Fairfax, Va. — When George Mason University senior guard Otis Livingston II connected on a go-ahead three-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in regulation, the Patriots faithful went wild. George Mason was less than a second away from coming from behind to defeat Atlantic 10 foe Fordham on January 19 in Fairfax. And while the win lifted them to 5-1 in the A-10, Loudoun Valley High School graduate Jordan Miller (2018) experienced a win in more than one way. For Miller, it was his first start at EagleBank Arena. After redshirting through the first 16 games of the season, Miller –…
Author: Owen Gotimer
Loudoun County, Va. — As high school girls basketball heats up in Loudoun County, a couple local teams have started to stand out among the crowd. In a two-district county, we wanted a way to put things into perspective. Enter: the LoCo Top 5. Of course, if you’re into hard numbers, check out the full Potomac District and Dulles District standings. [adrotate banner=”19″] 1. Freedom (8-0, 16-0) — There is not a team in Loudoun that has separated itself this year like Freedom has. The Eagles are red hot and solidified their spot atop the LoCo Top 5 after putting up a…
Leesburg, Va. — When the Freedom and Tuscarora High School boys basketball teams met in early December, both teams were still trying to figure things out. Coming into that game, the Huskies were 0-4 and looking for their first win of the season, while the Eagles were 2-1 and looking to bounce back after a loss earlier in the week. Well, Tuscarora got what it was looking for as the Huskies’ shooters got hot, hitting eleven three-pointers while running away with a 24-point win. When the two teams met for round two on January 18, Tuscarora again connected on eleven…
Leesburg, Va. — If you follow girls basketball in Loudoun County, you know one thing: Freedom High School is the team to beat. Coming off a trip to a VHSL 5A State semifinal in 2018, the Eagles are loaded with talent and are paving their path for a return to the state tournament. Of the teams standing in Freedom’s way of repeating as Potomac District champions, Tuscarora High School probably posed the biggest threat. But on January 18 in Leesburg, the Eagles made it clear who the front-runner was, dominating the Huskies, 77-48. For Freedom, it starts on the defensive…
Leesburg, Va. — There are very few basketball players in Loudoun County that can do it all. Tuscarora High School junior guard Isabellah Middleton is one of them. Entering their first match up of the season against Potomac Falls on January 15 in Leesburg, the Huskies and Panthers were tied in second place at 5-1 in the Potomac District. And when her team needed her most, Middleton rose to the occasion, leading Tuscarora to a 50-35 victory, earning the program’s 150th win. “She’s an elite player,” Tuscarora head coach Michael Newkirk said. “To get up for things like this doesn’t…
Leesburg, Va. — Loudoun County High School senior Taylor Kibble has signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her soccer career at East Carolina University beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. “Being committed to college and knowing where I will be attending is very relieving especially with how stressful the recruiting process was,” the 5-foot-7 Kibble said. “Committing to play college soccer has been my dream since I was little girl so finally fulfilling that was such an amazing feeling.” [adrotate banner=”29″] Kibble has been dreaming of playing college soccer ever since she started playing ten years ago. “My…