Wrestling
Allen emerges as state champion
Leonardtown’s Martez Allen emerged as a surprise of sorts in the 4A/3A state wrestling tournament this weekend at Cole Field House in College Park. After placing third at the SMAC and 4A/3A South tournaments, Allen finally reached the finals when the stage got bigger and came away with a state championship by virtue of... »
Eight reach semis at state tourney
It was a bit of a mixed bag for SMAC wrestlers on Friday at the first day of the state wrestling tournament at Cole Field House in College Park, but eight wrestlers from the conference advanced to wrestle in the semifinals between the 4A-3A and 2A-1A tournaments. Team-wise, La Plata, Northern and Leonardtown were hanging inside... »
La Plata tops the region
A week after claiming an eighth consecutive SMAC championship, the La Plata Warriors made it seven regional titles in a row with a balanced performance on Saturday night at the 4A/3A South tournament at Chopticon. Connar Zimmerman, Daniel Brannon and John Thomas each won individual championships to headline a group of seven Warriors wrestling... »
Stalled out
GLEN BURNIE — Generally speaking, in a wrestling dual meet a stall call is a penalty to the offending wrestler and, subsequently, the wrestler’s team. But in the 4A/3A state dual finals on Tuesday night at North County High, that wasn’t the case. Needing a pin in the final match to clinch La Plata’s... »
Warriors win eighth straight
Continuing a run of dominance that inched a year closer to a solid decade, the La Plata Warriors laid claim to an unprecedented eighth consecutive championship at the SMAC wrestling tournament on Saturday night at North Point High. La Plata, which on Tuesday will compete in the 4A-3A state duals for the chance to... »