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Loaded Urbana boys continue climb by putting away Blair, cruising into 4A state semifinals
URBANA — Finally for Urbana boys lacrosse, the quick strikes came. The Hawks had played nearly the entire game in the offensive zone, but goals were less frequent than coach Gavin Donahue would have liked due to poor shots and a series of nice saves by Montgomery Blair goalie Trenton Royall.
Urbana girls waste no time setting tone, advancing to 4A state semifinals
URBANA — Wednesday’s Class 4A girls lacrosse state quarterfinal began a little later than its scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time. But once the action got underway, Urbana wasted no time taking command.
Defending state champ Princess Anne boys soccer team has found its groove
VIRGINIA BEACH — The Princess Anne boys soccer team didn’t look much like a defending state champion early this season. But after fighting through some early adversity, the Cavaliers have come together, won nine consecutive games and look like title contenders once again. Princess Anne, now 11-3-1 on the season, is heating up at the perfect time, with the Region 5A playoffs starting next week. ...
Making brain gains, Bears' Novitski, Hawks' Tambat continue county tennis dominance
Much of the progress made by the Frederick County Public Schools tennis champions in No. 1 singles over the last year came between the ears rather than between the lines on the court. Urbana senior Shloka Tambat and Oakdale junior Nick Novitski each cited improved mental approaches to help explain...
Sneak Peek: Village Pickle opens its doors this week
The new Village Pickle mega pickleball facility in Leesburg is ready to roll. It’s opening its doors this week and The Burn has your first look inside. Village Pickle is located at the Village at Leesburg center off Route 7. It’s taken two huge spaces — one that was vacant and one that used to be the Charming Charlie store.
Linganore's Wallich redeems herself with game-winner to oust Oakdale in girls lax regional final
Reese Wallich had her chance at redemption. The Linganore senior watched frustrated from the sideline as Oakdale tied the teams’ Class 3A West Region I girls lacrosse final to complete a four-goal fourth-quarter comeback. Wallich’s penalty served as the catalyst for that tying mark, but she knew she would be released with 19 seconds left on the clock.
'Set, see, save': Lancers goalie Levinson leads way to regional title
Linganore goalie Tucker Levinson had the look he liked early in the fourth quarter. That was true throughout most of Monday’s Class 3A West Region I boys lacrosse final, but this one proved pivotal with Oakdale attempting to continue chipping away at the Lancers’ lead.
‘Bulldog’ Barnes helps Middletown baseball take 2A West regional title
From the moment his day begins, Hunter Barnes radiates energy. On Wednesday morning, the Middletown High senior said he “woke up like a bulldog.” Then, he went out later that afternoon and pitched like one for the Knights’ baseball team.
Falcon Girls Survive, Advance Past Linganore
Playoff season has no preference for how you win; it just cares that you do, in fact, win. Severna Park’s girls lacrosse team’s state quarterfinal tussle with Linganore on Wednesday featured a little bit of everything: a frenetic first quarter, a one-sided second quarter, eight yellow cards, both teams forced to play a player light for the much of the second half, a star player’s disqualification, both teams employing stall tactics at various times, and one team failing to score in the second half.
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