Great thanks to Laurie and Larry Checco, 
out-going but irreplaceable Booster Club co-presidents 
June 10 - Over the past four years, Laurie and Larry Checco have provided fantastic leadership of Springbrook's Booster Club.  Through their energetic and unflagging dedication to Springbrook athletics, the Booster Club has helped to support a period of incredible success for all Springbrook's sports programs, including a state champion field hockey team (2003); a state championship in gymnastics (2003); a boys basketball team in the state finals (2004); hugely successful girls basketball teams (regional finalists or titles 2003 - 05); a regional cross-country title (2004); and a divisional title in swim & dive (2004).  The Checcos' tremendous committment and efforts have brought about great improvements in athletics facilities and resources, not least of which are the school's new stadium lights.  Now that sons Brian and Peter have graduated (classes of 04 and 06 respectively), the Checcos will be stepping down and turning over things over to David and Terry Pena.  Thanks Laurie and Larry, from all of the members of the Booster Club for a great four years at the helm!

Brantley and Hessler earn post season baseball honors
June 3 - Senior centerfielder Harold Brantley and junior pitcher/first baseman Keith Hessler were recognized for having an outstanding 2006 season and earned several post season honors.  Both players had impressive seasons which led the team to a 10-10 record.  more . . .

Spring athletes honored 
May 22 - The following student athletes received special recognition at Springbrook's spring sports banquet:
 

Sport	Most Outstanding	Most Improved	Blue Devil Spirit	Scholar Athlete
Coe Volleyball	Feven Mulugheta	Grace French	Samson Akula	Samson Akula
Boys Volleyball	Rodolpho Loureiro	Nitesh Shah	Andrew Hyeon	James Yoo
Girls Track	Larissa Rodney	Page Harris	Debora Tshiovo	Linnae O'Flahavan
Boys Track	Cameron Pitt	Sharif Kronemer	William Bell	Chukwunyer Ahaghotu
Boys Tennis	Christopher Kama	Vishaal Ohri	Benjamin Howard	Benjamin Howard
Softball - V	Kelly Callan & Avian Spiller	Leah Myerson	Jacqueline King	Carly & Danica Gordon
Softball - JV	Rachel Browning	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Baseball - V	Harold Brantley	Daniel Chase	Jason Hitt	Keith Hessler
Baseball - JV	Benjamin Genzer	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Gymnastics	Amber Hardy	Melisa Corado-Williams	Noelle Lynch	Amber Hardy
Girls Lacrosse - V	Leah Arthur	Taryn Christian	Keely O'Tool	Shannon Connolly
Girls Lacrosse - JV	Rachelle Chan	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Boys Lacrosse - V	Ben Simmons	Brian Daisey	Nathan Bhatti	Samuel Steffes
Boys Lacrosse - JV	Timothy Hood	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Girls Dev. Golf	- - - - -	Willette McClaine	- - - - -	- - - - -

Heather Alvord to swim for Catholic University
Senior Heather Alvord has committed to swim for Catholic University next season.  She joins several other graduating Blue Devils who will be extending their athletic careers in college: Joia Daniels (basketball at Stony Brook University), Harold Brantley (baseball, University of Connecticut), David Brewster (basketball, University of Richmond), Darryl Kornegay (football, Hofstra University). lick here for compete list of collegiate scholar-athletes

Track & field having an outstanding spring
April 7 - Congratulations to the track and field team for their performance against Wootton on Wednesday. The boys' team is currently undefeated while the girls' team continues to show their dominance in the sprint events.  The team was led by Brainerd Erwaharien, Nick Oates, Chauncey Manson, William Bell, Sharif Kronemer, Victoria Morton, Cameron Pitt and the girls 100 and 200 meter relay teams. 

Booster club mulch sale
Thanks to a true SHS community effort, the Mulch Monster was slain Saturday, April 1, at approximately noon -- hours in advance of when most mulch slayers thought the Monster would gasp its last. Our many thanks to all the students, staff, coaches, parents and the PTSA  who not only made it happen, but made it seem so effortless.  Many eager hands made the day. Even Mr. Durso broke into a sweat. It was a FABULOUS accomplishment. In all we sold 3,015 bags of mulch, gossed over $12,000, netted more than $4,000 for SHS.  Again, many thanks to all those who made this day possible--and, we dare say, even fun.

