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Blazers edge past Hornets
By Rachita Sood | Oct. 11, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The varsity girls' soccer team defeated Damascus 2-1 in a tough home game Tuesday night, bringing their record to 5-4. The Blazers grabbed an early lead and held it throughout the night as they played with intensity and vigor.
Girls' tennis turns fortunes to go gold against Northwood
By Amanda Pollak | Oct. 10, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
OCT. 10, BLAZER COURTS— The girls' tennis team destroyed the Division III Northwood tennis squad without losing a single game in their last home match, raising their record to 4-7.
NFL Week Five predictions
By Phillip Allen, Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Oct. 7, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
For Redskins fans, this week is big. Real big. The difference between 3-2 and 2-3 could mean the difference between playoff contention and a season destined for Jason Campbell's development. Plus, the 'Skins travel to New York to face the Giants, who you may recall have a certain flashy linebacker by the name of Arrington who would love to lay out some Washington players. As for the rest of the NFL, the Bears may have established themselves as the league's top team and T.O. returns to Philadelphia. So pour yourself a cold drink, grab the chips and dip and plop down for a Sunday of zoning out on football.
Springbrook bedevils JV Blazers
By Gus Woods | Oct. 6, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
Despite good effort and strong desire, the junior varsity boys' soccer team 's mistakes got the best of them during their game against the Springbrook Blue Devils, ending in a discouraging 4-1 loss to Springbrook. The defeat was surprising because the Blazers trounced the Blue Devils during their scrimmage against the team five weeks ago.
Barons blow away Blazers
By Johanna Gretschel | Oct. 6, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The Bethesda Chevy-Chase Barons outran the Blair boys, 19-40, and girls, 21-40, to claim victory in the last county meet of the season. The defeat leaves the Lady Blazers with a season record of 3-2, and the boys with a record of 0-5.
Blair comes up short, despite good defense
By Dylan Baird | Oct. 5, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
Sept. 30, BLAZER STADIUM— The Blair football has never been much of a match for several up-county foes; one in particular is the Sherwood Warriors. This Saturday morning however, the JV Blazers had the Warriors biting their nails. Despite being shut-out 10-0, the game was not truly decided for Blair until the final minutes.
Breaking Federer and Nadal
By Nitin Sukumar | Oct. 4, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
With Andre Agassi's final, tearful bow to the crowds at the 2006 U.S. Open, his retirement has raised questions about the future of USA tennis. The days of tennis greats Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Michael Chang are gone. The women's side has been long dead, dominated by a score of Russian athletes. With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal dominating the Grand Slams, the US needs its players to step up. With aggressive serves, approaches and backcourt games, Andy Roddick and James Blake may be the only Americans who are future Open contenders. Federer knocked both of them out of the U.S. Open. Here's a quick look on the strengths US players need to use, and the weaknesses they need to suppress.
Boys' soccer wins fifth straight game
By Abe Schwadron | Oct. 4, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The Blair boys' varsity soccer team won their fifth straight game Tuesday afternoon, beating local rival Springbrook 2-0 in lackadaisical fashion. The Blazers (5-0) came into the game riding high after consecutive wins over Wheaton, Sherwood, Churchill and Quince Orchard, but played shoddy against a winless opponent on a bumpy, tilted field and escaped with an unsatisfying win.
Field Hockey tramples Cavaliers for second win
By Jon Berger | Oct. 4, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
OCT. 4, BLAZER FIELD– The Blair field hockey won its second game in a row in a 5-0 blowout match against the Kennedy Cavaliers. The Blazers, who are now 2-5 on the season, dominated the game from start to finish, just as in their previous match against the Northwood Gladiators.
Bengals leap past Blair
By Rachita Sood | Oct. 3, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The Blair varsity girl's soccer team fell 2-1 to Blake in a game played in two parts due to thunderstorms, dropping their record to 3-4. The Blazers came out with intensity and left the field with a 1-1 tie on Thursday night before the game was postponed, but they were unable to carry the momentum through the rest of the game on Saturday.
Blazers lock horns with the bull
By Johanna Gretschel | Oct. 2, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The Lady Blazers placed tenth out of fourteen teams in the elite girls' race, and the boys finished eighteenth out of twenty-eight teams at the Bull Run Invitational Saturday morning.
NFL Week Four predictions
By Phillip Allen, Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Oct. 1, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
Mark Brunell will face his old team Jacksonville this week when the Jags invade FedEx Field for a big matchup with the Redskins, Seattle and Chicago square off Sunday night for the right to be called #1 in the NFC and the Chargers face the Ravens for a defensive battle that will leave one team undefeated and the other with an L on their record. In short, this Sunday's slew of NFL games is a big one. It's time for teams to separate from the pack, and as for our standings so far, well, Pia has done most of the separating. She still hasn't gone over the 10-loss mark yet…jeez, Josh, Phil and I need to step our game up.
