Full field to challenge ‘Chrome’ in Classic

California Chrome heads a full field of 14 horses for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner likely to be the prohibitive favorite in the $6 million race, which includes Arrogate, Effinex and current Kentucky Derby champion Nyquist. East Coast invader Frosted, Gun Runner, Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Hoppertunity, Keen Ice and Gold Cup winner Melatonin are also among the 14 horses expected to run in the 11⁄ -mile Classic, which will be shown live in prime time on channels11and 4. The Classic field is among a total of 185 horses preentered Wednesday for the $28 million, 13-race Breeders’ Cup world championships on Nov. 4 and 5 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. VARSITY FOOTBALL: Patterson Mill’s Steve Lurz was named the Ravens High School Coach of the Week on Wednesday for leading the Huskies to an emotional win over Rising Sun four days after the death of lineman Isaac Pfarr. On the first play of Thursday night’s game, Lurz sent just 10 players onto the field to honor Pfarr, a junior offensive guard who died Oct. 16 from a seizure, according to his family members. The Huskies went on to defeat the Tigers, 45-26, for their second win of the season. VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER: Archbishop Spalding moved up from No. 25 to No. 12 in the USA Today/ National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll. McDonogh fell from No. 11 to No. 17. BASEBALL: Washington Nationals right-handed relief pitcher Aaron Barrett cleared outright waivers this week, chose not to accept an assignment to Triple-A Syracuse, and will become a free agent instead. Barrett, who had a 3.47 ERA in 90 total appearances in 2014 and 2015, underwent Tommy John elbow reconstruction in September 2015 and ankle surgery that winter, then fractured his throwing elbow while rehabilitating two months ago. He’s expected to be ready for spring training. LACROSSE: 2016 Maryland graduate Taylor Cummings (McDonogh), the only three-time Tewaaraton Award winner, has joined the lineup of presenters Jan. 20-22 at the US Lacrosse Convention at Baltimore Convention Center. Cummings recently has founded a lacrosse instructional company and signed a sponsorship agreement with Under Armour. For more information or to register, go to uslacrosse.org/ laxcon. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Loyola Maryland was picked in the Patriot League preseason poll to finish seventh and Navy eighth. Lehigh was predicted to win the 10-team conference in the vote of coaches and sports information directors. Greyhounds junior guard Andre Walker tied for the fifth and final spot on the All-Patriot preseason team. ... Mount St. Mary’s was picked in the Northeast Conference preseason poll to tie for fourth in the 10-team league. Fairleigh Dickinson was predicted to win the conference in the vote of head coaches. Knights junior guard-forward Earl Potts (Archbishop Spalding) made the five-player All-NEC preseason team. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Navy was picked in the Patriot League preseason poll to finish sixth and Loyola Maryland seventh. Bucknell was predicted to win the 10-team conference in the vote of coaches and SIDs. Greyhounds junior Bri Betz-White guard made the five-player All- Patriot preseason team. ... Mount St. Mary’s was picked in the NEC preseason poll to finish eighth in the 10-team league. Sacred Heart was predicted to win the conference in the vote of head coaches. ... Stevenson was picked in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth preseason poll to finish third and Hood ninth. Messiah was predicted to win the nine-team league. MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Sophomore Gordon Wild scored a hat trick to lead No. 1 Maryland (14-0-2) to a 3-2 double-overtime win over visiting Delaware (10-6-1) on Tuesday night. Wild — second nationally in goals with 14 — scored his sixth game-winning goal of the year in the107th minute to give the Terps (14-0-2) their 11th straight win and 21st straight match without a loss. Maryland completed its first perfect home regular-season (11-0) since 2005, when it captured the national championship. WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Host McDaniel (14-1-1, 7-0-1 Centennial Conference), ranked No. 22 in Division III, earned a 3-2 win over No. 16 Johns Hopkins (12-2-2, 7-1) on Tuesday night, beating the Blue Jays for the first time in 22 games since 1996. The Green Terror would earn the top seed in the conference tournament if it beats Washington College on Saturday. COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY: Maryland senior defender Grace Balsdon was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: St. Mary’s senior Mimi Graf (Broadneck) was named the Capital Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Week. MEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: Frostburg State junior Christian March (Westminster) was named Capital Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week. ... Washington College named seniors Pat Elliott, Danny Furman (Calvert Hall) and Brent Hochstein captains. WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: Washington College named senior Ellen Maxwell (Loch Raven) and juniors Maija Adourian (Notre Dame Prep) and Katie Gorman captains. WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Juniors Krista Filiopoulos (Annapolis Area Christian) and Kiran Pant (Mount Hebron) were named captains at Washington College. MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Twins Jeremy Novick and Zack Novick were named captains at Washington College. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BOWLING: UMES graduate student Thashaina Seraus was named MidEastern Athletic Conference Bowler of the Week. —