Sports in Maryland

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Maryland has a long history concerning sports and a number of major and minor professional sports franchises. Two National Football League teams play in Maryland, the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore and the Washington Redskins in Prince George's County. The Baltimore Orioles compete as Major League Baseball franchise in Baltimore.

Maryland enjoys considerable historical repute for the talented sports players of its past, including: Cal Ripken Jr. and Babe Ruth.

Other professional sports franchises in the state include five affiliated minor league baseball teams, one independent league baseball team, the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer team, two indoor football teams, two low-level Basketball teams and three low-level outdoor soccer teams.

Since 1962 the official state sport of Maryland, is jousting. Lacrosse was named the official team sport in 2004.^[1] In 2008, intending to promote physical fitness for all ages, Maryland declared walking the official state exercise and became the first state with an official state exercise.^[2] Maryland is home to Olympic swimming medalists Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff.

Contents 1 Current Professional teams 1.1 Baseball 1.2 Basketball 1.3 Football 1.4 Inline Hockey 1.5 Lacrosse 1.6 Soccer 2 Former Professional Teams 2.1 Baseball 2.2 Basketball 2.3 Cricket 2.4 Football 2.5 Hockey 2.6 Lacrosse 2.7 Soccer 2.8 Softball 2.9 Team Tennis 3 Collegiate Sports 3.1 NCAA Division I 3.1.1 Coppin State University 3.1.2 Johns Hopkins University 3.1.3 Loyola College in Maryland 3.1.4 Morgan State University 3.1.5 Mount St. Mary's University 3.1.6 Towson University 3.1.7 United States Naval Academy 3.1.8 University of Maryland, Baltimore County 3.1.9 University of Maryland, College Park 3.2 NCAA Division II 3.2.1 Bowie State University 3.2.2 Washington Adventist University 3.3 NCAA Division III 3.3.1 Frostburg State University 3.3.2 Goucher College 3.3.3 Hood College 3.3.4 McDaniel College 3.3.5 College of Notre Dame of Maryland 3.3.6 Johns Hopkins University 3.3.7 Salisbury University 3.3.8 Stevenson University 3.3.9 St. Mary's College of Maryland 3.3.10 Washington College 4 High School 4.1 Baltimore Catholic League 4.2 Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland 4.3 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association 4.4 Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4.4.1 Member High Schools 4.4.1.1 Allegany County 4.4.1.2 Anne Arundel County 4.4.1.3 Baltimore City 4.4.1.4 Baltimore County 4.4.1.5 Calvert County 4.4.1.6 Caroline County 4.4.1.7 Carroll County 4.4.1.8 Cecil County 4.4.1.9 Charles County 4.4.1.10 Dorchester County 4.4.1.11 Frederick County 4.4.1.12 Garrett County 4.4.1.13 Harford County 4.4.1.14 Howard County 4.4.1.15 Kent County 4.4.1.16 Montgomery County 4.4.1.17 Prince George's County 4.4.1.18 Queen Anne's County 4.4.1.19 St. Mary's County 4.4.1.20 Somerset County 4.4.1.21 Talbot County 4.4.1.22 Washington County 4.4.1.23 Wicomico County 4.4.1.24 Worcester County 4.5 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference 5 Horse Racing 6 References

[edit] Current Professional teams

[edit] Baseball

Team name	League	1st Maryland season	Stadium/Field
Aberdeen IronBirds	Class A-Short-Season - New York-Penn League	2002	Ripken Stadium
Baltimore Orioles	Major League Baseball	1954	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Bowie Baysox	Double-A - Eastern League	1993	Prince George's Stadium
Delmarva Shorebirds	Class A-Low - South Atlantic League	1997	Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Frederick Keys	Class A-Advanced - Carolina League	1989	Harry Grove Stadium
Hagerstown Suns	Class A-Low - South Atlantic League	1981	Municipal Stadium
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs	Independent- Atlantic League	2008	Regency Furniture Stadium

