Local briefs: Forest Park graduate Anthony Stehlin makes Concord baseball history

Anthony Stehlin (Forest Park) is the first baseball player in Concord University’s history to earn first-team, all-conference honors as a position player and a pitcher.

Stehlin was a first-team all-Mountain East Conference pick as a shortstop in 2019 and 2021. This season, he was the MEC’s first-team pick as a relief pitcher.

The graduate student converted all seven of his save chances during the spring as he averaged a strikeout per inning—18 in 18. Stehlin made 13 total appearances on the mound as he went 2-1 to go with the seven saves. He limited opponents to a .221 batting average. He broke the school’s single-season saves record. In conference play, Stehlin posted a 0.87 ERA in 10.1 innings and a 2.00 overall ERA.

Brown selected to ACC team

Kelsey Brown (Battlefield) earned a spot on the all-ACC third team for softball. She was one of a conference-high 11 Virginia Tech players named to the all-ACC teams.

The junior outfielder hit .286 in the regular season.

Sinnett all tournament

Julia Sinnett (Woodbridge) was selected to the NCAA Amherst Regional all-tournament softball team.

The Virginia Wesleyan senior helped her team win the region last weekend. Sinnett recorded two hits in the 9-2 win over Amherst in the bracket’s final game Sunday. The Marlins face No. 1 Christopher Newport in the NCAA Super Regional this weekend.

Becker, Lerch recognized in lacrosse

Hunter Becker (Stonewall Jackson) received his first all-Old Dominion Athletic Conference first-team honor in men’s lacrosse. The Bridgewater College midfielder was third on the team with 18 goals along with 30 assists.

Becker is just the third player in team history to register at least 30 assists in a season.

Emily Lerch (Brentsville) was one of seven Shenandoah University women’s lacrosse players selected to the all-ODAC lacrosse team.

Lerch had 14 goals and three assists for 17 points along with a third-best-on-team 50 draw controls.

Another honor for Ellerts

Following up his Suncoast Conference Pitcher of the Year award, Florida SouthWestern State sophomore pitcher Magnus Ellerts (Woodbridge) was named a first-team FCSAA all-state selection.

Ellerts ranked second in the state in wins with 10 and strikeouts with 101, while posting a 2.48 ERA on the year which was fifth best among FCSAA starters. He allowed just 48 hits in 69 innings pitched on the year, holding opposing hitters to a .193 batting average against him.

Brentsville hires Nunnally

Mike Nunnally is Brentsville’s new head boys basketball coach.

Nunnally, who works as the assistant director of facilities services at George Mason University, replaces Chris Lewis.

Lewis left Brentsville after two seasons to take the Osbourn Park head boys basketball coaching job.

Brentsville went 1-19 this season and 2-6 during the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season.

New wrestling weight classes approved

Effective July 1, the Virginia High School League’s will have the following 14 wrestling classes following approval by the league’s executive committee: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215 and 285.

The old weight classes were 106 pounds, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 215 and 285.