Category: High School

Baltimore’s Patterson High School Clippers advanced to the 3A Class Regional Final after beating the City College Knights, 67-59, in the semifinals on March 1 in Baltimore, Md. The Clippers leaned on its star junior guard Aquille Carr, who came off the bench to lead his team with a game-high 23 points in the victory. […]

With about a minute left until their team hoisted the 2012 District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association trophy, the home crowd at Coolidge Senior High School began chanting “COOLIDGE! COOLIDGE!” The chant officially marked the start of the celebration of the Colts’ first city league championship since 1988. When the buzzer sounded on their 64-53 […]

Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School has long been the king of high school football in Baltimore City. Now, they’ve claimed the title on the basketball court as well, knocking off Patterson High School, 65-61, in the Baltimore City Division I championship Feb. 21 at the Hill Field House at Morgan State University. Once known for […]

The Poly Engineers girls’ basketball team maintained its perfect season, finishing with a 20-0 record after edging City College, 37-33, for the Baltimore City Division I championship Feb. 21. The win marked the first city title for the Engineers since 1996 the year their coach, Kendall Peace-Able, won a title as a Poly senior. Poly […]

The Washington, D.C./Baltimore City rivalry is still alive and well. And if proof was needed, then Monday night’s heart stopper between the District’s Gonzaga Eagles and Baltimore’s Patterson Clippers can provide plenty verification. In the first annual Martin Luther King Hoopfest Showcase, the Eagles edged Baltimore standout Aquille Carr and the Clippers 75-73 in front […]

Dorial Green-Beckham, Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Mo., is one of six finalists for the prestigious U.S. Army Player of the Year Award that is given to the Nation’s most outstanding senior in high school football participating in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl will be televised live on NBC Saturday, […]

The Dunbar Poets of Baltimore captured their second straight Maryland 1A High School Football Championship, the eighth championship in the last 10 years, as they knocked out Perryville of Cecil County, 32-11, in the state title game on Dec. 3 at M&T Bank Stadium. Perryville proved to be no match for the highly-explosive Poets, who […]

The Ballou Knights had their intensity, the home court and even their own marching band. But none of it was enough to overcome a star-studded Gonzaga Eagles squad, which came away with a 69-50 win in front of a large crowd at Ballou High School on Dec. 2. Local hoops announcer Miles Rawls dubbed the […]

The Dunbar Poets captured their second straight Maryland 1A High School Football Championship, their eighth championship in the last decade, as they knocked out Perryville, 32-11, in the state title game on Dec. 3 at M&T Bank Stadium. Cecil County, Md.’s Perryville proved to be no match for the explosive Dunbar, who poured on 16 […]

The Washington, D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced Dec. 2 that District teams in two different divisions have advanced to the Pop Warner Super Bowl National Championships tournament, to be held from Dec. 3 to Dec. 10 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. For the second straight year, the Beacon House Falcons will play […]

The Ballou Knights had their intensity, their home court and even their own marching band. But none of it was enough to overcome a star-studded Gonzaga Eagles squad, who came away with a 69-50 win in front of a large crowd at Ballou High School on Dec. 2. Local hoops announcer Miles Rawls dubbed the […]

The Dunbar Poets of Baltimore, Md. advanced to their ninth straight Maryland state championship game after easily defeating Overlea, 42-6, in the state semifinals on Nov. 25 at CCBC-Essex. The Poets will now have the opportunity to win its eighth state title in school history and fifth championship in the last 10 years. Dunbar didn’t […]