[edit] Basketball

Team name	League	1st Maryland season	Stadium/Field
Maryland Bayraiders	National Professional Basketball League	2007	Woodlawn High School
Maryland Nighthawks	Premier Basketball League	2004	Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence (Georgetown Preparatory School)

[edit] Football

Team name	League	1st Maryland season	Stadium/Field
Baltimore Burn	National Women's Football Association	2001	Art Modell Field (Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School campus)
Baltimore Mariners	American Indoor Football Association	2008
Baltimore Nighthawks	Independent Women's Football League	2008	Martin D. Tullai Field (adjacent to St. Paul's School)
Baltimore Ravens	National Football League	1996	M&T Bank Stadium
Maryland Maniacs	Indoor Football League	2009	The Show Place Arena
Washington Redskins	National Football League	1997 (played in Washington, DC from 1937-1997)	FedEx Field

[edit] Inline Hockey

Team name	League	1st Maryland season	Stadium/Field
Maryland Crusaders	American Inline Hockey League	2007	Capital Clubhouse

[edit] Lacrosse

Team name	League	1st Maryland season	Stadium/Field
Baltimore Bayhawks/Washington Bayhawks	Major League Lacrosse	2001	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

[edit] Soccer

Team name	League	1st Maryland season	Stadium/Field
Baltimore Blast	National Indoor Soccer League	1992
Crystal Palace Baltimore	USL Second Division	2007	UMBC Stadium
Maryland Pride	Women's Premier Soccer League	1994	Mount St. Mary's University
Maryland Tigers	Premier Arena Soccer League	2007	Maryland SoccerPlex
Maryland United	National Premier Soccer League	2008	Maryland SoccerPlex
Real Maryland Monarchs	USL Second Division	2008	Maryland SoccerPlex
Washington Freedom	Women's Professional Soccer	2004	Maryland SoccerPlex

[edit] Former Professional Teams

[edit] Baseball

The following table details baseball teams which were located in Maryland. For minor league teams that changed affiliations, each affiliation is listed as a separate team.

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
Aberdeen Arsenal	2000	Atlantic League of Professional Baseball	Defunct
Baltimore Black Sox	1916-1933	Eastern Colored League American Negro League Negro National League	Defunct
Baltimore Canaries	1872-1874	National Association	Defunct
Baltimore Elite Giants	1938-1950	Negro National League Negro American League	Defunct
Baltimore Lord Baltimores	1887	National Colored Base Ball League	Defunct
Baltimore Marylands	1873	National Association	Defunct
Baltimore Monumentals	1884	Union Association	Defunct
Baltimore Orioles	1882-1899	American Association (Baseball)	Defunct
Baltimore Orioles	1901-1902	American League (Baseball)	New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles	1903-1914	Eastern League	Syracuse Chiefs
Baltimore Orioles	1916-1953	International League	Defunct
Baltimore Terrapins	1914-1915	Federal League	Defunct
Cambridge Canners	1922-1928 1940-1941	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Cambridge Cardinals	1937-1939	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Cambridge Dodgers	1946-1949	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Centreville Colts	1937-1939	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Centreville Orioles	1946	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Centreville Red Sox	1940-1941	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Crisfield Crabbers	1922-1928 1937	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Cumberland Colts	1916-1918	Potomac League Blue Ridge League	Defunct
Cumberland Colts	1925-1932 1941-1942	Middle Atlantic League	Defunct
Cumberland Rooters	1906-1907	Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League Western Pennsylvania League	Defunct
Easton Browns	1937	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Easton Cubs	1938	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Easton Farmers	1924-1928	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Easton Yankees	1939-1941 1946-1949	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Federalsburg A's	1937-1941 1946-1948	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Federalsburg Feds	1949	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Frederick Champs	1916	Blue Ridge League	Defunct
Frederick Hustlers	1915 1917 1920-1928	Blue Ridge League	Defunct
Frederick Warriors	1929-1930	Blue Ridge League	Defunct
Frostburg Demons	1916	Potomac League	Defunct
Hagerstown Blues	1915	Blue Ridge League	Defunct
Hagerstown Braves	1950-1953	Interstate League Piedmont League	Defunct
Hagerstown Champs	1920-1921	Blue Ridge League	Defunct
Hagerstown Hubs	1924-1931	Blue Ridge League Middle Atlantic League	Defunct
Hagerstown Owls	1941-1949	Interstate League	Defunct
Hagerstown Packets	1954-1955	Piedmont League	Defunct
Hagerstown Terriors	1916-1918 1922-1923	Blue Ridge League	Defunct
Laurel Blue Hens	1922-1923	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Lonaconing Drybugs	1916	Potomac League	Defunct
Pocomoke City Red Sox	1937-1940	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Pocomoke City Salamanders	1922-1923	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Salisbury A's	1951	Interstate League	Defunct
Salisbury Astros	1965-1966	South Atlantic League	Defunct
Salisbury Bees	1937-1938	South Atlantic League	Defunct
Salisbury Braves	1960-1962	South Atlantic League	Defunct
Salisbury Cardinals	1940-1941 1946-1949	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Salisbury, Maryland Dodgers!Salisbury Dodgers	1963-1964	South Atlantic League	Defunct
Salisbury Giants	1939-1942	South Atlantic League	Defunct
Salisbury Indians	1922-1928 1937-1938	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Salisbury Pirates	1945-1952	South Atlantic League	Defunct
Salisbury Reds	1952	Interstate League	Defunct
Salisbury Rocots	1953	South Atlantic League	Defunct
Salisbury Senators	1939	Eastern Shore Baseball League	Defunct
Salisbury Senators	1968	South Atlantic League	Defunct

