Sterling, Va. — It took the Potomac Falls High School football team some time to get going, but once the young offensive line settled in, the Panthers were off and running. Led by senior running back Steven Riveros and junior quarterback John Opiola, Potomac Falls scored late in the first quarter and then again late in the second quarter before exploding in the second half to keep hold of the Battle of Route 7 in a 41-7 win over rival Dominion on August 26 in Sterling. “Our offensive line is inexperienced but they adjusted, and we were able to run…
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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.
Leesburg, Va. — After dropping the first set 25-18 then quickly falling into a 4-0 hole in the second, it looked like it was going to be a long night for the Lightridge High School volleyball team. But the Lightning didn’t let up. They responded with five unanswered points to take a 5-4 lead. Then they expanded that lead to 14-8 then 20-13 before eventually evening out the match at 1-1 with a 25-17 win in the second set. Lightridge carried that momentum into the third set, winning 27-25, to take a 2-1 lead over Heritage heading into the fourth.…
Ashburn, Va. — Twelve months ago, the Briar Woods High School girls soccer team decided they were going to return to the state championship game. On that same day in June 2021, the Falcons had dropped a heartbreaker in PKs to First Colonial High School at First Colonial in the VHSL Class 5 State championship game. So when the opportunity presented itself to host First Colonial at Briar Woods in the 2022 VHSL Class 5 State championship, the Falcons were going to make the most of it. In the 17’ of the state final, Briar Woods senior defender Kendall DiMillio…
Ashburn, Va. — It was an uphill battle for the Riverside High School boys soccer team, but every chance they got, they made the most of it. Entering the Potomac District tournament as the No. 3 seed, the Rams defeated No. 6 Woodgrove, 2-1, in overtime then upset No. 2 Potomac Falls, 4-3, in their district semifinal before knocking off No. 4 Stone Bridge, 4-2, in PKs in the district championship. In the VHSL Region 5D tournament, the Rams dispatched Brooke Point, 8-1, before knocking off North Stafford, 3-2, in overtime, setting up a match up with Potomac District No.…
Ashburn, Va. — Taylor Price has been a force all season long, and when it mattered most, the Briar Woods High School senior forward did not disappoint. Briar Woods quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead against Frank W. Cox High School in a VHSL Class 5 State semifinal, but Cox scored in the 24’ to grab some momentum. Price wasn’t going to let the visiting Falcons hold onto that momentum for long and scored goals in the 35’, 43’, and 51’ to stifle the Cox intensity and eventually win their semifinal, 7-1, on June 10 in Ashburn. “Today felt…
Leesburg, Va. — From the very first pitch, Stone Bridge High School junior ace Kayla Fekel knew something felt right. The NC State-commit had been relied on all season long to get the job done, but what she accomplished in the Bulldogs’ VHSL Class 5 State semifinal 2-0 win over Granby was more than her team could have asked for: it was perfection. After that first pitch was swung on, Fekel threw two more strikes to retire the Comets’ leadoff batter. Then Fekel threw three more strikes to retire the second batter and another three to retire the third as…
