If you drove through Fallston on Thursday night, you likely heard the cheers before you saw the crowd. The community gathered for a high-energy “Pep Rally” send-off to celebrate a historic milestone for the Fallston Lacrosse Club (FLC). For the first time in the program’s history, not one, but two FLC teams are heading to the National Girls Lacrosse League (NGLL) National Championships.

Being involved with youth sports for more than a decade, I’ve noticed something interesting: the games haven’t changed, but the demands have. The fields are the same size. The balls are the same. But the pressure? That’s different.  Youth sports have reached new highs...

Karl Edwards is one of the area’s most prolific athletes of the 80’s.  Growing up with his brother in the rough and tumble area of Harford County referred to as Lower Aberdeen (LA), Karl and his brother, Keith, were raised by their Father. 

In early November of 2015, I was trying to figure out my role in wrestling after 27 years coaching.  6 months earlier, my John Carroll Wrestling team placed 5th at Nationals, by far the best finish ever by a team from NE Maryland, and my 2nd time being named MD Coach of the Year. I ran across a story about a new movie about wrestling on social media and decided to look into the cast and storyline.