By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (February 18, 2016) — Briar Woods High School senior Olivia Davis has made a commitment to continue her field hockey career at Christopher Newport University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Originally when I started looking at colleges, playing field hockey was nowhere on the map, and I was interested in larger schools. I had emailed a few colleges my schedules for tournaments, and when I started receiving some interest going into my junior year, it really got me thinking that playing was a great possibility,” the 5-foot-9 Davis said. “I looked…
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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=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (February 17, 2016) — Briar Woods High School senior Josh Thomas has made a commitment to continue his football career at Fairmont State University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “Fairmont offered what I was looking for in terms of student body and classroom size, as well as a very competitive football program in a very competitive conference,” the 5-foot-10, 165-pound Thomas said. “I was impressed with the coaching staff and their philosophy. I really liked the offense because they throw the ball a lot. The players showed me a lot of love…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Sterling (February 16, 2016) — Potomac Falls High School senior Michael Davidson has made a commitment to continue his football career at Shenandoah University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “I felt at home as soon as I walked on the campus: they have my major and a great campus feel,” the 5-foot-8, 215-pound Davidson said. “Coach Yoder was great in telling me what he thought I could provide to the team, and he just really made the program feel like home to me.” After discussing the opportunity to play football for fourth-year…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (February 13, 2016) — Woodgrove High School sophomore Camryn Dolby has made an early verbal commitment to continue her softball career at Boston College starting in the 2018-2019 school year. “It has been a long process, and I worked really hard to be the pitcher and player I am today,” the 5-foot-9 Dolby said. “I couldn’t be happier with my decision. I will continue to work hard to be ready to play ACC softball.” In the fall of 2018, Dolby will join the Division I Eagles – and fifth-year head coach Ashley…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Sterling (February 12, 2016) — Potomac Falls High School junior Kylie Thomas has made an early verbal commitment to continue her volleyball career at Virginia Tech beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. “Knowing that all of the hard work and long hours paid off is an indescribable feeling,” the 5-foot-8 Thomas said. “I am so happy and thankful for everyone who supported me, especially my parents.” Thomas’ family played a big role in encouraging her to not only play volleyball at the collegiate level, but also to start playing volleyball in the first place.…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Leesburg (February 10, 2016) — Loudoun County High School senior Alexa Kling has made a commitment to continue her tennis career at Taylor University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “I chose Taylor because when I went to visit, it just felt right,” the 5-foot-3 Kling said. “I knew that it was where I was supposed to go, and I absolutely loved the tennis team.” Kling will get the opportunity to play tennis collegiately after making a decision last summer that she wanted to take her tennis game to the next level. “I…