Spring sports previews

Track & field - Springbrook fast facts: head coach Justin Davis; athletes to watch: Nick Oates (sprints), William Bell (1,600), Cameron Pitt (high jump), Euanlay Yuoh (sprints), Larissa Rodney (sprints), Page Harris (sprints, long jump). more . . .

Gymnastics - New coach Heather Hannett, a Springbrook grad, inherits a squad that finished in fifth place at last year's county gymnastics meet.  The team returns senior all-around gymnast Amber Hardy, who was an All-Gazette honorable mention selection a year ago and finished 12th in the all-around competition at the county meet.  more . . .

Baseball - Springbrook fast facts: last year’s record 9-9-1; head coach Kevin Andre, 6th year (47-49-1 record); league affiliationMontgomery 4A East; players to watch - Harold Brantley (Sr., OF), Keith Hessler (Jr., P-1B), Danny Green (Jr., P-INF).  more . . .

Softball - Springbrook returns several players, including junior pitcher Kelly Callan, senior catcher Avian Spiller and senior center fielder Kristin Bradley, as it looks to improve on last year’s 11-6 record.  more . . .

Girls lacrosse - This spring, Springbrook will try to build on the momentum from last season. In 2005, the Blue Devils posted a 9-6 record, and enjoyed a thrilling overtime win over Wootton in a regional quarterfinal game.  more . . .

Boys lacrosse - Springbrook returns a slew of starters from the team that finished third in the 4A East Division last season. The Blue Devils’ entire starting attack is back, along with four of their top six midfielders.  more . . .

April 2 - George Mason runs out of magic, as Patriots fall to Florida, 73-58 in Final Four. more . . .

Mar. 27 - George Mason rocks UConn 86-84, advances to Final Four.  more . . .

Mar. 25 - Folarin Campbell, SHS 2004, scores 16 points and George Mason stifles Wichita State, 63-55, moving into the NCAA round of eight.  more . . .

Mar. 19 - George Mason University defeats defending NCAA champ North Carolina to advance to Sweet Sixteen.  Folarin Campbell scores 15 points.  more . . .

Mar. 18 -  Folarin Campbell scores game high 21 points to lead George Mason University over Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament.  more. . .

Joia Daniels - All-Gazette (second team) girls basketball
Davis Brewster - All-Gazette (first team) boys basketball
Sheridan Price - All-Gazette (second team) boys basketball

Girls basketball - Devils fall to Roosevelt in Maryland 4A semifinals
Mar. 9 - Springbrook fell to Eleanor Roosevelt, 66-49, in the Maryland 4A seminfinals.  The loss ended the Blue Devils' season with a record of 21-5. Congratulations to the players and coaches for a terrific season!  more. . .

Basketball playoffs update

Girls defeat Woodlawn in 4A North finals, advance to state semi-finals. more . . .

Boys lose to Southwestern in 4A North finals, end season at 18-6.  more . . .

Wrestliers end season beating Gaithersburg but miss dual meet tourney
Feb. 4 - Despite a 37-36 win over Gaithersburg, Springbrook failed to make the Maryland 4A/3A Region dual-meet tournament. Due to the fact that Springbrook lost to Paint Branch and Paint Branch had lost to Magruder, tiebreakers were not working in the Blue Devils’ favor. more . . .

Wrestling team takes third at Grapple at the Brook VIII
Jan. 21 - Congratulations to Coach Wendel, Coach Wernert and the entire wrestling team for their hard work during the Grapple at the Brook VIII.  Springbrook placed third out of 14 teams entered in the two-day tournament.  Two Springbrook wrestlers -- Carlo Galeano and Sergey Golosinskiy -- took first place for their weight classes.  Second place winners for the Blue Devils were Jason Chan and Peter Checco; finishing third Jorge Alcoba and Eric Smith; fourth David Abramson and Allan Gonzalez; and fifth Matt Lieb and Thony Mena.  more . . .

Boosters selling Blue Devils sportswear
The Springbrook Booster Club is selling Blue Devils sportwear at concession stands during girls and boys basketball games and wrestling matches.  We have hooded sweatshirts, sweatpants, long-sleeve shirts, T-shirts, blankets, and "Parent of a Devil" shirts.  Contact Kathy Wise for more information at kwise4@hotmail.com.

