Welcome back... Hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing holiday break, replete with a bounty sufficient to offer leftovers for weeks, an adequate amount of football mayhem, and family and friends wise enough to not overstay their welcome. Many Bruins got an early start on burning off all those Thanksgiving calories, but first a few notes of news:
2 conference moves have become official. Next fall, the girls' tennis team will elevate their game in order to compete in the A. Girls' soccer chose the alternative direction, shifting to the C-Conference. Like all such jumps, each squad is required to stay put for a 2-year period.
The MIAA B-Conference announced their soccer All-Stars, naming 3 Park seniors to their roster. Andrew Duberg, Jon Hettleman, and Nick Ryugo received the honor. In so doing, "Duey" nabbed his second soccer award and fifth overall while "Hett" added a third plaque to his mantle with his first as the Bruins' goalie.
But back to the Bruins of winter... girls' basketball found their hands full with North Harford last Monday as early defensive pressure and commendably aggressive play appeared to temporarily set the Bruins' fab-10 onto their heels. Once the Lady Hawks' press was broken and Park's vaunted offense was permitted to settle into their game, however, the game turned slightly in our favor. Though there was no actual running score kept throughout the scrimmage, we certainly witnessed a nail-biter.
The girls' hard-nosed play continued through the weekend as they faced a bevy of public and private school teams on Saturday at McDonogh. Again, scores were somewhat arbitrary but, by all accounts, the Bruins played well defeating each of their opponents. Unfortunately, the 5 mini-games may have taken their own considerable toll. At least 2 injuries surfaced during the tournament, the severity of which remain to be calculated. Fingers crossed...
WBB: 12/1 @ Garrison, 12/3 @ Bryn Mawr
The boys' basketball team had their holiday interrupted as well, hitting the newly refinished hardwood at home for a Saturday playday against Poly and Towson High Schools. Both adversaries were populated with talented, athletic young men, many of them obviously career basketballers. The majority of our bunch, on the other hand, call another game their favorite; but the gritty Bruins held their own for the most part, often substituting hustle and heart for overt talent. Unfortunately, against such seasoned foes, that method could only carry the boys as far as their shooting percentage. Lack of accuracy kept the Bruins from making a serious run at either opponent and the boys lost each of their four 15-minute bouts. Still, in the way the boys stuck together, discussing strategy and offering constructive criticism, it was evident that there's something to this group. Whether they'll end up simply a likeable lot or a successful winner remains to be seen.
MBB: 12/1 @ Greater Grace, 12/4 v Pikesville
Little else occurred during the respite from everything school-related, but the docket is full for the week upcoming. Aside from the basketball matchups listed above, girls' indoor soccer will play first on Monday in our GAME OF THE WEEK, facing last year's conference finalist Garrison Forest. They'll then take on St. Tim's later in the week. Squash will get their season rolling with matches against stiff competition in McDonogh and Gilman. Good luck gang!
ISC: 11/30 v Garrison, 12/2 v St. Tim's
SQ: 12/2 v McDonogh, 12/3 v Gilman
GO BRUINS!
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