Sterling, Va. — Dominion High School senior Rachel Schlemmer has made a commitment to continue her swimming career at the United States Naval Academy starting in the 2020-2021 school year. “The recruiting process is pretty stressful,” the 5-foot-8 Schlemmer said. “Knowing I’ll be apart of a great team in college is very exciting to me, and I can’t wait to swim with some amazing ladies.” [adrotate banner=”18″] [adrotate banner=”18″] Led by 16th-year head coach John Morrison, the Division I Midshipmen are currently 10-2 including a win in the nine-team Liberty Invitational on November 22-24. The Navy women will head to…
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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.
Purcellville, Va. — Led by a pair of double-doubles from junior guard Jordan Campbell and senior forward Megan Stevenson, the Loudoun Valley High School girls basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in the Vikings’, 70-56, win over rival Woodgrove on January 17 in Purcellville. “It’s that crosstown rivalry, so they always circle this game,” first-year Loudoun Valley head coach Bill Reynolds said. “They’re a really good team. We haven’t played a team like that all year, besides when we played them before. To get a win against a really good team, that’s awesome.” [adrotate…
Leesburg, Va. — From start to finish, Tuscarora High School senior guard Isabellah Middleton dominated, leading the Huskies to a 55-39 win over Briar Woods on January 15 in Leesburg. A near first-half double-double turned into a 24-point, 18-rebound, 4-assist, 5-steal performance for Middleton, who has her Huskies off to a 4-0 start in the Dulles District. “This is the first time since winter break that we really played as a team. We’re finally getting back to playing Tuscarora basketball,” Middleton said. “When we work together that opens a lot more up for me.” [adrotate banner=”39″] [adrotate banner=”40″] After pouring…
Purcellville, Va. — It was the tale of two halves: the first a defensive masterpiece by the Potomac Falls girls basketball team; the second a dominant performance by Woodgrove. When all was said and done, the Wolverines’ second half effort proved to be enough as they overcame a first half deficit to defeat the Panthers, 45-36, in front of a home crowd in Purcellville on January 10. “For some reason, we always tend to start slow,” Woodgrove head coach Travis Coon said. “I challenged the girls at halftime that if they really wanted this and really wanted the district to…
Leesburg, Va. — With about 40 seconds left in overtime, Riverside High School boys basketball coach Mike Koscinski wanted to talk it over with him team. Trailing by just one to reigning VHSL 5A State runner up Freedom, the Rams had the ball underneath their own basket. On the whistle, Riverside senior guard Zach Dausch looked into the corner, where he inbounded the ball to sophomore guard JP Dausch. In front of the Riverside student section, in his first regular season varsity game, and after missing each of his previous three-point attempts on the night, the younger Dausch hit nothing…
Loudoun County, Va. — As the high school girls basketball season heats up in Loudoun County, a few local teams have started to stand out from the crowd, while several others are potential contenders. Each week, Varun Shankar and I will be alternating releasing our girls and boys basketball rankings. In a three-district county, we wanted a way to put things into perspective. Enter: the LoCo Top 5. Of course, if you’re into hard numbers, check out the full Cedar Run District, Potomac District, and Dulles District standings. [adrotate banner=”39″] [adrotate banner=”40″] 1. Loudoun Valley (1-0, 4-0) — Loudoun Valley didn’t…