Leesburg, Va. – A week removed from a tough overtime loss to Dulles District foe Dominion High School, the Heritage High School football team knew what they needed to execute in order to bounce back to .500 in the district. So when Loudoun Valley came to Leesburg on September 28, the Pride got back to the basics. A few early scores put Heritage in motion and its defense held steady as the Pride never looked back in a 35-6 win over the Vikings. “We came back together as a team,” Heritage senior athlete Alex Kovacs said. “We fought, and we…
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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.
Loudoun County, Va. — As high school football 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 VHSL Region 5C and VHSL Region 4C standings. [adrotate group=”4″] 1. Stone Bridge (4-0) ?1 For the first time all season, we have a new No. 1 in Loudoun. Through four games, Stone Bridge is averaging nearly 51 points of offense per game, while surrendering less than…
Leesburg, Va. — Loudoun County High School senior quarterback Nick Barts has his team off to a historic start. For the first time in more than two decades, the Raiders’ football team has started its season 5-0, and the play of Barts is a big reason why. “That’s just crazy. It’s crazy that it’s been two decades since we started 5-0,” Barts said. “Things are just clicking now, and we’re just moving forward.” After shutting out Freedom, 48-0, on September 12 to improve to 4-0, Loudoun County got back to work in a battle of previously unbeaten teams. In a…
Loudoun County, Va. — As high school field hockey 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 and Dulles District standings. [adrotate banner=”10″] 1. Heritage (7-0) For the third straight year, Heritage field hockey has a target on its back. During the program’s first two years in existence, the Pride played in back-to-back VHSL 4A State semifinal games. And the scary…
Leesburg, Va. — The Loudoun County and Millbrook High School volleyball teams have some recent history. After falling to Millbrook, 3-2, in the VHSL Region 4C championship in 2017, the Lady Raiders got the last laugh, defeating the Pioneers, 3-0, in a VHSL 4A State semifinal before eventually winning their VHSL-record tenth state championship. So when 6-0 Loudoun County and 9-0 Millbrook met for their rematch on September 17 in Leesburg, the stakes were high. The Lady Raiders used a major second set run to hand the Pioneers their first loss of the season, 25-18, 25-13, 25-18. “This is a…
Loudoun County, Va. — As high school football 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 VHSL Region 5C and VHSL Region 4C standings. [adrotate group=”4″] 1. Broad Run (3-1) — In the first four weeks of the season, Broad Run has three wins against LoCo Top 5 teams. Most recently, the Spartans rallied after the first quarter to defeat No. 5…
