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Cappies Awards HonorHigh School Theater

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Daventry Reassigned toWest Springfield High

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Nearly Half aBillion for

Schools,Fire, Police

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The Female Vocalist Awardwent to Emily Flack for

“Annie Get Your Gun” fromThomas Edison High School.

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Springfield 16 Year OldMissing

Cesar “Steven” Boquin Zambrano of Spring-field was last seen Monday, June 1 around 6:30a.m. at Robert E. Lee High School, accordingto Fairfax County Police. The missing 16-year-old was reportedly wearing gray pants and agray sweatshirt with blue sleeves at the time.Police are asking anyone with information tocall 703-691-2131, contact Crime Solvers byphone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187”plus the message to CRIMES/274637.

—Tim Peterson

Unattended CookingCauses Springfield House Fire

Units responded to a house fire Sunday, June 7, at approximately9:55 a.m., in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. The single-familyhome is located at 8678 Center Road.

Firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from the split-levelhome upon arrival. Firefighters conducted an aggressive fire attackand brought the fire under control in approximately 10 minutes. Theoccupants discovered the fire and escaped unharmed. Three occupantshave been displaced. Red Cross support was offered but declined bythe occupants. Smoke alarms were inoperative in the home. There wereno injuries.

Damage is estimated at $163,750.According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. Unattended

food on the stove caused the fire.

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By Ken Moore

The Connection

Voters will decide in November onnearly half a billion dollars inbond sales for schools and pub-lic safety projects. The Fairfax

County Board of Supervisors authorized thereferendum on the two possible bond issuesat its last Board meeting, Tuesday, June 2.

If approved by Fairfax County voters,$151 million would be available to reno-vate five fire stations, build a new policestation and animal shelter in the SouthCounty area, plus renovate several policefacilities.

The $310 million school bond wouldrenovate nine elementary schools, twomiddle schools and two high schools, alongwith funding an addition to South LakesHigh School and plan a new NorthwestCounty area elementary school.

The Fairfax County School Board adoptedits own resolution on May 7, urging the

Board of Supervisors to authorize the bonds.

FIVE AGING fire stations, Merrifield,Reston, Penn Daw, Woodlawn and Edsall,would be renovated with $51 million. Thestations range in age from 36 to 48 years,and require the replacement of major sys-tems “which have reached the end of theiruseful lives,” according to Fairfax Countydocuments. “These stations do not meet thecurrent operational requirements of the Fireand Rescue Department.”

Renovations will expand equipment baysto provide adequate space for current ap-

paratus and current station staffing require-ments, including bunk rooms and lockerfacilities for male and female personnel.

THE POLICE would use $100 million to:build a new animal shelter and police sta-tion in the South County area; renovateFranconia District Police station; do con-struction and renovation for the police he-liport, K9 Center and several other facili-ties.

The new police station would createsmaller coverage areas.

“This is a critical need given the signifi-

cant current and future population growthin the area,” according to county docu-ments. “A new station will allow the depart-ment to organize smaller patrol areas anddecrease response times throughout theCounty.”

Fairfax County has the highest credit rat-ing possible for any government, and thismeans bonds sell at low interest rates.

This plan, including the proposed fall2015 referendum was approved as part ofthe FY 2016 – FY 2020 Adopted CapitalImprovement Program.

The School bond sales will be maintainedin the annual amount of $155 million.The County will issue a pamphlet about thebonds to be mailed to all county householdsin the fall.

Reston, Merrifield firestations would berenovated or replaced.

Nearly Half a Billion for Schools, Fire, Police

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recognized the Fairfax CountyPolice Department for its 75th anniversary.

Public Safety BondsMerrifield Fire Station $8 millionReston Fire Station $13 millionPenn Daw Fire Station $10 millionWoodlawn Fire Station $10 millionEdsall Fire Station $10 millionSouth County Police Station and Animal Shelter$30 millionHeliport $13 millionPolice Tactical Operations Facility (Pine Ridge) $24millionEmergency Vehicle Operations Center & K9 $10millionFranconia Police Station $23 million

NewsSpringfield Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Kelly Wevley’s daughter will be inmiddle school next year. As aDaventry subdivision resident,she will attend Washington Irv-

ing Middle School in Springfield. And un-der previous boundaries, she would even-tually continue to ninth grade at Robert E.Lee High School while friends and class-mates outside of Daventry would attendWest Springfield High School.

