BearSportsNews Sunday Edition 02.05.2023

Catching up on all Landon Varsity Athletes (two IAC Champs this week and a huge BBall upset)

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

HIGHLIGHTS

Inside the White Rocks—

Bear Grapplers TAKE THE IAC 2023 CROWN; Bear BBall upsets #2 Bullis in Potomac; Bear senior is MoCo POWeek  ;Hockey, with a flu-depleted bench, loses to #1 SJCHS and ties GP, the tie earns them the regular season title 

AlumniAlumni:

BASKETBALL— 1 pro BB player major factor for 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 in same competitive league 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

LACROSSE- AWESOME BEAR selected for a C on his Maryland Jersey!!! 

Inside the White Rocks

Winter Sports

• Basketball– (14-8) beat EHS 76 – 66 and in a thrilling win over WaPo #2 Bullis (21-1, undefeated at home, atop the IAC), the Bears won 64-63 on a last second CLUTCH shot by Chris Wells off a phenomenal assist by Joseph Coleman!!! 

Even before this big win (in which he had 32 pts, 7 reb., 3 asst, 1 stl, 1 blk), the MoCo Sports Hall of Fame 

• Hockey – (7-1) Coach Parker’s WaPo #3 team suffered again from injured/sick players lost @ SJCHS (WaPo #1) 1-5. Then versusGP (#5) a 4-4 tie put the Bears on top of the IAC regular season. (i n 3^RD period Sebby Kenary “tangoed a GP D and then the netminder for the Bears fourth goal) Next week 2/4 @Gonzaga (WaPo #2). 

• Indoor Track @ GP no score available

• Swimming and Diving no info

• Wrestling from Coach KATZ @IACs 2023 [even WaPo covered the win!!!]

  It was basically a dual meet with Landon versus the rest of the IAC.  Landon 43 IAC 32.  We had 8 champs with 6 pins, a major decision, and one decision.

106   2^nd Place Freshman Joe Papalia lost to a National Prep place winner from Bullis

113 Champ Junior James Hanley won by fall in the first period in the finals

120 2^nd place Sophomore Theo Shockey lost to MIS place winner from Prep

126 2^nd place Junior Seamus McNamara lost a National Prep place winner from Bullis

132 Champ Freshman Louis McNamara won by decision against St. Albans

138 Champ Sophomore Talan Smith pinned a Bullis wrestler.

144 Champ Senior Joel Brown won by pin against St. Stephens St. Agnes

150 Champ Senior Conrad Brady won by major decision against Prep

157 2^nd place Junior Hug Neill lost to an MIS State place winner from Bullis

165 Champ Junior Nate Furgeson won by fall against Episcopal

175 4^th Junior Jett Buchanan stepped up a weight to fill in for injured DP Pope

190 Champ Senior David LaPrade pinned a National Prep place winner from St. Stephens St. Agnes

215 Champ Sophomore Tiller Smith pinned his Episcopal opponent in the first period

285 2^nd Senior Ty Reyes lost to a tough wrestler from Prep

EIGHT CHAMPIONS!!!  

13 FINALISTS!!! 

Class of 2023

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Bear Tracks

Spring Sports

and he notched the Terps 1st 2023 goal in today’s game 

Winter Sports

Basketball 6

• Professional –1 

Darion Atkins #44, L11, Dolomiti Energia Trento, 7^th in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A :9-8. #44 17 GP averaging 30.2 minutes, 14.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg  , 2.3 apg, 0.5 blkspg, 1.2spg 

• Div. I Basketball Coach-1

Christian Webster L09 VaTech Assistant Coach 13-9 with home win over UVa Assistant Coach 14-9 

• College-4

Miles Davis L18 St. Lawrence Saints (12-7); #3 senior; 16 GP, 9.8 mpg, 2.7 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg 

Daraun Gray L’19 Loyola Greyhounds (8-16): #24 senior; 5 GP, 4.0 mpg, 0.6 ppg, 0.4 rpg,  

Canin Reynolds L ‘20 Amherst College Mammoths (8-13): #2 sophomore; 20 GP/GS, 27.4 mpg, 8.2 ppg, 3.2 apg, 3.5 rpg, 1.4 steals per game—leads team in minutes, points, assists, steals

Kino Lilly L21 Brown Bears (11-10) #10 sophomore; Kino, Jr.: 21 GS/GP, 34.3 mpg, 16.6 ppg, 2.1 apg, 2.5 rpg leads team in minutes, and points.  

Hockey 14

• Professional Hockey 2

Sam Anas, L11: #7Hershey Bears (29-10-4-1) 1^st in Atlantic Division- Sam is on injured reserve after abdominal surgery

Patrick Giles L*18:  #36 Charlotte Checkers (24-15-2-2) 3^rd Atlantic Division: #36- 43 GP 3 G, 6A; 

• College Hockey 2

Kareem Al-Azem#34 L*22 since 01/02/23 has been playing for Connecticut College Camels (2-15-0)    6 GP 1G 13 shots All games in’23 

Oscar Smink L’21 Amherst College Mammoths #6 (12-4-3 and second in NESCAC) #6: 8 GP, 10 shots 

• Development Hockey 4

Matthew Brille #20 L*20; NAHL Chippewa Steel (Brown’27) team 18-18-1-1: #20 is the Steel Captain, is Steel’s 3^rd in points with 35 GP 12 G 15 A;  

Will Lawrence L*22, #88 NAHL Johnstown Tomahawks (18-17-2-0); played 33 GP, 6 G 6 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 23-12-1-0-3-1: #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– 28 GP, 11G, 13A tied as second in pts on Flames [#27 on Div1- 2 GP] 

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

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

 Riley Knebel L22, UVa Club hockey ACHA Div, 2    Atlantic Coast Conference Hockey League 2-4-0-1

• Prep School

Jacob Hookman-Vassa L*23 Loomis-Chaffee (11-5-2) senior #18, 16 GP 3g (data not readily available) 

Rugby

TJ Kim USNA 

Swimming

Jacob Rosner L19 Northwestern, 3-4; recent times 10:16.32 in 1,000 free; 1:56.77 in 200 fly