Derek Toney

Derek Toney

Joined: Jul 30, 2022

Derek Toney is an award winning sports journalist with nearly four decades of content creation, editing and management experience in the DMV area. He has served as a reporter with the Baltimore Sun, Capital Journal, PG Gazette, Digital Sports and the Baltimore Banner, among others. He also spent 12 years as a Senior Content Editor with Varsity Sports Network. He has been writing for High School on SI since 2023

Stephen Decatur celebrated its first Maryland boys lacrosse state championship this week and entered the Baltimore-DMV Top 25 at No. 23.

No. 3 Manchester Valley celebrates its second consecutive Maryland Class 2A state championship.

The Urbana boys lacrosse team won its third consecutive MPSSAA Class 4A lacrosse state championship, celebrating with the Hawks' girls team, which won its first state title earlier in the day.

The Fallston girls lacrosse team overcame a long weather delay, Wednesday evening, before defeating Middletown, 11-9, for the MPSSAA Class 1A state championship.

Severna Park boys lacrosse continued its dominance Tuesday evening. The Falcons won their 10th consecutive Maryland public state championship with a 15-2 rout of Towson in the Class 3A final at Stevenson University.

Maryland

Severna Park’s boys extended their title streak to 10 straight championships while the girls avenged last season’s heartbreaking defeat.

Urbana has advanced to the Maryland Class 4A state final and earned a spot in this week's Top 25 at No. 20.

Girls Lacrosse

Class 4A finalist Urbana enters the Top 25 at No. 20; Five other Top 25 squads play for state crowns this week.

No. 24 Saints Peter & Paul captured its second consecutive MIAA B Conference lacrosse championship.

Maryland

No. 1 Calvert Hall completes its run to repeat as MIAA A Conference champions.

Members of the Calvert Hall lacrosse team celebrate with their school's student body following their win over McDonogh in the 2026 MIAA A Conference lacrosse championship game.

Maryland

Sophomore Adam Heuston scored four goals to lead Calvert Hall; Saints Peter & Paul repeats in the B Conference; MPSSAA finals are coming into focus and more Baltimore-DMV lacrosse news.

Top-ranked Calvert Hall will face arch-rival Loyola in the MIAA A semifinals on Tuesday as the Cardinals eye a second straight league crown.

Maryland

Top-ranked Calvert Hall eyes a second straight MIAA title as playoffs continue throughout the region.

No. 2 Good Counsel won its fifth straight WCAC championship last week.

Maryland

Top-ranked Maryvale Prep, No. 2 Good Counsel and No. 4 St. Stephens St. Agnes win titles, while public school powers eye state crowns.

Maryvale Prep lacrosse completed its finest season Friday. The Lions capped a 18-0 campaign with a 10-5 win over McDonogh School for a second consecutive Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) A Conference title.

Maryland

The Lions complete a back-to-back title run with a10-5 victory over McDonogh in the A Conference final; MIAA and WCAC lax playoff updates.

After 31 seasons, Darnell Dozier has stepped down as Princess Anne's girls basketball coach. Dozier won 793 games and 16 Virginia state public championships during his tenure.

Virginia

One of the most decorated girls' basketball coaching tenures in Virginia high school history is over. The End of a Historic Run Princess Anne High School girls

Jalen Smith, currently playing with in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls, is among 12 inductees in the Class of 2026 Baltimore Catholic League Hall of Fame.

Top-ranked Maryvale Prep won its second straight IAAM A Conference championship last week.

Georgetown Prep, after last week's win over then-No. 3 Landon, has soared up to No. 5 in this week's Baltimore-DMV boys lacrosse rankings.

Maryland high school football powers Dunbar and Milford Mill will meet for the first time ever, to kickoff the 2026 high school football season.