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Falcons soar over Blair

By Will Bucher | Sept. 15, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

Sept. 12, POOLESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL - Despite a positive turn-around in their offensive strategy and teamwork, Blair was unable to overcome Poolsville, last year's regional champions, who left the field hockey match with a 6-0 victory.


Blazers fall to Bengals

By Jon Berger | Sept. 15, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

Sept. 15, BLAZER FIELD– The Blair field hockey team was defeated by the Blake Bengals 0-1 today in their first home match of the season, bringing their record to a dismal 0-3. The Blazers had several strong individual performances, but could not connect offensively and were unable get near the goal.


Varsity squads reaching new heights

By Andrew Kung, Nitin Sukumar | Sept. 14, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

Blair's varsity teams are on the move. Over the recent years, fall athletics have been improving, while dealing with both graduated players and injuries. This year will be no different. We'll give you a look into varsity's key athletes, games, and changes this year


JV Blazes past unimpressive Wheaton

By Josie Callahan | Sept. 14, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

The Blair girls' junior varsity soccer team defeated Wheaton yesterday in dominating fashion, winning 11-0. The team's first home game, scheduled for Sept. 5, was postponed due to rain, making yesterday's game the proud season opener for the freshmen and sophomore team.


The greatest show on paper, but not turf

By Andrew Kung | Sept. 14, 2006, midnight | In Professional »

If championships were awarded for off-season speculation, the Washington Redskins would have already won the Lombardi trophy. Sadly, what happens between the months of February and September has once more proved to be meaningless, as the revamped Redskins fell to the Minnesota Vikings 19-16 on Monday Night Football.


Lady Blazers punish Knights

By Rachita Sood | Sept. 14, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

The Blair varsity girls' soccer team defeated the Wheaton Knights 6-0 in their season opener. The Blazers maintained a strong defense throughout the game and dominated in the midfield to come out on top.


Blazer tennis paints Paintbranch silver, black and red all over

By Amanda Pollak | Sept. 13, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

SEPT. 13, BLAZER COURTS" The girls' tennis team defeated Division II Paint Branch in a 7-0 rout, recovering and learning from their Friday 0-7 loss at the hands of Magruder.


Blazers save the set

By Morgan Aronson | Sept. 13, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

SEPT. 13, NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMANISUM— The Blair girls' varsity team volleyball served their way to another win tonight against the Richard Montgomery Rockets in a four set win. The Blazers ruled the court against the inexperienced Rockets with powerful spikes and almost perfect teamwork. Blair faltered in the third set however, continuously serving into the net, allowing Richard Montgomery to win 21-25, after winning the first two sets with large leads, 25-9 and 25-10. The final set revealed Blair's ability to come back and clinch a win that was rightfully theirs, winning the set 25-15 and the game three to one.


JV soccer slips by Wheaton

By Gus Woods | Sept. 12, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

The Blair boys' junior varsity soccer team’s win over Wheaton in the first game of the season was an uninspiring one. The players had trouble sticking to their placements and staying away from the ball when it was already covered. But the Blazers were able to muster a 2-1 win over the Knights.


Sinclair sisters dominate relays, Blazers show potential

By Johanna Gretschel | Sept. 8, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

SEPT. 5, WALTER JOHNSON HS- Despite the extreme rain and the mud, Woodward Relays went on as scheduled at Walter Johnson High School.


NFL Week One predictions

By Pia Nargundkar, Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Sept. 8, 2006, midnight | In Professional »

Are you ready for some football? SCO definitely is. With Pratik gone to who-knows-which-super-smart-college, we bring back two experts in Abe Schwadron and myself, Josh Zipin to analyze all the games on Sundays. I take pride in introducing to you our newest recruit, Pia Nargundkar"don't hate, she knows her stuff. We also bring back one lesser talent in the form of Phillip Allen (sorry, Phil). This season we will do our best to predict the Redskins all the way to the Super Bowl, and along the way hopefully win some bragging rights. I sit on the throne as last season's pick 'em champion, and I'll be there until one of these so-called "experts" knocks me off. Here are our passionate picks for the first week of NFL games.


2006 NFL Preview

By Pia Nargundkar, Phillip Allen, Abe Schwadron | Sept. 7, 2006, midnight | In Professional »

Breathe. The months of waiting for pro football to return are over. Lord football is back and ready to reign once again. Whether you need to check up on your favorite team, analyze this year's Super Bowl contenders or just want to do a little light reading before the NFL kicks off later tonight, SCO's staff of NFL experts is here for you.


Even without graduates, girls' tennis trounces Springbrook

By Amanda Pollak | Sept. 6, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

SEPT. 6, BLAZER COURTS— A 6-1 pummeling of Division III Springbrook Blue Devils marked a strong first step for a young girls' tennis team. It was the first game for the relatively young team but will be followed by a more difficult match against Magruder's Division I squad.


