The boys' track and field team tied for second place at the Maryland 4A State Championship Meet on Saturday, May 24 at Morgan State University. The team brought home three state champion titles in the 4x200m relay, the 4x400m relay and the 200m dash.
GEORGETOWN PREP INDOOR TRACK, Jan. 23 – The boys' track placed sixth out of 19 teams in the Montgomery County Championship Meet, scoring a total of 41 points from sprint relays and strong individual performances. The girls' team placed sixteenth out of 21 teams, but showed great development in individual events.
Blair's boys' and girls' track teams performed brilliantly at the Montgomery County Outdoor Track and Field Championship meet, placing in the top ten for the first time in recent history. Under the leadership of speedy senior sisters Ashlyn and Halsey Sinclair, the girls' team placed sixth in the county with 35 points. Anchored by strong relay squads, the boys' placed seventh with 29 points, just one year after failing to score a single point in the meet.
Both the boys' and girls' outdoor track teams defeated Northwood in their season opener, 76 points to 50 and 92 to 30 respectively. However, while the boys improved their season record to 2-0 by defeating Paint Branch 72 to 69, the girls fell to the Panthers 61.5 to 79.5.
The activities eligible for Student Service Learning (SSL) have been restricted by several recent policy changes, according to MCPS SSL Coordinator Pamela Meador. The newest change requires non-profit organizations seeking clearance from individual school SSL coordinators to provide their tax-exempt numbers.
As she arrived at the scene of the crash, Blair graduate Kat Comisiak saw one of the victims unconscious on the ground. Crouching down next to him, Comisiak checked his neck and wrist for a pulse, but she felt nothing.
For a Redskins fan, it's hard to beat free admission, a private entrance to FedEx Field and all the free food you can eat. At the Sept. 11 season opener, 18 Blazers got this very deal, but they didn't see a second of the game.
As one of several sports-themed movies coming out this fall, "Crossover" is supposedly unique in that it covers the growing phenomena of street-ball, a style of underground basketball with few rules, just "good, clean fun." But with outdated Wayne Brady as the marquee actor and only several minutes of real basketball, "Crossover" becomes just another cliché.
Senior Mohamed Mansaray placed fourth in the 100m dash.
Junior Jonathan Haughton and senior Mohamed Mansaray placed first and fourth, respectively, in the 200m dash.
Senior Louis Varella was disqualified after finishing with the second fastest time in the 400m dash.
Senior Louis Varella crosses the finish line to break the 4x4 meet record at Woodward.
Junior Jonathan Haughton finishes first in the 4x400 relay at the Montgomery County Championship Meet.
Senior Enuma Nzesi leads off the 4x400 boys relay.
Senior Michael Willems leads juniors Colin Schmidt and Greg Vogel in the Oct. 2 dual meet against Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
Junior Rutvij Pandya runs with the pack on his way to a 48th place finish out of 161 boys.
Senior Johanna Gretschel placed 28th in a field of 146 girls at the Maryland 4A State Meet.
Senior Michael Willems leads junior Colin Schmidt and senior Greg Vogel in the Oct. 2 race against B-CC.
Junior Franny Blume blasts the football away at powder puff practice.
Junior Rex Jarret competes in the Long Jump against Blake March 26.
Junior Lamin Sherman leaps into the sand pit at the end of the long jump in Tuesday's meet.
Senior Halsey Sinclair runs the 800m at the meet against Paint Branch on March 21.
The boys 4X400m relay team makes a clean pass at the Praint Branch meet.