By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Charlottesville (December 13, 2015) — On October 23, the Stone Bridge High School football team got on a bus headed from Leesburg to Ashburn sitting at 4-4 after a tough loss to new local powerhouse Tuscarora High School. Six weeks – and six straight wins – later the Bulldogs redeemed themselves, knocking off the Huskies in a basketball-scoring affair in the VHSL 5A North region championship earning Stone Bridge a trip to a VHSL state championship for the first time since 2012. Unfortunately for the No. 5 Bulldogs – who throughout the playoffs…
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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’] Purcellville (December 12, 2015) — Just under two weeks into the season, two of the area’s top girls basketball teams met in Purcellville to kickoff the Conference 21B schedule. Loudoun County High School did not score a field goal until the four-minute mark in the first quarter, but the field goals fell after that as the Lady Raiders ran away late in the third quarter to knock off Loudoun Valley High School, 55-38. “It was just a good run on our part. Sometimes it goes that way,” Loudoun County head coach Derek Fisher…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Leesburg (November 27, 2015) — Tuscarora High School senior Noah Lacy has made a commitment to continue his baseball career at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “I’ve dreamed about this day for years, and it surpassed all expectations. It’s a good feeling knowing all those long practices, late nights and far away tournaments all paid off,” the 5-foot-11 Lacy said. “I would say the best part about committing is walking through the halls and someone congratulating me or sitting in class and my peers clapping…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (November 25, 2015) — Woodgrove High School senior Alexa Dolby has signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her softball career at Georgetown University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “I worked really hard to be able to play softball in college,” the 5-foot-9 Dolby said. “It feels great to have all my hard work pay off.” Along with continuing her passion for softball, Dolby will get an opportunity to study at one of the most renowned higher education institutions in the United States when she takes the short trip to…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-In-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (November 18, 2015) — Loudoun Valley High School senior Erika Elias has made a commitment to continue her softball career at George Mason University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “I picked George Mason because I love the campus, the coaches and the team,” the 5-foot-6 Elias said. “And, of course, they have my major.” Located just around the corner in Fairfax, George Mason is home to over 30,000 students making it the most highly enrolled university in Virginia. With its large student population comes a large student-athlete population which make up…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-In-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (November 17, 2015) — Woodgrove High School senior Kacey Hauck has signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her swimming career at Division I Campbell University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “It is such a relief to know that I am committed,” the 5-foot-7 Hauck said. “Over ten years of intense training and hard work finally pays off in such a huge and rewarding way.” Hauck’s reward is in the form of the opportunity to continue her education and athletics at a small, private school in North Carolina. “I chose…