Women’s badminton hopes for sucessful season in B conference
Haley Kyger, Sports Editor
March 22, 2013
Filed under Sports, Sports News Flashes
Badminton coach Tess Gauthier has high hopes for the women’s badminton team this year. With the league being split into an ‘A’ conference and a ‘B’ conference, Gauthier thinks the team could potentially do well in their placement in the ‘B’ conference. “When they broke up the conference,... Read more »
Rule, schedule changes come to men’s lacrosse
Kailey Tracy, Copy Chief
March 20, 2013
Filed under Featured Sports Scrollbox, Sports
The 2013 men’s lacrosse season holds new excitement, with new rules and procedures being implemented to speed up the game, and a match against a team from California approaching. According to men’s varsity head coach Matthew Blair, lacrosse had started to “slow down too much” and was becoming... Read more »
Women’s lacrosse looks forward to season with large roster
Brianna George, Copy Editor
March 20, 2013
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
After gathering a large amount of players at tryouts, the women’s lacrosse team is looking forward to a successful season. According to varsity women’s lacrosse coach Krystin Porcella, the team looks for, “any [players] that want to be recruited.” The team gained a large amount of players... Read more »
Outdoor track hopes to replicate indoor success
Kailey Tracy, Copy Chief
March 14, 2013
Filed under Sports
With two medals around her neck, senior Kiana Wright walked away from the IAAM ‘A’ indoor track conference championships as the winner of the long jump and the triple jump Feb. 1. According to track head coach Robert Torres, both the men’s and women’s outdoor track teams will have similar individual... Read more »
Men’s basketball defeats Calvert Hall in close play off game
March 4, 2013
Filed under Photo Galleries, Sports, Winter Sports
On Feb. 22, the JC men's varsity basketball team played Calvert Hall. The team beat Calvert Hall 45-41, at JC.
Patriots do perform service projects
Kailey Tracy, Copy Chief
February 28, 2013
Filed under Sports
He threw the football to the little boy from Anna’s House, waiting for the pass in the end zone of the gym. Touchdown. The JC men’s basketball player and his “little brother” from Anna’s House lit up with jubilation and celebrated as if they had won the Super Bowl. Hosting children from... Read more »
Blair takes charge of men’s varsity lacrosse as head coach
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
February 23, 2013
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
It was freezing outside and players could see their breath in the air. The team ran through the painful cold air and returned to the gym. Balls flew through the air, sweat dropped, and players yelled as varsity men’s lacrosse tryouts began on Feb.19. It wasn’t the same tryout as past years, however.... Read more »
Women’s varsity basketball shows improvement after final game against McDonough
Haley Kyger, Sports Editor
February 22, 2013
Filed under Sports, Sports News Flashes
Senior and captain Mackenzie Reese dives on the floor, scrambling for the ball. McDonogh player Danielle Edwards reaches in as well. As the tugging and pulling continues, the whistle finally blows. Out of frustration, Edwards intentionally fouls Reese, giving Edwards a technical foul and JC a chance... Read more »
Women’s indoor track finishes second in IAAM championships
Meredith Haggerty, In-Depth Editor
February 14, 2013
Filed under Sports, Sports News Flashes
Friday, Feb. 1, the women’s indoor track team came in second place at the IAAM Championships that were held at Prince George’s County Sports and Learning Complex. This is the first time in JC history that the women’s indoor track team was runner-up in championships. “In the beginning of... Read more »
Wrestlers struggle to manage weight
Hope Kelly, Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
February 11, 2013
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Sophomore Rawlison Zhang’s stomach growls. The only thing he’s eaten in the past two days is water, Pedialyte, and half an energy bar. He sits in the cafeteria as his mouth begins to water while he watches students eat fries, burgers, and pizza. "Wrestlers have certain weight requirements. This... Read more »