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Despite good play, Colonels conquer
By Miriam Ragen | Jan. 10, 2007, midnight | In Blair »
The JV boys' basketball team fell to the Colonels 46-44 in their fifth straight loss dropping their record to 3-5. The close game was filled with fast-paced passing, strong defense and a struggle for the lead. The lead changed many times throughout the game, finally landing in the Colonels' favor.
Floor hockey frenzy
By Dylan Baird | Jan. 9, 2007, midnight | In Blair »
As another week passes, the Blair Intramural Floor Hockey League (BFHL) could not get more exciting. There were upsets, dominations, tear-jerkers and heart breakers; the excitement was so hot even the Inferno couldn't handle it. The week started out with a big win for the Iron Chefs, who had yet to score twice in a game, as they put up a masterful performance against the Ninjas, who are in a heated battle with 5B Lunch for second-to-last place spot. Despite only scoring two goals, the Chefs dominated with 13 shots on goal.
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.
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-
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.
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.
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.
Titans extinguish Blazers
By April DalBello | Dec. 8, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
DEC. 8, ALBERT EINSTEIN GYMNASIUM--
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.
Blair ice hockey crushed in opener
By Robert Feasley | Nov. 17, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
NOV. 17, WHEATON INDOOR ICE RINK— The Blair Community ice hockey team is not affiliated or sponsored by the Montgomery Blair High School athletic program or Montgomery County Public Schools. The team is an independent group of Blair students. With high hopes for the 2006-2007 season, the Blair ice hockey team took the ice tonight expecting to flex their offensive muscle against the Magruder Colonels in their season opener. However, the Colonels completely shut down the Blair offense and dominated the Blazer defense, inducing the mercy rule with 2:02 left in the third period with a score of 10-0.
Blair ice hockey season preview
By Devon Madison | Nov. 17, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
As the cold weather kicks into gear, winter sports teams are starting up again, which can only mean one thing: hockey season. The Community Blair Ice Hockey team will kick off their season tonight as they face the Magruder Colonels in a season opener at 7 p.m. at the Outdoor Wheaton Regional Ice Rink.
Sinclair sisters place 8th, 33rd at Maryland state XC meet
By Johanna Gretschel | Nov. 16, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
Senior sisters Halsey and Ashlyn Sinclair represented Blair at the Maryland 4A State Championship meet, placing 8th and 33rd respectively with times of 20:17 and 21:23 on the three-mile course.
Football ends season with a loss
By Robert Feasley | Nov. 10, 2006, midnight | In Blair »
NOV. 10, Blazer Stadium— Damascus is not as strong a team as it was last year. A junior-entrenched roster, it lacks the overall leadership its state championship team held in such high esteems. This, however, mattered little as they dominated Blair last night in the Blazers' final game of the season, 35-7.
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