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NCAA Tournament—DI As was inevitable given the bracket, one Bear team won, one Bear team saw their season end. The weekend was upset-free as the seeded teams all won. Bears vs. Bears #5 DENVER (Ryan Giles) 16 MICHIGAN (Hunter Taylor, Graham Hertzberg) 11 After each team scored once to start the game, Denver went on […]

May 12,2024 Quick Summaries INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS— 47 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) WINTER SPORTS SPRING SPORTS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS TWO 2024 SPRING TROPHIES SO FAR BASEBALL Coach Martine’s nine beats EHS 3-2 and then an away win over StA 2-1 to earn another shot at […]

It is always great to celebrate a lax win, “Mo betta” when it closes an IAC undefeated season, an exceptional pleasure to record another IAC Tournament title, exultation to post the 33rd IAC title and ultimate triumph to announce that the VICTORY was over the Little Hoyas. A second defeat of the boys from Rockville […]

Less than 3 weeks ago, the Bears traveled to Alexandria to play the Saints on their home field- final score there, L16 SSSA 3. The visitors made it to their 2nd round in the “tournament” by beating their neighbor 9-8 in O/T. Coach McGettigan and his staff were able to season some of their players […]

John Nichols P’09 BLTF 050624 This year it seems that earning the #1 seed has been more of a curse than a blessing. D-I Conference Tournaments Big Ten Tournament The MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (Hunter Taylor, Graham Hertzberg) captured their second straight Big Ten Tournament title. Like last year, Big Blue came into the tournament as the […]

May 2,2024 THERE’S A BEAR AZALEA That’s a Polar Bear Azalea Much abbreviated version, because Bear 65 will be at the FESTIVAL—started in 1960 (missed a few years in between 1965 and 1981) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— TRAX Back next week with a catch-up edition +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Maroon of Alexandria had already established its position as 4th in the IAC with wins over StA and SSSA. WaPo, in its most recent DMV lax rankings, listed the High School on “On The Bubble” List. On one of the rare springs (sun and warm) days at Tripplett Field at Bordley stadium, the Bears […]

By John Nichols P’09 BLTF 042294 D-I BEARS vs BEARS and Big Ten Tournament #19 MICHIGAN (Hunter Taylor, Graham Hertzberg) 15 OHIO STATE (Cullen Brown) 9 Ohio State had a slight lead in the first quarter, but Michigan tied the game up with a pair of late goals. The Buckeyes got the lead back with […]

April 28,2024 NSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS— 47 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) On the same week, two Bear Brothers Patrick L*18 and Ryan L’20 Giles were featured by their teams. WINTER SPORTS SPRING SPORTS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASEBALL Coach Martinez split with StA 2-1 and 1-2 and […]

Any game between the Bears and the DC Bulldogs is always big. If StA wins this game against its oldest rival, their season is a success. Not so in 2024; this was the home team’s worst deficit (-11) in a tough year. As best as a record of players on the field could be accurate, […]

BLTF 042224 by John Nichols P’09 D-I BEARS vs BEARS MICHIGAN (Hunter Taylor, Graham Hertzberg) 13 OHIO STATE (Cullen Brown) 12 After the teams traded goals to open the game, Michigan went on a four-goal run to take the lead. They would hold onto the lead despite two comeback attempts by the Buckeyes. The first […]

THESE BEARS FIGHT Gonzaga is a very talented team with 10 Div. I recruits and 5 Div. III commits (8 of them 2024). The Purple Eagles (10-4) lost 4 early games and the April 24 match against Landon was an opportunity for redemption. The raucous home crowd whooped it up big in the first 12 […]

April 21,2024 INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS— 47 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) WINTER SPORTS SPRING SPORTS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASEBALL Coach Martinez beat Avalon and then IAC win over SSSA GOLF Coach Luther’s team beat DeMatha 150-120 LACROSSE Coach McGettigan’s team went 2-0 for the week with […]

By John Nichols P’09 BLTF 041524 D-I BEARS vs BEARS #8 YALE (Jake Cohen) 20 DARTMOUTH (Will Cohen, Cameron Brown, Zak Oehlerking) 13 Not just a brotherly Bears versus Bears game, but a Brother versus Brother game as Will and Jake Cohen have their first collegiate clash. Dartmouth appeared to be heading towards a big […]

Travels to this Alexandria campus are, more often than not, a test. The 2024 Saints have a lineup that includes 5 recruits, but an early season set of losses did not put the Saints on a good path. The pre-game Senior Celebration did not presage good play. Within 7 minutes of the contest, the Bears […]

A game of 2 halves- first 24 minutes, the home team scored 10 times and gave up 5. The Stags won the remaining time by a 7 to 4 margin. The Bears shot poorly, made errant passes, and generally played badly. DeMatha conversely upped its game as its athletic reputation deserved. The Landon Coaches went […]

April 14,2024 INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS— 47 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) WINTER SPORTS SPRING SPORTS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASEBALL Coach Martinez lost to GP 2-7 Hun School 1-4 GOLF Coach Luther’s team lost to GP. LACROSSE Coach McGettigan’s team went 2-0 for the week with wins […]

The Bulldogs of Rockville Pike has a roster loaded with all sorts of highly rated players and have averaged 10+ GAA, and in the first four minutes, it looked like the Hoya Saxa (Greek: what rocks?) would roll up the score. WRONG: for the next 32 minutes, the Bear D SHUT THEIR OPPONENTS OUT. It […]

BLTF 040824 By John Nichols P’09 D-I BEARS vs BEARS #15 HARVARD (Joey Graham) 13 DARTMOUTH (Will Cohen, Cameron Brown, Zak Oehlerking) 7 Harvard pulled away from Dartmouth methodically, scoring twice for each goal scored by Big Green. Dartmouth responded with their only back-to-back goals of the day then the teams had one more round […]

Before the context started, the14 members of the Class of 2024 were recognized. A talented set of seniors should be known for their leadership. They showed the 13 underclassmen what is expected of Landon Lax players. Their on-the-field lessons showed the energy, focus, discipline, teamwork, and skills that are part of a 50 year tradition […]