Wrestling season update
Jan. 18 - As the new wrestling season began in December, coach Rob Wendel took the team to Ocean City for an early-season tournament.  The Blue Devils finished 10th in a 22-team field, but came back from the beach with a shot of confidence. Springbrook then took second place at a December dual-meet tournament at Smithsburg in Washington County, setting the tone for one of its most successful seasons of late.  After soundly defeating Seneca Valley and Watkins Mill in a home tri-meet last Saturday, the Blue Devils are 10-1 on the season, behind only Paint Branch in the county’s Division I standings.   The squad is now looking to make some noise in the postseason tournaments.  Next up is Springbrook's own hometown tournament, Grapple at the Brook, Friday and Saturday Jan. 20-21.  Springbrook will host 15 other schools over the two-day event.  more . . .

Springbrook football players named to All-Gazette team
Dec. 21 - Three Blue Devils made honorable mention to the All-Gazette football team - defensive lineman Darryl Kornegay, defensive back Harold Brantley, and defensive back Adou Kouadio.  more . . .

Brantley and Hessler named to pre-season all state baseball team
Dec. 19 - Senior outfielder Harold Brantley and junior pitcher Keith Hessler have been selected to the MSABC (Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches) Pre-Season All State Baseball Team.  Both players will be honored at a banquet at Camden Yards on February 18.  Earlier this fall, Brantley committed to attend and the University of Connecticut, where he will be a member of the UConn Huskies baseball team.  Click here for baseball team website.

Field hockey players named All-Met
Two members of Sprinbrrok's State 4A finalist field hockey team were named All-Met by the Washington Post.  Senior Leah Arthur, who anchored the Blue Devils defense, was selected for the All-Met 2d team, and junior forward Lauren Kessler was named to the honorable mention team.

Redskins tickets raffle
The Springbrook Athletic Booster Club is holding a raffle of four tickets to the Redskins vs. the New York Giants on December 24th at FedEx field. You can enter for $2/chance, or three for $5.00.  Raffle tickets are available at the school bank.

Winter sports season passes
Springbrook sells season passes for $30.00 for admission into all Springbrook home, regular season games thorughout the winter sports season. The season pass also allows up to four immediate family members admission for $1.00 each. 

Fall athletes honored at awards banquet
Nov. 21 - The following student athletes received special recognition at Springbrook's fall sports banquet:
 

Sport	Most Outstanding	Most Improved	Blue Devil Spirit	Scholar Athlete
Cheerleading	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -	Elizabeth Ahn
Cross Country, B	William Bell	Sharif Kroemer	Timothy Orbanac	Sergey Golosinskiy
Cross Country, G	Jessica Quach	Julia Fanelli	Pavithra Jaisankar	Jessica Quach
Field Hockey - V	Leah Arthur	Kelly Callan	Yuri Sin	Lauren Kessler
Field Hockey - JV	Shannon Connolly	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Football - V	Derek Overton	Walter Brown	Kyle King	Darryl Kornegay
Football - JV	Qaid Hussenini	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Golf	Richard Steinwald	Felix Lee	Jonathan Lyon	Richard Steinwand
Poms	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -	Meera Alexander
Soccer Boys - V	Timothy Roe	Long Ngo	Andreas Moshogianis	Andreas Moshogianis
Soccer Boys - JV	Palmer Brady	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Soccer Girls, V	Beth Hagler	Joanna Garcia	Allison Bundock	Elizabeth Lowman
Soccer Girls, JV	Jemina Parde	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Tennis	Britnay Webbe	Jeanne Ky	Katherine Petty Melissa Genzer	Katherine Petty
Volleyball - V	Amy Trung	Alex Carthan	Kira Richardson	Kathryn Dharmaraj
Volleyball - JV	Aselin Lands	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -

In addtion, three Springbrook athletes - Leah Arthur, Lauren Kessler, Hanh Nguyen - were named to the Gazette All County field hockey team, and William Bell made All-Gazette for cross country.  Congratulations to all the fall athletes and coaches, and to AD Ron Lane, for an outstanding fall sports season!

