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EspañolAA DULLES DISTRICT
The 'AA Dulles District' is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools exclusively from Loudoun County in Northern Virginia.
The Dulles District was created in 2001 from all six Loudoun County high schools that were in the AA Northwestern District, which were Broad Run High School, Loudoun County High School, Loudoun Valley High School, Park View High School, Potomac Falls High School, and Stone Bridge High School.
The Dulles District's name is derived from the district's proximity to Washington Dulles International Airport, which is located in eastern Loudoun County. The district's member schools compete in Region II with the schools from the AA Jefferson District and the AA Northwestern District.
Loudoun County's growth has been a factor in creating the Dulles District as more high schools were being built during the 2000's, and there were four new members in the district since 2001. In 2002, Heritage High School opened; in 2003, Dominion High School opened; in 2005, Briar Woods High School and Freedom High School opened. In 2005, Loudoun Valley was moved to the AAA National District and Stone Bridge moved to the AAA Liberty District because their enrollments were considerably above the AA/AAA enrollment cutoffs.
In 2001, the Dulles District was expected to be a football powerhouse, with Park View, the AA Division 4 runner up in 1999 and 2000 leading the way. Former Park View coach and teacher Mickey Thompson went to Stone Bridge to start up the new program there, and the Bulldogs were also expected to be another strong contender for the AA title. Both schools were very competitive in the district's initial years, but Park View's program steadily declined as players who first had Thompson at Park View graduated, and Stone Bridge moved to AAA after winning two AA Region II Division 4 titles. Loudoun Valley also made a playoff appearance in 2003 but is also in AAA.
Dulles District schools however have been among the strongest in Virginia in softball, girls soccer, volleyball, and girls basketball, with multiple members earning AA tournament berths and AA titles since the district's founding. Boys and Girls lacrosse was offered as a varsity sport for the first time in Loudoun County high schools in 2002, and girls' field hockey may be added as well within a few years.
The biggest strength of the Dulles District as a league is not its sports however, but it is because eight out of the ten Loudoun schools routinely play each other in all sports, making the AA Dulles District the mainstay of Loudoun County athletics. In addition, the Dulles District is the only AA (and non-AAA) district with all of its members in Northern Virginia. This has also allowed more exposure on Loudoun County high school sports in the Washington area, because many Northwestern District members are located in the northern Shenandoah Valley and do not receive much exposure due to their distance from the immediate Washington area.
Dulles District members schedule non-district members primarily against schools in the AA Northwestern District and they also regularly play some high schools in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, including Jefferson, Hampshire, and Musselman.
The Dulles District is expected to add a ninth member sometime either in 2008 or 2009, when a new high school opens in western Loudoun County, and a new high school in Leesburg is scheduled to open in 2009 which will bring the district up to eleven members in the 2009-2010 school year, as Loudoun Valley is expected to be AA size again at this time. Stone Bridge at this time is expected to stay in AAA indefinitely as the school is currently not crowded.
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★ Briar Woods Falcons, Ashburn
★ Broad Run Spartans, Ashburn
★ Dominion Titans, Sterling
★ Freedom Eagles, South Riding
★ Heritage Pride, Leesburg
★ Loudoun County Raiders, Leesburg
★ Park View Patriots, Sterling
★ Potomac Falls Panthers, Sterling
★ Loudoun Valley High School, played from 2001-2005
★ Stone Bridge High School, played from 2001-2005
★ Loudoun County Prep Sports: Covers in depth on all sports in the Dulles District.
History and Facts about the District
The Dulles District was created in 2001 from all six Loudoun County high schools that were in the AA Northwestern District, which were Broad Run High School, Loudoun County High School, Loudoun Valley High School, Park View High School, Potomac Falls High School, and Stone Bridge High School.
The Dulles District's name is derived from the district's proximity to Washington Dulles International Airport, which is located in eastern Loudoun County. The district's member schools compete in Region II with the schools from the AA Jefferson District and the AA Northwestern District.
