Blair varsity field hockey (4-8) conquered the Albert Einstein Titans (2-7) on Thursday night, winning 7-0. This game was a fulfilling victory for the seniors because it was the last regular season game that they would play at home.
Walter Johnson (2-0) attacked the Blair field hockey team (1-2) relentlessly Tuesday night, winning 5-0 in a lopsided first home game for Blair. Despite Blair's best efforts, a strong defense was not enough to hold off an very good Wildcat midfield line.
With the fall sports season coming into swing Blazers are looking to make this season a memorable one. Members of each team selected three athletes to look out for this season. Here is what they came up with:
On Halloween, the Blair Blazers (9-5) lost 4-0 to the Blake Bengals (11-3) in the semifinals of the playoffs. The game was hard fought, but the Blazers couldn't keep up with the perennial powerhouse Bengals.
The Blair Blazers (9-4) made it past the second round of the playoffs after defeating the Magruder Colonels (0-12) 4-0. Junior Leila Bartholet got the scoring started midway through the first half.
In their final home game of the season, the Blazers (6-4) beat the Wheaton Knights (1-8) by a solid score of 5-0. Nearly the entire game took place on the Knights' side of the field, while several Blazers stepped up on senior night.
After the game was postponed for a week, Blair (5-3) was defeated 3-0 by the Sherwood Warriors (9-0) in their second to last home game of the season.
On September 14, the Mars rover Opportunity discovered something that excited the NASA scientists working on its mission. The rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2004, had come across some small, bubble-like bumps on the rim of Mars' Endeavor Crater. These
Blair's varsity field hockey team (3-2) won their second home game by defeating the Paint Branch Panthers (3-3) on a last minute goal by a score of 2-1.
Blair's varsity field hockey team (1-2) won their first game of the season by defeating the Einstein Titans (0-3) by a final score of 6-0. Strong defense by the Blazers left the Titans scoreless.
Keeling Pilaro, 13, has been playing his favorite sport since he was five years old, but now finds that gender discrimination goes both ways.
The varsity field hockey team (4-9) fell to the Springbrook Blue Devils (10-2) on Thursday evening, ending its season in a 6-1 loss. Blair failed to match up defensively and couldn't get anything going on the offensive end.
The varsity field hockey team (4-8) defeated Northwood (1-10) on Saturday morning, beating the Gladiators by a score of 6-0 on senior day.
The varsity field hockey team (3-8) defeated the Kennedy Cavaliers (3-8) in penalty strokes by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday night, marking Blair's first home win of the season.
Whitman (5-4) defeated the varsity field hockey team (1-8) in one of the closest and most exciting games of the season. Locked in a scoreless tie at the end of regulation, the two teams entered overtime, each looking for a decisive goal.
The Springbrook Blue Devils (7-1) defeated the varsity field hockey team (1-7) 9-0 in a game that was, despite the score, an excellent showing for Blair. Going in, the Blazers knew it it would be a challenge facing a Springbrook team that's sitting pretty atop the 4A East division.
The varsity field hockey team (0-5) suffered a frustrating 2-1 loss against the Richard Montgomery Rockets (1-3) on Wednesday night. Despite the end result, head coach Christine Denny was happy with her team's improvement. "It was better than our other games,” she said.
The varsity field hockey team (0-3) put up a good fight against Magruder (1-2) on Thursday night. However, Blair's solid effort would not be enough – the Blazers fell 2-1 in the end.
The Magruder Colonels varsity field hockey team (6-2) defeated Blair (5-2) in an aggressive, fast-paced game with a resulting score of 3-0. Although the team's defense stayed strong, lack of passing from Blair allowed the Colonels to secure a shutout win. The team's offense was not connecting as much as they usually do in previous games, which resulted in no goals for the Blazers.
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