On top of simply becoming a teenager,Wevley said the impending divide “was al-ready causing her anxiety.”

Thanks to an administrative boundarychange, announced to parents in a May 20letter from Fairfax County Public Schoolssuperintendent Karen Garza, Wevley’sdaughter will have one fewer concern go-ing into high school. The update reassignsthe entire Daventry (Hunter Village) sub-division from Lee to West Springfield, ef-fective for the 2015-2016 school year.

Students from Daventry currentlyprogress from West Springfield ElementarySchool to Irving to Lee, and are the onlyones from that elementary school that don’tfeed into West Springfield High School.

On hearing the news about the shift,Wevley said her daughter “felt a huge senseof relief, comfort.”

Because it affects less than five percentof enrollment of both the sending and re-ceiving schools, Fairfax County policy putsthe change at the discretion of the superin-tendent.

A function of School Board policy 8130.7,

the process isn’t used often, according toSpringfield School Board representativeElizabeth Schultz.

“But it has its place,” she said. “The realintention was to fix very small cohorts ofchildren, a bad split-feeder. Instead of amajor upheaval, we had to look strategi-cally and do small fixes that are commonsense-based.”

THE SPLIT-FEEDER situation in Daventrycame up previously nearly a decade ago.Current West Springfield principal MichaelMukai was an assistant principal at theschool at the time. He said the proposedchange was met with more opposition. “Itdid not happen,” he said. “This time, it’s adifferent set of circumstances.”

The primary difference is total studentpopulation at West Springfield. Mukai saideight and nine years ago it was at capacity,around 2,400 students. With declininggraduating class sizes of late, enrollment for

the 2015-2016 school year is projected tobe around 2,100.

“It’s a challenge,” said Mukai. “It meansyou have fewer kids selecting classes andthat’s how you staff a building.”

Currently, the principal said with the pro-jected drop of around 125 studentsschoolwide for the 2015-2016 school year,nine teachers will be impacted — receivingnew assignments elsewhere in the county— based on the formula of need determinedby Fairfax County.

And though the addition of students fromDaventry won’t make up for the loss, “Ev-ery student we add changes the ratioslightly,” said Mukai.

As West Springfield moves closer to be-ginning a long-awaited renovation, Schultzand Mukai said developing a stronger com-munity and stability across students andstaff is critical.

Change scheduled totake effect for 2015-2016 school year.

Daventry Reassigned from Lee to West Springfield High School

SpringfieldSchool BoardrepresentativeElizabethSchultz

West Spring-field principalMichael Mukai

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The 16th Annual Cappies Gala honoringhigh school theater was held Sunday, June7 at The Kennedy Center. Of the 39 awards,winning the top prizes were Robinson Sec-ondary School for the Best Play Award for“Neverwhere,” and McLean High School forthe Best Musical Award for “Big Fish.” Thisyear’s Masters of Ceremony were JudyBowns, Janie Strauss and Ed Monk.

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Cappies Awards Honors High School Theater

The FeaturedActress Awardwent to RebeccaSymmes for “LesMiserables” atSouth CountyHigh School.

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The Graduat-ing CriticAward went toKatieWattendorf ofHayfield Sec-ondary School.

ies of Falls Church, Alexandria, Manassasand Washington, D.C. The Cappies sea-son extended from late October to earlyMay.

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Opinion

By Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo

And Bishop Paul S. Loverde

Catholic Diocese of Arlington

This year, through the advocacy ofthe Virginia Catholic Conference,our Church spent considerable timeopposing legislation related to the

death penalty. The proposed measure wouldhave permitted the Commonwealth to arrangewith compounding pharmacies to mix drugsfor use in executions, hiding from the publicthe identities of the pharmacies andmaterials used. Thankfully, this billwas defeated. So, too, was a measurethe Virginia General Assembly con-sidered last year — also opposed by the Con-ference — that would have forced death rowinmates to be electrocuted if lethal injectiondrugs are not available.

