high school athletes showcase 2013

BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:

TYLER YOUNG

GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:

TAYLORBRESNAHAN

COACH OF THE YEAR:KATIE

CORCORAN

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I am proud to present to you the inaugural Capital Gazette 2013 High School Athletes of the Year special commemorative publication.

Each year our high school sports editor and sports writers

select the Capital Gazette Com-munications Player of the Year in each sport as well as one overall male and one overall female athlete of the year with a feature profile of their accomplishments in the newspaper.

This year, we wanted to enhance this feature with the addition of this publication and a special recog-nition dinner. The dinner was held Wednesday night at Michael’s 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie. Special thanks go out to Mary-land Speaker the House Michael Busch, who was our featured guest speaker.

The Athlete of the Year awards are given to the male and female athletes who gave, in our opinion, the best overall athletic performance of the past school year, either by dominating

one sport in a manner that is rarely seen (possibly historic) or by achieving excellence in multiple sports. The Coach of the Year award goes to the coach who we believe made

the biggest impact on a successful team.

The male and female athletes are chosen from among a group that in-cludes the Capital Gazette Commu-nications’ Player of the Year award winners from throughout the school year and a select number of multi-sport standouts. The overall Coach of the Year must have been selected as the Coach of the Year for his or her sport during the school year.

Congratulations to all of the stu-dent athletes chosen this year as well as our Coach of the Year. Please join me in saluting these athletes with wishes for continued suc-cess and many more winning seasons.

— By Pat RichardsonPublisher

[email protected]

Capital Gazette enhances proud tradition LINEUPAnnual awards ....................................... 21Baseball ............................................................ 30Basketball (Boys) ...................................... 22Basketball (Girls) ...................................... 23Coach of the Year ...................................... 4Cross County (Boys) ...................................... 17Cross County (Girls) ...................................... 16Female Player of the Year ......................... 7-8Field Hockey .................................................. 9Football .......................................................... 12-13Golf (Public Schools) .................................. 18Golf (Private Schools) ................................ 17Indoor Track (Boys) ...................................... 28Indoor Track (Girls) ...................................... 29Lacrosse (Boys) ............................................ 34Lacrosse (Girls) ............................................ 35Male Player of the Year ......................... 5-6Soccer (Boys) ............................................ 14Soccer (Girls) .................................................. 15Softball ............................................................... 32Swimming (Boys) ............................................ 26Swimming (Girls) ............................................ 25Tennis ............................................................... 39Track and Field (Boys)................................. 37Track and Field (Girls) .................................. 38Volleyball ........................................................ 10Wrestling ........................................................ 24

Del. Michael Busch, Speaker of the House for the Maryland General As-sembly, served as guest speaker for the first Capital Gazette High School Ath-letes of the Year Showcase on Wednes-day night.

Busch has a broad perspective on athletics — having earned the Rhodes Trophy as most outstanding football player in Anne Arundel County as a senior at St. Mary’s High, served as a high school coach in various sports at his alma mater and worked high school games as an official.

“This is an outstanding accomplish-ment for these athletes. They have worked all their lives to get to this point,” Busch said. “These young men and women sit here before you tonight having achieved the highest level of their respective sport, and they did it through hard work and determination. These youngsters reflect the very best of Anne Arundel County sports.”

Busch pointed out that two of the honorees — Cross Country and Indoor Track Performer of the Year Hale Bul-len (Annapolis) and Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year Aislinn Propst (Broadneck) — would enter the Naval Academy on Thursday morning.

Busch is a longtime friend and sup-

porter of the Capital Gazette sports de-partment.

He is a native Marylander, born in Baltimore City on Jan. 4, 1947. His fam-ily moved to Anne Arundel County in 1958, and he graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis.

After a successful high school foot-ball career in which he suited up for both St. Mary’s and Severn, Busch re-ceived a football scholarship to Temple University.

At Temple, he set freshmen rushing and touchdown records as a running back and was considered a promising NFL prospect before knee injuries cur-tailed his playing career.

He graduated from Temple Univer-sity in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in history.

After college, he returned to Annapo-lis to teach and coach at St. Mary’s High School from 1973 through 1979.

A history teacher early in his career, Busch was encouraged to run for office by the parents of children he taught and coached in local sports. A Demo-crat, he was first elected to the Mary-land House of Delegates in 1986 and has risen to one of the top positions in Maryland state government as Speaker of the House.

In the area of healthcare, Busch has fought to keep the state’s largest health insurer from being acquired by an out-of-state corporation and led the effort to address the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance premiums that helped keep doctors practicing medi-cine in Maryland.

