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Clippers track and field team makes history at City Championships

Posted on January 29, 2024 by pattersonpressonline Leave a comment

*(Photo by Kylayah Davis/Patterson Press)*

By Coach Smith

The Patterson track and field team made history at the Baltimore City Indoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday, January 25 at the Prince George’s County Sportsplex. Najah White AKA “Little Nae” won 2 gold medals. She won a gold medal in the mile and rebroke the school record. Then, an hour later, she won a gold medal in the 2 mile.

Additionally, many of our other runners also broke school records. The girls 4 x 400 meter relay team of Ahmawanyah Lewis, Najah White, Dayvia Weaver, and Quintine Nterere broke the school record. Additionally, Rancel Corporan Lagombra broke the school record in the 500 meters. The boys 4 x 800 meter relay team of Joel Lukoo, Vema Maneno, Aaden Hopkins, and Rancel Corporan Lagombra broke the school record. And the boys 4 x 400 meter relay team of Aaden Hopkins, Joel Lukoo, Marshall Mallory, and Rancel Corporan Lagombra broke the school record.

Our track and field team is comprised mostly of freshmen and sophomores. In the next year or two, Patterson track and field will take over the city of Baltimore.

*(Photos by Kylayah Davis/Patterson Press)*

Patterson wins silver medal in tennis championship

Posted on January 17, 2024 by pattersonpressonline Leave a comment

By Deontay Blackwell

The Patterson High School unified tennis team competed in the City Championship at Coppermine Fitness Club on October 24, 2023. Patterson faced off against six other schools: ACCE, Edmondson, Forest Park, Western, Carver, and Frederick Douglass. Each school had three to four matches to determine the winner in its respective section, with Patterson taking home silver medals for placing second in the B section.

“It was really fun… I was kinda nervous.” Said Nalia Jenkins, one of the tennis players who competed at the City Championship.

Ms. Mahoney is the unified tennis coach for Patterson and has been coaching it for two years but has been coaching other sports, such as swimming and softball, for the past eleven years. Patterson’s tennis team is new, having started only two years ago. In the previous year, the Clippers won third place in the City Championship.

The Patterson unified tennis team still has a bright future ahead as the team is still very new with many more games to come.

Boys soccer team defeats City twice

Posted on January 17, 2024 by pattersonpressonline Leave a comment

By Kylayah Davis

Clippers celebrate their victory over City
*(Photo by Patterson Press)*

The Patterson varsity boys soccer team won against City College on October 11 at Clipper Stadium–a win which put them at first in the division for championships and cemented their 6-0 inter-city record this year.

Despite City getting the first point of the game, Patterson quickly put a point of their own on the board. After securing their second point, the Clippers kept the defense tight, ending the game with a final score of 2-1.

“You can’t scare me; I’m a goalie. The goal is my home and you are not welcome here.”, said Tyler Harrison, stating that he had to lock things down after City scored their goal.

Coach Ober said that he’s proud of his team and their win and that they will continue to work on marking corners and playing with energy. He also said that if they continue to improve, the team is on track to win the City Championships for the first time in six years.

Coach Ober named Angel Guevara as the game’s MVP for “scoring both goals and playing amazingly in the mid field, helping to control the game, and leading with positivity and energy.”

Turnout at the game was great. There was strong support for the Clippers by friends, family, community supporters and Patterson’s volleyball and football teams.

Update:

After this game, the Clippers went on to defeat Dunbar 6-1, Digital Harbor 2-0, Catonsville 2-1, and Edmondson 13-0 in their last game of the regular season. They then went on to defeat City again in their first playoff game, advancing them to the regional finals where they faced Poly for a chance to represent Baltimore City in the State Quarterfinals.

Patterson lost that game by one point, with a final score of 2-3, bringing Patterson’s season to an end. Despite this loss, the team had a spectacular season and remained undefeated in the regular season.

(Photos by Patterson Press)

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Volleyball team shuts down ACCE in double victory

Posted on January 17, 2024 by pattersonpressonline Leave a comment

By Jamira Ellison

The Lady Clippers volleyball team defeated ACCE on October 5th at Patterson–both at the varsity and junior varsity (JV) levels.

Coach Jones explained that the JV team narrowly lost the first set by a score of 24-26 but came back to win the next set 25-18 and then won the tie breaker 15-12.

The Varsity team worked really hard. They beat ACCE three sets in a row. The score for the first game was 25-19, the second game score was 25-13, and the final game score was 25-12. So this game was a 3-0 sweep. In these games the MVPs were No. 26 Destiny Johnson for Varsity and No. 21 Amberlly Perez for JV.

“Varsity did do their best; JV–the first game they did not do their best but they tried their best, but they picked it up and won [the next set] 25-18.”, said Coach Jones.

The JV team could have done a little better, but they still did really well. Originally, JV was not even scheduled to play that day, so it may have caught them off guard and caused them to rush. At first, they were really excited and happy and then after a while they got serious and played their best. These ladies did such a excellent job and everyone is so proud of them.

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