August 7 - Over a two-month period beginning the first week of September, the magazine will highlight the 10 greatest high school teams in Northern Virginia history.
Numerous current and former coaches, players and members of the media will be consulted as an initial list of nominees that will be trimmed to the final 10, with one team being revealed weekly beginning on Sept. 1 and culminating on Nov. 3. Eligible teams must be within the magazine’s coverage area in Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania and Stafford counties, have won a state championship, or have been nominated by a current or former coach.
The list of nominees includes Northern Virginia public school teams that have won a Virginia High School League (VHSL) state championship, and the local teams that won Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) titles.
From 1971-2013, the state’s public schools were grouped into three classifications. Prior to that, there was one classification from 1968-70, with sporadic state champions being crowned between 1916-54. There are no state champions listed in the VHSL’s record book between 1955-67, no were there any during either of the two World Wars.
In 2014, the state’s public schools were divided into six classifications.
The VISAA has been naming state champions since 1992, first starting with two classifications before expanding to three groups in 2004.
Paul VI Catholic has won an area-high five state titles, followed by Madison with four and West Springfield with three. Loudoun Valley, Potomac and W.T. Woodson - the only area public school to win back-to-back state titles - are the only other schools with multiple state championship teams.
Here is the list of the 30 state champions from Northern Virginia:
2016 - Chantilly (VHSL 6A)
2015 - Madison (VHSL 6A)
2015 - Stone Bridge (VHSL 5A)
2014 - Loudoun Valley (VHSL 4A)
2012 - Lake Braddock (VHSL 3A)
2012 - Paul VI Catholic (VISAA D-1)
2010 - West Springfield (VHSL 3A)
2009 - Paul VI Catholic (VISAA D-1)
2008 - Paul VI Catholic (VISAA D-1)
2007 - Notre Dame Academy (VISAA D-1)
2006 - Notre Dame Academy (VISAA D-2)
2005 - Notre Dame Academy (VISAA D-2)
2004 - Paul VI Catholic (VISAA D-1)
2004 - Notre Dame Academy (VISAA D-2)
2002 - Madison (VHSL 3A)
2000 - Oakton (VHSL 3A)
1998 - West Springfield (VHSL 3A)
1998 - Bishop O’Connell (VISAA D-2)
1997 - St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (VISAA D-2)
1995 - Brentsville District (VHSL 1A)
1994 - Paul VI Catholic (VISAA D-2)
1992 - Gar-Field (VHSL 3A)
1991 - West Springfield (VHSL 3A)
1991 - Broad Run (VHSL 2A)
1990 - W.T. Woodson (VHSL 3A)
1989 - W.T. Woodson (VHSL 3A)
1988 - Potomac (VHSL 3A)
1984 - Park View (VHSL 2A)
1983 - Potomac (VHSL 3A)
1980 - Robinson (VHSL 3A)
1980 - George Mason (VHSL 2A)
1972 - Loudoun Valley (VHSL 2A)
1971 - Madison (VHSL 3A)
1968 - Madison (VHSL 1A)
Photo of the 2002 Madison High School baseball team courtesy of Madison baseball.
