The Virginia High School League state tournament is underway. We have baseball/softball here, soccer here and tennis here.
Updated, June 14:
Salem’s boys suffered no letdown after ending three-time champion Atlee’s season in Friday’s semifinal.
The Spartans (17-3) won their first Class 4 boys lacrosse title Saturday with an 11-7 victory over Loudoun County at Charlottesville High School.
Salem ended the season with a seven-game win streak.
*Rockbridge County’s girls met Western Albemarle for a second successive year in the Class 4 final with a similar result.
Western, which was in its sixth straight championship game, defeated the Wildcats 14-4 at Charlottesville High to claim the title for a third year in a row.
In other lacrosse finals:
West Potomac (Alexandria) topped Cosby (Richmond) 9-8 in Class 6 boys, Independence bounced Douglas Freeman (Richmond) 13-9 in Class 5 boys, Yorktown (Arlington) edged James Madison (Vienna) 16-14 in Class 6 girls and Riverside (Leesburg) nipped Douglas Freeman 8-6 in Class 5 girls.
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Updated, June 13:
The VHSL held its lacrosse state semifinals earlier in the week, highlighted by Salem’s 7-5 win over three-time defending Class 4 boys champion Atlee.
The Spartans will play for their first state title Saturday at Charlottesville High School against Loudoun County.
Rockbridge County will meet Western Albemarle in the Class 4 girls final for the second year in a row. The VHSL does not offer lacrosse in its lower three enrollment classifications so smaller schools are required to play “up” to compete for a championship.
Western Albemarle defeated Rockbridge 12-8 in the 2024 final.
Saturday’s other state finals are West Potomac vs. Cosby in Class 6 boys, Douglas Freeman vs. Independence in Class 5 boys, Yorktown vs. James Madison in Class 6 girls and Freeman vs. Riverside in Class 5 girls.
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BOYS LACROSSE
CLASS 6
Cosby 10, Gainesville 6
James Robinson 3, Langley 2
West Potomac 15, Yorktown 9
Battlefield 13, Deep Run 5
June 10
West Potomac 9, Battlefield 8
June 11
Cosby 5, James Robinson 2
June 14
At Douglas Freeman H.S., Richmond
West Potomac 9, Cosby 8
CLASS 5
Independence 15, Frank Cox 1
Briar Woods 11, Patrick Henry (Roanoke) 8
June 9
Independence 15, Floyd Kellam 3
June 10
Douglas Freeman 11, Briar Woods 7
June 14
At Mills Godwin H.S., Richmond
Independence 13, Douglas Freeman 9
CLASS 4
Salem 9, Broad Run 4
Atlee 12, Western Albemarle 5
Loudoun County 15, Jefferson Forest 11
Meridian 19, Monacan 7
June 10
Salem 7, Atlee 5
Loudoun County 12, Meridian 11
June 14
At Charlottesville H.S.
Salem 11, Loudoun County 7
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GIRLS LACROSSE
CLASS 6
Cosby 19, Freedom (South Riding) 10
James Madison 15, C.G. Woodson 0
Yorktown 22, West Potomac 2
Battlefield 13, Deep Run 5
June 10
Yorktown 12, Battlefield 10
June 11
James Madison 15, Cosby 7
June 14
At Douglas Freeman H.S., Richmond
Yorktown 16, James Madison 14
CLASS 5
Riverside 22, Frank Cox 6
Lightridge 12, Patrick Henry (Roanoke) 5
June 9
Riverside 16, Floyd Kellam 1
June 11
Douglas Freeman 16, Lightridge 8
June 14
At Mills Godwin H.S., Richmond
Riverside 8, Douglas Freeman 6
CLASS 4
Rockbridge County 22, John Champe 6
Powhatan 20, Kettle Run 8
Dominion 11, Blacksburg 5
Western Albemarle 18, Hanover 5
June 10
Rockbridge County 15, Powhatan 12
Western Albemarle 16. Dominion 2
June 14
At Charlottesville H.S.
Western Albemarle 14, Rockbridge County 4
