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 […]
Two Years Later: Wetlands Annexation And Its Color-Coordinated Opposition Return To Aberdeen
Nearly two years to the day since the original annexation was defeated in a special citywide election, the Wetlands annexation proposal (revamped and renamed Glengarry) will return to Aberdeen City Hall Monday night during a 7 p.m. city council meeting. Forget visions of sugar plums, whenever ‘annexations’ and ‘Aberdeen’ are mentioned in the same breath […]
Director of Operations Robbed and Kidnapped At Ripken Stadium In Aberdeen Thursday Morning
Police investigate reported kidnapping and robbery (Aberdeen, Maryland) August 28, 2008 – At about 02:25 hrs the Baltimore County Police received a call of an injured subject in the area of Ebenezer Road and Pulaski Highway. Arriving officers found 30 year old Brian Baynes suffering from a serious arm injury. Baynes is an employee for […]
Baseball Dreams Come Alive For Bel Air Team At Cal Ripken World Series
“I’ve been dreaming of this since I was about 8…” said Tyler Woolsey. He is not alone. All of the Bel Air Braves are, and it was obvious as they participated in the Opening Day Ceremonies kicking off the ninth annual Cal Ripken World Series Friday night. The Braves are the host team and as […]
Rolling Into The Cal Ripken World Series With Your Hometown Bel Air Braves
The Bel Air Braves have been priming up for the big dance- the Cal Ripken World Series- which begins Friday night (opening ceremonies) and competition starting Saturday. But first they took their talent on the road, participating in the Big Kahuna 12U tournament at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach. Then they paired up with […]
Bel Air Braves Battle Back To Represent Harford County In Ripken World Series
“It’s amazing, I mean, I’ve been dreaming of this since I was like six or seven. It’s great for the team, we’ve all wanted this all year and we’ve worked for this really hard,” says Sam Thornton, wide-eyed with anticipation. The dream: playing in the Cal Ripken World Series. The team: our very own Bel […]
IronBirds Come Back To Aberdeen For Home Opener After Historic Start To Season
The Aberdeen IronBirds are set to kick off their Opening Day of the 2008 season after coming home from Hudson Valley with two wins in their pocket. They dropped the finale Thursday night (10-5) but managed to create quite an uproar to get their season started and trek home with a 2-1 record. History was in the […]
40-Love: An Aberdeen Archrivalry Lives On
Fact: Early in 2006, Aberdeen’s interim city manager Don Brand abruptly resigned from his post. Backstory: A high-ranking city official close to the situation told me Brand was abruptly “resigned” after he allegedly became belligerent in the lobby of city hall upon learning the “interim” tag was going to stick and that he had been […]
