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Whitman tramples over Blair
By Nicholas Shereikis | April 15, 2015, 1:57 p.m. | In Blair »
Despite coming out strong, the boys' varsity lacrosse team (1-2) fell to the Walt Whitman Vikings by a final score of 20-3. As Whitman slowly gained momentum, the Blazers struggled with clear communication and creative attacking play.
Girls' lacrosse routs Einstein
By Brian Le | April 15, 2015, 1:56 p.m. | In Blair »
A cold Friday night proved to be no obstacle for Blair's girls' lacrosse team (1-2) as they defeated the Einstein Titans (0-3) by a final score of 13-5. The Blazers took the lead early and dominated for the rest of the game.
Boys' tennis bests Sherwood
By James Sleigh | April 15, 2015, 1:46 p.m. | In Blair »
The Blair boys varsity tennis team (1-2) prevailed over the Sherwood Warriors (0-2) in the season home opener. After two straight losses to divisional power houses Wooton and Whitman, the Blazers were able to beat a weaker Sherwood team 5-2, mainly because of strong singles play. The boys singles completed a sweep, winning all four matches.
Boys' lacrosse falls to the Cougars
By Nicholas Shereikis | April 15, 2015, 1:07 p.m. | In Blair »
On a crisp Wednesday evening, Blair's boys' lacrosse team (1-1) fell to the Quince Orchard Cougars (2-0) at home by a score of 16-4.
Boys' volleyball vanquishes Whitman
By Divya Rajagopal | April 15, 2015, 12:57 p.m. | In Blair »
The Blair boys' varsity volleyball team (1-1) won a three set game against the Whitman Vikings (0-1) finishing with a score of 25-21, 25-15, 25-22.
Softball suffers narrow loss against Northwest
By Neida Mbuia Joao | April 8, 2015, 1:37 p.m. | In Blair »
The girls' varsity softball team (1-1) suffered its first loss in its second game of the season against the Northwest Jaguars (2-0).
Girls' Basketball eliminated from playoffs by BCC
By Amalia Chiapperino | March 9, 2015, 12:24 p.m. | In Blair »
Despite an intense first half and consistently strong defensive play, Friday's game against BCC (10-10-1) put the Blazers (7-13) out of the playoffs with a final score of 56-41.
Boys' basketball falls in playoffs to Kennedy
By Robert Pfefferle | March 9, 2015, 12:05 p.m. | In Blair »
The Blair boys' basketball team (9-11) fell to the Kennedy Cavaliers (13-11) in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday afternoon 53-46, bringing their season to an unfortunate end. The game felt much closer than the seven point difference indicates.
Boy's hockey falls to Annapolis in state championship
By Robert Pfefferle | March 3, 2015, 12:52 p.m. | In Blair »
Blair's hockey team's playoff run fell just short of a state championship, as the Blazers (14-3) fell to Annapolis-Old Mill (10-3) in a heartbreaking 3-1 loss.
Girls' Basketball suffers narrow defeat against Wootton
By Amalia Chiapperino | March 3, 2015, 12:28 p.m. | In Blair »
With the stadium more crowded than ever this season, the Blazers (7-13) readily took on the Wootton Patriots (18-2) on their senior night. Though the Blazers came close to winning after a last-minute comeback, the Patriots were able to surge ahead in the final seconds of the last regular season game, resulting in a final score of 58-55.
Basketball Season Recap
By Rohan Oprisko | Feb. 27, 2015, 12:30 p.m. | In Blair »
The Boys' and Girls' basketball teams seasons are coming to an end with the playoffs in clear view. With records of (9-10) and (7-13) the Blazers are trying to bring their best to the biggest games of the season.
Girls' Basketball foiled by Vikings
By Amalia Chiapperino | Feb. 25, 2015, 1:07 p.m. | In Blair »
In what became a physical and tough-matched game, The Blazers (13-7) struggled to match the Vikings (20-0) in offensive consistency and were unable to secure a win, resulting in a final score of 67-35.
Girls' Basketball shuts down Rockets
By Amalia Chiapperino | Feb. 15, 2015, 5:56 p.m. | In Blair »
For the second time this season, Blair found themselves facing the Richard Montgomery Rockets but unlike their first game, the Blazers came out soundly on top on Tuesday, with a final score of 50-38.
