By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Sterling (August 20, 2015) — Dominion High School senior Taliek Washington has made a commitment to play football at Bryant University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “It feels amazing knowing I have a home after high school,” the 5-foot-10, 170-pound Washington said. “They made me feel like a Bulldog and a part of their family.” Washington will join Woodgrove High School senior Jake Wernle on the Division I FCS Bulldogs’ roster next fall as the duo hopes to help twelfth-year head coach Marty Fine improve on Bryant’s 5-7 record in 2014. Bryant…
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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.
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Purcellville (August 20, 2015) — Woodgrove High School senior Jake Wernle has made a commitment to continue his football career at Bryant University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “It is a huge relief to finally know where I’m going to college and where I will call home for the next four years,” the 6-foot-3, 290-pound Wernle said. “I couldn’t be happier with my decision.” Located in northern Rhode Island, Wernle decided on Bryant because of the perfect balance he saw between academia and sport. “I chose Bryant because it is an excellent academic school…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (August 19, 2015) — Stone Bridge High School senior Ashlyn Dunlop has made a commitment to play volleyball at Hampton University starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “I have been playing volleyball now for six years, and it’s a sport I’ve grown to love,” the 5-foot-9 Dunlop said. “I enjoy the competition, and I love the game. I’m really looking forward to playing at the next level.” At the next level, Dunlop will join a Division I Pirates team which finished 21-11 including an 11-1 record and conference championship in the Mid-Eastern…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Sterling (August 12, 2015) – Owen Gotimer photographed the Loudoun County Public Schools golf championship in Sterling on Wednesday, August 12 and posted this photo gallery! Loudoun County High School sophomore Ryan Monastero led the field shooting a 1-under, 71 as the Raiders also claimed the team title with a four-person team score of 305. Loudoun Valley High School junior Max Cave was the only other golfer to shoot par or better at 72 as the Vikings finished third shooting 312. Woodgrove High School placed second with a 309 led by low scorer Joey Eastman (75). Team Results 1 Loudoun…
By Owen GotimerLoCoSports Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] Ashburn (July 27, 2015) – Briar Woods High School rising senior Alexa Binckes has stayed firm on a commitment to continue her softball career under head coach Kim Schuette at Purdue University beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “I am most excited about getting on the beautiful Purdue campus and playing in a new stadium under the leadership of amazing coaches. The university is a perfect fit for my academic and athletic goals,” the 5-foot-9 Binckes said. “I cannot wait to provide leadership and play with all of the talented athletes and future recruits. The coaches have…
[twitter-follow screen_name=’LoCoSports’] By Owen GotimerLoCoSports Editor (July 22, 2015) – This is a plea to the Virginia High School League: please put all of the Loudoun County Public Schools high schools into two athletic conferences. Under the new approved conference realignment for 2015-2017, the 15 public high schools in Loudoun will move from three to five different conferences. The largest gap between student populations at any two of the high schools in the 2015-2016 academic year will be Briar Woods High School (1,707) and Riverside High School (1,052). A 650 student population difference might be too much to play in…
