Loudoun County, Va. — As high school girls basketball gets underway in Loudoun County, a few local teams have already 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 (4-0, 11-0) — No surprise that Freedom debuts at No. 1 in the LoCo Top 5 for 2018-2019; it’s exactly where they finished their 2017-2018 campaign. The Eagles’ defense is athletic, quick and flat out daunting…
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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.
Purcellville, Va. — For three seasons, Austin Rivers played for his dad Doc on the Los Angeles Clippers. Pistol Pete Maravich played for his dad Press at LSU in the 60s. And legendary head coach Jim Boeheim currently coaches his son Buddy at Syracuse. Father-son duos are nothing new to the game of basketball. So when Loudoun Valley junior point guard Trent Dawson takes the court with his dad Chad and hears roars of “daddy’s boy” from the stands, he uses it as motivation. “Every day during the offseason, I picture myself hearing ‘daddy’s boy.’ I always put myself in…
Purcellville, Va. — For the Loudoun Valley High School girls basketball team, it’s all about defense. Led defensively by senior guard Olivia Badura and junior forward Megan Stevenson, the Vikings execute a highly-effective full court press but also pressure the ball well in the half court. That pressure paid off during rivalry week as Loudoun Valley forced Woodgrove to turn the ball over 30 times and held the Wolverines to just 33 points as the Vikings ran away with the 61-33 win on January 4 in Purcellville. “In-town rivalries are always intense,” Loudoun Valley head coach Kenyamo McFarlane said. “I’ve…
Leesburg, Va. — If you didn’t know already, you know now: Heritage is all about speed. When the Stone Bridge boys basketball team traveled to Heritage High School on December 20, the Pride hit them with a fast-paced, transition offense and a deep bench. The Bulldogs kept pace early, trailing the Pride by just three points after the first quarter, but Heritage exploded in the third quarter, outscoring Stone Bridge 39-20, to run away with the 90-69 win in Leesburg. “That’s our style. We get up and down. We’re going to make our 14 beat your 7,” Heritage head coach…
Ashburn, Va. — With less than four minutes to play in their Potomac District match up with Tuscarora High School on December 11, the Stone Bridge High School boys basketball team trailed 77-72. The offensive slugfest had changed hands multiple times throughout the game, but it was the Bulldogs’ late defense that helped them go on a 17-6 run to escape the Huskies, 89-83. “We’re not really a good pressing team, but we decided to turn it up a little bit to get steals,” Stone Bridge head coach Corey Stitzel said. “We’re really efficient offensively, and we got guys who…
Ashburn, Va. — It took less than two minutes for the Briar Woods High School girls basketball team to jump out to an 8-0 lead against rival Broad Run High School in their Potomac District opener on December 7. Even more impressive for the Falcons was that all eight of those points came from the hand of sophomore forward Grace Nathan. “It was a great start for Grace,” Briar Woods head coach Raven Short said. “We’ve been trying to find different looks for her on offense. Seeing a couple baskets go in was good for our team and good for…