Meanwhile, Pope Francis delivered a mes-sage which sharply contrasted these disturb-ing debates. “There is discussion in some quar-ters about the method of killing, as if it werepossible to find ways of ‘getting it right’ ....,”the Pope wrote in a recent letter about thedeath penalty. “But there is no humane way ofkilling another person.”

Pope Francis’ keen observation adds an ex-clamation point to the rejection of these“method of execution” bills. In Virginia, we areindeed having the wrong debate — a realityclearly visible in light of all we celebrate dur-

ing this Easter season.In these final joyful weeks of Easter, the

Church continues to celebrate the gift of eter-nal life offered through the Resurrection. Inour pilgrimage to that life, we follow Jesus,who loved and forgave us from the Cross, byliving out the teaching of our faith that allhuman life is sacred, from the moment of con-ception until natural death.

This conviction is reflected in our under-standing that the poor and vulnerable have thefirst claim on our consciences, in our opposi-

tion to abortion and euthanasia, andin our responsibility to welcome im-migrants and refugees. But our faithalso challenges us to declare sacred

even the least lovable among us, those con-victed of committing brutal crimes which havebrought them the ultimate penalty, the pen-alty of death.

The Church’s teaching on the death penaltyis succinctly stated in a 2005 U.S. Bishops’statement, “A Culture of Life and the Penaltyof Death:” “No matter how heinous the crime,if society can protect itself without ending ahuman life, it should do so.” This statement isthe teaching of the Catechism, and for decadesPopes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francisconsistently have urged us to embrace it.

To be sure, this teaching challenges manypeople, including ourselves when we reflecton violent crimes and lives lost in senseless andunimaginable ways. The deep pain, grief and

suffering of those who have lost loved ones toviolence cry out for our care and attention.More killing, though, is not the answer: Thedeath penalty does not provide true healingfor those who mourn, nor does it embody theGospel of Life, which each of us is called toaffirm even in the most difficult circumstances.

It is also important to note that people havebeen executed despite serious doubts abouttheir guilt, and inmates who languished ondeath row for decades have been freed aftertheir innocence was proven. Since 1973, some152 death row inmates nationwide — includ-ing one in Virginia — have been exonerated.We must also be aware of the racial inequityinherent in the system, and that the death pen-alty has been administered to individuals withsevere intellectual disabilities.

These circumstances further illustrate that,in Virginia and elsewhere, we are having thewrong debate. We should no longer debatewhich inmates we execute or how we executethem. Instead, we should debate this: If allhuman lives are sacred and if a civilized soci-ety such as ours can seek redress and protectitself by means other than taking a human life,why are we continuing to execute people?

By ending the use of the death penalty wewould take one important step — among sig-nificant others we must take — to abandonthe culture of death and embrace the cultureof life.

As Pope Francis reminds us, there is no hu-mane way of taking a life. Let us not choosewhether to use lethal drugs, electric chairs, gaschambers or firing squads. Let us take the morecourageous step and choose life instead, evenwhen it seems “unlovable.”

To build a culture of life we must respectthe sanctity of even “unlovable” lives.

Bishops’ Statement on Death Penalty Debate

Commentary

Kemal Kurspahic and hiswife Vesna of McLean arebeing honored as recipi-

ents of the inaugural Civic Cour-age Award from the BosniaMemory Project at Fontbonne Uni-versity in St. Louis.

Kemal Kurspahic, the managingeditor of The Connection, was edi-tor-in-chief of the Bosnian news-paper Oslobodjenje during thethree and a half-year siege ofSarajevo, between 1992 and 1995.He led a multi-ethnic staff thatcontinued to publish a daily edi-tion throughout the siege, despitethe newspaper building beingbombed and facing gunfire whiletrying to reach the office.

“They have stood for the kindsof civic ideas and ideals that char-acterize the best of Bosnia,Herzegovina and United States,”said Dr. Ben Moore, director of theBosnia Memory Project. “They re-ally believe in journalism as a vi-tal part of the civic sphere, that

people of all ethnicities and back-grounds can find common under-standing.”

