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Blue Crabs drop home opener
After opening the Atlantic League season with four games on the road against Gastonia, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs returned home to Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf on Tuesday evening looking to regain their winning ways in front of an enthusiastic, near-capacity crowd. However, Southern Maryland (1-4) fell behind Lexington 4-0 early, trimmed the gap to 4-2 and later got within a run at 6-5 but dropped an 8-5 decision to the Legends on April 30. ...
Calvert pickle ball players in full swing
Cool and overcast conditions and an occasional drizzle at Hallowing Point Park hardly proved for an ideal setting on Saturday for Calvert County Parks and Recreation’s pickle ball tournament that transpired there this weekend, but those elements could hardly dampen the enthusiasm of those tandems that reached their respective finals. Calvert residents and Northern High School math teachers Rowena Conway and Heather Finamore have developed a genuine chemistry on the court that proved to be a winning formula last weekend amid any and all atmospheric...
St. Mary's school board approves raises for athletic trainers
Athletic trainers in St. Mary’s County will be receiving an increase in pay after the board of education voted to increase their salaries at an April 24 meeting in Leonardtown. In 2022, the board awarded a certified athletic trainer contract to Waldorf-based ProFlex for a trainer at each of Great Mills, Leonardtown and Chopticon high schools on an as-needed basis. The duration was for one year with the option to...
La Plata baseball upends Leonardtown
Last Friday afternoon when the La Plata High School baseball team quickly erased a 1-0 deficit en route to forging a 7-1 victory over Leonadtown High, Warriors’ leadoff batter Taylor Ellis found himself playing a role contrary to his normal fare. La Plata (13-2) spotted Leonardtown a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Warriors’ starter Camden Cooke escaped serious trouble to limit the visiting Raiders to a single run. Leonardtown’s Owen Hugel had led off the game with a bloop single...
Boys lacrosse schedule 5/3-5/9
Friday, May 3 Northern at Westlake, 5 p.m. Patuxent at McDonough, 5 p.m. Calvert at North Point, 5 p.m. La Plata at Lackey, 5 p.m. Thomas Stone at Leonardtown, 6 p.m. Chopticon at Huntingtown, 6 p.m. Monday, May 6 Thomas Stone at Lackey, 4:30 p.m.
Southern Maryland athletes compete at Calvert
A quartet of Southern Maryland Athletic Conference outdoor track and field teams, at least one from each of the three counties that comprise the region, were on hand at Calvert High School on Tuesday afternoon as the numerous athletes tuned up for the upcoming SMAC championships at St. Charles on May 7 and 9. Tuesday afternoon offered male and female athletes alike from host Calvert, La Plata, Leonardtown and St. Charles high schools a chance to prep for the championships that the Spartans will host...
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