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Welcome, incoming 9th graders! All of our coaches were present this past Wednesday for a welcome session aimed at introducing Churchill Athletics to our soon-to-be 9th grade Bulldogs. Over 150 students came and visited with us in the gym.

Our Athletic Director, Mr. Smith, was on hand to answer questions and direct students and their parents to the sports they were curious about. The Booster Club was on hand, as well, selling swag and talking about all of the great events that we help sponsor. We are so excited to welcome our new Bulldogs next year!

The 2019 Maryland State Track and Field Championships took place May 22-25th at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Nine Churchill track members qualified for the event: two relay teams: the 4 x 800m relay team ( Michael Zhang, Will Horton, Simon Wang & Sam Wank ), the 4 x 400m relay team ( Zach Babers, Will Chan, Sam Wank, Langston Major ) and Serena Landsman (100m Hurdles) went to the event.

Churchill girl’s lacrosse ended another outstanding season with a record of 10-3, losing a 12-11 heartbreaker to Whitman in the Sectional finals. For the year, this well-balanced team averaged 16 goals per game while giving up only 6 per game. The season was marked by a close loss to then-undefeated Sherwood and a huge win against a powerful Damascus squad. 

Three seniors left their marks on the record books. University of Chicago-bound Emily “E-Money” Feigen  ended her stellar career with over 400 saves, more than any player in Churchill history, girl or boy. University of Delaware commit Lizzie Hsu  finished her outstanding career with 192 goals, #2 all-time for girl’s lax, and 236 points, #4 all-time. And Emma Sumberg , the team’s leading scorer as a junior and senior, finished as Churchill's all-time scoring leader with 262 points and all-time assist leader with 190. George Washington commit and junior Leah Rubino  is not far behind, with 167 goals and 201 points in just three seasons.  

At the team celebration, the coaches recognized the following players:

The season’s end was bittersweet as the players and parents bid farewell to Coach Frank, who is stepping down after a long career at the helm of Churchill’s lax program. No one did more than Coach Frank to put Churchill girl’s lacrosse on the map in Montgomery County. She built a consistent winner with dedication, passion, and an unwavering commitment to her players and the sport. She will be sorely missed. We also say a fond farewell to Coach Gina B, who is moving on as well. Best of luck to both of these fine coaches. 

Our JV Lacrosse Lady Dawg award winners:

COACHES AWARD

Talia Frey

BULLDOG AWARD

Sydney Horvitz

MOST IMPROVED

Fallon Chernoff

OFFENSIVE MVP

Lindsey Bedingfield

DEFENSIVE MVP

Jenna Bergman

Leah Rubino , Girls Lacrosse – Leah , a junior captain has led the Girls lacrosse team with 25 goals, 16 caused turnovers and 70% draw controls in only four games this season. She is a prolific player and a gifted athlete. Leah controls both ends of the field and exemplifies what it means to be a student-athlete both on and off the field.

 

Ryan Shure , Boys Lacrosse – Ryan had a fast start to the season and paced our offense in two hard fought games that we were able to win. In the season opener Ryan had 5 goals and 2 assists in an 11-7 victory at Poolesville and then returned home to have 4 goals and 2 assists in our victory over BCC. Ryan, one of our senior captains, leads both on the field and in the community.

Our student athlete’s continue to impress both on their fields of play and in the classroom. The 3rd quarter grades revealed that of our 388 spring athletes, 386 remained eligible(99.5%)! Of those 388 students, 352(90.7%) had a 3.0GPA or higher! Overall, our athletic program had an average GPA of 3.55! An amazing accomplishment by all!

Sophomore Parker Hill earned an invitation to the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in May 2019. She will be playing with the top basketball players in the nation (in her class) during the USA Women's National Team trials. Coach Blanken, Coach McMahon, and her teammates are so proud of Parker and this outstanding achievement. She represents herself, her family, and her Dawg Family with integrity and sportsmanship at all times on the court. Way to go, Parker ! We are rooting for you.

Photos courtesy of Doug Hill

Churchill Boys Lacrosse finished the season with a strong play-off run, winning in an exciting overtime victory our 5 ^th consecutive 4A regional championship and playing in the state semi-finals! 

