By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (December 10, 2016) — With a three-point lead late in the fourth quarter, the Heritage High School boys basketball team turned their focus to defending the Broad Run High School shooters. In fact, the Pride had one shooter in mind – red hot senior shooting guard Drew Johnson. Extending well beyond the three-point line, Heritage forced Johnson to take an off balance shot which he failed to connect on as the Pride held on to beat the Spartans, 49-46, in Leesburg on December 7. “We knew they were getting the ball to…
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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’] Purcellville (November 29, 2016) — Loudoun Valley High School senior Sydney Hays has made a commitment to continue her softball career at the University of Dallas starting in the 2017-2018 school year. “I was playing in a tournament in Denver over the summer and coach Krysiak was watching a game. I got an offer at the end of the game to play for Dallas,” the 5-foot-7 Hays said. “After visiting the university in September, I knew that’s where I wanted to spend the next four years of my life. I chose Dallas because of…
https://youtu.be/ZR-w3bMz3VE Purcellville, Va. — There are just a few ways to improve on a night when you throw for three touchdowns, amass 241 all-purpose yards and lead your team on a comeback against the No. 1 team in the region. But Dominion High School senior Vashon McCants found his exclamation point. When Woodgrove High School set up for their potentially game-winning field goal with nine seconds left, McCants broke free around the right side of the Wolverines’ offensive line, dove in front of the kicker and blocked the attempt. Dominion senior linebacker Billie Walker scooped up the blocked field goal…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (November 12, 2016) – A week out from travelling to Leesburg to play perennial state contender Tuscarora High School, two-time state champion Broad Run High School hosted the Huskies in a VHSL 5A North region playoff game. Two weeks of preparation led to two wins for the Spartans as they trumped the Huskies, 42-21, on November 11 in Ashburn. “They put up such a good fight last week. I respect Tuscarora 100-percent,” Broad Run senior center Connor Gorey said. “But this team has big things planned. We’re here to play. Our goal…
Leesburg, Va. — To host a region championship in your program’s first year is impressive; to win one is unheard of. Well, the Heritage High School field hockey team scratched their name into the record book, defeating Fauquier High School, 2-1, in the VHSL 4A West region championship on November 3 in Leesburg in the in the Pride field hockey team’s opening season. “We’ve been trying to get into the schools for so long, and now that we’re finally here, it’s amazing that we have gotten so far,” Heritage sophomore midfielder Josie Rossbach said. “These schools have had field hockey…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (November 5, 2016) – As a cloud of red, white and blue chalk filled the air, the Heritage High School football team knew they were on their way to a decisive win over rival Loudoun County High School on November 5 in Leesburg. The Pride used a balanced offensive attack to weave through the Raiders’ defense en route to a 37-14 victory, earning a VHSL 4A West region playoff berth in the process. “Beating a rival is always big. We expected to win, we came out to win,” Heritage senior end Darick…