Four players from suburban Washington, including two from powerhouse St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, have made the U.S. Lacrosse U-19 girls national team following tryouts this month at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
St. Stephen’s/SA defender Liz Downs and midfielder Mia Hurrin join Good Counsel defender Lauren Fenlon and Bowie resident Megan Fitzgerald, a defender from Archbishop Spalding, on the 24-player squad. The team will be pared to 18 for the 2007 World Games next summer.
More than 140 players from 19 states competed for slots. Nine of the selectees were from Maryland. The fourth World Games will be played Aug. 4-12 in Peterborough, Ontario. The U.S. won the last two competitions, in 1999 and 2003, defeating 1995 champion Australia in the finals.
Bunker mentality at Einstein
Ken Bunker is the new boys basketball coach at Einstein High, according to athletic director Brady Blade. Bunker, the junior varsity coach last year, replaces Riley Inge, who guided the Titans to a 9-34 record in two seasons.
Private school rivalry resumes
After a year hiatus, two of the Washington area’s fiercest private school rivals, Landon and Georgetown Prep, will renew their football rivalry on Sept. 23 at Prep. The teams did not play last season after Prep was voted out of the Interstate Athletic Conference and joined the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The series dates to 1938 with two other stoppages (1947-55 and 1970-79). Prep leads the series, 24-20-3.
