Latest articles by Jeff Malmgren

• Liberty's Buzzo All Smiles After Coaching State All-Star Football Game
• With Playoffs in Sight, Gators Start Hitting
• With the clock ticking, Jeffries downs 11 to take Fair eating title
• Justin Wilson plays beat the clock
• Former FHS star Dwayne Foddrell suits up for minor league Virginia Lions
• Pitcher impressive as Gators (14-13) move toward All-Star break
• Stefawn Ross: Sky's the limit for VMI-bound prodigy
• Lord Fairfax CC Adds Men's, Women's Hoops
• Fauquier Springs CC Sharks bring bite to summer swim season
• Andrew Byrd: Blocking, catching, slugging were 250-pound Byrdman's traits
• Despite the Talented Abby Boswell, Chestnut Forks Swims at a Disadvantage
• Sunday's 3-1 loss makes Gators 0-3 against Royals
• Alphin: Star swimmer eagerly embraces a new sport
• Ella Miller: Shortstop made all the plays, hit .800
• Bowman nominated for prestigious track award
• After placing fourth at AAA state, Fauquier thrower Kyle Fortney sees his future taking shape
• Stefawn Ross can easily win spot on the VMI track and field roster
• Helsel, Armstrong make strides for FHS distance corps
• Emma Wallace moves her Highland girls lacrosse team ever closer to a state title
• FHS boys are 7th at region track meet
• Get out of the way, Fortney's throwing
• Fauquier's Jordan Prefers Superheroes With Flaws
• Battlefield scores four times in first half, ends Fauquier's season, 4-0
• Highland routs Virginia Episcopal, 18-9, to win state lacrosse championship,
• Early Deficit Dooms Falcons, 10-6
• Kettle Run's Bowman mows down Central in district quarters, 6-1
• No. 2-seeded Highland boys lacrosse team in hot pursuit of the ultimate state glory
• Eagle girls lacrosse falls to OP, 14-13, in playoffs, ending a strong year
• FHS Boys Outgunned By Bobcats in Playoffs, 17-4
• Despite broken leg, Boyd plays in season-ending Falcon loss
• Multiple titles on the line for Highland, Wakefield sports teams
• Baseball Shocker: Liberty 4, OP 2
• Battlefield is pretty darned good, as Liberty already knows
• Eagles edged by Battlefield, 1-0 in boys soccer; multiple LHS shots just miss
• O'Kane Stops 16 Shots as LHS Boys Break Through
• Kettle Run ties Handley as girls soccer race intensifies
• Fauquier boys track team a safe place to find talented jumpers
• Stefawn Ross spotted everywhere at meet
• Georgetown Offers, Benimon Accepts
• Down 2-0, Liberty floods the nets in second half, beat Fauquier 4-2
• Wakefield boys tennis squad is soaring;, Highland is rebuilding
• Liberty wins fourth straight lacrosse match, downs Stonewall 23-5
• Kettle Run pitchers chill Millbrook bats, 3-1
• Seton downs Wakefield, 8-4, in boys lacrosse rematch
• Changed field location hampers Wakefield girls in 4-1 soccer loss to Seton
• Talented Highland boys lacrosse team to begin playing on new artificial turf field April 14
• For Robert Ashby, Life Is A Marathon He Plans to Win
• Falcon offense purrs contentedly in 12-5 victory over Eagles
• Highland's new pitcher shuts down Liberty, 3-0
• Liberty's revitalized bats can't hold off Stonewall, 10-6
• Scott Biegert is a big deal to the FHS lacrosse team
• Trailing all night in season opener, Falcons rally past Sherando, 9-8, in extra innings
• Padgett optimistic Eagles will improve on last year's 5-14 campaign
• Eagle Baseball Headed Down The Wright Path
• A budding chef, Falcon junior Andrew Richards also sizzles on the mat
• Making the grade in AA won't be easier for FHS
• Highland Girls Rout Seton, 56-31, Capture Fifth Straight DAC Hoops Title
• Cold-Shooting Hawk Boys Zoned Out in DAC Final, 42-31
• For Fauquier's Hunsberger, departure of archrival Martino is huge relief
• Falcon Flournoy's state meet didn't finish as planned
• Fauquier takes second in Group AAA wrestling
• McGillivray's Third State Title Delights His Young Fans
• Conner Miller's Third Place Finish: Fair or Unfair?
