fencing

The Academies of Fencing in Catonsville offers three academies, basically, in one: for boys, girls and adults.

The sound of swords clashing echoed throughout the gymnasium of Robert Moton Center on a rainy Friday night.

The Chesapeake Fencing Club moved last fall to Towson after 25 years in Baltimore City. About 30-40 members, mostly children, take training at the club run by Ray Gordon.

Mark Teixeira, Lee May and Bill Bilderback were on the sports pages this time of year.

Aksamit and Dagmara Wozniak, who both won bronze medals in the 2016 Rio Olympics, led a No. 6-ranked U.S. squad in Sunday’s team tournament at the Baltimore Convention Center — the first time the event has been held in the city. Newcomers Kamali Thompson and Zara Moss rounded out the senior team.

Nelson I. Fishman, founder of a floor covering company who later became a lawyer specializing in bankruptcy law, died Dec. 4 from pulmonary fibrosis at Gilchrist hospice Care in Towson. He was 83.

Officials with Howard County's Office of Transportation discussed safety and security improvements Wednesday to the bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Route 29 that connects Downtown Columbia and Oakland Mills.

Karina Wang, of Springlake, earned top honors in the Capitol Clash fencing competition Jan. 17.

The ancient sport of fencing is not something you¿ll see only at the Renaissance Festival. At the Maryland Fencing Club in Abingdon, the sport is thriving. We talked with owner Greg Paye, a certified United States Fencing Association coach, and several of his pupils to find out what¿s attracting so many families to this 500-year-old pastime.

"When fencing, and someone is trying to stab you, you're really paying attention, and it's intense," said Michael Oles, manager of Academy of Fencing in Baltimore.

For Dulaney High junior Morgan LaRocca there aren't enough hours in the day to balance academics, extracurricular activites and fencing.

Baltimore's Jamal Fenwick, one of few African-American fencers, is competing in a Maryland Division U-20 Junior Olympic qualifier

New nutrient regulations could have big effect on Harford County farmers

Baltimore County resident Suzanne Stettinius to represent United States in modern pentathlon at 2012 Olympic Games in London

The daughter of Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland disclosed Wednesday that she is a lesbian, an announcement gay advocates hope will boost their effort to keep the state's new same-sex marriage law on the books.

Annapolis Opera's fully-staged production of Charles Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts last weekend proved a triumph to close the season.

Friends boys lacrosse falls to Saints Peter & Paul in MIAA B Conference final

Del. James Malone presented the Lansdowne Improvement Association with a check for $10,000 on Monday that the community association will use to replace the fence along Hammonds Ferry Road. The money is a grant from CSX.

May 6-12 is Arson Awareness Week in Maryland and across the nation.

Deb Bergstrom, who was diagnosed in 2008, gave a demonstration of the sport on April 21 at Baltimore Fencing Center in Timonium in support of Parkinson's Awareness Month.

To tempt family appetites, and sometimes even those of guests, baked stuffed fish became something of a habit.

Recipe Finder: Slow-Baked Shad

Springtime dinner begins with goat cheese triangles used as a "garnish" on a salad of spring greens.

Israeli's 'pugnacious' behavior toward Iran, and that country's nuclear ambitions, require some context

Israel signals it won't wait forever before attacking Iran's nuclear weapons installations

Angela Ross of Baltimore was looking for the recipe for the chicken pot pie that used to be served at the Ambassador House restaurant on Lombard Street in Baltimore.

Charm City Classic fencing competition at UMBC draws 340 participants.

When football and food team up on our Thanksgiving menu, everybody wins

Regardless of whether some of the guests are bringing a variety of side dishes, the head chef still has to wrestle with a turkey or two.

A Pasadena man was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days in jail for leaving the scene of the accident in which his snowplow blade fatally clipped retired John Hopkins University fencing coach Richard Francis Oles who was walking on Mountain Road, a spokeswoman for prosecutors said.

A BGE executive says the company's finances are already protected from problems at its parent company, and they will continue to be if Constellation Energy mergers with Exelon.

How to cope with pain from breast cancer

A snowplow driver admitted Thursday that he knew he struck a pedestrian in Pasadena during a snowstorm in January, but kept driving anyway. The pedestrian, Richard Francis Oles, a retired Johns Hopkins fencing coach, died from the injuries he received after being clipped by the plow while walking on Mountain Road.

Constellation Energy marked the launch of Maryland's first commercial wind farm Tuesday, a project that has divided residents of rural Garrett County.