Though it may not feel like Spring yet, it was Opening Day for Bengals Softball 2011 (oh yeah, and for the Nationals). With a tip of the ol’ ball cap to Jackie M. (Burke ’11) for the action photos!
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Rites of (Nascent) Spring
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on April 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Thrill Of The Grass
Posted in Sports on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Though the major leaguers have been in camp for a couple of weeks, the real 2011 spring training doesn’t start until the Softball Bengals hit the field for the first time today. It’s finally time to lace up the cleats, spit into the mitt and take a few hacks at the plate. Can’t wait! In [...]
Aaron Brings Barça to DC
Posted in Community, Sports on February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In his quest for world football domination, Spanish teacher and soccer impresario, Aaron Platenberg, has gone international. In 2009, Aaron joined with soccer pals, Raimon Pulgjaner and Isaac Moreno, to create the preeminent DC fan club to root insanely for FC Barcelona. For those who don’t know, Barça is one of the most storied and [...]
Seniorosis
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’re all familiar with the word “senioritis” – a condition that annually begins to affect high school seniors around this time of year. You may, however, not be familiar with a new condition, recently identified by the Center for Disease Control, commonly referred to as “seniorosis” which afflicts those who are with and around these [...]
JV = mc2
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
JV Bb Get W! More photos at BurkePix.
Waiting for Superman?
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wait no longer… Turns out that Superman comes in all shapes, sizes, genders… and weight classes. Last night Burke’s wrestling squad faced off against JDS – and came out with a decisive team win. More importantly, after the match, the team, coaches, fans and parents got together for Senior Night to honor team captain, Christian [...]
Is It Too Late To Nominate This For An Oscar…
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on January 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
… For Best Film Biomentary Of A Coach, Athletic Director, Leader, Friend and Physical Specimen… “Body by Mike.” Directed by point guard, Hanna G. (’14) and with superb performances by the Girls Varsity Basketball team, it’s the best bball movie since Hoosiers!
Blackout!!
Posted in Community, Sports, tagged Sports on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Friday was Blackout Day at Burke. The excitement and noise level was high enough to make you almost lose consciousness and blackout during the monster Pep Rally and later at the Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball games against WIS . The courtside stands were jam packed with students, teachers and alums decked out in their [...]
3…2…1
Posted in Sports, tagged basketball on January 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
From beyond the 3-point arc… with 1 tic left on the clock… Savannah W. (’12) pulls up… jumps… shoots… and SCORES… for a 1 point, last second winner over Sandy Spring!!! (Please notice the proud father sitting over her right shoulder in the background… guess what he was doing after the ball went in). Here’s [...]
Home Opener
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on December 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The pictures would sure be a lot better if they wouldn’t move around so fast!. But the good news is that the Burke Girls Varsity Basketball team ran their way to a 54-34 victory over Barrie in their first home game of the 2010-2011 season last week. Here’s how Coach McQ reported the game: “The [...]
Let the Games Begin!
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on December 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The NBA has started, and college has too. But now it’s time for some real b-ball on the parquet floor at Burke! Girls Basketball ’10-’11 has started with a vengeance. And by vengeance we mean hard core practices starting some days at 6am – and ending after 7pm on other days. Vengeance also includes grueling [...]
A Team for All Seasons
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged Sports, track on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
[Ed: Cross-Country coach, David Panush, wrote the following account of the X-Country Team's incredible season closing performance at the MD State Cross-Country Championships this past weekend. Mike Pafford (once again!) took all the great photos, including pictures of his daughter, Lenore, who ran a great race that figured prominently in the outcome. You can see [...]
The X-Country Games
Posted in Sports, tagged track on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.” ~Steve Prefontaine To see real determination, commitment and, well, guts, click here to see a slideshow of great photos from the PVAC X-Country Championship at BurkePix. Thanks to Mike Pafford for taking and posting [...]
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