SPORTS
By Sandra McKee and The Baltimore Sun | February 22, 2012
The National Prep tournament begins Friday at Lehigh with 46 Maryland wrestlers among the top seeds. No. 1 McDonogh is sending the biggest contingent with eight wrestlers, while No. 5 St. Paul's and No. 3 Archbishop Spalding each have five. The 160-pound class features six wrestlers from the state among the 12 seeds, including four of the top five. The Maryland seeds in each weight class are listed below. The finals will be covered live on The Open Mat , which will have wrestling experts Willie Saylor and Corey Haddad commentating.
EXPLORE
July 27, 2011
Team TOP of the BAY, a girls lacrosse team from Harford County, took third place in the US Lacrosse U15 National Championships held in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., at the Wide World of Sports Complex last week. Grace Richards (John Carroll '15) led the team in scoring with 17 goals in seven games, while Miranda Ibello (Maryvale '14) was a close second with 16 goals and Emma Wall (John Carroll '14) finished the tournament with 15 goals and also led the team in assists with seven. The defense was anchored by Haley Kyger (John Carroll '14)
NEWS
By Jonathan Pitts, The Baltimore Sun | March 17, 2011
The left winger carried the puck up ice, swerved into the corner of the rink, and just as a defender slid helplessly toward him, slipped a pass in front of the goal. A teammate, Joe Tarbox, gathered it in, fired a shot past the goaltender and raised his stick in celebration. It was Monday morning at The Gardens Ice House, the usual friendly ice hockey scrimmage was under way, and the Red team had taken a 1-0 lead over the Gold. "After this many years, you do have a sense of where your teammate is going to be," says Carl Sherman, the winger who made the pass.
NEWS
By Joe Burris, The Baltimore Sun | October 31, 2010
They practiced speed drills, studied films of their opponents and outlined strategies — all to ensure that when the tournament began, they would be ready to perform. That is why the Howard County-based Capitol Debate team is one of the best nationally in a contest that is just as intense and competitive as any sport. They're hosting their fourth-annual Fall Classic Tournament at Centennial High School, starting Saturday and ending Sunday. The contest matches teams from Maryland as well as those from seven other states — including Florida, New Hampshire and Alabama — and Washington, D.C. It features policy debate, with more than 60 two-member teams competing.
SPORTS
By From Sun staff and news services | July 1, 2009
WNBA Beard's shot with 1.9 seconds left lifts Mystics to victory Alana Beard hit a 16-footer with 1.9 seconds left to help the Washington Mystics beat the host San Antonio Silver Stars, 84-82, on Tuesday night. The Mystics (5-3) broke a three-game losing streak. The Silver Stars (3-4) were trying to edge past the .500 mark for the first time this season. Beard and Lindsey Harding led the Mystics with 19 points apiece. Beard picked up her fifth foul before the third quarter buzzer and went to the bench, but came back a minute later when the Silver Stars trimmed a 12-point deficit to one. The Silver Stars had a chance to win, but Belinda Snell's three-point attempt at the buzzer bounced off the rim. Women's college basketball Towson to participate in Preseason NIT in November Towson will start its 2009-10 season by participating in the Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament.
SPORTS
By Todd Karpovich and Todd Karpovich,Special to The Sun | May 23, 2008
The US Lacrosse Women's Division National Tournament is returning to its roots this weekend in Baltimore, where the first women's lacrosse team in the United States was started in 1926 at Bryn Mawr. The tournament, which began in 1933 and is one of the largest women's lacrosse events in the nation with more than 1,500 players, was hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., for the past seven years. Ann Kitt Carpenetti, women's division director for US Lacrosse, said the event's proximity to this weekend's NCAA Division I women's lacrosse championship at Towson University should help boost college recruiting at the event.