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Field hockety suffers slow start, aims to improve

By Joe Haynes: Sports Editor
October 1, 2010

The field hockey team was defeated 3-1 in a rainy battle against Poolesville Sept. 16. The lone goal in the game was scored by junior Maddy Flax. The loss to Poolesville dropped the Lady Bulldogs record to 0-3. Still, the team finds that it has improved through the losses. “[We are] just getting... Read more »

Tennis hopes new team will continue strong tradition

By Jillian Postal- Online Sports Editor
October 1, 2010

Despite sending only senior Lauren Pinsky to the state tournament last year, the girls tennis team hopes the seven new team members, as well as three nationally ranked upperclassmen, will help the team maintain its county and regional title and gain the state title for the first time in three years. Ending... Read more »

Football achieves first win of season at WJ

By: Joe Haynes; Sports Editor
September 30, 2010

The football team got its first win of the season Sept. 16 when it traveled to Walter Johnson and defeated the Wildcats 7-0 in a rainy battle. The Bulldogs finally cracked the scoreboard for the first time this season on senior captain Marcus Brown’s run in the first quarter. The defense had a smothering... Read more »

Injury, inexperience lead to slow start for boys soccer

By Ryan Schlesinger, editor-in-chief
September 30, 2009

Senior captain Cameron Kidwell came off the field after a 2-1 loss to Northwest Sept. 22 exhausted, frustrated and incensed. He managed to calmly say one thing: “We’ve got to make some changes.” Kidwell scored the only goal for the Bulldogs that night, which is nothing new considering he has scored... Read more »

Girls Soccer rolls through early games

By: Harris Fanaroff, Staff Writer
September 30, 2009

“Break a leg” is a common expression generally meaning good luck. However, when junior Meili Sohl broke her leg in the first girls soccer scrimmage, it was anything but lucky. The team was expecting Sohl to step up as a key midfielder for the team this season.  Despite her injury, the girls soccer... Read more »