CCBC Essex Knights claim third straight women’s basketball championship

ROSEDALE, MD—The CCBC Essex Knights women’s basketball team has done it again. CCBC Essex defeated CCBC Catonsville 63-61 on Saturday to become back-to-back-to-back Region 20 DII champions, and earning their spot in the NJCAA National Championship Tournament in Joplin, Missouri. This win gives the Knights their fourth regional title in as many seasons since the program’s restart in 2019. This […]

Sports wagering contributes $4.2 million to State of Maryland during February

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $4,210,511 in contributions to the state from a handle of $442,557,658 during February 2024. Sports wagering contributions go to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. The $4.2 million contribution to the state last month was a 50.5% increase compared to the $2.8 million total generated in February 2023. The […]

Essex-Middle River Fishing Club to hold fishing flea market at Rosedale VFC in March

ROSEDALE, MD—The Essex-Middle River Fishing Club will be holding a flea market at the Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company next month. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10, 2024. Organizers say the event will be the “biggest fishing flea market north of the Key Bridge,” and will feature fishing […]

Bethesda angler catches Maryland state record rainbow trout

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Jean-Philippe Lartigue of Bethesda as a new state record holder for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Nontidal Division. Lartigue caught a 17.44-pound rainbow trout February 10 in the section of Antietam Creek running through Devil’s Backbone County Park in Washington County. Lartigue was fishing with a long, 12-foot crappie-style rod, […]