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Seahawks men lacrosse goes to NCAA tournament
On an overcast afternoon in which moderate to heavy rains departed well before the opening face-off draw, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s lacrosse team overcame a slow start to trounce visiting Penn College 23-4 in the United East Conference Championship game on Saturday afternoon in St. Mary’s City. St. Mary’s College men’s team (13-6) earned its third consecutive UEC tournament title by erupting for 17 unanswered goals at one stretch en route to the lopsided victory. The Seahawks never trailed, but they only...
Patuxent softball blanks Lackey
After battling through three scoreless innings with her Lackey High School pitching counterpart Dakota Miles last Friday afternoon, Patuxent High junior hurler Autumn Kern appeared to gain a genuine boost in confidence after the Panthers plated two runs in the top of the fourth and the visitors departed with a 4-0 win. Kern, who also plays field hockey and girls’ basketball for the school and has already verbally committed to Limestone University in South Carolina for field hockey, fanned seven of the last 14 batters...
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...
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.
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...
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