BearSportsNews Sunday Edition 01/01/2023

01/01/2023

Catching up on all Landon Varsity Athletes

and Bears playing at the next level(s)

HIGHLIGHTS

Inside the White Rocks—

As the Bears of all ages move toward the Holidays, their games start to pause. Coach Turner’s Hoops played during the break and one of Coach Katz’s mat men earned the Outstanding Wrestler plus three Bears placed 2^nd and fought through a tough draw to 4^th. 

Alumni: 

NO MAJOR PLAY OVER THE BREAK

BASKETBALL— –1 pro BB player continues to contribute to his Italian team; one Bear is coaching an ACC team; two 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 play in same competitive leagueand will meet on Tuesday; 1 Div. III college player getting time on ice as a freshman; 6 are playing in developmental leagues (one committed to Brown and one to Conn College); 5 contributing to their College Club teams; one playing for a Founders’ League team

Inside the White Rocks

Winter Sports

• Basketball – (7-4) Coach Turner’s team beat St. Mary’s Annapolis 67-56, in Carolina Invitational earned 2^nd place with wins over Virginia Episcopal School 64-59 and Lake Highland Prep 54-36 but losing in finals to talented United Faith Christian Academy 62-66, THE 2022 NC STATE CHAMPIONS, next game 1/7 St. James. 

• Hockey (5-1) home game 01/04/2023 vs Calvert Hall (MAPHL 1-0-2; all 6-4-2 ) 

• Indoor Track next meet in 2023 

• Swimming and Diving next meet in 2023 

• Wrestling 

  • December 17 & 18, 2022

  • Beast of the East

  • Six Bears traveled to the University of Delaware for the Nationally renowned Beast of the East tournament.  It attracts the top wrestlers from across the country to compete at the highest level.  Our wrestlers performed well. While some did not earn any wins, they did their best and gained invaluable experience for the future, as this tournament helps prepare for the Prep National tournament in February. 

  • At 106, freshman Joe Papalia lost to tough matches to solid opponents.  At 120, Junior James Hanley hit the 5^th seed in the first round.  In the consolations, he lost 8-2 to an opponent that went on to win 4 more matches, but did not place. At 138, Senior Joel Brown made Landon history.  Amazingly he did not get seeded in a tough weight (returning National Prep Place winner and 2x State Champ), but drew the second seed in the first round.  Unfortunately, he lost a tough battle to a Virginia Tech recruit and #12 ranked in the country.  Joel then battled back through the consolations and rattled off 8 straight wins to make the consolation finals.  Who did he meet again?  The guy he wrestled in the first round.  Joel was determined to get revenge, but it was not meant to be as he took 4th.  Joel is the first place winner at the Beast in Landon History.  At 165, Junior Nate Furgeson had an excellent tournament. He knocked off the #13 seed in the first round, pinned his opponent in the second round, and fell to the 4^th seed in the third round.  In the wrestle backs, he lost to the #5 ranked wrestler in MD from Gilman. At 215, Sophomore Tiller Smith lost a close match to a tough PA wrestler from Saucon Valley.  He then pinned in the first round of the consolations, but then ran into #6 seed and Ray Oliver Champ form Delaware Military Academy.  At 285, Senior Ty Reyes lost two tough battles to large opponents.  As heavy weight goes, bit matches were 50/50 from the beginning, unfortunately, Ty did not come out on top.

  • Next week, we travel to Damascus for their holiday tournament.  There will be 36 State ranked wrestlers entered into the tournament.  Unfortunately, we will not be at full strength.  We lost returning state champ Will Levy (144) to a torn labrum in his shoulder.  He will be getting it repaired over the winter break.  We will also be missing a few other starters due to traveling for the holidays. 

• College Commitments

• Will Abrahamson—W&L lacrosse

• Quin Coughlin Ohio Wesleyan lacrosse

Bear Tracks

Fall Sports

• Coach Rutenberg L’99—NY Jets 7-8-0 linebacker coach 

Winter Sports

Basketball 6

• Professional –1 

Darion Atkins #44, L11, Dolomiti Energia Trento, 4^th in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A :7-5. #44 averaging 31.1minutes, 18.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg  , 2.8 assists, 0.5 blocked shot, 1 steal 

• Div. I Basketball Coach-1

Christian Webster L09 VaTech Assistant Coach 11-2 

• College-4

Miles Davis L18 St. Lawrence Saints (5-3); #3 senior; 4 GS/GP, 8.1 mpg, 3.6 ppg, 0.1 rpg, 0.1 apg 

Daraun Gray L’19 Loyola Greyhounds (5-9): #24 senior; 5 GP, 4.0 mpg, 2.4 ppg, 0.3 rpg 

Canin Reynolds L ‘20 Amherst College Mammoths (4-6): #2 sophomore; 10 GP/GS, 27.7 mpg, 9.9 ppg, 4.3 apg, 3.1 rpg, 1.25 steals per game—leads team in minutes, points, assists, steals

Kino Lilly L21 Brown Bears (7-6) #10 sophomore; 13 GS/GP, 34.3 mpg, 13.8 ppg, 2.5 apg, 1.6 rpg leads team in minutes, pointsand steals

Hockey 14

• Professional Hockey 2

Sam Anas, L11: #7Hershey Bears (15-6-2-1) 1^st in Atlantic Division- having run the last 5 games with wins: #7 in 29 GP 7G ,8 A, 2 GWG, 1 SOG 

Patrick Giles L*18  #36 Charlotte Checkers (15-11-2–1) 5^th Atlantic Division: #36- 30 GP 3 G, 3A; 

• College Hockey 1

Oscar Smink L’21 Amherst College Mammoths (6-1-1) #6 : 3 GP, 5 shots 

• Development Hockey 5

Matthew Brille #20 L*20; NAHL Chippewa Steel (Brown’2?) team 16-12-1-1: #20 is the Steel Captain, is Steel’s 2^nd in points with 30 GP 12 G 14 A;  

Kareem Al-Azem#34 L*22 (Connecticut College Camels 2?); NAHL Maryland Black Bears 22-7-2-0, 1^st in division; #34 7 GP 2a 

Will Lawrence L*22, #88 NAHL Johnstown Tomahawks (12-13-2); played 25 GP, 4 G 2 A

Ethan Goldman L22, #13NCDC Mercer Chiefs 15-8-0-2-1: #13- 20 GP 2 A;  

JH Lages L*21,#6 EHLNew Jersey 87’s 14-7-2-1-0 1^st in South Division: 2^nd in South: #6 3 GP, 2G . 

• College Club 5

Alex Norwinski L15 Liberty Club ACHA Div. 2 #27; 14-3-1-1: [#27 on Div1- 2 GP]; on Div. 2- 19GP, 4G, 11A 

Ethan (#23) and Max (#30) Weinstein L20 Dartmouth Men’s Hockey 8-0-1-0-0 #237GP, 1G 2A; #30  2GP in nets 

Ty  Morton L’19  Ohio Club Div. II 14-2-0-0-0-1 4GP, 4W 2.53 GA 

Riley Knebel L22, UVa Club hockey 

• Prep School

Jacob Hookman-Vassa L*23 Loomis-Chaffee (5-0) senior #18,  5 GP 3g 

Rugby

TJ Kim USNA 

Swimming

Jacob Rosner L19 Northwestern, 2-2;