Red Sox fan relives crushing defeat

Joel Denicoff, Sports Editor
October 25, 2011

I was in a major panic one night when I had difficulty breathing, terrible headaches, slurred speech, dizziness and anxiety. Some might have thought that I was having an anaphylactic reaction, but in reality, I just had symptoms of being a Boston Red Sox fan. The Sox decided to play great baseball all... Read more »

Baseball at 6-11, looks to regular season wrap-up

Ben Hollander - Staff Writer
May 24, 2011

After a rough start to the season consisting of five consecutive losses, the baseball team is concluding its disappointing regular season strong with a 16-0 victory at Kennedy May 7 and a 6-5 home victory over Clarksburg May 5, improving its record to 6-11. CHS dominated the batter’s box against Kennedy... Read more »

Young baseball team struggles at the plate

Joe Haynes Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2011

For the baseball team, the transition from last year’s senior-heavy team to this year’s younger, more inexperienced team has not gone as swimmingly as hoped. The Bulldogs dropped their first three games in succession to Sherwood, Magruder and Rockville, scoring only one run over the three-game span. CHS... Read more »

Lack of paved walkway to field may violate law

Ben Schick, Staff Writer
March 21, 2011

For CHS baseball spectators, the only way to reach the baseball field directly from the parking lot is to walk along a steep, uneven, gravel pathway, which poses difficulties for those who want to watch baseball and softball games and have trouble walking or use handicap equipment. Nancy Miller, a CHS... Read more »

Baseball Preview

Joe Haynes, Sports Editor
March 21, 2011

The baseball team will kick off its season March 21 in a revenge game against Sherwood. Last year, the team fell in the regional semifinals to the Warriors. To prepare for the season, the team held offseason workouts three times a week and ran twice a week. The players also tried to hit and throw every... Read more »

Baseball reaches regional semifinals in strong turn around season, but loses to Sherwood

By Joe Haynes-Sports Editor
June 3, 2010

The baseball team’s strong season came to a halt when it fell to Sherwood May 19 in the regional semifinals of the playoffs. The team fell behind early to the Warriors and could not recover. The 18-7 loss snapped the Bulldogs’ eight-game winning streak dating back to April 24. The reason the game... Read more »

Baseball senior leaders, baseball starts strong

By: Joe Haynes-Sports Editor
May 4, 2010

The baseball team fell to rival Wootton 8-1 after being tied after five innings April 24. The loss to Wootton drops the record of the Bulldogs to 5-3, and was not the game the team hoped to play after defeating RM, 5-0, April 22. CHS also lost to Walter Johnson 4-1 April 20 in a game played under the... Read more »

Improved pitching, new coach key for CHS

By: David Wilson-Sports Editor
March 23, 2010

The baseball team will open up its season March 22 against Sherwood. While many of the players remain from last year’s team that upset archrival Wootton in the first round of the playoffs, two notable new faces dotted the tryout field during the first week of March: new head coach Scott Blackwood and... Read more »

CHS athlete commits

Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor
March 1, 2010

Congratulations to senior Eric Skrzyniarz for accepting a baseball offer to St. Mary’s College of Maryland of the Capital Athletic Conference. Eric has been on varsity for three seasons and will play outfield for St. Mary’s. This past season Eric had a batting average of .370 and a slugging percentage... Read more »

CHS athletes commit

Bobby Hirsch, Observations Editor
October 28, 2009

Congratulations to Pam Vranis for accepting an offer to play soccer at Johns Hopkins University of the Centennial Conference. Pam has been on varsity for four years playing forword and midfield. Good luck to Pam on becoming a Blue Jay. Congratulations to Harris Fanarroff for accepting an offer to... Read more »