- Undrafted free agent running back Jourdan Brooks of Morgan State, a Seneca Valley alum who previously played for Rutgers, has reportedly signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Winston Churchill High School senior Nadim Elhage, hampered by an elbow injury, placed 18th in the shot put at the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia on Friday.
- Marie Cornejo, in her first season as coach of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School co-ed volleyball team, has been named the school’s girls varsity volleyball coach for the fall season.
- Einstein and Quince Orchard will each hold signing ceremonies this week for their seniors who will be playing college sports next year. The event at Einstein will be Tuesday at 10:45 am in the school’s auditorium, while Quince Orchard will host their ceremony Friday at 11:00 am.
- The Richard Montgomery booster club will host the fifth annual Mike Curtis golf tournament and silent auction at Redgate golf course in Rockville on May 14th at noon. More information is available at www.rmboosters.com/golf.html .
- The Softball Notebook at the Gazette has items about Churchill junior shortstop Katie Jenkins and Einstein freshman pitcher Austen Whibley.
April 30, 2012
News and Notes: April 30
April 29, 2012
Baseball: Rockville 2, Magruder 0
Senior Sean Van Gieson struck out seven and allowed one hit in pitching a seven-inning shutout to lead the visiting Rockville High School baseball team to a 2-0 win over Magruder on Saturday.
Tony Ortiz had an RBI single in the second inning and Brady Petrie added an RBI fielders choice in the fifth for the Rams (9-4). Marcus Hailstock and David Grant each had two hits for Rockville.
The Rams will host Walter Johnson on Monday, while the Colonels (7-4) will visit Quince Orchard on Tuesday.
April 26, 2012
Volleyball Box Scores: Wednesday, April 25
Boys Volleyball
| Magruer | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Paint Branch |
22 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
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| Watkins Mill |
20 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 3 |
| Clarksburg |
25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
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Co-Ed Volleyball
| Kennedy | 10 | 21 | 22 | 0 |
| Einstein |
25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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April 25, 2012
Boys Tennis: QO 5, Damascus 2
The Quince Orchard High School boys tennis team won its sixth consecutive match and improved to 6-2 on the year by beating host Damascus 5-2 on Wednesday.
The two schools were originally scheduled to meet on April 18, but rain forced a postponement.
Both teams are in action again Thursday, with Quince Orchard hosting Springbrook and Damascus hosting Einstein.
No. 1 Singles: Alex Lee (QO) defeated Gio Iosue (Damascus) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 Singles: Shota Ono (QO) defeated Tony Guglielmini (Damascus) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0.
No. 3 Singles: Brandon Nguyen (Damascus) defeated Tony Losada (QO) 6-4, 6-4.
No. 4 Singles: Daniel Ahianyo (QO) defeated Brandon Nguyen (Damascus) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0.
No.1 Doubles: Butch Hsieh and Joseph Iosue (Damascus) defeated John Quintas and Jake Schnieder (QO) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Doubles: Jordan Singer and Spencer Blass (QO) defeated Joseph Chang and Nati Bulcho (Damascus) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 Doubles: Thomas Hohman and Nick Do (QO) defeated Kevin Lee and Gordon Filbert (Damascus) 6-1, 6-3
April 20, 2012
Baseball: B-CC 4, Whitman 1
Senior Nico Narel-Aguilar pitched a one-hitter and drove in a run to give the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School baseball team a 4-1 win over host Walt Whitman on Thursday.
It was the second straight loss for the Vikings after they opened the season with an eight-game winning streak.
Davon Williams, John Bollman and Raphael Sacks each drove in one run for the Barons (5-5).
B-CC will visit Wootton on Friday, while the Vikings will next be in action Tuesday when they host Walter Johnson.
April 18, 2012
Baseball: Poolesville’s Seely Throws Five-Inning Perfect Game vs. Einstein
Sophomore Thayer Seely struck out 10 and allowed no baserunners as the Poolesville High School baseball team topped host Einstein 11-0 in five innings Tuesday.
Seely was 1-for-4 at the plate with three RBI, and Kyle Brown was 4-for-4 with three RBI in the win for the Falcons (6-2).
Poolesville will host Wheaton on Thursday, while the Titans (2-5) will host Watkins Mill.
April 18, 2012
Softball: Miller’s HR Powers Northwest Over Seneca Valley
Junior Pitcher Stephanie Miller hit a game-winning 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning to give the Northwest High School softball team a 12-10 win over visiting Seneca Valley on Tuesday.
Miller was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI for the Jaguars (6-1), while sophomore catcher Jordan Sheppard and sophomore third baseman Jenna Brown each added three hits, 3 runs and 3 RBI. Northwest also got three hits and 4 RBI from junior shortstop Taylor Simpson.
Northwest will host Gaithersburg on Thursday, while Seneca Valley (4-3) will visit Clarksburg.
April 17, 2012
Volleyball Box Scores: Monday, April 16
Boys Volleyball
| Clarksburg | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| Northwest |
26 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 2 |
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| Quince Orchard | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 3 |
| Magruder |
16 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 1 |
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Co-Ed Volleyball
| Einstein | 21 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| Gaithersburg |
25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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April 13, 2012
Boys Tennis: QO 6, Sherwood 1
The Quince Orchard High School boys tennis team swept all three doubles matches and got straight set wins from sophomore Alex Lee and senior Daniel Ahianyo, topping host Sherwood 6-1 on Thursday.
Full results:
No. 1 singles: Alex Lee (QO) defeated Jess Beattie (Sherwood), 6-0, 6-3.
No. 2 singles: Shota Ono (QO) defeated Chris Damion (Sherwood), 6-4, 6-4.
No. 3 singles: Nathan St. Pierre (Sherwood) defeated Tony Losada (QO), 3-6, 7-6, 7-6.
No. 4 singles: Daniel Ahianyo (QO) defeated Connor Hardy (Sherwood), 6-2, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles: Spencer Blass and Jake Schnieder (QO) defeated Dain Golsen and Adam Berger (Sherwood), 4-6, 7-5, 7-6.
No. 2 doubles: Jordan Singer and Eric Lai (QO) defeated Viraj Patel and Ethan Freibaum (Sherwood), 7-5, 6-3.
No. 3 doubles: Evan Klein and John Quintas (QO) defeated Jack McCallister and Nick Riccadella (Sherwood), 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.
April 12, 2012
Volleyball Box Scores, April 11
Boys Volleyball
| Blake | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Walter Johnson |
17 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 1 |
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| Clarksburg | 19 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 3 |
| Wheaton | 25 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 1 |
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| Sherwood | 25 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| Magruder | 9 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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| Wootton | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Paint Branch |
7 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
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Co-Ed Volleyball
| Einstein | 20 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| Quince Orchard |
25 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
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| Wootton | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Paint Branch |
17 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
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