Junior middleweight boxer Jimmy Lange (29-3-2, 20 KOs) has a new opponent for the World Boxing Council (WBC) United States National Boxing Championship (USNBC) Super Welterweight (154-pounds) championship fight coming to the Patriot Center on May 2. After his previously-confirmed challenger (Ryan Davis) unexpectedly backed out, Ice Promotions officials confirmed that Frank Houghtaling (19-15-5, 4 KOs) of Albany, N.Y., had accepted to fight the popular Great Falls, Va. boxer in a 12-round Main Event title fight.
Houghtaling has won three regional titles and fought tough competition during his career, including a victory over former world champion Livingstone Bramble. The cagey veteran was stopped by Matthew Hutton in the seventh round of their IBF International Welterweight title bout two years ago and dropped a 10-round decision to former world champion Sharmbra Mitchell at DC’s Lincoln Theatre.
Lange, a Bishop O’Connell High graduate (Arlingto
n), rose to 21-1-1 over his first five years, earning an unmatched regional following in the local area. In 2003, he scored high marks and won fans at the national stage with his impressive third-round TKO of former WBF light heavyweight champion Homer Gibbins live on ESPN2’s Tuesday Night Fights. His fame rose to new heights as a "Fan Favorite" on season one of the boxing TV series "The Contender," with hosts Sylvester Stallone and "Sugar" Ray Leonard. Since the show, Lange has headlined all six pro cards held at the Patriot Center, drawing more than 5,000 fans to each. In 2007, he captured the WBC’s 154-pound Continental Americas’ championship belt with an eight-round TKO rematch win over Fontaine Cabell.
An exciting fight card featuring up to 10 bouts of top professional local and regional boxers will be showcased on May 2. For tickets, call 703-573-SEAT.
The need for new high school football officials is becoming a big issue in the greater Washington Metropolitan Area. With new schools opening and more students participating, the need for new officials is ever increasing. If interested in becoming a high school football official, contact Dennis Hall at 540-837-1316 (w).
Jefferson High boys’ tennis player Spencer Clark (Great Falls) won his No. 2 singles match over a Stone Bridge High opponent, helping his team defeat the Bulldogs, 9-0, in Liberty District action on March 18. Other locals who helped Jefferson to the team win were Chris McPherson (Great Falls) at No. 3 singles and Eric Bomgardner (McLean) at No. 4.
Rob Triplett (McLean High graduate) is a senior midfielder for the Gettysburg (Pa.) men’s lacrosse team this spring. In the current Gettysburg team media guide, it states that Triplett is a "good-sized (6-1, 200 pounds) midfielder who has the ability to shoot with either hand" and that he is "one of the best shooters on the roster."
Last year as a junior, Triplett scored seven goals and dished out five assists over 19 games. As a sophomore he scored 11 goals and was sixth on the team in assists with nine.
At McLean, Triplett was a two-sport athlete (lacrosse, wrestling). He was a lacrosse team captain for the Highlanders and earned both All-Liberty District and All-Northern Region recognition. He is McLean’s all-time leading scorer.
Triplett, the son of William and Caroline Triplett, is majoring in management.
Gettysburg lacrosse is an NCAA Div. 3 member of the Centennial Conference.
The NoVa Blaze is conducting tryouts for its 16U and 18U teams on May 3, from 12-2 p.m. at McLean High School. For more information, go to www.novablaze.org.
Marshall High School recently introduced Bill Lapthorn as its new head football coach. Lapthorn, a native of Cincinnati, played football at the College of Mount Saint Joseph. There, he earned a degree in health and physical education. Lapthorn coached football for five years at Cincinnati Winton Woods school, while also earning his masters degree in secondary education at Xavier University. After completing his masters, he moved to Northern Virginia and accepted a position at South Lakes High School, where he taught health and physical education and served as the football team’s offensive coordinator. In 2007, Lapthorn joined the Marshall High community as a varsity assistant coach and health and physical education teacher. He said his goal for the Statesmen football program will be to produce a team that the entire Marshall community can be proud of by building champions on the field and in the classroom.
The SYA Storm, an under-10 girls’ soccer team from Fairfax County, won the prestigious Jefferson Cup in Richmond on March 22 in a 2-1 overtime victory against another Northern Virginia club, the Loudoun Red 98 team.
Sponsored by the Keller Williams Fairfax Gateway Realtor group, the Storm beat out top-ranked teams from Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina for the championship. Among the 398 girls teams competing across nine age groups in the nationally ranked youth soccer tournament, the SYA Storm was the only club from Fairfax County — and only one of two teams from Virginia – to win a championship division.
First in its group after three preliminary round matches, the
SYA Storm advanced to the semifinals game against the HBC Impact 98 from Huntington, N.Y. A successful penalty kick in the last few minutes of the game clinched the win to send the team into the championship against Loudoun Red 98.
Trailing Loudoun 1-0 with three minutes left in a tough-fought finals match, Storm coach Kurt Gordon switched his lineup to a pressing offensive attack. Oak Hill's Caroline Kulczycky, who had played the entire game on defense, was substituted in as a striker after a quick water break.
"Before she went back onto the field, I told Caroline that this was a ‘right here, right now’ moment and that she needed to do her best to make something happen," said Gordon. "I guess my pep talk worked."
With less than a minute remaining in regulation, Kulczycky propelled the Storm into overtime by fighting off defenders near Loudoun's goal and nailing a shot into the upper left corner of the net from eight yards out. Then, in the first of two five-minute overtime periods, a redirected corner kick
pushed the Storm into the lead and to victory.
