The 17th Annual BRRC Larry Farinetti Catfish Tournament

Back River Restoration Committee will host their 17th Annual BRRC Larry Farinetti Catfish Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 6 at West Shore Yacht Center, 1106 E Riverside Ave. in Essex. Due to the recent DNR regulations on Rockfish, we will be hosting a CATFISH tournament in place of our Rockfish Tournament this year. There is a … Read more

BCPS Announces Murray & Allied Sports Scholarship Winners

School system leaders and families gathered at Baltimore County Public Schools administrative offices on June 12 for a special ceremony to honor the two newest recipients of the Mildred Murray All-Academic Scholar-Athlete Award and Scholarship and five recipients of Allied Sports scholarships. Mildred Murray All-Academic Scholar-Athlete Award and Scholarship Olivia Gardner of Sparrows Point High … Read more

Eastern Tech Senior Named Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete

-photo courtesy of BCPS/MPSSAA- MPSSAA announced 18 winners of the Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year and one of those winners attends Eastern Tech High School in Essex. Gregory Hrica, a senior at Eastern Technical High School, was named one of the winners. The selection committee met on Friday, May 3 … Read more

Eastern Tech Student Wins Track & Field State Title

Ameer Mowad of Eastern Tech won two state titles at MPSSAA State Track & Field Championships last week at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex. Mowad won the Mens 100 Meters 2A Championship with a time of 10.54a (1.7). He also finished first in the 2A 200 Meters race with a time of 21.30a … Read more

Sparrows Point HS Student Named Mildred Murray Award Winner

-photo courtesy of SPHSAthletics1 Instagram- Liv Gardner of Sparrows Point High School has been named the female student athlete winner of the Mildred Murray Award. She wins a $10,000 scholarship. Winners selected are multi-sports athletes at the top of their academic class as well as a leader and top contributor on the field, in the … Read more

Perry Hall High Softball Named Co-County Champions

–photo courtesy of Perry Hall High School Softball Facebook page– Perry Hall was declared Baltimore County Softball co-champions along with Towson at CCBC Catonsville on Tuesday. According to the Perry Hall High Softball Facebook page, the Gators were tied 2 to 2 with Towson in the fourth inning when the game was called due to … Read more

Eastern Tech Softball Defeats Perry Hall 7-4

–photo courtesy of Eastern Tech Boosters– According to the Perry Hall High School Athletics Page, Eastern Tech softball picked up a big home win over Perry Hall 7 to 4 on Monday. Perry Hall started with a 2 to 0 lead when Gator Jenna Neff doubled in two runs in the third inning. Eastern Tech … Read more

Perry Hall Softball Defeated Sparrows Point 6 to 5

-photo courtesy of Perry Hall High School Softball- According to the Perry Hall High School Athletics page, Perry Hall softball defeated Sparrows Point 6-5 on Wednesday. The Pointers scored two in the first inning to go up 2 to 0. The Gators answered with a single by Madison Carl and then Addison Dunlap bunted her … Read more

Lacrosse Club Donates Equipment to Perry Hall Middle

Baltimore Swarm Lacrosse Club made a donation of lacrosse equipment to Perry Hall Middle School. “We were so excited to continue our efforts to #growthegame today at Perry Hall Middle School PTSA. We donated 40 sticks, 2 goals, and a bucket of balls so that the 1700 students there can play lacrosse in gym class,” … Read more

CCBC Essex Women’s Basketball Back in NJCAA Final Four

-photo courtesy of CCBC Essex Athletics/NJCAA Basketball- The CCBC Essex Knights Women’s Basketball team is back in the NJCAA National Championship Division II Tournament Final Four after defeating Iowa Wester Reivers 70-47 on Wednesday in Joplin, Missouri. This is their third straight trip to the Woman’s NJCAA Final Four. According to the CCBC Essex Athletics … Read more

Middle River Man Earns FishMaryland Master Angler Award

Zeljko Koretic of Middle River has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten different species of fish in Maryland at trophy-size length. Koretic is the seventh Master Angler since the program began in 2019. A Sparrows Point Man recently … Read more

CCBC Essex Women Basketball Wins Trip to NJCAA DII Tournament

-Article & photo courtesy of CCBC Athletics- The CCBC Essex Knights women’s basketball team defeated CCBC Catonsville 63-61 on Saturday to become back-to-back-to-back Region 20 DII champions, and earning their spot in the NJCAA National Championship Tournament in Joplin, Missouri. Both teams knew from the start that the game would be a grind and the … Read more

Chesapeake Shamrock 5K Run and Walk Moves to Middle River

Chesapeake 5K Fun Run

Chesapeake Shamrock 5K Fun Run and Walk is a “Chesapeake Road Runners” charity event returns for its fourth year this Saturday, March 16 from 8 a.m. – noon at Gunpowder Falls State Park, Graces Quarters Road in Chase. The event is held by the Chesapeake Bay Association, Inc. All proceeds raised go towards protecting the … Read more