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The WaPo #12 little Hoyas lined up in their very fancy stadium with expectations of winning and pressure to do so—it was their Homecoming game. The visiting Bears faced the challenge of competing against a bigger “Bulldog”1 , 6-1 record and having beaten two common opponents. Typing the lede grieved me greatly for the score […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition Statement of BearSportsNews Goals These posts exist because in the ‘60s (19 not 18), there were 2 daily newspapers and there were column inches on high school games. The highlight of Saturday mornings was reading about some Bear’s exploits. If it is not too pompous to presume that this site merits an […]

The Bears went to the hallowed grounds of Alexandria to battle the Maroon. It has sat atop Holy Hill 130-acre since 1839 campus houses 440 students from 31 states, the District of Columbia and 16 countries. The boys celebrated as they exited the Hummel Bowl with a victory. WaPo rankings, based on an insider sharing a secret, more […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition Bear Facts Kenneth Walton ‘Kenny’ Jenkins THIS BEAR’S REMARKABLE RECORD: and Senior years All IAC; Bear Club: 4 years; Basketball: Varsity 2 years;Baseball: Varsity 4 years, Co-Captain Senior Indoor Track: Varsity Senior year; Jazz Club: Senior Year; 2 terms on Landon School Board; recognized with the Anthony Edward Kupka ’64 Distinguished Alumnus […]

In decades of attending pee wee, high school, college, and pro football games, never has the opposing team arrived for a contest without equipment, shoulder pads, pants, jerseys, and cleats. Today the Crusaders of Riverdale walked on Bordley Stadium at Triplett Field without their armour. This oversight resulted in a 40 minute delay of the […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition Bear Facts Bears recognized among thousands of College Football players for academic success, football performance, and exemplary community leadership. Mac nominated in ‘22 and Tómas “23 —THOSE ARE BEARS!!! The School’s Core Values are endorsed by such actions!!! INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS FOOTBALL 3-1 Coach […]

The Bears arrived in Orange, VA with a 3-0 record against larger foes, but were able to beat their opponents through execution of the O, discipline in their D assignments, few turnovers and a positive account in their penalty yards being < their opponents’; their coaching made a difference. Today, the Tigers (history, WF adopted […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition HIGHLIGHTS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BEAR TRACKS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS FOOTBALL 2-0 Coach Padalino’ Bears 144 minutes without an opposing score and the O finds the end zone on first 4 possessions the 5th on a 57 yard punt return final: Landon 35 Potomac School 0. Onto Woodberry Forest next Saturday […]

NO. the “0” key is not stuck on my keyboard and YES, the Landon D has gone 144 minutes without giving up a point, that’s 0.0000 over 144. Not to neglect the multifaceted Bear O, scoring on its first four possessions and then a punt return (57 yards through a broken field and multiple broken […]

Bear Facts As Boulder, CO becomes the epicenter for college football (both ESPN Game Day and Fox Sports there), Landon’s most NOTED Bear-Buffalo football player who also exemplifies the intersection between the Mondzac Center and Bordley Stadium comes to mind AUSTIN BISNOW ‘06 a/k/a lead singer in Magic Giant- after 5 years as Colorado’s Long Snapper HIGHLIGHTS […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition Bear Facts Intermittently, ursine trivia from the past—According to Max Preps, Chase Young was a freshman tight end on the 2014 Pallotti team that lost to Landon21- 6. A link to that Bear squad (10 players over 200#) who also beat sometimes Commander James Patterson. No picture available of the DeMatha (transferred […]

Saint Paul arrived at a hot and humid Triplett Field at Bordley Stadium. League rules om temperature permitted the visitor not to don their normal tabards, cloaks, helm, shield and armor, although they were festooned in Under Armor® gear. The white clad visitors’ record was hot with 55-0 win over “MIAA B” league Annapolis Area […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition HIGHLIGHTS Initial week for both Inside the Rocks and Bear Tracks- neither’s schedule full bore. Varsity Football earns win with impressive goal line stand and then 99 yard drive for TD. Others getting ready. Alumni: 13 Bears on college football rosters (8 Div. I), 4 played; college soccer: 7 Bears on rosters […]

The Bears traveled to Harford County, MD, where the John Carroll Patriots reside. The Landon team likely remembered last year’s game in which they took a 14-0 lead in the 1st Q to see the 0:00 scoreboard read 16-21. The Bears first game was a trip, literally and figuratively2 to Bel Air, the physical home […]

The 2023 Fall Landon season officially started with the opening of summer camps for cross-country (8/21), football (8/11), soccer (8/19), US volleyball and water polo (8/16). These teams face their 2023 schedules with some losses: The IAC is increasingly competitive in all sports; so, these Bears face challenges this Fall. RECENT NEWS Young Bear at […]

End of year and summer catch up news. The present Bears and alumni are working hard to refine their skills in all sports. APOLOGIES that even coverage of all sports was not achieved. Below is a compilation of available sources. PLEASE SEND ME ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE and a second Summer Reading edition may […]

by John Nichols The end of the 2023 season marks the end of John Geppert’s lacrosse career at Maryland. During his time at Maryland, John won several conference and NCAA awards, most notably winning multiple Academic All American awards. GEPPERT’S HONOR ROLL• 2023 USILA Second Team All-American• 2023 Inside Lacrosse Third-Team All-American• 2023 USA Lacrosse Third-Team All-American• 2023 USA Lacrosse Preseason […]

BY JOHN NICHOLS NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament The last of our surviving Bears teams in D-1 met their demise in the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Michigan (Graham Hertzberg, Hunter Taylor) 8 #1 Duke 15 Just a month ago Michigan appeared to be heading towards an early end to their 2023 season. With five wins and six losses […]

HIGHLIGHTS Catching up on all: Landon Varsity Athletes: end of year awards trickling in- baseball and lacrosse Bears earn 1st team All-IAC in their sports; 19 members of 2023 commit to play college sports Alumni Bears playing all the next level(s)-pro, college Div. I & III, and developmental programs- the Div. III one Bear’s baseball […]

BEARS LAX TRAX FAX 05162023 NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament Three Bears teams made it into the NCAA DI tournament, but only two survived the first weekend. Michigan (Graham Hertzberg, Hunter Taylor), which has been playing win or go home games for almost a month, advanced to the quarterfinals and will face top-seed Duke. For […]