Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services will relocate girls awaiting court hearings or long-term placement this month from a single unit of the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center to a center that will house all girls in the agency’s residential care.
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Maryland pitcher Courtney Wyche started her own pitching camp where she coaches young girls
Courtney Wyche started her own pitching camp with her father. She coaches high schoolers along with her teammates, Kylie Goff and Kyra Pittman. Wyche started to teach herself how to pitch at age 10. Through that she developed a passion for teaching other young girls.
Battle over requiring helmets for female lacrosse players
Protective helmets are often required for bicyclists, bikers and some sports, like football. But when it comes to lacrosse young men and boys who play the sport are required to wear them but girls and women usually are not. And some suggest it may time to change those rules.
Beat The Streets: Morrell Park wrestlers changing the game
A group of unlikely competitors hit the mats in an effort to revive a dying sport and learn life lessons along the way.
Girls Conquer The World of Technology
A five-member all girl team of a Howard County middle school wins “Best in Nation” in Verizon’s “Innovative App Challenge.”
Md. Girls Incarcerated at Higher Rates than Boys for Lesser Offenses
Of the 279 female youth committed to residential treatment centers in Maryland in 2010, approximately 80 percent were accused of nothing more serious than a misdemeanor, statistics from the Department of Juvenile Services show. For boys, that figure was around 50 percent.