• Liberty's Gough Falls to Eventual Champion Burbank
• Fauquier's 13th straight victory advances team to district tournament final
• Liberty Outgunned by Stonewall Jackson in District Semis, 83-54, Ending Year
• Liberty's Gough and Fauquier's Friend are heavyweight wrestlers with big-time football scholarships
• Falcons clip Osbourn, 72-60; claim Cedar Run District boys hoops crown
• Yates' last-second shot clangs off rim as Falcons survive Eagles, 54-52
• Wa-hooooo! County Greats Lillard and McCartin Sign With UVa.
• Liberty outlasts winless Culpeper, 67-50, as Yates dunks three times, scores 20
• Massei brothers collide: Connor scores 16, but Stephen's Eagles win
• In Statement Win for Wakefield Boys, Owls edge Highland in Double OT, 63-54
• Fauquier's Friend Accepts UConn Football Scholarship
• Back from injury, Ella Miller leads Highland over Wakefield, 50-21
• Fauquier outwrestles Liberty, 55-13, continuing remarkable season
• Battling from behind, Eagle wrestlers almost beat OP and Osbourn
• FHS cycling star Joe Dombrowski journeys to Belgium
• Friday's 59-45 loss at Loudoun Valley drops Liberty to 4-3 in district
• Brentsville star scores 32 in girls basketball victory over Kettle Run
• LHS edges FHS, 81-74, in triple overtime
• Eagles dominate Falcons, pleasing Coach Milburn (sort of)
• Liberty wrestling: Hey, we're good too!
• When Evan Synstad left Fauquier for Virginia Tech, he thought his hoops days were over
• Kettle Run's Miller, Burke are wrestling warriors
• New boys basketball coach came to Nokesville from Gar-Field
• Battlefield boys edge FHS in thriller, 63-60
• Olinger's Cougars stay strong in defeat
• Ladies tip off season
• Milburn inherits promising squad
• Benimon's back, but does he have help
• Fauquier reloads with youth
• Kettle Run coach happy to spread the gospel of wrestling
• Football's over, guys, pull on your singlet
• To win, Eagles must stop Dinwiddie's record-setting passer
• Hawks face difficult drive for five
• Book of sports lists ranks No. 1 for sportswriter Shapiro
• Boasting fresh height, Hawks aspire to make states
• Talented Owls expect to improve on 18-11 season
• Fleming's spread attack looks a little like Fauquier's
• Eagles clip Falcons, 28-21, make playoffs
• Wakefield aces Highland in girls tennis, make state semis
• Bombs away: Aerial warfare helps FHS improve to 7-2
• Armstrong runs with the lead pack, advances to states
• Pretty convincing, girls; Vintage performance sends FHS to regionals
• Kettle Run's run ends gallantly in district semifinals
• Falcons fall to Battlefield, 36-31; playoffs uncertain
• Brutal year, but LHS had its bright spots
• Kettle Run's run ends gallantly in district semifinals
• Falcons fall to Battlefield, 36-31; playoffs uncertain
• Pretty convincing, girls; Vintage performance sends FHS to regionals
• Falcons rebound from loss with 30-17 win
• Fauquier's district hopes travel to Haymarket
• FHS' Combs makes state golf; Smith almost
• Falcons lose grip on first place
• It's a Battleground Friday for Eagles, Falcons
• FHS defense pitches 28-0 shutout vs. Vikings
• Third place Cougars continue 'statement' volleyball season
• Falcons' Smith, Pappas, Eagle Eric Mehiel (who?) shine at district golf meet
• Fauquier stays perfect, stomps Culpeper, 42-9
• Billings, Byrd, Diehl, Friend all record defensive touchdowns
• Kettle Run volleyball players return to beat Liberty
• LHS, FHS golfers loom as dangerous underdogs at district meet
• Eagles golfers shoot season-best 314, take third at mini tournament
• Small private school buries Kettle Run, 70-0
• FHS golfers win at Culpeper, but coach wants more
• Kettle Run golfers finding more fairways
• Fauquier rolls to 52-6 win in Mark Scott's coaching debut
• Liberty volleyball falls to 0-2 in Cedar Run
• Experienced Liberty buries first year Kettle Run, 81-0, in football opener
• Well-armed for a playoff return?
