By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (April 25, 2016) — Broad Run High School senior Caitlyn Harper has made a commitment to throw for Lynchburg College starting in the 2016-2017 school year. “Honestly, it doesn’t feel real,” the 5-foot-6 Harper said. “That high school is ending and college is just around the corner — it’s all happening so fast!” The end of Harper’s high school throwing career is just around the corner, but Broad Run still has several meets standing between now and the postseason where the Spartans as a team and Harper individually will try to earn…
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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=’BigO_Gotimer’] Purcellville (April 23, 2016) — Woodgrove High School senior Austin Rader has made a commitment to continue his baseball career at the United States Naval Academy beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Navy was my No. 1 choice because it is one of the most prestigious institutions in our country. Ever since I was little, I’ve always wanted to be a naval officer,” the 5-foot-11 Rader said. “Getting a great education and being commissioned as an ensign in the USN is the deal of a lifetime, and it allows me to chase my…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (April 22, 2016) — After diving saves by Tuscarora High School freshman goalkeeper Jeff Gates in the 33rd- and 38th-minutes of a Conference 14 clash in Leesburg on April 21, Broad Run High School finally caught their break in the 40th-minute when senior Nolan Poretz crossed the ball to senior Michael Mayolo who found the back of the Huskies’ net to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead from which they’d never look back. Poretz added a goal of his own in the 47th-minute as Broad Run sealed the deal defeating Tuscarora, 2-0, on the…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Ashburn (April 22, 2016) — Broad Run High School senior Nolan Poretz has made a commitment to continue his soccer career at Hartwick College beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year. “Committing has given me some confidence on and off the field and has allowed me to clear my head from focusing on what college I want to go to,” the 5-foot-7 Poretz said. “This allowed me to focus more on soccer and school which has been very important to me and has allowed me to enjoy my senior year.” Poretz’s focus on the…
Purcellville (April 18, 2016) – Seven different Loudouners turned in individual first-place performances at the 2016 Wolverine Track Classic in Purcellville on April 15. Highlighting the Wolverine Classic from Loudoun were Loudoun Valley sophomore Colton Bogucki — who won the 1,600-meter (4:23.19); Loudoun Valley junior Kimberly Donohue — who won the 3,200-meter (11:36.06); Loudoun Valley sophomore Peter Morris — who won the 3,200-meter (9:35.57); Woodgrove senior Aedan Pettit — who won the 800-meter (1:56.56); Woodgrove junior Collin Shipp — who won the high jump (6-00); Briar Woods senior Kayla Smith — who won the 400-meter (56.92); and John Champe senior T’Andra Stoute — who won the long jump (17-03).…
By Owen Gotimer LoCoSports Editor-in-Chief [twitter-follow screen_name=’BigO_Gotimer’] Leesburg (April 15, 2016) — After struggling through his last few games at the plate, Tuscarora High School (1-0, 9-2) senior shortstop Joey Skov stepped into the box in midseason form against Broad Run High School (0-2, 7-5) on April 14 in Leesburg as the Huskies overcame an early one-run deficit to defeat the Spartans, 10-4, in their Conference 14 opener. “The past couple of games I haven’t gotten a hit,” Skov said. “It felt good to get one then another one then another one.” Leading off the bottom of the first for…