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School System Offers Summer Physicals for Students

School System Offers Summer Physicals for Students

Charles County Public Schools is offering sports physicals this summer to student athletes. Physicals will be limited to the first 100 students and are done on a first-come, first-serve basis. The dates and locations are as follows: * Maurice J. McDonough High School, Monday, June 18, 5 – 7 p.m.; * La Plata High...
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St. Mary’s County to Host Hershey Track and Field Games

St. Mary’s County to Host Hershey Track and Field Games

The Hershey Track and Field Youth Program will host an invitational track meet on Sunday, May 20 at Leonardtown High School, 23995 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD. The meet begins at 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, with registration starting at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Birth certificates are required for proof of age. Ages...
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Chopticon Marching Band to Represent Maryland in 2nd Pearl Harbor Day Celebration

Chopticon Marching Band to Represent Maryland in 2nd Pearl Harbor Day Celebration

Earlier in the year, the Pearl Harbor Parade Committee reviewed countless band performances from every high school in the United States. One high school marching band would be chosen to represent each state in the second Pearl Harbor Day Parade and salute to those who gave their lives on that day that still lives...
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Thomas Stone Varsity Boys Basketball Compete for State Title

Thomas Stone Varsity Boys Basketball Compete for State Title

The Thomas Stone High School varsity boys’ basketball team will compete for the 3A Maryland boys’ basketball state champion title at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 10 at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland in College Park. The team will face Patterson High School of Baltimore after defeating Centennial High School with a...
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North Point Boys & Girls Basketball Teams Advance to State Semi-Finals

North Point Boys & Girls Basketball Teams Advance to State Semi-Finals

The North Point High School varsity boys’ basketball team is the 4A regional champion. The Eagles team advances to the state semi-finals and faces Eleanor Roosevelt High School of Prince George’s County at 7 p.m., March 8, at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland in College Park. Tickets are available for purchase...
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Stone’s Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team Advances to States

Stone’s Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team Advances to States

The Thomas Stone High School varsity boys’ basketball team is the 3A regional champion. The Cougar team advances to the state semi-finals and faces Centennial High School of Howard County at 3 p.m., March 8, at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland in College Park. Tickets are available for purchase on the...
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Drunk Driver Sentenced to One Year In Jail for School Bus Crash

Drunk Driver Sentenced to One Year In Jail for School Bus Crash

UPDATE Jan. 27 John Patrick Kravats, 45 of Mechanicsville, Md., was sentenced to one year in jail after he pleaded guilty January 25, 2012 to failing to yield the right of way and driving under the influence that caused a three vehicle motor vehicle collision involving a school bus transporting the girls’ basketball team from...
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Northern High School Girls’ Softball State Champions

Northern High School Girls’ Softball State Champions

The Northern High School girls’ softball, team led by Head Coach Robert Earl Radford, were the Class 3-A State Champions for 2011. The team beat Howard County 3-0 allowing them to have a perfect season 22-0. This is the team’s fourth straight championship, having won in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The champions of all four...
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High School Hall of Famer Jerry Franks New Head Football Coach for St. Mary’s Ryken

High School Hall of Famer Jerry Franks New Head Football Coach for St. Mary’s Ryken

St. Mary’s Ryken (SMR) is proud to announce the hiring of Jerry Franks as head varsity football coach. Considered by some to be a local legend, Franks comes to SMR from Huntingtown High School (Calvert County) where he has been head football coach since the school opened in 2004. “I am excited to be...
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Police vs Pirates in Flag Football

Police vs Pirates in Flag Football

 On Thursday December 15, 2011 the 8th grade Flag Football All-Stars from Esperanza Middle School laced up their cleats and went head to head with members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s office in a fierce back and forth battle. The Pirates took the early lead on the first possession on an acrobatic catch...
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Lady Canes Honored as Soccer State Champions

Lady Canes Honored as Soccer State Champions

The Huntingtown High School Girls Soccer Team, known as the Lady Hurricanes, won the 2011 SMAC (Southern Maryland Athletic Conference), 3A South Regional Championship in 2009, 2010 and 2011, 3A State Finalists in 2010 and again in 2011 winning the State Championship. The Calvert Board of County Commissioners honored the team and coaches at...
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A Banner Season in Sports for Calvert Athletics

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Congratulations to athletic teams at Calvert County middle and high schools for outstanding performances this fall.   Two high school teams – Huntingtown Girls Soccer and Huntingtown Unified Tennis – are state champions, four teams are State Semi-Finalists, eight teams earned Regional Championship titles, and six teams earned Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) Championship titles. ...
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La Plata Receives Sportsmanship Award

La Plata High School’s varsity volleyball team received the Lesley Cooke Volleyball Tournament Sportsmanship Award for the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) at the Maryland State Finals on Nov. 19. The State Volleyball Committee recognizes the school that displays the best overall sportsmanship while participating in the tournament with the Lesley Cooke...
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Three Students Sign National Letter of Intent

Three Students Sign National Letter of Intent

Three student athletes from Thomas Stone High School recently signed National Letters of Intent (NLI) for college sports. Thomas Stone High School seniors, from left, Ella Callahan, Alexis Albert and Emily (Gracie) Herbert, sign college National Letters of Intent Alexis Albert signed a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I softball scholarship with Liberty...
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McDonough Golf Team Wins State Title

