MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It was day and night, Literally. The Fort Hill team that was handed everything it wanted to handle by Allegany on the Homecoming Saturday afternoon of a fortnight, before using its speed and three big plays to secure a 21-7 win, turned the tables entirely last Saturday night in the…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Maryland football begins its final big push to rediscover its relevance this Saturday in Happy Valley, State College, Pa., a place that, since the moment I saw the 1998 movie, I have referred to as Pleasantville. Sorry, I just find it to be a very weird place, but, of course,…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports What was it Nuke LaLoosh said, “I want to give him the heat and announce my presence with authority?” That is precisely what inside linebacker Roquan Smith did Monday night during his Baltimore Ravens debut, not only setting the tone for his new team’s 27-13 mauling of the New Orleans…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports I think we’re all in agreement that Greenway Avenue Stadium looks and feels great with the completion of the new seating on both sides of the field, not to mention the new track and the relatively new turf, as well as the cosmetic work that was done inside and outside…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The Houston Astros are world champions, having won an exciting six-game World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies, and there are a lot of baseball fans out there who are not happy about it. I concur that penalties handed down to the Astros for the cheating scandal merely constituted a don’t-do-it-again…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports So, here it is, another Fort Hill-Allegany football week to keep folks chirping, talking, buzzing and to get them to Friday night, since there aren’t many of those left at this point on the calendar. Fort Hill-Allegany; Allegany-Fort Hill. My rule of thumb as a sportswriter and sports editor of…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Wednesday morning the Washington Commanders issued a press release to announce that Dan and Tanya Snyder had hired Bank of America to “consider potential transactions.” Maybe if you’re a baseball fan caught up in the drama of this fantastic World Series we have going, you saw “potential transactions” and thought…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports It was great to see Baltimore Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias selected as the 2022 American League Rawlings Gold Glove winner at third base. Urias, who was selected off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals by the Orioles in February of 2020 and was one of the most versatile players…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Baltimore Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta has done it again, Monday pulling the trigger on a blockbuster deal prior to the trade deadline and landing his team a big catch. Two-time All-Pro inside linebacker Roquan Smith comes to Baltimore in exchange for second- and fifth-round draft picks as well as…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Homecoming hangover: The day Cumberland, Maryland becomes a ghost town. No, really … The Sunday after the Allegany-Fort Hill Homecoming football game is the annual barometer of the quality of and the emotional investment that this town deemed and/or made in the big game that was played the day before.…
