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    The Baltimore Banner/VSN Boys & Girls Week 1 Lacrosse Top 15
    A student walks past lockers in the hallway outside Damien Ford’s Baltimore School for The Arts classroom on Dec. 21, 2022. Ford teaches an African American Literature class where shows his students comparisons between Lauryn Hill lyrics and the work of Zora Neal Hurston.
    The Baltimore area’s highest-rated schools on the Maryland School Report Card
    Use these searchable tables to compare the highest- and lowest-performing schools in the Baltimore region.
    In the elite MIAA A Conference, little separates the top lacrosse team from the bottom, defending champion McDonogh, led by coach Andy Hilgartner (center) appears to have the pieces to once again top a league with a  bevy of national powers.
    McDonogh’s deep talent gives it the nod as Baltimore’s No. 1 boys lacrosse team
    The Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network boys lacrosse preseason Top 15 preview
    After a second straight No. 1 ranking by Varsity Sports Network and the top ranking nationally by Inside Lacrosse, the St. Paul's School for Girls lacrosse team enters 2023 as the team to beat once again.
    St. Paul’s School remains No. 1; Gators aiming for an IAAM A Conference lacrosse three-peat
    The Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network girls lacrosse preseason Top 15 preview
    Calvert Hall sophomore Nathan Rodriguez, who projects as a two-way player, has already committed to play the outfield and pitch for Mount St. Mary's University.
    ASP Performance Profile: Nathan Rodriguez
    A right-handed pitcher with the potential to be a “flame thrower” who is also a talented outfielder, Rodriguez has already committed two Mount St. Mary’s as a two-way prospect
    The 60th annual editor of the Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Awards return to an in-person format for the first time since the pandemic, on March 15th at Martin's West.
    National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Awards set to return to in-person format
    Seventy scholar athletes to be honored at Martin’s West on March 15th with $20,000 in scholarship money going to regional winners; top area high school and college football teams also to be recognized
    City's Cam Horton goes up for a shot as Aberdeen's Artarus Brown (3) defends during the first half of Tuesday's Class 3A state boys basketball semifinals. Horton finished with 26 points as the No. 3 Knights defeated 14th-ranked Aberdeen to advance to Friday's state championship game at the University of Maryland.
    City is taking show to 3A state boys basketball final
    No. 3 Knights handle Aberdeen for championship shot and perfect season
    Jayda Mayles and Darielle Weems (5) combined for 23 points to lead No. 11 Pikesville past Patterson Mill, 44-31, in the Class 1A state girls basketball semifinals Tuesday night. The Panthers will go for their third straight state championship Saturday at Xfinity Center at the University of Maryland against Mountain Ridge, a first-time finalist from Allegany County.
    Pikesville bests Patterson Mill for shot at third straight 1A state girls basketball championship
    No. 12 Forest Park unable to climb over Mountain Ridge without a shot clock
    Lake Clifton basketball Zammari Dorsey
    Road to College Park getting closer for area boys basketball teams
    Seven teams in play for state championship
    Boys basketball
    The Baltimore Banner/VSN Boys & Girls Week 13 Basketball Top 15
    BCL Tournament title propels Mount St. Joe back to No. 1 in the boys poll; Western climbs four spots into the Top 10 of the girls rankings
    Chante Richardson shows reporter Alissa Zhu the books she wanted to return at Pratt Free Library-Govans Branch on Bellona Avenue August 9, 2022. The library return box was full to the top.
    Letter: Reading aloud sets the foundation for lifelong learning in a digital world
    Reading aloud to children lays the foundation for learning, says Claudia Nachtigal, head of school at The Highlands School in Bel Air.
    South Carroll's 182-pound senior Rylan Moose (facing, right) pinned 182-pound rival and junior Mason Testerman (left) of Rising Sun for his Class 2A-1A state title on Saturday at Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
    South Carroll’s Michael Pizzuto and AJ Rodrigues claim their third 2A/1A wrestling state crowns
    South Carroll’s eight finalists set a state record; Manchester Valley’s Jake Boog wins second straight, Miford Mill’s Amory Hills goes on surprise run to third place
    Randallstown coach Earnest Davison (left) guided Randallstown's 170-pound junior Ugochi Anunobi (right) to her second straight all-girls' state championship on Saturday at Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
    Girls Wrestling State Tournament: Ugochi Anunobi earns second straight crown; five other locals capture titles
    South River’s Alex Szkotnicki finishes fourth in the boys’ Class 4A/3A state tournament
    Centennial sophomore Calvin Kraisser (left) with his coach and father Cliff (right) earned his second Class 4A-3A state title at 138 pounds on Saturday at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
    Centennial’s Calvin Kraisser wins his second 4A/3A state wrestling title
    South River’s Sam Ditmars, Broadneck’s Liam DeBaugh and River Hill’s Dylan McCullough all win championships after finishing second last year
    Aberdeen boys basketball coach Bill Jones (kneeling center) talks to his team during Saturday's Class 3A state quarterfinal contest at Wilde Lake. Trailing by as many as 17 points in the opening half, the No. 14 Eagles overtooked the 15th-ranked Wildecats in the second half for a 78-72 victory in Columbia, and a first state semifinal berth since 2005.
    Aberdeen stays the course, advances to 3A state boys basketball semifinals
    No. 14 Eagles rally past Wilde Lake for first Final Four since 2005; Parris scores 23
    Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks to reporters ahead of the hearing of Bill HB481 in Annapolis on February 15, 2023.
    Ivan Bates: Academics need to listen to residents of Baltimore’s most vulnerable neighborhoods
    Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates says residents of the most vulnerable city neighborhoods favor tougher sentences for illegal gun possession, despite opposition from some in academia.
    Hereford coach Dave Schreiner draws up a play for the Bulls during Friday's 37-24 Class 2A state quarterfinal victory over Harford Tech. The Bulls, who reached the state title game last year for the first time in 40 years, relied on a stingy zone defense to keep them in contention for the program's first state title.
    Hereford girls will return to the 2A state semifinals for the third time in four years
    Bulls, fueled by last year’s overtime loss in the state championship game, are making their mark on defense
    Harford Tech players celebrate their win in the MPSSAA High School Girls 2A East Region Playoff Final between the Fallston Cougars and Harford Tech Cobras at Harford Tech High School in Bel Air, Maryland on March 1, 2023. Harford Tech won 41-27.
    Harford Tech ends Fallston’s reign
    Cobras dominate second half, claims first region girls basketball championship
    Western High's girls basketball team is again Class 4A North Region I champions. The defending state champs and 13th-ranked Doves defeated Dulaney.
    Western continues repeat bid in 4A state girls basketball
    No. 13 Doves top Dulaney for North Region championship; Glen Burnie foils Old Mill again
    Winters Mill sophomore state runner-up Gabbie McLeod (top) has a record of 11-0 at 145 pounds that includes this third period pin over fellow regional champion junior Adeline Kraics (bottom). McLeod and Kraics could meet again at this weekend's all-girls state tournament which begins on Thursday at Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.
    Girls state wrestling tournament state preview
    The event has grown significantly since the inaugural all-girls tournament in 2018
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