By Dan Sousa
LoudounPrepSports.com Senior Content Editor
Loudoun County, VA (Nov. 7, 2008) – DigitalSports.com announced today it has reached an agreement with the Dulles District (Loudoun County, VA) to be the title sponsor for the 2008-2009 Dulles District tournaments and championships in all sports and activities. DigitalSports will also be sponsoring the inaugural Dulles District “Overall Points Championship”, a program that will crown the Dulles District’s best overall sports program for the 2008-2009 school year.
Dulles District fans can follow the “Overall Points Championship” the entire school year on DigitalSports’ Loudoun-based site: www.loudounprepsports.com. In addition, DigitalSports launched today a site dedicated to the Dulles District “Overall Points Championship.”
“This is an exciting partnership for DigitalSports,” said Rich Toland, General Manager of the DigitalSports DC Metro unit. “It’s a way for us to give back to a community that has been so supportive of LoudounPrepSports.com and DigitalSports.com. The way the community has embraced our team, our coverage and our programs has really made this something we were proud to attach our name to.”
“We thought it was something that can really energize the community in Loudoun,” said Breinig.
The Dulles District Tournaments and Championships sponsorship will include over 20 sports and student activities such as basketball, cross country, debate, football, forensics, lacrosse, scholastic bowl and wrestling. The new program will help highlight
Fans, players, teams and schools will be able to follow the standings all year long on DigitalSports.com.
“We want to thank DigitalSports.com for the sponsorship with all our district tournaments, as well as the points championship,” said Breinig.
The Dulles District will release its fall “Overall Points Championship” update after the final regular-season football games take place on Fri. Nov. 7.
Dulles District “Overall Points Championship”
Sports
Fall (7 total): Competitive Cheer, Cross Country (boys and girls), Football, Golf, Theatre, Volleyball
Winter 9 total): Basketball (boys and girls), Debate, Forensics, Gymnastics, Scholastic Bowl, Swimming (boys and girls), Wrestling
Spring (10 total): Baseball, Lacrosse (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), softball, tennis (boys and girls), track and field (boys and girls).
Points Distribution
1st – 8points
2nd – 7 points
3rd – 6 points
4th – 5 points
5th – 4 points
6th – 3 points
7th – 2 points
8th – 1 point
Any and all ties will split points. Final results will be determined by the Dulles District Council
The following sports will use regular-season results to determine finish: football, golf, volleyball, basketball (boys and girls), scholastic bowl, baseball, lacrosse (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), softball, tennis (boys and girls).
The following sports will use district tournaments to determine finish: competitive cheer, cross country (boys and girls), theatre, debate, forensics, gymnastics, swimming (boys and girls), wrestling, track and field (boys and girls).