The NOVA "NFL" Youth Flag Football League held its 11th annual Super Bowl Championship games Nov. 8 at Fincastle Field in Ashburn. The Redskins (Majors Division), Colts (Junior Division) and Buccaneers (Mites Division) all captured titles. The following are recaps of the championship games.

The Junior Division Colts defeated the Bengals, 46-40, in one of the most exciting playoff games in league history. The American Conference title game win propelled the Colts into the Super Bowl against the undefeated National Conference champion Redskins.

It appeared the Super Bowl game was heading into overtime before receiver Coleman Rafferty of the Colts made a spectacular catch and raced down the sideline to score the winning touchdown with only 49 seconds remaining, leading his team to a 20-14 victory over the tough Redskins.

Not to be outdone in the excitement department, the Mites Division (6- to 8-year-olds) Super Bowl contest saw the National Conference champion Buccaneers cap off an unbeaten season with a nail-biting 18-16 win over the American Conference champion Chargers. The game was fittingly decided by the small margin of a two-point safety.

In the Majors Division (12- to 14-year-olds) Super Bowl, the Redskins defeated the Cowboys to complete their perfect season. In a rematch of an early regular season contest that saw the Cowboys come within two points of defeating the Redskins, the Skins’ high-powered offense was simply too much for the Cowboys early on in the Super Bowl contest.

The league would like to thank all of its coaches, referees, league officials, parents and especially the players for making the fall 2008 season the most exciting and fun season in the 11-year history of the NOVA Youth Flag Football League.

NOVA league summer camps will be held in late June and early August, as well as next fall. Registration for both will open online in March of 2009. For more information on the NOVA "NFL" Youth Flag Football League, visit www.novaflag.com.

Registration for the Loudoun County Parks and Recreation adult winter volleyball will continue through Nov. 14, at 5:30 p.m. The coed league consists of A and B divisions, with A representing the more competitive level. Divisions may be combined depending on the number of teams.

This is a self-officiated league, meaning teams will be scheduled to officiate matches that do not conflict with their schedule. There will be a Wednesday night and Sunday night league.

Games begin Dec. 10 and will be played at Stone Hill Middle School in Ashburn. The league features an eight-game regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team registration fee is $200. There is an additional $29 fee for each nonresident player. Team rosters must be comprised of at least 66 percent Loudoun residents.

A mandatory captain's meeting will take place Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m., at the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services' administrative office in Leesburg. For registration forms and requirements, contact Tim Lander at 703-737-8450 or e-mail tim.lander@loudoun.gov.

Taylor Hoover of Ashburn won a bronze medal at the South Atlantic Regional figure skating competition in Aston, Pa. The South Atlantic Region includes skaters from Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Virginia. Hoover out skated more than 100 competitors to earn her spot at the 2009 U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships, set to take place in Lake Placid, N.Y., Dec. 8-13.

Hoover is an eighth-grader at Farmwell Station Middle School. She trains at the Ashburn Ice House where she skates before and after school, working on her spins, footwork and jumps, including a triple salchow. She began her skating career nine years ago in the group lesson program at the Ashburn Ice House. She is coached by Rashid Kadykaev and Lynn Eisenhour, both of Ashburn.

The CYA Phoenix, an elite U14 girls’ soccer team within WAGS, is looking to add a few impact players. Interested players are encouraged to join the team’s upcoming training sessions. For more information, contact Coach Cristian Linte at linte@verizon.net, or call 703-894-7390.

Dulles South Youth Sports (DSYS) wrestling season is underway. The program serves the Freedom and Briar Woods high-school areas. In its first season last year, DSYS had 58 wrestlers, the seventh largest program in the Northern Virginia Wrestling Federation. Visit www.dullesyouth.com for details and online registration or call Bill at 703-327-1204.

The Briar Woods High girls’ volleyball team defeated visiting Broad Run in a recent Dulles District first-round tournament match. It was the four-year-old program’s first district tournament victory. The Falcons won the match 25-21, 25-23, 20-25 and 25-14.

In game two, Briar Woods overcame a 21-18 deficit by scoring seven of the next nine points to win. In game three, the Falcons nearly overcame an 18-7 deficit. And in the fourth game, Briar Woods jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never lost the advantage on way to the match win. Bailey Jensen had three blocks in that fourth and final game. The Falcons received solid matches from the following: Kim Bell (14 kills), Caitlin Ronan (35 assists), Chealse Kaser (seven digs), Mary Kate Gough (two service aces, four digs), Emily Townsend (two blocks, two kills) and Brea Hewitt (three kills).

In its following match, Briar Woods fell to powerful Loudoun County, three games to none (16-25, 23-25 and 17-25). That match took place Oct. 30, at Park View High School. Putting together strong matches for the Falcons (13-8) in the loss were: Krysta Gardner (nine kills, two blocks, six digs), Kim Bell (eight kills, one block), Bailey Jensen (five kills, three blocks, one service ace), Brea Hewitt (six kills, two assists) and Emily Townsend (two blocks), Caitlin Ronan (24 assists and one service ace).