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BEARSPORTSNEWS 01/29/2023

BearSportsNews

Sunday Edition

01/29/2023

Catching up on all Landon Varsity Athletes

and Bears playing all the next level(s)-pro, college Div. I & III, college club and developmental

HIGHLIGHTS

Inside the White Rocks—

Bear Grapplers finish dual season undefeated with strong wins v. WCAC powerhouse Good Counsel and also GDS. Hockey, with a flu-depleted bench ties DeMatha notches a decisive over StA win and heads into 3 tough MAPHL games-all in WaPo Top 5; Hoops losses to Maret and GP but defeats SSSA on senior night. 

Alumni: 

LACROSSE—DR. MARK KOVLER L’05 will be inducted into the Potomac Lacrosse Hall of Fame 

BASKETBALL— 1 pro BB player selected as MVP for his Italian team; one Bear is coaching an ACC team; wo college hoopsters lead their team in key stats (1 DIV. I and one Div. III); and 2 more playing for their teams.

HOCKEY—2 pros in same competitive leagueand Sam Anas is on the IR; 2 Div. III college both players getting time on ice as freshmen; 5 are playing in developmental leagues (one committed to Brown); 5 contributing to their College Club teams; one playing for a Founders’ League team

Inside the White Rocks

Winter Sports

  • Basketball– (14-8) Coach Turner’s hoopsters started the week with an early week loss to Maret 57-67and then a close loss @ Geo Prep 70-78. For senior’s night, the Bears faced IAC#2 SSSA {SIGNIFICANE: SSSA was coming off a win v. the Little Hoyas who, in turn recently beat #18DeMatha [away] 89-72}. The home team was led by senior Tyler Perkins (43pts,10 reb,2 A, 3stls, 2bkls- next PENN2027) and beat the Saints 72-64. Big night with enough emotions to see Coach Turner shed a tear or two. 

  • Hockey – (7-1) Coach Parker’s WaPo #3 team tied DeMatha 0-0andthen earned a 6-4 win over StA.Both games were notable because multiple Bears had the flu.  The 1/17 game against WaPo #2 Gonzaga was cancelled because the sick list did not dissipate, and the Coach fell to the virus. The last 3 regular season games: 2/1 @ SJCHS (WaPo #1),2/2 @GP (#5) and the following week 2/4 @Gonzaga (WaPo #2). 

  • Indoor Track @ EHS no score available

  • Swimming and Diving IACs, report that Bear divers did well.

  • Wrestling from Coach Reed Friday, we finished the second phase of the season…. Dual meets. Our head-to-head final tally was 14-2. It was also Senior night.  We recognized 9 seniors that were instrumental in making our team what it is today.  It is unfortunate that they lost a year to covid because several of these Seniors will not make the record boards for career wins, even though they deserve it.  

In the first match, we wrestled a full squad from Good Counsel. A perennial powerhouse in the WCAC {recently nationally ranked}, they always have some big strong athletic wrestlers.  There were many a battle on the mat tonight, and the Bears came out on top in most.  The match started at 215.  Sophomore stud Tiller Smith started the win streak with a close 3-1 victory with a takedown in the last seconds.  At 285, Senior Captain Ty Reyeswon another close one by the score of 4-2.  At 106, freshman Joey Papalia continues to get better every match and pinned his opponent in just over a minute.  Junior James Hanley put on a show with 12 points earned on several throws and nice tilts in the first period.  He pinned his guy early in the second. Sophomore Theo Shockey, Freshman Sam Bynum, and Junior Mike War continued to impress the crowd with three more pins.  A tough Good Counsel did not give up, they pounded back and won four of the last matches.  Wins by Senior Joel Brown, Junior Nate Furgeson, and Senior David LaPrade sealed the team win all with pins.  Final Score:  Landon 54 Good Counsel 21

In the second match, Landon continued to demonstrate their power as they beat Georgetown Day with a similar score: 53-13.  Even though GDS forfeited 6 matches, they are a much-improved team.  Of the 8 matches wrestled they split with us 4-4.  We had victories from Joe Papalia, Theo Shockey, Connor Koegel, and Tiller Smith.  Congratulations on a good night!  

