Overlea Boys fall in State 8; PH & ET Girls lose in regional

The basketball season is over for all local high schools. Overlea Boys Basketball beat Milford Mill 69-68 with a game winning shot with 12 seconds left to win the 3A North Region Final. The Falcons made the deepest run of any local team advancing to the 3A State Quarterfinals but lost at Magruder 76-42. Perry … Read more

Baltimore County Public Schools 2026 graduation schedule

Baltimore County Public Schools announced the dates and times for each high school for their 2026 graduation schedule. BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers is scheduled to attend and offer remarks at some commencement exercises. Here is the graduation schedule for eastcountytimes.com coverage area: * Battle Monument – Friday, May 22, at 7 p.m., at Battle … Read more

Eastern Tech & Perry Hall Girls Basketball advances to Regional Finals

-2A Rivals Eastern Tech and Sparrows Point battled in the regional semifinals on Tuesday- The MPSSAA Girls Basketball Regional Finals are set. Perry Hall is back in the 4A North Region I finals and Eastern Tech returns to 4A North Region II finals. Girls 2A North Region II Eastern Tech is back in the Regional … Read more

Perry Hall & Eastern Tech cheer teams advance to state finals

Eastern Tech Perry Hall cheer

Perry Hall and Eastern Tech high schools cheerleading teams are in the state finals after both won their regional finals. –photo courtesy of Perry Hall High Athetics- Perry Hall won the 4A West Regional Finals and Eastern Tech won the 2A West Regional Finals on Wednesday. –photo courtesy of One Tech Boosters- Both squads advance … Read more

Eastern Tech & Patapsco named to 2025 AP® School Honor Roll

Eastern Tech High School and  Patapsco High Center for the Arts were among 10 BCPS high schools to be named to the 2025 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll. Eastern Tech was given a Platinum ranking and Patapsco received a Brozen. Here is the full news release from Baltimore County Public Schools College Board … Read more

Eastern Tech soccer programs recognized at banquet

Eastern Tech soccer

-photo courtesy of One Tech Booster- Members of the Eastern Tech Boys and Girls Soccer teams were recognized at the All-State Soccer Banquet on Monday night. Jake Locklear (First Team), Ineza Ross-Riedel (Second Team), David Nesteruk (Second Team), and Lillian Hutchings (Honorable Mention- not pictured). Boys Soccer Coach Peter Glaudemans was recognized with the Terry … Read more

Four Local High School Students Selected as MGA Pages

–photo courtesy of Maryland State Government- Baltimore County Public Schools announced that four  local high school students – Mya Abt of Perry Hall High ; Eyimofe Asooto of  Eastern Tech; Jacob Mwangi of Kenwood; and Daniel Turner, Chesapeake High School –were among 10 students countywide selected to serve in the Maryland General Assembly as students … Read more

Eastern Tech Beats Winless Western Tech 36-22 on Homecoming

Eastern Tech’s offense used running back David Akinsuroju’s four rushing touchdowns to defeat Western Tech 36-22 at CCBC Essex on Homecoming for the school. The Mavericks scored on their opening drive in the first minute of the game when Akinsuroju broke off a 69-yard-touchdown run to put Tech up 8-0. It appeared Eastern Tech was … Read more

Patapsco’s Defense Holds Off Eastern Tech in 28-24 Win

Shamar Johnson returned a 75-yard kickoff return for Patapsco. –photo courtesy of Rick Currier – Patapsco used quarterback Wyatt Perry’s three touchdowns and a second half defensive shutout to defeat Eastern Tech at home 28-24. The Mavericks fall to 1-3 and the Patriots are now 2-2. “This win was extremely important. We had two weeks … Read more

Eastern Tech Soccer Stars Help Defeat Perry Hall 3-1

-Midfielder Ola Falobi shoots around Perry Hall goalie Aiden Gutierrez to put Eastern Tech up 2-0- Eastern Tech star trio of Dylan Dunn, Ola Falobi and Jake Locklear all scored goals in a 3-1 victory over Perry Hall on Wednesday. Eastern Tech applied pressure on the Perry Hall defense most of the first half, but … Read more

Point and Overlea Improve to 2-0; Seven Others Lose

It was not a good weekend for local schools in football. With the exception of the local battle between Sparrows Point and Patapsco, Eastern Baltimore County schools went 1-6 outside the region. Overlea, along with Sparrows Point, got their second win. Overlea is looking to go 3-0 and a for statement win over Dundalk this … Read more

Eastern Tech HS Principal to Leave School for New BCPS Position

–photo courtesy of X (Twitter)- BCPS Board of Education has appointed Eastern Tech High School principal C. Michelle Anderson to a new role within Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). Anderson is leaving Eastern Tech and will begin her new position effective Monday, Sept. 22. She has been principal at the Essex high school since 2015. … Read more

Eastern Tech High Named Best High School in Maryland

Eastern Tech High School again took the top spot in the state. The Essex magnet school was ranked Best High School in Maryland by U.S. News & World Report for the second straight year.  According to the report, the Advanced Placement®  participation rate at Eastern Tech is 87 percent. Minority enrollment at the school is … Read more

Tech & Dundalk Students Place First at State Track and Field Events

The 2025 MPSSAA Track and Field State Championships took place at Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex on May 22 through May 24. All nine eastern Baltimore County schools sent students to compete. Eastern Tech’s Ameer Mowad, who was a big winner in 2024 finished first in the 2A Men’s 100 Meters and third in … Read more

BCPS Announces 2025 Graduation Schedule

Baltimore County Public Schools announced the dates and times for each high school for their graduation schedule. More than 7,000 students will graduate from BCPS this spring. All graduations will be held at Towson University’s SECU Arena, unless otherwise noted. BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers will attend and offer remarks at some commencement exercises. Here … Read more

Eastern Tech Beats Sparrows Point to Win Regional Baseball Title

-Issac Strittmatter is greeted by teammates as he scores the walk-off run for Eastern Tech- Sophmore Nate Noyes blasted a two-out basehit in the bottom of the seventh inning to send freshman Issac Strittmatter home for a walk off win for Eastern Tech over Sparrows Point 2-1. The win gives Eastern Tech the 2A 1 … Read more

Dundalk Meets Perry Hall/ Chesapeake Plays Point in Finals

The Dundalk Owls and Makayla Woods (pictured here from game in March –photo by Rick Currier) take on Perry Hall in the regional finals. We have East County match ups in two regional softball finals. Dundalk will host Perry Hall in the 4A North Regional and Chesapeake will host Sparrows Point in the 2A North Regional … Read more

Eastern Tech Student Elected National Student Council President

"David Arowolo"

–The following article and photo was submitted by Baltimore County Public Schools- David Arowolo, a Grade 10 student at Eastern Technical High School, has been elected the 2025-26 National Student Council president. His selection was announced on May 5 by the National Association of Student Councils (NASC). In addition to his role as National Student … Read more

Eastern Tech Athletes to Continue Sport in College

–photo courtesy of One Tech Boosters- It was senior signing day at Eastern Tech High School on May 1 and Eastern Tech Athletics announced the following seniors have signed a letter of intent for the following colleges: Girls Soccer *Gianna Chiarizio – Kings College Field Hockey *Mary Weaver – Shenandoah * Bryce Watfordield – Allegheny … Read more