Coming off a Cinderella run in 2025, the Tuscarora High School softball team was looking to double down in 2026.
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Owen Gotimer
Owen Gotimer is an award-winning journalist and small business owner from Leesburg, Virginia. After graduating from Heritage High School, Owen spent his college years at Syracuse University, where he studied broadcast and digital journalism in the renowned Newhouse School of Public Communications, before earning a Masters degree in social media, culture, and society from the University of Westminster. Owen owns OG Media, a full-service marketing partner specializing in website design & development, content creation, and graphic design & print. Additionally, Owen is the president of of the Jeffrey C. Fowler Memorial Scholarship.
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Down two starters, Stone Bridge fought hard, but ran out of steam late as their historic season came to a close in a VHSL Class 5 State quarterfinal.
Heritage held off Broad Run in overtime, 65-63, claiming the program’s first ever VHSL Region 4C title on February 26 in Leesburg, Virginia.
Broad Run erases a halftime deficit, before holding off Tuscarora, 64-54, to secure their spot in the program’s first-ever state tournament.
Heritage quickly jumped out to a double-digit lead, and their defense never let up as the Pride dominated the Spartans, 81-53, on January 23 in Ashburn.
Wanting to defend their home court, Loudoun Valley got a go-ahead three-pointer by senior guard Mack Gaffney with just 2 seconds left to complete the regular season sweep of the Wolverines, 45-43.