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By John Nichols p’09 BLTF 022024 D-I BEARS VS BEARS #13 MICHIGAN (Hunter Taylor, Graham Hertzberg) 18 HOBART (Jackson Galiani) 8 Michigan never trailed in the game, but Hobart never let the Wolverines build much of a lead until the early in the third quarter when Michigan launched a big run—eleven straight goals—to put the […]

Thirty-Four Varsity and JV wrestlers traveled north to Harford Community College in Bel Air, MD on Friday to compete in a two day 30 team Maryland Independent School State tournament. This competition is the qualifier for the National Prep School Championship next weekend at Lehigh University. We had 9 of our 14 starters make it […]

February 18,2024 INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS 27 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) First Edition of BearLaxTraxFax INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin’s Five had a tough week with losses to StA and GP HOCKEY—Coach Parker’s squad won their second consecutive IAC title with wins over StA 5-1 […]

The Bears earned their 2nd consecutive IAC with a “MOTTO” win over the Potomac Bulldogs, coming back from a 1st period 2 goal deficit. For some reason, the visitors employed an aggressive style of playing. Literally BULLIS HIT (convert to a portmanteau word) every Bear that was on the ice. That use of FORCE (Latin […]

The 2024 NCAA lacrosse season is underway and we got a couple of surprises right away. Denver (Ryan Giles) traveled to Homewood Field and pulled off an overtime upset of host Johns Hopkins. Navy (JT Thomas III, Preston Luger) is showing a bit more offensive punch while still defending well. D-I February 3 Games DENVER (Ryan Giles) 13 OT […]

With Ft. DuPont closed, the DC Bulldogs were hockey homeless for this season and that disadvantage showed in their play. Maybe a more direct impact came from the Bears’ persistent pressure on the puck- at both ends of the ice. Credit StA for beating SSSAS in the first round of the IAC playoffs. The first […]

February 11,2024 INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS —27 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin’s Five had a tough week with losses to SSSA, EHS and Bullis HOCKEY—Coach Parker’s squad defeated MAPHL previously undefeated leader 3-1 in a battle on the ice. IACs start next […]

The Bears faced the HERETOFOR undefeated Cadets (9-0-0) with a +/- of 52 and its top goalie had a 1.20 GAA (10 games). The pregame momentum was on the SJCHS side, having crushed Gonzaga 7-2. Coach Had the Bears ready for their foe, skating with the Cadets in smart, fast aggressive hockey. The home team […]

In the regular season’s penultimate game, the Bears and the Cavaliers played to a 4-4 tie. The visitors got on the scoreboard first when REID PEHRKON (g#16) scored on a pass from CHRISTAIN DAYMUDE @ 14:52. DANIEL ROSENSTOCK stopped all 11 SOGs and his teammates put 8 on the AS nets. BEARS 1 CAVALIERS 0 […]

February 4,2024 INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS—27 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin’s Five lost to Prep 55 – 76 HOCKEY—Coach Parker’s squad defeated rival GP 4-2 but the most important aspect of this meeting was the The Shoulder Check: A Mental Health […]

Usually, pregame atmospheres between the Bears and the little Hoyas are fille filled testosterone vapors exuding from the boys in the stands. That male fragrance was not lacking; there were plenty of energy held in check. The two teams formed a circle at center ice and Mike LiCalsi, the Bear Dad read a wonderful explanation […]

Two young hockey players who have been both teammates and opponents have taken the initiative to honor a friend and trying to convert this tragedy into an important lesson, not just for players, but all of us. Reid Pehrkon and Dillon Moneypenny are sponsoring a dinner, before their rivalry game to share a message for […]

January 28,2024 INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS —27 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin’s Five beat EHS 63-52, lost to WaPo# 4 Bullis 43 – 76 and couldn’t sustain a first half lead to lose to a 12-4 StA 55-64. HOCKEY—Coach Parker’s skaters fell […]

The Bears’ 7th MAPHL game was against the Bulldogs who suffer from an absence of a home rink and who have not yet registered a win in the League. On Senior Night (CADEN BLAZER, GRAHAM HABERL, DECLAN JAMBERDINO, CHRISTIAN DAYMUDE, HANK MADDUX; SEAN CURRAN AND SAM ROSE) and the last game for Coach Dumond (a […]

The Purple Eagles arrived at the Bears’ Den with a 13-4 overall and MAPHL leading 7-0. Their roster is replete with seasoned veterans while Coach Parker’s squad arrived with a 4-0-1 record and a relatively young team. Gonzaga hit the ice with speed, sharp passing, and well-orchestrated breakout plays. The results two goals (at 14:18 […]

January 21,2024 INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS —27 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin had his Bears ready to battle SSSAS in 1st 2024 IAC game losing 62-79. The Saints are one of 3 leagues with exceptional talent; Prep and Bullis won their […]

The Bears and the Stags have a long and competitive history. The Hyattsville School has a well-earned reputation for its athletic prowess, last year DM won MAPHL. Not so this year, in MAPHL play they are 0-6-1. Frustration may have led to the visitors incurring 10 minutes of penalties and the home team converted on 5. This […]

January 14,2023 HAPPY NEW YEARS TO EVERYONE IN THE BEAR COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS—27 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin’s team in IAC/MAC challenge beat St. Andrews Win 57 – 56 in an IAC sweep of the MAC teams HOCKEY—Coach […]

EXCELLENT NEWS*** 2023 Daytona Beach – Sunshine Classic CHAMPIONS! Today was a good day for the Bears. Grinding out a win in today’s Championship game against a tough David Crockett (TN) team. Great team win! Ubie ’26, Ari ’23, and Frankie ’25 received All-Tournament Honors. Frankie was named the Sunshine Classic 2023 MVP. We got […]

BEARSPORTSNEWS SUNDAY EDITION DECEMBER 31,2023 HAPPY NEW YEARS TO EVERYONE IN THE BEAR COMMUNITY As Bears everywhere head into 2024 with expectations backed by hard work encouraged by exceptional coaches and challenged by outstanding competition!!! BEAR65 will be in Malaga heading for the Straits of Gibraltar on 01/07/2024 HIGHLIGHTS BearSportsNews 2023 in review INSIDE THE […]