McDonough Golf Team Wins State Title

The Maurice J. McDonough High School Rams golf team recently earned the 2011 Maryland State Championship Title in the 2A and 1A divisions through the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA). The McDonough team won the title with a score of 648 against Marriotts Ridge High School, which received a score of 651,...
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UPDATE: Great Mills JV Hornets End Season with a Perfect 10-0

UPDATE: Great Mills JV Hornets End Season with a Perfect 10-0

Update: Nov. 8 The Great Mills Hornets JV football team beat Huntingtown in overtime Monday night with a 20-14 score to end their season 10-0! ORIGINIAL STORY The Great Mills Hornets JV football team played their last home game of the season on Thursday, Nov. 3 and improved to 9 – 0 with a...
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Playoff Situation Coming into Focus for SMAC Football Teams

Playoff Situation Coming into Focus for SMAC Football Teams

As cold weather starts to set into Southern Maryland, Friday night’s games throughout the area were played under raw, rainy and windy conditions. Most of the scores were lopsided but, in a game broadcast live on THE PHOENIX (www.phoenixintermedia.com) in Morganza, the Chopticon Braves (7-2) overcame the loss of their starting quarterback and a...
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SMAC High School Football Scoreboard Week 8

SMAC High School Football Scoreboard Week 8

Behind a strong defense that caused five turnovers Huntingtown (7-1) continues to drive toward the 3-A South Playoffs after a convincing 28-6 win over Westlake (6-2). The leading rusher in SMAC added 162 yards and two TD’s to his totals and Zach Piazza threw two TD passes to WR Gabe Stewart.Huntingtown is in excellent...
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SMAC High School Scoreboard Week 7

SMAC High School Scoreboard Week 7

 The Patuxent Panthers (6-1) have started this season strong winning their first six games and averaging over 42 points per game. In their first drive against Huntingtown (6-1), they drove down the field and scored on a 16 yard TD run by superstar QB Travez Lee. That is where the streak ended as the...
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Long Time Former Athletic Director, Coach Passes Away

Chopticon High School‘s long time former Athletic Director, Rich O’Donnell passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. To all of the Chopticon High School Alumni this is a huge loss. He was an inspiration, a teacher and a mentor to many and his loss will be felt deeply. Condolences and prayers go out to his...
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SMAC High School Scoreboard Week 6

SMAC High School Scoreboard Week 6

Patuxent Remains the Only Undefeated Team in SMAC Patuxent QB Travez Lee put on another clinic over the weekend as Patuxent (6-0) remains undefeated with their 52-0 thrashing of Great Mills (1-5). Lee started the scoring for the Panthers with a 91 yard run on a QB Option and finished the day with 173 yards...
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Raider’s JV and Varsity Field Hockey Cruise Past Huntingtown

Raider’s JV and Varsity Field Hockey Cruise Past Huntingtown

 Leonardtown High School’s Raider’s Field Hockey team continued their winning streak Monday night, Oct. 3, with both JV and Varsity victories over Huntingtown. The JV game started off with a defensive struggle. Leonardtown’s Ellen Wamsley scored the first goal of the game with only eight minutes left in the first half. Two more goals,...
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SMAC High School Football Scoreboard Week 5

SMAC High School Football Scoreboard Week 5

 Chopticon (4-1) continued its dominance of the Leonardtown Raiders (1-4) as they scored 28 points in the second quarter and won in Leonardtown 35-0. Michael “Bam” Wroble was rewarded for his excellent defensive and special teams play with a one yard touchdown run to start the scoring with 10:24 remaining in the first quarter....
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Great Mills Hornets JV Football 4-0

Great Mills Hornets JV Football 4-0

 On Saturday, Oct. 1 in a game rescheduled from Wednesday, Sept. 28 Great Mills Hornets JV football improved to 4 - 0 with a 18 – 0, non-conference victory over visiting Potomac High of Prince George’s county. The Hornets took a 6- 0 lead into the half on the strength of a 10 yard pass from...
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SMAC High School Football Scoreboard

SMAC High School Football Scoreboard

As the crisp fall weather hit Southern Maryland, Friday Night Lights got back to normal with all SMAC football games being played on time, for the first time this season. In the big St Marys County rivalry, the Chopticon Braves got 24 points from their defense and special teams en route to a 38-22...
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Football Games Rescheduled Due to Inclement Weather

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has rescheduled three varsity football games to Saturday, Sept. 10, at North Point High School due to inclement weather. The following is a schedule of games for Sept. 10: * Thomas Stone High School vs. Westlake High School, 1 p.m. at North Point. Stone is the home team; *...
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Changes Made to Weekend Varsity Football Schedule

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has made changes to scheduled varsity football games occurring this weekend. The following is a schedule of games for Sept. 2-3: * La Plata High School vs. Henry E. Lackey High School, 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, at La Plata; * Maurice J. McDonough High School vs. Northern...
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High School Sports Coming Soon

High School Sports Coming Soon

High School sports will be starting up soon and Southern Maryland News Net will be there to bring you all the action.        
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