Spring sports regional roundup
May 19, 2023
In other regional action, Baseball dropped an 8-0 decision to Glenelg while Boys Lacrosse fell to Oakdale 12-9 in the region finals and Softball and Girls Lacrosse ended their seasons in the semifinal round with losses to Walkersville and Oakdale respectively.
Senior signing day 2023
May 17, 2023



17 senior Falcon student-athletes signed Letters of Intent for the upcoming 2023-2024 season including Anna Bodmer (Cross Country and Track and Field), Salisbury University, Ella Franklin (Basketball, SUNY Plattsburgh), Ashton Gaddis (Football, McDaniel College), Ava Lee (Diving, University of Binghamton), Anna Li (Swimming, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Aaron Longbrake (Cross Country and Track and Field, Connecticut College), Nicholas Lowell (Swimming, Franklin and Marshall College), Charlie Matia (Swimming, Oberlin College), Peri Nelson (Cross Country and Track and Field, Salisbury University), Luke Pappano (Football and Track and Field, Catholic University), Declan O’Brien (Track and Field, Catholic University), Maggie Rose Rook (Swimming, Case Western Reserve University), Stefan Rich, (Football, Alvernia University), Van Rosenbaum (Baseball, Montgomery College), Evan Taylor (Football, McDaniel College), Stephanie Windall (Soccer, Montgomery College), and Suzy Xu (Tennis, Wellesley College)
Li, Robbins get winter All-Met nods
March 28, 2023
Stempler takes region wrestling title
February 25, 2023



Senior Sam Stempler captured the Class 2A/1A West Region title at 145 pounds with a 5-2 decision over Boonsboro’s Trevor Bowers today at Manchester Valley. Sam now moves on to the state championship on March 3 at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro where he will face La Plata’s David Webster in the opening round.
Bodmer’s run earns county title
January 25, 2023



Senior distance runner Anna Bodmer took the top spot in the 3200-meter run (11:38.40) at today’s Montgomery County Indoor Track and Field championships at Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex ahead of B-CC’s Ani Bailin (11:42.58) and Blake’s Emilie Creighton (12:00.02) becoming PHS’ first indoor track county champion.
Six earn Washington Post honors
December 21, 2022




Two Falcon coaches and four student-athletes were selected to the fall Washington Post All-Met teams.
Coach Presad Gerard was named Cross Country Coach of the Year after his boy’s team won MCPS county, and repeated as Maryland Class 2A regional and state champions, while the girl’s team were state finalists. Distance runners Daisy Dastrup was a second-team pick while her brother Caleb earned an honorable mention nod.
Coach Michelle Hunsicker-Blair is the Golf Coach of the Year after the Falcons repeated as both the District and Class 2A-1A State champs. When Michelle wasn’t on the course coaching, she was organizing the Montgomery County Ladies’ tournaments every Wednesday throughout the season. Her efforts to promote and advance girls’ golf in Maryland helped produce a record number of 40 girls competing in districts, half of whom qualified for the state tournament, including All-Met first-team selection, junior Olivia Cong who captured a second straight individual 2A/1A state title.
Running back Evan Taylor earned an honorable mention after leading the Falcon football team to a 7-3 record and a Class 2A West playoff berth. Taylor was also named Co-Player of the Year of the Coaches All-County 3A/2A team.
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Seven Falcons earn All-County honors
December 8, 2022
Taylor, a 5’9”, 195 lb. senior shared the Offensive Co-Player of the Year Award with Rockville’s Macky Langsam, and is joined by first-team picks senior offensive linemen Luke Pappano and Seth LeMarr, along with senior defensive lineman Jack Feys, and senior defensive back Mason Hopkins. Honorable Mentions went to defensive lineman Stefan Rich and linebacker Connor Folk.
Boys cross country repeats as state champions, girls are finalists
November 12, 2022
The girls placed second as a team behind Century by a 34-66 score. Junior Daisy Dastrup (19:42.77) was top finisher or the Falcons in third place, followed by senior Anna Bodmer (21:03.26) in eighth place. Other in the top 25 were Roma Diak (12th) and Roma Diak (18th).
Falcons roll on with a pair of region titles
November 3, 2022
Golfers swing a second title, twice!
October 26, 2022
Harriers crowned county champions
October 22, 2022
Junior Daisy Dastrup, with a third-place finish (18:50), and Anna Bodmer (14th place at 20:28), were top finishers in the 5,000 meters for the Falcon girls who placed sixth as a team… read more
Golfers take the district title
October 12, 2022
A tribute to coach Kevin Dorsey
September 20, 2022
Inducted into the PHS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019 as head coach of our wrestling program from 2006 to 2014, Kevin mentored countless Falcon wrestlers including Washington Post All-Met selections Xavier Kresslein, Alex Carbonell, and Kyle Wilkins where his teams captured MCPS division titles in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
As a steadfast supporter of everything PHS athletics, Kevin was everywhere when it came to supporting not just the wrestling program, but the entire athletic department. Whether it was renovating the concession stand, field maintenance, or attending our annual mulch sale, if it was something important to PHS athletics, you could bet that Kevin was involved in some capacity.
