By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (August 19, 2015) — Stone Bridge High School senior Ashlyn Dunlop has made a commitment to play volleyball at Hampton University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “I have been playing volleyball now for six years, and it’s a sport I’ve grown to love,” the 5-foot-9 Dunlop said. “I enjoy the competition, and I love the game. I’m really looking forward to playing at the next level.” At the next level, Dunlop will join a Division I Pirates team which finished 21-11 including an 11-1 record and conference championship in the Mid-Eastern…
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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’] Sterling (August 12, 2015) – Owen Gotimer photographed the Loudoun County Public Schools golf championship in Sterling on Wednesday, August 12 and posted this photo gallery! Loudoun County High School sophomore Ryan Monastero led the field shooting a 1-under, 71 as the Raiders also claimed the team title with a four-person team score of 305. Loudoun Valley High School junior Max Cave was the only other golfer to shoot par or better at 72 as the Vikings finished third shooting 312. Woodgrove High School placed second with a 309 led by low scorer Joey Eastman (75). Team Results 1 Loudoun…
By Owen GotimerLoCoSports Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (July 27, 2015) – Briar Woods High School rising senior Alexa Binckes has stayed firm on a commitment to continue her softball career under head coach Kim Schuette at Purdue University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “I am most excited about getting on the beautiful Purdue campus and playing in a new stadium under the leadership of amazing coaches. The university is a perfect fit for my academic and athletic goals,” the 5-foot-9 Binckes said. “I cannot wait to provide leadership and play with all of the talented athletes and future recruits. The coaches have…
[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen GotimerLoCoSports Editor (July 22, 2015) – This is a plea to the Virginia High School League: please put all of the Loudoun County Public Schools high schools into two athletic conferences. Under the new approved conference realignment for 2015-2017, the 15 public high schools in Loudoun will move from three to five different conferences. The largest gap between student populations at any two of the high schools in the 2015-2016 academic year will be Briar Woods High School (1,707) and Riverside High School (1,052). A 650 student population difference might be too much to play in…
[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen GotimerLoCoSports Editor Leesburg (July 13, 2015) – Tuscarora High School rising senior Michala Pellegrino has stayed firm on early verbal commitment to continue her softball career at James Madison University starting in the 2016-2017 school year.
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (July 10, 2015) – Thirty years after first volunteering his services, Upper Loudoun Little League president Norris Beavers has stepped down. But he would not leave his longtime post without a bang. On July 7, Virginia District 16 Little League – the local level organization from which ULLL operates – presented Beavers with the first ever John B. Murphy Volunteer Service Award. John Murphy — who passed away on Sept. 7, 2014 – was a founding member of Central Loudoun Little League in Leesburg, instrumental in forming Dulles Little League in Ashburn and a…