Skins' Preview '06-'07

By Elsi Wu | Aug. 23, 2006, midnight | In Professional »

Look alive football junkies! Dust off your foam fingers and throw your jerseys on, because the kickoff of the NFL season is approaching faster than a yellow penalty flag in the old, sloppy Spurrier-coached Skins days.


Soriano stays as the future fleets

By Andrew Kung | Aug. 2, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

The July 31 non-waiver trading deadline came and went in Major League Baseball on Monday, and despite a flurry of rumors and possible scenarios, Washington Nationals All-Star second baseman-turned-outfielder Alfonso Soriano, one of the market's hottest commodities, was not one to don a new uniform. While some may applaud this action (or lack thereof) on the part of Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden, it was an imprudent decision that will hinder the future of this organization.


World Cup Pre-Tourny Report

By Ethan Kuhnhenn, Josh Zipin | June 8, 2006, midnight | In Professional »

On Friday, the United States Men's soccer team will make its seventh appearance in the World Cup in 70 years. Riding the wave of last World Cup's success, in which the United States outplayed a heavily favored Portuguese team, defeated their continental rivals Mexico in the second round and finally succumbed to the Germans in the quarterfinals, the US hopes to capitalize on a productive off-season and continue their World Cup run. As fate would have it, the United States was drawn into group E, one of the more competitive groupings in the tournament. Comprised of three-time champions Italy, a Czech team ranked second in the world and the dangerous Ghanaian national team, Group E will offer plenty of problems for the US squad.


NBA Finals '06 Preview

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

The NBA is officially in uncharted territory. Neither the Dallas Mavericks nor the Miami Heat have ever made it to the NBA Finals in their franchise histories. With Shaq now as a backseat driver to the Heat's Championship bus, Miami looks to its young phenom, Dwyane Wade (a.k.a. "Flash") to propel the team to their first title. On the other side of the court lies Dirk Nowitzki, a reformed player who now attacks the basket instead of hoisting European-style jump shots. With rookie teams in the finals, but NBA veterans facing off on the biggeset stage of them all, SCO breaks down what should be a hard-fought series.


Blazers to advance to state track meet

By Lois Bangiolo | May 19, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

Four Blazers qualified for the state track meet after the 4A West regional meet held May 17 and 18 at Churchill High School. Senior Queen Momo and juniors Muhammad Roberson, Ashlyn Sinclair and Halsey Sinclair all met the time or distance requirements necessary to advance in their respective events.


Boys' volleyball wins second county championship

By Merlyn Deng, Payal Patnaik | May 19, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

Blair's boys' volleyball team beat the Sherwood Warriors for the volleyball county championship round yesterday, May 18, 25-21, 26-24 and 25-18. After only three sets, the Blazers emerged victorious with their second straight title.


Girls' track places sixth in the county

By Lois Bangiolo | May 17, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

After rain postponed the second part of the Montgomery County track and field championship May 11, the meet continued at 3:30 p.m. on May 12. The girls' team placed sixth overall in the county.


Major League Baseball heats up

By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | May 17, 2006, midnight | In Professional »

America's Pastime is back. With the first month of April out of the way, things are starting to get interesting in the baseball world. In the first month of the 2006 season, Barry Bonds had a syringe thrown at him, Chris Shelton and Jonathan Papelbon arose out of anonymity to become household names and Albert Pujols dominated (again). With the month of May still in its early stages, Silver Chips Online breaks down a couple of the most intriguing plot lines developing around the league.


Mark Destefano hired as Blair varsity basketball coach

By Phillip Allen | May 17, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

The Blair Athletic Department hired Mark Destefano as the varsity basketball coach. Destafano, who replaces Orlando Larraquente, held a players meeting to discuss his plans for the program on Thursday.


Boys' volleyball to play in championship round

By Merlyn Deng, Payal Patnaik | May 16, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

The boys' volleyball team has done it once again. In slightly over an hour, the Blazers defeated the number three seeded Rockville Rams in a spectacular 3-0 win tonight, which means that the boys will have a chance to defend the championship title they won last year on Thursday against Sherwood.


Blair makes history out of Titans

By Phillip Allen, Ethan Kuhnhenn | May 14, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

With the fate of their season in their hands, the Blair boy's lacrosse team stepped up their play and defeated the Einstein Titans 8-2 in the first round of the playoffs. For four quarters, the Blazers played one their most complete games of the season, and Friday night's victory set up a Saturday afternoon game with Wooton in the second round.


Blazers place in the mile before rain cuts county track meet short

By Lois Bangiolo | May 11, 2006, midnight | In Blair »

Halsey Sinclair placed first in the mile today at the Montgomery County track championship meet before it was postponed due to lightning. Ashyln Sinclair followed close behind, placing third in the mile.

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