Knights Notes-9/11: A Day That Looks Past Sports

By Ben Spector
Winning After MidKnight

                         

Today is Sunday September 11^th and for so many people out there that date doesn’t conjure up memories of anything but September 11^th, 2001, a date that is forever ingrained in American history. In our worst moments, our darkest hours hope was a beacon. We as Americans joined together and were for a brief spell just Americans. While we talk about sports some things are bigger than sports and who won what. 9/11 is one of those things, and yet sports after 9/11 is one of the things that helped heal America the most. So, here at Winning After MidKnight we’ll still talk about the sports and the games today. But, we also ask that you take a moment and reflect on today. Do a good deed. Help someone in need. Hug a loved one. Tell someone how much you love them. Because, 15 years ago 2,977 people did those exact same things for the last time and they had no idea that it would be there last time. Life is too short to live not saying the things we mean.

Yesterday’s News-9/10

- The Varsity Volleyball team competed in the Mason-Dixon Invitational at Westminster High School as they would fall in the quarterfinals to the Northern High School Patriots after going 2-1 in pool play. (Link)

- It was a great day for the Boy’s Cross Country team as they would rack up a 3^rd place finish at the Rebel Invitational in Hagerstown, Maryland out of the 15 teams who competed. (Recap Coming)

- It was also a good day for the Girl’s Cross Country team as the Knights would also compete in the Rebel Invitational as Middletown would finish in 6^th place out of 14 teams on Saturday. (Recap Coming)

- Kenton Grossnickle (’12) and the Messiah Men’s Cross Country team competed in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoes Invitational at Penn State University as the Falcons competed in the exhibition division of the meet. Grossnickle would not race in the meet. (Link)

- Reese Whitesell (’15) and the Hood College Men’s Cross Country team participated in the Mustang Stampede at Stevenson University. Whitesell claimed 48^th place individually and the Blazers would come in 6^th place out of 10 teams. (Link)

- Abigail Provost (’14) and the Stevenson Field Hockey team would take on the Washington College Shorewomen and would knock the Shorewomen off by a score of 2-1. Provost would not play in the Mustang’s victory. (Link)

- Joann Engestrom (Volunteer Assistant Coach) and the Maryland Field Hockey team took down California by a score of 5-1 in the opening game of the Terrapin Invitational. The Terps will advance to the championship game of the four team, two day tournament as they will take on American tomorrow for the title. (Link)

- Zach Welch (’12) and the Monmouth Football team are slowly building a solid playoff resume as the Hawks took down the Delaware State Hornets by a score of 34-20 as the Hawks tried to strengthen their resume. Welch would rush for 22 yards on six attempts. (Link)

- Rick Leonard (’14) and the Florida State Football team would roll over FCS Charleston Southern as the Buccaneers couldn’t handle the Seminoles. Florida State would win 52-8 as Leonard got the start for FSU at right tackle. (Link)

- Tim Pirrone (’14), Tim Schumacher (’14) and Lebanon Valley Football would get quite the treat as they would notch their first win of the season under the lights in Annville at an unusual night game. The Dutchmen took down Wilkes 38-20 as Pirrone went 5-13 with 84 yards and a touchdown passing while picking up 46 yards on 7 attempts on the ground. Schumacher would record two tackles and return one punt for a gain of three yards. (Link)

- The Troy Trojans would put a scare into Justin Falcinelli (’14) and the Clemson Tigers but the Tigers would hold on as they would take down the team from Alabama by a score of 30-24. Falcinelli would see time on the offensive line for the Tigers during the game but did not start. (Link)

- The Secretaries Cup is one of the smaller military school rivalries in the United States but it took on a Middletown tilt yesterday as Parker Johnson (’12) and James Early (’16) of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy would defeat Danny Finn (’15) and the Coast Guard by a score of 31-27. It was the 2^nd straight year the Mariners would win the Cup as Johnson would start at right tackle for USMMA while Early and Finn would not play. (Link)

- Jace Denham (’16), Marquis Lauer (’16) and the Frostburg State Football team were up against quite a challenge when they took on Wesley who was ranked #17 in Division III and in the end they would not be able to pull off the upset as they fell 43-7 to Wesley. Neither Denham nor Lauer would play in the loss. (Link)

- Jared Ambrose (Offensive Coordinator) and Rob Ambrose (Head Coach) would lead the Towson Football team to their first win of the season as the Tigers would come from 15 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Saint Francis, 35-28. (Link)

- Jake Darr would have a decent round on Saturday but would not be able to hold his lead in the Malone Invitational as a second round 79 would leave him in11th place individually while his Presidents’ team came in third place, two strokes off of the lead. (Link)

