Leesburg, Va. — For the first time in nearly 500 days, the Heritage High School volleyball team took their home court in an effort to pick up right where they left off last season. In 2019, the Pride finished 16-8 overall with a 9-3 record in the Dulles District, but most importantly, they defended their home court, losing just twice at Heritage, while winning 8 straight games on their home floor to close out the season. After their 2020 fall season was pushed to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pride battled through some adversity to…
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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. — After surrendering the lead midway through the second quarter, the Loudoun County High School football team struggled to find any momentum. That was until midway through the fourth quarter when the Captains got the two big breaks they were looking for. Trailing 17-10 with 8:30 left in the game, Loudoun County junior defensive back Jimmy Daughtrey intercepted a pass near midfield to stop the Heritage momentum. The Captains scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive. Then trailing 17-14 with 5:30 left in the game, Loudoun County junior defensive lineman Casey Robinson scooped up a fumble and returned…
Leesburg, Va. — It was 437 days between snaps for the Tuscarora High School football team. After falling in the VHSL 4A State championship game on December 14, 2019, the fall football season was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled for the spring of 2021. More than 14 months since the end of their 2019 campaign, the Huskies took full advantage of every opportunity they had in their return to competition, shutting out Loudoun Valley, 28-0, in front of a limited home crowd on February 23 in Leesburg. “For a lot of us, this is the…
Ashburn, Va. — The bright lights of the state championship game didn’t rattle them. Fans in the stands for the first time all season didn’t faze them. And a red hot Green Run Stallions team entering their house with hopes of celebrating on their bus ride home to Virginia Beach didn’t scare them. Trailing by as many as 18 in the first quarter, the Stone Bridge Bulldogs never blinked. The Stone Bridge High School boys basketball team knew exactly what they needed to do: play their game, feed off the energy from the hometown crowd, and meticulously chip away at…
Ashburn, Va. — When a No. 1 seed hosts a No. 6 seed in an 8-team playoff tournament, it’s usually pretty clear cut as to what the result will be heading into the game. However, that wasn’t the case when Stone Bridge High School hosted Potomac Falls High School for the VHSL Region 5C championship game on February 12 in Ashburn. Entering the game, the No. 1 Bulldogs were red hot having won 7 in a row, but they knew they’d have their hands full with No. 6 Panthers, who are perennial state contenders. Knowing they’d need to grab the…
Ashburn, Va. — After back-to-back defensive masterpieces against two of the top scoring teams in Loudoun County, the Potomac Falls High School girls basketball team can finally say it: defense wins championships. No. 5 Potomac Falls held No. 2 Stone Bridge to a season low 28 points as the Panthers suffocated the Bulldogs’ offense to claim the program’s first VHSL Region 5C title, 32-28, on February 12 in Ashburn. “I’ve had great teams over the years, great kids, and they’ve all worked so hard,” 18th-year Potomac Falls head coach Lynn Ewald said. “It’s very rewarding being able to see it…
