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.…
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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’] 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…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (February 7, 2016) — Briar Woods High School senior Ryan Rutkowski has made a commitment to continue his football career at Towson University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “Ever since eighth grade it was a dream of mine to play DI football,” the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Rutkowski said. “It’s a relief to have clarity of where I’m going after all the camps and visits I attended.” While searching for a place to play his collegiate football, Rutkowski looked at a bunch of criteria including location, school size and coaching staff. “Towson has…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (February 4, 2016) — Broad Run High School senior Stephanie Barry has made a commitment to continue her running career at St. Bonaventure University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “I never imagined that I would be able to run in college, let alone at the Division I level, and I feel very blessed to have been offered this opportunity. Before last year, I never considered running in college, and I mostly just did it for self-satisfaction and for the love of the sport,” the 5-foot-2 Barry said. “However, as I entered…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (February 3, 2016) — Woodgrove High School senior Sarah Root has made a commitment to continue her volleyball career at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “I’m so excited! I’ve been so stressed and anxious about being a late commit and not finding anywhere I can find my perfect balance between academics and athletics,” the 6-foot-2 Root said. “But my parents always assured me to not rush and to wait until I found something that felt right. I finally found my home for the next four…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (February 3, 2016) — Briar Woods High School senior Jacob Hand has made a commitment to continue his baseball career at Randolph-Macon College beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “I feel excited and relieved to know where I will be spending my next four years,” the 6-foot-2 Hand said. “I’m also very comfortable with my decision and can’t wait to be down at RMC playing baseball.” The opportunity to play baseball at the collegiate level in addition to furthering his education in a place where he felt comfortable led Hand to committing…