By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] South Riding (May 27, 2016) — Freedom High School senior Stephanie Harris took it into her own hands to make sure the Lady Eagles magical girls lacrosse season didn’t stop short of championship glory as she scored four goals – including three in the second half – to lead Freedom past rival John Champe High School, 13-7, in the Evergreen Group championship on May 26. “We have never gotten this far, so it’s a really new feeling and it feels amazing,” Harris said. “We just realized we had a lot more to give and…
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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’] South Riding (May 27, 2016) — Trailing Kettle Run High School at halftime of the Evergreen Group boys lacrosse championship, Freedom High School junior Hunter Capestany knew it was time to take control in the second half. He did just that, scoring as many goals in the second half by himself as the Cougars did as a team throughout the night as the Eagles finished the boys, girls sweep of the Evergreen Group tournament championships with a 12-7 come-from-behind win. “I couldn’t have done it without the help of my teammates because most…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (May 26, 2016) — As Leesburg-rivals met for the third time this spring, the Loudoun County High School and Heritage High School baseball teams settled in for another whirlwind game filled with walks, balks and three different deadlocks as the Raiders finally broke free in the bottom of the sixth inning – scoring three runs on four walks – to defeat the Pride, 7-5, to win the Conference 21B championship. “However you can get a run, you take it as you can. It just worked out in our favor,” Loudoun County head…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Purcellville (May 21, 2016) — The seniors on the Loudoun Valley High School softball team made sure their senior night didn’t go to waste as the trio of infielders – second baseman Leah Coles, third baseman Erika Elias and shortstop McKenna Holtz – combined to go 5-for-10 with a home run, two doubles, six runs scored, five RBI and a stolen base in the Lady Vikings, 12-0, win over Rock Ridge High School in a Conference 21B semifinal in Purcellville on May 20. Elias ended her senior night with a walkoff three-run home run…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Purcellville (May 21, 2016) — Trailing by two runs in the sixth inning of a Conference 21B semifinal against Heritage High School, Loudoun Valley High School senior catcher Hunter Gore hit a 2-1 pitch deep into the left center gap. What seemed to be a no-doubt RBI double off the bat, turned into an inning-ending double play when Pride junior Chris Baer made a spectacular diving catch, then stood up and threw a strike through a relay man to first base to double off the baserunner who had already rounded second base. Heritage held…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (May 20, 2016) — Protection is a term used in baseball to explain how a team will set their lineup with a solid core of middle-of-the-lineup hitters to make sure the defense can’t pitch around any of their guys. On May 19, Stone Bridge High School elected to intentionally walk Briar Woods High School senior clean-up hitting first baseman Caleb Barnes to load the bases in a 2-2 game in the fifth inning. But the Falcons protect Barnes with the power of senior third baseman Nathan Davis who crushed a one-out double to…