Three days after the official start of spring practice, Manchester Valley MD) boys lacrosse coach John Piper hadn't even walked his practice field because the snow was still up to his knees in spots. Snow also covered Fallston's softball field and the baseball practice field through the first week of practice.

Wet fields have athletes, coaches feeling drained

Three days after the official start of spring practice, Manchester Valley (MD) boys lacrosse coach John Piper hadn’t even walked his practice field because the snow was still up to his knees in spots. Snow also covered Fallston’s softball field and the baseball practice field through the first week of practice.
At McDonogh’s sprawling Owings Mills campus, where athletic director Mickey Deegan oversees about 500 acres of natural grass fields, she said the melting snow left mushy fields, making this the worst start to the spring season she can remember.


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