Leesburg, Va. — Katie Scheivert hasn’t played her last softball game. And while the Delaware-commit knew that would be the case even after her final high school season was over, she wasn’t ready to hang up her Tuscarora blue just yet. Leading off the bottom of the sixth in a 0-0 game, all Scheivert was thinking about was how she could use her senior experience to help her team live to fight another day. “Earlier in the game, I almost broke down, because I thought this was my last chance to play high school softball,” Scheivert said. “[Assistant] coach Jake…
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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.
Leesburg, Va. — For the fifth time in as many trips, the Riverside High School boys lacrosse team will hang a region championship banner. After falling into an early 2-0 hole against Briar Woods High School, the Rams rallied back, took the lead late in the first quarter, and never looked back in their 13-6 win over the Falcons in the VHSL Region 5D championship on June 1 in Leesburg. “That’s our fifth straight region title. That’s tough to do, but our guys work hard for that to happen, so hats off to everybody involved,” Riverside head coach Nick Worek…
Leesburg, Va. — Over the last five years, the Riverside High School girls lacrosse team has lost just a handful of games. But one loss, in particular, has been on the top of their minds: a 16-14 loss to Douglas Freeman in the 2021 VHSL Class 5 State championship game. Fast forward nearly 365 days, and the Rams are ready for redemption. But the road back to the state tournament in 2022 was rockier for Riverside than it was in past years as the Rams put together a more daunting schedule in hopes of better preparing themselves for a chance…
Ashburn, Va. — Trailing 1-0 in the top of the sixth inning, Riverside High School sophomore right fielder Hailey Peterson stepped into the box with three things in mind: slow down, head in, and be aggressive. All three of those things paid off as Peterson kept her head down on the first pitch she saw, moved her hands through the zone, and drove the ball over the centerfield fence as the Rams tied the game at 1-1. “We know [Kayla Fekel] doesn’t walk people, and she likes to get ahead in the count, so Hailey went up there looking for…
Leesburg, Va. — With senior starter Steven Trone in complete control, the Rams knew it wouldn’t take much to scratch out a win over Woodgrove in a pivotal Potomac District matchup. A costly, two-out error by the Wolverines and a fifth-inning, two-run home run off the bat of Riverside junior centerfielder Kyle “KJ” Johnson was all the Rams would need as they completed the season sweep of Woodgrove, 3-0, on May 9 in Leesburg. “With how Steven was pitching, we knew it was going to be a low scoring game,” Riverside head coach Sam Plank said. “But we made plays…
Ashburn, Va. — When hitters hunt fastballs early, pitchers attack the zone, and fielders make routine plays, most baseball teams will be successful. Getting all three of those to come together on the same night can be challenging for high school baseball teams, but for a Heritage High School squad that was looking to avenge an early-season, 18-0 loss to Broad Run, they shined in all three facets of the game. Heritage senior ace Nick Harris allowed just two hits over his seven innings of work while striking out nine to earn the win. Eight of the nine Heritage starters…
