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Vote: Who should be the Maryland high school softball Player of the Week? (4/14/2025)
Who was the Maryland softball Player of the Week last week?
Each week, High School on SI scours the state of Maryland and compiles the top performances from the previous week.
Voting closes Sunday, April 20, at 11:59 pm. PT. The winner will be announced in the following week’s poll.
Mia Forseter, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Forseter, a junior, pitched a five-inning no-hitter and struck out 12 batters in CESJDS’ 12-0 shutout win over Sandy Spring. Earlier in the week, she had five strikeouts in two no-hit innings, and went 3-for-3 at the plate with a home run, a double, two RBIs, three runs scored, and two stolen bases in the Lions’ 19-1 win vs. Don Bosco.
Maggie King, Churchill
The senior and George Washington commit reached the 100 K milestone in Churchill’s 6-1 loss to Damascus. She now has 103 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings pitched this season.
Alina Bonior, Walter Johnson
Bonior, a junior, drove in five runs on two hits in Walter Johnson’s 17-7 win over Richard Montgomery. She hit an inside-the-park home run in the fifth inning, scoring three runs.
Kennedy Woodruff, Oxon Hill
The senior and USC commit contributed to Oxon Hill’s dominant 43-0 shutout victory over Potomac on both sides. At the plate, Woodruff went 4-for-6 with five RBIs, two home runs, two doubles, and five runs scored. On the mound, she recorded nine strikeout through three no-hit innings.
Sydney Carter, Oxon Hill
Carter, a senior, also played a major role in the Clippers’ 43-0 shutout over Potomac. She recorded seven RBIs and two home runs on three hits.
Madison McGinnis, Decatur
McGinnis, a senior, pitched seven full innings and struck out 11 batters in Decatur’s 7-2 victory over Easton. She also tallied two RBIs in the Seahawks’ 12-0 victory over Wicomico.
Gabby Encinas, Clarksburg
The senior went 3-for-3 with five RBIs, two doubles, and a run scored in Clarksburg’s 16-0 shutout win over Gaithersburg.
Abby Marmen, Fallston
Marmen, a junior, contributed to Fallston’s 22-0 win over Aberdeen with five RBIs, a homer, a double, and three runs scored on 3-for-3 hitting.
Taylor Smith, Catoctin
The senior and Virginia commit was electric on the mound with 13 strikeouts in five innings in Catoctin’s 12-1 victory over Boonsboro.
Lyla Wescoat, Bohemia Manor
Wescoat, a sophomore, recorded a remarkable 16 strikeouts in seven innings, along with an RBI in Bohemia Manor’s 10-5 victory over Harford Tech.
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Driver killed in Prince George’s Co. school bus crash identified – WTOP News
Police said Dequan Gravely, 23, of Charles County, was driving northbound on Route 210 near Pine Drive when his Mercedes collided with the school bus turning left from the southbound lanes.
The driver of a car involved in a crash with a Prince George’s County school bus in Accokeek, Maryland, on Friday has been identified.
Prince George’s County police said Dequan Gravely, 23, of Bryans Road in Charles County, was driving northbound on Route 210 near Pine Drive around 7:20 a.m. when his Mercedes collided with the school bus turning left from the southbound lanes.
Investigators said the crash happened in the intersection, causing the school bus to flip onto its side. Gravely died at the scene.
The school bus driver was transported to a hospital and treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Police said no students were on the bus at the time of the crash.
Investigators said they believe debris from the collision damaged a third vehicle. The driver of that vehicle “declined medical attention,” police said.
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 301-731-4422.
WTOP’s Acacia James contributed to this report.
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DC man wins $5M in Maryland lottery – WTOP News
A D.C. man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Maryland last week, and the matching number that netted him the prize happened to be his age.
Talk about a birthday surprise! A D.C. man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Maryland last week, and the matching number that netted him the prize happened to be his age.
Maurice Williams, a school bus driver in D.C., claimed the first top prize on a $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off. He had used his $50 winnings from a previous LUXE scratch-off ticket to buy a new one the next day.
In a release from the Maryland Lottery, Williams said he didn’t know he had won until he scanned the ticket: “It’s crazy because the matching number was 59 and I just turned 59 the other day.”
Williams said he sat in shock for a while before calling his mother.
He said he plans to buy his mother a house with the winnings and then save up.
Two more top prizes from the scratch-off have yet to be claimed, the Maryland Lottery said, as well as nine $200,000 prizes, 10 $50,000 prizes and thousands of prizes ranging from $50 to $10,000.
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