SPORTS WEEKLY
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Volume 2 Issue 17 - Tuesday, May 3, 2022
CECIL COUNTY
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PHOTO BY JACKI TAYLOR
Rising Sun’s Sam Dixon hits her first High School Homerun as the Tigers defeat the Golden Elks 10-2
The Rising Sun Lady Tigers had no trouble on offense today, winning big over the Elkton Golden Elks 10-2.
Rising Sun was first to get on the scoreboard when Jayden Simpkins singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run in the sec-
ond inning. The Lady Tigers notched four runs in the seventh inning. Bri Cole, Catherine Meadows, and
Abby McBride all drove in runs in the frame. Faith McCullough was the winning pitcher for Rising Sun. The ace last-
ed seven innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out ten. LeeAnn Pugh took the loss for Elkton. The - CONTINUED ON PG 4 -
PHOTO BY SCOTT SERIO
LADY PANTHERS RETURN TO TREGO FOR SPECIAL SENIOR NIGHT
PHOTO BY MIKAL HADDOX
UCBAC CHAMPIONSHIPS BRINGS CONFERENCE BEST TO PERRYVILLE HIGH
By: Amanda Callaghan
The Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference (UCBAC) Championship meet was held at Perryville High School on Wednesday and Thursday, April 27th and 28th. It was the first two-day meet for Cecil teams and contained all of the high schools from Cecil
and Harford County, including Aberdeen, Bel Air, Bo Manor, C. Milton Wright, Edgewood, Elkton, Fallston, Harford Tech, Havre De Grace, Joppatowne, North East, North Harford, Patterson Mill, Perryville, and Rising Sun. All 15 teams gathered at Perryville’s track. After UCBAC championships
were canceled for two years, all runners were eager to get the opportunity to compete together again. The stands and sidelines were filled with teams and fans. With the track events split over the course of the two days, the meet was a new experience for many of the athletes. - CONTINUED ON PG 18 -
The Perryville Panthers Softball Team moved their annual Senior Night to Trego Field in Perryville this year to play under the lights on a field most of the players have grown up on playing together. It was a festive night with balloons, flowers and Senior Banners hung from the fences with a large crowd in attendance of Perryville and North East Parents. The Lady Panthers couldn’t keep up with North East and fell 7-0 on Thursday. One bright spot for Perryville Panthers Varsity was a single by Brooklyn Lo-
gan in the third inning. Senior Alesia Doctor was the winning pitcher for North East. The fireballer allowed three hits and zero runs over seven innings, striking out 13. Senior Brooklyn Logan took the loss for Perryville. The righthander lasted six and a third innings, allowing six hits and seven runs while striking out six. Riley Jackson, Lo- CONTINUED ON PG 8 -
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