Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Maverick Irwin and the team from Cromwell Valley Elementary School took home top honors.
Perry Hall youngster Maverick Irwin started playing chess just two years ago at Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet School. As a third grader, he showed promise placing fourth two years in a row at the Baltimore County chess championships. But 2013 was his breakout year. Irwin, and his team from Cromwell Valley, took home top honors at the Baltimore County chess championship. "This year, he began competing on the State chess circuit and went from being an unrated player to a United States Chess Federation player rated more than 1000," Elizabeth Irwin, Maverick's mother, explained in an email. "He's claimed lots of State trophies in the nine months he's been playing on the state circuit. "If not for the BCPS encouragement of this …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Check out our photo gallery from the event.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth.
Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot, went nearly wire-to-wire to win the 138th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas the all-time lead in Triple Crown race victories with 14. The bay colt, ridden by 50-year old Gary Stevens and owned by Calumet Farm, took the lead early from Goldencents and won the $1 million Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown by 1 ¾ lengths holding off Itsmyluckyday and Mylute in 1:57.54. Oxbow also ended hopes for a Triple Crown winner for another year. Orb, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, never got started from his No. 1 post position and finished a disappointing fourth. "I get paid to spoil dreams," Lukas said after the race. "You can’t mail it in, it’s a different surface, a different …
From A to Z, a wild, fun time at the 138th Preakness Stakes.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Westminster knocked out the Gators 3-0 in Perry Hall Wednesday afternoon.
Don’t let their in-season record fool you. The 7-12 Westminster Owls are not to be trifled with. “We really started to come into our own in the post season,” head coach Ashley Moyer said. “One thing that I've stressed to the girls is that our season record means nothing in the post season. The teams that we face know nothing about us.” The Lady Owls ousted Perry Hall 3-0 in the regional semifinals of the class 4A softball playoffs Wednesday. View the full bracket here. “We played a hard regular season schedule and we came out of it looking to show that we are better than our record,” Moyer said. A standout performance from freshman pitcher Emily Maseth made the difference against a sturdy Perry Hall that ended the regular season with a 15-…
The 138th running of the Baltimore tradition will be held this Saturday.
We're in the final stretch before the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Here's what you need to know. When is it? The Triple Crown race will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Pimlico. NBC (WRC, WBAL) and Horse Racing Radio Network (WSPZ-AM in Washington is the only area affiliate) will have the call, which will also be streaming on the radio network's website. The first post on the day is at 10:45 a.m. Tickets? They are still available. Infield tickets are $60. Admission to the grandstand starts at $25, with box seats starting at $110. Tickets for the infield Mug Club, which include unlimited beer, are sold out. Weather? It's forecast to be partly sunny in Baltimore Saturday, with a high of 78. …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Patch recaps playoff scores for Perry Hall High School sports.
Only softball remains in Perry Hall High School's spring post-season as of Tuesday. Perry Hall girls' lacrosse was halted Monday by Dulaney after posting two high scoring 24-2 and 17-1 victories. The Gators were ousted from the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A-3A bracket 14-9. The Gators' only hope of spring silverware now comes down to softball with all other sports finished for the year. The girls entered the tournament with a first-round bye followed by a comfortable 13-0 win over Western Monday. The No. 2 Gators advance to the regional semifinals where they will match up against an imposing Westminster High School on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Perry Hall. >>> Be sure to keep up with all Perry Hall news by …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Perry Hall gets a rematch against the Lions who narrowly defeated the Gators 12-11 earlier in the season.
The rematch is on. Perry Hall girls' lacrosse is through to the regional semifinals following a stunning 17-1 trampling over Western High School. View the full Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association girls lacrosse bracket. The Gators now get a shot at redemption against the Lions of Dulaney High School. The team from Timonium edged Perry Hall in a controversial 12-11 win on April 10. There were discrepancies over a last-second goal that could have forced the game into overtime. The two teams face off at 5 p.m Monday at Franklin High School. Dulaney (9-4) and Perry Hall (8-6) enter the match ranked 19th and 30th, respectively, according to LaxPower.com. The winner will face the victor of Catonsville's clash with Bel Air High…
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The girls will face Western on Friday in the regional quarterfinal.
The Perry Hall boys and girls lacrosse teams were on opposite ends of high-scoring games in the opening round of the MPSSAA regional tournaments Wednesday. The boys were ousted by Howard High School, 20-5, Wednesday while the girls toppled Glen Burnie, 24-2. The girls will face Western High School Friday at 4:30 p.m. View the full girls' 4A-3A bracket. Western earned a bye in the first round of the playoffs following an 8-2 season. Perry Hall's girls, however, out-rank the Doves from Baltimore, according to LaxPower.com. The Gators are ranked 29th in public schools after a 6-6 season, while Western checks in at No. 90 on the list. Perry Hall breezed into the regional semifinals in 2012 knocking off Poly and Kenwood, 17-1 and 20-1, …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The Gators beat Parkville 11-7 Tuesday, ending the season with a 6-1 record.
The Gators of Perry Hall’s Allied softball squad took a bite out of Parkville Tuesday afternoon, inching closer to a county title. Perry Hall’s 11-7 win over Parkville ended the Gators' season with 6-1 record, tying Landsdowne High School. Landsdowne’s only loss however came at the bats, balls and gloves of Perry Hall, tipping the head-to-head record in the Gators’ favor. An official winner will be named Thursday. Just two games scheduled for Wednesday stand between Perry Hall and championship season. “I thought we played well. We fielded well. We got a lot of people in who played different positions. It’s always good when you can do that,” head coach Tony Mace said. Baltimore County’s Allied Sports program affords students with …
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11:09 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
Ok I saw none of that. What in Gods name were you watching? Besides this is lame compared to what it use to be. (actual nudity, fights, brawls, sex, running of the urinals, passed out drunks, medics, drugs etc etc) more ›