eric smith
- The Harford Tech boys lacrosse team got its first taste of victory Monday evening. The Cobras (1-4) needed overtime but won 5-4 over visiting Aberdeen (2-3) at Cobras Stadium. It was a non-division game.
- Harford County’s high school girls lacrosse teams have been hard at practice in efforts to be ready for season openers. Here is a look at the teams.
- Chad Barcikowski (Liberty) scored a career-high 31 points, but Salisbury had its six-game winning streak halted on Saturday in an 88-82 loss to Mary
- Throughout this season, Atholton¿s boys lacrosse team has displayed one of the better balancing acts of any squad in the county. One game they may be up, while in others, they miss a step or two. Wednesday, against Long Reach in the first round in 3A/2A South Section I play, coach Erik Burnett was happy with what he saw, as the Raiders defeated the visiting Lightning, 9-2.
- Though Evan Riss, Wyatt Neely and the rest of the Oakland Mills boys lacrosse team have craved respect from other Howard County schools throughout the season, they all knew they needed to knock someone off in league play first. An April 2 win against Meade paved the way for future success, but it wasn¿t until Tuesday¿s matchup against Hammond that the Scorpions finally found their stride. Riss netted five goals, Neely added three more, and visiting Oakland Mills used a fourth quarter comeback to down the Golden Bears, 10-8.
- Glenelg, Howard, Centennial and the rest of Howard County gears up for the boys lacrosse season
- James Ihedigbo knows what it is like to be overlooked and underestimated. He was lightly recruited, undrafted and cast aside by two NFL teams before landing with the Ravens.
- Veteran delivers big hits, including one that set up Ray Rice's memorable fourth-and-29 conversion vs. Chargers
- For the past three years, Owings Mills coach Steve Lurz has had to answer questions about the frustration of missing the playoffs by a game or two.
- As great as the Ravens' defense was Sunday night — and it was magnificent — it was the resourcefulness of quarterback Joe Flacco on third down that helped Baltimore land critical early blows in the bare-knuckle fight against the New York Jets.