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Do you hail to the Redskins?

By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Jan. 6, 2006, midnight | In Professional »

With the Washington Redskins in the NFL Playoffs for the first time since 1999, local football fans have something to celebrate. To those casual fans who like to share the excitement and learn the game, this means a weekend of social stimulation. But to those supporters who take their fandom seriously, Saturday's matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers means ecstasy or depression, love or hate, life or death. All this banter begs the question, what kind of Redskins fan are you? This short quiz will determine exactly where you lie on the spectrum on Washington football fanatics.


JV Boys' Basketball routs Whitman Vikings

By | Jan. 4, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMANISUM, Jan. 3 The junior varsity boys' basketball team continued its home court dominance with a 64-56 win over the Walt Whitman Vikings.


Whitman Vikings steal the game from the Blazers

By | Jan. 4, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

JAN. 3, NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM — The junior varsity girls' basketball team suffered their fourth straight loss to the Whitman Vikings, 44-59, even after a brief burst of energy in the second quarter.


Redskins victory secures playoff berth

By Alex Hyder | Jan. 2, 2006, midnight | In Professional »

No one would have thought it at the end of last season, when Joe Gibbs, fresh from retirement, led the redskins to a disappointing 6-10 finish. No one would have thought it at halftime of game two, when the Skins were scoreless against their Dallas Cowboy rivals. Yet when Sean Taylor returned a fumble 39 yards for a touchdown to secure a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles in the waning minutes of Sunday's must-win game, it became apparent to all: the Washington Redskins were playoff-bound for the first time since 1999.


JV boys' basketball defeats Springbrook 51-46

By | Dec. 22, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMANISUM, Dec. 20 — When the Springbrook Blue Devils had the ball swiped away and taken coast-to-coast for a lay-up to secure a 51-46 win for the Blair Blazers, it marked the end of an exhilarating, up-tempo game, and the beginning of a winning streak for the JV boys' basketball team.


Bowl Championship Series handbook

By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Dec. 22, 2005, midnight | In College »

It's the Super Bowl of NCAA Football. It's a college pigskin fan's favorite time of year. It's a time for chips, dip and a comfy chair. It's Bowl season, baby!


The Reggie Bush Sweepstakes

By Abe Schwadron | Dec. 22, 2005, midnight | In Professional »

While much of the attention in the last two weeks of the NFL season will be devoted to the wild-card chase, the playoff push and the march to the Super Bowl, football's weakest teams will be focused on something much more important—a player so dynamic his name triggers highlights of ankle-breaking moves and breath-taking speed: Reggie Bush.


Blazers burned by Springbrook Blue Devils

By | Dec. 21, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM, Dec. 20– With final score of 29-47, the junior varsity girls' basketball team fell to the Springbrook Blue Devils after a competitive game.


Sinclairs place third at Howard County Winter Fest

By Lois Bangiolo | Dec. 21, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

Ashlyn Sinclair and Halsey Sinclair finished third in the 800 meter and 3200 meter races respectively at the Howard County Winter Fest Dec. 17 at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Center.


Patriots fly by Blazers

By Jon Berger | Dec. 20, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

After last week's disappointing loss against Damascus, the Blair Community ice hockey team hoped to turn around their season tonight against Wootton. To their dismay however, the Blazers were demolished by the Patriots in a 10-0 shutout that lasted less than five minutes into the second period.


JV boys' basketball charges late, wins big

By Josh Zipin | Dec. 19, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

As the clock ticked down on their second win of the season, Blair JV boys basketball coach Emanuel Charles looked pleased. His team played hard and was deserving of a win.


JV girls' basketball defeats Einstein in a hard-fought game

By | Dec. 15, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

December 12, NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM— The junior varsity girls' basketball team showed their persistence with a fourth quarter recovery to win their second game of the season against the Einstein Titans, 43-40.


Indoor Track Runs at MCPS Developmental Meet

By Lois Bangiolo | Dec. 14, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

DEC. 14, PG SPORTS AND LEARNING CENTER- Blair's indoor track team showed promise at the first MCPS Developmental Meet of the season today at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Center. All MCPS high schools ran in this developmental meet, where no scores or rankings were recorded.


Blair girls finish third, boys fourth in distance medley relay

By Lois Bangiolo | Dec. 13, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

Blair excelled in the distance and sprint medley relays at the Howard County/Montgomery County Track Challenge at the Prince Georges County Sports and Learning Center on Dec. 10. Girls' relay teams placed third in distance medley and fourth in the sprint medley, while boy's relay teams finished fourth in the distance medley and seventh in the sprint medley.


