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Explosive plays from Mckinnie send Tuscarora past Thomas Johnson
In the first quarter of Friday's football game against Thomas Johnson, Tuscarora senior DeMonte Mckinnie had his punt return for a touchdown negated by a block-in-the-back penalty. So as Mckinnie, wearing his grey No. 7 jersey, was ready to field a kickoff in the second quarter, someone from the stands yelled, "Do it again 7." That request went unfulfilled — he didn't break any more big ...
Sterling Road to close for railroad maintenance, Oct. 21-25
Sterling Road will be closed at the railroad tracks on Monday, Oct. 21, at 8:30 a.m. and will remain closed until Friday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. to allow Norfolk Southern to make improvements to the railroad infrastructure. During this time, Sterling Road will be closed to all through traffic. Detour signs will be posted to guide drivers around the closure. Plan ahead and use alternate routes to avoid delays. ...
2024 Baltimore Running Festival: First-timers Willy Fink, Sara Kenefick win marathon
First time running a marathon? No problem. Willy Fink, 30, of Gaithersburg, and Sara Kenefick, 23, of Charlotte, North Carolina, won the men’s and women’s marathon at the 2024 Baltimore Running Festival on Saturday. The pair finished the race in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 38 seconds and 3:03:42, respectively. Fink opened up a significant lead over the rest of the pack about 90 minutes in and finished eight minutes ahead of the next-closest runner. Alexander Loper of Abingdon (2:29:50) and Louis Levine of Arlington, Virginia, (2:31:14) finished second and third, respectively, in the men’s marathon, while Simiao Li of Princeton, New Jersey, (3:07:10) and Michelle Johnston of Dayton, Ohio, (3:07:50) followed Kenefick in the women’s race. The Baltimore Running Festival marathon, which included slight tweaks this year to the path, such as a new turn at Light and Pratt streets and a detour by Lake Montebello to avoid an ongoing sinkhole repair, is internationally certified allowing runners to use their results to qualify for other races such as the Boston Marathon.
Undefeated North Hagerstown boys soccer team wraps up Tesla Cup championship
Before presenting North Hagerstown's boys soccer team with the trophy named after him, Mike Tesla told the Hubs they were the best North soccer team he had seen in his several decades. They sure played like it on Senior Night at Callas Stadium. Drew Lobley had four goals and two assists, and Bryson Rohrer...
Washington County runners dominate at CMC cross country championships
A pair of Washington County juniors pushed each other to their limits Friday morning at Boonsboro in the fastest Central Maryland Conference boys cross country race ever. North Hagerstown's Walker Mason kicked past Smithsburg's Michael Wynkoop down the stretch to win the overall and large-school titles in 15:08.2. Wynkoop finished second overall and won the small-school title in 15:11.2. They are the fastest two times in CMC meet history. ...
October 2024 TMP: Raise my Taxes Edition
In what has become a sad sort of annual tradition here in Howard County, parents of students attending overcrowded and under-maintained schools testified in front of the Howard County Board of Education last month on why the limited capital funds available for school construction be prioritized to maintain, modernize, improve, and/or expand their own child's school building (inevitably at the expense of another needed school investment). It’s cut-throat competitive over limited capital funding that should not be.
Top-ranked Howard volleyball powered by collective belief in one another
Howard volleyball coach Grant Scott has maintained a consistent core philosophy in his tenure leading the Lions: “We’re not allowed to speak in negatives.” Scott will never tell one of his players during a match or in practice not to do something. Rather, he’ll frame it in a way saying, “This is what we need to do.” That mindset allows players, instead of dwelling on one mistake, to think ...
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