Kurspahic’s book about the ex-perience, “As Long As SarajevoExists,” is required reading for acourse Moore teaches atFontbonne. The Bosnia MemoryProject started in 2006 as a re-sponse to the large community ofBosnians and their children —around 40,000 — that settled inSt. Louis after the war.

“What he did during the siegeof Sarajevo, keeping the paperrunning and refusing to yield tothe chauvinism and bigotry, is anongoing inspiration for what we’redoing,” Moore said.

The core of the project is pro-ducing an ongoing oral history topreserve stories and artifacts fromthe war and genocide. Anothergoal is to lay the groundwork fora center of Bosnian studies at theuniversity.

“We have a second generationthat’s coming of age now,” Mooresaid. “Twenty years after the war,they don’t have an understandingof their parents’ and grandparents’experience of Bosnian culture.”

Vesna Kurspahic is the curatorof “Documenting Hometown andFamily History in Stari Majdan,Bosnia,” a photography exhibitionthat Moore said is helping to showthe “beauty and complexity ofBosnian culture and history.”

The Kurspahics are being recog-nized at a June 13 dinner held at theGrbic Banquet Center, a Bosnian res-taurant in St. Louis. Moore said herecently discovered Vesna’s motherwas a teacher and school principalto the owners, husband and wife,Sulejman and Ermina Grbic.

“This is a classic case of the re-cipients honoring the award morethan the other way around,” saidMoore. “The challenge, with theplan to offer this award annually,is finding people who rise to thesame level.”

— Tim Peterson

Honored by the Bosnia Memory Project.

Kurspahics To Receive Civic Courage Award

Vesna and KemalKurspahic inSarajevo in 2006with old Turkishfountain — Sebilj— in the back-ground. Bosniansin St. Louis havebuilt a replica ofSarajevo Sebilj intheir new home-town.Photo Contributed

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HomeLifeStyleRepairs Trigger Remodel

By John Byrd

Sometimes a significant homeimprovement starts withsmall repair considerations.In fact, as Roger Lataille, se-

nior design consultant at Sun DesignRemodeling, recalls, his first discus-sion with Jeff and Sharon Roman ofGreat Falls concerned how to solve awater drainage problem.

“There were no gutters over thethree garage ports, and rain watersplash-back was causing the garagedoors to deteriorate,” Lataille said.“Also, the front entrance was too ex-posed. And the original wooden deckon the back of the house had decayedso badly it wasn’t being used much atall.”

Then there was the problem withwoodpeckers regularly attacking thehouse, a reflection of moisture build-up and bug-infestation under thehome’s sprayed-on stucco exterior.

Yet rectifying these everyday dys-functions turned out to be a compara-tively small part of the Romans’ agenda, asLataille soon discovered.

As the conversation progressed, the out-lines for a sweeping, state-of-the-artmakeover began to take shape even as thehome’s exterior was gradually re-imaginedas an architectural statement fully inte-grated with its setting.

At 6,500 square feet, the nearly 20-year-old, six bedroom center hall Colonial of-fered considerable grandeur, yet the facadelacked detail, definition, even warmth.

“There were a lot of distinctive architec-tural themes in place,” Lataille said. “Ourfirst concern is always helping the ownerarticulate a program that suits their goals,and then initiating an effective collabora-tion process.”

With this in mind, the solutions proposedfor the home’s front elevations came rightto the point. A metal-clad overhang sup-ported by decorative brackets above thegarage doors not only re-directs rainwaterinto a discrete functional drainage system,but also gives the facade a unifying accentthat ties in with the redesigned front en-trance.

The defective stucco cladding has beenreplaced with sand-colored Hardiboard anda stonework “water table” motif that scalesback the mass of the looming three levelfacade, making the whole feel more inti-mate and approachable.

LIKEWISE, on the rear elevation, oppor-tunities for self-expression quickly becameinspirations.

Situated on two rolling acres and sur-rounded by woodland, the home’s settingprovided a sprawling backdrop for an in-door-outdoor solution.

