By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (February 26, 2017) — Loudoun County High School junior Chloe Adam has made an early verbal commitment to continue her volleyball career at Salisbury University beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year. “I am beyond happy to be committed. There are really no words to express how much I love SU,” the 5-foot-10 Adam said. “The fact that I get to say that I’m committed to such an all-around great school, puts a big smile on my face, knowing that all my hard work in the classroom and on the court has paid…
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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.
Leesburg, Va. — Loudoun County High School and Carroll County High School are physically separated by 280 miles and a five-hour bus ride. But what separated the Lady Raiders and Cavaliers on February 22 was 17 points, as Loudoun County avenged their 2016 playoff loss to Carroll County with a 52-35 win in a VHSL 4A West region semifinal in Leesburg. “Our ball movement really helped tonight,” Loudoun County junior center Natalie Villaflor said. “We were able to distribute the ball to all our scorers pretty evenly.” While the Lady Raiders had four girls with 6-plus points, Villaflor once again led…
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…
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…