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Brothers faced off against brothers as Arundel boys lacrosse took on Crofton.
Noah Bell and Jack Gress of Arundel got the rare chance to flex on their little brothers Tommy and Thomas as Arundel boys lacrosse defeated Crofton, 11-5, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
Severna Park sprinter Jack DeBaugh, a newcomer to the sport, has been named Capital Gazette 2021-22 boys indoor track and field Athlete of the Year. DeBaugh captured the state championship in the 500-meter run and helped the Falcons secure the team title.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/high-school/ac-cs-jack-debaugh-athlete-of-year-boys-indoor-track-and-field-all-county-20220426-27eu5by765ggpcbyp2sndz6rx4-story.html
Broadneck distance runner Mollie Fenn was named Girls Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year by Capital Gazette Newspapers. Read about Mollie and the rest of the girls All-County selections.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/high-school/ac-cs-girls-indoor-track-and-field-all-county--20220425-vi4rn2tupnen3ggjeojfo5v7ti-story.html
Outdoors columnist Chris Dollar reports that shad can be found in abundance in the rivers and creeks of the Chesapeake Bay.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/ac-cs-chris-dollar-outdoors-column-20220424-dgb5miwdqjhufd4i2amwmbhhfu-story.html
“Our Navy women’s lacrosse team is very sad, but also resilient. We know one game does not define who we are for this season,” Navy coach Cindy Timchal said after the Midshipmen fell to Army, 14-9, in Annapolis on Saturday. “We have to bounce back and be ready next week to play Loyola.”
Sophomore attacker Julia Gorajek scored four goals and Army dominated possession throughout in upsetting No. 24 Navy, 14-9, Saturday in Annapolis.
Navy men's lacrosse has now won seven straight games against Army when the Black Knights are ranked inside the top 10.
Co-captains Reagan Roelofs and Christine Fiore along with the rest of the Navy women's lacrosse seniors overcame adversity during their careers. Those firsties are on the home stretch with the Army-Navy game being held Saturday in Annapolis and a showdown with Loyola Maryland looming Thursday in Baltimore.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-navy-womens-lacrosse-seniors-20220422-skbibgurgvbsjah2brac55s7xi-story.html
Boys' Latin wins an MIAA A Conference championship game rematch against Spalding.
Dom Pietramala scored four goals as top-ranked Boys' Latin bounced back from loss to Severn to rally past No. 4 Spalding for a 9-7 win Friday night.
St. Mary's honors the late Steve Willett during Friday's girls lacrosse game against John Carroll.
Senior attacker Gracie Driggs amassed seven point to lead St. Mary's girls lacrosse to a 14-9 victory over John Carroll. The Saints dedicated the game to the memory of the late Steve Willett, a St. Mary's graduate who dedicated many volunteer hours to the school.
Coach Joe Amplo says his squad is the underdog going into Saturday's Army-Navy men's lacrosse showdown at West Point. Amplo believes all the pressure is on the fifth-ranked Black Knights.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-army-navy-mens-lacrosse-preview-20220422-2xsb5pa235hthkwxen4cl7dv3q-story.html
Despite suffering a lopsided loss to Bucknell on Wednesday, Navy baseball remains on an upward trend with the Patriot League Tournament looming. The Midshipmen have moved into contention for one of four playoff berths.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-navy-baseball-season-update-20220421-er23luxpkzbdrb5mifhdxhimkq-story.html
Former Loyola Maryland men's basketball standout Cam Spencer, an Anne Arundel County native, announces he will transfer to Rutgers. Spencer led the Patriot League in scoring last season.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/ac-cs-cam-spencer-rutgers-commit-20220420-r5jact4odnbc7hvqe7xflnwrha-story.html
Bill Wagner's latest Midweek Meanderings news and notes column: Navy women's boxing captures national championship; Pat Spencer reflects on debut season in G League; Steve Willett Scholarship winner announced.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-midweek-meanderings-column-navy-club-boxing-20220420-vtt6ppjucrdabc2ksuzvsg5qga-story.html
After losing a shutout and no-hit bid in the fifth inning, Arundel paid Glen Burnie back with a seven-run seventh to beat the Gophers, 14-3, on Tuesday in a game that could impact playoff seeding down the road.
