Saint James

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 GIRLS BASKETBALL ENOLA, Pa. - Southern Fulton finished its season with an 82-45 loss to Tri-Valley in the PIAA Class A state semifinals on Tuesday night. Macey Hollenshead had 13 points and four assists for the Indians (26-4), while Kayla Wertz had 11 points, including three 3-pointers, Taelor Morton had four assists and Ashley Roman had six rebounds in the loss. Tri-Valley (27-3) led 30-4 at the end of the first quarter. SOUTHERN FULTON (26-4)

Friday, February 25, 2012 BOYS BASKETBALL SAINT JAMES - Saint James beat regular-season Mid-Atlantic Conference chamipons Sidwell Friends for the second time in the same week as the Saints prevailed 77-72 in the MAC tournament semi-finals. Saint James will play Potomac - a 60-56 winner over Maret in the other semifinal game - tonight at 5 in an attempt to avenge two regular-season losses. Obi Enechionyia led the Saints (17-9) with 28 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011   BOYS BASKETBALL Sidwell Friends 80, Saint James 58 ST. JAMES — Josh Hart helped Sidwell Friends shred every defense Saint James had to offer by scoring 27 points in an 80-58 Mid Atlantic Conference victory on Tuesday. Sidwell Friends led 22-6 after one quarter as the Saints (10-7, 3-5) went from at 3-2 zone to a 1-3-1 to man defense to no avail. Avery Wilmore led Saint James with 22 points and seven assists, while Alex Wheeler had 15 points and Leonard Livingston had 10 rebounds.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 PREP WRESTLING IPSL Championships Saint James 61, MSD 18 at SAINT JAMES 138 - John Ludwick (SJ) fft.; 145 - Tom Rocca (SJ) fft.; 152 - Johnny Stephens (SJ) p. Sam Lundquist,  0:38; 160 - Henry Smith (SJ) fft.; 170 - Nerville Nde (MSD) p. Andy Collins, 2:24; 182 - Kendal Fosbaugh (SJ) fft.; 195 - Zach Israel (MSD) p. Leighton Younger, 2:22; 220 - Robert Moody (MSD) fft.; 285 - Brady Burker (SJ) p. Ryan Carr, 0:13; 106 - Omair Akmal (SJ)

ST. JAMES - To put it mildly, things did not air out too well for the Saint James football team on Saturday afternoon. The Saints used two quarterbacks and they combined to throw five interceptions in a 26-13 loss to Atlantic Shores Christian School. “We started a little slow,” Saint James coach Juwuane Sandridge said. “Once we relaxed and played good football, it turned out to be a pretty good game. We just had too many interceptions. Our guys did not give up and they kept fighting throughout the entire ballgame.” Senior quarterback Garfield Christie had 140 passing yards, 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Atlantic Shores (2-2)

Saturday, October 15, 2011 BOYS SOCCER ST. JAMES - Kris Robins had three goals and two assists to lead Washington to a 5-4 victory over Saint James on Saturday. Daniel Bouchoc had a goal and an assist and Tyler Brandenburg added a goal for the Patriots, who led 4-1 at halftime. Seung Gon Yoo scored all four of the Saints' goals, while Ben Louderback had two assists and Thomas Rocca added an assist. Alden Roth had eight saves and Ryan Brandenburg had three saves for Washington.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 BOYS LACROSSE McLEAN, Va. — Potomac School scored the winning goal with about 2:30 left to capture the Mid-Atlantic Conference championship in an 11-10 thriller against Saint James on Sunday. Saint James (12-7) held a 9-7 lead entiering the fourth quarter, but Potomac scored the first three goals of the period to take a 10-9 lead. The Saints tied it at 10, but Potomac found the net one final time. Jamie Peterson scored three goals to lead Saint James.

The Clear Spring Blazers used defense and clutch rebounding to defeat the Saint James Saints 31-20 on Thursday night in a Washington County high school girls basketball game. “We just hustled well and played good defense on the perimeter,” Clear Spring coach Bill McIntire said. “We got key rebounds. We were just trying to deny the ball everywhere. The first quarter defense was excellent. That is what kept us in there.” Sophomore point guard Isabel Forsman scored a team-high eight points and had three assists for the Blazers (2-1)

The Saint James boys basketball program has its new head coach, and he comes from a school with a national background. After 11 years as an assistant coach at Montrose Christian, Dan Prete is ready to once again guide his own program. Saints athletic director Jim Fahey announced that Prete, 43, was his choice from a pool of applicants to succeed Paul Easton, who resigned following two years. “We are super excited to get a coach of his caliber,” Fahey said. “He comes highly recommended.

The Saint James boys basketball program has its new head coach, and he comes from a school with a national background. After 11 years as an assistant coach at Montrose Christian, Dan Prete is ready to once again guide his own program. Saints athletic director Jim Fahey announced that Prete, 43, was his choice from a pool of applicants to succeed Paul Easton, who resigned following two years. “We are super excited to get a coach of his caliber,” Fahey said. “He comes highly recommended.