[edit] Basketball

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
Baltimore Bayrunners	1999	International Basketball League	Defunct
Baltimore Blaze	2000-2001	National Rookie League	Defunct
Baltimore Bullets	1944-1954	National Basketball Association Basketball Association of America American Basketball League	Defunct
Baltimore Bullets	1958-1961	Eastern Professional Basketball League	Defunct
Baltimore Bullets	1963-1973	National Basketball Association	Washington Wizards
Baltimore Clippers	1939-1941	American Basketball League	Defunct
Baltimore Lightning	1985-1986	Continental Basketball Association	Defunct
Baltimore Metros	1978-1979	Continental Basketball Association	Defunct
Baltimore Orioles	1926-1927	American Basketball League	Defunct
Baltimore Pearls	2005-2006	American Basketball Association	Defunct
Cumberland Dukes	1947-1948	All-American Professional Basketball League	Defunct
Maryland Mustangs	2001	United States Basketball League	Defunct

[edit] Cricket

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
D.C. Forward	2004	Pro Cricket	Defunct

[edit] Football

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
Baltimore Blackbirds	2007	American Indoor Football Association	Defunct
Baltimore Blue Birds	1937	Dixie League	Defunct
Baltimore Colts	1947-1950	National Football League	Defunct
Baltimore Colts	1953-1984	National Football League	Indianapolis Colts
Baltimore Broncos	1963	Atlantic Coast Football League	Defunct
Baltimore Orioles	1936	Dixie League	Defunct
Baltimore Stallions	1994-1995	Canadian Football League	Montreal Alouettes
Baltimore Stars	1985	United States Football League	Defunct
Chesapeake Tide	2007-2008	Continental Indoor Football League	Defunct
Washington-Baltimore Ambassadors	1974	World Football League	Defunct
Washington/Maryland Commandos	1987,1989	Arena Football League	Defunct

[edit] Hockey

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
Baltimore Bandits	1995-1997	American Hockey League	Rockford IceHogs
Baltimore Blades	1975-1976	World Hockey Association	Defunct
Baltimore Clippers	1945-1946 1949-1950	Eastern Amateur Hockey League	Defunct
Baltimore Clippers	1954-1956	Eastern Hockey League)	Defunct
Baltimore Clippers	1962-1977	American Hockey League Eastern Hockey League Southern Hockey League	Defunct
Baltimore Orioles	1933–1942 1944–45	Eastern Hockey League	Defunct
Baltimore Skipjacks	1982-1993	American Hockey League	Portland Pirates
Chesapeake Icebreakers	1997-1999	ECHL	Defunct
Washington Capitals	1974-1997	NHL	Moved to MCI Center

