Leesburg, Va. — When Woodgrove High School senior forward Katie Oliver received the pass from teammate Liz Marcheschi in front of the Loudoun County net, just one thing was running through her mind: don’t mess up. With less than three minutes to play in the second overtime of the Dulles District championship game, the pressure was on. The Wolverines and Raiders had met twice in the regular season, both of those games ending in ties. But the district championship wasn’t going to end that way, and Oliver made sure of it. The pass from Marcheschi found Oliver in front of…
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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. — Winning a state championship is an impressive feat. Repeating as a state champion, even more so. But even as the thought of repeating sits in the back of their minds, the Riverside High School girls lacrosse team is focused on the game ahead. The Rams quickly dispatched Park View in a region quarterfinal, before rolling through Loudoun Valley, 20-4, on May 21 in Leesburg, to set up a return to the VHSL Region 4C championship game. “We have to keep things in perspective,” Riverside head coach Kristan Ash said. “It’s one step at a time.” Riverside jumped…
Leesburg, Va. — New year. Same story. The Woodgrove High School softball team is doing it all again. Since the school opened in 2010, the Wolverines have made appearances in all eight possible district championship games. After defeating Loudoun County High School, 8-2, on May 20 in Leesburg, Woodgrove will play in its ninth straight district championship game, vying to win its eighth title, when the Wolverines travel to Riverside High School on May 22. “We’re really just working hard and keeping our eyes on the prize,” junior shortstop Katie Merchant said. “We’re working together as a team, and it…
Ashburn, Va. — After jumping out to a commanding lead, the Stone Bridge High School boys lacrosse team had to put up a defensive stand to hold off a late rally by Freedom High School in a Potomac District quarterfinal on May 13 in Ashburn. The Bulldogs expanded their 5-1 first-half lead to 7-1 towards the end of the third quarter, before the Eagles went on a 4-1 run to close the third quarter and open the fourth. Having cut the lead to 8-5, Freedom had some momentum, but Stone Bridge sophomore attack Burke McFarlane put the nail in the…
Purcellville, Va. — Loudoun Valley High School senior Robby Adams has made a commitment to continue his lacrosse career at Christopher Newport University starting in the 2019-2020 school year. “I chose Christopher Newport because I felt comfortable there the second I stepped on campus,” the 5-foot-11 Adams said. “I got the same feeling when I met with the coaching staff.” [adrotate banner=”19″] Christopher Newport is led by fourth-year head coach Mikey Thompson, who has the Division III Captains off to an 11-6 start in 2019, including a 4-2 mark in the Capital Athletic Conference. “I think that I will add…
Leesburg, Va. — The Loudoun County High School girls soccer team has won three of the last four VHSL 4A State championships and came into the 2019 season excited to defend their title. Then, early in the season, star forward and All-LoCo Player of the Year Taylor Kibble went down with an injury. The Raiders, however, have responded by turning in dominant performance after dominant performance, including a 6-1 win over crosstown-rival Heritage on April 10 in Leesburg. “It’s always a very competitive game when we play Heritage,” Loudoun County head coach Olivia Mackey said. “We talk about physicality in…