[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’Leah_Joy3′] By Leah Coles LoCoSports Photog Purcellville (June 4, 2015) – Loudoun Valley High School senior ace Jack DeGroat made quick work of the Culpeper County High School line up on June 3 in a VHSL 3A East region quarterfinal, striking out the side in the first inning. And the second. And the third. DeGroat did not slow down as he struck out 16 Blue Devils, in a game where his strike outs were not his highlight. The headline: DeGroat tosses a no-hitter.
Author: Owen Gotimer
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.
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[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen GotimerLoCoSports Editor Ashburn (June 3, 2015) – After lightning ruined their first attempt at the VHSL 5A North zone first round, the Stone Bridge High School boys and girls lacrosse teams loaded on buses on June 2 to make the trip to Rock Ridge High School where they would host Thomas Edison High School and Mount Vernon High School, respectively, in zone semifinals.
[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor Purcellville (May 30, 2015) – For the first time at Loudoun Valley High School’s new baseball field, a varsity home run sailed over the fence. On May 29 in the Conference 28 championship, Viking junior catcher Hunter Gore trotted around the bases along with two teammates after his monster three-run home run, taking an early lead in what would turn out to be a cruise-to-victory win for Loudoun Valley, 9-0, over John Champe High School.
[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor Purcellville (May 28, 2015) – If you ever want to draw a big crowd to a sporting event in Loudoun County in the spring, host a boys lacrosse game between Loudoun Valley and Woodgrove High Schools. During the stadium-packed Dulles Group championship, the No. 1 Vikings and No. 2 Wolverines gave the fans a less-than-exciting first half followed by a crazy fourth quarter from which Loudoun Valley came out on top, 6-4, to claim the group title and a No. 1 seed and home field advantage in the VHSL 4A North zone playoffs.
[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor Purcellville (May 28, 2015) – A slow start to the Vikings’ offense exploded in the sixth inning, when No. 1 Loudoun Valley High School scored eight runs on eight hits to run-rule No. 4 Skyline High School, 12-2, in a Conference 28 softball semifinal in Purcellville on May 27.
[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor Purcellville (May 27, 2015) – How often do you hear about a guy escaping a one-out, first and third, fifth inning jam on the hill before delivering a walk off single at the plate just two innings later? Whenever, LoCoSports writes it that way.