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Mount St. Mary’s, a university with just over 2,000 students, will send both it men’s and women’s basketball teams to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1995
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State record for all classifications. Catoctin’s Brody Buffington 6.19!!!! in the 55 dash. This follows a 6.25, at one point the fastest time in the nation this season, in the prelims
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Oakdale claims first state championship in football with 35-7 victory over Glenelg in Class 2A championship. Bears become sixth different Frederick County School to win state football title since 2009
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Very happy to say that I had to wake up and get ready for work this morning. Today is my first day back at The Frederick News-Post after an indefinite furlough that wound up (fortunately) being 2 months.
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1A football championship: Catoctin 31, Dunbar 8 Final. Cougars win second state championship in football and first since 2009. Finish the season at 13-1. Over 40 points in 12 of their 14 games
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First All-Frederick County state final in football is set. Oakdale (13-0) vs. Linganore (12-1) for the Class 3A championship. 7 p.m. Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis
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Thrilled to announce that today is my first day back as a full time SPORTS reporter at the FNP.
Enjoyed the last 11 1/2 months learning and working alongside a talented reporting staff in the news department. But happy to be going back to where I belong.
Oakdale becomes the first Frederick County boys basketball team since 1999 (TJ) to win a state championship.
The Bears rolled over Huntingtown 61-40 in the Class 3A state championship game at the University of Maryland
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I love my job. I am lucky to have it. I can’t complain very often. But never have I seen the media collectively treated like a bunch of irresponsible children like we were at Damascus tonight. It was totally uncalled for and a real shame
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Tuscarora High School graduate Jordan Addison wins the Fred Biletnikoff Award, presented annually to the top receiver in college football.
Addison was a game-breaking receiver as a sophomore for Pitt, helping lead the Panthers to an 11-2 record and a Peach Bowl appearance.
Gov. Larry Hogan and State Superintendent Karen Salmon announce the state will permit high school sports to resume. First day of practice is Oct. 7 and the season can begin Oct. 27. School districts retain the option to opt-out.
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Class 3A Boys Lacrosse State Final: Urbana 7, Towson 6.
Hawks join Linganore boys as the only Frederick County lacrosse programs to win a state title
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Class 3A Football Final: Oakdale 42, Linganore 35 Final.
Huge games by Evan Austin and Hunter Thompson lift Oakdale to its second 14-0, state-championship season, this time in 3A. Bears won 2A with a perfect season in 2018.
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“Dream come true,” Walkersville’s Jacob Wetzel said of signing with the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Plans are up in the air due to the pandemic. But he expects to report to Arizona for the instructional league sometime in August or early September
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Urbana has named Dean Swink as its varsity football head coach.
Swink has coached HS football for 29 years. He previously was the head coach at Tuscarora. Served multiple stints at Urbana as an assistant, including last year.
Fourth coaching change this year
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Linganore’s Cole Mitchell, the Frederick News-Post’s Defensive Player of the Year, commits to the University of Pittsburgh to play football. He’ll join former Tuscarora standout Jordan Addison at Pitt.
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2A football semifinal: Oakdale 38, Elkton 0 Final. Bears easily advance to their first state final. Will play at 7 p.m. next Saturday in Annapolis
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Tuscarora High School has hired Ryan Hines as its next varsity football coach.
Hines previously was the head coach at Walkersville and Urbana, leading the Hawks to the 2010 4A state title.
He has served as the AD at Urbana since 2014
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Simeon Sabvute’s 2 yd TD run extends Oakdale’s lead over Damascus to 24-7. Ethan Reifer completes 2-pt pass to Collin Schlee. 7:23 left in game
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3A Football Quarterfinal: Oakdale 33, Westminster 14 Final.
The Bears advance to their first state semifinal since 2018 and will host No. 8 seed St. Charles next week
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Gov. Larry Hogan is expected to announce this afternoon that high school sports will be able to resume. But will FCPS follow suit??There are logistical hurdles to putting on a fall season at this late date, as well as a winter season indoors
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Thirteen seasons ago, a young coach with foresight and the ability to connect with players came to Oakdale to build a state champion from scratch.
And now Kurt Stein has the chance to do it again Saturday
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Frederick County History. First All-Frederick County State Football Final. Oakdale (13-0) vs. Linganore (12-1). Class 3A Championship. December 2, 2023. Navy Marine-Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis.
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Urbana native Bryan Bresee is selected with the 29th overall pick of the NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.
He joins Jordan Addison as the second Frederick County player to be taken in the first round this year, and just the third overall.
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Ethan Arneson caps his sensational athletic career at Linganore (football, wrestling) with his first state title in wrestling. Pinned Severna Park’s Nathan Kohler in 1:26 in the 4A-3A state final at 175 pounds
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The Frederick County Board of Education votes 5-2 (with one abstaining) to approve the recommendation of the Frederick County Public School’s Return to Play Committee to begin a winter sports season on Dec. 7.
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Thomas Johnson boys (56 points) nip arch rival Frederick High (51.75) to win first state track team title since 3-peat in 2009-11. It’s the Patriots fourth state title overall.
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Thurmont’s Mason Albright is drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Draft (No. 351 overall)
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Leonard, an offensive tackle, is the first Middletown player to be taken in the NFL draft. He joins Linganore’s Rob Havenstein (LA Rams) and TJ’s Nate Hairston (Indianapolis Colts) as players from Frederick County currently in the NFL
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These unprecedented times figure to touch all of our lives in some way. That includes mine. I wanted to inform everyone that I have been temporarily furloughed by the News-Post. Hope to be back as soon as possible. In the meantime, I am still here. So, feel free to reach out
Linganore graduate Rob Havenstein’s service time is double the league average for players. Big Rob has changed in some subtle ways, but is the same person at his core over his extended stay in pro football
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Middletown’s Kalin Bower wins her second straight state wrestling title at 138 pounds, scoring a 2-point reversal with seconds left for a 2-1 victory over Saint Charles’ Taylor Stone
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New state record in all classifications in the girls pole vault, Ava Allen of Middletown, 12-feet, 7 inches at today’s state meet in Landover
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Catoctin’s Brody Buffington now owns the state record in all classifications for the 100-meter dash. Winning time in the Class 1A race today was 10.35 seconds
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The FNP’s Preseason Top 5 for the 2018 High School Football Season in Frederick County. We realize that not all of you may agree. But let the debate and the season begin.
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Urbana’s Keegan Johnson has his heart set on playing college baseball at Ball State.
But it’s hard to watch him play QB for the Hawks and not wonder about his vast potential in football, for himself and his team
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