25 Years Ago This Month Geneva Farms saw three holes-in-one in a single week. To kick things off, Tom Bailey aced the 130-yard ninth hole with a 6-iron. On Wednesday, Nelson White used a 7-iron to record a hole-in-one on the 147-yard 17th hole. Then on Friday, Brian...
10 years ago this month North Harford junior Andrew Preston was named a high school lacrosse All-American. It marked the second time Preston earned All-American honors, making him the first Harford County lacrosse player to receive the distinction twice. Preston went...
One of the biggest shifts I’ve seen in youth sports is the pressure to choose. Somewhere along the way, we started asking kids to make decisions that many adults struggle to make. We tell 13, 14, and 15-year-olds that they need to pick a sport and commit to it year-round. No other teams. No other seasons.
50 Years Ago This Month Joppatowne beat Pocomoke 2-0 to earn their first baseball state championship on the strength of a one-hitter from pitcher Bernd Kivinski. The Mariner's defense was exemplary. Offensively, they managed two runs on five hits. This was JT's 2nd...
25 Years Ago This Month Kenya's Geoffrey Kanuthu and Naomi Wangni easily won the 20th Bel Air Run. The 5k race featured the area's best distance runners, but none could keep pace with the Kenyans who race for of Elite Sports Management out of Westchester. Kanuthu...
10 years ago this month Three HCC Women's Lacrosse players were named JUCO All American: Lauren Haggerty (CMW), Cassidy Jones (Bel Air) and Alice Stroke (Kennard Dale). Haggerty led the nation with 74 goals and 186 draw controls. Harford won the MD JUCO Championship...
Randy McRoberts graduated from Havre de Grace High School in 1982 and went to work in printing and production for the Harford Democrat. Shortly after starting, Randy’s interest in athletics led to an opportunity to increase his value to the paper by gathering information for the sports reporters.
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.
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