SHANE CONNUCK
Sports Broadcaster and Journalist
I am a versatile sports broadcaster and journalist graduating from the University of Maryland this spring.
I am a high school sports reporter for The Washington Post, currently holding the boys' lacrosse, field hockey and wrestling beats. In these roles, I oversee more than 300 programs and write stories about them every week, from covering championships to determining team rankings to curating The Post's postseason "All-Met" teams.
On the broadcast side, I am a play-by-play commentator for Big Ten Plus and have called nearly every University of Maryland sport over my four years in College Park. I've been selected to announce men's and women's basketball in each of the last two seasons and have had several broadcasts re-air nationally on Big Ten Network. Additionally, I called play-by-play and sideline reported for FloSports broadcasts of nationally-ranked high school football teams in the D.C. area this fall.
I spent last summer in Rochester, Minn., anchoring TV shows, sideline reporting, producing videos and much more as a studio host for the Northwoods League. I anchored shows about the collegiate summer baseball league that aired on Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Wisconsin and numerous local news stations, along with performing standups and interviews on ESPN Plus.
Maryland men's basketball vs Western Carolina
Nov. 10, 2022
I had the play-by-play for the Terrapins' second game of first-year head coach Kevin Willard's career. Transfer point guard Jahmir Young and center Juju Reese led Maryland past the Catamounts, and the full broadcast re-aired on Big Ten Network on Nov. 15.
Northwoods League — First Half Reel
July 11, 2022
Every day last summer, I followed 22 collegiate summer baseball teams as I hosted, wrote, produced and directed daily pregame shows. During the other hours in the day, I went out to ballparks to perform on-camera interviews and shoot packages for shows that aired on Bally Sports networks and local news affiliates. Here are some highlights.
Maryland Blows Out Hopkins
April 24, 2022
No. 1 Maryland men's lacrosse and Johns Hopkins have met 116 times. The Terps' 22-7 win on Saturday was the biggest margin of victory in The Rivalry's long history.
Wrestling Returns to D.C. Public Schools After More Than 30 Years
April 19, 2022
For the first time since 1990, wrestling is a varsity sport in Washington, D.C., Public Schools. Wilson High School in Northwest Washington has had a club team for the last few years that is ecstatic for this jump.
Maryland volleyball takes down No. 2 Wisconsin
Sept. 24, 2021
I was on the call as the Terps pulled off their biggest win in program history. It was a five-set thriller against the Badgers before the third-largest crowd in school history.
Some Print Stories
A deaf wrestler and self-described ‘nerd’ finds his identity on the mat
Dominion junior Shane Maguire can barely hear his coach when he's competing. He reached the state championships last year in his first full season wrestling.
St. John’s wrestling tried to bring a girl on its team this season. The school said no.
“I made it my mission to do everything I could to get that changed.”
But nothing was changing. And a big reason why was because people thought it would hurt St. John's ability to recruit "alpha males."
Wrestling is returning to D.C. public schools after an absence of more than 30 years
For more than 30 years, high schoolers in D.C. public schools didn't have the opportunity to wrestle. A few years ago, Wilson High School started a club team with students from all over the District.
And now after efforts from Wrestling to Beat the Streets D.C., wrestling is back as a varsity sport.
