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DECEMBER 22,2023 HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE IN THE BEAR COMMUNITY The12/24/2023 edition is being posted early (12/23) and will be shorter than usual; Bear’65 heading out to be with family 12/23 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 […]

DECEMBER 17,2023 HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE IN THE BEAR COMMUNITY There will be no 12/24/2023 edition; Bear’65 will be with family that week HIGHLIGHTS TOMMY may be Landon’s first Football College All American in ~10 years. His Panther results fill 8 different categories; he was NESCAC opponents’ #1 backfield menace. INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR […]

The Cadets of St. John’s College High School hold WaPo’s #1 DMV hockey ranking. Their MAPHL record shows them as 3-0 with a GF/GA differential of +34. Its skaters occupy half of the League’s top 10 scorers. Their netminders also are listed among the Top in GAAs. They invited the Bears to play in a […]

Sorry, but I was unable to get to Mt. Pleasant (long story), but MAPHL’s tremendous website provides the essential facts. The Cardinals had a very competitive record including a notable 4-3 win over the MSJ goalie. The Bears took the lead to 4-0 in the 2nd period and held off the home team during the […]

BEARSPORTSNEWS SUNDAY EDITION HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE IN THE BEAR COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS VOTE FOR Tomás Kenary, follow the Chicago Rule: early and often!!! 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 plays WaPo’s #2, Sidwell Friends in a […]

This inter-ursine battle saw the two teams, known as Bears, scratch and claw true to the animal spirits. The MSHL Monocacy powerhouse came to the Bears’ Den with multiple years of conference and state honors; their ‘23-’24 season stood at 5-0 with 34 GF and but 4 GA. The Black-jerseyed Bears’ goalie had a 0.33 […]

The Knights (0-1-0) did not have a good night. The Bears outshot the No Va School 54 to 6. Freshman Goalie Daniel Rosenstock stopped all the shots that he saw. PERIOD TIME GOAL SCORER ASSIST#1 ASSIST #2 1 6:42 Watts Colclough Jack McShane Reid Pehrkon 1 6:27 Reid Pehrkon 1 3:53 Reid Pehrkon 2 […]

HIGHLIGHTS VOTE FOR Tomás Kenary, follow the Chicago Rule: early and often!!! INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS—27 Bears in 9 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) PLEASE VOTE FOR TOMAS KENARY INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin’s team is 2-0– HOCKEY—Coach Parker’s young squad defeated their 2nd consecutive ‘22-’23 conference champion with […]

A scorer, whether it be hockey or lacrosse, must have talent (hand eye, speed, hard shot among other things), but that base will grow with experience. Game time against strong opposition refines those skills to add confidence. The young Bears had such a learning moment on 12/1 versus MAPHL opponent, the Gaels of MSJ. In […]

The Bears have played the “Sallies” [Salesianum (Latin for “House of Sales”, referring to St. Francis de Sales)] in a home-and-away for a number of years. The all-boys school has a successful hockey program holding the ‘22-’23 Philadelphia Catholic Hockey banner with 8 seniors on their roster. The 2 hour ride on the bus did not […]

BEARSPORTSNEWS SUNDAY EDITION HIGHLIGHTS VOTE FOR Tomás Kenary, follow the Chicago Rule: early and often!!! INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS—88 Bears in 10 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS BASKETBALL— Coach Franklin’s schedule shows 2 games HOCKEY—Coach Parker’s skaters won season opener over 2022-2023 MSHL Eastern Conference Champions South […]

The Seahawks of Edgewater are the 2022-2023 Eastern Conference Champions of the MSHL and according to their website, their contest against the Bears was the fifth of the new season. On the other hand, Coach Parker’s Bear roster has 5 freshmen, 3 sophomores, 5 juniors and 5 seniors plus no games have been played yet. […]

HIGHLIGHTS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS—88 Bears in 10 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS FOOTBALL 7-3 Coach Padalino’ Bears earned 12 All IAC honors and the league MVP, who also was named a Touchdown Club POY SOCCER –Coach Reed’s side earned four all IACs– WATER POLO X-COUNTRY […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition HIGHLIGHTS Zach Fingerhut, L’14, showed great talent on the Landon Soccer team so much that he was recruited to play for ACC powerhouse Wake Forest. After his career as a player on the pitch was over, Zach decided to continue speeding up and down the pitch as a referee. Zach has attacked […]

Yes, beating a team for a fifth year1 in a row may be a bit underwhelming (conversely the opponents’ dismal season would have made their record memorable; see their faces post-game, but the foe is Saint Albans. Vanquishing the DC Bull Dogs (DCBD?) as a predicate for securing a share of the 2023 Interstate Athletic Conference […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition Homecoming Weekend with 2 memories HIGHLIGHTS A Landon Legend, Coach Hanker, passed away recently and AD Bill Brady provided one of many touching memories of this volunteer coach. An exterior as rough as rock, but a mentor who knew what to say or do to raise spirits, inspire competition, establish discipline, and embody […]

The Bears have history with the Saints; for some reason, the Bethesda boys have problems wrapping up games against SSSA- 2021- a 26-28 loss and 2022—a 22-23 defeat on a last second Nick-Lowery-length1 FG kick. If that was not enough, (i) it was Landon’s Homecoming and (ii) a win was essential to lay claim to […]

BearSportsNews Sunday Edition HIGHLIGHTS INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS—46 Bears in 8 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS FOOTBALL 4-3 Coach Padalino’ Bears beat IAC foe the Bulldogs of Potomac spoiling their Homecoming 21-13— onto Landon’s Homecoming 11/4 1pm vs. SSSA SOCCER –Coach Reed’s side lost to #4 StA […]

The Bulldogs of Potomac, as opposed the same mascot on a Hill in DC and on Rockville Pike, invited the Bears to be their guests for a Bullis Homecoming. Contrary to their aspirations, the 5-2 home team did not please their fans with a 13-21 loss. It was not a pretty competition with blocked FG […]

INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS— BEAR TRACKS—46 Bears in 8 sports and 4 levels (5 pros included) INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS FOOTBALL 3-1 Coach Padalino’ Bears lost in an epic battle against highly favored GP 21-24 by a late FG. Chase Robertson earns of Pow awards SOCCER –Coach Reed’s side lost to GP, but ended […]