(December 10, 2014) – After leading the Division I Nittany Lions women’s soccer team to a No.6 seed in the country, Pennsylvania State University senior Whitney Church was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America first team. Church also earned Big Ten Defender of the Year honors. A 2011 Broad Run High School graduate, Church led a Nittany Lions’ defense which posted nine shutouts and allowed more than one goal only twice in Penn State’s 2014 campaign. Church started all 24 games for the Nittany Lions, logging a team high 2,106 minutes while scoring a goal and adding…
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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.
(December 6, 2014) – Stone Bridge High School junior Briana Alston has made an early verbal commitment to continue her soccer career at nationally-ranked Florida State University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “After doing over 15 unofficial visits to UCLA, UNC, Boston College, UVA, Virginia Tech, Georgetown, Miami and several others – Florida State was the one that just felt right. I loved the attitude of all the players, I immediately felt connected to the coaches. Their style of play is exactly what I was looking for,” the 5-foot-10 Alston said. “The academics at FSU are strong and the…
(December 5, 2014) – Tuscarora High School junior Jena Calvitti has made an early verbal commitment to continue her softball career under veteran head coach Dee Conway at the University of Mary Washington beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “I chose Mary Washington for every aspect; the academics, the softball program and its location. The campus is beautiful and so are the facilities,” said the 5-foot-5 Calvitti. “Playing collegiate softball has always been a passion of mine, and coach Conway has allowed me to reach that goal. Coach Conway is a great person, and with her 20-plus years coaching for…
(December 2, 2014) – Tuscarora High School junior Courtenay Kaplan has made an early verbal commitment to continue her soccer career at Radford University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “All of the hours of hard work and dedication and everything I have given up have all paid off,” the 5-foot-6 Kaplan said. “My parents made sure I had every opportunity to improve as a soccer player.” Kaplan will continue to work on improving her game before she makes the nearly 250-mile trek down to southwestern Virginia in the summer of 2016 noting one reason she chose Radford was because…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor Purcellville (Nov. 29, 2014) – Playing the last game of a high school career is tough for anybody, but the seniors at Loudoun Valley High School made the most of their opportunity in their season ending, 34-19, loss to James Monroe High School in the VHSL 3A East region semifinal as senior quarterback Sully Warner threw two touchdown passes, senior receivers Michael Irving and Ryan Malsch each caught a touchdown pass and senior running back Andrew Cordani found the end zone on the ground in front of a home crowd at Leonard Field in…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor Leesburg (Nov. 28, 2014) – Just hours after finishing their Thanksgiving dinners the boys of fall at Tuscarora and Broad Run high schools met at Fortune Field in Leesburg for a VHSL 5A North region semifinal match up as the Huskies defeated the Spartans, 35-14, to advance to the VHSL 5A State semifinal next weekend. Tuscarora dominated the ground game as senior running back Noah Reimers covered 243 yards on 37 carries including four scores while his junior teammate Daniel Smith scored once on a quarterback keeper. “We were just going to pound the ball…