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April 7,2024 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 game(s) due to weather GOLF Coach Luther’s team had 2 games on schedule, but only a loss to Bullis was listed. LACROSSE Coach McGettigan’s […]

Bullis hit the field with expectations of winning their first game of the Bulldogs season. That aspiration did not get immediate gratification as the Bears’ co-captain LSM, DAVIS OWEN, gathered in a GB off of HAYDEN GOOZ’s opening face-off win (3/6 for the day; the opposing X man is highly rated), and SCORED @ 11:46. […]

The Crusaders of Raleigh, NC, much to their credit annually come North to sharpen their skills. The team is 36-0 in the last 3 seasons’ conference play. They have amassed a roster of players who hone their skills on summer club teams. On this Spring trip to lousy weather, CG lost to Springfield- Delco and […]

BLTF 040124 BY JOHN NICHOLS P’09 D-I THIS WEEK’S GAMES DARTMOUTH (Will Cohen, Cameron Brown, Zak Oehlerking) 5 #13 Princeton 15 Princeton owned the middle of the game, scoring eleven times from the middle of the second quarter until middle of the fourth. After that, Big Green closed out the day with three straight goals. […]

March 31,2024 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 8 Bears 2023-2024 WaPo All Mets BASEBALL Coach Martinez took his squad to FL and some very tough competition, won 1 loss 2; Bullis on Tuesday home 4:30pm […]

03/25/2024 By John Nichols P’09 BLTF 032524 D-I BEARS VS BEARS #12 PENN (Stephen Bou) 11 DARTMOUTH (Will Cohen, Cameron Brown, Zak Oehlerking) 8 Cam firing away in the Hanover white out. In a steady snow, Dartmouth took the lead with a four-goal run in the middle of the first half. The last three of […]

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, former Pigskin Club DMV coach of year, lost to Sidwell Friends 8-9, beat School Without Walls, beat Riverdale Baptist 6-5. crushed Archbishop Carroll High Schoo14 – 9; […]

By John Nichols P’09 BLTF 031824 D-I BEARS VS BEARS #10 YALE (Jake Cohen) 17 #14 HARVARD (Joey Graham) 15 With the historical depth of these two schools’ rivalry, it would seem more fitting for this game to be the last, not the first of the Ivy League’s season. Yale led by seven at halftime, […]

The Bears are making a habit of destroying the WaPo rankings—having already defeated the paper’s #7 Severn and now the #5 St. Mary’s, one would expect that the heretofore #8 Landon to move on up. The Saints have a roster with 8 Div. I and one Div. II commits plus only an O/T loss to […]

March 17,2024 NOTE: KUDOS to MEG KLINGELHOFER for much of the content and images that she provides. Her content is excellent, and the images are interesting and timely!!! 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 POST SEASON […]

BLTF 031124 D-I Apparently, all you get out of being ranked #1 in D-I men’s lacrosse is a target on your back. Denver’s one-week reign is over, so Army, you are up next! BEARS VS BEARS #15 YALE (Jake Cohen) 15 #1 DENVER (Ryan Giles) 13 Yale scored first then the Pioneers got their first lead of […]

The Admirals cane to Bordley Stadium at Triplett Field with a gaudy 3-0 record including convincing wins over STAB and StA. Their roster included 5 Div. I commits (in particular a FOGO heading to PSU with an IL 87 rating) and 2 headed to Div. III. WaPo found their resume merited a #7 ranking (one […]

March 10,2024 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 POST SEASON HONORS The Bears on the football team already knew that he knows how to organize, teach, and energize a squad; so, they are not surprised that the […]

Though it was a peaceful ride from the White Rocks to Brooklandville, the Bears’ 1st Q did not go well. Perhaps it was the Crusaders’ red hot goalie, or their 5* stud attackman headed to UNC or maybe the roster with 7 Div. I recruits (+4 Div. III), but at the end of Period 1, […]

by John Nichols P’09 BLTF 030424 D-I DARTMOUTH (Will Cohen, Cameron Brown, Zak Oehlerking) 6 Lehigh 11 Dartmouth led 5-3 at the halftime break, but the second half belonged to Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks scored four unanswered goals in the third period and added another four in the final quarter before Dartmouth got their final score […]

The Bears’ first game took them to a school aptly named The Heights, after 15 years as an independent, is moving on up to the WCAC. Inside Lacrosse lists three Heights players as recruits or potential recruits. The Knights’ roster was probably smaller than the 39 Bears who played (42% of Landon’s players were sophomore […]

March 3,2024 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 BEAR TRACKS All winter sports have completed their seasons. Soon, there should be more individual awards like: BASEBALL Coach Martinez, former Pigskin Club DMV coach of year, inherits […]

by John Nichols P’09 BLTF 022724 D-I DARTMOUTH (Will Cohen, Cameron Brown, Zak Oehlerking) 14 Holy Cross 8 Dartmouth put up the first five scores of the game then swapped scores with Holy Cross over the balance of the first half. In the second half, Holy Cross was able to sustain a bit more consistency on […]

February 25,2024 INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS— 27 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) SPRING SPORTS Early update INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin’s Five completed their season by losing to SSSA in the IAC tournament. The league had some unreally talented teams. HOCKEY—Coach Parker’s squad met GP […]

It is a universal sports truth that it is very difficult to beat an opponent twice, add to the calculation that your opponent is a BIG RIVAL, the probable ratio climbs exponentially. The Bears beat the GP team 4-2 on 2/2 in the regular season. The Wednesday MAPHL quarterfinals after 45 minutes had a 1-1 […]