Softball
Pats rule state again
COLLEGE PARK — The Northern Patriots entered Friday night’s 3A softball championship game at Robert E. Taylor Stadium as the two-time, defending champions. They didn’t wait long to let everybody know the number of consecutive championships was going to grow to three. Northern scored 10 first-inning runs to deliver the early knockout blow to... »
Pats, ‘Canes in state semis
Lindsey Schmeiser’s bloop hit to right field pushed the winning run across in the Northern Patriots’ 2-1 win over the visiting Huntingtown Hurricanes in Friday’s 3A South final. The regional crown was the third in the row for Northern, which now sets its sights on claiming a third straight 3A state championship. Northern (22-1)... »
‘Canes reserve spot in regional final
Riding on the strength of a 17-run, 14-hit attack and a no-hit performance from freshman pitcher Madison Fears, the Huntingtown Hurricanes renewed what has been largely a yearly ritual in earning a spot in the 3A South softball final. Huntingtown fell behind the visiting Lackey Chargers by a run in the top of the... »
Panthers move on
Kara Holtzman blasted a bases-loaded single to drive home Lizzie Shaw with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh of Patuxent’s 2-1 win over visiting Calvert in a 2A South first-round softball matchup on Thursday afternoon. Each team scored a run in the second, but remained tied until the bottom of the... »