Blazers can't keep up with Cougars
By Josie Callahan | Sept. 30, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
There was a will but not a way for the JV girl's soccer team on Tuesday night against Quince Orchard. Supported by a small but enthusiastic crowd of parents and schoolmates in the stands, the Blazers fought hard to penetrate Quince Orchard's sturdy defense to no avail as their opponent was in possession of the ball for most of the game and Blair could not keep up with their skilled ball handling and speed. The game ended with the Blazers on the losing end of a 4-0 shutout.
Same field, same story
By Robert Feasley | Sept. 29, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
SEPT. 29, Blazer Stadium— The Blazers were heftily defeated tonight at home by the Sherwood Warriors, 6-43, in a performance comparable only to their play against the Warriors in the 2005-2006 season — where they lost 7-48. Tonight's loss dropped their season record to 0-4.
Cougars scratch JV Blazers
By Gus Woods | Sept. 29, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The boys' junior varsity soccer team was worn out from the previous day's emotionally charged game against the Churchill Bulldogs, a hard-fought game that ended in a loss for Blair. An air of fatigue hung over their game yesterday against the Quince Orchard Cougars. The Blazers lost 1-0 but they gave the game a good shot.
Girls' tennis suffers frustrating loss to Richard Montgomery
By Amanda Pollak | Sept. 27, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
SEPT. 26, BLAZER COURTS— The girls' tennis squad was soundly defeated by Division I Richard Montgomery 6-1, dropping Blair's record to 2-4.
Blazers topple #4-ranked Churchill
By Abe Schwadron | Sept. 26, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
When the final whistle was blown last night at Blazer Stadium, the Blair boys' varsity soccer team- along with a throng of avid supporters- erupted in celebration, waving jerseys, hugging teammates and chanting songs of victory. The Blazers (3-0) had just notched one of the biggest victories in recent Blair soccer history, knocking off perennial soccer power Churchill 2-1 in thrilling fashion.
JV Blazers fight but succumb to Churchill
By Gus Woods | Sept. 26, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The boys' junior varsity soccer team lost to Churchill 3-2 yesterday. Yet despite the team's defeat at the hands of the notorious Bulldogs, the Blazers fought hard and passionately, showing significant improvement since their Sept. 11 game against the Wheaton Knights. Last year, the only game the Blazers lost was the one against the undefeated Churchill. The Bulldogs managed three goals over Blair's two, the Blazers sticking it out through injuries and Churchill's reckless tactics.
The call of the wild card
By Andrew Kung | Sept. 25, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
October is just around the corner, and the playoff races in Major League Baseball are sizzling hot. Here's a quick team-by-team preview of the franchises hoping to be headed for the postseason:
Field Hockey stands firm against Cougars
By Jon Berger | Sept. 25, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
SEPT. 25, BLAZER FIELD– Losing a game is almost never fun. But after today's 0-3 loss against the Quince Orchard Cougars, the Blair field hockey team was in the best mood they've been all season. The Blazers (0-5), coming off last week's frustrating loss to Seneca Valley and a weekend with no practice, played their "best game in three years" according to one spectator.
Warriors leave Blazers in the dust
By Rachita Sood | Sept. 24, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
After placing first in the Wheaton Tournament on Sept. 16, the Blair varsity girls’ soccer team returned home for a hard-fought 3-1 loss to the Sherwood Warriors on Wednesday night. The Blazers struggled to match Sherwood’s fast-paced play and had trouble generating scoring opportunities.
NFL Week Three predictions
By Pia Nargundkar, Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin | Sept. 24, 2006, midnight | In Professional »
Strange things are afoot in the NFL. From an OT comeback to an embarrassment in Dallas to the lowest-scoring Monday Night Football game in history, football has gotten weird again, and we wouldn't have it any other way. And as for our panel of so-called "experts," Pia still leads the way, proving once again that excluding Phil, everyone with a name that starts with the letter "P" is extremely smart (as in "Pratik").
Football taken down by Cougars
By Robert Feasley | Sept. 21, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
Sept. 21, Quince Orchard— Being shut out is never empowering. It is an utter and often humiliating defeat. The Blair varsity football team (0-3), coming off of a 0-28 loss to the Springbrook Blue Devils, fell once again, 0-28, to the Quince Orchard Cougars. It's just that nobody told them. Walking off the field with their heads held high, they, along with their coaching staff, were proud. Proud that they battled. Proud that they never gave up. Proud that they showed up to play.
Mixed results at Gaithersburg
By Johanna Gretschel | Sept. 21, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The girl's varsity cross country team beat the Gaithersburg Trojans, 29-26, while falling to the Churchill Bulldogs 24-37, this afternoon at Gaithersburg. The boys lost to both teams, 49-15 to Trojans and 42-18 to Bull dogs.
Boys' soccer leaves Sherwood in shambles
By Abe Schwadron | Sept. 21, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
The Blair boys' varsity soccer team dominated the defending state champion Sherwood Warriors last night en route to a 3-1 victory that made the Blazers' presence known as a force in Montgomery County soccer and served as a coming out party for sophomore midfielder Mikey Funes.
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