Leesburg (May 17, 2013) – On a night full of extra innings in the Dulles District, the Heritage Pride, backed by a Zack Hopeck one-hit shutout, knocked off their crosstown rival Loudoun County Raiders 10-0 in a shortened five inning game. “It was typical Hopeck,” Heritage coach Ryan Price said. “He was commanding the zone, keeping his pitch counts down, getting ahead of hitters and making them take defensive swings. He gave our defense all the opportunities to make plays behind him.” Hopeck credited his curveball and getting ahead of hitters for his success against Loudoun County whose one hit…
Author: Owen Gotimer
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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Leesburg (May 15, 2013) – With just under two minutes to play, the Loudoun County High School boys’ lacrosse team made the most of a set of screens in front of the net as senior midfielder Jacob Averys sent a shot cruising into the back of the net to take a 7-6 lead over the Dominion Titans in the Dulles District Tournament championship game. Averys’ goal would be the decider as the Raiders’ defense stepped up late en route to Loudoun County’s first ever district tournament championship, capping off an undefeated 11-0 run in the Dulles District — an 8-0…
Leesburg (May 13, 2013) – Tuscarora High School senior striker Kevin Nerio earned a 16th minute penalty kick and that was the difference in the Huskies 1-0 victory over the Potomac Falls Panthers Monday evening in a match that decided the Dulles District regular-season championship. “He left everything he had out there. I don’t know if he had much more he could have given us,” Tuscarora’s head coach Dave Gryder said of Nerio. “Kevin has the fighter mentality where he is going to give it all. He’s a tough kid.” Sophomore midfielder Sergio Resendiz took the penalty kick for Nerio…
Leesburg (May 9, 2013) – Heritage High School right-hander Matt Gloger was dominant on Thursday night, allowing only six base runners in the midst of throwing a complete game, 1-0, shutout over the Loudoun Valley Vikings (12-7 overall, 10-5 in the district). The Pride (12-7, 11-4) scored their only run of the game in the third inning, against equally as dominant Loudoun Valley starter Will Reed, on a Brandall Peter’s infield pop fly that was dropped allowing sophomore Tyler Richards to score. Gloger faced the minimum through four innings, even though three Vikings reached base, and faced only three more…
Purcellville (May 8, 2013) – The Woodgrove High School Wolverines’ seven-run first inning proved to be plenty of support for their starting pitcher Kaleb Bowman who gave up one just unearned run while surrendering two hits through six innings in a 9-1 win over Dulles District baseball’s first place squad, Potomac Falls (14-4 overall, 12-2 in the district). “Kaleb has been this way all year for us,” Woodgrove’s head coach Brad Bauder said of the sophomore. “He knows exactly what it takes to keep us in the game and getting him some run support early made him want to win…
Leesburg (May 7, 2013) – On a rainy Tuesday evening in which the Tuscarora High School varsity girls’ soccer team honored their seniors, junior Abby Downey provided the game’s lone goal as the Huskies (10-0-4 overall, 4-0-3 in district) defeated the reigning VHSL AA state champions and a team in a 3-way atop the Dulles District standings, the Woodgrove Wolverines (9-4-1, 5-2-1). In the 11th minute of the first half, senior captain Annie Hartman placed a corner kick near the far side of the goal and Downey stepped forward knocking in her 12th goal of the season on the Huskies’…