Ashburn, Va. — Just a year removed from helping open a brand new high school program, Keegan Shackford has made a commitment to join one of the longest standing programs in college football history as the Independence High School senior has made a commitment to continue his football career at Iowa State University starting in the 2021-2022 school year. “We connected from the get-go,” the 5-foot-10 Shackford said. “We have the same fire and drive to succeed and become the best version of Iowa State. It was meant to be.” [adrotate banner=”43″] After his final season at Independence, Shackford will…
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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.
Leesburg, Va. — From the opening tip to the final whistle, the Woodgrove High School girls basketball team was in complete control. In just their second game back from COVID quarantine, sophomore forward Colette Baine and sophomore shooting guard Jenna Steadman got the Wolverines out to an early 13-1 lead and never looked back as they cruised past Riverside, 64-34, on January 26 in Leesburg. “It’s not always about basketball, basketball, basketball; we have a lot of fun,” Baine said. “We just love each other and bond so well. To have that chemistry as well as amazing talent is really…
Leesburg, Va. — On a day when the Loudoun County High School boys basketball team celebrated its seniors, it was the Captains’ juniors and sophomores who battled through one of the toughest teams in the Dulles District to earn their team a huge win late in the season. Led by junior guards Brendan Boyers and Jimmy Daughtrey as well as junior forward George Mwesigwa, the Captains used a lopsided second quarter to create some separation from which they’d hold on to defeat Broad Run, 63-57, on January 23 in Leesburg. “We locked down on defense and ran some of our…
Leesburg, Va. — Coming off a tough one-possession loss to Potomac District No. 1 Stone Bridge, the Riverside High School boys basketball team had two missions on their mind coming into their matchup with Freedom on January 22 in Leesburg: celebrate their seniors and get back to their winning ways. Riverside was able to accomplish both of those things as senior forward Michael Ziller paced the Rams with 21 points and 4 rebounds as Riverside started to pull away in the third quarter and never looked back, 64-53. “Mike’s really had to increase his scoring repertoire and put his shot…
Purcellville, Va. — Last season, Louis Volker enjoyed sneaking around the court. Just a freshman, Volker was comfortable following by example, doing everything she could to learn from senior teammate Megan Stevenson, and in doing so earned All-LoCo honorable mention honors. “I’m really thankful to have been able to play with Megan, because she’s an amazing player. Getting my butt kicked by her every day was definitely great practice,” Volker said. “Last season, it was easier for me to sneak around a little bit, not being in as much of the spotlight like Megan was.” But this year is different.…
Aldie, Va. — Heritage High School sophomore Joanna Welch claimed the all-around title at the Dulles District mini at Lightridge High School on January 20, sweeping all four events, while leading the Pride to the team win. Heritage senior Riley Carroll finished in second on the vault, beam, and floor while Lightridge junior Kylee Hudson placed second on bars. Owen Gotimer captured 70+ photos at the meet… Complete meet results… [adrotate banner=”3″] [adrotate banner=”15″] All-Around Results Place Name School Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around 1 Joanna Welch Heritage 9.850 9.450 9.075 9.425 37.800 2 Kylee Hudson Lightridge 8.550 8.775 8.475…