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Girls basketball stumbles against Sherwood
By Gus Woods | Jan. 8, 2007, midnight | In Blair »
The varsity girls' basketball team's rebounding deficiencies, exacerbated by the absence of junior forward Regat Buluze, put them behind early in their game against the Sherwood Warriors Friday night. Blair turnovers led to Sherwood fast breaks and the Blazers were unable to turn the game around, adding another loss to their record, now 1-8 for the year.
The struggle continues for boys' basketball
By Abe Schwadron | Jan. 6, 2007, midnight | In Blair »
Senior Deontay Twyman led Sherwood's football team to two straight 4A title games and amassed 7,093 passing yards and 80 touchdowns in three years as the team's starting quarterback. He is one of the state's top football prospects and has been offered a full scholarship from a Division I football team. And, apparently, Twyman can play basketball, too. He led the Warriors with 19 points in Sherwood's 65-52 victory over the boys' varsity basketball team last night, the Blazers' third straight loss.
NFL Wild Card predictions
By Pia Nargundkar, Phillip Allen, Abe Schwadron | Jan. 6, 2007, midnight | In Professional »
Wild-card weekend is in full effect, and although the Redskins couldn't make it this year, there are still four intriguing matchups to look forward to. Oh, and in case you were wondering, Pia held on to take the top spot in this year's NFL picks.
Vikings sink girls' basketball
By Rachita Sood | Jan. 5, 2007, midnight | In Blair »
After notching their first victory in the Walter Johnson Holiday Tournament over winter break, the varsity girls' basketball team returned home Wednesday night for a 68-35 loss to the Whitman Vikings. The Blazers (1-7) led the Vikings at the end of the first quarter, but Blair's recurring struggle to run a cohesive offense devastated the team as the Vikings turned turnovers into fast breaks to pull ahead.
Defending state champs need OT to bury Blazers
By Abe Schwadron | Jan. 4, 2007, midnight | In Blair »
The first month of the boys' varsity basketball team's season can be described by only one word: frustration. The Blazers (2-6) have shown glimpses of greatness only to be followed by cold shooting, mental mistakes and poor execution, leading the Blazers down the familiar path to a losing record. Blair's frustration continued last night, as the Blazers fell to the Whitman Vikings 60-53 in overtime, less than a week after having lost to the defending 4A state champions in Quince Orchard's Holiday tournament.
Close finishes plague indoor track team
By Johanna Gretschel | Jan. 4, 2007, midnight | In Blair »
DEC. 27, PG SPORTSPLEX-
NFL Week Seventeen predictions
By Phillip Allen, Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Dec. 30, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
When we started NFL picks this season, Pia was the underdog. Now, the rest of us are fighting to get out of last. From the three (lovable?) losers, Abe, Josh and Phil, this is our last set of picks from the past two years. And we finished where we started—the bottom of the barrel. Peace out NFL predictions, it's been real. Happy New Year!
JV Blazers falter at home
By Kate Harter | Dec. 23, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The JV boys' basketball team, which started the season with a solid 3-0 record, fell to 3-1 Thursday after a disappointing loss to the Blake Bengals 47-34. Though the Blazers dominated the first half, the Bengals took control in the second half, and simply outscored the Blazers en route to their victory.
Springbrook tramples girls' basketball
By Rachita Sood | Dec. 22, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The Springbrook Blue Devils handed the varsity girls' basketball team their fourth straight loss on Tuesday night, soundly defeating the Blazers 51-22. While Blair's defense was once again a highlight, the team struggled to muster any offensive might and put points on the board.
NFL Week Sixteen predictions
By Phillip Allen, Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Dec. 21, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
Happy Holidays! Overall
| Josh | 130-93 |
| Abe | 129-94 |
| Pia | 139-84 |
| Phil | 131-92 |
Local rival hands Blazers second straight defeat
By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Dec. 20, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
After evening their record at 1-1, the boys' basketball team has dropped two straight games, the latest to the Springbrook Blue Devils (5-0), who outlasted the Blazers (1-3) on Tuesday to come away with a 53-45 win. Sloppy play on both ends of the court plagued the Blazers, as they struggled to put together back-to-back defensive stops and successful offensive possessions.
Floor hockey face-off
By Dylan Baird | Dec. 20, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
DEC. 15, NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM— After a long off-season, the much-anticipated Blair intramural floor hockey league is underway. Although there are only six teams in the league this year, there are still bragging rights, respect and two openings for bye-weeks in the first round of the playoffs, so the regular season is still expected to bring that hot tension and excitement that only floor hockey can evoke.