The SYA Storm (www.syastorm.com) now prepares for its fourth season in the Washington Area Girls Soccer League (WAGS). The team is currently undefeated in three seasons of WAGS play, posting a record of 25 wins, two ties, and no losses with 179 goals for and nine goals against. Kulczycky, who joined the team in the Fall 2008 season, was the Storm's co-leading scorer with 10 goals
Houghtaling has won three regional titles and fought tough competition during his career, including a victory over former world champion Livingstone Bramble. The cagey veteran was stopped by Matthew Hutton in the seventh round of their IBF International Welterweight title bout two years ago and dropped a 10-round decision to former world champion Sharmbra Mitchell at DC’s Lincoln Theatre.
Lange, a Bishop O’Connell High graduate (Arlingto
n), rose to 21-1-1 over his first five years, earning an unmatched regional following in the local area. In 2003, he scored high marks and won fans at the national stage with his impressive third-round TKO of former WBF light heavyweight champion Homer Gibbins live on ESPN2’s Tuesday Night Fights. His fame rose to new heights as a "Fan Favorite" on season one of the boxing TV series "The Contender," with hosts Sylvester Stallone and "Sugar" Ray Leonard. Since the show, Lange has headlined all six pro cards held at the Patriot Center, drawing more than 5,000 fans to each. In 2007, he captured the WBC’s 154-pound Continental Americas’ championship belt with an eight-round TKO rematch win over Fontaine Cabell.An exciting fight card featuring up to 10 bouts of top professional local and regional boxers will be showcased on May 2. For tickets, call 703-573-SEAT.
The need for new high school football officials is becoming a big issue in the greater Washington Metropolitan Area. With new schools opening and more students participating, the need for new officials is ever increasing. If interested in becoming a high school football official, contact Dennis Hall at 540-837-1316 (w).
Jefferson High boys’ tennis player Spencer Clark (Great Falls) won his No. 2 singles match over a Stone Bridge High opponent, helping his team defeat the Bulldogs, 9-0, in Liberty District action on March 18. Other locals who helped Jefferson to the team win were Chris McPherson (Great Falls) at No. 3 singles and Eric Bomgardner (McLean) at No. 4.
Rob Triplett (McLean High graduate) is a senior midfielder for the Gettysburg (Pa.) men’s lacrosse team this spring. In the current Gettysburg team media guide, it states that Triplett is a "good-sized (6-1, 200 pounds) midfielder who has the ability to shoot with either hand" and that he is "one of the best shooters on the roster."
Last year as a junior, Triplett scored seven goals and dished out five assists over 19 games. As a sophomore he scored 11 goals and was sixth on the team in assists with nine.
At McLean, Triplett was a two-sport athlete (lacrosse, wrestling). He was a lacrosse team captain for the Highlanders and earned both All-Liberty District and All-Northern Region recognition. He is McLean’s all-time leading scorer.
Triplett, the son of William and Caroline Triplett, is majoring in management.
Gettysburg lacrosse is an NCAA Div. 3 member of the Centennial Conference.
The NoVa Blaze is conducting tryouts for its 16U and 18U teams on May 3, from 12-2 p.m. at McLean High School. For more information, go to www.novablaze.org.
Marshall High School recently introduced Bill Lapthorn as its new head football coach. Lapthorn, a native of Cincinnati, played football at the College of Mount Saint Joseph. There, he earned a degree in health and physical education. Lapthorn coached football for five years at Cincinnati Winton Woods school, while also earning his masters degree in secondary education at Xavier University. After completing his masters, he moved to Northern Virginia and accepted a position at South Lakes High School, where he taught health and physical education and served as the football team’s offensive coordinator. In 2007, Lapthorn joined the Marshall High community as a varsity assistant coach and health and physical education teacher. He said his goal for the Statesmen football program will be to produce a team that the entire Marshall community can be proud of by building champions on the field and in the classroom.
The SYA Storm, an under-10 girls’ soccer team from Fairfax County, won the prestigious Jefferson Cup in Richmond on March 22 in a 2-1 overtime victory against another Northern Virginia club, the Loudoun Red 98 team.
Sponsored by the Keller Williams Fairfax Gateway Realtor group, the Storm beat out top-ranked teams from Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina for the championship. Among the 398 girls teams competing across nine age groups in the nationally ranked youth soccer tournament, the SYA Storm was the only club from Fairfax County — and only one of two teams from Virginia – to win a championship division.
First in its group after three preliminary round matches, the
SYA Storm advanced to the semifinals game against the HBC Impact 98 from Huntington, N.Y. A successful penalty kick in the last few minutes of the game clinched the win to send the team into the championship against Loudoun Red 98.
Trailing Loudoun 1-0 with three minutes left in a tough-fought finals match, Storm coach Kurt Gordon switched his lineup to a pressing offensive attack. Oak Hill's Caroline Kulczycky, who had played the entire game on defense, was substituted in as a striker after a quick water break.
"Before she went back onto the field, I told Caroline that this was a ‘right here, right now’ moment and that she needed to do her best to make something happen," said Gordon. "I guess my pep talk worked."
With less than a minute remaining in regulation, Kulczycky propelled the Storm into overtime by fighting off defenders near Loudoun's goal and nailing a shot into the upper left corner of the net from eight yards out. Then, in the first of two five-minute overtime periods, a redirected corner kick
pushed the Storm into the lead and to victory.
The SYA Storm (www.syastorm.com) now prepares for its fourth season in the Washington Area Girls Soccer League (WAGS). The team is currently undefeated in three seasons of WAGS play, posting a record of 25 wins, two ties, and no losses with 179 goals for and nine goals against. Kulczycky, who joined the team in the Fall 2008 season, was the Storm's co-leading scorer with 10 goals
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