Bear Tracks

Spring Sports

Recognized by Landon, Princeton, JHU (surgery) as a great !!! 

Winter Sports

Basketball 6

  • Professional –1 

Darion Atkins #44, L11, Dolomiti Energia Trento, 7th in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A :9-7. #44 14 GP averaging 30.4  minutes, 13.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg  , 2.4 apg, 0.6 bspg, 1.1spg 

  • Div. I Basketball Coach-1

Christian Webster L09 VaTech Assistant Coach 12-8 

  • College-4

Miles Davis L18 St. Lawrence Saints (10-6); #3 senior; 14 GP, 14.2 mpg, 2.7 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg 

Daraun Gray L’19 Loyola Greyhounds (8-15): #24 senior; 5 GP, 4.0 mpg, 0.6 ppg, 0.4 rpg, 0. apg 

Canin Reynolds L ‘20 Amherst College Mammoths (8-11): #2 sophomore; 19 GP/GS, 27.2 mpg, 8.1 ppg, 3.6 apg, 2.2 rpg, 1.1 steals per game—leads team in minutes, points, assists, steals

Kino Lilly L21 Brown Bears (10-9) #10 sophomore; Kino, Jr.: 19 GS/GP, 34.2 mpg, 16.2 ppg, 2.1 apg, 2.2 rpg leads team in minutes, and points.  

Hockey 14

  • Professional Hockey 2

Sam Anas, L11: #7Hershey Bears (27-8-4-1) 1st in Atlantic Division- Sam is on injured reserve after abdominal surgery

Patrick Giles L*18:  #36 Charlotte Checkers (22-15-2-2) 3rd Atlantic Division: #36- 41 GP 3 G, 5A; 

  • College Hockey 2

Kareem Al-Azem#34 L*22 since 01/02/23 has been playing for Connecticut College Camels (2-14-0)    6 GP 1G 8 shots A 

Oscar Smink L’21 Amherst College Mammoths (13-3-2 and 1ST IN NESCAC) #6: 8 GP, 10 shots 

Bear (Oscar) v. Bear (Kareem) 

  • Development Hockey 4

Matthew Brille #20 L*20; NAHL Chippewa Steel (Brown’27) team 17-17-1-1: #20 is the Steel Captain, is Steel’s 3rd in points with 31 GP 12 G 15 A;  

Will Lawrence L*22, #88 NAHL Johnstown Tomahawks (16-17-2-0); played 32 GP, 6 G 5 A 

JH Lages L*21,#2 Wellington Dukes OJHL: 29-9-2-2; #2   24 GP 1G 7A; previous team EHLNew Jersey 87’s JH  3 GP, 2G. Clinched playoff 

Ethan Goldman L22, #13NCDC Mercer Chiefs 22-12-1-0-3-1: #13- 27 GP 2 A; 

  • College Club 5

Alex Norwinski L15 Liberty Club ACHA Div. 2 #27; 22-3-1-1-1:  on Div. 2– 26 GP, 8G, 12A [#27 on Div1- 2 GP] 

Ethan (#23) and Max (#30) Weinstein L20 Dartmouth Men’s Hockey ACHA Div. 3 8-1-2-0-0 #23 9 GP, 1G 2A; #30 5 GP in nets 

Ty Morton L’19 Ohio Club ACHA Div. 2 18-4-0-0-0-1: 5GP, 5W 2.80 GA

 Riley Knebel L22, UVa Club hockey ACHA Div, 2    Atlantic Coast Conference Hockey League 7-2-0-1

  • Prep School

Jacob Hookman-Vassa L*23 Loomis-Chaffee (10-4-2) senior #18, 16 GP 3g (data not readily available) 

Rugby

TJ Kim USNA 

Swimming

Jacob Rosner L19 Northwestern, 3-1; today in Purdue/Iowa/Minnesota quad swim meet; recent times 10:16.32 in 1,000 free 

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