Blair's sprint and distance team prove to be indoor track county contenders
By Johanna Gretschel | Dec. 17, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
Although no scores or results were officially tabulated at the Montgomery County Developmental track meet Dec. 13 at the PG Sportsplex, some of the Blazers' individual and team performances rank them at the top of county competition. The event served as notice that Blair could be competing for some top awards come the end of the season.
Blazers fall to Jaguars in home opener
By Rachita Sood | Dec. 16, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
After two uninspiring losses on the road to Kennedy and Einstein, the Blair varsity girls' basketball team made their home debut on Friday night as underdogs against the undefeated Northwest Jaguars. But the Blazers stepped up all aspects of their game, maintaining a solid defense and generating enough sparks of offensive prowess to battle the Jaguars to a close 47-43 loss.
NFL Week Fifteen predictions
By Pia Nargundkar, Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Dec. 14, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
Last week, we had the pleasure of picking alongside Mike Wilbon, and in the process we proved our mighty pick 'em smarts, as only Josh couldn't top the new guy. As usual, Pia continued to fry the rest of us, as Abe closed the gap with Phil and Josh. As for week fifteen, there's some good games, some ugly games and of course the Redskins game in New Orleans. Think Drew Brees is licking his chops?
Blazers split meet against Magruder
By Merlyn Deng | Dec. 11, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
DEC. 9, OLNEY SWIM CENTER - The Blair boys won their first official swim meet this season after pounding Magruder 124-46. Although the girls lost 70-101, individual girl swimmers improved their times from the non-divisional meet last week. Additionally, the freshmen girls proved their mettle in a number of races, winning some of the girls' crucial points. These results bring the boys' and girls' records to 1-0, and 0-1, respectively.
Boys' basketball holds off Einstein in double-OT thriller
By Phillip Allen, Ethan Kuhnhenn | Dec. 11, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
Clutch free-throws and a spectacular three-point shooting display by senior guard Darius Smith enabled the Blazers to battle back and defeat the Titans 86-81 in a double overtime thriller.
Maryland finishes season with bowl bid
By Elsi Wu | Dec. 8, 2006, midnight | In College »
After hopes of an ACC title were dashed by a final regular season loss to Wake Forest, Maryland advances to the post-season and the Champs Sports Bowl against Purdue in Orlando on Dec. 29.
Titans extinguish Blazers
By April DalBello | Dec. 8, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
DEC. 8, ALBERT EINSTEIN GYMNASIUM--
NFL Week Fourteen predictions
By Pia Nargundkar, Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Dec. 7, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
Last Tuesday, the SCO sports staff had the honor and privilege of meeting one of the best local and national sportswriters we know, and a guy that we look up to: Michael Wilbon. This week, he found the time to send us his picks for this week. Read on as our SCO staff take on the legendary Wilbon.
For boys, new coach, same old basketball
By Phillip Allen, Abe Schwadron | Dec. 6, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The boys' basketball team hoped their season opener would prove to the community that the program had reversed its fortunes. Instead, the Blazers reverted back to the bad habits that have plagued Blair basketball for nearly a decade: turnovers, lackadaisical defense and poor shot selection.
Wrestlers slapped down in season opener
By Jon Berger | Dec. 6, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
Though the Blazers never expected to pull out a win against the consistently solid Springbrook team, they were nevertheless disappointed by a lopsided 9-69 loss in the wrestling squad's first dual meet of the season. The team has few returning varsity wrestlers, and even with the use of rookies was forced to forfeit five of the fourteen matches.
2006-2007 Winter sports preview
By Andrew Kung, Nitin Sukumar | Dec. 5, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The '06-'07 winter season kicks off today with many teams looking to rebound from mediocre performances last year. With a talented batch of young athletes in different sports, Blair's varsity squads have the opportunity to lay down the building blocks for future seasons. Here's a quick preview of the Blazers' winter teams.
Blair takes handy victory over Eagles
By Merlyn Deng | Dec. 4, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The Division II Blair swim team opened their season strongly last Saturday in a non-divisional meet against the Division IV Seneca Valley Eagles. Both the boys and girls swept far past the Eagles, winning 126-41, 110-46, respectively.
Varsity teams end successful fall seasons
By Andrew Kung, Nitin Sukumar | Dec. 1, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
Highlighted by an impressive run by the boys' soccer team, Blair varsity sports finished their fall seasons in fine fashion. 2006 saw its share of triumphs and hardships, but in the end, all the teams had seasons to be proud of. We say goodbye to the seniors who have donned Blair colors for the last time and look to the next generation of Blazers to lead the way into the future.
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