[edit] Lacrosse

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
Baltimore Tribe	1988	American Lacrosse League	Defunct
Baltimore Thunder	1987-1999	Major Indoor Lacrosse League	Colorado Mammoth
Maryland Arrows	1974-1975	National Lacrosse League	Defunct
Washington Wave	1987-1989	Major Indoor Lacrosse League	Defunct

[edit] Soccer

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
Baltimore Americans	1934-1949	American Soccer League	Defunct'
Baltimore Bays	1967-1969	North American Soccer League	Defunct
Baltimore Bays	1972-1973	American Soccer League	Defunct
Baltimore Bays	1993-1998	USL Second Division	Defunct
Baltimore Blast	1980-1992	Major Indoor Soccer League	Defunct
Baltimore St. Gerards/Baltimore Flyers	1966-1968	American Soccer League	Defunct
Baltimore Rockets/Baltimore Pompei	1953-1961	American Soccer League	Defunct
Baltimore S.C.	1943-1948	American Soccer League	Defunct
Chesapeake Dragons	2001-2004	USL Premier Development League	Defunct
Eastern Shore Sharks	1998-1999	USL Second Division	Defunct
Maryland Bays	1988-1991	American Soccer League American Professional Soccer League	Defunct
Maryland Mania	1999	USL First Division	Defunct
Washington Warthogs	1994-1997	Continental Indoor Soccer League	Defunct

[edit] Softball

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
Baltimore Monuments	1977	Professional softball leagues	Defunct

[edit] Team Tennis

Team name	Years present	League	Current Status
Baltimore Banners	1974	World TeamTennis	Defunct

[edit] Collegiate Sports

[edit] NCAA Division I

[edit] Coppin State University

The Coppin State University athletic teams are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Eagles and compete in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Bowling - Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays lacrosse lacrosse team, founded in 1883, is the school's most prominent sports team, which has won 44 national titles and is the only school sport to compete at the NCAA Division I level. The Blue Jays play at Homewood Field (pictured left).

[edit] Loyola College in Maryland

Loyola fields 17 varsity teams and 22 club teams. The varsity teams participate in the NCAA's Division I. Sixteen of Loyola's 18 athletic teams compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Men's lacrosse competes in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and women's lacrosse is an associate member of the Big East Conference. The colleges teams are called the Greyhounds (logo right) and compete in the following sports:

• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Crew - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Golf - Mens
• Lacrosse - Mens & Womens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field - Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] Morgan State University

The Morgan State University athletic teams are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Bears and compete in the following sports:

• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Bowling - Womens
• Cheer - Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Football - Mens
• Softball - Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field - Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] Mount St. Mary's University

Mount St. Mary's University was one of the founding members of the Northeast Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Mountaineers and compete the in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Golf - Mens & Womens
• Lacrosse - Mens
• Football - Mens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) - Mens & Womens

[edit] Towson University

The athletics teams of Towson University participate in the NCAA's Division I and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association as well as the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Tigers, and the mascot of the University is named Doc.

Sport	Gender	Venue
Baseball	Mens	Schuerholz Park
Basketball	Mens & Womens	Towson Center
Cross Country	Womens	Oregon Ridge Park
Field Hockey	Womens	Johnny Unitas Stadium
Golf	Mens & Womens	Prospect Bay Country Club
Gymnastics	Womens	Towson Center
Lacrosse	Mens & Womens	Johnny Unitas Stadium
Soccer	Mens & Womens	Towson Center
Softball	Womens	Towson Center
Swimming	Mens & Womens	Burdick Hall
Tennis	Womens	Towson Center
Track & Field	Womens
Volleyball	Womens	Towson Center

[edit] United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy football team participate in the NCAA's Division I-A as an independent and in all other sports as a member of the Patriot League. Although their teams have no official name, they are often referred to as the Midshipmen. The United States Naval Academy competes in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Crew - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Football - Mens
• Golf - Mens
• Gymnastics - Mens
• Lacrosse - Mens & Womens
• Rifle - CoEd
• Sailing - CoEd
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Sprint Football - Mens
• Squash - Mens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens
• Water Polo - Mens
• Wrestling - Mens

[edit] University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I, and is member of the America East Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Retrievers, and the mascot of the University is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever which has been referred to as both True Grit and Fever.