Junior attackman Nick Golini opened with the game’s first two goals in his three-goal performance and sophomore Teddy Androus won more than his share of important faceoffs as No. 2 St. Mary's beat No. 3 McDonogh, 7-6, in a key MIAA A Conference battle.
Junior attackman Nick Golini opened with the game’s first two goals in his three-goal performance, sophomore Teddy Androus won more than his share of important faceoffs and a collective defensive effort from senior Riley Reese, juniors Dillon Torggler and Sam Palmisano kept McDonogh in check in a ...
Much of the area returned to action on Tuesday. See scores and stats from high school varsity games around Anne Arundel County.
Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Tuesday, April 19.
Kip Frankland started a new Navy football tradition by handing down his No. 66 to plebe Trey Cummings after being selected to wear No. 68 in honor of David Forney. Cummings was the Naval Academy midshipmen whose mother was killed in Annapolis last June.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-navy-football-trey-cummings-jersey-20220418-kuxqesieqfebfpcvuito76vjcq-story.html
Senior right tackle Kip Frankland chosen to wear jersey No. 68 in honor of the late David Forney. Frankland continues a tradition started last season when Pierce Banbury became the first Navy football offensive lineman to carry on the legacy of Forney, who died of cardiac arrest on Feb. 20, 2020.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-kip-frankland-honors-david-forney-20220418-5dfw7jtbj5diziz65nbsypu7sm-story.html
In a matchup of two of Anne Arundel County's best softball teams, the reigning MPSSAA Class 3A state champion Chesapeake Cougars beat the reigning IAAM A Conference Champion Spalding Cavaliers.
Chesapeake softball defeated Archbishop Spalding, 4-2, in Pasadena on April 16, 2022.
Broadneck's Caitlin Deitch has been named the 2021-22 Capital Gazette Girls Swimmer of the Year.
Broadneck's Caitlin Deitch emerged a quadruple champion at the Anne Arundel County swimming championships and has been named the 2021-22 Capital Gazette Girls Swimmer of the Year.
Sophomore slotback Vincent Terrell II earns the Admiral Mack Award as most improved player during Navy football spring camp. The Hawaii native brings positive energy to the field and has emerged as a leader of his position group.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-vincent-terrell-admiral-mack-award-winner-20220415-sochjxz6sfgfdg24h6qbo7xluq-story.html
Defensive tackle Creedyn Foulger is looking to make an impact for Navy football as a 22-year-old plebe. The Utah State transfer is just beginning his college football career following a nearly two-year Mormon mission.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-creedyn-foulger-navy-football-feature-20220414-mhtzdebxnzg23got7h2mmcoq3u-story.html
Jennifer Coleman, who was named an AP All-American following a record-setting season for Navy women's basketball, has signed a training camp contract with the Washington Mystics. Coleman is the first player in Navy women's basketball history given an opportunity to try out for the WNBA.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-jennifer-coleman-washington-mystics-wnba-20220413-modmkgkrtnek5me6woijp6wok4-story.html
St. Mary's boys lacrosse beats Severna Park in an overtime thriller.
St. Mary's boys lacrosse beats Severna Park in overtime during the Anne Arundel County Public vs. Private school challenge.
Navy's record-setting guard Jennifer Coleman, the first player in program history to be named All-American by the Associated Press, has accepted an invitation to attend training camp for the WNBA's Washington Mystics.
Navy women's basketball's Jennifer Coleman, invited to attend the WNBA's Washington Mystics tryout camp, has submitted a request to delay commissioning in order to pursue professional sports.
Amaya Carroll threw three no-hit innings with 8 strikeouts, and also hit a grand slam in Spalding's shutout win over Mount de Sales.
