Ashburn, Va. – Stone Bridge High School junior Maddy Carpe has made an early verbal commitment to continue her softball career at Boston College starting in the 2019-2020 school year. “Excited is an understatement,” the 5-foot-4 Carpe said. “When I was a kid I dreamed of this moment and playing DI softball. I’ve put in a lot of hard work to get this far, but I know there’s even more hard work ahead of me to keep getting better.” [adrotate banner=”9″] In order to succeed at the Division I level, elite high school athletes must rise to the level 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.
Ashburn, Va. – Briar Woods High School rising senior George Rosales has made a commitment to continue his baseball career at Fairleigh Dickinson University starting in the 2018-2019 school year. “At the end of my freshman year, I realized that I wanted to play Division I baseball, and I worked ever since in order to achieve that goal,” the 5-foot-10 Rosales said. “It feels great to have it all pay off, but I am very far from done. Nothing is promised, and my senior year as well as my entire college career are still ahead of me. I need to…
Sterling, Va. — Just one week after the USA celebrated its birthday, Potomac Falls High School graduate Holly Carlton had another reason to celebrate the Stars and Stripes. On July 11, Carlton was named to the 2017 US Women’s Junior National Team which will represent the United States at the 2017 FIVB U20 World Championship. “I’m extremely excited for this opportunity,” the 6-foot-7 Carlton said. “The tryout was a tough week of competition and training, but I’m really excited and looking forward to playing hard and representing my country in Worlds!” After helping the US to gold at the U20…
Leesburg, Va. — Riverside High School rising junior Celia Eitzel has made an early verbal commitment to continue her soccer career at Miami University of Ohio beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. “I chose Miami because it really is the perfect school for me. I also love the team atmosphere and coaches,” the 5-foot-7 Eitzel said. “The academics are amazing, and they prepare students very well to be successful in life after Miami. The campus is gorgeous and everything from their student centers to their athletic complex is perfect. Miami is a place I would go even without soccer; it’s where…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (June 7, 2017) – It took Riverside High School sophomore attack Taylor Musa less than 30 seconds to seal the Rams’ fate in a VHSL 4A state semifinal overtime against Midlothian High School on June 6 in Leesburg. Musa – who scored a game-high five goals – swept across the top left of the crease, found an opening and fired: Riverside 11, Midlothian 10. “We really stuck in there when it got close. We’re not really used to that,” Musa said. “Coach wrote up a nice play, and we executed.” Oddly enough,…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (June 7, 2017) – As if winning a group and zone title in the school’s second year wasn’t enough, the Riverside High School girls lacrosse team came out like they had something to prove when they hosted VHSL 4A South zone runner up Monticello in a VHSL 4A state semifinal on June 6 in Leesburg. After winning the opening faceoff, Riverside sophomore Kendra Keyser made a quick outlet pass to sophomore midfielder Sydney Ash, who scored the first goal of the game just over 30 seconds in. And the Lady Rams’ goals…