Best Baltimore Sun photos of the month - May 2022

Archbishop Curley's James Gladden emerges out of a cloud of dust at home plate to see the umpire's safe call in the fourth inning of MIAA loser's bracket baseball game. — John Carroll vs. Archbishop Curley baseball

Jack Trimper, a longtime resident of Arbutus, poses for a portrait in his front yard -- which he didn't mow during May as part of an environmental initiative. — No Mow May

Faces of pain and determination are abundant during the struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. — Herndon Climb 2022

Baltimore Orioles batter Anthony Santander (25) gets sprayed by cooler juice while heading for home plate following his game winning home run against the New York Yankees. — New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles

Freeman Hrabowski III, president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County laughs during the undergraduate commencement ceremony. Hrabowski is retiring after serving at the university since 1992. — UMBC Commencement

Inajah Wright, who studies for her GED hopes that she and her two children, Zar-Tist Watts, 2 (blue top), and Zyla Watts, 9 months, will be accepted for Baltimore's Guaranteed Income pilot program, spearheaded by Mayor Brandon Scott. — Baltimore begins guaranteed income pilot program

McDonogh vs. Boys Latin

With less than a minute remaining in the MIAA A semifinal game and tied at 10, McDonogh’s Brendan Millo (41) moves in close to Boys’ Latin goal keeper Cardin Stoller (99) to score the winning goal. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Racers traverse a section of cobblestone by the Washington Monument during the first race of the day of the FlowerMart Criterium during the May festival. — Flower Mart Criterium

Horses work out on the Pimlico track early Tuesday in the week leading up to the Preakness Stakes. — Preakness week 2022

Trash Talkin Larry and other horses break out of the starting gate at the start of the 3-5 year old Maiden Special Weight race during the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore. — Preakness Day 2022

The start of the day's 11th race, The Sir Barton Stakes, as viewed from the top floor of the grand stand at Pimlico Race Course. — Preakness Day 2022

Early Voting, ridden by Jose L. Ortiz, wins the 147th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. — Early Voting wins the 147th Preakness

Trainer Chad Brown holds the Woodlawn replica vase after his horse Early Voting won the 147th Preakness Stakes. Beth Schultz Klarman (L), celebrates the victory with him. — Chad Brown

Indian Creek's Christopher Kokoski, right, is tagged out by St. Paul's catcher John Padousis, left, in the seventh inning. Indian Creek defeated St. Paul's in extra innings to win the MIAA B conference baseball championship at Harford Community College. — St. Paul's vs. Indian Creek in MIAA B conference baseball championship

Indian Creek's Andrew Harris scores as the ball gets away from St. Paul's Alex Cromwell in the third inning. Indian Creek defeated St. Paul's in extra innings to win the MIAA B conference baseball championship at Harford Community College. — St. Paul's vs. Indian Creek in MIAA B conference baseball championship

Indian Creek's Christopher Kokoski, right, embraces teammate Riley Handwerger as Andrew Harris, left, joins in their celebration of victory over St. Paul's. — St. Paul's vs. Indian Creek in MIAA B conference

Indian Creek's Julian Butler leaps in the air after scoring the game-tying run against St. Paul's in the seventh inning, sending the game into extra innings. — St. Paul's vs. Indian Creek in MIAA B conference baseball championship at Harford Community College. May 24, 2022

North Carolina celebrates winning the NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse national championship. The Tar Heels beat Boston College, 12-11, at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field. — Women’s lacrosse championship

Baltimore police work at the scene of a double shooting at the Inner Harbor that killed one 17-year-old and injured another. — Inner Harbor shooting

Evidence markers litter the shooting scene in the 700 block of North Rose Street, where a gunman fired more than 60 rounds with an assault rifle. One person died and three others were injured, according to Baltimore police. — North Rose Street shooting

The colors are advanced during the Memorial Day observance inside Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. — 2022 Memorial Day observance ceremony

Northwestern midfielder Ella Little (33) breaks down as North Carolina players rush the field after winning a NCAA Division I women's lacrosse semifinal. — Women's lacrosse semifinal

Baby formula shortage

Samantha Berlin holds her 5-month-old son, Jaxson, as big brother Jensen offers him a cracker. The Berlins had an 18-day supply of the special formula that Jaxson needs due to allergies. Samantha is part of a Facebook group of moms who are helping each other locate sources of baby formula amid a nationwide shortage. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Vermont's Tim Norton (29) falls while chasing the ball behind Maryland's Luke Wierman (52) after a face-off. Maryland trounced Vermont, 21-5, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. — Maryland vs. Vermont

