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Maryland football lands Baltimore three-star OL
Maryland football kept the local momentum on the recruiting trail going late Tuesday night, as Baltimore (Md.) Milford Mill three-star offensive lineman Amory Hills announced his commitment to the Terps via social media. Hills chose the Terps over Penn State, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Hills officially visited Maryland the weekend of June 14, taking in College Park after initially being set to take a visit to West Virginia. He officially visited Penn State the weekend of June 7 and officially took in Virginia Tech the weekend of June 21. Hills started for Milford Mills along the...
Baltimore elite inner-city baseball program Visions Select to showcase talent in Bahamas
BALTIMORE - More than a dozen Baltimore youth baseball players are getting ready to hit the skies to compete under the international spotlight. Visions Select, an elite inner-city program for travel baseball, is going to the Bahamas this weekend to compete against some of the world's top athletes in the Babe Ruth Caribbean Championship.The program, which has grown to 80 children across four teams, molds boys into young men. Beyond baseball, coaches emphasize education and life skills. "It's my everything," shortstop Kendal Sellers told WJZ. "Other than my family and education, this is all I do."These ballplayers spend 10 months of the...
Historic Pimlico Race Course to Undergo Major Renovations, Maryland Takes Ownership Ahead of Upgrades
The Pimlico Race Course, steeped in the history of American horse racing, is slated to shut down operations on September 1, to undergo substantial renovations. This anticipated closure was confirmed in a Facebook post by the race course itself and is a part of the wider-reaching Pimlico Plus plan which received legislative approval earlier this year, according to WMAR2.
98 Rock Night blends music, baseball and Baltimore magic
98 Rock Night 2024 began with a bang as toyhole, aka Marianne and Wendi, broadcast live from the Coors Light Roof Deck at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Taking place on Friday, June 28, the annual event perfectly coincided with Female Friday, featuring the ultimate guest: Joan Jett. Joan Jett,...
Agoge Project imparts life skills on youths in, out of boxing ring
An organization founded by a Baltimore teacher seeks to fill the gaps when it comes to building up the next generation through boxing and jiu-jitsu. The Agoge Project works with 50 youths ages 10 and up in the Belair-Edison neighborhood to ensure they have a safe place to grow after school and throughout the summer.
Building on legacy: Expanding the reach of 4M Swim Club
Throughout my life, I have often paused to consider how I can impact the future for others. This reflection is one of the reasons I became a public servant, starting as a delegate in the House and subsequently being elected to the Maryland Senate to represent the 45th Legislative District. Building on a legacy and helping others to do the same has been a guiding principle for me in this role.
Recent North East High School graduate wins Maryland Junior Amateur
Noah Wallace, a 2024 graduate of North East High School and a three-time Class 2A/1A state champion, captured a first place finish at the 100th Maryland Junior Amateur at the United States Naval Academy Golf Club in Annapolis on June 26. Wallace shot two under across the three-day tournament, seven strokes ahead of second place finishers Tommy Sharps and current C. Milton Wright golfer Jack Geyer. Geyer and Sharps finished the tournament shooting five over. ...
Morgan State athletic director gets big-time NCAA Appointment
Morgan State University’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dena Freeman-Patton has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Series (FCS) Oversight Committee per a release by the institution’s athletic department. This prestigious appointment will see Freeman-Patton serving a four-year term, concluding on June 30, 2028. Freeman-Patton, who is entering her third […] The post Morgan State athletic director gets big-time NCAA Appointment appeared first on ClutchPoints.
HBCU AD appointed to NCAA Football Oversight Committee
Freeman-Patton, who is entering her third year at Morgan State, joins a team tasked with enhancing the development of FCS football. The post HBCU AD appointed to NCAA Football Oversight Committee appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Orioles, Maryland Food Bank host 37th annual food drive when Yankees come to town
Planning on helping sell out Camden Yards when the Yankees return to town in mid-July? Now, you have an excuse to go: Donating to a good cause. The Baltimore Orioles, in partnership with the Maryland Food Bank, announced the annual Orioles Food and Funds Drive is returning for its 37th year.
Archbishop Spalding QB Malik Washington On Why He Committed To Maryland Football
Archbishop Spalding senior quarterback Malik Washington had it instilled in him from a young age to not take anything for granted. His goal in life is to “leave a legacy” that lasts. On June 28, Washington took a major step toward achieving that goal. The consensus four-star recruit...
Remembering John Sothoron: Lacrosse Legacy and Coaching Triumphs
John Sothoron, an All-American lacrosse goalkeeper for Towson University in the 1970s, passed away at 74 due to leukemia. He had a successful coaching career, leading Towson to a 36-9 record as a player and later coaching St. Mary's College and St. Mary's Ryken High School. Towson's varsity career record...
It's fast, calculated, complex: Fencing blends mental, physical strength
TOWSON, Md. — Only six sports have been a part of every Olympic Games, including fencing, a sport that blends mental and physical strength. But if you blink, you might miss all the action. Inside Chesapeake Fencing Club in Towson, you hear weapons, buzzers and Jacob Gordon. "It looks...
Hess Joins MSU Sports Medicine Staff
BALTIMORE, Md. (July 3, 2024)--Morgan State Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, Katie Olenek has announced the addition of Bayley Hess to the sports medicine staff as an assistant athletic trainer. "We are very pleased to welcome Miss Hess to our sports medicine team," said Olenek. "Graduating from Messiah University's...
Big Train to Honor Orioles Executive, Bethesda Native Eve Rosenbaum with Bobblehead
The Bethesda Big Train, a local college baseball summer league team in the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, will honor Montgomery County native and Orioles assistant general manager Eve Rosenbaum at their July 5 game with a bobblehead. Rosenbaum, who grew up in Bethesda and graduated from Walt Whitman...
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