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Drew McKenna, a four-star small forward recruit in the Class of 2024, announced Tuesday he is committing to Georgetown and

River Hill tennis coach Kelley Pfefferkorn remembers just two short years ago when now senior Alex Artazov was the Hawks’ only representative at the state tournament. The Hawks have grown immensely since then. They claimed the program’s first Class 3A state team title in 2022 and entered this season with a target on its back.

When Teri Leatherwood began working in Carroll Community College’s Office of Student Engagement last year, she kept asking one question: Where was the school’s volleyball team? Leatherwood had coached volleyball at North Carroll High School and Manchester Valley High School for more than a decade and knew the county had developed a strong women’s volleyball culture. She was convinced there ...

The Linganore boys’ track team finished in 6th place out of 12 teams at the Frederick County Championship. The meet took place at Governor Thomas Johnson High School on May 12. Although the team was hoping for better placement, there were some good individual performances by the team. Senior...

Four Tigers competed in the NCAA Track & Field East Preliminary Round and have completed their outdoor season. Graduate student Georgia Coleman threw over 60m in the hammer toss and finished in 13th place, one spot away from advancing to the NCAA Championship.

River Hill girls track and field saw success on the horizon. The Hawks finished third in Class 3A at the indoor state championship meet, but left that day knowing they were contenders. It came to fruition Saturday on the final day of the MPSSAA outdoor state championships. River Hill came into the day tied for first place. By the third race of the day, the Hawks felt the trophy within their ...

LANDOVER — Just in time for the most important part of Grant Lohr’s throwing season, he was stricken by potential setbacks. First, the Oakdale High sophomore fell ill last week leading into the Class 3A West regional meet, which the Bears hosted.

If you're planning on hitting the beach or the pool this Memorial Day weekend, swim experts are reminding you to play it safe. Lakia Thompson loves being near the pool. She just learned how to swim last summer. "I could not swim. I was scared of the deep end. You...

Manchester Valley High School girls lacrosse team plays Middletown in the 2A state championship game

The 2023 renewal of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale of 2-year-olds in training, the first of just two juvenile auctions on this year’s calendar to feature breezes over a dirt track, turned out to be a winning venue for high-end New York-bred juveniles. The auction took place at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium on Monday and Tuesday, May 22-23.

Schools in Howard County are the latest to feel the effects of an athletic trainer shortage. Parents are advocating for having trainers staffed at all sporting events and practices at the schools.

Oakland Mills outdoor track and field’s Shane King and Manchester Valley girls lacrosse’s Emma Penczek each led their respective teams to state titles.

The Damascus High School softball team will have a game with Reservoir High School on May 26, 2023, 19:00:00 CST.

HIGHLIGHTS (NCAA Baseball): Binghamton beat UMBC 7-1 in the America East tournament.

COLLEGE PARK — Reservoir softball entered Friday night’s Class 3A state championship against Damascus with a prolific offense that averaged more than 13 runs per game. Meanwhile, senior pitcher Maggie Frisvold consistently silenced the opposition in the circle, creating a formula that helped the Gators win their third straight Howard County championship and reach their second state final in three years.

TOWSON, MD—Hallie Shepard of Catonsville High School and Carter Sparwasser of Parkville High School have been named winners of the 36th annual Mildred Murray All-Academic Scholar-Athlete Award and Scholarship prizes. Presented by the Baltimore County Public Schools’ Office of Athletics, the prestigious honors were awarded during a ceremony on May 24 at BCPS administrative offices.

On May 10, Lilah Covey signed her National Letter of Intent to Towson University, where she will be a member of the cheerleading team and major in sports management and communications. Lilah was a part of the Linganore High School (LHS)cheer team for the past four years, for a total...

On Wednesday, May 3, Linganore High School hosted its first-ever powderpuff football game. The game served as a fundraiser for mental health awareness and suicide prevention in honor of May being National Mental Health Awareness Month. The event consisted of junior vs. senior teams. Selected girls competed in a flag...

River Hill junior Henry Zatkowski dazzled on the mound with 15 strikeouts as the Hawks defeated C. Milton Wright, 1-0, for the program’s second state title and first since 2009. Source: The Baltimore Sun High School Sports.

Saturday evening, fourth-seeded River Hill will take on sixth-seeded CM Wright at Regency Furniture Stadium for the 2023 Class 3 MPSSAA State Championship. After 2022 was extremely chalky in the postseason, there has been a bit more chaos in Class 3 this year. River Hill comes into the game off a semifinal win over top-seeded Decatur and CM Wright beat seventh seed Huntingtown in a tight game to reach the Championship.