The Blue Angels practice in the skies over Annapolis as part of the U.S. Naval Academy graduation week events. — Blue Angels

Glenelg Country goalkeeper Stephanie Marszal blocks a St. Paul's shot during the 2022 IAAM A Conference girls lacrosse championship. St. Paul's won, 15-7. — IAAM A lacrosse finals

Chris Hardy works at his desk with his service dog Brody. Hardy, a U.S. Army veteran of 11 years, is founder of US Kennels Inc., a nonprofit organization that rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to become service dogs for veterans. — Training service dogs for vets

Maryland midfielder Jordyn Lipkin gets hit by Boston College defender Hollie Schleicher, who is called with a foul during a NCAA Division I women's lacrosse semifinal at Homewood Field. — Maryland vs. Boston College

Zayd Kamle, 2, of Middle River, enjoys a cup cake at the SOWEBO Arts and Music Festival at Hollins Market. — SOWEBO Arts and Music Festival

World War II veteran Justin Roy, 97, of Mesa, Arizona is greeted by Jerrold Epstein of Alexandria, Virginia, right, and other well-wishers who came to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to welcome the more than 100 veterans who arrived on a Honor Flight Network flight from Phoenix. The veterans were set to attend a ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. to kickoff Military Appreciation Month. — Honor Flight Network flight

St. Paul's players, including Kira Balis (21), Maddy Kissinger, Cate Alokones (8) and Olivia Rose (5), charge the field after handily defeating Glenelg Country during the 2022 IAAM A conference girls lacrosse championship at USA Lacrosse Headquarters. — 2022 IAAM A girls' lacrosse final Glenelg County vs St Pauls

Baltimore firefighters battle a multiple-alarm blaze in the 1500 block of West Baltimore Street. — West Baltimore Street fire

A member of the 229th Army Band, Maryland Army National Guard, sits in the shade during the Memorial Day observance ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. — 2022 Memorial Day observance ceremony

Planting flags at Dulaney Valley

Nicolas Burton, a member of the Historic Elkridge Young Marines, salutes after planting a flag in the Field of Honor at Dulaney Valley Memorial Garden. Local groups planted 3,500 flags on veterans’ grave sites ahead of Memorial Day. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)

Toni Lopes, oyster shucker at Dylan’s Oyster Cellar in Hampden, stocks the raw bar for the evening with six different kinds of oysters from Maryland and New England. This season’s wild oyster harvest is the best since the 1980s, and aquaculture also achieved its best harvest. — Oysters harvests increase

Megan Thee Stallion performs on the main stage at Preakness Live, a new music, food and arts festival held at Pimlico Race Course the night before Preakness. — Preakness Live

Grace Kanja, center, watches Lauryn Hill’s performance during Preakness Live. The new festival was organized by Kevin Liles, a music executive from Baltimore. — Preakness Live

Michaela Ross, second from right, dances while watching Lauryn Hill’s performance during Preakness Live. — Preakness LIVE

John Waters fan Tanya Price, 37, of Pasadena is dressed in a real beehive hairdo to meet Waters at Atomic Books to get his first novel, "Liarmouth," signed. She has his autograph from a previous event tattooed on her arm. — John Waters book signing

Haydee Rodriguez heads to the Festival of Dogs at Evergreen with her Pekingese, Bruno, left, and Pekingese and pug mix, Tilt, right, to enter the Best Dog-Owner Look-Alike category at the fundraiser to benefit the Johns Hopkins University Museums. — Festival of Dogs at Evergreen

Lawrence Lacks, center, son of Henrietta Lacks, raises his arm along with attorney Ben Crump, as members of the Lacks family and their attorneys hold a news conference after their appearance in federal court. Alfred Lacks-Carter, grandson of Henrietta Lacks, is on left. — Lacks family lawsuit

The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of Maryland, left, congratulates Darlene Clark as she and Jermaine Glover of SLYC (St. Luke's Youth Center) are recognized with a symbolic $30,000 check as the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland donates money toward community projects aimed at improving life in marginalized neighborhoods, in a ceremony at Cathedral of the Incarnation. — Reparations ceremony by Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

Midshipmen celebrate after their final Color Parade at the United States Naval Academy by jumping in the academy’s fountain. — Naval Academy Color Parade

Avery Stowell of Yorba Linda, California, shows off her diploma. — Naval Academy graduation

Midshipment toss their hats at the United States Naval Academy 2022 graduation and commissioning ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. — Naval Academy graduation

Originally Published: Jun 03, 2022 at 3:12 pm

Best Baltimore Sun photos of the month - May 2022 | PHOTOS

A selection of some of the best Sun staff photos for the month of May.