 

Congratulations to the entire team on a great season and to the winners of the MCPS coaches awards listed below:

Off the field, the bulldogs worked to create a meaningful legacy as well. Partnering with a national organization called Lace Up with Lax, the boys lacrosse team collected new shoes at home games to help our local homeless community. After the season, the team presented 49 pairs of new shoes and 75 pairs of Bombas socks to the children, women and men who shelter at the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) in Bethesda.

In March 2019, a mixed curling team from Maryland won gold at the 2019 USA Curling Mixed National Championship in Denver, CO and will now represent the United States at the World Curling Federation's Mixed World Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland in October this year.

One of the team members - Katherine Gourianova - lives in Potomac.

This year she graduates from Winston Churchill High School and becomes freshman at the University of Maryland. She trains at Potomac Curling Club.

Your WCHS Booster Club is looking for a few energetic and engaged parents to help manage the booster club next year. We are looking for a President, a Vice President and a Secretary. We are also looking for help on our committees for next year. If you are interested in helping on one of our committees - Advertising, Concessions, School Store, Communications or Gala - please email our president, Draga Dubick, at  [email protected] . Our student-athletes depend on us to help fund their teams and work to support the entire athletics department and its outstanding staff.

The 2019 Bulldogs Varsity Baseball team had one of their best overall records in many years, finishing with a record of 15-5!

The Bulldogs went 5-1 in the Division and tied with B-CC and Whitman for the regular season Championship on their way to having the most overall wins in recent memories. 

And while the play-off run for the Bulldogs ended in the second round with a loss to B-CC, this season was a huge success for the program overall with many reasons to be proud!

Five Bulldogs were named to the All-Division First and Second teams, including seniors Nardi, Janis and Fettig , as well as Juniors Ethan Rindner (also a team Captain) and Jesse Lacefield .  

Additional post-season honors included Nardi, Janis and Fettig being picked to play in the Montgomery County Senior All-Star Game as well as Janis and Nardi being picked to play in the Mid Atlantic Baseball Classic All-Star Game. 

The team also had numerous contributions from a large class of 10 juniors on the team, including Eddie Hacopian, Steven Hadad, Ari Isaacson, Aaron Shields, Ben Gumer, Ryan Gans, James O’Donnell and Jason Olinger . And Freshman Erik Rindner became a key part of the lineup during the 2nd half of the season.  

The 2019 season also saw major improvements to Chuck Stevens Field, making Churchill’s baseball field one of the best in the area! Those improvements started with new windscreens and distance markers added to the outfield fences at the beginning of the season, along with a new visitors bullpen.

The biggest improvement to Chuck Stevens Field then took place later in the season as a brand new state of the art scoreboard was installed and dedicated in in honor of Andy Ehrlich, a former Churchill baseball player (Class of ‘91), with members of the Ehrlich family, friends and alumni. The dedication ceremony was a wonderful celebration of Churchill Baseball and the larger Churchill Community, with hundreds of people attending to show their support!

Congratulations to Head Coach Pat Skellchock, Assistant Coaches Kyle Skellchock and Jim Tapley, and the entire 2019 Bulldogs Varsity baseball team on one of the best overall seasons in many years!

Congratulations to our Bulldogs who will be continuing their athletic careers in college. Best of luck to you!

In addition to joining the Booster Club, parents and businesses have sponsorship opportunities and other ways to support our athletes:

Stadium Banner Advertisement

Need a way to promote your business, support Churchill athletes, or both? Check out our new opportunities for families and businesses to advertise with a sponsorship banner prominently displayed in the Stadium. The Stadium is open to the public all day and night and what better way to be seen by members of our community?

And you might wonder,  Where Does Your Money Go?  

The Churchill Booster Club exists to support the entire athletic program at Winston Churchill High School.  Take a look at   all the areas where the Booster Club has helped or is providing ongoing assistance to the athletic department.

Join us at Boosters! Whether you're new to Churchill or have been around for for a couple of years, we want to see you!

Our monthly meetings are held at 7:00pm in Room #117. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. Upcoming Meetings are:

June 5, 2019