Membership Changes
Loudoun County's growth has been a factor in creating the Dulles District as more high schools were being built during the 2000's, and there were four new members in the district since 2001. In 2002, Heritage High School opened; in 2003, Dominion High School opened; in 2005, Briar Woods High School and Freedom High School opened. In 2005, Loudoun Valley was moved to the AAA National District and Stone Bridge moved to the AAA Liberty District because their enrollments were considerably above the AA/AAA enrollment cutoffs.
Strengths and Notable Facts on the Dulles District
In 2001, the Dulles District was expected to be a football powerhouse, with Park View, the AA Division 4 runner up in 1999 and 2000 leading the way. Former Park View coach and teacher Mickey Thompson went to Stone Bridge to start up the new program there, and the Bulldogs were also expected to be another strong contender for the AA title. Both schools were very competitive in the district's initial years, but Park View's program steadily declined as players who first had Thompson at Park View graduated, and Stone Bridge moved to AAA after winning two AA Region II Division 4 titles. Loudoun Valley also made a playoff appearance in 2003 but is also in AAA.
Dulles District schools however have been among the strongest in Virginia in softball, girls soccer, volleyball, and girls basketball, with multiple members earning AA tournament berths and AA titles since the district's founding. Boys and Girls lacrosse was offered as a varsity sport for the first time in Loudoun County high schools in 2002, and girls' field hockey may be added as well within a few years.
The biggest strength of the Dulles District as a league is not its sports however, but it is because eight out of the ten Loudoun schools routinely play each other in all sports, making the AA Dulles District the mainstay of Loudoun County athletics. In addition, the Dulles District is the only AA (and non-AAA) district with all of its members in Northern Virginia. This has also allowed more exposure on Loudoun County high school sports in the Washington area, because many Northwestern District members are located in the northern Shenandoah Valley and do not receive much exposure due to their distance from the immediate Washington area.
Dulles District members schedule non-district members primarily against schools in the AA Northwestern District and they also regularly play some high schools in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, including Jefferson, Hampshire, and Musselman.
Possible changes in the 2007-2009 playing cycle
The Dulles District is expected to add a ninth member sometime either in 2008 or 2009, when a new high school opens in western Loudoun County, and a new high school in Leesburg is scheduled to open in 2009 which will bring the district up to eleven members in the 2009-2010 school year, as Loudoun Valley is expected to be AA size again at this time. Stone Bridge at this time is expected to stay in AAA indefinitely as the school is currently not crowded.
State Champions since 2001-2002
:
| Virginia State Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Sport/Competition | School |
| 2001-2002 | Girls Volleyball | Loudoun Valley |
| 2001-2002 | Golf | Potomac Falls |
| 2002 | Softball | Park View |
| 2002 | Boys Tennis | Potomac Falls |
| 2003 | Girls Tennis | Loudoun County |
| 2003 | Softball | Loudoun Valley |
| 2003-2004 | Boys Swimming and Diving | Loudoun Valley |
| 2004 | Girls Soccer | Potomac Falls |
| 2004-2005 | Cheerleading | Stone Bridge |
| 2004-2005 | Girls Volleyball | Loudoun Valley |
| 2005 | Softball | Loudoun Valley |
| 2005 | Girls Soccer | Stone Bridge |
| 2006 | Boys Tennis | Loudoun County |
| 2006 | Boys Soccer | Potomac Falls |
| 2007 | Girls Track and Field | Park View |
| 2007 | Softball | Broad Run |
Member Schools
★ Briar Woods Falcons, Ashburn
★ Broad Run Spartans, Ashburn
★ Dominion Titans, Sterling
★ Freedom Eagles, South Riding
★ Heritage Pride, Leesburg
★ Loudoun County Raiders, Leesburg
★ Park View Patriots, Sterling
★ Potomac Falls Panthers, Sterling
Former Dulles Members
★ Loudoun Valley High School, played from 2001-2005
★ Stone Bridge High School, played from 2001-2005
External links
★ Loudoun County Prep Sports: Covers in depth on all sports in the Dulles District.
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