BearSportsNews Sunday Edition 09.24.2017

Bears getting some respect

HIGHLIGHTS

• Soccer ranked #7 (by WaPo) after wins

• Football ranked # 25 in Maryland by MaxPreps

• Water Polo is in Philly at the Beast of the East tournament

• Cross Country ranked #24 by Cross Country

• Bears making trax in college football, soccer and water polo

o   Seagears has a pick six for the Bantams!!!

• Bears making trax in professional basketball

o   Darion starts in Strasburg

o   Sam hits the ice for the Minnesota Wild preseason.

INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS

The White Rocks have more significance to Bears of a certain age. There was a time when the consequence of bad behavior was a Saturday morning travel to 6101 to paint the

o   Fall Sports

–   Varsity Cross Country— in a triangular meet at Geo Prep (Boys’ Latin) the Bears came in 2nd Place 38 points

–   Varsity Football— had a bye week, but MaxPreps ranked the Bears as #25 in Maryland AND Mac Hollensteiner received offers from join Holy Cross (with Mark Ebo) and Bryant.

–    Rugby—no news, Landon.net does not even show a schedule any more.

–   Varsity Soccer—After the in over the DeMatha team, Coach Reed traveled to Philadelphia to play NJ powerhouse Delran H.S. (NJ) in a 0-0 tie @ United Sports Training Center (PA), thanks to Alex Freed, ’18, our goalkeeper, was the hero for us today.  Had to make a sterling 1 v 1 save from inside the six yard box with less than two minutes to play. The Bears played The Heights on the next day and lost 0-1. WaPo recognized Landon’s superior performance  in that 3-sided competition (Heights lost to DM, Landon beat DM and the Bears lost to the Heights) to rank them # 7. To finish this week, Landon then beat McNamara 5-0

–   Water Polo—Coach Bartman’s team is competing in the Beast of the East

BEAR TRACKS

Fall Sports

o   Football (10)

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• Paul Padalino (L14), LB, Richmond Spiders (2-2), lost to ELON 33-38

• Kolby Williams (L14), LB, Richmond SPIDERS (2-2), lost to Elon 33-38

• Dominque Seagears (L14), CB, Trinity Bantams, (2-0) beat Bates 51-0, started and had a pick six (13 yards) and earned a TFL.

• Joe Gagnon (L16) DL, Washington & Lee (2-1); had a bye week.

• Mark Ebo, (L16), DL, College of the Holy Cross, Crusaders (2-1), lost to Dartmouth 20-27 (o/t) Mark played had 1solo

• Keith Simms, (L16), LB, University of Oregon Ducks (2-1) lost to Arizona State 35-37, dnp, redshirt?  HAPPY BIRTHDAY

• Maanik Lal (L17), Bucknell University (1-0); LB; beat Sacred Heart 34-31, dnp

• Jack Porter (L17), Dickinson College (1-3), WR, lost to JHU 10-41, played.

o   Golf

o   No golf action–John Kalavritinos (l17) at Bucknell, Evan Katz (L17)at Duke and Mike Blasey (L16) at Davidson.

o   Rugby (3)   MORE?

Nick Blasey (L16) scrum half for the 2nd XV/b side at Dartmouth Rugby Football Club 1^st game 9/23 Harvard

Wesley Pan (L16) VA Tech (3-0) played Georgetown 9/9

Ben Goodfriend (L16) Washington University Griffins, St. Louis

o   Soccer  (2)

o   Taylor Diaz (L15), Allegheny College Gators (3-5). lost to Carnegie Mellon 0-4, played; lost to Dennison 2-3 played.

o   Charles Branche III (L16), Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops (5-3), Beat Case Western 1-0 started. Beat Oberlin 4-1 started and had a shot.

Water Polo (2)

o   Rahul Gill (L16), Connecticut College Camels, 1-5 lost 8-13 to Mercyhurst and won 18-15 win over McKendree.

o   Isher Gill, (L16), GWU Colonials (6-4) GW 13, Mercyhurst 8, Isher has 1 goal and 1 assist and 1 steal.

Winter Sports

o   Basketball

Darion Atkins (L 11) SIG Strasburg, France season starts October 3,2017

o   NHL

Sam Anas (L ) Minnesota Wild played in preseason match against Colorado Avalanche.