense. The Wildcat’s defensive line of Kyle Evans, Britton Lee, and Aidan Barnes performed well, knocking down shots and making smooth clears. Early in the fourth quarter, Centreville’s Brian Yoo scored with a breakaway goal off a loose ball at midfield to tie the game, followed a few minutes later…

In an exciting season opener, on March 13, the Centreville High School varsity boys lacrosse team defeated the Yorktown High School Patriots in overtime, 10-9.   Senior attack Nathan Marks had six goals for the evening, including both the tieing and game-winning goals. Freshman midfielder Kyle Richbourg, in his first varsity game for the Wildcats, scored three goals during the game. Senior Tyler Vennergrund also had a goal.   Assists were given by Andy Balberde and Danny Meador. The Wildcats had a slow start to the evening, but finished strong by keeping possession for most of the fourth …

The Centreville High School varsity girls soccer team is lead by six seniors, five of whom have committed to college soccer teams. On March 14, they traveled to Yorktown High and defeated the team 2-1. The girls expected a tough game, and Yorktown gave it to them, with periods of sustained attack on both ends of the field punctuated by long segments of midfield battles. Defender Clara Logsdon, who will play her college ball for William and Mary next year, found space coming out of the back and beat several midfielders before laying a through ball to Centreville's speedy forward, junior Jenna …

Centreville High School's soccer teams opened regular season play last week. Both teams are looking for good seasons behind strong senior classes augmented by solid juniors and promising younger players. Due to scheduling conflicts, the boys played at W.T. Woodson on March 13 while the girls were idle. Woodson's boys are garnering a lot of attention as one of the early favorites in the region, but the Wildcats showed they should not be overlooked, knocking home the lone goal of the game when Johnny Rios laid a hard shot off his left foot into the lower right corner of the goal in the game's …

The Centreville High School Lady Wildcats basketball team had a record season, winning the Concorde District championship, and taking a win against West Springfield 54-52 during the Northern Region quarterfinals.  Honors: First Team All Concorde DistrictJenna Green Second Team All Concorde DistrictTori Collar Concorde District Coach of the YearTom Watson First Team All Northern RegionJenna Green All Concorde District Tournament TeamJenna Green (tournament MVP)Tori Collar All Northern Region Tournament TeamTori Collar

By Steve Marks The Centreville High School Wildcats Ice Hockey Club (CIHC) wrapped up their 2012-2013 hockey season on a high note, defeating the Herndon Hornets, 7-3, on Feb. 8 at SkateQuest of Reston. An enthusiastic crowd of fans and supporters helped the team celebrate Senior Night; honored students included Centreville students Ian McCormack, Nathan Marks and Matt Miller.  Both Marks (2) and Miller (1) scored goals in the game, and all three players were on the ice for the final minutes of the third period, during which the team scored twice. This season the Wildcats combined their …

Centreville High School wrestling had four wrestlers place in the top four of regionals competition, and one place fifth, allowing them to advance to states. On Feb. 16-17, they traveled to Oscar Smith High School to compete in States. Tyler Love became the third best wrestler in the state for his class this past weekend. 

The Centreville High School swim and dive team recently competed at state finals.  Paul Baumgartner finished twelfth in the state in diving. Kyle Marshall finished eleventh in the state in the boys 100 backstroke. Rachel Anderson finished sixth in the state in the girls 200 individual medley and also finished ninth in the state in the girls 100 fly.  The girls medley relay of Abby McCranie, Rachel Anderson, Kylie Cuomo, and Logan Ross finished eleventh in the state. The girls 200 freestyle relay of Abby McCranie, Rachel Anderson, Kylie Cuomo, and Brooke Worley finished twelfth in the state.

After two states, two facilities and over two weeks, the Concorde District Championships concluded Wednesday night at Episcopal High School in Alexandria.  Among those qualifying for the regional championship at GMU was senior hurdler Sydney Pryor, with her third place finish in the 55 meter hurdles.  Senior sprinter Mike Wright finished fourth in the boys' 300 meter sprint.  Sophomore Andrew Ridenour placed fourth in the boys' long jump with a leap of 19'10.25.” Senior Mikael Mantis had a huge personal record to place fifth with a jump of 19'6.5”. Senior Calvin Jones placed 5th in the boy's …