X Y Jet entered in Saturday’s De Francis

Having recovered from spring knee surgery and with a Grade 1 tightener under his belt, Rockingham Ranch and Gelfenstein Farm’s multiple graded-stakes winner X Y Jet will continue his comeback in the $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) on Saturday. The 25th running of the 6-furlong De Francis for 3-year-olds and up is the centerpiece of an 11-race Fall Festival of Racing program that has seven stakes worth $825,000 in purses. A total of 142 horses were entered on the card, an average of 12.9 starters per race. The schedule includes the $100,000 Richard W. Small for 3-year-olds and up at 11⁄ miles; the $100,000 City of Laurel; the $100,000 Safely Kept for 3-year-old sprinters; the $100,000 James F. Lewis III; t he $ 100,000 Smart Halo f or 2-year-olds; and the $75,000 Geisha for Maryland-bred/sired females 3 and up at 1 mile. Post time for the festival, which also includes four races over the turf, is noon. MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: The Aberdeen IronBirds, the Orioles’ affiliate in the Short-A New York-Penn League, announced their 2017 schedule, which will begin June 19 at 7:05 p.m., when the Hudson Valley Renegades come to town for a two-game series, followed by a sixgame road trip. For details, go to IronBirds Baseball.com. MEN’S COLLEGE SQUASH: Navy junior Jack Herold was named Harrow Sports Player of the Week. MEN’S COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: Navy’s Al Cantello was named Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. ... Elizabethtown freshman Ryan Rippeon (Francis Scott Key) made the All-Landmark Conference second team. WOMEN’S COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: Johns Hopkins sophomore Felicia Koerner was named the USTFCCCA Mideast Region Athlete of the Year. Bobby Van Allen was named Mideast Region Coach of the Year for the third straight season and eighth time in nine seasons. MEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: Salisbury sophomore Peter Moyer (St. Vincent Pallotti) was named the Capital Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week. WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: Frostburg State junior Macey Nitchie (Bel Air) was selected as the CAC Swimmer of the Week. ... Washington College junior Katie Gorman was named CollegeSwimming.com’s Centennial Conference Swimmer of the Week. NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE: The Washington Spirit acquired midfielder Kristie Mewis and defender Kassey Kallman from Boston Breakers as well as the No. 1 spot in the distribution ranking order for defender Megan Oyster, the Spirit’s Nos. 3 and 9 overall picks in the college draft and the No. 2 spot in the distribution ranking order. —