Archbishop Spalding's senior pitcher Amaya Carroll has 116 strikeouts in 50 innings, helping her team to an 8-0 record.
Assistant coach Joe Coniglio is excited about challenge of coaching both hybrid outside linebacker positions for Navy football. The Midshipmen want the strikers and raiders to become more disruptive defenders.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-navy-football-outside-linebackers-20220412-pbochdr6tvgfrlmon5n4bsqmei-story.html
Reid Gills dominates the faceoffs to lift Severn boys lacrosse to a 13-8 victory over neighborhood rival Severna Park. Attackman Trey Dring scores four goals for the Admirals.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/high-school/ac-cs-severn-severna-park-boys-lax-20220412-ghgswodgjbajzbmarnd32iv37i-story.html
Attackman Nick Golini scored a career-high seven saves to spark St. Mary's boys lacrosse, which steamrolled Broadneck 16-4 in the Private versus Public School Challenge on Monday night in Annapolis. The Saints remain undefeated at 9-0.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/high-school/ac-cs-broadneck-st-marys-boys-lacrosse-20220412-bdt6s3k4obh45gw5oiovpxtupa-story.html
Reagan Roelofs posts seven points to lead Navy women's lacrosse to a 16-6 rout of Boston University on Senior Day in Annapolis. Midshipmen improve to 5-0 in the Patriot League.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-navy-boston-womens-lacrosse-gamer-20220410-2ofycskqpbf5dfdxslq6d4ck7e-story.html
Aidan Olmstead leads offensive onslaught as Loyola men's lacrosse routs host Navy 18-7. Mids suffer second straight lopsided loss.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-navy-loyola-mens-lacrosse-gamer-20220409-a6shk3f6onhnpmzedrpsd7jw6q-story.html
As spring begins to break in earnest, surf fishing is heating up along the Delmarva ocean beaches. Outdoors columnist Chris Dollar reports that anglers have enjoyed a nice run of black drum, with the occasional whiting, flounder, and red drum, too.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/ac-cs-chris-dollar-outdoors-column-surf-fishing-20220409-mvls56rl3rc7xknnesy3xuypx4-story.html
Versatile swingman Cam Whitmore caps decorated career at Archbishop Spalding as the 2021-22 Capital Gazette boys basketball Player of the Year. The McDonald's All-American has signed with Villanova.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/high-school/ac-cs-cam-whitmore-anne-arundel-2022-boys-basketball-all-county-20220409-7iydoeszgjdjdjnmg2mynsxx3m-story.html
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Junior point guard Kaila Stasulli scored the game-winning layup with 5 seconds remaining on Wednesday to lift Severna Park to a 41-39 win over South River in the 4A East Region II championship game. Read about the Falcons winning their first regional title since 1988, HERE: http://bit.ly/39qSKFT
“I saw the team score and I was like, I’ve got to win this match,” Arundel heavyweight Nate Kloss said, “and I went out there and I performed.” Kloss' pin in the final bout lifted the Wildcats to a 37-33 comeback win at Southern on Wednesday. To read about Arundel improving to 16-1 on the season or see photos of both teams in action, CLICK HERE: http://bit.ly/35Tcuzz
“We lost,” Arundel coach Jack Walsh said, “but we’re not losers.” https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/high-school/ac-cs-football-arundel-quince-orchard1113-20191123-flngnasgdnezliebtrtb2k34km-story.html
Arundel players celebrate a playoff victory over South River, punching a ticket to the state quarterfinal. bit.ly/2pnJ51b
Go behind the scenes of the best rivalry in sports: the Army-Navy game. Find all of our coverage here: http://capgaz.co/2gJCiVY
Despite bitter cold Saturday night, the Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade entertained in its "cool" 34th year. See more photos and video here, along with the full list of winners: http://capgaz.co/2gS3QZh
Watch Capital Gazette Sports' Bill Wagner and Dave Broughton break down today's Army Navy Game and find our complete coverage of this year's installment of the big rivalry here: http://capgaz.co/2gJCiVY