Boasting a southwesterly view from therear elevation, the existing rear deck wasusually bathed in soft sunsets on summerevenings. The visual display was, likewise,available from the house — except the win-dows were too small and the only exits tothe outside converged in a recessed hyphenjoining the two main blocks on the rear ofthe house.

“Ironically, we’ve always loved spendingtime outdoors,” Sharon said, “so it’s surpris-ing that we hadn’t changed the exterior ofthe house in the 13 years we’ve lived here.”

During summer vacations at Deep CreekLake in Maryland, however, the Romansdiscovered how much they enjoy sitting bya fire pit on pleasant evenings. This revela-tion prompted thoughts of adding not onlya fire pit, but a screen porch on the rear ofthe house — one that could be used fromearly spring and well into fall.

“I also pictured more natural light in theback of the house,” Sharon Roman said. “Arear elevation with oversized windows anddoors that invites in the beauty all aroundus.”

As the vision evolved, the Romans de-cided on a plan with four main components:a 20-foot-by-15-foot screened porch, a 21-foot-by-16-foot grilling deck, a ground levelsunken patio that exits from a lower levelroom, and a stand-alone fire pit with seat-ing for six.

“We were thinking ahead in many ways,”Sharon Roman said. “Jeff and I have eld-erly parents, and a lot of family in the area.A direct entrance to the lower level, for in-stance, might make it easy to convert thespace into an in-law suite if needed.”

Overall, the Romans sought the capacityto comfortably entertain up to 40 or 50people.

Of course, for a fete of that size — well-constructed decking is essential. Phase oneto the new plan was, thus, a nod to neces-sity: re-design the decking system to accom-modate traffic circulating from directionsnever previously in the picture.

“We learned immediately that the con-crete supporting the existing 20-year-olddeck hadn’t been properly set,” Lataille said.“Also, to assure the durability of the deck’ssurface, we specified Trex instead of wood,and narrowed the span betweenundergirding joists from 16 inches to 12inches.”

Structurally, the new decking is not onlyan upgrade, but thoroughly necessary sinceit’s now directly accessible through over-sized double glass doors from the familyroom, the dining room and the billiardsparlor. It’s also linked via a new flagstonewalkway to the both fire pit and the newrear entrance to the lower level.

“Access to the outdoors from the house isone of the most fundamental features of an

integrated indoor/outdoor solution,”Lataille said. “Bringing the aesthetics ofnature into your daily life is a lifestylechange. The goal is to create spaces thatcan be easily maintained, yet allow ownersto comfortably extend the open-air season.”

THE SPACIOUS NEW screened porchdemonstrates how highly durable materi-als can be shaped to meet demanding aes-thetics. The Ipe decking chosen as the porchflooring, for instance, is not only one of themost enduring materials offered for outdoorsurfaces, but — installed in a tongue-and-groove pattern — is more effective in keep-ing out bugs than a screen meshundergirding. Ipe, which is Brazilian wal-nut, was also specified for the porch hand-rails.

Meanwhile, the fiberglass charcoal screen— which makes it hard to see the porchinterior from the outside — creates a cozysense of closure. Overhead, the fir-beadedtongue-and-groove wood ceiling lends anatural burnish to the open-air ambiance.

Taking the lead from other finish workdetails, the design team installed a stonework “water table” for the porch’s insidewall — a textured backdrop for the wide-screen TV.

Equipped with both overhead fans andportable heaters, the outdoor room is hab-itable in all but the coldest days of winter.

“It’s really our preferred family roomnow,” said Sharon Roman. “With overheadfans, shades and other convenient adjust-ments, we can use the porch from earlyspring to late fall.”

John Byrd ([email protected]) hasbeen writing about home improvement topicsfor 30 years.

Great Falls renovation evolves from basic,needed repairs to an extensive family-friendly remodel.

The new portico lends needed defini-tion to the entrance way of the Jeff andSharon Roman’s Great Falls home. Themetal-clad roof is visually unified witha garage overhang supported by deco-rative brackets.

