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Leonardtown softball takes state title
In the week leading up to the Maryland 4A state softball championship game Saturday afternoon at the University of Maryland, the Leonardtown High School softball team had become accustomed to playing in dramatic contests that were invariably decided in the final at-bat. But on May 25 in their state title clash with previously undefeated Eleanor Roosevelt High of Prince George’s County, much of the suspense and drama was erased less than an hour into the contest as Leonardtown scored twice in the first, once more...
Leonardtown High baseball claims state title
Through much of the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference schedule this spring, the Leonardtown High School baseball team appeared to be treading water and the Raiders stood at 8-8 with the postseason just around the corner. But from there Leonardtown was perfect and the Raiders ended an improbable run to claim the 4A state title by upending Walt Whitman of Montgomery County 2-0 on Friday evening at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf. Leonardtown (15-8) had grown accustomed to facing the best pitchers in SMAC and those...
Whitman baseball falls in Maryland 4A State Championship
WALDORF, Md (DC News Now) – Whitman’s high school baseball team falls in their first 4A state championship appearance in school history to Leonardtown 2-0. “Gave it our best shot,” Joe Cassidy, head coach of Whitman said. Cassidy mentioned how this team was the first to go this far, “Been nice to be the first […]
Leonardtown baseball heading to 4A state finals
A pair of Southern Maryland Athletic Conference baseball teams were looking to punch their tickets to their respective state title games this weekend at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, but only one of them succeeded. Leonardtown High School (14-8) rallied from an early 2-1 deficit to defeat Urbana of Frederick County 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon in a 4A state semifinal contest at Shirley Povich Field in Montgomery County. Nolan Taitano...
Leonardtown senior has discovered a new racket
Leonardtown High School senior Jacob Farren has played soccer since he was only 5 years old and last fall he was part of the Raiders’ boys soccer team’s successful run to the 4A state championship. This spring, however, Farren is on the cusp of earning another state crown while playing boys’ singles on the tennis court, although it was only recently that he discovered that sport is basically his secondary racket. ...
Seniors find boxing program helps with debilitating disease
Debbie Gunnell used to drop her husband Tim off 12 miles from home and the Mechanicsville resident would run the remaining distance to their house, but that all changed when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2012. “The monotony would kill me because I’m used to being active,” said Gunnell, who used to run track in school and is a fifth-degree black belt. But Gunnell and others who have...
Marriotts Ridge boys lacrosse says goodbye to ‘amazing’ senior class after deepest postseason run in six years
Marriotts Ridge boys lacrosse wanted to face Severna Park in the Class 3A state semifinals. The Mustangs didn’t shy away from the challenge of taking on the high-octane and seven-time defending state champion Falcons. The teams met during the regular season and Severna Park dominated in a 16-4 win. Marriotts Ridge, and particularly the program’s seniors, wanted another opportunity after coming ...
Patuxent baseball tops La Plata for region title
Conditions were hardly ideal for the 2A South Region title game on Tuesday afternoon, but the inclement weather could not diminish the hosts as the Patuxent High School baseball team upended La Plata 7-3 to capture the region crown and complete a three-game sweep of the Warriors this spring courtesy of a pair of two-out rallies. Patuxent (18-2) punched its ticket to the 2A state quarterfinals on Friday by scoring four runs in the second then responded to a three-run rally from La Plata (16-5)...
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