Digest: Athletes with ties to Maryland named to U.S. Paralympic team

U.S. Paralympics announced the team that will compete in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro from Sept. 7 to Sept. 18. The 267-member team is the largest U.S. delegation in history. Athletes from Maryland on the team are: Gail Gaeng of Frederick (wheelchair basketball), Trevon Jenifer of Huntingtown (wheelchair basketball), Jessica Long of Baltimore (swimming), Hannah and Tatyana McFadden of Clarksville (track and field), Rebecca Meyers of Baltimore (swimming), Markeith Price of Baltimore (track and field), Daniel Romanchuk of Mount Airy (track and field) and Brad Snyder of Baltimore (swimming). Annapolis resident Dee Smith of San Francisco (sailing) and Baltimore residents McKenzie Coan of Clarksville, Ga., (swimming), Elizabeth Smith of Muncie, Ind., (swimming) and Cortney Jordan of Henderson, Nev., (swimming) were also named to the team. Long is the most decorated athlete, with 17 Paralympic medals. Tatyana McFadden, an Atholton graduate, has 11 medals.

Digest: Paralympian Tatyana McFadden aims for seven medals in Rio

Tatyana McFadden has won the Boston Marathon wheelchair race four times. In April, she crossed the line first at Boston and then at the London Marathon within seven days. So why not go for seven golds at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro this September, in events from the 100 meters on up?

Jul 02, 2016 at 12:30 AM

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Md.'s Chang earns spot in US Open qualifying tourney

Sophie Chang, 19, of Havre De Grace won the US Open National Playoffs women's singles tennis championship in New Haven, Conn., to earn a wild card into the US Open qualifying tournament, held today through Friday in Flushing, N.Y. Unseeded Chang defeated former North Carolina standout and No. 2 seed Sanaz Marand of Katy, Texas, 6-4, 6-4. Chang, who won the US Open National Playoffs USTA Middle States sectional qualifier in New Jersey earlier this summer, committed to play at Virginia before turning pro. Her great-grandfather, Joseph Carpenter, won the mixed doubles title at the 1910 U.S. national championships. Chang is ranked No. 648 in the world and has never competed in the US Open.

Women's college soccer: Loyola Maryland sophomore midfielder Julianna Cabrera was selected Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week. Navy freshman midfielder Cadie Higginson was named Rookie of the Week. … Mount St. Mary's home game against Howard on Friday has been moved to 4 p.m.

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Honors: St. Mary's College of Maryland announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The eight members are: Edgewood graduate Tyson Lesesne (men's basketball, '08), Emily Smithson Moore (field hockey, '09), North County graduate David Mueller (men's lacrosse, '06), Briana McDowell Porter (women's swimming, '09), and sailors Timothy Healy '95, Mark Ivey '99, Anthony Kotoun '00, and Scott Nixon '92. Lesesne, Moore, Mueller and Porter will be inducted Sept. 30 as part of Hawktoberfest. Healy, Ivey, Kotoun and Nixon will have their ceremony Dec. 2 at the annual SMC Varsity Sailing Team Alumni Regatta.

Men's college lacrosse: Stony Brook will host Notre Dame and Navy for scrimmages Oct. 8. The Midshipmen will face the Fighting Irish at noon and the Seawolves at 2 p.m.

College field hockey: Maryland sophomore Linnea Gonzales (Patterson Mill), junior Lein Holsboer and redshirt senior Welma Luus were named to the Big Ten Conference Preseason Players to Watch list. The Terps begin their season Friday at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph's (Pa.) as part of the Conference Cup in Philadelphia.

Men's college volleyball: Johns Hopkins was picked second in the Centennial Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the 10 head coaches.

Administration: The Patriot League named Ryan Sakamoto (Maryland) assistant commissioner for communications. Sakamoto, who spent the past eight years in the sports information department at Georgetown, was previously an account executive with CBS Radio in Baltimore and a sports correspondent with the Frederick News-Post. He was also the public relations director of the High-A Frederick Keys from 2004 to 2006 and a PR assistant and marketing intern for the Double-A Bowie Baysox from 2003 to 2004.

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Horse racing: The Maryland Jockey Club announced that total handle on Laurel Park's summer meet was up 20.2 percent over the previous year while average and in-state handle also increased. Total handle on Laurel's 24-day summer meet — the same number of days as last year — was $63.2 million compared to $52.6 million in 2015. Average handle increased 12.4 percent from $1.7million to $2.1 million while in-state handle increased by 14.2 percent from $18.1 million to $20.7 million.

National Women's Soccer League: U.S. Olympian Crystal Dunn rejoined the Washington Spirit on Monday, but the three Canadians who won bronze medals — goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe, defender Shelina Zadorsky and midfielder Diana Matheson — will take the week off before reporting back and will miss Friday's match at the Orlando Pride. Meanwhile, Argentine attacker Estefania Banini will undergo surgery Wednesday to address cartilage problems in her left knee, which could force her to miss three to four months. The club expects to learn the prognosis Wednesday or Thursday. Early last year, Banini suffered cartilage damage in her right knee and missed five to six months.

—Steven Goff, The Washington Post

Golf: Michael Kelly of Odenton birdied the first playoff hole (No. 17) to claim a spot in the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship at a qualifying event at Prospect Bay Country Club in Grasonville. Also advancing were David Prowler of Manhasset, N.Y., and Matt Sughrue of Arlington, Va., who won the second playoff hole (No. 18) with a par. Kelly, Sghrue, and John Howson of Sparks (playoff loser) each shot 75 in the regulation round. The championship will be Sept. 17-22 in St. Louis.

Digest: Athletes with ties to Maryland named to U.S. Paralympic team

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