Last night, the Oakdale Bears went on to win their 3rd consecutive State Championship. The last time this was accomplished was by Winston Churchill High School from 2017 to 2020. To start the 1st period, the Bears lead the scoring with a goal from Senior Micah Venezie with an assist from Senior Gavin Timberlake and Sophomore Christian Swanson. The Urbana Hawks would take this personally, going on to score 3 goals in 4 minutes. The Hawks began their reign of terror with a goal from Sophomore Andrew Browning-Elam with an assist from his older brother, Senior Matthew Browning-Elam, and Senior Zach Thayer. The Hawks would go straight back on the attack with Sophomore Alex Cheves putting one in the back of the cage to put them up 2-1, assists again for M. Browning-Elam and Thayer. Cheves would put another on the board putting up the Hawks 3-1. This goal gave M. Browning-Elam his third assist of the game in just the 1st period. Things weren’t looking good for the Bears, but with 6 minutes remaining in the 1st period, Urbana was called on a hooking penalty. This gave the perfect opportunity, allowing for the 1st team MSHL All State Senior LT Farley to put one past the Urbana goalie, putting the Bears just one goal behind going into the 2nd period. In the 2nd period, just about 4 minutes in, Sophomore Chase Layer would put in his own goal, tying up the game 3-3, and giving assists to Junior Mason Macera and Senior Tyler Yuhas. After this, the 3rd period would go silent with only an interference penalty against the Hawks. After the end of the 3rd period, both overtime (OT) periods came down strictly to defense. Both goalies, Charles Forino for the Bears and Eric Metzler for the Hawks, were not giving in an inch of room for error. With around just 6 minutes left in the 2OT period, the Senior 6’7 defenseman Rowe flicked a shot into traffic, inevitably ending up in the cage. The Bears' bench and student section exploded into roars of cheers, looking into potentially the start of creating a dynasty for Oakdale Hockey. Congratulations to the Bears on completing the three-peat!
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This Friday, the Maryland Student Hockey League (MSHL) State Finals will be taking place, featuring the Oakdale Bears and the Urbana Hawks, who are both from Frederick, Maryland. With both teams coming from the Monocacy Valley, it only seems fitting they would meet in the state finals. Oakdale is coming off back-to-back state championships and looks to complete the three-peat. They also look to redeem themselves after facing an 8-4 and 4-2 loss to Urbana earlier in the season. Urbana wants revenge after losing to Oakdale last season 6-1 in the State Semifinals and faced an early 4-2 loss in the season from the Bears. Oakdale looks to rely on the 1st team MSHL All State Senior defenseman LT Farley, while Urbana will look to their 1st team MSHL All State Senior forward Matthew Browning-Elam. The game is at The Gardens Ice House, Laurel, Maryland at 7:40pm, where a Frederick team will be crowned champions. Credit for the picture: https://omny.fm/shows/local-sports-games/oakdale-vs-urbana-girls-basketball-02-25-25
Score is wrong. Linganore won 73-62
Brynn Bauer 11 pts 3 steals Lilah Kresslein 6 pts 4 stealsAriana Leach 6 pts 9 Rebs
Overtime home win
Game was at Urbana HS. Lady Hubs shut out in the 2nd and 3rd periods.
Hawks lead most of the way, Patriots make a 4th quarter comeback.
The Westminster JV team battled through a slow first half to earn a thrilling comeback win over Urbana. Struggling to find their offense early, the Owls fell behind but regrouped after halftime with renewed energy and focus. Their shots began to fall, their defense tightened, and momentum shifted late in the game. In the final seconds, Westminster hit back-to-back three-pointers to steal the lead and secure a dramatic victory, starting the season strong at 2-0.
Westminster walked away with an impressive victory over Urbana High School. The Owls came out strong on both ends of the court, building an early lead with sharp offense and tough defense. Although Urbana managed to cut into the margin early in the second quarter, Westminster quickly regained control. After a brief scoring slump, the Owls rediscovered their rhythm and extended their advantage once again. In the end, Westminster secured a solid home win, improving to 2-0 to start the season.