Field hockey team falls in state title game
Nov. 14 - South River scored three goals and held Springbrook scoreless to capture the 2005 Maryland 4A championship.  The loss capped an outstanding season for the Blue Devils, falling just one victory short of duplicating the team's successful campaign for the state title in 2003.  Congratulations to the team and to Coach Kearney Francis for another terrific season. Gazette; Examiner; Washington Post; team website.

Boys cross country
Nov. 13 - Congratulations to the boys cross country team and Coach Gary Frace for their fine performance in the state championship meet last Saturday at Hereford High School (in northern Baltimore County).  Running on what cross country experts have labeled as the "toughest high school cross country course in the country" the team finished a very respectable 14th.  Senior William Bell was the top finisher for the Blue Devils, in 25th place out of 148 of the top runners in the state.  All of the boys did a great job in the team's first appearance at the state meet since 1989.

Football season ends with loss to Watkins Mill
Nov. 11 - Springbrook closed out the 2005 football season with a loss to Watkins Mill, 26-0.  The loss evened the Blue Devils' record at 5-5 for the season.  Highlights of the Blue Devils' first year under head coach Rob Wendel included the team's first Consortium title over neighborhood rivals Blake and Paint Branch, and impressive victories over County powers Whitman and Richard Montgomery.  more . . . 

Boys soccer - Springbrook beats Parkville in playoffs
Nov. 10 - After regulation play ended in a 1-1 tiiiiieee, Springbrook defeated second round playoff opponent Parkville on penalty kicks, 5-4.  The Blue Devils now advance to the region semifinals, where they will host Thomas Johnson, Friday November 4 at 5:30 pm.  Come out and support the team. 

Blue Devils field hockey team seeks state title
Nov. 10 - Senior Jacquie King scored midway through the second half on a pass from Leah Arthur to lead Springbrook to a 1-0 victory over C.M. Wright in a state 4A semifinal.  With the win, the Blue Devils improved their season record to 14-2 and advance to the Maryland state championship game.  The title game will be played against South River, on Monday Nov. 14, 7:00 pm, at the University of maryland.  Go Devils!  Washington Post; click here for team website.

Field hockey team advances in playoffs
Nov. 1 - Springbrook defeated Walt Whitman, 4-3,,,,, in double overtime.  With the win, the Blue Devils advance to the South 4A regional championship game, against Magruder on Thursday, Nov. 3, 3:00 pm at Cannon Road Local Park.  See team website for details.

Blue Devils student-athletes commit to collegiate athletics
Oct. 31 - The following Springbrook students haveeeeeeeee orally committed to continue their athletic careers in college:

Joia Daniels - basketball, Stony Brook University 
Harold Brantley - baseball, University of Connecticut
David Brewster - basketball, University of Richmond

Post season schedules posted

Girls Volleyball
Springbrook will travel to Sherwood on Friday, November 4th, 5:00pm to play in the first round of the 4A North region playoff. 

Cross Country
County Meet was Saturday October 22, at Gaithersburg H.S. Springbrook boys placed  12th with William Bell being the top Blue Devils finisher.  The girls placed 17th, Jessica Quach finishing first for Springbrook.  Region Meet will be on Wednesday, November 3rd at Dulaney High School.  The girls will run at 3:45 pm and the boys at 4:15 pm.

Golf
The district and county golf tournament has been completed.  In the district, Springbrook finished second.  In the First Flight Competition, the golf team finished first. 

Boys Soccer 
Springbrook received a bye in the first round.  Springbrook will travel to Parkville High School for the second round on Tuesday, November 1 at 3:30.  The cost is $5.00 for everyone. 

Girls Soccer 
Springbrook will host Dulaney High School on Thursday, September 27th 3:30pm on the stadium field.  The cost is $5.00 for everyone. 

Girls Tennis 
The county tournament is underway at various school sites.  Details to follow.

Field Hockey
Springbrook received a bye in the first round.  Second round will be played at Cannon Road Local Park on Thursday, October 27th 3:30.

Instructional ice hockey 
The Springbrook hockey club is sponsoring formation of an instructional and developmental ice hockey program for middle school students in the Springbrook cluster and Springbrook underclassmen.  For more information, see the team's website.  If you are interested in participating, contact Weeun Wang at wangw@rocketmail.com.

