Harrisonburg, Va. — Backed by a record-setting afternoon by sixth-year senior quarterback Cole Johnson, the James Madison University football team used an explosive second quarter to deflate the Elon Phoenix and add to their three-game winning streak, 45-21, on October 30 in Harrisonburg. “We struggled the past few weeks offensively, especially in the red zone,” Johnson said. “Putting up a lot of points is just great for our confidence, to see the ball going into the end zone rather than settling for field goals.” Johnson got the No. 5 Dukes on the board midway through the first quarter when he…
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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.
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Leesburg, Va. — Losing to a rival is tough. Losing to a rival twice just a week apart can be debilitating. But after falling to Heritage on October 12 then October 19, the Loudoun County High School field hockey was more determined than ever to upend their Leesburg rival and, at the same time, claim the Dulles District championship. Just as they had done all season, the Captains put together a complete team effort in all facets of the game to avenge their regular season losses and outwork the Pride to hoist the Dulles District championship trophy, 4-1, on October…
Ashburn, Va. — With rain in the forecast and a district championship on the line, the Independence and Riverside High School field hockey teams got an early start to their third meeting of the season on October 25 in Ashburn. In their first two battles of the season, the Tigers proved victorious, knocking off the Rams, 4-0, on September 13 then again, 2-0, on September 23. However, any coach will tell you beating a team twice in a season is challenging enough and beating a team like Riverside three times in one season is an obstacle not many teams have…
Sterling, Va. — Already leading 7-0, the Woodgrove High School football team sent their kicking unit onto the field. Facing 4th-and-16 from the 28-yard line, the Wolverines had complete confidence in senior kicker Kollin Samaha, and like he’s done all season, the lefty counted his steps backwards and to his right, gave a nod, and drilled the 45-yard attempt. Then, with his team trailing 14-10 late in the third quarter, Samaha again jogged out to his spot, knocking through a 31-yard field goal to draw his team within 1. But Samaha wasn’t done quite yet. Trailing 14-13 early in the…
Leesburg, Va. — After officially clinching the Dulles District regular season title with a 3-2 win over Loudoun Valley on October 7, the Loudoun County High School volleyball team once again proved why they’re the team to beat in the Commonwealth, dominating No. 3 Dominion—25-15, 25-8, 25-10—on October 12 in Leesburg. “This team is really special, and we played as a cohesive team tonight,” Loudoun County senior setter Hanna Mullan said. “That was important against a good opponent like Dominion, because we proved to ourselves that if we play together, we can really do this.” Early in the first set,…
Ashburn, Va. — Just over six months ago, the Rock Ridge High School football team walked off the field following a 29-28 heartbreaking loss to Park View on Homecoming night. In the waning seconds of the fourth quarter, the Patriots defense broke through the Phoenix offensive line and blocked a field goal to seal the victory. However, this time around, Rock Ridge would not give Park View that same opportunity as the Phoenix jumped out to an early lead and continued to run away, shutting out the Patriots, 35-0, to celebrate Homecoming 2021 on October 8 in Ashburn. “We have…