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…
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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 (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…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (November 8, 2015) –Loudoun Valley High School senior Morgan Widdifield has made a commitment to continue her soccer career at Clarkson University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “I’ve wanted to play in college ever since I could remember and being done with the recruiting process has lifted a huge weight off my shoulders,” the 5-foot-3 Widdifield said. “Now I can enjoy my senior year and not have to worry about applying to tons of schools.” While considering a handful of schools to further her education, Widdifield visited Clarkson in September and…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-In-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (November 7, 2015) — Loudoun Valley High School senior Brandon Weaver has made a commitment to continue his golf career at Longwood University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Being committed to a college is a huge relief because I don’t have to worry about applying to a ton of schools, and I can enjoy my senior year,” the 5-foot-10 Weaver said. “I chose Longwood because the smaller campus fits my personality well, and I really like the golf coach, so I’m very excited for next year.” The Division I Lancers are…
By Owen GotimerLoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] (October 21, 2015) – If you don’t know already, you’ll quickly learn that a lot of school sports rivalries in LoCo are created less by the two teams actually competing in the event and more by the bad-mouthing, theme-donning, school-supporting athletic student sections that either team brings to said event. That’s not to take away at all from the student-athletes and coaches because trust me, rivalries can be created on-and-off the field between the actual competitors as well. My goal, however, is to set out and find LoCo’s Top Student Section. Care to help? There’s…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (October 16, 2015) — Woodgrove High School senior Ryan Reynolds has made a commitment to continue his lacrosse career at Elizabethtown College beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “I chose Elizabethtown because of their outstanding academic programs including pre-med which I intend on majoring in,” the 6-foot, 170-pound Reynolds said. “Their lacrosse team is on the rise, and I was also looking for a team I could grow with as I played.” In 2015, third-year head coach Drew Delaney helped the Division III Blue Jays to a 14-3 record which marks the…