- Clay Smith (’16) kept up his torrid stretch of play for the Hood College Men’s Soccer team when they took on Immaculata as the Blazers would drop the Mighty Macs by a 5-0 score. Smith, for his credit, had a goal for the Blazers on three shots with two of them being on goal as Hood went to 4-0. (Link)

- MacKenzie Noel (’13) and the Salisbury Women’s Soccer team would pick up a draw as they would tie at one with Kenyon College on Saturday. Noel wouldn’t play in the Sea Gulls loss. (Link)

- Emma Neahusan (’14) and the Grace College Women’s Soccer team would make their way into the win column for the first time in the 2016-2017 season as they would knock off Missouri Baptist by a score of 1-0. Neahusan would not play in the Lancers win. (Link)

- Haley Dalphon (’15) and the Frostburg State Women’s Soccer team would take down Rutgers-Newark by a 1-0 score as the Bobcats have been playing better as of late. Dalphon would start for the Bobcats and would pick up an assist on the game winning goal in double overtime. (Link)

- Lauren Neary (’15) and the Washington College Women’s Soccer team would also record a tie when they went to Widener as the Shorewomen would split the points with a 2-2 score. Neary would see moderate playing time in the win. (Link)

- It would be a moderate day for the Maryland Volleyball team as they would split their two matches to record a second place finish at the Georgetown Classic. In the first game the Terps would fall just short of completing a comeback as after going down to Towson 2-0 after two sets the Terps would come storming back tying it at two sets as piece but would fall just short in the 5^th and final set. Then in the 2^nd match the Terps would dispatch Georgetown with quickness in three straight sets. Higgenbothem would pick up seven digs with three service errors and one return error against Towson while picking up six digs and a set assist against the Hoyas. (Link)

- Connor Myers (’12) first season in professional baseball would come to an end (kind of) as the South Bend Cubs would fall in the completion of Game 3 of the Midwest League Northern Division Semifinal to the West Michigan Whitecaps by a 4-3 score in ten innings. Myers would fly out in his only at bat in the completion of the game but it was a banner year for the former Knight regardless as he finishes season #1 having hit .229, going 40-175 with 27 runs, 61 total bases, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs, and 18 runs batted in across three levels. You can see how the stats breakdown in the link to the right. (Link)

Alumni and High School Record: 4^th place, 3^rd place, 6^th place (all high school), 6^th place and 11^th place college, 12-4-2 alumni.

Knight of the Day: This award for September 10^th will go to Haley Dalphon as she assisted on the Frostburg State Women’s Soccer game winning goal against Rutgers-Newark in double overtime as the Bobcats won 1-0.

 

Today’s Happenings-9/11

- Emma Provost (’16) and the La Salle Field Hockey team will get their home campaign for the 2016-2017 season underway as the Explorers will play host to the Hawks at 12:00 p.m. as things start from Hank DeVincent Field in Philadelphia, PA. (Link)

- Joann Engestrom (Volunteer Assistant Coach) and the Maryland Field Hockey team will look to claim the first title of the year for the Terps as UMD will take on American at 2:00 p.m. from College Park as the #7 Terps look for their third win in a row. (Link)

- Jake Darr (’16) and the Washington & Jefferson Golf team will get right back after it when they compete in the Guy W. Kuhn Invitational from Meadville, Pennsylvania and the host of Allegheny College. Things will tee off from western Pennsylvania at 9:00 a.m. (Link)

- Clay Smith (’16) and the Hood College Men’s Soccer team will look to keep their unbeaten start to the season in tact as the Blazers try to stretch it to five games when they take on Goucher at 1:00 p.m. today. (Link)

- MacKenzie Noel (’13) and the Salisbury Women’s Soccer team will compete in their second game in two days as the Sea Gulls take on Denison on the road at 12:00 p.m. (Link)

- The Villanova Women’s Soccer team and Alizah Johns-Boehme (’15) have been on the bricks losing five straight but they’ll look to get things back on the right track when they take on Lehigh today from Philadelphia at 1:00 p.m. (Link)

- Haley Dalphon (’15) and the Frostburg State Women’s Soccer compete in their second and final game of the Scarlet Raider Soccer Classic from Rutgers University at Newark as they take on Swarthmore at 1:00 p.m. (Link)

- Sarah Kovalchick (’15) and the Maryland Women’s Soccer team will as they’ll look to break a three game losing streak when they take on George Mason from the friendly confines of Ludwig Field in College Park at 7:00 p.m. (Link)