In a 2015 Washington Post article, “Where other people see problems, Dorsey sees solutions, usually made of dirt, sod, and concrete. According to (then) booster club President, Jeff Oyer’s estimations, Dorsey has donated at least $50,000 in time and labor renovating athletic facilities on his own.”
Also in 2015, the Dorsey Duals was born – a longtime dream of Kevin’s to bring a top-notch wrestling tournament to Poolesville each year that has garnered rave reviews from coaches, parents, and participants alike.
“Kevin was a person who inspires everyone around him to pursue their life endeavors with his Be Proud of Your Work and Never Quit Until the Job is a Finished perspective,” said former PHS athletic director, Ed Ross.
Current PHS athletic specialist, Gina Grubb said, “One of my favorite quotes regarding coaching is by John Wooden; A Good Coach Can Change a Game, A Great Coach Can CHANGE A LIFE. Kevin is the epitome of this.
He built trust, respect, and a good work ethic in everyone that came through his program. He understood the importance of building positive relationships and how these relationships helped with the continued success of the program and the students’ lives after high school. He supported the entire athletic program in everything that he did. I cannot thank him enough for all that he did for PHS.”
Thank you from the entire PHS family, Kevin … Our Coach, Mentor, and Friend.
Boys take Brunswick invitational title
September 3, 2022
Tennis captures Class 2A state title
May 28, 2022
Girls’ Singles – Championship Match
Ruhika Bhat played outstanding tennis from the start and knocked off last year’s state 3A runner-up 6-2, 6-1.
Boys’ Singles – Championship Match
Rohan Bhat, in a dazzling display of tennis, dominated the two-time defending state champion 6-1,6-0.
Girls’ Doubles – Championship Match
After splitting the first two games of the match Angie Zhao and Suzy Xu kicked it into high gear by winning 11 of the last 12 games to complete a 6-2, 6-0 victory.
Mixed Doubles – Championship Match
Kyra McGlinchey and Varun Das played extremely well against the defending 2A Mixed Doubles champions but came up short in a very challenging 3-6, 1-6 loss.
All individual champions (gold) and finalists (silver) received individual medals for their performances. In addition, all individuals who competed throughout the region & state tournament received individual medals (gold) for winning the team championship. Finally, the team received a state championship plaque for winning the team title.
Congratulations to all!
Antonishik, Simons earn scholarship awards
May 26, 2022
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Falcons netters take region titles
May 19-20, 2022
On Friday, both the boy’s and the girl’s teams claimed region titles led by senior Rohan Bhat and sister Ruhika, with a championship final singles win, along with Kyra McGlinchey and Varun Das in mixed doubles to advance to the state quarterfinals and semifinals on May 26, 9:00 am at the Wilde Lake Tennis Center.
Baseball honors
May 19, 2022
Eight named to boys lacrosse All-Division team
May 19, 2022
Playing at the next level
May 16, 2022
Sam Stempler is state wrestling finalist
March 5, 2022
Boys swimming & diving claim 10th straight state title; girls are finalists
February 26, 2022
Top finishers for PHS were Andrei Hancu, Ben Nachod, Maxwell Chen, Konnor Chen (200 Yard Medley Relay), Maxwell Chen (100-yard Butterfly), Gordon Leeroy, Ben Nachod, Pacawat Luu, Orluke Borjigin (200 Yard Freestyle Relay), Gordon Leeroy, Maxwell Chen, Konnor Chen, Orluke Borjigin (400 Yard Freestyle Relay), and Anna Li (200 Yard Individual Medley).
Two take region wrestling titles
February 26, 2022
Others headed to States are runner-ups Joey Geehreng (160 pounds) and Jackson Barney (170 pounds), as well as Chloe Maher, a third-place finisher at 115 pounds. Kevin Fultz, who placed third at 145 pounds, will be an alternate.
Fultz crowned county wrestling champ
February 19, 2022
Kevin was joined by five other Falcons who placed at the event including Jackson Barney (2nd place at 170 pounds), Sam Stempler (2nd place at 138 pounds), Joey Geehreng (3rd place at 160 pounds), Diesel Anderson (5th place at 132 pounds), and Zach Ransom (6th place at 152 pounds).
Bocce repeats as division champions
January 29, 2022
Aronow named the new JV baseball coach
January 27, 2022
When asked to say a few words about getting hired for this position, he stated, “I am excited for the opportunity to coach baseball at PHS. It is a wonderful, proud community that I am honored to have a small part of being able to help with. Go Falcons!!”
Kenneweg named new boy’s volleyball coach
December 10, 2021
When asked to say a few words about getting hired for this position, she stated, “I’m excited to firstly, spread the love and joy that comes with volleyball. Volleyball is a team-centered sport that does not get enough credit in the work of boys’ athletics. I am excited about bringing knowledge about the game and fundamental skills that are beneficial to becoming a competitive team. I was a student-athlete at PHS and looking forward to coming back to my alma mater to share the love I have for volleyball.”
