Westfield Star Is Back From Lyme Disease

If Kelsey Maloney had been nervous, none of her coaches or teammates would have faulted her. After all, for Westfield's volleyball match against Annandale on Monday night, a scout from the University of Wisconsin had flown roughly 700 miles specifically to watch Maloney play.

But the senior middle hitter had been through much worse, and the presence of a big-time scout would not affect her mind-set. Maloney missed most of last season after contracting Lyme disease in late September, an illness that forced her to be home-schooled for the rest of the year.

Though still working back into form, Maloney led Westfield to a straight-set win against the Atoms with 12 kills, 2 aces and 3 digs. For the year, the 6-foot-3 Maloney has 53 kills, 19 digs and 7 blocks for Westfield (4-1), the two-time defending Virginia AAA Northern Region champion. Clemson, Southern Mississippi and East Carolina, among others, also are courting Maloney.

"Is she 100 percent yet? No," Bulldogs Coach Jim Bour said. "But she's progressing every day and every week. She's only going to continue to improve."

Legend to Coach Jefferson

Jefferson has named legendary coach Todd Jesdale to lead its boys' rowing program. Jesdale, who comes from the Shrewsbury School in Britain, replaces Jim Granger, who stepped down last month after leading the boys' varsity eight to a national title.

Jesdale has won 13 championships at the Henley Cup Regatta on the Thames River in more than 40 years of coaching.

"When Jim left, we were nervous that we wouldn't be able to find a replacement that would be able to maintain that same level of success," said Jeff Hoel, president of Jefferson's crew board.

"We are absolutely thrilled," Hoel said. "He's going to be a great mentor and a great coach for this program."

Jesdale coached at Cornell University from 1962 to 1973, and served three stints as head coach of the U.S. men's junior national team. Most recently, he guided Shrewsbury to the Princess Elizabeth Cup this summer at the Henley Regatta, where his team competed against Jefferson, which lost in the quarterfinals.

Granger resigned last month to become the men's coach at Florida Tech.

High Standards at Flint Hill

The Flint Hill boys' soccer team has scored 25 goals in five games this season, yet its coach, Chris Brown, is disappointed in its offensive production.

The Huskies, who have 10 seniors on the roster, opened their season with a 6-0 win over Bullis, who shared last season's Interstate Athletic Conference championship. Then, after a 1-1 tie against Eastern Mennonite, Flint Hill beat Cape Henry, 8-2; Episcopal, 7-3; and Potomac School, 3-0. The victory over Potomac School on Tuesday came without standout senior forward Howard Turk, who was on the U.S. men's national under-17 residency program last year.