Court jesters and armored knights will walk the streets once again as Maryland takes a trip back to 1539, ringing in the 49th Maryland Renaissance Festival on Aug. 23.

Ted Black [email protected] Aug 25, 2024 Aug 25, 2024 Quiet as it might have been kept for over a century, jousting is actually the Maryland state sport and Christ Church in Port Republic will ...

Legislators for years have tried to amend this anomaly, urging that ring jousting is about as popular in Maryland as hoop-rolling and that lacrosse is a more logical choice, since it's practiced ...

Her mother, Wendy, smiled. "When she learned how to talk, her first word was 'horse.' Jeremy Lauer, 15, tries to snag his third ring during annual jousting tournament in Port Republic, Md.

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“It’s pretty fun,” Jase said. Jase kicked off the ring jousting exhibition at the fair, which celebrated the official state sport. Maryland became the first state with an official sport in 1962.

Wallace, who is originally from southern Maryland, said she’s been jousting for about 13 years. She’s been coming to this specific event for just as long.

Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun Claire Beer, playing Igraine DeBracey, charges on her steed during the jousting tournament at the 2018 Maryland Renaissance Festival. By Tori Newby | [email protected] ...