Photos by Greg Hadley

The spacious new screened porch demonstrates how highly durablematerials can be shaped to meet demanding aesthetics. The Ipe deckingchosen for the porch flooring is one of the one of the most enduringnatural hardwoods offered for outdoor surfaces; installed in a tongue-and-groove pattern, it keeps out bugs more effectively than screen mesh.The fiberglass charcoal screen, likewise, makes it hard to see the porchinterior from the outside.

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NeighborhoodRabies CanvassUnderway

Animal Control Officers will behanding out rabies informationpamphlets to residents in the RoseHill area after a dog was bitten bya rabid fox in the 4400 block ofUpland Drive last week. Fortu-nately, the dog was vaccinated andthere were no other known expo-sures to the fox.

So far, in 2015 there have been20 positive rabies cases investi-gated by Animal Control Officers;there were 50 in 2014.

Rabies is a preventable viral dis-ease of mammals most often trans-mitted through the bite of a rabidanimal. The vast majority of rabiescases reported to the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention(CDC) each year occur in wildanimals like raccoons, skunks,bats, and foxes. Domestic animalsaccount for less than 10 percentof the reported rabies cases, withcats, cattle, and dogs most oftenreported rabid.

More information on the rabiesvirus, exposure prevention tips, andwhat to do if an animal bites is avail-able: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/rabies/

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KELLY WEVLEY, whose 14-year-old son will enter ninth grade atWest Springfield instead of Lee,agreed this should help unify thegeographic and academic commu-nities.

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Robinson senior and future Uni-versity of Maryland lacrosseplayer Izzy Obregon lined up infree position Tuesday night with

the chance to put the Rams on the verge ofa trip to the state championship game.

But with 15 seconds remaining and thescore tied, Obregon’s shot failed to find theback of the net and Robinson’s 6A statesemifinal contest against Centreville wouldgo to overtime.

“Honestly, I wasn’t that worried becauseI just had a sense that our team, we weren’tgoing to lose,” Obregon said. “We weren’tgoing to take no for an answer. We weren’tgoing to get this far into the tournamentand then just go home.”

While Obregon had faith in her team, herown ability would prove a sufficient reasonfor the Rams not to panic.

Obregon scored two goals and contrib-uted an assist during the first of two three-minute overtime periods, and the Rams heldon for a 15-13 victory over the Wildcats atRobinson Secondary School.

Obregon’s pair of overtime goals came 30seconds apart, each with an assist fromsophomore attacker Katie Checkosky, andhelped Robinson build a 15-11 lead enter-ing the second three-minute overtime pe-riod. Obregon finished with a team-highfour goals.

“That’s just Iz for you,” junior midfielderTaylor Caskey said. “She is probably one ofthe [most mentally tough] players on ourteam. She’s always the one picking every-one else up, so I think when she missed thatshot it was our duty to talk to her …”

Senior midfielder Mackenzie Schulerscored Robinson’s other two overtime goals,including one with four seconds remainingbefore the break.

“That was amazing,” is how Obregon de-scribed the Rams’ performance during thefirst three minutes of overtime.

ROBINSON WILL FACE OAKTON in the6A state championship game at 5 p.m. onSaturday, June 13 at Lake Braddock Sec-ondary School.

One could say it was amazing Robinsoneven had a chance to win Tuesday nightconsidering the Rams’ inability to win drawsfor much of the evening. Centreville finishedwith an 18-8 draw control advantage, in-cluding 10-1 in the first half.

The Wildcatscapitalized, taking a10-7 lead when se-nior attacker KaraWaddell scoredwith 7:07 remain-ing in the secondhalf. But the Ramsstarted winningdraws late in thesecond half andscored eight of thenext nine goals in-cluding overtime.

“I think our bigmomentum swingwas when westarted winningthose draws,”Caskey said. “…When you lose the draw it’s hard to stayconfident.”

How did Robinson keep it close despite aconsiderable draw control disadvantage?Part of the answer was having junior de-fender Emily Skrzypczak take draws late inthe second half.

“Definitely kudos to our defense for keep-ing [Centreville] off and playing good, solid

defense,” Robinson head coach Liz Casesaid. “We definitely had to change it up[with our draw-takers] … and then finallywe moved up Emily Skrzypczak, who trulyis our … safety net.”

