Boys Varisty Soccer Game- 10/11/11
Katrina Bennett, Head Editor
October 12, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
Last night, the Leonardtown Boys Varisty Soccer team pushed past the Panthers with a 1- 0 victory. During the first half, the play was fairly equal, and the ball went back and forth; the score at the half was 0-0. The Raiders really picked it up in the second half though, and had a total of 12 shots...
Girls Volleyball, Leonardtown vs. Northern, Sept. 15.
October 10, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
Some sports fans like to argue that football has the most dedicated and enthusiastic audience, but last night at this volleyball game, that was highly debatable. It wasn’t even the half way through the first game and the crowd was going crazy! There was loud stomping, exuberant cheering, and the team...
Lady Raiders Volleyball vs. La Plata: October 6th
Abigail Crosby, Senior Op-Ed Writer
October 10, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
Our Lady Raiders lost this time, but they played an awesome game! The starting lineup was Kendra Spalding, Madison Pachner, Holly Settle, Jesse Harris, Rachel Riser, Loren Day, and Alyssa Yochim. First set: 20-25, Second set: 13-24, Third Set: 11-25. Even though our girls lost, the team put up an amazing...
Boys Varsity Soccer: Leonardtown vs. Huntingtown
Linda Cook, Op-Ed Editor
October 5, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
The Raiders dominated the field at last night’s soccer game, with a winning score of 2:0. Senior Craig Brubacher led the team with an assist to senior Jon Milan, gaining the first goal. Following their lead, junior Justin Nestor scored the second, and final, goal of the game. The Raiders now move up...
Fantasy Football
Joey Williams, Junior Sports Writer
September 27, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
Have you ever wanted to make a dream team of sorts? Have you ever thought about how good a team would be if there were a few more big name players? Fantasy Football gives you the opportunity to live out those “what ifs.” In most Fantasy Football leagues, you draft players based on their skill...
School Sports- Because there’s nothing else to do
Liam Mcnamara, Junior Sports Writer
September 27, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
One thing that a lot of students look forward to as a means of an escape from the mundane and mind-numbingly boring routine of a school day is interscholastic sports. Whether you play for a team or just go to watch, high-school sports are something that many people can look back on and remember fondly. If...
Playoffs?! We’re Talking About Playoffs?!
Adam Nugent, Senior Sports Writer
September 27, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
The 2011 Major League Baseball playoffs are right around the corner, and I am here to give you the inside scoop on the MLB postseason. In the MLB every team is divided into 2 divisions. The divisions are the American League, and the National League. For each division there are 3 sections that are east...
A Set with Coach Correll
Linda Cook, Op-Ed Editor
September 23, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
The Leonardtown volleyball team has been preparing for an excellent new season. This family-like team all cooperate together to compete at their best. Coach Correll shares his thoughts on how this year will turn out. What are your goals for the season? We want to be one of the top teams in SMAC once...
Stick it! St. Mary’s Gymnastics
Kendra Spalding, Junior Sports Writer
September 21, 2011
Filed under Fall/Winter Sports, Sports
When people hear sports they automatically think of baseball, basketball, football, and soccer, but sometimes there are other sports that get overlooked. One of these sports is gymnastics. In a lot of areas gymnastics is not considered a high school sport so many people don’t know about it and how...
