By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com If there was any doubt about the impact that Title IX is having on women in sports, the number of girls who won D.C. Pigskin Club Spring Awards and their impact on high school athletics this year left no doubt. Accessibility and improvements training over the last two decades are […]
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Pigskin Club Honors Swing Sports Athletes
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com In the shadows of FedEx Field a new array of sports were recognized at the second annual Pigskin Club of Washington Spring Awards Banquet at the original First Baptist Church of Glenarden. Known primarily for honoring the excellence of football and basketball student athletes from the Metropolitan area, […]
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Charm City `Olympics’ Coming in July
By AFRO Staff This summer, young people in Baltimore will have the opportunity to pour their energy into the city’s first ever Olympic-style sports tournament. On June 5, Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young and the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks announced the “Charm City Games” competition, which is scheduled to begin in July. “The inaugural […]
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UMD Athletics Makes Healthcare Changes
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Reforms continue in the University of Maryland athletics department, regarding medical care for student athletes. For the first time the university will employ health care personnel who are not overseen by the athletic department. The current care team will remain in place where athletic trainers are supervised by physicians […]
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Pigskin Club’s Spring Awards Banquet Set
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com The Pigskin Club of D.C. is synonymous with honoring excellence in athletics in the D.C. metropolitan area for more than eight decades. Most athletes and their supporters recognize the significance of winning the Club’s awards, which had traditionally been given after football season, to honor some of the top […]
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Murphy Chooses NJIT
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com Jason Kemp Murphy, the big man from St. Frances High School in Baltimore, highly sought by several major division I men’s collegiate basketball programs across the nation, made his college choice recently. Jason Murphy, the former star basketball center at St. Frances Academy High School in Baltimore, is surrounded by […]
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Riverdale Baptist Wins Another Baseball Championship
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com For as much success as the Riverdale Baptist high school baseball program has enjoyed over the past 40 years, this year’s championship may have been its most significant. Their 7-4 win over Southern Maryland Christian Academy to win the Maryland Independent School Athletic League Championship was more […]
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Bowie HS Lacrosse Falls in MD State 4-A Semifinlals
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, gray@afro.com Despite its perception as a suburban sport played mostly by White athletes, Black players and teams are finding more than just a niche in lacrosse. In Prince George’s County, players are picking up the game at an early age and its beginning to show up on the […]
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Graves Blends Teams At Riverdale Baptist
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com In an alternate universe, Riverdale Baptist first-year baseball coach Aaron “Hercules” Graves has made a name for himself mixing beats as a national satellite radio host. But now as the leader of a famed program in Prince George’s County, he blended a group of high school and middle school players […]
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BSU Men Finish Fourth in CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com In the annual St. Augustine’s invitational meet that is known as the CIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, things held true to form on the men’s side as the Falcons won for the 22nd consecutive year. However, a resurgence on the track at Bowie State led to the […]
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Blakeney Comes To Lead Bison Basketball Fortunes
By Mark F. Gray, Staff Writer, mgray@radio-one.com In an attempt to keep the momentum of a basketball program that appears to be a contender in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Howard University has turned to a blue blood with ties to this area as its new head coach. Former Duke University player and DeMatha phenom Kenny Blakeney officially signed […]
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Golden Gloves Team Set For Nationals with HOF Manager
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Ten young fighters with dreams of becoming world champions took a giant step forward at Rosecroft Raceway in Oxon Hill. The main hall of the harness racing track was the stage for the 2019 Washington Golden Gloves Regional Championships. The winners of these fights had been tested through a […]