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Senior Student-Athletes -- Apply Now For The 2019 Minds In Motion Scholarships!!
Friday, March 22, 2019
Senior student-athletes, don't procrastinate! Apply now for the 2019 Minds In Motion Scholar-Athlete Scholarship program. This 12th annual program has been sponsored by The Allstate Foundation since its' inception in 2008 and recognizes those who have excelled on the playing field and in the classroom. Application deadline is 12 Noon on Friday, April 12th. Go inside of this story for additional information and the link to the application.
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Hoop Dreams Become Reality For 2019 State Basketball Champions!!
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Players and coaches dream of getting to the State Tournament and winning a state title. For eight fortunate teams, those dreams became a thrilling reality. Several teams successfully defended their 2018 titles, while several others hoisted the championship trophy for the first time. Go inside of this story to select the desired links to view the State Championship results, official game stats, tournament Media Guides, and the complete brackets for each gender and classification.
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NFHS National "Spirit Of Sport" Award For 2019 Goes To Huntingtown's Amanda Merrell!!
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Amanda Merrell, a student-athlete at Huntingtown (Maryland) High School, has been selected the 2019 national recipient of the “National High School Spirit of Sport Award” by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The “National High School Spirit of Sport Award” was created by the NFHS to recognize those individuals who exemplify the ideals of the spirit of sport that represent the core mission of education-based athletics.
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2019 State Wrestling Champs Can Bask In The Glow Of Their Accomplishments!!
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Few things are as tough to earn or as sweet to win as an individual State Wrestling title. After two days of hard-nosed competition, twenty-eight student-athletes were bestowed with the title of state champion. Even more impressive were the six athletes that repeated as two-time champs, the three that became three-time champs, and Centennial's Jason Kraisser (152 lbs.) who joined the exclusive four-time champions club. Go inside of this story for links to view the complete results.
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Here Are The Complete Sports Rule Changes For Fall 2019 From NFHS!!
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
The 2019 NFHS rule changes for fall sports are now complete with the just published soccer press release to go along with the previously published fall sport press releases linked in the list inside of this story. Further information regarding the rule changes for each fall sport may be accessed on the NFHS website by going under "Activities & Sports" and selecting the desired sport.
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Dominant Performances By The 2019 State Swimming & Diving Champions Rule The Day!!
Sunday, February 24, 2019
The 2019 State Swimming and Diving Championships have come to another rousing conclusion as all four of last year's team champions completed successful title defenses in repeating as state champs once again this year. In addition, Sherwood and Patterson Mill distinguished themselves to their peers at the meets as they both took home the Doug Sutherland Sportsmanship Award! Select the desired links below to view the complete state championship results.
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This is MPSSAA

The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), organized in 1946, is made up of public high schools from each of the 24 school systems. The purpose of the MPSSAA is to promote and direct public high school interscholastic activities in order to assure that those activities contribute toward the entire educational program of the state of Maryland. The MPSSAA currently includes 199 public high schools, with over 112,000 student-athletes participating in 24 sports.

The MPSSAA derives its authority from the Maryland State Department of Education and the 24 local school systems. The goal of the Association is to promote, direct, and regulate interscholastic athletics of the public high schools, as well as ensure a safe and educationally balanced program. Read more.

Senior Student-Athletes -- Apply Now For The 2019 Minds In Motion Scholarships!!

Hoop Dreams Become Reality For 2019 State Basketball Champions!!

NFHS National "Spirit Of Sport" Award For 2019 Goes To Huntingtown's Amanda Merrell!!

2019 State Wrestling Champs Can Bask In The Glow Of Their Accomplishments!!

Here Are The Complete Sports Rule Changes For Fall 2019 From NFHS!!

Dominant Performances By The 2019 State Swimming & Diving Champions Rule The Day!!

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