Report: Ex-Spalding star Gay to become free agent

San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay, a former standout at Archbishop Spalding, declined a oneyear salary of $8.8 million to become a free agent, according to an ESPN report. After spending four seasons with the Sacramento Kings, Gay signed a two-year, $17 million contract last summer with the Spurs that included a player option in 2018. A full-time starter most of his career, Gay, 31, came off the bench for all but six of his 57 games last season, averaging 21.6 minutes a game, the lowest in his 11 NBA seasons., which also includes time with the Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors. Gay scored 1,588 points in his high school career and was named 2003-04 All-Metro Co-Player of the Year, a McDonald’s All American and Jerry Savage Player of the Year. He amassed most of his points — 1,181 — at Spalding, third most in program history. Though he was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Gay is rooted in Baltimore. He hosted a two-day Amateur Athletic Union tournament last August, the Rudy Gay 22 Flight Classic. LOCAL GOLF: Trent Geritz of Towson shot a 2-under 69 to win first place in U.S. Junior Amateur sectional qualifying at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club. With three spots available from a field of 84, the Loyola Blakefield senior was followed by Connor Creasy of Abingdon, Va., and Kevin Johnson of Bethesda, who tied for second at 71. The championship will be played July 16-21 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Maryland added outside hitter Emma Schriner to the 2018 roster. A native of Williamsburg, Va., and the 60th-ranked player in the country by PrepVolleyball.com, Schriner was named a first-team Under Armour All-American. She will come to Maryland as a freshman, transferring from Tennessee after spending the spring semester in Knoxville. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Mount St. Mary’s rising sophomore Will Merritt qualified for the International Association of Athletics Federations under-20 world championships with his performance in the 10,000-meter run Saturday at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in Bloomington, Ind. Merritt finished in fourth place with a time of 33 minutes, 16.42 seconds. The IAAF U-20 world championships will be July10-15 in Tampere, Finland. VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER: Abbey Burdette of Urbana was named Gatorade Maryland Girls Soccer Player of the Year. The senior forward had 17 goals and 11 assists this past season, leading the Hawks (18-1-1) to the Class 4A state title game. —