Down 10-7, Caskey started Robinson’scomeback with back-to-back goals, pullingthe Rams within one. Sophomore midfielderElli Kluegel bounced in a free position goal

to tie the score at 10with 4:18 remain-ing. Centreville se-nior midfielderCaroline Wakefieldscored with 4:02 re-maining, giving theWildcats an 11-10lead. Robinson jun-ior KaitlinLuccarelli’s goalwith 1:21 left inregulation tied thescore at 11.

“This is huge forus,” Caskey said. “Idon’t think I’ve everbeen this excited inmy lacrosse career.This was the biggestwin for us, I think,

because Centreville is definitely one of ourbiggest rivals of the year and we knew theywere going to come out for blood and wejust had to keep fighting through that.”

Tuesday’s win was Robinson’s third of theseason against Centreville. The Rams beatthe Wildcats 25-20 during the regular sea-son on May 11, and 19-13 in the Confer-ence 5 championship game on May 22.

“It means the world,” Skrzypczak, an OhioState commit, said ofTuesday’s win. “… Theother games that we played Centreville, it’sbeen for seeding, not really as important.… This game, we knew going into it thiswas [an] elimination [game] and this is it.This could be our last game.”

Schuler finished with three goals and twoassists for Robinson, and Caskey totaledthree goals and one assist. Checkosky hadtwo goals and five assists, and Kluegelscored two goals. Junior goalkeeperDanielle Valenti finished with six saves.

Centreville senior Reagan Newell totaledfive goals and one assist. Wakefield had fourgoals and two assists. Freshman attackerEmily Marciano scored two goals, sopho-more attacker Elizabeth Murphy had onegoal and three assists, and Waddell had onegoal and two assists. Senior goalkeeper AlexDeLaRosa tallied seven saves.

ROBINSON IMPROVED its record to 20-1. The Rams’ lone defeat was an 18-11 lossto Georgetown Visitation, a private school,on March 31. Centreville finished the sea-son with a 15-4 record.

Robinson will now face an Oakton teamit has already beaten twice. The Rams de-feated the Cougars 18-11 during the regu-lar season on May 5, and 15-6 in the 6ANorth region championship game on June2.

“We can’t take it lightly at all,” Checkoskysaid. “They’re a really good team and we’veseen them … [go] into overtime, also,against Centreville [in the region semifi-nals]. We just need to play like we did inthe first period of [tonight’s] overtime.”

Centreville senior Caroline Wakefield, right, defends Robinson juniorKaitlin Luccarelli during the 6A state semifinals on Tuesday at RobinsonSecondary School.

Robinson’s Mackenzie Schuler (12), MegMarie Stanchi (15) and goal-keeper Danielle Valenti defend against Centreville’s Paige Richbourgduring Tuesday’s state semifinal matchup.

Robinson Girls’ Lax Advances to State Championship GameRams beat Centrevillein overtime in statesemifinals.

Robinson Boys’ Lax to Face Chantilly in State FinalThe Robinson boys’ lacrosse team will face the

Chantilly Chargers in the 6A state championshipgame at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13 at LakeBraddock Secondary School.

Robinson defeated Patrick Henry (Roanoke) 11-6 in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Chantilly defeated Langley in the other semifi-

nal matchup.Saturday’s meeting will be the fourth this season

between Robinson and Chantilly. The Rams wonthe regular-season meeting 7-4 on March 26. TheChargers were victorious in the Conference 5 (10-7, May 22) and 6A North region championship(9-4, June 2) games.

“Honestly, I wasn’t thatworried because I justhad a sense that ourteam, we weren’t going tolose. We weren’t going totake no for an answer. Weweren’t going to get thisfar into the tournamentand then just go home.”

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Fairfax Station $675,000Beautiful updated 2-car, 4 bedroom, 3 bath home on 1 acre lot withover 3,100 square feet of living space. Hardwood flooring on mainlevel, brand new kitchen, living, dining and family rooms. Ideal forfamilies and entertaining.

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