CCBC Essex wins NJCAA Division II 2023 Women’s Basketball Championship

PORT HURON, MI—CCBC Essex won the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship title after defeating eighth-seeded Richard Bland (VA) 95-85 in an overtime thriller at the SC4 Fieldhouse on Saturday. The 2023 championship is the first women’s basketball title in the Knights’ program’s history. After a third-place finish in last year’s championship, CCBC Essex was not denied this year. Read […]

BCPS student leaders to host 5K Walk, Community Fair in honor of former staff advisor

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Student Councils and Baltimore County Junior Councils will co-host the Nora Murray Memorial Walk, a 5K walk and community fair to support FINISH Sarcoma (a rare cancer). The event is being held in memory of Catherine “Nora” Murray, the former coordinator of BCPS student leadership programs and a co-founder of FINISH Sarcoma. The event will be held […]

BCPS celebrates its 2022-2023 winter athletics state champions

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are celebrating their high school athletic teams recognized at the state level during the 2022-2023 winter season. The following student athletes and teams were honored: State Champions Allied Bocce – Dulaney High School Coach Anita Shaw Allied Bocce – Franklin High School Coaches Anthony Burgos and Maria Powers Allied Bocce – Loch Raven High […]

Sports wagering contributes $2.8 million to the State of Maryland in February

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s 10 retail and eight mobile sportsbooks combined for $339,421,546 in handle and generated $2,796,880 in contributions to the state during February 2023. Each sportsbook contributes 15% of its taxable win to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. Mobile handle in February was $325,078,708. That amount included $15,810,783 in free promotional play provided to […]

Parkville High School boys basketball team moves onto state championship game [VIDEO]

UPDATE: Parkville High School has won the state championship. Original story below… PARKVILLE, MD—Parkville High School is going to the state championships. The Parkville Knights boys basketball team defeated the Gaithersburg Trojans 71 – 58 on Wednesday. The team is now headed to the state championship game. No. 1 Parkville will take on No. 2 Meade at 8:00 p.m. on […]

The Greene Turtle, betPARX partner to launch two retail sportsbooks in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Starting this summer, The Greene Turtle will be taking their gameday experience to the next level by including sportsbooks at two new locations under construction in Towson and Canton. On February 15, Maryland-based Finest Flag Gaming, was awarded two retail licenses by the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) to operate sportsbooks in The Greene Turtle’s Canton and Towson […]