Alexander Dacy

6 days ago | fredericknewspost.com | Alexander Dacy

The nearly two-hour bus ride back to Urbana High for the Hawks’ boys lacrosse team last Friday night was “totally quiet,” head coach Gavin Donahue said. The team sat there, soaked from the pouring rain, reflecting on an unusual situation for one of Maryland’s public school powers. Urbana had just suffered its first defeat to a public school team in nearly two years by dropping a close contest to fellow juggernaut Kent Island. kAm(96?

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Alexander Dacy

Last Friday night, before they shared the men’s lacrosse field for potentially the final time, Linganore High graduates Will Coletti and Roman LaRocco were on a group FaceTime with their high school friends. They exchanged light smack talk and even added some additional stakes to Saturday’s Army-Navy Game, in which they would take the field for opposite sides. Whoever was on the losing end of the rivalry had to attend the winning academy’s postgame celebration.

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Alexander Dacy

THURMONT — There was no hesitation when Catoctin boys lacrosse saw the penalty flag fly in overtime, sending it a man up. The Cougars had to get the ball to senior attack Ashton Merritt. kAmxE H2D E96:C >@G6 @? E96:C AC6G:@FD EH@ >2?\FA @AA@CEF?:E:6D[ H9:49 C6DF=E65 :? |6CC:EE >2C<6CD] xE’D 366? E96:C >@G6 7@C >F49 @7 E96 D62D@?[ 2D |6CC:EE 6?E6C65 %9FCD52J 2D uC656C:4< r@F?EJ’D E9:C5\=625:?8 8@2= D4@C6C]k^AmkAmqFE r2E@4E:?

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Alexander Dacy

Thomas Johnson junior right-hander Mason Dewease has his day to pitch. For most of this season, it has been on a Wednesday. That’s made the rest of his routine fall into place. kAm“xE’D >J 52J] xE’D >J E:>6 E@ E9C@H[” s6H62D6 D2:5]k^AmkAmp?5 @? E9:D A2CE:4F=2C (65?6D52J 282:?DE ~2<52=6 32D632==[ 96 92AA6?65 E@ 36 :? 9:D 36DE 7@C>]k^AmkAms6H62D6 E@DD65 D:I :??:?8D @7 EH@\9:E[ @?6\CF? 32==[ DEC:<:?8 @FE 7:G6 2?5 H2=<:?8 EH@ E@ A@H6C E96 !2EC:@ED’ d\b C@25 H:?[ E96:C 7@FCE9 DEC2:89E G:4E@CJ 2?5 E9:C5 :?

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Alexander Dacy

MIDDLETOWN — Since they first became a battery in seventh grade, Middletown catcher Dylan Leadbetter has always loved working with right-hander Vinny Grossman. “He hits his spots,” Leadbetter said. “So that makes my job a lot easier.”kAmxE >2<6D E96 C6DE @7 E96 z?:89ED 3C62E96 62D:6C[ E@@[ =:<6 H96? vC@DD>2? 6?E6C65 |@?52J’D 32D632== 82>6 282:?DE (2=<6CDG:==6 H:E9 E96 8@\29625 CF? @? E9:C5 32D6] %96J 42? C6=J @? 9:> E@ :?5F46 =:89E 4@?E24E 2?5 BF:4< @FED]k^AmkAmp?5 DFC6 6?@F89[ vC@DD>2?