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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. ...
Local athletes shine at SMAC championships
Numerous athletes from across the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference were looking to garner bragging rights and also seeking to peak heading into their respective region and state meets last week during the two days of the SMAC track and field championships at St. Charles High School. In the boys’ bracket, La Plata High athletes attained a grand sum of 107 points to edge fellow Charles County foe Westlake (106) by a single point, while Chopticon (89) took third, followed by Great Mills (64), Leonardtown (63),...
Historic Pimlico Race Course transferred to State of Maryland for $1 (plus $400 million)
Baltimore’s beloved but deteriorating Pimlico Race Course has a new owner — the State of Maryland. The Stronach Group, the owner of the racecourse and nearby Laurel Park, will transfer ownership to the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority for the cost of $1 on July 1. This means a long awaited rebuild of the home of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, can finally take place.
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.
Huntingtown boys advance to state semifinals
A handful of Southern Maryland Athletic Conference lacrosse teams competing in their respective Maryland state quarterfinal contests on Wednesday evening and the results were largely unfavorable for the group as only one team prevailed. The Huntingtown High School boys lacrosse team earned a gritty, 6-5 victory over visiting Manchester Valley on Wednesday evening in the 2A state quarterfinals. Jackson Taylor and Johnny Hollinshead each scored once for the Hurricanes in the fourth quarter and midfielder Darius Thomas controlled the final 30 seconds with a possession...
Connor Salmin talks about his recent Rutgers football offer
Connor Salmin was offered by Rutgers football earlier this week. The wide receiver prospect out of Virginia is a very intriguing athlete. A class of 2026 recruit out of Woodgrove High School (Purcellville, Virginia), Salmin has an offer list that includes Duke, North Carolina, Penn State, Rutgers, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia among others. Georgia and Indiana also offered this week. Last year as a junior, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound athlete had 53 catches for 1,107 receiving yards with 16 touchdowns. He averaged a staggering 20.89 yards per catch. Salmin is a good route runner with quick hands. He has impressive breakaway speed. He...
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.
Athlete of the Week: Will Mackey, GC Lacrosse, rally behind brother's cancer battle
If you spend the day with the Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Team, you would know it’s a tight-knit group. “We all have a really close bond,” said sophomore attack Will Mackey. “Off the field we hang out whether it’s taking people after practice to Chipotle, whatever, just little things like that.”
Commanders' Jahan Dotson says Jayden Daniels was the QB he wanted all along
“It’s been really good energy; really good vibes around the building.”. That has been a constant refrain heard in Ashburn, and receiver Jahan Dotson echoed the positive energy as the Commanders opened OTAs on Tuesday. When asked about Jayden Daniels, Dotson replied, “I don’t know if I can say...
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