Three Local Teams Punch Tickets to State Finals

Frederick, MD · November 13, 2026

Friday is here, and with Carroll Creek Garage reopening its second deck this morning, downtown parking just got noticeably easier ahead of the evening rush.

The Lead

Three Frederick County high school girls flag football teams have punched their tickets to the state championships, making local athletic history. Urbana, Linganore, and Middletown each clinched semifinal victories to advance to next week’s state title games at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

The achievement is especially resonant here: Frederick County served as Maryland’s testing ground in 2023, launching the original 10-team pilot in partnership with the Baltimore Ravens before the state association voted to sanction flag football as an official varsity sport this year. Now, in the state’s inaugural tournament, local schools claimed spots across all three classifications. Urbana will battle Clarksburg in Class 4A/3A, Linganore squares off against Northern in Class 3A/2A, and Middletown takes on Calvert in Class 2A/1A.

All three squads take the turf on Tuesday in Baltimore, with final kickoff schedules released by tournament officials this weekend.

Local Pulse

Carroll Creek Garage Reopens Second Deck Today Transit Drivers heading downtown gain full access this morning following four days of completed concrete and surface repairs.
Commission Sets Hearing on Historic Demolition Review City Hall The Historic Preservation Commission will review a downtown structure’s demolition application during a public meeting next Thursday evening.
City Launches New Monthly Information Newsletters Community Residents can enroll now to receive direct monthly email and text updates on municipal initiatives starting this December.

Today's Outlook

High 47°F · Low 34°F — Overcast
- A brisk, gray Friday calls for a warm coat and steady layers all day.

What's On Around Town

Today

Frederick at Night Downtown Frederick, 5:00–8:00 PM · Free Late-night shopping, sparkling holiday lights, and open-top double-decker bus tours.
Medieval Knight Out Utica District Park, 5:00–9:00 PM · $29–48 Test your aim with foam axe throwing, scavenger hunts, and crafts.
The Outsiders Urbana High School (3471 Campus Dr), Urbana, 7:00–9:00 PM · $10 Student performers bring S.E. Hinton’s classic story to the auditorium stage.

Tomorrow

Foundations of Frederick Walking Tour Heritage Frederick (24 E Church St), 10:30 AM
Can't Promise Tomorrow LIVE Rockwell Brewery Riverside (8411 Broadband Dr), 7:30–10:30 PM
Sweet Dreams: Mandy Barnett Sings Patsy Cline Weinberg Center for the Arts (20 W Patrick St), 8:00 PM · $20

Sunday

Handmade Puppet Dreams: Kidscapes Weinberg Center for the Arts (20 W Patrick St), 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · $10–15
Seasons of SOUL Holiday Market Carroll Creek Amphitheater, 2:00–6:00 PM · Free
Americana Concert Schifferstadt Architectural Museum (1110 Rosemont Ave), 3:00 PM

Spotlight & Story

The Tivoli Theatre
- Opened in 1926 as a 1,500-seat movie palace—cooled in 1940 after a local patron wagered on champion racehorse Challedon—the flood-battered building was gifted to the city in 1978. Today, its original two-manual Wurlitzer pipe organ still bellows from the pit.

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