Anne Arundel County

    Countdown to football
    A breakdown of the schedule for the first full weekend of the 2022 high school football season in the Baltimore area
    The best places in Baltimore to get out on the water
    The perfect waterside location is just a short drive from home.
    Rocky Point Beach and Park in Essex is open year-round for fishing, boating, and picnicking. Located on 375-acres at the mouth of the Back and Middle Rivers, Rocky Point offers stunning views of the Chesapeake Bay,  Tom Schiller, pastor of the Greater Grace Church  was out wind surfing with the help of Daniel LaRose ( Blue shirt).
    Amid pressure from reformers, Baltimore City’s new police accountability board takes shape
    City's progress has been slowed by a prolonged fight in Annapolis that left many criminal justice advocates dissatisfied.
    People around table with Mayor Brandon Scott and Senator Jill Carter
    2022 Baltimore Banner/VSN Top 15 Polls: Week 1
    The Baltimore Banner/VSN Top 15 polls for Week 1 of the 2022 fall high school sports season.
    Maryland rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison
    Joshua Pruitt was one of the few Capitol rioters to come face-to-face with a member of Congress during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters, according to federal prosecutors.
    This image from U.S. Capitol Police security video and contained in the government's sentencing memorandum for Joshua Pruitt, circled in yellow by source, shows him entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Pruitt, a Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol. (Department of Justice via AP)
    Baltimore-area high school field hockey games to watch in 2022
    A list of 10 Baltimore-area field hockey games to see in 2022.
    No. 1 Archbishop Spalding will be tested by No. 2 Broadneck in the early going, as the teams meet on Sept. 10. The Cavaliers have defeated the Bruins seven consecutive times dating back to 2011.
    Baltimore-area high school volleyball matches to watch in 2022
    A listing of 10 volleyball matches to watch during the 2022 season in the Baltimore-area.
    Bel Air will put its 23-match win streak within the Upper Chesapeake Athletic Conference on the line when if visits league rival Boehmia Manor on Sept. 9.
    Baltimore County parents brace for possible bus delays as school system tries to hire more drivers, fix kinks in system
    Days before Monday’s classroom return, parents said pickup times that the system sent are scheduled after, or close to, the times that school starts. They are also still haunted by last year’s issues that resulted in bus driver no-shows or late drop-offs.
    Baltimore Count Public School buses sit in the Northwest bus lot in Milford Mill days before the first day of school.
    Baltimore-area boys soccer games to watch in 2022
    A listing of the Top 10 boys soccer games to watch in 2022
    On Sept. 7th, No. 7 Archbishop Curley will host No. 3 John Carroll in key match-up in the MIAA A Conference.
    Ravens’ Jackson enters another season with plenty to prove
    After a late-season injury kept him out last year, Lamar Jackson will certainly be under a microscope in the months to come.
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson watches from the bench during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
    Keyed by an experienced defense, Archbishop Spalding field hockey opens at No. 1
    Archbishop Spalding is the No. 1 team in the very first Baltimore/Varsity Sports Network Field Hockey Top 15.
    Baltimore Banner/VSN Preseason Field Hockey Top 15
    Baltimore-area field hockey players to watch
    Ten Baltimore-area field hockey players to watch during the 2022 season.
    Before heading off to the University of Maryland, Broadneck's Maya Everett is back to show why she is one of the top high school field hockey players in the nation.
    Reservoir volleyball gets the nod as Preseason No. 1
    Defending Class 3A state champion Reservoir gets the nod at No. 1 in the 2022 Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network Volleyball Preseason Top 15.
    Baltimore-area volleyball players to watch
    Profiles of 10 volleyball players to watch during the 2022 season.
    Calvert Hall seeks to go wire-to-wire at No. 1
    The Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network Preseason Boys Soccer Top 15
    Baltimore-area boys high school soccer players to watch
    Profiles of 10 Baltimore-area boys soccer players to watch in 2022.
    Calvert Hall's Cody Angelini
    Baltimore-area girls high school soccer players to watch
    After missing two consecutive seasons, Payton Schenning is back for her senior year at Mercy where she is expected to boost the Magic's chances of contending in the IAAM A Conference.
    No. 1 is a familiar position for McDonogh Girls Soccer
    Here is the complete Baltimore Banner/Varsity Sports Network Preseason Girls Soccer Top 15.
    Only about 1 in 3 Maryland students pass state’s science test in fifth and eighth grades
    Only a third of Maryland's fifth and eighth graders scored proficient on the state's new science test, which are the first test results since 2019.
    Testing Sign at school
    VSN is just the latest part of my lifelong journey in sports
    Introductory column by Varsity Sports Network publisher Gary Adornato on the origins of his company and its journey to being acquired by the Baltimore Banner.
    VSN Founder and Publisher Gary Adornato interviews Calvert Hall lacrosse coach Brian Kelly following a game in 2012.
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