Leesburg, Va. — When the Freedom and Tuscarora High School boys basketball teams met in early December, both teams were still trying to figure things out. Coming into that game, the Huskies were 0-4 and looking for their first win of the season, while the Eagles were 2-1 and looking to bounce back after a loss earlier in the week. Well, Tuscarora got what it was looking for as the Huskies’ shooters got hot, hitting eleven three-pointers while running away with a 24-point win. When the two teams met for round two on January 18, Tuscarora again connected on eleven…
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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. — If you follow girls basketball in Loudoun County, you know one thing: Freedom High School is the team to beat. Coming off a trip to a VHSL 5A State semifinal in 2018, the Eagles are loaded with talent and are paving their path for a return to the state tournament. Of the teams standing in Freedom’s way of repeating as Potomac District champions, Tuscarora High School probably posed the biggest threat. But on January 18 in Leesburg, the Eagles made it clear who the front-runner was, dominating the Huskies, 77-48. For Freedom, it starts on the defensive…
Leesburg, Va. — There are very few basketball players in Loudoun County that can do it all. Tuscarora High School junior guard Isabellah Middleton is one of them. Entering their first match up of the season against Potomac Falls on January 15 in Leesburg, the Huskies and Panthers were tied in second place at 5-1 in the Potomac District. And when her team needed her most, Middleton rose to the occasion, leading Tuscarora to a 50-35 victory, earning the program’s 150th win. “She’s an elite player,” Tuscarora head coach Michael Newkirk said. “To get up for things like this doesn’t…
Leesburg, Va. — Loudoun County High School senior Taylor Kibble has signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her soccer career at East Carolina University beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. “Being committed to college and knowing where I will be attending is very relieving especially with how stressful the recruiting process was,” the 5-foot-7 Kibble said. “Committing to play college soccer has been my dream since I was little girl so finally fulfilling that was such an amazing feeling.” [adrotate banner=”29″] Kibble has been dreaming of playing college soccer ever since she started playing ten years ago. “My…
Loudoun County, Va. — As high school girls basketball gets underway in Loudoun County, a few local teams have already started to stand out among the crowd. In a two-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 Potomac District and Dulles District standings. [adrotate banner=”19″] 1. Freedom (4-0, 11-0) — No surprise that Freedom debuts at No. 1 in the LoCo Top 5 for 2018-2019; it’s exactly where they finished their 2017-2018 campaign. The Eagles’ defense is athletic, quick and flat out daunting…
Purcellville, Va. — For three seasons, Austin Rivers played for his dad Doc on the Los Angeles Clippers. Pistol Pete Maravich played for his dad Press at LSU in the 60s. And legendary head coach Jim Boeheim currently coaches his son Buddy at Syracuse. Father-son duos are nothing new to the game of basketball. So when Loudoun Valley junior point guard Trent Dawson takes the court with his dad Chad and hears roars of “daddy’s boy” from the stands, he uses it as motivation. “Every day during the offseason, I picture myself hearing ‘daddy’s boy.’ I always put myself in…