By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (February 19, 2017) – In front of a home crowd in Leesburg, Tuscarora High School sisters Kennedy and Isabellah Middleton put on a show as the duo combined for 30 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, in the Lady Huskies, 53-38, win over Briar Woods High School in the Conference 14 championship on February 17. “A lot of teams focus on Kennedy. They were doubling her tonight,” Tuscarora head coach Michael Newkirk said. “She pitched the basketball out and girls knocked down shots. We always talk about being ready. The…
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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.
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (February 19, 2017) — After starting the season 6-6, the Potomac Falls High School boys basketball team had to dig itself out of a big hole. And their hard work finally came to fruition on February 17 when the No. 1 Panthers dominated the No. 3 Stone Bridge Bulldogs from the get-go to cruise to a, 68-48, Conference 14 tournament championship, backed by double-digit scoring efforts from four different guys. “We knew they were going to come with something on Brian – like everyone is doing lately – and we thought that…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Purcellville (February 12, 2017) – Woodgrove High School senior Mason Gryniuk has made a commitment to continue his football career at James Madison University beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. “Outside of JMU being a great academic institution, the coaching staff and players at JMU are all about family. They made me feel like a part of their family prior to committing and that was one of the main reasons why I chose JMU,” the 6-foot-2 Gryniuk said. “JMU’s program is very much like Woodgrove’s program; it simply feels like home. And they…
Ashburn (February 5, 2017) — It’s not every day that one ventures to Antarctica, much less to run a marathon! On March 10 and 11, 200 runners will tackle a challenging 26.2 mile or 13.1 mile course on King George’s Island. Local runner, Jodi Morton, will be departing in early March for the two-week adventure that begins in Argentina to board one of the Russian polar vessels that will be home for the 10-day expedition to the “last continent”. This journey requires rigorous training as well as being properly prepared for the varying elements. “I have a group of girl…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (February 3, 2017) – The rest of the gymnasts were finished competing. She had one event to go. All eyes were on her as she took a deep breath before the first of several tumbling passes in her floor routine. In front of a home crowd in Leesburg, Heritage High School sophomore Leah Trepal, not only had the pressure of being the conference-favorite on her shoulders, but also the weight of hundreds of eyes as she finished out the Conference 21B meet on February 1. After turning in top performance after top…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (February 1, 2017) — The Tuscarora High School gymnastics team headed to Ashburn on January 31 in an attempt to defend their 2016 conference title. Led by all-around champion Claire Pettit, the Lady Huskies accomplished their mission with a team score of 139.325, outlasting Potomac Falls High School, to repeat as Conference 14 champion. “It feels even better than last year, because it means it wasn’t just a fluke,” Tuscarora senior Julia Thoppil said. “We actually have the skill, and we were able to do it again.” After narrowly escaping the Lady…