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    2022 Baltimore Banner/VSN Top 15 Polls: Week 1
    The Baltimore Banner/VSN Top 15 polls for Week 1 of the 2022 fall high school sports season.
    No. 1 Archbishop Spalding will be tested by No. 2 Broadneck in the early going, as the teams meet on Sept. 10. The Cavaliers have defeated the Bruins seven consecutive times dating back to 2011.
    Baltimore-area high school field hockey games to watch in 2022
    A list of 10 Baltimore-area field hockey games to see in 2022.
    Bel Air will put its 23-match win streak within the Upper Chesapeake Athletic Conference on the line when if visits league rival Boehmia Manor on Sept. 9.
    Baltimore-area high school volleyball matches to watch in 2022
    A listing of 10 volleyball matches to watch during the 2022 season in the Baltimore-area.
    On Sept. 7th, No. 7 Archbishop Curley will host No. 3 John Carroll in key match-up in the MIAA A Conference.
    Baltimore-area boys soccer games to watch in 2022
    A listing of the Top 10 boys soccer games to watch in 2022
    Baltimore Banner/VSN Preseason Field Hockey Top 15
    Keyed by an experienced defense, Archbishop Spalding field hockey opens at No. 1
    Archbishop Spalding is the No. 1 team in the very first Baltimore/Varsity Sports Network Field Hockey Top 15.
    Before heading off to the University of Maryland, Broadneck's Maya Everett is back to show why she is one of the top high school field hockey players in the nation.
    Baltimore-area field hockey players to watch
    Ten Baltimore-area field hockey players to watch during the 2022 season.
    Reservoir volleyball gets the nod as Preseason No. 1
    Defending Class 3A state champion Reservoir gets the nod at No. 1 in the 2022 Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network Volleyball Preseason Top 15.
    Baltimore-area volleyball players to watch
    Profiles of 10 volleyball players to watch during the 2022 season.
    Calvert Hall seeks to go wire-to-wire at No. 1
    The Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network Preseason Boys Soccer Top 15
    Calvert Hall's Cody Angelini
    Baltimore-area boys high school soccer players to watch
    Profiles of 10 Baltimore-area boys soccer players to watch in 2022.
    After missing two consecutive seasons, Payton Schenning is back for her senior year at Mercy where she is expected to boost the Magic's chances of contending in the IAAM A Conference.
    Baltimore-area girls high school soccer players to watch
    No. 1 is a familiar position for McDonogh Girls Soccer
    Here is the complete Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network Preseason Girls Soccer Top 15.
    Testing Sign at school
    Only about 1 in 3 Maryland students pass state’s science test in fifth and eighth grades
    Only a third of Maryland's fifth and eighth graders scored proficient on the state's new science test, which are the first test results since 2019.
    VSN Founder and Publisher Gary Adornato interviews Calvert Hall lacrosse coach Brian Kelly following a game in 2012.
    VSN is just the latest part of my lifelong journey in sports
    Introductory column by Varsity Sports Network publisher Gary Adornato on the origins of his company and its journey to being acquired by the Baltimore Banner.
    The Baltimore Banner Top 15 Football Preseason
    St. Frances is Baltimore’s No. 1 football team, again
    The Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network Preseason Football Top 15.
    Calvert Hall's Noah Brannock, a William & Mary commit, returns to lead the Cardinals' quest for a second straight MIAA A Conference championship.
    Baltimore-area high school football players to watch in 2022
    Profiles of 15 future college stars you can watch on Baltimore-area football fields this fall.
    Baltimore-area high school football: Top games to watch in 2022
    No matter where you go in the Baltimore metropolitan area you can find great action each and every week. However, the following games promise to be just a little extra special.
    Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
    Judge dismisses lawsuit from ex-state employee who was fired for Facebook posts
    Arthur "Mac" Love IV had posted memes in support of a man who had fatally shot protesters in Wisconsin
    Cover of Astrology for Black Girls courtesy of Running Press Kids
    ‘Astrology for Black Girls’: a book for Black girls considering astrology when the world is too much
    Jordannah Elizabeth distills astrology into foundational terms and concepts so that young people can feel empowered to begin their own astrological study.
    An illustration of a mother looking into an empty refrigerator with children in the background.
    SNAP enrollment drops sharply in Maryland; some say staffing shortages, policy shifts partially to blame
    The number of Marylanders receiving SNAP benefits declined by more than 158,000 between March and May — an 18% drop.
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