When three sixth-graders shared the court during a Putnam Youth Basketball League (PYBL) championship game, nobody could have guessed they would all go on to play basketball at the University of Maryland and become close friends. DeShawn Harris-Smith and Jamie Kaiser Jr. were teammates representing Arlington, Va., and Jahnathan Lamothe was on the other side…

Nearly four years ago, D’Angelo Stines’ Mount Saint Joseph team played in the Baltimore Catholic League semifinals against Deon Perry’s Mount Carmel squad. The two battled back and forth with Perry scoring a game-high 27 points at Loyola’s Reitz Arena, while Stines tied for a team-high 14. While Perry had the advantage on the scoring…

Home is where the heart is, and for Jaden Walker’s family, one home was UMBC. Older sister Sherelle Walker was a four-year standout for the Retrievers’ volleyball team from 2012-2015. Jaden’s four-year basketball career at St. Joseph’s ended following the 2022-23 season. The 5-foot-10 forward contributed sparingly in 60 career games and missed the entire…

Towson men’s basketball’s Charles Thompson recently chatted with PressBox about his cooking skills, trading places with a movie character and more. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound center is averaging X.X points and X.X rebounds entering the Tigers’ game at Bryant on Dec. 16. Now in his fifth year at Towson, Thompson has earned CAA All-Defensive Team honors…

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