Sport	Gender	Venue
Baseball	Mens	Baseball Factory Field
Basketball	Mens & Womens	Retriever Activities Center
Cross Country	Mens & Womens	UMBC Stadium
Lacrosse	Mens & Womens	UMBC Stadium
Soccer	Mens & Womens	UMBC Soccer Stadium
Softball	Mens & Womens	Baseball Factory Field
Swimming	Mens & Womens	UMBC Natatorium
Tennis	Mens & Womens	Tennis Center
Track & Field	Mens & Womens	UMBC Stadium
Volleyball	Womens	Retriever Activities Center

[edit] University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I, and the school is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Terrapins, and the mascot of the University (pictured right) is a diamondback terrapin named Testudo.

Sport	Gender	Venue
Baseball	Mens	Shipley Field
Basketball	Mens & Womens	Comcast Center
Competitive Cheer	Womens	Comcast Center
Cross Country	Mens & Womens	Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field
Field Hockey	Womens	Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
Football	Mens	Byrd Stadium
Golf	Mens & Womens	Maryland Golf Course
Lacrosse	Mens & Womens	Byrd Stadium Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex / Ludwig Field
Soccer	Mens & Womens	Ludwig Field
Swimming	Mens & Womens	Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium
Tennis	Mens & Womens	Tennis Center at College Park
Track & Field	Mens & Womens	Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field
Volleyball	Womens	Comcast Center
Water Polo	Womens	Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium
Wrestling	Mens	Comcast Center

[edit] NCAA Division II

[edit] Bowie State University

The Bowie State University athletic teams are members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Their teams are called the Bulldogs and compete in the following sports:

• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Bowling - Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Football - Mens
• Softbal - Womens
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] Washington Adventist University

The Washington Adventist University athletic teams are members of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. Their teams are called the Pioneers and compete in the following sports:

• Acro-Airs - Mens & Womens
• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field - Mens & Womens

[edit] NCAA Division III

[edit] Frostburg State University

Goucher College athletic teams are members of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Their teams are called the Bobcats and compete the in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Football - Mens
• Lacrosse - Womens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] Goucher College

Goucher College athletic teams are members of the Landmark Conference. Their teams are called the Gophers and compete the in the following sports:

• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Equestrian - Womens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Lacrosse - Mens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] Hood College

Stevenson University athletic teams are members of the Capital Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Blazers and compete the in the following sports:

• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Golf - Mens & Womens
• Lacrosse - Mens & Womens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] McDaniel College

McDaniel College athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference. Their teams are called the Green Terror and compete in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Football - Mens
• Golf - Mens and Womens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens
• Wrestling - Mens

[edit] College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Notre Dame athletic teams are members of the Colonial States Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Gators and compete in the following sports:

• Basketball - Womens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Lacrosse - Womens
• Soccer - Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Swimming - Womens
• Tennis - Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] Johns Hopkins University

Except for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays lacrosse team, Johns Hopkins athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference and compete in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Crew - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Fencing - Mens & Womens
• Field Hockey - Mens
• Football - Mens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens
• Water Polo - Mens & Womens
• Wrestling - Mens

[edit] Salisbury University

Salisbury University athletic teams are members of the Capital Athletic Conference except for the football team which plays in the Atlantic Central Football Conference. Their teams are called the Seagulls and compete the in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Football - Mens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Lacrosse - Mens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Track & Field - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] Stevenson University

