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JV = mc2
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 Science of Thanks!
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on October 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »
It was Senior Night for the Girls Volleyball team Tuesday night. Thinking afterward about the match (they won) and ceremony (incredible) triggered an image of a physics experiment where light passes through a prism. (Bear with me – Ms. Ramaz recently gave me The Fear of Physics, which has taken over my few remaining neurons). [...]
Soccapalooza
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on October 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Fasten your seat belts, this week we’re entering the soccer version of March Madness, with a Fall Frenzy of soccer playoffs. Yesterday kicked it off with Middle School Girls and Boys matches. The Varsity teams take to the playoff pitch later this week. Last night the MS Boys played valiantly in a hard-fought 3-1 loss [...]
5-0!
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on September 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Right now the only undefeated teams out there are the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL (3-0) – and the Girls Varsity Soccer, which is rolling down the track at Five and Ohhhhhhhh!! The Bengals won their last game over Montrose, 4-0, with goals spread evenly among Faith S., Julia O., [...]
The Physics of Volleyball
Posted in Sports, tagged Sports on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What could be better than a volleyball match? How about two! Burke Girls VBall played a Varsity and JV doubleheader yesterday at Field. They made the day twice as nice with two solid victories. The Varsity’s young squad played tough, with co-captain Erica (’11) unable to play with an injury. With some tasty serving from [...]
Americana Panorama – Summer Stuff 2010
Posted in Community, Sports, tagged Sports on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It wouldn’t be summer without the Great American Pastime. So Burke.Word took not one, but two for the team last week and watched his beloved Cardinals drop 2 to the Nationals. In the Saturday night game, seated directly behind homeplate, we watched as the Nats feasted on Cardinal pitcher, Kyle Lohse, who has yet to [...]
Ceviche Cooks
Posted in Sports, tagged soccer, Sports on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Though Ceviche didn’t make it through to the second course round of 16, the team did close out the Summer 2010 season with plenty of chiles. The squad, which also goes by the Fish, Raw Fish, Pink and many other savory and unsavory names, includes various Burke friends and family. Some Burkies grace the photo [...]


