If the purpose of high school sports is to be an extension of theclassroom, the Elkton High School boys basketball team have already graduatedwith honors after their 69-64 win at Edgewood tonight in the Maryland StatePlayoffs.     “The took it all away from us,” said Coach Steve Smith, “Now we have itback.” Smith was referring to [...]

They didn’t have champagne to celebrate their victory, waterbottles would have to do. But the exhilaration of winning a game in the stateplayoffs, a game few thought they could win, was cause for unbridled joy in thePerryville girls basketball locker room.     Not many who follow girls high school basketball would have believed youif you said [...]

      They might be the best 2-21 team youwill ever see play. With Elkton’s 78-62 playoff win at home against North Eastin the opening round of the State Championships, the Golden Elks still have a chance towin it all.      The last weeks of the season brought controversyand disappointment for the Elkton squad. The Golden [...]

Many Cecil County athletes are gearing us for tournament season.  If you know them, supports them. But, sometimes real life intervenes and reminds us of the things that are important.  Not much else needs to be said beyond the Facebook post by North East girls basketball coach Alan Foskey: Facebook friends, as many of you [...]

     Three minutes into North East’s game tonight they had opened a 13-point lead and appeared well on the way to sendingtheir seniors out on a winning note. But, Bohemia Manor came into North East HighSchool hoping to spoil Senor Night for the host Indians.      By the end of the first period, thevisiting Eagles [...]

    Elkton’s Lady Golden Elks wasted no time letting host Perryville know whowould be in control of tonight’s matchup. The Lady Elks sprinted out to a 10-0 lead, held the Lady Pantherswithout a basket until the three minute mark in the first frame, extended to a29-2 lead and closed out the half ahead 36-9.     The Lady Panthers [...]

Senior Heather Lesniowski pulls down one of her farewell posters after the Lady Tigers 52-24 win against Havre de Grace.      Senior night at Rising Sun High School meant thefinal home game for six varsity players. The Lady Tigers made the most of theevening, routing the visiting squad from Havre de Grace 52-24.      Cecil [...]

    Rising Sun Tiger senior guard Andre Moore raced the length of the courtwith 5.3 seconds left, stopped just outside the three-point line and jumped tolaunch the shot that would complete a 17-point comeback against the BohemiaManor Eagles at home on Senior Night. It wasn’t meant to be. Bo Manor defeatedRising Sun 70-68.   Eagle DevonSmith [...]

    There was no doubt what the game plan for the host Elkton Golden Elksagainst the visiting Perryville Panthers. Press. Press early, press often anddouble-team Panther Gabe Sherrod. It worked.  The Golden Elks routed the Panthers 79-52.     The constant pressure from the outset led to sloppy play on both ends ofthe court. The first points weren’t [...]

     Cecil College opened their game knockingdown back-to-back three-pointers  againstMontgomery-Germantown and never looked back.  With six players in double-digits and a dozen three-pointers,the Seahawks routed the visiting Gryphons 100-84.       The Seahawks went into halftime with a48-33 lead. On the offensive end of the court they buried seven treys. On the defensive end of the [...]