Football team on top of consortium
Oct. 7 - Springbrook shut out Blake, 20-0, and claimed the Northeast Consortium championship.  See team website.

Booster Club needs
If you or someone you know can donate either of the following, please contact Larry Checco at larry.checco@verizon.net or 301-384-6007.

We need a gas grill for the outdoor concession stand.  It need not be in perfect shape (we'll replace rusted out grills, etc.) but it needs to work.

A Springbrook family or friend of a Springbrook family who is in the lawn care business and would be willing to offer their services pro bono or at a deep discount to help get our athletic fields back into shape.  The fields are used constantly for school PE classes and athletic events, and two months of little or no rain hasn't helped.  In exchange, the Booster Club will provide your business with free advertising--including promoting your business at all of our athletic events, a banner that will be displayed in our gym year-round, and more. 

Girls Basketball - Joia Daniels committs to Stoney Brook

Girls volleyball fundraising -- for information on the team's California Tortilla fundraiser, click here.

Football team beats Paint Branch, 29-7
Sept. 30 - Springbrook convincingly defeated visiting consortium rival Paint Branch, 29-7.  The victory evened the Blue Devils record to 2-2 for the season.  Next game is against Blake, which lost to Paint Branch earlier in the season, and giving the Blue Devils a chance to win this year's football consortium bragging rights.  Check the team's website for game report.

Field hockey team keeps on winning
Sept. 25 - Springbrook's varsity field hockey team won its sixth straight game, defeating Paint Branch by the score of 3-1.  The team is is now ranked no. 4 by the DC Examiner, with a season record to date of 7-1.  Visit team's website here.

Football program advertising solicited
The football team is seeking advertisers for game programs.  Click here for details . . .

Field hockey wins season opener
Sept. 7 - Springbrook, two years removed from a 4A state championship, showed it might be capable of making a run this year with an impressive 2-0 win over 1A power Poolesville.  Larissa Rodney scored in the first half and Jacquie King added the clincher with five minutes left for Springbrook, which went 8-6 last year. Poolesville was awarded 12 penalty corners to two for Springbrook, but the Blue Devils got nine saves from goalie Avian Spiller and strong defense from Carly Gordon and Hanh Nguyen.  Examiner

Fall sports previews

- Golf team
- Field hockey
- Girls volleyball
- Girls soccer
- Boys scoccer

Sept. 7 - Gazette - The Blue Devils kick off the season with a dangerous Sherwood team. The rest of Springbrook’s schedule is about average in degree of difficulty, meaning the young Blue Devils will have their chances to make new coach Rob Wendel’s year a memorable one.  more . . . 

Aug. 24 -Washington Examiner - Last year's record 4-6; Coach Rob Wendel (1st year).  Once a powerhouse, Springbrook has only two winning seasons in 10 years. Turnaround is imminent however as 140 players reported for practice. "I can't explain it," said Wendel. "One thing we did was get the word out about practice. And this freshman class looks very good." This year's fortunes will ride on three-year starting QB Harold Brantley. Derrick Overton and Adou Kouadio, the top back on an 8-2 JV, are competing at tailback. Brantley has inviting targets in agile TE/DE Darryl Kornegay (6-3, 255) and speedy WR/CB Nick Oates. Walter Brown (5-11, 255) and Mark Davis (5-9, 225) will play both ways on the line. Kris Diggs (5-10, 190) and Everett Pumphrey (5-10, 225) return at LB. Click here to visit the football website.

Booster club decals - are now on sale for $5 each, proceeds going to help pay for our stadium lights.  They'll look great on your car window!  Click here for details.

Join SHS news group  - Springbrook's on-line news and discussion service.  Subscribe now and get daily class announcements and the latest news about our school and community!  Go to the PTSA page to sign up.

Springbrook Booster Club Mission Statement:

The mission of the Springbrook High School Booster Club is to employ the time, talents and resources of our parents, students, teachers, friends and corporate citizens to benefit the athletic programs of Springbrook High School, and ultimately, the entire student body. In addition to raising funds to help achieve this mission, our ultimate aim is to build a stronger Springbrook community where all of us are valued partners in preparing our young people to become responsible, well-educated, well-rounded, productive citizens.

The best way to keep up and stay involved in your child's life and community is by joining the booster club. The club meets the first Wednesday of every month when school is in session.