By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (September 22, 2016) – In what fans, coaches and players touted as the game of the fall in the first season of varsity field hockey in Loudoun County, Heritage High School traveled to Ashburn to take on Stone Bridge High School on September 20 with the No. 1 spot in the LoCo standings up for grabs. The Lady Pride – led by super sophomore midfielder Josie Rossbach – pressured the Lady Bulldog defense and finally found the openings they were looking for in the second half as Heritage defeated Stone Bridge, 3-1.…
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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 (September 22, 2016) – Tuscarora High School freshman Michael Brennan led the field at the Conference 14 Championships on September 21 at 1757, shooting a 1-under, 71 as the Huskies won a playoff against Stone Bridge High School to earn Conference 14’s second spot in the VHSL 5A North region tournament. Briar Woods High School claimed the the Conference 14 team title as Falcons junior Skylar Sload (76) and senior Patrick Gilbride (79) finished third and fourth, respectively, in the championship round. Stone Bridge senior Abby Bloom was the only golfer other than Brennan to shoot…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (September 20, 2016) – Rock Ridge High School junior Olivia Ouimet gave the Lady Phoenix the cushion they were looking for when she scored off a penalty corner late in the second half to go up 2-0, the eventual final score of their win against Riverside High School in Leesburg on September 20. “Her goal lifted a lot of weight off of our shoulders,” Rock Ridge head coach Rachel Sauer said. “We kept fighting after that goal, but it helped us seal the deal.” Ouimet’s goal cooled the rejuvenated Lady Rams’ attack.…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Sterling (September 19, 2016) – Having outscored their three previous opponents by a combined score of 120-29, the Woodgrove High School football team faced a new challenge on September 16 when they travelled to Dominion High School. The Wolverines trailed at the half, but a refined defensive game plan and a trick play in the second half swung the momentum towards Woodgrove as the Wolverines ran away with the win over the Titans, 24-14. “The defense just stepped it up. In the first half, we were not disciplined,” Woodgrove senior quarterback Mike Kovich…
Leesburg (September 17, 2016) – Loudoun Valley High School juniors Natalie and Peter Morris turned in the top finishes from Loudoun athletes at the Oatlands Invitational in Leesburg on September 17. Both of the juniors also ran the top times out of any Loudoun athlete this fall at the invite. Natalie (18:55) passed Tuscarora sophomore Ava Hassebrock (19:36) for the top spot in LoCo. Peter (15:50) improved his own top spot. On the boys side, the Loudoun Valley Vikings won the team title while the Freedom Eagles placed third out of 56 teams. On the girls side, the Tuscarora Lady…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (September 14, 2016) – When your team opens up game one of a volleyball match on a 9-0 run, you can be pretty confident that you are in control. But on September 13, the Rock Ridge High School volleyball team found out the hard way that big leads can quickly vanish as Heritage High School upended them in the first game and eventually battled them into the fifth set. The third-year Phoenix finally got the answer they were looking for when a Pride hit sailed out of bounds late in the fifth…