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Looking Ahead to State Championship Week and Looking Back on Regional Championships
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Jonah Spiegelman
May 18, 2026
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BASEBALL ⚾
Sherwood and Whitman are the final two MoCo baseball teams alive heading into the semifinals! The two-seeded Warriors will play in the 3A semis against sixth seed Chopticon in a rematch of the 2025 state championship. The Vikings will be the road team as they face two-seeded Dulaney. Both games will take place this Tuesday with Sherwood playing at 4:00 p.m. at Freeman Field at OBGC Park, while the Vikings will get underway at 7:00 p.m. at Shirley Povich Field. Blair and Blake also advanced to the state quarterfinals, with the Blazers falling to Urbana and Blake losing to Whitman.
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SOFTBALL 🥎
Richard Montgomery is the last Montgomery County team alive in the quest for a softball state title. The Rockets pulled off an upset over the three-seeded Flowers Jaguars 21-1 in the quarterfinals to advance to the 4A final four. They’ll enter the semifinal round as the lowest remaining 4A seed, and they’ll face the Broadneck Bruins on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Bachman Field 4. Quince Orchard and Blair also advanced into the 4A state bracket, falling to Urbana and Dulaney in the quarterfinals.
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CHAMPIONSHIP PREDICTIONS 💭
Below are the official predictions from County Sports Zone newsletter coordinators Adam Lipman and Jonah Spiegelman for each baseball and softball state championship game!
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TRACK AND FIELD 🏃♀️
Last week, 19 schools from across the county won a regional championship in various track and field events. Of those 19, 10 schools competed in the 4A West regional championship, winning a total of 36 events. Click this link to read more about how each of those 10 gold medal winning teams performed. Stay tuned to CSZ for full coverage of Track and Field state championships taking place Friday and Saturady!
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BOYS LACROSSE 🥍
Going into state championship week, no MoCo boys’ lacrosse teams are still alive. Sherwood and Blair both reached the state semifinals, with the Warriors falling to Severna Park and the Blazers losing to Broadneck. Sherwood has finished the season with the highest overall record in the county at 16-2. Stay tuned to CSZ for full coverage from championship week and each state title game listed below.
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GIRLS LACROSSE 🥍
Going into state championship week, no MoCo boys’ lacrosse teams are still alive. Walter Johnson will go down as the team that made it the farthest, beating Richard Montgomery in the 4A quarterfinals before falling to two-seeded Leonardtown. Sherwood has finished the season with the highest overall record in the county at 13-1, with the Wildcats close behind at 13-3. Stay tuned to CSZ for full coverage from championship week and each state title game listed below.
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