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Maryland splits first two games in Heartland Classic

By Dean Jones Jr. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:42:00 GMT

Tayler Stiles (Bishop McNamara) sets tournament record for strikeouts in seven-inning game with 16 Despite not allowing an earned run, Maryland split its two games Tuesday to start this year's...

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Georgetown's Greg Whittington, former Oakland Mills star, tears his ACL

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:14:00 GMT

Georgetown junior forward Greg Whittington, a former Oakland Mills star, has torn his ACL and could miss the 2013-14 season.

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Former Calvert Hall star Jon Graham to transfer from Penn State

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:00 GMT

Former Calvert Hall forward Jon Graham will transfer from Penn State, the school's athletic department announced Tuesday.

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Former Edmondson star Stanton Kidd transfers to Colorado State

By Matt Bracken — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:00 GMT

In about a week, Stanton Kidd will visit Fort Collins, Colo., for the first time in his life. The former Edmondson star will make his trip out West as the newest member of the Colorado State...

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Former Atholton star Gavin Stephenson transfers to DII school in South Carolina

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:01:00 GMT

After one year at the Virginia Military Institute, former Atholton guard Gavin Stephenson is transferring to South Carolina Aiken.

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Shootout for Soldiers event raises $126,000 for Wounded Warrior Project

By Colleen Thomas — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:20:00 GMT

After a 4 a.m. hot dog-eating contest, a game featuring Major League Lacrosse players, and 24 consecutive hours of lacrosse to support veterans, Tyler Steinhardt can finally...

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Gilman's Biff Poggi won't coach Maryland team in Big 33 Football Classic

By Seth Boster and Ryan Hood — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:47:00 GMT

As the Maryland players prepare to play against Pennsylvania in Saturday's Big 33 Football Classic at Hersheypark Stadium, they're practicing with a new head coach.

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Maryland replaces five players for Big 33 Classic

By Dean Jones Jr. — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:05:00 GMT

Three Gilman defensive stars among those replaced for football game vs. Pennsylvania With three days until Maryland's return to the Big 33 Football Classic for the first time since 1992, five...

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Glenelg Country names Paul Weir as new athletic director

The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:47:00 GMT

Glenelg Country School named Paul Weir as its new athletic director Wednesday.

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Harford Christian boys hoops coach lands college head coaching job

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:32:00 GMT

Harford Christian Academy boys basketball coach Richard Westerlund is leaving Maryland to take over as the head basketball coach at Crossroads College in Rochester, Minn.

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Aquille Carr reportedly struggles at 2013 adidas Eurocamp

The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:13:00 GMT

Aquille Carr's plan to sign a professional contract overseas doesn't seem to be going well.

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Calvert Hall's Carlo Crispino Stadium among 'coolest' in U.S.

The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:49:00 GMT

Calvert Hall's Carlo Crispino Stadium, which opened in 2008, was recently included in MaxPreps' list of "10 of the coolest high school baseball venues in America ."

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Local players on MSABC's All-District baseball teams

The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:57:00 GMT

Several local players earned spots on the All-District teams from the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches. The local players on the teams are listed below.

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Johns Hopkins, Ripken Baseball to team up for fight against skin cancer

The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:59:00 GMT

The Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology, in partnership with The Kropfelder Foundation for Melanoma Education and Research, has teamed up with Ripken Baseball to help eradicate skin cancer,...

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Orioles take Calvert Hall catcher Alex Murphy in the sixth round of baseball's draft

By Daniel Gallen — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:24:00 GMT

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Maryland roster for Big 26 Baseball Classic includes 10 local players

By Dean Jones Jr. — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:14:00 GMT

On Thursday, officials announced the 26-man roster for Team Maryland in the Big 26 Baseball Classic next month, which includes 10 local players.

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Four Baltimore City high school athletes joined Ravens at the White House

The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:34:00 GMT

When the Ravens visited the White House on Wednesday, four Baltimore City athletes went along for the ride.

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AACS guard Emmanuel Toney talks about his Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pledge

By Matt Bracken — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:22:00 GMT

Since his freshman year, Emmanuel Toney has told anyone at Annapolis Area Christian School who would listen that he planned on playing college basketball at a Division I school in Texas. Now that the...

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McDonogh forward Evan Fisher has plenty of early college interest

By John Stoller — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:48:00 GMT

Rising junior is playing up a level with Nike Baltimore Elite's 17-and-under team After a solid sophomore campaign for McDonogh’s varsity boys basketball team, Evan Fisher has moved on to a...

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Pallotti forward Tariq Owens talks about his Ohio University pledge

By Matt Bracken — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:55:00 GMT

Playing Division I basketball was the furthest thing from Tariq Owens ’ mind when he was just a 5-foot-9 eighth-grade football player. But three years, 12 inches and a new sport changed his...

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2nd annual Shootout for Soldiers, 24-hour lacrosse game, set for June 13-14

By Glenn Graham — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:21:00 GMT

The second annual Shootout for Soldiers, a 24-hour marathon lacrosse game to support the Wounded Warriors Project, is set for 9 a.m. June 13 through 9 a.m. June 14 at...

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Milford Mill's Justin Jenifer earns MVP award in Philadelphia all-star game

By Glenn Graham — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:05:00 GMT

Milford Mill rising junior point guard Justin Jenifer earned the Most Valuable Player award in the underclassmen game in the third annual Mary Kline Classic at Philadelphia University on...

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Dunbar's Daxter Miles talks about his West Virginia commitment

By Matt Bracken — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:08:00 GMT

Daxter Miles wasn’t planning on making his college commitment Friday night. But the Dunbar senior had a sudden change of heart during his high school graduation three days...

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Brooks Robinson All-Star Game washed out, will resume play Tuesday

By Ryan Hood — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:17:00 GMT

Hours after Kevin Gausman made his Camden Yards debut, 30 of the state’s top high school senior baseball players -- most just four years younger than the rookie right-hander -- made theirs,...

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Milford Mill grad Kyle Thomas talks about his Morgan State pledge

By Matt Bracken — Wed, 29 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

There was one constant in Kyle Thomas ’ recruitment before, during and after he went to prep school: interest from Morgan State.

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