Purcellville, Va. — Heading into halftime of their Dulles District semifinal, the Loudoun Valley High School girls basketball team found themselves in a rather unfamiliar position: trailing the Tuscarora Huskies, 31-17. Despite the double-digit halftime deficit, the Vikings never wavered and brought a renewed energy into the second half as they meticulously carved into the Huskies’ lead before eventually taking a lead of their own early in the fourth quarter. Led by senior guards Jane Bodamer and Alison Pike and senior forward Ally Cassell, the No. 2 Vikings put together a brilliant second half effort to escape the No. 3…
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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.
Leesburg, Va. — Led by a versatile front court and athletic guards, the Riverside High School boys basketball team has placed an emphasis on rebounding and defense all season long. Starting forwards Jaden Frazier, Cameron Koscinski, and Jamie Ntiamoah combined for 17 rebounds—almost as many as the entire Briar Woods team—while the Rams forced 13 turnovers in their 71-62 win over the Falcons in a Potomac District quarterfinal on February 14 in Leesburg. “We get the ball, they get the ball, and we kind of alternate unless we create other opportunities. You can do that with the press or on…
Ashburn, Va. — As the reigning Class 5 State champs, you want to defend your house. And entering their regular season finale, the Stone Bridge High School boys basketball team had done a good job of that, dropping just one home game all season. But that task becomes much more challenging when you host a well-coached, disciplined basketball team that had already clinched the No. 1 seed in the district. Despite trailing after the third quarter, the Bulldogs were up for the challenge as they opened the fourth on a 19-5 run to knock off Potomac Falls, 68-62, on February…
Ashburn, Va. — Weathering one run can be hard enough and weathering two is daunting at best, but the Stone Bridge High School girls basketball team was up for the challenge. After opening the game up 6-0, the Bulldogs hit a rut offensively as rival Briar Woods went on a 14-2 run to close the first quarter and open the second. Stone Bridge battled through that run to take a 27-18 lead into the half. Then, heading into the fourth quarter with a 44-30 lead, the Bulldogs once again hit a brick wall offensively as the Falcons cut the lead…
Aldie, Va. — After watching their girls team drop a heartbreaker to rival Freedom High School just minutes before, the John Champe High School boys basketball team found themselves in an unfamiliar position—trailing the Eagles by as many as 10 points in the first half. The culmination of senior night, a late-season district contest, and a crosstown rivalry got the Knights off to a shaky start, but a collected second half effort proved to the difference as they used double-digit scoring efforts from junior forward Ralph Martino and freshman forward Kade Sebastian off the bench to escape the Eagles, 51-42,…
Aldie, Va. — When a 10-win team travels to a 3-win team, there is often a clear cut favorite. But when No. 3 Freedom High school traveled to No. 7 John Champe High School for their second meeting of the season, the game did not start the way the Eagles had anticipated, proving once again that rivalry games can be the great equalizer. However, after falling into a 9-point deficit in the first quarter, the Eagles chipped away little by little before eventually taking a 24-22 lead late in the third quarter and never looked back as they escaped their…