Sports Report: Top-Seeded Gaithersburg Baseball Eliminated and More

No. 1 Gaithersburg was eliminated in the regional quarterfinal by No. 9 Wootton. Quince Orchard's boys and girls lacrosse teams fall short in regional semis.

With a No. 1 seed comes lofty expectations, and unfortunately for the Gaithersburg High School varsity baseball team they were unable to be met. After a first-round bye to the 4A West region quarterfinals, the top-seeded Trojans were eliminated by No. 9 Wootton, 7-3. Gaithersburg squandered a potentially easier opportunity to advance through the regional bracket. Wootton will host No. 12 Northwest in the 4A West semifinals opposite No. 2 Bethesda Chevy Chase and No. 11 Churchill. Quince Orchard Lacrosse Falls to Northern Rival The Quince Orchard boys lacrosse season came to a close Monday, and it's bookended by losses to Urbana. After dropping a tight 7-6 affair in the season opener to Urbana, the Cougars again fell—this time on the road—…

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Sports Report: Gaithersburg Schools Start Slow In State Tournaments

Boy's and girl's lacrosse and softball teams from Gaithersburg area schools struggled in the first round of the state tournament.

State title dreams ended for a number of Gaithersburg area teams in the first round of their respective state tournaments. The boy's lacrosse, girl's lacrosse and softball teams from Gaithersburg, Quince Orchard and Watkins Mill high schools posted a combined 2-3 record in round one. Boy's Lacrosse No. 6 Gaithersburg High School was upset by No. 11 Thomas Johnson, 13-4. Thomas Johnson travels to Gaithersburg Friday to challenge No. 3 Quince Orchard at 7 p.m. The Cougars advanced to the regional quarterfinal with a first-round bye. No. 4 Watkins Mill hosts No. 5 Tuscarora Friday. Tuscarora defeated No. 12 Northwest 8-7 in the first round. Watkins Mill had a first-round bye. Girl's Lacrosse No. 10 Gaithersburg upset No. 7 Magruder, 22-15. …

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Gaithersburg Area Boy's, Girl's Lacrosse Teams Enter State Tournament

The boy's and girl's varsity lacrosse teams from Gaithersburg, Quince Orchard and Watkins Mill high school's all qualified for the state tournament.

When the Maryland boy's and girl's state lacrosse tournaments get underway Wednesday, Gaithersburg area schools will be well represented in both tournaments. Both the boy's and girl's varsity teams from Gaithersburg, Quince Orchard and Watkins Mill high schools qualified for their respective tournaments, with four of the six teams earning a first-round bye. Boy's Bracket View the full boy's bracket here. Girl's Bracket View the full girl's bracket here. Add photos of your local lacrosse team to the gallery and wish the boys and girls from Gaithersburg, Quince Orchard and Watkins Mill good luck in the comments!

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WM Lax Ends Three-Game Skid

Wolverines mount 9-4 win over Blake on senior night.

Boys' lacrosse: James Hubert Blake @ Watkins Mill May 3, 2012   Next games Watkins Mill (5-5) hosts Churchill (10-2) - 7 p.m. May 7 Blake (1-10) hosts Richard Montgomery (4-7) - 7 p.m. May 8

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Lady Rines Fend Off Rams' Charge

Watkins Mill takes 10-3 lead over Rockville, then holds on for 11-8 win.

Girls' lacrosse: Watkins Mill @ Rockville May 1, 2012 Next games Watkins Mill (7-3) hosts Blake (8-2) at 5:15 p.m. on May 3 Rockville (3-7) plays at Richard Montgomery (3-7) at 5:15 p.m. on May 4

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'Rines Stagger to Midseason Slump

Watkins Mill boys lacrosse falls to 5-4 after losses to Quince Orchard and Northwest on consecutive nights.

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Quince Orchard Powers Past Lady 'Rines

Watkins Mill cut the lead to 5-6 late in a hard-fought first half before the Cougars ran off to an 18-7 win.

Quince Orchard - 18 Allie Kryjak   5 goals Allie Solomon   3 goals Rachel Hollander   2 goals Brooke Saffer   2 goals Lilly Milwity   2 goals Sami Gross   1 goal Allison Loftus   1 goal Morgan Dorset   1 goal Krizia Livia   1 goal Watkins Mill - 7 Alexis Rusnak   3 goals Sara Jane Campbell   2 goals Millie Pryphun   2 goals

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Watkins Mill Lax Sets Sights on QO

Quince Orchard boys have outscored Watkins Mill 33-3 over the past two seasons, but the Wolverines head into tonight's match-up with a better record.

Boys' lacrosse - Magruder @ Watkins Mill Friday, April 20, 2012 Watkins Mill now heads to Quince Orchard tonight at 7pm. QO comes into the game with a 4-3 record, while Watkins Mill sits at 5-2. While those records bely the 19-1 and 14-2 thrashings the Cougars laid on Watkins Mill the past two years, tonight promises to be a much closer contest. The teams have faced three common opponents so far this season. Clarksburg beat Watkins Mill 5-3 on April 17, then bested Quince Orchard 5-4 three days later. Both squads fell to Walter Johnson — the Wolverines 10-7 and the Cougars 7-4 — and both beat up on Magruder — 16-2 and 20-0, respectively.

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Clarksburg Clamps Down for Hard-Fought Win

Watkins Mill turnovers and stout Coyote defense spell Clarksburg's 5-3 boys' lacrosse win.

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