July 04, 2012|Sports Digest
Varsity
Hoops games to aid former coach Pompey
Two basketball games featuring Dunbar and Edmondson alumni, along with an after-party, will take place July 14 to raise money to help cover medical costs for legendary high school basketball and football coach Pete Pompey, who has Alzheimer's disease. Ads in the event's program can be purchased; costs are as follows: one-eighth page is $15 (best for business cards); a quarter-page is $20; half-page is $50; full page is $60; back page is $100; patron ads are $1. All ads will be in black and white. The basketball doubleheader will take place at Edmondson in the afternoon with players from the 1980s classes of the two schools playing at 1p.m., followed by the 1990s classes playing at 3p.m. Cost is $10. The after-party is being held at the Poets Athletic Club, which is located at 920 North Ave., from 8p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost is $20 and includes a light buffet. Dress is all white. Pompey, who needs 24-hour care, was a physical education teacher, athletic director and coached football and basketball for three decades at Edmondson and Dunbar.
—Glenn Graham
Baltimore Bays Chelsea
Gamble, Harris honored during Academy playoffs
After leading the Baltimore Bays Chelsea under-17/18 club to a 3-0 mark at the U.S. Soccer Develpment Academy playoffs last week, goalie Andrew Harris (Gilman) and striker Mike Gamble (McDonogh) were named to Top Drawer Soccer's Best XI for the tournament. In helping the team win Group 8 and advance to the Finals Week, set for July 16-23 in Houston, Harris finished with a 0.66 goals-against average and Gamble scored two goals. Both players will play at Wake Forest in the fall. The winner of each of the eight groups advanced to the Finals Week, and the championship game will take place July22 at the newly built BBVA Compass Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo.
—Todd Karpovich
NHL
Capitals sign defenseman Hillen to one-year contract
The Capitals signed former Nashville defenseman Jack Hillen to a one-year, one-way contract worth $650,000. Hillen, 26, appeared in 55 games with the Predators in 2011-12, primarily skating on the third defensive pairing. The Minnesota native recorded six points (two goals, four assists) and had a plus-6 rating in Nashville. Hillen also spent four seasons with the New York Islanders and was a Colorado College teammate of recently acquired winger Joey Crabb.
—Katie Carrera, The Washington Post
Et cetera
for less Redskins games this season Healey, U.S. beat Canada in futsal World Cup qualifier
The United States national futsal team defeated Canada, 3-2, on Tuesday night in Guatemala in a World Cup qualifying game. Futsal is an indoor version of association football with five players on each team. Pat Healey (Calvert Hall, Towson) of the Major Indoor Soccer League's Baltimore Blast scored a goal and recorded an assist in the win. The United States team is now 1-1; it lost, 5-2, to Panama on Monday. Healey had one assist in the loss to Panama. The U.S. team plays Guatemala today in its quest to advance to the World Cup finals.
Redskins: The longtime radio color duo of Sonny Jurgensen and Sam Huff will continue for at least another season, although in reduced fashion. Red Zebra Broadcasting announced Tuesday afternoon that Huff and Jurgensen were re-signed for the coming season but that Huff would work only 10 regular-season games: all eight home games and the road games in New York and Dallas. The press release said Huff — who has been part of Redskins radio broadcasts since 1975 — chose the reduced schedule based on "the rigors of travel." As a team, Huff and Jurgensen have been part of Redskins radio broadcasts since 1981, a span including more than 600 broadcasts. Larry Michael will continue on the radio play-by-play, and Doc Walker will provide sideline reporting and commentary.
—Dan Steinberg, The Washington Post
Amateur golf: David and Conner Nocar of Chartwell Country Club combined to shoot 11-under-par 31-30—61 and won the 50th Father-Son championship of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association at Musket Ridge Golf Club in Myersville. The two split the honors about evenly, although Conner, 18, a recent Severna Park graduate headed for Drexel in the fall, highlighted the effort when he drove the green at the 319-yard dogleg 11th hole and made an eight-foot eagle putt. Gary Carpenter and Gary Jr. from Crofton CC and Doug and Brandon Luckett (two eagles) from Baltimore CC shared second place with 64s in the 38-team field.
