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Girls flag football coming to MCPS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Did you know girls' flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world? It's even being added as an Olympic sport for the 2028 games in Los Angeles. Beginning this fall, Montgomery County Public Schools is getting in on the action by piloting...
Perry Hall baseball star AJ Mendoza brings everything to the game he loves
A slow roller down the third base line was all Perry Hall baseball coach Joe Carlineo needed to see. It happened four years ago during tryouts, an intrasquad game with then-freshman AJ Mendoza on the mound. “He slid from his knees like a catcher would and with his shoulders squared toward first base, gunned the kid out,” Carlineo said. “Right then, I’m like, ‘Oh, my God, this kid is something ...
MIAA A Conference lacrosse notebook: Showdown Tuesday, rookie coach check-in and more
No hype is needed to promote this week’s Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference statement game, as two-time defending champion and No. 3 McDonogh travels to No. 1 Boys’ Latin at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. A look back at the past two years shows why. In the past three meetings, including two semifinal playoff matchups, the champion Eagles were one goal better than the Lakers. In ...
Bison Tennis Team Beats Rival Morgan State on Senior Day
The Bison triumphed over their conference rival, the Morgan State Bears, with the men’s team securing a 4-3 victory and the women’s team winning 5-2 at Banneker Recreation Center this past weekend. As the seniors concluded their final regular season game, their performance generated momentum going into the...
UMaine Softball drops first two games of weekend set
After dropping the first game of the doubleheader 10-7, in the second game, the University of Maine Black Bears softball team fell to the UMBC Retrievers 8-7. Graduate pitcher Isabelle True started the game on the mound for the Black Bears, first-year outfielder Ella Squaires was the first batter up for UMBC and reached first base off a throwing error. After stealing second and then advancing to third off another UMaine error, Squaires scored the first run of the game off a flyout by first-year infielder Haley Luginbill.
Report: Penn State men's basketball to face Virginia Tech in Baltimore next season
Penn State’s 2024-25 nonconference schedule is starting to crystallize. The Nittany Lions will face Virginia Tech inside CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore sometime this November, per Jon Rothstein. The Hokies are coming off a season where they made the second round of the NIT Tournament. They last faced Penn...
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