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Daniel Jarquin, a player on Tuscarora High School’s tennis team, runs for the ball as sunlight shines on a fence at Linganore High School in Frederick, Md., on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Players prepare for the live ball following the free throw shot during the Iowa vs. Ohio State Women's Big Ten Tournament game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday, March 6, 2020. This was the last tournament the teams played in the 2020 season before upcoming tournament cancellations amid the pandemic.

Middletown’s Myles Sontz, center, runs forward as Middletown players celebrate after defeating Fallston 9-8 in the Class 1A state boys lacrosse final at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Md., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. This is the first state title for Middletown boys lacrosse.

Maryland players reach for the ball after tip-off during the women's Big Ten Championship basketball game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa celebrates tackling Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez during the football game against Nebraska at Memorial Stadium on Friday, November 29, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 27-24.

Iowa players celebrate the win after the women's Big Ten Championship basketball game vs. Maryland at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Participants race in the annual Barbara Fritchie Classic at the Frederick Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

Middletown’s Camille Jones (9) dives through Walkersville’s Caroline Hinkelman (12) and scores a run during a Class 2A West softball quarterfinal at the Middletown High School softball field on Monday, June 7, 2021.

Iowa wide receiver Brandon Smith jumps for a pass during the Iowa football game against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Francis Scott Key Post 11’s Kyle Sanger dives through La Plata Post 82’s Ryan Prehoda to score the first run of their game in the American Legion Baseball state tournament at McCurdy Field on Friday, July 22, 2022.

Catoctin’s Kassidy Kreitz holds onto the ball after tagging out Walkersville’s Hailey Putnam on a stolen base attempt at Catoctin High School on Thursday, April 6, 2023. The Cougars defeated the Lions 1-0.

Hundreds of Frederick County girls flag football players reach out their hands as Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs onto the field for a preseason practice at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md., on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Frederick County is the first county in Maryland to have girls flag football as a varsity school sport, and hundreds of flag football players were invited to spend the day at the Ravens’ practice facility prior to the start of the high school season.

Iowa guard Joe Wieskamp dunks the ball during the men’s basketball game against Ohio State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, February 20, 2020.

Mary Lou Moran, 7, left, and Ellie Womack, 6, two of the three girls on their team in the Urbana recreational youth football league, talk while watching high school flag football game at Urbana High School in Urbana, Md., on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.

Iowa forward Nicholas Baer comforts forward Luka Garza after the loss against Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The Volunteers defeated the Hawkeyes 83-77 in overtime.

Iowa linebacker Kristian Welch reaches for Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford during the Iowa football game against Penn State in Iowa City on Saturday, October 12, 2019.

Middletown forward Omar Aguilar (14) and Tuscarora defender Kyle Lillis (6) jump for a header on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Tuscarora High School.

Middletown’s Colby Moran goes airborne after tagging out Tuscarora’s George King on a stolen base attempt at Middletown High School in Middletown, Md., on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Bob Locicero, an assistant coach for Oakdale High School football, left, congratulates Oakdale’s Will Hodges after Oakdale High School defeated Linganore High School in the MPSSAA Class 3A State football championship at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. For the first time in history, two teams from Frederick County, Maryland played each other for the state title.

Seth Barron of Snow Hill High School smiles while catching a breath after winning the Class 1A Boys 1600 Meter Run during the Class 1A and 2A MPSSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championship at Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Middletown High School flag football players celebrate after defeating Urbana High School in the Frederick County Public Schools girls flag football championship game at Under Armour’s “The Stadium at The House” in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Middletown defeated Urbana 7-6 in triple overtime to become the first high school flag football champions for the state of Maryland.

Ella Troxell, a senior at Middletown High School, practices serving in dense fog during an informal tennis practice on the courts at Middletown High School in Middletown, Md., on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Troxell had committed to playing tennis at Frostburg State University for the next school year, and practices with her father, Vernon, for two hours each day, rain or shine.

Middletown’s Sydney Hector competes in the girls 100-yard backstroke during the 2024 Frederick County Public Schools Swimming and Diving Championships at Walkersville High School in Walkersville, Md., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.

San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease, center, is embraced by catcher Luis Campusano, right, as first baseman Jake Cronenworth, left, celebrates after Cease pitched a no-hitter against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, DC., on Thursday, July 25, 2024. The Padres defeated the Nationals 3-0.

Oakdale High School lacrosse players join together in a pre-game huddle before taking the field at Walkersville High School in Walkersville, Md., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. This was the first day of games for the spring season for Frederick County Public Schools.

Iowa players celebrate the win during the Holiday Bowl game between Iowa and USC at SDCCU Stadium on Friday, December 27, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Trojans 49-24.

Mount St. Mary's Kayla Agentowicz (21) dribbles the ball during the game against Long Island University on Thursday, January 6, 2022.