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Countdown to Kickoff: Northwest Jaguars
GERMANTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — The Northwest Jaguars are entering year two under head coach Bucky Clipper, hoping to build on a big playoff win from last season. In the second round of the MPSSAA 4A state playoffs, Northwest beat its arch rival Quince Orchard, 29-26, ending the Cougars’ historic 39-game multi-year long win […]
A new cast takes the stage as football practice begins
Glance at the top of last year’s football statistical leaderboards, and it reads as a who’s who of some of Frederick County’s finest prep football talent in decades. But most of those stars are off to college. Gone are Linganore’s Ethan Arneson, Frederick High’s Davian Pryor and Oakdale’s Evan Austin, Hunter Thompson and Dominic Nichols, along with others who made their names known to even the ...
Countdown to Kickoff: Blake Bengals
SILVER SPRING, Md. (DC News Now) — In 2023, Blake high school football head coach Bryon Marshall led the Bengals to their first undefeated regular season in program history. The Bengals fell to North Point in the 4A/3A state semifinals last year, but hope to build on their 2023 success and take it another step […]
Liz Merryman TOBA Finalist for Second Straight Year
LAUREL, MD – Largely thanks to her 5-year-old Grade 2-placed homebred Witty, a three-time stakes winner at Laurel Park, owner-trainer Elizabeth Merryman is a finalist to win a second straight national award from the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Merryman, a member of one of Maryland’s most successful, diverse...
Crab-crackin’ Maryland kid: Wood enjoys return to Camden Yards
BALTIMORE – Like most Maryland kids, James Wood grew up going to Orioles games at Camden Yards. And like most Maryland kids, he also grew up picking steamed blue crabs. On Tuesday night, the Olney, Md., native got to relive both childhood memories in the Nationals’ 9-3 rout of the Orioles in Baltimore.
Bullis High School Student Makes Olympic History
16-year-old sprinter Quincy Wilson made history on Aug. 9, becoming the youngest U.S. male track Olympic athlete in history as the rising junior at Bullis High School in Potomac, Maryland, ran the first leg of the men’s 4×400 relay in the qualifying race for Team USA. Wilson left...
Crabs N Beer Chasing Elusive Stakes Win in $75,000 Find
LAUREL, MD – Charles Blanford’s Grade 3-placed Crabs N Beer, beaten two lengths or less in each of his last four stakes attempts and fewer than three lengths on average in seven career tries, continues the quest for his breakthrough win in Sunday’s $75,000 Find at Laurel Park.
Another Stakes Test for Cut From Class in $75,000 All Brandy
LAUREL, MD – Cut From Class, stubborn in defeat to near-millionaire and two-time graded winner Sparkle Blue in an unplanned stakes debut last month, faces no such rival when she attempts to restart her win streak in Sunday’s $75,000 All Brandy at Laurel Park. The 52nd running of...
Sports Hall of Fame Seeking Nominations
The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for inductees for its 2025 class and is asking the public to contribute. The Hall of Fame, which recently found a permanent home within the walls of the Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center, honors individuals who have made contributions or “brought notoriety” to the county through the avenue of sport. Inductees can be coaches, athletes, journalists or anyone who fits that description.
Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond Returns Home After Winning Olympic Gold
Thea LaFond is back home after winning gold — the first-ever Olympic medal for Dominica, a Caribbean island nation. MCM talked with LaFond at her parents’ house in Silver Spring, where she built a gym in their basement during the pandemic. LaFond, who lives in Silver Spring and...
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