Sterling, Va. — When it looked as though the Freedom High School girls lacrosse team would pull away, Potomac Falls found a spark. Facing a five-goal deficit with 18 minutes left, the Panthers rallied off six unanswered goals to steal the lead and the momentum, 13-12, with less than six minutes to play in the VHSL Region 5C championship game on May 28 in Sterling. “You can’t even think about winning with 18 minutes to go,” Freedom head coach Richard DeSomma said. “And they made their run.” The Eagles were able to rebound with a goal and hold off the…
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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.
Ashburn, Va. — As he stepped into the box with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh in a tied Potomac District championship, Briar Woods High School senior right fielder Aidan Willard was just waiting for a strike. Ball one. Strike one. Ball two. Ball three. “I knew he was kind of rattled, so I was just waiting for him to throw a strike,” Willard said. “The count was 2-1, then 3-1, so I knew he had to come at me.” [adrotate banner=”19″] In front of a packed stadium in Ashburn, against one of the school’s oldest rivals,…
Leesburg, Va. — When Woodgrove High School senior forward Katie Oliver received the pass from teammate Liz Marcheschi in front of the Loudoun County net, just one thing was running through her mind: don’t mess up. With less than three minutes to play in the second overtime of the Dulles District championship game, the pressure was on. The Wolverines and Raiders had met twice in the regular season, both of those games ending in ties. But the district championship wasn’t going to end that way, and Oliver made sure of it. The pass from Marcheschi found Oliver in front of…
Leesburg, Va. — Winning a state championship is an impressive feat. Repeating as a state champion, even more so. But even as the thought of repeating sits in the back of their minds, the Riverside High School girls lacrosse team is focused on the game ahead. The Rams quickly dispatched Park View in a region quarterfinal, before rolling through Loudoun Valley, 20-4, on May 21 in Leesburg, to set up a return to the VHSL Region 4C championship game. “We have to keep things in perspective,” Riverside head coach Kristan Ash said. “It’s one step at a time.” Riverside jumped…
Leesburg, Va. — New year. Same story. The Woodgrove High School softball team is doing it all again. Since the school opened in 2010, the Wolverines have made appearances in all eight possible district championship games. After defeating Loudoun County High School, 8-2, on May 20 in Leesburg, Woodgrove will play in its ninth straight district championship game, vying to win its eighth title, when the Wolverines travel to Riverside High School on May 22. “We’re really just working hard and keeping our eyes on the prize,” junior shortstop Katie Merchant said. “We’re working together as a team, and it…
Ashburn, Va. — After jumping out to a commanding lead, the Stone Bridge High School boys lacrosse team had to put up a defensive stand to hold off a late rally by Freedom High School in a Potomac District quarterfinal on May 13 in Ashburn. The Bulldogs expanded their 5-1 first-half lead to 7-1 towards the end of the third quarter, before the Eagles went on a 4-1 run to close the third quarter and open the fourth. Having cut the lead to 8-5, Freedom had some momentum, but Stone Bridge sophomore attack Burke McFarlane put the nail in the…
