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Pigskin Club Holds Annual Spring Sports Award Banquet
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Pigskin Club of Washington, Inc. held its annual Spring Sports Awards banquet Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where more than 50 student athletes, coaches and special community awardees were honored for their contributions.
By Edward Hill
The Pigskin Club of Washington, Inc. held its annual Spring Sports Awards banquet Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where more than 50 student athletes, coaches and special community awardees were honored for their contributions.
Awards were presented to athletes and coaches in the sports of baseball, softball, track and field, lacrosse, golf, tennis, boys and girls basketball, and for the first time, swimming and diving was represented.
While there were a number of the student athletes who stood out for their accomplishments, Kayle Alegre from Parkdale High School had one of the more impressive resumes.
A senior golfer who posted an unbelievable record this past season, Kayle was equally impressive in the classroom and outside of it as he served as a leader in the ROTC program at Parkdale.
Kayle was one of 22 athletes who received the double honors for their athletic and academic achievements.
“When we first initiated the academic component of 3.0, we found that it was very popular among the awardees,” said A.B. Williamson, who is serving his first full term as president of the Pigskin Club after serving 10 years on the board. “We are extremely proud as there were 22 of the honorees who received both this year. That is the largest ever and it is something we plan to build on. We plan them throughout their years in their chosen university or school.”
Other standouts who were honored included Sam Caldwell, head girls basketball coach, who was named the coach of the year after leading New Hope Christian Academy to the Geico national championship.
“This is such a great honor but our success came by way of the outstanding young women who are special to me and this program,” said Caldwell, referring to two of his players, Jenifer Ezeh and Kylie Kornegay-Lucas, who were named to the All-Met first team. “It shows that this area has become one of the tops in the country in girls basketball.”
New Hope defeated St. John’s College High School for the title, perhaps a first where two local teams played for a national championship.
A number of the seniors will be going away to pursue their athletics dreams at such institution as Harvard, Penn State, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Maryland and Yale.
Special awards were presented to Anita “Ma” Nance and Jimmy Jenkins. Vance was presented with the Exceptional Community Service Award for the impact she had on the Eastern High School community as a cheerleading coach and teacher, but more importantly for her phenomenal fundraising efforts that benefited the athletic programs there.
Jenkins received the Community Service Award for contributions in the entertainment field as a theatrical director, writer and movie producer.
The following is a list of the awardees:
All-Met girls basketball
Jenifer Ezeh, New Hope Academy
Yanni Hendley, Riverdale Baptist
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas, New Hope Academy
Malu Tshitenge-Mutombo, St. John’s College High School
Jakia Brown-Turner, Player of the Year, Bishop McNamara
Sam Caldwell, Coach of the Year, New Hope
All-Met Boys
Jay Heath, Wilson HS
Casey Morsell, St. John’s College HS
E.J. Jarvis, Maret HS
Makhi Mitchell, Wilson HS
Makhel Mitchell, Wilson HS
Justin Moore, Player of the Year, DeMatha Catholic HS
Angelo Hernandez, Coach of the Year, Wilson HS
All-Met Softball
Jamie Caroline Wang, National Cathedral HS
Kennedy Thomas Cogar, Bowie HS
Olivia Mack Paul, VI HS
Amelia Theobald, Elizabeth Seton HS
Courtney Wyche, Blair HS
LuAnne Smith, Coach of the Year, Bowie HS
All-Met Baseball
Tremayne Cobb, Flowers HS
Terrell Delaney, Flowers HS
Joseph Quelch, Bishop McNamara HS
Colin Reed, Wise HS
George Brown, Coach of the Year, Flowers HS
All-Met Golf
Boys
Kayle Alegre, Parkdale HS
Girls
Caria Rose, E. Roosevelt HS
All-Met Tennis
Girls
Ayana Akil, Wheaton HS
Boys
David Cohen, Flint Hill HS
Coach of the Year
Randy De Guzman, Gonzaga College HS
All-Met Lacrosse
Girls
Alexandra Bruno, Holy Cross HS
Coach of the Year
Kelly Hughes, Sherwood
Boys
Ben Finlay, Gonzaga College HS
Coach of the Year
Casey O’Neill, Gonzaga College HS
All-Met Track and Field
Girls
Nile Brown, Archbishop HS
Lenea Johnson, Dunbar HS
Lauryn Harris, Bullis HS
Alicia Dawson, St. John’s College HS
Alahna Sabbakhan, St. John’s College HS
Sarah George, Oxon Hill HS
Sarah Walbrook, Bullis HS
All-Met Boys Track and Field
Daniel Roginski, Gonzaga College HS
Kendel Hammock, Archbishop Carroll HS
Taahir Kelly, Theodore Roosevelt HS
Austin Allen, Bullis HS
Andre Turay, Bullis HS
Coach of the Year
Dessalyn Dillard, Paint Branch HS
All-Met Swimming
Girls
Niamh Nolan, School Without Walls
Boys
Witt Snuggs, School Without Walls
Coach of the Year
Mary Bergstrom, School Without Walls
This article originally appeared in the Washington Informer.
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Trump Set to Sign Largest Cut to Medicaid After a Marathon Protest Speech by Leader Jeffries
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The bill also represents the biggest cut in Medicare in history and is a threat to the health care coverage of over 15 million people. The spending in Trump’s signature legislation also opens the door to a second era of over-incarceration in the U.S.

By Lauren Burke
By a vote of 218 to 214, the GOP-controlled U.S. House passed President Trump’s massive budget and spending bill that will add $3.5 trillion to the national debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The bill also represents the biggest cut in Medicare in history and is a threat to the health care coverage of over 15 million people. The spending in Trump’s signature legislation also opens the door to a second era of over-incarceration in the U.S. With $175 billion allocated in spending for immigration enforcement, the money for more police officers eclipsed the 2026 budget for the U.S. Marines, which is $57 billion. Almost all of the policy focus from the Trump Administration has focused on deporting immigrants of color from Mexico and Haiti.
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