Warhawks Game News and Notes

 

Madison Warhawks (5-0) vs WT Woodson Cavaliers (3-3)

March 31, 2006

 by Joey Kamide             Game 5

 

 

 

LIBERTY DISTRICT STANDINGS

TEAM              OVERALL     DISTRICT

Madison              5-0        5-0

McLean                    4-2           3-2

Stone Bridge             4-2           3-2

Langley                     3-2           3-2

South Lakes              3-3          3-2

W.T. Woodson          3-3           2-3  

G.C. Marshall          1-5           1-4

Thomas Jefferson    1-7           0-5

 

MADISON VARSITY SCHEDULE

DATE        OPPONENT          TIME  W/L

March 23    STONE BRIDGE      6:30  W, 3-2

March 24    MCLEAN            6:30  W, 5-4

March 28    JEFFERSON         6:30  W, 9-0

March 31    SOUTH LAKES 7:00  W, 9-1

April 4     at Marshall       6:30  W, 13-5

April 6     W.T. WOODSON      6:30 

April 8-15  Charleston, S.C. Tournament

April 18    LANGLEY           6:30

April 21    at Stone Bridge   6:30

April 22    at Oakton         4:00

April 25    at McLean         6:30

April 28    at Jefferson            6:30

May 2       at South Lakes          6:30

May 5       MARSHALL          6:30

May 9       at W.T. Woodson   6:30

May 12      at Langley        6:30

 

MADISON VARSITY ROSTER
#    PLAYER       YEAR        POSITION

02  Pat Powers          Senior      INF

03  Mark Riffee   Senior            OF

04  Rich Conlon   Junior            INF

05  Jimmy McNamara  Senior          OF

06  Brig Tison          Sophomore   INF

07  Kevin Ashcraft      Senior      LHP

10  Sam Gilbert   Junior            RHP

11  Jason Farley  Junior      P/OF/INF 

12  Ryan Matthews Senior            C

13  Kyle McIntyre Sophomore   INF/OF

14  Kyle Hughes   Senior            OF

16  Joey Hayes          Senior      INF

18  Brad Wimmer   Junior            RHP

19  Matt Zepp           Sophomore   RHP/INF

20  Brian Smith   Junior            INF

21  Alex Andrews  Junior            C

23  Todd Crissey  Sophomore   OF

24  Josh Carter         Senior      OF

25  Sterling Sams Junior      OF/INF

27  David McIntyre      Junior      OF

29  Jesse Jeter         Sophomore   RHP

30  Collin Flaherty     Sophomore   C/OF

33  Arman Moniri  Junior            INF

 

WARHAWKS NEWS AND NOTES

 

- Josh Carter hit a two-run home run and Mark Riffee went 4-for-4 with three runs to pace the offense in a 13-5 victory at Marshall on Tuesday night.
- Kevin Ashcraft picked up the victory and Jesse Jeter closed things out in the win over the Statesmen.
- Jason Farley (6 IP, 10K) and Sam Gilbert combined on a no-hitter in a 9-1 win over South Lakes on Friday.

- The team departs for Charleston, S.C., on Saturday, where they will play in the Hanihan Invitational Tournament over Spring Break next week.

- The Warhawks joining Lake Braddock as the only undefeated teams in the Northern Region, and are ranked No. 4 in the latest Washington Post poll.

- Madison has compiled the best record of any Northern Region school this decade, going 120-33 since the 2000 season with three district crowns.

 

TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTED SENIOR

 

KYLE HUGHES – Is entering his second year on the varsity … Also lettered three times in football … Played basketball as a freshman and sophomore … Is undecided as to where he will attend college … Is a member of the Latin Club and DECA … Was a Vienna Little League and Vienna Babe Ruth all-star before joining the Vienna Mustangs.

 

MARK “PUDGE” GJORMAND

 

Mark “Pudge” Gjormand took over the Madison High School baseball program in 1996, and has since won six Liberty District regular season or tournament championships, two Northern Region championships and one Group AAA state title. He enters today’s game with a 169-70 (.707) record at the school.

 

MADISON BASEBALL HISTORY

 

Madison’s baseball program has won 16 district championships, six regional championships and three Group AAA state championships since the school fielded its first varsity team in 1959. The Warhawks won four straight region titles from 1967-71, winning state titles in 1968 and 1971.A few generations later, Madison won back-to-back region titles in 2002-03, winning the state title with a 29-0 record in 2002.

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