St. Maria Goretti outdoor track and cross country coach Mike Spinnler took the podium at Tuesday's 32nd True Grit Awards banquet like a minister in front of his congregation. The keynote speaker of the awards spoke of 2011 keynote speaker Susan Graham-Gray, the only legally blind athlete to ever qualify for, compete in and complete the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials. He spoke of being hit by a car in 1983, which resulted in a calf contusion and foot damage that required surgery after surgery and eventually robbed him of his ability to run competitively.

Monday, May 13, 2013 PREP BASEBALL Allegany 6, Hancock 3 CUMBERLAND, Md. - Allegany scored five runs in the first two innings and made that cushion hold up in a win over Hancock in the Maryland Class 1A West Region West Section semifinals. Darren Lashley and Chad Sipe each drove in a run for the Panthers, who finished the season 10-10. North hosts 3A game North Hagerstown will meet Linganore today in a Maryland Class 3A West Region game at 4:30. On Monday, Linganore defeated Thomas Johnson 1-0 in 12 innings, a game that was resumed from Friday.

Saturday, May 11, 2013 BOYS LACROSSE Saint James 7, Georgetown Day 5 ST. JAMES - Kyle Neale, Jake Thompson and Max Brady each scored two goals for Saint James as the Saints defeated Georgetown Day in the Mid-Atlantic Conferene quarterfinals Saturday. Connor Abeles had a goal for Saint James (10-8), while Neale had two assists, Justin Pank and Thompson each had an assist and Henry Meehan had 13 saves. The Saints will travel to play Flint Hill on Sunday in the semifinals.

Friday, May 10, 2013 PREP BASEBALL The South Hagerstown baseball team came out hot until a heavy rainstorm cooled it off. The Rebels scored in every inning and starting pitcher Airin Martin had a perfect game through three innings for a 12-0 lead against Watkins Mill before it was halted by rain on Friday in a Maryland Class 3A West playoff opener. The game is scheduled to resume today at noon with the winner traveling to meet Damascus on Monday.  Leadoff hitter Timmy Kitchen had three hits and Colby Johnson hit a two-run home run in a five-run third inning.

Thursday, May 2, 2013 PREP BASEBALL SMITHSBURG - Jared Brant hit a three-run homer and Logan Appel had a two-run blast for Clear Spring in the Blazers' 17-7 MVAL Antietam victory over Smithsburg on Thursday. Also for the Blazers (13-3, 9-3), Dylan Appel had two doubles and three RBIs, Ryan Aaron had a triple, single and three RBIs and Dave Moser added a pair of singles. Ryan Kolich hit a three-run homer and Kyle Dinterman had two RBIs for the Leopards (6-11, 4-8)

Friday, May 3, 2013 PREP BASEBALL MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Colin Gibbons-Fly had three hits and scored three runs to lead Mercersburg Academy past Saint James 10-4 for the Independent-Parochial School League championship on Friday. Trustin Riley had two hits and scored two runs, and Richard Grace had two doubles for the Blue Storm (19-2). Brett Vitkun hit a two-run homer in the seventh for the Saints (13-8). Saint James    100    100    2    -     4    7    5 Mercersburg    205    210    x    -     10    12    1 Vitkun, Brown (4)

Saturday, April 27, 2013 PREP SOFTBALL Saint James 20, Goretti 10 ST JAMES - Alyssa Blank ripped a three-run triple to key a 10-run first inning as Saint James won its first game of the season win a 4 1/2-inning victory over St. Maria Goretti on Saturday. The Saints added eight runs in the second inning to pull away. Saint James (1-10) was helped with 11 walks. Giuliana Gentile added two hits and two RBIs for the Saints. Ceceila Trybus and Tess Skeham led Goretti with three hits each, while Tao Limlapdee and Carly Kramer had two hits each.

Friday, April 19, 2013 MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEXINGTON, Ky. - Christian Binford, of Hagerstown, won his first professional game on Thursday night as Lexington beat Greenville, 13-2. Binford went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven. He allowed both runs in the first inning, then settled down before leaving in the sixth. In three starts covering 14 2/3 innings, Binford is 1-1 with a 4.30 earned run average. GIRLS LACROSSE Mercersburg 17, St. Maria Goretti 9 MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Gabby Cuzzola scored five goals to lead the Blue Storm past the Gaels (2-5)

Thursday, April 18, 2013 PREP BASEBALL North Hagerstown 10, Century 5 North Hagerstown had only six hits, but combined them with 10 walks to win its 10th straight game to start the season. The Hubs broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning on a two-run double by Troy Carbaugh. Andrew Yacyk, looking for his 100th career hit, walked two times for the Hubs (10-0). North put the game out of reach with a five-run fifth inning. Zane Schreiber went six innings to improve to 4-0, walking none and striking out eight.