No 3 Broadneck wins the Class 4A Girls Volleyball State Championship 🏐, the school’s first volleyball title ever! 🫡🏆
Tough loss for the Blazers against a strong Urbana squad. The score was 0-0 after one quarter and 2-0 at the half which included a successful penalty stroke by Urbana. Blair held the Hawks scoreless again in the 3rd quarter. In the 4th quarter, Urbana hit their stride and netted four additional goals even as the Blair defense fought off several at the goal line. Senior goalie Noa Heirtzler had 15 saves and junior Pernille Holton had three defensive saves. We’re proud of the class and spirit exhibited by this amazing group of young women.
0-0. 4-2 Northwest wins in pks
Goal Reese Bender. Shut out Chandler Ways
Wrong Score
2 goals for Toni Daramola and taylor Wurm
Urbana won 1-0
Reese Bender with 3 goalsChandler Ways shutout
Score Correction
Wanting the Urbana v Howard soccer score
Fresh off of an undefeated state championship run in 2024, Urbana’s Boys Lacrosse team was set for yet another deep playoff push in 2025. Going into the season, senior midfielder Will McLeod believed that the group “would be able to win another championship… the only thing that could stop us from doing so was ourselves,”. The Hawks’ season began as everyone expected, undefeated. In the team’s first five games, the offense averaged over seventeen goals per game, while the defense surrendered fewer than three. Very few teams throughout the state would be able to contest this level of dominance. Urbana’s head coach, Gavin Donahue, credited the early success to the defense. “I think that one of our strong points is definitely our defense. I don’t think we really had any hole from our mid to LMS to our close defenseman and our goalie,” he explained. Despite the strong start, Urbana’s team was dealt their first loss in over two years, coming at the hands of the Bullis School in a 16-7 blowout. Just a few days later, the Hawks lost to their first MPSSAA opponent, the Kent Island Buccaneers, 9-7. Following the second loss, the team’s captains, including senior midfielder Brandon Sybrant, called a players-only meeting. In this meeting, Sybrant explained that “there was definitely a lot of frustration within the team. As a team, [they] couldn’t pull together a good practice that week and [they] had to end a practice early… the meeting opened everyone’s eyes on how we aren’t untouchable,”. This meeting had an immediate impact on the team’s success. Following the loss to Kent Island, Urbana, now with an unexpected 5-2 record, quickly turned their season back to how they planned. In their next game, the Hawks defeated the Sherwood Warriors by a 16-run margin. After that, the team proceeded to win every game throughout the remainder of the regular season, concluding with a pair of shutouts against 2A state quarterfinalist Hereford and 3A state runner-up Towson. In the team’s first three playoff games, the Hawks managed to outscore their opponents 64-7. Through the eyes of Coach Donahue, the state semi-final game against the second-seeded Walt Whitman Vikings was going to be “a higher level team than what we saw in the first three rounds of the playoffs,”. The match proved to be their closest since the 9-3 victory against Catonsville, but the Hawks did secure the victory, defeating Whitman 12-7. Despite the victory and the championship game birth, Brandon Sybrant was feeling uneasy after the game, explaining that “we had so many opportunities to score and we just couldn’t,”. Before the final game, Urbana’s preparation schedule consisted of several days solely dedicated to watching film. “We broke down our Whitman film… we watched just a game of Broadneck… then the last day we filmed our practice and broke that down,” described Coach Donahue. With this schedule, he and his team felt immensely prepared going into the final game. The entire game proceeded to be a defensive showdown. At halftime, Urbana led by just one. With the narrow lead, Coach Donahue’s message to the team was simple – “Trust the process and keep grinding.”. Despite the game being a stark contrast to how well the offense typically performed, the Hawks’ five goals wound up being enough. With a final score of 5-2, for the second consecutive season, the Urbana Hawks were crowned 4A boys lacrosse champions. With eleven seniors departing the team, Coach Donahue will be counting on his current junior class, consisting of sixteen athletes, as well as the rest of the 70% of this year’s team that will be back in 2026.