By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] (April 14, 2016) — As high school student-athletes in Loudoun County make their decisions on what to do with their futures, many choose to continue pursuing an athletic career in college. LoCoSports is here to tell you about Life After Loudoun. If you have any notes about LCPS graduates in college or beyond, please reach out through our contact form or email us at locosportsnews@gmail.com. A trio of LoCo grads has helped the University of Mary Washington baseball club’s pitching staff to a 23-14 season and some votes in the latest Division III baseball polls.…
Author: Owen Gotimer
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 (April 13, 2016) — Freedom High School senior Kylee Moffett has made a commitment to continue her soccer career at Youngstown State University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “With only a few months until the season starts and less than 30 days to make deposits at colleges, I was stressing out,” the 5-foot-5 Moffett said. “It’s relieving to know where I will be going and to know that I will be representing the school for the sport I love to play.” Moffett has surely positively represented her hometown Freedom Eagles. Through…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Purcellville (April 9, 2016) — As the temperature cooled into the upper-30s, Loudoun Valley High School senior ace Justin Ager stayed hot shutting out his second straight team while improving to 3-0 on his young season as the Conference 21B-leading Vikings defeated Heritage High School, 5-0, in Purcellville on April 8. “I felt pretty strong throughout the game. Overall, I was pretty happy,” Ager said. “In the seventh inning, it got a little dicey, but we got through it and got the W so that’s what matters.” After cruising through his first six innings –…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (April 8, 2016) — In the middle of on and off rain, the Tuscarora High School girls soccer team battled and eventually outlasted the elements and No. 1 ranked Potomac Falls High School in a Conference 14 match up in Leesburg on April 7. A game headlined by two of the county’s premier goalkeepers – Husky senior Courtenay Kaplan and Panther senior Olivia Camera – was decided when Tuscarora sophomore forward Dacheka Kolcum received a pass from freshman midfielder Katie Oliver before finding the back of the Potomac Falls’ net in the 64th-minute to defeat…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (April 6, 2016) — After a one-two-three first inning for Heritage High School junior starter Cameron Taylor, his teammate and leadoff centerfielder Luke Schaub tripled on a Texas-leaguer down the right field line on the first pitch he saw from Rock Ridge High School junior ace Nick Stewart. That storyline played out throughout the game on April 5 as Taylor continued to cruise and the Pride got hit after hit to drop out of the reach of the Phoenix as Heritage picked up its first Conference 21B win of the season, 4-3. “It’s…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (April 5, 2016) — After a VHSL 5A state championship loss to Briar Woods High School in 2014, the Stone Bridge High School girls soccer team had a mission to complete in 2015. But once again, an Ashburn-rival – this time Broad Run High School – ended the Bulldogs season just short of state championship glory. Could 2016 be the year for the Bulldogs? If April 4 was any indication, it might be. “For the past two years, we’ve been state runner up to crosstown rivals so we’re looking for a different…