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Anne Arundel County

The Baltimore Banner/VSN Boys & Girls Week 12 Basketball Top 15

With MIAA A Conference championship, St. Frances moves to No. 1 in boys poll; McDonogh girls solidify their hold on No. 1 with IAAM A title

VSN Staff

Feb 27, 2023

Harris’ explosion helps St. Mary’s to a repeat in MIAA B Conference basketball

Senior’s 31 points lead the No. 11 Saints past Chapelgate

Nelson Coffin

Feb 27, 2023

St. Mary's celebrate winning the championship game of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference in UMBC's Chesapeake Arena on February 26, 2023.

Mount St. Joseph paces Baltimore teams at National Prep Tournament

Gaels place 7th at prestigious wrestling event

Billy Buckheit

Feb 26, 2023

Mount St. Joseph's Coleman Nogle pins Haverford (PA) School's Jay McConnell in the 126-pound consolation final at the National Preps wrestling tournament at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro. The Gaels were highest-placing local team at the event, finishing seventh.

Class 4A-3A state wrestling notebook

Broadneck qualifies eight for next weekend’s state championships; Perry Hall freshman Marks-Jenkins moves to 46-0

Lem Satterfield

Feb 26, 2023

Broadneck's 160-pound Liam DeBaugh (top) earned the Anne Arundel County title with a 5-3 decision over junior Jacob Speed (bottom) of Crofton on Saturday. DeBaugh was among two champions for the host and tournament champion Bruins.

Class 2A-1A state wrestling notebook

South Carroll shine at North Regions; Northeast’s Schmidt claim 132-pound crown

Lem Satterfield

Feb 26, 2023

South Carroll's 120-pound freshman JoJo Gigliotti (right) is among the the Cavaliers' eight champions and 13 wrestlers who placed within the top four of their weight classes at Saturday's Class 2A-1A North Region tournament at Milford Mill. The 13 Cavaliers qualified for next weekend's
state tournament at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro.

Aberdeen and Kenwood set to wind it back in state boys basketball playoffs

Aberdeen High and Kenwood, who opened their respective boys basketball seasons against each other, will meet again, this time in the Class 3A North Region I semifinals after opening round victories Friday.

VSN Staff

Feb 26, 2023

Aberdeen's Tylan Bass prepares to shoot a 3-pointer during Tuesday night's key UCBAC Chesapeake boys basketball contest with C. Milton Wright. Bass finished with a game-high 27 points as the Eagles claimed sole possession of first with a 77-68 victory in Harford County.

Fourth quarter comeback advances Reservoir in state girls basketball tourney opening round

Gators top Arundel for spot in 4A East semifinals; Fallston begins 2A title defense with victory

VSN Staff

Feb 25, 2023

Alissa Young was the spark behind Reservoir's comeback win against Arundel in the opening round of the Class 4A East Region I playoffs Friday. The sophomore capped with a 14-0 surge with the go-ahead basket and a 3-pointer as the Gators eliminated the Wildcats in Fulton.

Chapelgate and St. Mary’s punch ticket to MIAA B basketball championship game

Yellowjackets drop St. Paul’s with second half rally; No. 11 Saints eliminate Curley for shot at repeat

Derek Toney

Feb 24, 2023

Chapelgate Christian basketball players are mobbed by their fans following Thursday's victory over St. Paul's in the MIAA B Conference boys basketball semifinals. The Yellowjackets advanced to their first championship game since 2011 with a 63-57 victory over the Crusaders in Marriottsville.

Gaels storm back to MIAA A basketball final

No. 1 Mount St. Joseph tops Spalding for 3-peat opportunity; Valentine scores 20

James Peters

Feb 24, 2023

Ace Valentine headlined another steady effort by Mount St. Joseph's basketball team Thursday evening. The senior guard finished with 20 points as the No. 1 Gaels defeated ninth-ranked Archbishop Spalding, 70-56, in a MIAA A Conference semifinal in Southwest Baltimore.

Beth Tfiloh and St. Peter & Paul make championship date in MIAA basketball

Semifinal victories take Warriors and Sabers to C final; No. 1 Mount St. Joseph, St. Mary’s move closer to repeat

VSN Staff

Feb 24, 2023

Beth Tfiloh's Stanley Dansicker (24) boxes out Saints Peter & Paul's Aaron Ewing during a MIAA C Conference basketball match during the regular season. The top-seeded Warriors and No. 2 seed Sabers will meet for the league championship Sunday at UMBC.

Northeast freshman wrestler Beau Schmidt has his sights set on an early birthday present

Set to challenge a talented field in this weekend’s Class 2A-1A West Regionals, Schmidt is gunning for a title and a shot at a state championship

Lem Satterfield

Feb 22, 2023

Northeast-AA's unbeaten 132-pound freshman Anne Arundel County champion Beau Schmidt "wants to be great and that's what makes coaching him so easy," said coach Maurice Fleming, a 2008 graduate who won a pair of state titles at Northeast.

MIAA basketball tournament schedule and results

St. Joe and St. Frances will host A Conference semifinals; Curley and St. Paul’s advance in the B Conference

VSN Staff

Updated Feb 22, 2023

Mount Saint JosephÕs Tyonne Farrell, #23, celebrates with teammates in the second half of a high school basketball game against New Town, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Baltimore. Mount Saint Joseph won 95-43.

Spalding overtakes John Carroll

Second half surge push No. 9 Cavaliers into MIAA A Conference semifinals

Eric Bem

Feb 22, 2023

Malik Washington had 24 points Tuesday for Spalding in its victory over John Carroll in the MIAA A Conference boys basketball quarterfinals. The No. 9 Cavaliers will face top-ranked Mount St. Joseph in the semifinals Thursday evening.

State girls basketball tournament field set

Road to College Park starts Friday

Derek Toney

Feb 22, 2023

Radio is dead in Annapolis. Was anyone listening, anyway?

When WRNR went off the air this month, Annapolis mourned the demise of its only FM station. It was a refrain similar to the one two years ago when Pat Sajak sold WNAV for $1. “Oh, woe is me,” cried Annapolis.

Rick Hutzell

Feb 21, 2023