Though the American Athletic Conference championship game didn't go Navy Football's way, the Mids are still headed to the Armed Forces Bowl and have a chance to finish in the Top 25. Get more info about the bowl matchup vs. Louisiana Tech Football here: http://capgaz.co/2gI9IXU
Navy Football takes on Temple Football for the American Athletic Conference championship at noon. Watch Capital Gazette Sports' Bill Wagner and Dave Broughton break down the matchup, and get more keys to the game here: http://capgaz.co/2fSO6J2
Watch Capital Gazette Sports' Bill Wagner break down Navy Football's road matchup with SMU, which starts at 3:30 p.m. today. The Mids are looking to clinch home-field advantage for the American Athletic Conference championship game. And read more of our Navy-SMU preview coverage here: Navy-SMU breakdown: An in-depth look at the matchup: http://capgaz.co/2grUcMv SMU motivated to upset Navy, but school wonders about head coach's future: http://capgaz.co/2grUWRv Commissioner: American Athletic Conference not getting appreciated: http://capgaz.co/2grQUsw AAC power rankings: Navy tied for 3rd but in good position to host title game: http://capgaz.co/2grYLpS Numbers keep adding up for Navy quarterback Will Worth: http://capgaz.co/2foEpx2 Navy looks to avoid letdown in Dallas: http://capgaz.co/2grUDq7
FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Annapolis' Cameron Hough had another solid season on defense, but it was his work on the offensive side of the ball that has helped the Panthers reach the state semifinals. Read the story and see more photos here: http://capgaz.co/2go3h91
Navy Football hasn't lost on Senior Day since 2002. That streak continued Saturday against Tulsa. Read more: http://capgaz.co/2fPmIsF via Capital Gazette Sports
The Marquette, Ohio State and Vanderbilt basketball teams, who are in town for the Veterans Classic, got a taste of the Naval Academy experience on Thursday. They climbed into the cockpit of a Navy helicopter, boarded a Yard Patrol boat and pretended to fire a machine gun from the turret of a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle. Read the story and see more photos here: http://capgaz.co/2fWQnU2
A seemingly endless sea of color spilled down the eastbound span of the Bay Bridge on Sunday as thousands of people participated in the Across the Bay 10k. Read about the race and see more photos and video here: http://capgaz.co/2f8nZMM
Big game for Navy tonight: Watch Capital Gazette Sports' Bill Wagner and Dave Broughton break down the Mids' American Athletic Conference matchup at South Florida in Navy Sports Chat.
Still can't get enough of Navy Football's big win over Memphis? Check out our behind-the-scenes Snapchat story from gameday, with special appearances by videographer Ulysses Munoz and photographer Paul W. Gillespie. And don't forget to add capgaznews on Snapchat. You can watch more video highlights from the game here --> http://capgaz.co/2eoWsc7
Telia Savoy of Hopeful Ribbons and Janell Johnson of Operation Feed the Need joined forces to host a "Powder Puff Flag Football" game at Eastport Terrace over the weekend, with team pink (breast cancer awareness) and team purple (domestic violence) playing to bring awareness to those causes. See more photos from the event here: http://capgaz.co/2e0csP4
Since Thursday's game against East Carolina has been postponed, here's your mid-week Navy Football fix: Bill Wagner and Dave Broughton recap the Mids' thrilling upset victory over Houston.
Catch up on the NFL's Week 3 action.
Navy Sports Chat takes a look at the current Navy Football quarterback situation after Tago Smith's season ending injury.
In an in-state showdown, the No. 5 Maryland Men's Lacrosse team dominated possession and defeated the No. 7 Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse team: http://capgaz.co/1SblNRj
Johns Hopkins defeats Navy lacrosse in double OT thriller: "At the end of the day, you've got to tip your hat to Hopkins for making the one last play to win it," Navy head coach Rick Sowell said. "Overall, I'm real proud of the effort our guys put forward." Check out video highlights and photos from the game: http://capgaz.co/23X04Bu