Girls' Basketball bested by Bulldogs
By Amalia Chiapperino | Feb. 15, 2015, 5:56 p.m. | In Blair »
A promising start wasn't enough to keep the Blazers (5-10) in the lead in Friday's game against the Churchill Bulldogs (13-3) that ended with a final score of 37-55.
Boys Basketball roughs up Churchill
By Robert Pfefferle | Feb. 13, 2015, 12:41 p.m. | In Blair »
On Friday night, the Boy's basketball team (7-9) grabbed an impressive win over the Churchill Bulldogs (3-13), 52-45. The Blazers were without big man Ishmael Sangre, but were still able to overcome Churchill's size advantage in one of the most impressive wins of the season.
Boys Basketball loses heartbreaker to Sherwood
By Robert Pfefferle | Feb. 10, 2015, 2:57 p.m. | In Blair »
Everything that could possibly go wrong at the end of a basketball game, ended up doing so for the Blazers on Tuesday night. The Sherwood Warriors (9-6) capitalized on a couple of late Blair (6-9) mistakes and used an 11-2 run to grab a huge come from behind win 55-52.
Boy's basketball powers through Paint Branch
By Robert Pfefferle | Jan. 30, 2015, 9:33 a.m. | In Blair »
Coming home off two close losses, the Blair boys' basketball team (8-6) stepped up the energy and disposed of the Paint Branch Panthers (5-8) 69-59.
Girls' basketball keeps Bengals at bay
By Amalia Chiapperino | Jan. 26, 2015, 12:09 p.m. | In Blair »
Tuesday's game became representative of everything the Blazers (7-5) have been striving for all season, as the team stepped up to defeat the Blake Bengals (6-6) by playing tight defense and aggressive offense.
Boys' basketball sneaks by Walter Johnson
By Robert Pfefferle | Jan. 26, 2015, noon | In Blair »
The Blazers (7-3) came out on Thursday night and took care of business in crunch time, downing the Walter Johnson Wildcats (0-9) 57-55.
Boys' basketball falls to BCC
By Arthi Vijaykumar | Jan. 9, 2015, 12:45 p.m. | In Blair »
The boys' basketball team (2-3) suffered a hard fought loss to the Bethesda Chevy Chase Barons losing by a score was 54-56, with the Barons pulling away with the lead from the game's start.
Boys' Basketball routed by Richard Montgomery
By Robert Pfefferle | Jan. 8, 2015, 6:51 p.m. | In Blair »
The Blazers (6-3) entered Wednesday night with a ton of momentum following a tournament win in New Jersey. However, they were stopped dead in their tracks by the Richard Montgomery Rockets (10-0). The Rockets seized the energy in the first quarter and cruised to a 40-24 win in the second half.
After uncertain start, Blair hockey in front
By James Sleigh | Jan. 8, 2015, 1:52 p.m. | In Blair »
Before the puck dropped on Blair's Nov. 7 opener against the Rockville Rams, there were many questions about whether Blazer Hockey would even be able to field a team. Due to an unusual influx of underclassmen (see Sasha Tidwell's Sept. 25 story detailing the problem here) the team was under threat from being registered as a multi high school (co-op) team.
Girls' Basketball clinches hard-fought victory over Springbrook
By Amalia Chiapperino | Dec. 19, 2014, 1:23 p.m. | In Blair »
Despite early blunders, the Girls' Basketball team (4-0) found their focus in the second half, mounting a comeback built on intimidating offensive play to narrowly defeat the Springbrook Blue Devils (0-2), by a score of 35-31.
Boys' Basketball overcomes turnovers, downs Wheaton
By Robert Pfefferle | Dec. 15, 2014, 1:39 p.m. | In Blair »
Coming off a road loss earlier in the week, the Blazers (2-1) knew they couldn't underestimate the Wheaton Knights (1-2). While the Knights hung around for the first three quarters of the game, the Blazers were able to eventually pull away and win comfortably 59-42.
Girls' Basketball overtakes Kennedy in first home game of the season
By Amalia Chiapperino | Dec. 11, 2014, 12:56 p.m. | In Blair »
In what became an aggressive, closely-matched game, the Girls' Basketball team (2-0) stepped up their offensive play late to beat the Kennedy Cavaliers (0-1) in their first home game, with a final score of 43-36.
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