Bel Alton
SPORTS
Charles swimmers set for divisional championships
One week before many of them will compete in their respective Prince-Mont divisional championships seeking to earn a berth in the annual all-star meet the following Saturday at Temple Hills, swimmers from across Charles County dove into the pools for their final dual meets of the summer. Hawthorne Country Club (4-1) suffered a 323-270 setback to Kingfish in a clash of previously undefeated Division A teams on Saturday morning. Even in defeat the Gators got a bevy of superb efforts from female and male swimmers...
La Plata tops Western Charles in CHASM baseball
Following a brief respite for the July 4 holiday that marks the traditional midway point of the Charles and St. Mary’s County Baseball League season, the La Plata Twins picked up precisely where they left off before the break by upending Western Charles 10-5 on Sunday afternoon at Rainbow Construction Field. La Plata (7-2) had downed Western Charles 8-4 three weeks earlier when the two teams met on a very sunny, hot afternoon at Lackey High School and the Twins opened this occasion as if...
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