CHESAPEAKE CITY — The Cecil County sidelines will be missing a familiar figure on Friday nights. 

OWINGS MILLS — From his perch in the secondary, Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas watched as Lamar Jackson handled the snap, dropped back and released the ball in the direction of Seth Roberts, who was streaking towards the back corner of the end zone.

OWINGS MILLS — The Ravens wrapped up mandatory minicamp Thursday and now break for five weeks until the start of training camp.

ABERDEEN — Elkton resident, Rising Sun High graduate and former Harford Community College baseball coach Tom Eller has been in Aberdeen less than a week and already his imprint on the IronBirds offense is evident.

OWINGS MILLS — For nearly any scenario, football coaches and players can find a way to recite the old mantra ‘Next man up.’

OWINGS MILLS — Defensive tackle Michael Pierce missed his third consecutive minicamp practice Thursday.

Regal Peoples

OWINGS MILLS — Jimmy Smith reads the newspapers just like anybody else.

OWINGS MILLS — Fresh off of a relaxing, nine-day golf trip to Ireland, Paul Johnson took in a football practice Thursday for the first time as a retired ex-coach.

ELKTON — The Shackelford and Jackson families are forever changed after last week’s crash took the lives of three children and their uncle, with two more family members still recuperating, but there will be more injuries that will go unreported in the news cycle.

CHESAPEAKE CITY — Bohemia Manor pitcher Madison Penta can add another award to her ever-growing collection of softball accolades.

Haloti Ngata first announced his retirement in March atop Mount Kilimanjaro.

Regal Peoples