Saint James

While the Saint James wrestling team finished second to Potomac School at the Mid-Atlantic Conference tournament Friday at Sidwell Friends, the Saints still left with at least a share of the conference title. The Saints won the MAC regular-season duals, finishing 5-0, while Potomac School, which lost 39-36 to Saint James in a December dual, most likely will finish second at 4-1. Potomac still has to wrestle St. Andrew's Episcopal, a team Saint James crushed 72-9 earlier this month.

Jim Fahey has been named Director of Athletics at Saint James School, beginning for the 2012-13 academic year, the school announced in a press release Tuesday. The Hagerstown resident replaces Chris Milmoe, who will continue to serve as the Saints' AD for the remainder of the 2011-12 academic year. Milmoe has decided to pursue a Master's degree in Athletic Administration. Fahey has been the Saints' JV boys basketball coach for the past six years. His two children - Austin and Madison - attend Saint James, and wife Sue helps with the school's strength and conditioning program.

Three first-half goals were all Maret really needed Tuesday against Saint James, but one more in the second half sealed the game for the Frogs in a 4-0 victory over the Saints. Maret wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Matt Bainum netted the game's first goal in the fifth minute off an Adam Zeitler assist. From that point, the Frogs took control of the clock by maintaining posession of the ball for much of the contest. “We try and keep possession,” Maret coach Monhan Telfer said.

The Hancock Panthers overcame some mistakes and managed to do just enough to pull out a 32-31 victory over the visiting Saint James Saints on Saturday afternoon in a Washington County high school girls basketball game. Hancock coach Todd Ruppenthal seemed relieved that his team got the win. “We gave Saint James opportunities to win the game,” Hancock coach Todd Ruppenthal said. “We get a great effort from our girls every night. We just make bad decisions. We have to get our girls to make good decisions in a tight situation.

The Saint James Saints held on to get past the Clear Spring Blazers 21-19 on Friday night in a Washington County high school football game. Saint James (2-0) got on the scoreboard first with 7:30 remaining in the first quarter when quarterback Bobby Brennan scored on a 20-yard touchdown run on the right side. Ryan Abbott kicked the extra point. The Saints extended their lead to 14-0 two minutes later when Brennan threw a 22-yard touchdown pass up the left side to Nick Hubbard. Abbott added the extra point.

Saturday, January 14, 2012 BOYS BASKETBALL LEONARDTOWN, Md. - Obi Enechionyia recorded his third straight triple-double with 15 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks to lift Saint James to a 72-57 victory over St. Mary's Ryken on Saturday afternoon. Enechionyia was one of five players in double figures for the Saints (7-5). Fred Slater and Avery Wilmore each scored 17 points, Emmett Orfan had 11 points and Nnamdi Enechionyia finished with 10 points. Saint James 72, St. Mary's Ryken 57 SAINT JAMES (7-5)

Saint James had not won a Mid-Atlantic Conference tournament game since 2008. The way things looked on Thursday night, the Saints were going to have to wait another year to break the drought. The Flint Hill Huskies came out looking like they were about to win the Iditarod, taking an early 15-point lead. But Saint James turned Flint Hill into pups with a 29-point turnaround to post a 77-63 quarterfinal victory. “(Flint Hill) had the energy early and that didn't surprise me,” said Saint James coach Paul Easton.

Commencement is a bittersweet time of year for everyone at Saint James School because the older students act like mentors for their younger counterparts, the school's headmaster said. “This is not a school in which the graduating class graduates like a month before exams so we can get rid of you,” said the Rev. D. Stuart Dunnan, headmaster of Saint James. “We actually need you. We need you to be here. We need you to be on campus and really to help us take care of the younger students.” But for 39 students in the Class of 2012, it was their time to say goodbye.

The boys lacrosse match between Smithsburg and Saint James began as a defensive struggle, but it quickly turned into an offensive onslaught by Smithsburg. The Leopards got physical in the second quarter and scored 12 consecutive goals at one point of a 15-5 victory over the Saints in their home opener. Smithsburg used a passive approach in the first quarter, but took a much more aggressive tack in the second, going hard after ground balls and pushing the Saints off the ball. “We were hanging back early in the first quarter to see what was happening,” said Smithsburg coach Joe Dietrich.

o 38 cases of flu reported at Saint James As a result of numerous cases of the flu, Saint James has extended its suspension of academic and athletic schedules until Oct. 26. "We're taking a proactive position now so everyone can get to feeling better," athletic director Mike Brooks said Wednesday. Saint James' football game against Flint Hill on Saturday has been rescheduled for Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. The contest scheduled on Oct. 22 at Maryland School for the Deaf has been canceled.