Stevenson University athletic teams are members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference as well as the Capital Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Mustangs and compete the in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Cheer - Mens & Womens
• Cross Country - Mens & Womens
• Dance - Womens
• Golf - Mens & Womens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Lacrosse - Mens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Volleyball - Mens & Womens

[edit] St. Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's College athletic teams are members of the Capital Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Seahawks and compete the in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Lacrosse - Mens
• Sailing - Mens & Womens
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Volleyball - Mens & Womens

[edit] Washington College

Washington College athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference, except for the sailing team which competes in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association. Their teams are called the Shoremen/Shorewomen and compete in the following sports:

• Baseball - Mens
• Basketball - Mens & Womens
• Field Hockey - Womens
• Lacrosse - Mens & Womens
• Rowing - Mens & Womens
• Sailing - CoEd
• Soccer - Mens & Womens
• Softball - Womens
• Swimming - Mens & Womens
• Tennis - Mens & Womens
• Volleyball - Womens

[edit] High School

[edit] Baltimore Catholic League

The Baltimore Catholic League (BCL), is a competitive basketball association composed of private Catholic high schools in the Baltimore, Maryland geographic area.

• Towson Catholic High School
• St. Frances Academy[1]
• Calvert Hall College High School
• Loyola Blakefield
• St. Maria Goretti High School[2]
• The Cardinal Gibbons School[3]
• Archbishop Spalding High School[4]
• Mount Saint Joseph College

[edit] Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland

The Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (or IAAM) is a girls’ sports conference for private high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area but extending to various other regions, including the state's mostly rural Eastern Shore.

• Annapolis Area Christian School
• Archbishop Spalding High School
• Baltimore Lutheran School
• Beth Tfiloh School
• Bryn Mawr School
• Chapelgate Christian Academy
• Catholic High School
• Friends School
• Garrison Forest School
• Glenelg Country School
• Institute of Notre Dame
• The John Carroll School
• The Key School
• McDonogh School
• Mount Carmel School
• Maryvale Preparatory School
• Mercy High School
• Mount de Sales Academy
• Oldfields School
• Notre Dame Preparatory School
• Roland Park Country School
• Park School of Baltimore
• Severn School
• Seton Keough High School
• St. Frances Academy
• Saint John's Catholic Prep
• St. Mary's High School
• St. Paul's School for Girls
• St. Timothy's School
• St. Vincent Pallotti High School
• Towson Catholic High School

[edit] Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (or MIAA) is a boys' sports conference for private high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area but extending to various other regions, including the state's mostly rural Eastern Shore.

• Annapolis Area Christian School
• Archbishop Curley High School
• Archbishop Spalding High School
• Baltimore Lutheran School
• Beth Tfiloh School
• Boys' Latin School
• Calvert Hall College High School
• Cardinal Gibbons School
• Chapelgate Christian Academy
• Friends School
• Georgetown Preparatory School (Football Only)
• Gilman School
• Glenelg Country School
• The John Carroll School
• The Key School
• Loyola Blakefield
• McDonogh School
• Mount Saint Joseph College
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
• Park School of Baltimore
• Severn School
• St. Frances Academy
• St. John's Prospect Hall
• St. Mary's High School
• St. Paul's School
• St. Vincent Pallotti High School
• Saints Peter & Paul High School
• Towson Catholic High School

[edit] Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Associationor (MPSSAA), is the association that oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland.

[edit] Member High Schools

[edit] Allegany County

• Allegany High School, Cumberland
• Mountain Ridge High School, Frostburg
• Fort Hill High School, Cumberland

[edit] Anne Arundel County

• Anne Arundel County Public Schools
• Annapolis High School, Annapolis
• Arundel High School, Gambrills
• Broadneck High School, Annapolis
• Chesapeake High School, Pasadena
• Glen Burnie High School, Glen Burnie
• Meade Senior High School, Fort Meade
• North County High School, Glen Burnie
• Northeast Senior High School, Pasadena
• Old Mill High School, Millersville
• Severna Park High School, Severna Park
• South River High School, Edgewater
• Southern High School, Harwood