• James Wood hands Kettle Run first loss in marathon match
• Liberty volleyball squad goes 3-1 in opening tournament
• Coach Jeff Lloyd's Kettle Run program will take its lumps against bigger teams
• Warrenton's Mark Nesfeder gets a kick out of running really long distances
• Falcons win opener, spoil former FHS graduate's return
• Former LHS softball star recently faced Team USA
• New coaches stressing fitness, technique
• Fauquier's Price makes Liberty pay in first district mini
• Behind veteran O-line, Falcons may run the ball more
• Eagles snatch Combs Cup by 10 strokes
• FHS' Hurst named state wrestling coach of the year
• Fauquier's Scott: 'The decisions are mine now'
• Former FHS star Boyd to play and coach lacrosse in England
• New faces dot FHS lineup
• Cougar football takes baby steps
• 'The boys gave us a good summer'
• Pickleball: Warrenton man relishes challenge of spreading new sport
• Good-natured meet wraps up Tri-County League season
• Gators patiently waiting for playoffs
• Warning: Wolfpack can't be stopped
• Title-minded Frogs don't expect to croak
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes Camp blends sports, pop culture and the Bible
• Pageant contestant wins Fair's Strongwoman event
• Who knew mom could spit like that?
• Nick Cook: Man, myth, all-around amazing guy
• Anders Oster, meet Ozzie Smith
• Mark Scott named FHS football coach
• A kid, a car, a ramp, a festival
• Childress: 3-sport star to play hockey at Appalachian State
• Gators from small Division I college spark 5-3 victory
• Hoerner's hoops game: So cool in the clutch
• Feel the heat: Gators pitchers have 2.73 ERA
• Hatfield's recipe for turnaround took time
• Remarkable careers helped Fauquier High football stars earn college offers
• Kleinfelter pitches Marshall past Auburn in middle school softball finale
• FHS doubles duo ousted by eventual state tennis champs
• Hard work pays off for four college-bound FHS wrestlers
• Was Battlefield worried? Oh yeah.
• Fauquier's Loba and Helsel are a formidable distance duo at districts
• LHS, FHS vaulters dominate their event at district meet
• Fauquier boys lacrosse upset in semifinals by OP, 6-5
• Falcons battle Battlefield, but fall 2-0
• Fauquier's super quick Watkins has emerged as a star lacrosse goalie
• Vikings win district regular season crown, dumping FHS, 11-5,
• Cook serves up three championships as Wakefield's new coach
• FHS boys lacrosse team whips Culpeper to clinch district title
• Fauquier's McCartin accepts football walk-on offer at UVa.
• This time LHS girls dominate FHS in tennis, 9-0
• Sixth straight loss continues Falcons' 'tiring' season
• Falcons threaten Battlefield at times, but fall, 7-1
• 'Crafty lefty' gives Eagles a chance
• Fauquier's Loba wins 1,600; Morse, Jordan duel in hurdles
• Another Liberty loss cuts deep
• Tech backs off, so Cook picks Indiana
• Ussery crushes one, but Vikings hold on, 8-7
• Falcon bats swing and miss at OP
• What's gotten into Eagles? Coach definitely likes it
• Pedro Fernandes is Fauquier's second straight tennis standout from Brazil
• The gods smile on Falcon bats
• Fauquier's Watkins shows why he's a star goalie
• A defenseman's best friend? Hawks' potent offense.
