Ashburn, Va. — When the Loudoun Valley and Loudoun County High School field hockey teams headed east for their regular season matchup, the top spot in the Dulles District standings was on the line. For the Captains, a win meant a share of first place for the time being; and for the Vikings, a win meant maintaining sole possession of the No. 1 seed with less than two weeks left in the regular season. After Loudoun Valley controlled possession in the first half, the Captains got a few chances in the second half—including a corner with less than two minutes…
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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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