[edit] Baltimore City

• Baltimore City College, Baltimore
• Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore
• Banks High School, Baltimore
• Carver Vocational Technical High School, Baltimore
• Doris M. Johnson High School, Baltimore
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Baltimore
• Edmondson-Westside High School, Baltimore
• Frederick Douglass Senior High School, Baltimore
• Forest Park Senior High School, Baltimore
• Lake Clifton/Eastern High School, Baltimore
• Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School, Baltimore
• Northwestern High School, Baltimore
• Patterson High School, Baltimore
• Reginald F. Lewis High School, Baltimore
• Dr. Samuel L. Banks High School, Baltimore
• Southwestern High School, Baltimore
• Walbrook High School, Baltimore
• W. E. B. Dubois High School, Baltimore
• Western High School, Baltimore

[edit] Baltimore County

• Catonsville High School, Catonsville
• Chesapeake High School, Essex
• Dulaney High School, Timonium
• Dundalk High School, Dundalk
• Eastern Technical High School, Essex
• Franklin High School, Reisterstown
• Hereford High School, Parkton
• Kenwood High School, Essex
• Lansdowne Academy of Finance, Lansdowne
• Loch Raven High School, Towson
• Milford Mill Academy, Baltimore
• Overlea High School, Overlea
• Owings Mills High School, Owings Mills
• Parkville Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Baltimore
• Patapsco High School, Dundalk
• Perry Hall High School, Perry Hall
• Pikesville High School, Pikesville
• Randallstown High School, Randallstown
• Sparrows Point High School, Sparrows Point
• Towson Law & Public Policy High School (Towson High School), Towson
• Western Technical High School, Baltimore
• Woodlawn High School, Woodlawn

[edit] Calvert County

• Huntingtown High School Huntingtown
• Northern High School (Owings, Maryland)
• Calvert High School (Prince Frederick, Maryland)
• Patuxent High School Lusby

[edit] Caroline County

• Colonel Richardson High School, Federalsburg
• North Caroline High School, Ridgely

[edit] Carroll County

• Century High School, Sykesville
• Francis Scott Key High School, Union Bridge
• Liberty High School, Eldersburg
• North Carroll High School, Hampstead
• South Carroll High School, Sykesville
• Westminster Senior High School, Westminster
• Winters Mill High School, Westminster

[edit] Cecil County

• Elkton High School, Elkton
• North East High School, North East
• Perryville High School, Perryville
• Rising Sun High School, Rising Sun

[edit] Charles County

• Henry E. Lackey High School, Indian Head
• La Plata High School, La Plata
• Maurice J. McDonough High School, Pomfret
• North Point High School, Waldorf
• Thomas Stone High School, Waldorf
• Westlake High School, Waldorf

[edit] Dorchester County

• Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, Cambridge
• North Dorchester High School, Hurlock

[edit] Frederick County

• Brunswick High School, Brunswick
• Catoctin High School, Thurmont
• Frederick High School, Frederick
• Governor Thomas Johnson High School, Frederick
• Linganore High School, Frederick
• Middletown High School, Middletown
• Tuscarora High School, Frederick
• Urbana High School, Ijamsville
• Walkersville High School, Walkersville

[edit] Garrett County

• Northern Garrett High School, Accident
• Southern Garrett High School, Oakland

[edit] Harford County

• Aberdeen High School, Aberdeen
• Bel Air High School, Bel Air
• C. Milton Wright High School, Bel Air
• Edgewood High School, Edgewood
• Fallston High School, Fallston
• Harford Technical High School, Bel Air
• Havre De Grace High School, Havre De Grace
• Joppatowne High School, Joppa
• Patterson Mill High School, Bel Air
• North Harford High School, Pylesville

[edit] Howard County

• Atholton High School, Columbia
• Centennial High School, Ellicott City
• Glenelg High School, Glenelg
• Hammond High School, Columbia
• Howard High School, Ellicott City
• Long Reach High School, Columbia
• Marriotts Ridge High School, Marriotsville
• Mount Hebron High School, Ellicott City
• Oakland Mills High School, Columbia
• Reservoir High School, Fulton
• River Hill High School, Clarksville
• Wilde Lake High School, Columbia

