Ashburn, Va. — On the heels of a district regular season championship, the Broad Run High School baseball team had its eyes set on the region crown, which included a berth into the VHSL 4A State tournament. In front of a hometown crowd, the Spartans used a sturdy defense, a patient lineup, and a brilliant start by senior southpaw Connor Hale to dominate the Colonels, 13-3, and claim the VHSL Region 4C title on June 16 in Ashburn. “Our seniors were hungry to get back here and prove themselves [after losing in the region championship in 2019]. They worked their…
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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.
South Riding, Va. — 500 career strikeouts, a no-hitter, and a region championship. For Morgan Hess, June 15 was a night to remember. With a 1-run lead in the fourth, the Freedom High School ace headed back out to the circle where she would face the heart of the Stone Bridge lineup with a state tournament berth on the line. Hess delivered a 2-2 pitch to the first batter of the inning which was swung on and missed as she picked up her 500th career strikeout. The next Bulldog batter reached on an error by Hess before she retired the…
Leesburg, Va. — Trailing 3-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth, the Loudoun County High School softball team knew they had their backs against the wall. But as cool as she could, junior right fielder Abigale Dobies stepped into the box. The message from the Captains’ bench before the half inning started was to be patient, make them earn it. And that’s just what Dobies did as she drew a leadoff walk. Loudoun County sophomore left fielder Katherine Garlington then ended a brilliant at bat with a single, giving the Captains some life. After a Loudoun Valley pitching change,…
Leesburg, Va. — In a tie game in the top of the third, Tuscarora senior center fielder Quentin Shin delivered the Huskies’ first big hit of the night: a two-run single to give his team a 2-0 lead. In the very next inning, Shin once again stepped into the box with runners on second and third, and again, the senior delivered with another two-run single. Shin’s run support was all Tuscarora junior ace Josh McCusker would need as he cruised through the Loudoun County High School lineup in a 6-2 Dulles District quarterfinal win on June 7 in Leesburg. “Everybody…
Leesburg, Va. — When Woodgrove High School senior ace Christian Hile toed the rubber in the bottom half of the first, he knew we was in for a battle. Riverside High School senior leadoff hitter Michael Walsh made Hile earn every pitch of his first strike out of the night, fouling off four pitches in a row before going down looking on an upstairs breaking ball. From there, Hile settled in striking out the side in the first—all looking—before cruising through the next six innings while striking out 11, as the Marshall University-commit picked up the complete game win, 4-1,…
South Riding, Va. — When the Freedom High School volleyball team entered the VHSL Region 5C tournament as the overall No. 6 seed, they knew they had an uphill climb. The Eagles had put together an impressive regular season but tallied four losses in the competitive Potomac District, putting themselves in a hole to start the postseason. However, five matches into the truncated playoff schedule, the Eagles found themselves in a brand new position: hosting the VHSL 5A State championship game. “We ended the regular season on back-to-back losses. After we beat J.R. Lewis in the first round of the…
