With apologies to Queen: We are the champions, my friends. We kept on fighting ’til the end. We are the Champions. We are the Cham….” Well, you get the picture. 2012 is a banner year for the Burke Middle School Softball Team! Last year, this scrappy team came in a promising second place in what [...]
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Banner Year
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Thrill
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Your humble blogger has been awol – or more appropriately for this post – on the DL – for a while. But I stumbled upon this video re-cap of the Burke 2012 Sports Season (scroll down). Can one become nostalgic after only a few weeks? Growing up I heard Jim McKay’s voice every saturday repeat [...]
Recognize!
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite nights of the school year is Senior Night. After a hard fought soccer, wrestling, softball, etc. match, with the sun setting on another season, the players, coaches, parents and friends gather to recognize the work of the senior members of the team. The night is less a celebration of individual contributions, [...]
Friday Night Lights
Posted in Community, Sports, tagged Community, soccer, Sports on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Let the trumpets sound: Let the food be prepared: Let the people assemble: And let the Games begin: For last Friday was the Homecoming Doubleheader for the Varsity Boys & Girls Soccer squads – as well as all of their loyal fans. There were two great matches with a beautiful Fall sky colored by a [...]
Let the Games Begin!
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘Tis the season. No, not that season. The gift-giving season I’m talking about is the Fall Sports Season. The halls are decked with Boys & Girls Soccer, Girls Volleyball and Cross-Country. As pictured above, the athletes have donned their play apparel, as we await what this new season might herald. The Girls MS Soccer team, [...]
All Stars Aligned
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It was in the middle of a beautiful Sunday afternoon, but all the stars were arrayed in a diamond shaped constellation across an emerald field. Three points of Burke Softball light sparkled at the last week’s PVAC Allstar Game at Sandy Spring. Joanna H. (’12), Emma G. (’11) and Nora S. (’11) anchored the infield [...]
The Making of a Champion
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The word “champion” gets used mostly on ESPN or the World Wrestling Federation about one or another World Champion who has defeated all opponents to take first place. But the making of a champion goes far beyond coming in first. The word derives, in part, from the Latin, “campus” which referred to a “field” – [...]
On To the Finals!
Posted in Sports, tagged softball, Sports on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Middle School Softball Bengals punched their way into the PVAC Finals with a victory over the JDS Lions yesterday. With a combination of tough pitching from their two righty fireballers, solid defense out in the field, and clutch hitting up and down the lineup, they took the next step to today’s Championship game against [...]
Just Another Game At the Ol’ Ballyard
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Girls Middle School Softball team heads deeper into the playoffs today with what is sure to be a tough face-off against Grace Brethren. Whatever the outcome, this game, like the entire season, will be fun to watch. If you haven’t seen the mighty MS Bengals this season here’s a quick ESPN breakdown: This team [...]
A Good Walk
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mark Twain said that “golf is a good walk spoiled.” More recently, John Feinstein turned this phrase into a best selling book. The sentiment appears to be long lived, given that the word and the game was causing angst among the peoples of many lands from at least the Middle ages. The word “golf” first [...]
Learning to Try
Posted in Culture, Sports, Uncategorized, tagged Sports, track on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Education is many things. But, to me, it is, in some large measure, about learning to try. It’s in the attempts that we uncover the lesson. Like many things, best to get this lesson as early as possible. But, young… old… succeed… fail, in many respects, the relevance of these things begins to dissolve with [...]
Rites of (Nascent) Spring
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on April 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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!
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 [...]
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