[edit] Kent County

• Kent County High School, Worton

[edit] Montgomery County

• Albert Einstein High School, Kensington
• Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda
• Clarksburg High School, Clarksburg
• Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School, Rockville
• Damascus High School, Damascus
• Gaithersburg High School, Gaithersburg
• James Hubert Blake High School, Silver Spring
• John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring
• Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring
• Northwest High School, Germantown
• Northwood High School, Silver Spring
• Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville
• Poolesville High School, Poolesville
• Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg
• Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville
• Rockville High School, Rockville
• Seneca Valley High School, Germantown
• Sherwood High School, Sandy Spring
• Springbrook High School, Silver Spring
• Thomas Edison High School of Technology, Silver Spring
• Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School, Rockville
• Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda
• Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda
• Watkins Mill High School, Gaithersburg
• Wheaton High School, Wheaton
• Winston Churchill High School, Potomac

[edit] Prince George's County

• Prince George's County Public Schools
• Bladensburg High School, Bladensburg
• Bowie High School, Bowie
• Central High School, Capitol Heights
• Crossland High School, Temple Hills
• Frederick Douglass High School, Upper Marlboro
• Forestville Military Academy, Forestville
• DuVal High School, Lanham
• Fairmont Heights High School, Capitol Heights
• Charles Herbert Flowers High School, Springdale
• Friendly High School, Fort Washington
• Gwynn Park High School, Brandywine
• High Point High School, Beltsville
• Largo High School, Upper Marlboro
• Laurel High School, Laurel
• Northwestern High School, Hyattsville
• Oxon Hill High School, Oxon Hill
• Parkdale High School, Riverdale
• Potomac High School, Oxon Hill
• Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt
• Suitland High School, Forestville
• Surrattsville High School, Clinton

[edit] Queen Anne's County

• Kent Island High School, Stevensville
• Queen Anne's County High School, Centreville

[edit] St. Mary's County

• Chopticon High School, Morganza
• Great Mills High School, Great Mills
• Leonardtown High School, Leonardtown

[edit] Somerset County

• Crisfield High School, Crisfield
• Washington High School, Princess Anne

[edit] Talbot County

• Easton High School, Easton
• St. Michaels Middle/High School, St. Michaels

[edit] Washington County

• Boonsboro High School, Boonsboro
• Clear Spring High School, Clear Spring
• Hancock High School, Hancock
• North Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown
• Smithsburg High School, Smithsburg
• South Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown

[edit] Wicomico County

• Mardela High School, Mardela Springs
• Parkside High School, Salisbury
• Wicomico High School, Salisbury

[edit] Worcester County

• Pocomoke High School, Pocomoke City
• Snow Hill High School, Snow Hill
• Stephen Decatur High School, Berlin

[edit] Washington Catholic Athletic Conference

The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference or WCAC is a high school athletic league for boys, girls, and co-ed Catholic high schools located around and in Washington, DC, USA.

• Academy of the Holy Cross
• Archbishop Carroll High School
• Bishop Ireton High School
• Bishop O'Connell High School
• Bishop McNamara High School
• DeMatha Catholic High School
• Elizabeth Seton High School
• Gonzaga College High School
• Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
• Paul VI Catholic High School
• St. John's College High School
• St. Mary's Ryken High School

[edit] Horse Racing

Horse racing has a very long history in Maryland going back to colonial days. The Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel in the Triple Crown, is run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Presently, Maryland has four Thoroughbred tracks and two Harness Tracks.

Track Name	Location	Type
Fair Hill Races	Elkton, MD	Thoroughbred
Laurel Park	Laurel, Maryland	Thoroughbred
Ocean Downs	Berlin, Maryland	Harness
Pimlico Race Course	Baltimore, Maryland	Thoroughbred
Rosecroft Raceway	Fort Washington, MD	Harness
Timonium Race Course	Timonium, Maryland	Thoroughbred

[edit] References

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