• A night of scoring strangely
• Tobin vs. Pierce: Good friends compare forehands for real
• If it's raining, the Liberty girls are smiling
• 'We just whooped Fauquier'
• Tobin wins again, but LHS boys fall to 0-5
• That darned night sky: LHS baseball loses late
• Liberty boys shock Fauquier soccer team
• He'll hit you, and can heal you: Mike Amster, Warrenton's rugby-playing pediatrician
• Highland girls spot Osbourn a goal, then roll
• Revenge is ours: Tigers outgun LHS boys lacrosse, 18-14
• Norman and McInnis click for LHS girls lacrosse
• Spring break baseball tournament rejuvenates Falcons
• Falcons' season sours quickly
• Ridin' the Pine: Shining moments of Sunday's NCAA tournament first round
• Everything jells for FHS softball opening day rout
• The good news: Ruhland scores. The bad news: Tigers prevail, 2-1, in girls soccer opener.
• Close LHS tennis losses leave McGlotten pleased
• Falcons a hit in softball opener
• It's very early, but Highland looks formidable
• Fauquier baseball team hopes “Lost” was last season's episode
• Ruhland returns and scores, but Tigers prevail, 2-1, in girls soccer opener
• Learning the game at The Sandlot
• 'Bring it on,' say Eagle girls about AAA competition
• LHS boys tennis squad looks older, wiser, tougher
• OP's Croskey leads a talented FTD All-District team
• To Burbank, controversial upset of Cook was legit
• Ridin' the Pine: Falcon hoops team should thrive in '08-09
• It's official, Falcon wrestling program is a dynasty
• The way it wasn't supposed to end: Fauquier's Cook falls in state heavyweight final for second straight year
• Ridin' the Pine: It's obvious Cook deserved better
• Third place! A milestone performance for FHS wrestlers
• So nice to see you again. (Not really.)
• State title still possible for 4 Falcons
• A Friend-ly face at states
• Fauquier is superb. Forge is unbeatable.
• Still rollin': 10 FHS wrestlers advance to states
• Ridin' the Pine: Nick Cook has 'Big' dreams
• Controversial loss: Falcons fall to Valley in OT, 51-49
• Kory Gough: Liberty's 240-pound heavyweight
• It's crazy, but Liberty can still win district title
• Liberty is ready this time
• Eagles run away from Fauquier in rematch
• Welcome to Carbondale, David Lewis
• Hatfield hopes Lewis signing starts positive trend
• Fauquier's Lewis to sign with Southern Illinois
• Lucas, Perks eye state swim titles
• Saturday's OP-Fauquier game marked by rough play; Jackets prevail, 61-57
• LHS boys swimmers rock it at regionals
• Fauquier's district streak ends
• A family tragedy: Former Duke star J.J. Redick helps Gay family cope with death of son Patrick
• Fauquier going Green: Senior guard scores 13 as Falcons win third straight district game
• Last second shot beats Falcons, 58-57
• Falcon JV gets Furr's message
• 'Ranger Hilleary, report to the mat. Double time!': Military career beckons for Fauquier 135-pound wrestler
• At 9-7, Hawks have lost a few, but don't be deceived
• In Green Bay, you can't love Brett Favre too much
• Hawks roll after sloppy start
• Falcons take advantage of Ross-less rivals
• Lewis leaves FHS basketball team
• After a surprise loss, Eagles prepare for 'swim-off' vs. FHS
• Riding the Pine: Turnovers making this a Falcon season to forget
• New night, same old losing formula for Falcons
• Benimon scores most of Fauquier's points in defeat
• OP girls swim past Eagles into first place
• Liberty sways to 'Jaz' music
• It's never off-season for me: Sportswriter Jeff Malmgren chronicles his Top 10 memories of 2007
• Open water? LHS girls pass big test
• Ridin the pine: Help needed for hard-working Benimon
• Stonewall justifies its ranking, beats FHS girls, 81-39
• Rally caps, anyone? Falcon boys comeback falls short
• McCartin's future changed by injury
• Falcons run out of gas...again
• Kettle Run hires Lloyd to head football program
• Fauquier falters in fourth again
• Falcons win first, but make it interesting
• Gwathmey, Eagles dominate glass in win
• Liberty's AAA debut goes swimmingly
• 'We were in it': Fauquier collapses late, falls to 0-2
• Despite Benimon's heroics, sloppy Falcons succumb to Freedom, 63-44, in season opener