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- Coppin State sprinter Joseph Amoah was victorious against an international field in the 100-meter dash at the Aliann Pompey Invitational.
- The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) will have multiple fundraising events in the Aberdeen area in the coming months.
- Former Howard County girls Golfer of the Year Bryana Nguyen is returning home this summer and hosting a fundraiser golf event and coaches panel on July 15.
- ive racing returns to Laurel Park with a 10-race program Friday, featuring a carryover jackpot of $19,400.22 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6.
- David Andler, a professional FootGolf player, has dedicated himself to spreading the game, especially in Maryland.
- The Hampstead American Legion Post 200 will host its 16th annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Oakmont Green Golf Course.
- “It’s been a great run,” Cal Ripken Jr. said at a June 19, 2001, news conference announcing his retirement at season’s end.
- Billy Peel IV, from Columbia Country Club, won the 98th Amateur championship of the Maryland State Golf Association after Pete DeTemple conceded the match.
- South Carroll athletic director Jim Horn is retiring at the end of the 2018-19 school year.
- After choosing golf over lacrosse, Calvert Hall's Michael Crowley delivered a strong junior season, including winning the the MIAA Individual title.
- Trevor McCarthy continued his dominance of the jockey standings, and in the process helped trainer Jamie Ness to his first Maryland meet title in four years.
- The Western Maryland Train Museum offers a collection of railway memorabilia, photographs and a variety of newspaper clippings.
- Hampton University lacrosse coach Lloyd Carter, the first coach of the Pirates program, announced that he will be retiring as coach on June 30.
- Six Carroll County Lions Clubs join forces to bring to you the Lions Fund Raising Golf Tournament this Friday, May 24, at the Oakmont Green Golf Course.
- Behind eight goals from Sarah Dudick (Fallston), Harford Community College took home the program's first National Junior College Athletic Association title.
- Maryland sophomore Virunpat Olankitkunchai will compete in the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships this weekend at Blessings Golf Club.
- With a mix of patriotic and gospel music, the Old Line Statesmen Barbershop Chorus will hold its annual spring show, “God Bless the USA,” bringing the Scott Center at Carroll Community College alive with an a capella tribute to God and country.
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North Carroll: Hampstead Farmers Market opening for season; golf tournament to benefit Young Marines
The warmer weather has everyone out and about. Getting up as the sun does, maybe tending to the yard, hitting some flea markets or car shows in the area, and just enjoying the warmth and sunshine. Why not add to your list of tasks to stop by the Hampstead Farmers’ Market? - Three-time Maryland Open champion Denny McCarthy shot a career-low 8-under 63 to take the lead after the first round at the Byron Nelson.
- The Maryland women’s golf team fell just short of advancing past the regional round of the NCAA championships, but the run isn’t over for a rising Terps star.
- Paige Warren, Bryn Mawr, golf, girls athlete of the week
- If you live in the north Carroll area, then you know a must on your calendar is the annual Hampstead Day event. The 46th annual Hampstead Day will run from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, May 25.
- A growing list of athletes have declined invitations from President Donald J. Trump to visit the White House as a stance against his racist and anti-immigrant rhetoric. Sadly, Tiger Woods isn't one of them.
- Maryland women's golf coach, Diana Cantú, a former member of the Mexican national team, has brought players from five different countries together to help the Terps reach the NCAA championships for the first time in seven years.
- Nestled on 55 acres west of Ellicott City, near the now-gone Enchanted Forest, Font Hill opened in 1961, a cozy concoction of short fairways, hairpin turns and tight greens.
- Local Lions Clubs, 16 in Carroll County, are taking part in Lions Club International’s plans to improve our world in five key areas: diabetes, vision, hunger, the environment and childhood cancer.
- St. Bartholomew’s Church will be hosting its 22nd annual Vera Bradley Bingo on Friday, April 26 at the Hampstead fire hall.
- Senior Senator repeats as Grand National steeplechase winner
- A Q&A with Jim Horn, athletic director at South Carroll High School, who is retiring at the end of the 2018-19 school year.
- Alex Smith, a starting short-stick defensive midfielder for the No. 3 Terps, has played in all 10 games this spring, and his father has attended all but one because of a little something called Super Bowl LIII.
- Robert E. Carney Jr., former court auditor for the Circuit Court of Baltimore County who had been a partner in the law firm of Molore, Careny, Ryan & Lattanzi, died Sunday from melanoma at Encore of Turf Valley. He was 87.
- The Orioles’ home opener is April 4, meaning that baseball will soon be back, and all will be well with the world. With all you fine folks in mind, we offer this guide to celebrating beyond Opening Day.
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- James F. Ridenour, a retired educational fund raiser who had been active with the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, died March 10 from pulmonary fibrosis and hypertension at his Guilford condominium. He was 86.
- Thursday sports on TV highlights in Baltimore area
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- Paul Ruppert (Severna Park) scored five goals to lead Frostburg State (6-1) to a 17-12 victory over visiting McDaniel (2-6) in men's lacrosse on Tuesday. The
- Watch live all weekend long as the top golfers in the world take on the 12th and 17th holes at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass during The Players
- Nathan Knight went 1-for-2 from the free-throw line with 12 seconds left and visiting William & Mary (13-16, 9-8 Colonial Athletic Association) hung on to win
- Carly Miller (Marriotts Ridge) scored her second goal and the game-winner with 39 seconds left to play as visiting Mount St. Mary's (2-0) won 9-8 over UMBC
- Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has come under attack in recent weeks for whether she is black enough, but for superficial reasons and not on her record on black issues.
- Sophomore center Bruno Fernando has been able to moderate his emotions in a more positive way for the Maryland men's basketball team this season.
- One month from the open market, here’s where the Ravens stand with their free agents-to-be.
- Gov. Hogan touted the economic benefits of the later start to the school year, but education advocates have said it isn’t worth the trade off. But the arguments in favor of an earlier start don’t seem to pass muster, after examining a number of Central Maryland public school calendars.
- Loyola Maryland graduate Bennett Wisner, a Hampstead native, is trying to earn exempt status and become a professional golfer.
- Carroll County’s fire, rescue and emergency medical services might be joining forces over the course of the next three years to become an official county agency to improve its services for employees, volunteers and the community.
- This week is National Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 3-9), and while that might sound like something that has to do with fire, a significant number of serious burns occur from sources other than fire, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
- FTF Racing’s Correjon continued his winter hot streak at Laurel Park, earning his third straight win over its main track with a record-setting half-length triumph in Sunday’s featured Super Bowl Starter Handicap.
- Instead of sounding retreat, the BSO needs to just ask for more money — from the state, the counties and from all those Maryland millionaires out there.
- Rec Sports Spotlight for Feb. 3, 2019.