McDonough surges past Northern 6 September 2011
By Andy States
With the visiting Northern Patriots facing a fourth-and-one
at the McDonough Rams 43-yard line early in the second quarter of Saturday
night’s season opener for both teams, the defending 2A champion Rams needed
someone to step up and make a play.
Already trailing 5-0, surrendering a first down and
potentially more could have furthered the likelihood that the Rams fall pr [...]
Northern carves out some history 31 May 2011
By Andy States
As Kaitlyn Schmeiser watched the soft pop-up rapidly descend
towards the ground in shallow right field, she could not help but watch as Abby
Orlandi raced from her position at second base to try to snag the ball.
With two outs and a runner off from second on contact in
Saturday’s 3A championship game at the University of Maryland, much was riding
on the outcome of the pl [...]
Pats slip by Knights in nine 9 May 2011
By Andy States
Throughout the current softball season, things were coming
pretty easily for the three-time, defending 3A champion Northern Patriots.
Heading into Friday’s encounter with the visiting Bishop O’Connell
Knights, the still-unbeaten Patriots had not won a decision by fewer than seven
runs. O’Connell brought Northern its first real test.
Tayler Schaefer’s sacrifice fl [...]
Braves slip past Pats 28 April 2011
By Andy States
Typically in recent seasons, when the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) baseball season reaches its stretch run the teams in control of the race for the conference title have resided in Calvert County or La Plata. This year, the Chopticon Braves are trying to write a different script.
Less than two weeks from the close of the regular season, Chopticon stands at the [...]
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