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…
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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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…
Leesburg, Va. — Tied at 31-31 with less than 90 seconds to go in the third quarter, the Loudoun County High School boys basketball team called a timeout and drew up a play. After the inbound, senior point guard Jimmy Daughtrey made a bounce pass between two defenders on a backdoor cut to junior forward Nick Alexander who elevated for the dunk to give the Captains a 33-31 lead. “It pumps them up and gets the crowd going,” Loudoun County head coach Mark Alexander said. “Nick’s been working hard to be an inside player for us, and he’s doing okay.”…
Leesburg, Va. — Dominion High School sophomore Isabel Smith finished fourth on the vault (8.900), third on the beam (8.700), and won the bars (8.600) as she claimed the individual all-around (34.200) at a six team meet on January 24 at Heritage High School in Leesburg. Loudoun Valley High School got top three finishes from Gaby Cevallos on the vault (9.000), Mirella Savee on the floor (8.550), Carly Snyder on the bars (8.400), Tirayah Robinson on the floor (8.700), and Kayla Crowson on the beam (9.150) and bars (8.100) as the Vikings claimed the team title. Owen Gotimer captured 100+ photos…
Ashburn, Va. — After leading by 13 points at the half, the Loudoun County High school boys basketball team saw Broad Run cut their lead to just 6 points after the third quarter. But a tremendous defensive effort and a balanced scoring attack was the difference in the fourth quarter as all five Loudoun County starters finished with 9+ points, and the Captains rolled past the Spartans, 60-42, on January 21 in Ashburn. “After that first loss to Loudoun Valley, we can’t afford to lose anymore district games,” Loudoun County senior point guard Jimmy Daughtrey said. “So it feels good…