By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] South Riding (April 27, 2016) — With two outs and a strike to his name, trailing by a single run with two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh inning in a non-conference game against Heritage High School on April 26 in South Riding, Freedom High School sophomore Kyle Schofield found himself in a situation very similar to one he found himself in just a season before. “Kyle Schofield is a gutsy kid,” Freedom head coach Mark Wrighte said. “He competed at the plate tonight, so that’s a big moment for him.” In…
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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’] Leesburg (April 26, 2016) — Need a lesson on how to score eight unanswered goals in 4:38? Ask the Riverside High School girls lacrosse team which put on a faceoff-dominating, fast-breaking, scoring clinic in the first-year Rams, 18-13, come-from-behind victory over Leesburg-rival Loudoun County High School on April 25. “We’ve never been a second half team, so our coach was just trying to rally us,” Riverside junior Rachel Giachinta said. “She told us this was our chance to show that we were a second half team.” Trailing the Lady Raiders, 10-7, after the first 25…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (April 25, 2016) — Broad Run High School senior Caitlyn Harper has made a commitment to throw for Lynchburg College starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “Honestly, it doesn’t feel real,” the 5-foot-6 Harper said. “That high school is ending and college is just around the corner — it’s all happening so fast!” The end of Harper’s high school throwing career is just around the corner, but Broad Run still has several meets standing between now and the postseason where the Spartans as a team and Harper individually will try to earn…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Purcellville (April 23, 2016) — Woodgrove High School senior Austin Rader has made a commitment to continue his baseball career at the United States Naval Academy beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Navy was my No. 1 choice because it is one of the most prestigious institutions in our country. Ever since I was little, I’ve always wanted to be a naval officer,” the 5-foot-11 Rader said. “Getting a great education and being commissioned as an ensign in the USN is the deal of a lifetime, and it allows me to chase my…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (April 22, 2016) — After diving saves by Tuscarora High School freshman goalkeeper Jeff Gates in the 33rd- and 38th-minutes of a Conference 14 clash in Leesburg on April 21, Broad Run High School finally caught their break in the 40th-minute when senior Nolan Poretz crossed the ball to senior Michael Mayolo who found the back of the Huskies’ net to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead from which they’d never look back. Poretz added a goal of his own in the 47th-minute as Broad Run sealed the deal defeating Tuscarora, 2-0, on the…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (April 22, 2016) — Broad Run High School senior Nolan Poretz has made a commitment to continue his soccer career at Hartwick College beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Committing has given me some confidence on and off the field and has allowed me to clear my head from focusing on what college I want to go to,” the 5-foot-7 Poretz said. “This allowed me to focus more on soccer and school which has been very important to me and has allowed me to enjoy my senior year.” Poretz’s focus on the…