From the HCC sports desk: BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford men’s soccer team will kick-off the 2009 season on August 28 as they host Northern Virginia for a 6:00 p.m. game at Harford Stadium, head coach Barry Wilson recently announced with the release of the 2009 schedule. The Fighting Owls’ 19-game schedule is highlighted by nine […]
Archives for July 2009
Harford Athletics Claims Two Region XX Titles, Has 20 Athletes Named to All-Region Teams in 2008-09
BEL AIR, Md.—After 12 sport seasons, Harford’s athletic teams finished the 2008-09 seasons with two Region XX titles, two MDJUCO regular-season titles, two Region XX runner-up finishes, two MDJUCO regular-season runner up finishes and a regional semifinalist finish while having 19 athletes named to MDJUCO All-Conference teams, 20 players to All-Region XX teams, six to […]
Harford Women’s Soccer Boasts 12-Player Incoming Class
From the HCC sports desk: BEL AIR, Md.—Twelve players make up the incoming class for the Harford women’s soccer team and have signed National Letters of Intent or have committed to play for the Fighting Owls beginning with the 2009 season, the Harford women’s soccer coaching staff announced recently. Kaylee Smith (Perry Hall, Md./Perry Hall), […]
Of Bucket Boys and Burt Reynolds: A Night with the Aberdeen IronBirds
The Dagger doesn’t have regular sports coverage, but we know some of you want it. And since all baseball games are basically the same, we randomly chose one game to attend. The choice: an epic Thursday battle between the Aberdeen IronBirds and the Hudson Valley Renegades. The two low-rung minor-league teams played nine innings and […]
Transgender Frogs, Local Comedian, And Cracked Corn Appear At Final Harford Rezoning Hearing
What do hermaphroditic amphibians, a moonlighting comedian, and a symbolically-snapped ear of corn have in common? Because no sane person could ever have guessed, I’ll just come out with it: each was involved in the Harford County Council’s Comprehensive Rezoning public hearing held Thursday evening at North Harford High School. Perhaps one-third of the 100-or-so […]
Wayward Manatee Surfaces In Havre de Grace: Boat Cautiously ‘Til The Sea Cows Come Home
Havre de Grace police are used to fielding calls when strange things are found floating down the river or in the bay. On Saturday, those calls poured in to the police department in droves as residents of the waterside city reported seeing a strange creature paddling in the waters where the mouth of the Susquehanna […]
Simpson: “Each Person Is Precious” Even Homeless Man Killed At Detention Center
The following letter was sent to County Executive David Craig, County Councilman Dion Guthrie, Del. B. Dan Riley and the Edgewood Community Council, along with The Dagger. It refers to a homeless man who died at the Harford County Detention Center in June after being subdued with a TASER. By Omar Simpson, Esq. The Edgewood […]
Harford Middle School Students Closing Achievement Gap
Harford students show solid gains on State tests at middle school level; continued sound elementary performance Harford County Public School students performed well on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) tests taken by third through eighth graders in reading and math this past March. According to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) data released today […]