The spirit of the ACC captured in first few games

By Payal Patnaik | Dec. 13, 2005, midnight | In College »

With the start of the ACC season, the followers of the conference were in for a surprise.


JV girls' basketball falls to Kennedy

By | Dec. 8, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

The junior varsity girls' basketball team started their season with a disappointing loss to the Kennedy Cavaliers, 40-35.


Boys' varsity basketball season preview

By Phillip Allen, Josh Zipin | Dec. 7, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

The Blazers opened their new season the same way they ended last years: with a loss and without their head coach.


Blair Ice Hockey hopes for a strong season

By Devon Madison | Dec. 6, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

The Community Ice-Hockey league's 2005-2006 campaign has begun, and despite a slow start, Blair hopes to extend last year's success. Last year's star seniors, Neal Vasilak, Brad Gee, Nathan Barrymore and Graham Mathews, were sorely missed in Blair's 10-0 loss during the first game of the season against Churchill on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The Blazers suffered another, but less brutal loss to Paint Branch on Friday Dec. 2nd, when they were defeated 5-3. Blair's losses have proved that the team must make adjustments to their offense to make up for the absence of last year's seniors and current senior defenseman Jake Drengwitz.


Blazers pummeled by Panthers

By Jon Berger | Dec. 2, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

The Blair Community ice hockey team lost a tough 5-3 slugfest against the Paint Branch Panthers; a defeat that highlighted their inexperience due to the graduation of key seniors from last year's team.


Maryland basketball season preview

By Payal Patnaik | Nov. 20, 2005, midnight | In College »

After a disappointing season with a young and inexperienced team, the University of Maryland (UMD) men's basketball team has trained hard to have a successful season. The face of UMD has completely changed since its prime, as the team had lost all but one, Mike Grinnon, of its championship team from 2002. Through the last few years, they have learned to adjust to a new independence from the reliance on a star player to lead the way. Last season, the fledgling basketball team had to learn how to grow up and fly through another phenomenal basketball season.


Running into the future

By Phillip Allen | Nov. 18, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

Last Saturday the Blazers missed the playoffs by just 14 points in a loss to Damascus, the number one team in the Washington, D.C., area. Despite the loss the Blazers had a tremendous year, finishing 6-4 and losing only to teams with winning records. But at one point in the season it didn't appear as if a winning record was in the cards. The Blazers came out of the gates to a dismal 1-3 record and appeared to be on course for another sub-.500 year. In the fifth game against Wheaton, starting running back Terrin Flowers-Jackson was out with an injury and the offense was again sputtering. In the third quarter of this monumental game, Coach Jeffery Seals decided to make a bold move.


Cross Country Season Review 2005

By Lois Bangiolo | Nov. 15, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

The girls and boys cross country teams improved their records over last year, finishing up the season with 8-1 and 4-5 record, respectively. The girls had an especially successful regular season, with only one close loss to Magruder. Throughout the season, the runners worked hard to improve their times. "I think everybody was a lot more serious about running and practice," says coach Angelique Bosse.


Blazers place at State Cross Country meet

By Lois Bangiolo | Nov. 15, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

Three Blazers competed in the Maryland State Cross Country meet, held Nov. 12 at Hereford High School in Parkton, Maryland. Juniors Ashlyn Sinclair, Halsey Sinclair, and Joshua Uzzell all placed in the top 50 in the Maryland 4A region race.


NFL midseason report

By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Nov. 11, 2005, midnight | In Professional »

Midway through the 2005 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings have been the center of a sex scandal, the Indianapolis Colts remain undefeated, and the NFC East is perhaps the strongest division in football. So with our coverage of the NFL sitting on the 50-yard line, we present our midseason power rankings, awards, biggest stories and second-half predictions for an historic year in football.


Blazers take a bite out of Bengals

By Abe Schwadron | Nov. 5, 2005, midnight | In Blair »

As the JV Football team sauntered off the field at Blazer Stadium Thursday night, a wide grin appeared on the face of sophomore Milton Colquehon. Colquehon and his teammates had just wrapped up a 27-0 thrashing of the Blake Bengals, a game highlighted by Blair's superior team defense and efficient offensive production. The win tips the Blazers' record to 5-4 on the season.

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