Davis named varsity baseball coach
December 9, 2021
Mr. Davis played baseball at Good Counsel High School and continued his career at Clemson University. He teaches mathematics at John Poole Middle School and has many years of baseball coaching experience.
When asked to say a few words about getting hired for this position, he stated, “I am looking forward to continuing Coach Orsini’s legacy at PHS, working with the community to promote strong student-athletes here in Poolesville, and using my experiences as a player and coach to help develop young players into champions on and off the field.”
Hunsicker-Blair named Coach of the Year
December 8, 2021
In 2021, Blair led PHS to a 17-0 MCPS Division record, the District Class 2A/1A title, and the Class 2A/1A state championship.
Boys take team, Dastrup earns individual state titles
November 13, 2021
The boys easily distanced the field, 39-102 over second-place Liberty, with four Falcons placing in the top 10 including Billie Beane (3rd place), Caleb Dastrup (5th), Dylan Derewonko (7th), and Aaron Longbrake (10th) for their first state crown since 1966.
Dastrup’s first-place time of 19:40.1 was six seconds better than Hereford’s Estelle Snider, followed by a tenacious Anna Bodmer (11th), Caroline Simmons (22nd), and Ava Wagner (27th) for the girls who finished third as a team.
The Falcons also picked up the state Sportsmanship Award.
Dastrup earns 2A West title; boys take team championship
November 4, 2021
For the boys, junior Caleb Dastrup finished third (17:11.67) along with Billie Beane (fifth place), Dylan Derewonko (sixth place), and Aaron Longbrake (8th place) leading to Falcons to a 38-106 win over second-place Liberty.
Both boys and girls teams move on to the Maryland state championships on November 13.
Golfers win individual and team state titles
October 27, 2021
Cong picked up the girl’s individual title finishing at 144 – four strokes better than La Plata’s Shelby Herbert, while Falcon sophomore Kinley Stokes finished fifth overall at 168.
PHS mourns the passing of Fred Swick
July 1, 2021
In 1983, he became the head boy’s basketball coach at PHS. By the time he accepted the Athletic Director position in 2006, he was already the all-time winningest coach in both boy’s and girl’s basketball history at the school. He had similar success coaching baseball for 13 years, football for ten years, and softball for four years.
After retiring as the school’s Athletic Director, Fred returned to coaching in 2010. His girl’s basketball teams went 20-4 in 2015-16, 21-4 in 2016-17, 27-0 in 2017-18, 19-5 in 2018-19, and 20-5 in 2019-20. His undefeated team in 2017-18 would give him and Poolesville High School a long-awaited State Championship with a 63-23 win over Queen Anne.
Thanks, Fred for all you did, not just for PHS, but the entire Poolesville community. You will be missed.
New coaches named for the 2021-2022 season
June 23, 2021
PHS Athletics is excited to welcome Kamron Azizi as the new boy’s varsity soccer coach, Debi Haba as the new JV field hockey coach, Steven Lostoski as the girl’s varsity volleyball coach, Christian Hellwig, the boy’s JV soccer coach, and Sophia Giarratano as varsity cheerleading coach.
Mr. Azizi is a 2008 graduate of Poolesville High School where he was in the global ecology program, as well as a member of the Falcons 2005 region champion and 2007 Maryland state finalist teams.
Azizi began his coaching career over eight years ago and is a USSF-licensed grassroots coach working towards his USSF-D license. His experience includes local soccer academies, personal and team skills training, as well as the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association during his time at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
When asked to say a few words about being hired for this position he stated, “I am excited for my return to PHS to share my passion for the game with the next generation of student-athletes and continue the success of the boy’s varsity soccer program.”
Ms. Haba is a graduate of Rockville High School and the University of Maryland where she played field hockey. She has worked in law enforcement for over 30 years and is now a certified NASM trainer and nutrition coach. She loves dogs, Crossfit, everything health and fitness, muscle cars, and friends and family. She also volunteers with the french bulldog, Spider, at the National Therapy Dog Association.
When asked to say a few words about being hired, she stated, “I am super excited to become a part of the PHS family!”
Mr. Lostoski graduated from Churchill High School. He has played volleyball for over 30 years and is certified through USA Volleyball. He has spent the past three years coaching club volleyball with Montgomery Village Sports Association (MVSA). Two of Steve’s children and three nieces/nephews graduated from PHS, so he is familiar with the school.
When asked to say a few words about getting hired for this position he stated, “I have always been impressed with the positive attitude Poolesville students bring to everything they do and the support they receive from the community. I look forward to being a part of the Falcon community and doing my best to make the volleyball program as successful as possible.”
When asked to say a few words about getting hired for this position he stated, “I am extremely excited to be joining the Poolesville Falcons Athletics program again after so many years.”
When asked to say a few words about getting hired for this position she stated, “I cannot wait to get back to coaching so I can continue to help the student-athletes achieve their goals.”