BearSportsNews Sunday Edition 9/14/2025

BEAR SPORTS NEWS

SUNDAY EDITION

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025

INSIDE THE WHITE ROCKS

CROSS-COUNTRY– Coach DiChiara rolled out the MARK FERRIS INVITATIONAL this week with over 130 boys and girls runners. In the Boys Varsity divisionBrannon Hamilton L’25 19:34.20^h was the first Bear to cross the finish line in this event named for a former teacher/Landon X-country coach/mentor.
FOOTBALL– Coach Paladino’s squad is 3-0 ,AGAINST FLINT HILL , a seesaw 1^st half saw two Bear highlights a MAX MURRAY TO EMMANUEL COLEMAN TD pass and then a ROBERT SWIFT 63 TD run (crudely reimaged below). The Bears left Oakton with a 13-6 WIN

SOCCER (a/k/a football) Coach Reed lost to neighbor and WaPo #10 by a 1-2 score; beat McNamara 4-2 and are in Philadelphia for more tough tests
Volleyball-Coach Sivaslian’s squad lost to Mt. St. Joe’s in a home match 0-3
Water Polo—lost to Gonzaga 14-22

Bear Trax

Cross-Country

Sam Cohen, 2024, Tulane University no meet this week
Asim Hakim-Florian, 2023 , Colgate University, ran 21:01.8 in the 2025 Lafayette Cross Country Invitational

Football

2021

Eric Ford, #40 LB, USMA West Point (1-1) started as OLB in win over Kansas State
- Chantz Harley,#6 CB, James Madison University (1-1) played in 1^st game

2022

2023

Taylor Best, #38 DB, University of Maryland (3-0)
Ethan Ming, #2 DB, Carnegie Mellon University (1-1) #17 Tartan lost to #9 UW Lacrosse started leading tackler 7 solo’s 6 assists, 1 break-up
Matthew Rosner, #53 LB, Williams College(1-0) beat Hamilton with the former Bear recording a solo tackle
Chris Wells, #49 DB, University of Maryland (3-0)

2024

2025

Football Coach

Golf

2022

RUGBY

2023

Ty Reyes, Lock/Prop, Penn State— Ty’s team had a scrimmage last week against Doylestown men’s team and won 63-0. Season opener is this coming Saturday against Ohio State at Ohio State.