By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (January 27, 2017) – In front of a home crowd in Leesburg, Heritage High School senior point guard Zach Garrett tallied a near triple-double as the No. 2 Pride knocked off the previously-undefeated No. 1 Loudoun Valley Vikings, 63-60, in a Conference 21B clash of the titans on January 26. “We really played as a team. We moved the ball great and shot the ball great,” Garrett said. “But, most importantly, we had the heart. We were ready for this game, ready for this moment.” This isn’t a new story. It’s been…
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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’] Ashburn (January 14, 2017) – Down three points with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, everybody in the gym knew who the ball was going to. But it didn’t matter. He had the answer. Then in a tie game 20 seconds later, everybody in the gym once again knew who the ball was going to. But once again it didn’t matter. He had the answer. The answer: Anthony Cooper. After trailing for the majority of the game, Broad Run High School turned to senior point guard Anthony Cooper when they needed him…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (January 7, 2017) — Even with a two-hour delay to start the school day, the Heritage High School boys basketball team did not arrive at Loudoun County High School sluggish. The Pride roared to an early lead and never looked back as they defeated their crosstown rival Raiders, 71-38, in a Conference 21B match up. “We’re starting to buy into what we’re supposed to be doing defensively. That’s enabling us to start scoring more points because we’ve been a little more aggressive,” Heritage head coach Sam Carpenter said. “We’re also playing with…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (January 4, 2017) — In a conference regularly dominated by Loudoun County, the Heritage High School and up-and-coming Park View High School girls basketball teams have made some noise early in the 2016-2017 season. When the Conference 21B No. 2 Lady Pride and No. 3 Lady Patriots met in Leesburg on January 3, Park View held a lead until midway through the third quarter before falling to Heritage, 66-54. “We just locked down on defense, got better spacing on offense, and the girls just trusted each other more,” Heritage head coach Reggie…
Ashburn (January 3, 2017) — Stone Bridge High School senior Gracie Yacura has made a commitment to play field hockey at Vassar College beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “It feels great to already know where I’m going and to only have to apply to one school,” the 5-foot-4 Yacura said. “It feels like all my hard work has paid off, and I finally have something to show for it.” All of the field hockey student-athletes in Loudoun County had something to show for their hard work in 2016, when LCPS introduced field hockey as a varsity sport. Yacura and…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (December 21, 2016) — For the second night in a row, the Loudoun County High School boys basketball team took care of business on their home court as they dispatched Conference 21B foe Park View High School, 87-46, on December 20 in Leesburg. Led offensively by senior guards Tyler Karol and Charlie Turnage and sophomore guard Joe Alexander, the Raiders jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. “My guys needed some confidence. They needed to know how to hold leads and how to win,” Loudoun County head coach Mark…