by Michael Betteridge | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
August is the most difficult month of the year to write a high school sports column. Little League Baseball has ended and high school fall sports open in the middle of the month. There is some 7 on 7 football competition being held with most Frederick County high...
by Michael Betteridge | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
As we prepare to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we get ready for events all over the region that inspire us and build our communities. Fireworks, cookouts, carnivals, parades and vacations, it’s all a part of the wonderful July summer break during this special...
by Michael Betteridge | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every year at the end of the high school sports season, I traditionally like to wrap up the Catoctin spring sports season in this column on a high note and thank our seniors who are heading out for larger pastures and broader horizons. The big news this spring season...
by Michael Betteridge | May 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sports teams develop a personality. It develops as the challenges of the season unfold. Injuries, tough losses, big wins and unexpected developments can mold the “vibe”. After a little over a month of softball, you can pretty much see and feel the personality of our...
by Michael Betteridge | Mar 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
April brings an end to the winter high school sports season and the beginning of the spring season. We transition from basketball to baseball and softball. We move from indoors in stuffy gyms weighed down by our winter gear protecting us from record cold to outdoors...
