Amateur soccer
Nichols named coach of new Bohemians
The Baltimore Bohemians, a new member of the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League, has named McDonogh boys coach Steve Nichols as their head coach. A Baltimore native, Nichols led McDonogh to its seventh Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship this fall and has coached the Baltimore Bays club team to nine national youth championships. The PDL, which features 65 teams competing in four conferences and nine divisions, is the top-level amateur men's soccer league in North America. The Bohemians, owned by Louis Angelos, will play their inaugural season at Cedar Lane Park in Bel Air with a 16-game schedule from May to August. "It's a phenomenal opportunity and a great chance to help the area further grow in soccer," Nichols said. "Our player pool in the area is phenomenal, and we'll put a great product on the field." Nichols added that he will continue to coach at McDonogh and with the Bays.
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Classic champs meet in Laurel's Jennings 'Cap
Eighttofasttocatch and Regal Solo, the last two Maryland Million Classic winners, headline a group of six runners in today's $75,000 Jennings Handicap, a one-mile race at Laurel Park. Eighttofasttocatch (7-5) has three stakes victories at Laurel this year for trainer Tim Keefe during his 5-year-old season. Regal Solo (5-2), who won the 2009 Jennings, has only started twice this year, with a second in the Maryland Million Sprint off a year layoff and a rallying fourth-place finish in the $150,000 Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash on Oct. 22.
Orioles: The team's athletic training staff of Richie Bancells and Brian Ebel was selected as the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society's Major League Athletic Training Staff of the Year.
More Baseball: Scott Erickson, an Orioles starting pitcher from 1995 to 2002, was named pitching coach of the Carolina Mudcats, the Cleveland Indians' affiliate in the High-A Carolina League. It will be his first pro coaching job.
Capitals: Philipp Grubauer of the South Carolina Stingrays was named East Coast Hockey League Goaltender of the Month. … Defenseman Phil Housley, who played for Washington from 1996 to 1998, and center Milan Novy, a Capital in 1992-93, were chosen for induction into the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame.
Women's college basketball: Maryland senior center Lynetta Kizer and sophomore forward Alyssa Thomas were named to the Naismith Women's Early Season Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced. Maryland is one of eight schools in the country to land multiple players to the 51-player list.
Men's college soccer: Navy senior midfielder Sam Miller was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division I first team. Junior midfielder Eric Wootten made the third team.
Women's college soccer: Harford sophomore goalkeeper Audrey Baldwin was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-American second team.
—From Sun staff and news services