In addition, Speaker Busch has been instrumental in introducing and pass-ing numerous legislative bills that have helped benefit athletes, coaches and of-ficials throughout the state

He has been appointed to serve on a number of local boards, including the Royal Blue Club of St. Mary’s High School, the Annapolis High School Booster Club, Charles Carroll House, the Banneker Douglass Foundation and the Annapolis Touchdown Club.

Busch also remains active in youth and community athletics. Since 1980, he has worked at the Anne Arundel Coun-ty Department of Recreation and Parks.

Busch is married to Cynthia Abbott Busch and they have two daughters, Erin and Megan. Erin graduated from Annapolis High this year and will play lacrosse at Stetson University in Flori-da. His younger daughter Megan was an all-county indoor track performer and also plays soccer and lacrosse.

Busch offers unique perspective to athletes

By Paul W. Gillespie, Staff

featured guest Michael e. Busch, speaker of the Maryland house of Delegates, gives remarks to the crowd. the capital gazette 2013 high school athletes of the year showcase was held wednesday evening at Michael’s 8th avenue in glen Burnie.

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By MIKE [email protected]

Katie Corcoran came into the field hockey season with plenty of expectations. Of course, at South River, that’s usually the case.

But this team was different. The players were seasoned, motivated and talented. Most of all, they were very good. And they were better with Corcoran and her coaching staff behind them.

Corcoran watched as the Seahawks (17-1-1) shut down just about every team who came their way and coasted through the Class 4A state title.

“They were a special group,” said Corcoran, the Capital Gazette Communications Coach of the Year. “They just had something. They were determined and leaders. They were so close, and the camaraderie was there. When you have all those things, you knew that senior class was going to great things.”

Abbey Lawrence and Jennie Milligan were constant threats up top, while Anna Wagner and Alex Watson threaded passes to Brooke Cox, Haley Gray and Kayla White. And in the back, protecting Naomi Johnson in goal, were Taylor Bresnahan and Natalie Poknis — a large part of a defense that allowed only 15 goals in 19 games.

South River, which lost an early-season game to Bryn Mawr and tied Seton Keough — after lightning halted play at halftime — was perfect in Anne Arundel County. Largely thought of as the strongest county for field hockey in Maryland, the Seahawks surrendered just 11 goals over 13 games.

Playing in a tiered schedule, though, made South River’s run that much more impressive. The Seahawks beat Broadneck and Severna Park twice during the regular season — all four games with 2-1 scores — and had to get past them once more in the Class 4A East Region playoffs.

After scoring four goals to beat the Bruins in the region semifinal, South River needed another overtime period against the Falcons. Lawrence scored in each half to give the Seahawks leads in regulation, and she connected with Milligan in overtime for the winner.

“We’ve been in their shoes all four years, and in our senior year, it’s honestly just amazing to get by them,” said Milligan, who shared the captain role with Lawrence. “South River has never beaten them for a region to go to states. For it to be our senior year, it just makes it that much more special.”

Celebrating the East Region title, especially against a program as decorated as Severna Park — which owns a state-record 20 champions — created a euphoric feel for the 22 players on the field. Since 2002, seven of the state champions came out of the East Region — all of them belonging either to Broadneck, Severna Park or South River.

But Corcoran, a member of the coaching staffs of the last four trips to the final — with wins in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and a loss in 2005 — knew she needed to keep her girls balanced.

Lawrence gave the Seahawks a quick lead in the state semifinal against James H. Blake, but they watched it vanish three minutes later. That was it, though. South River outscored the Bengals, 8-0, over the final 40 minutes.

“The years we had big senior classes, everyone expects a lot,” Corcoran said. “They were determined, and people thought, ‘Oh, they have all those seniors

back. They’re going to be good.’”And they were.The Seahawks allowed Catonsville

only two shots during a 6-0 win in the state final. South River got two scores from White around offerings by Watson, Lawrence and Milligan to build a 5-0 lead before Bresnahan closed with a rocket shot off a penalty corner with 2:48 to play.

A standout midfielder in lacrosse — the sport she’ll play at Florida — Bresnahan stuck with field hockey for four years primarily because of the coaching staff, especially Corcoran.

“She’s just such a good person,” Bresnahan said. “You could tell she truly cares about every single player.”

Corcoran wants to spend more time with her two young children and husband, so she announced her resignation in the spring — bringing an end to 13 years with South River’s most successful program.

Megan Atkinson, an assistant for the last eight years, will replace Corcoran, who took what Laura Hoffner began building and kept pushing it into a

powerhouse. Because the competition level is so high within the program, the turnover shouldn’t be much of an issue, though the players and coaches will miss seeing Corcoran at practices and on the sidelines during games.

“I don’t feel like there’s pressure,” Atkinson said. “What we’ve done in the past has always worked for us. We’ve always worked well together. I’m just hoping to continue what we’ve done and not change too much.”

In Corcoran’s final season, the Seahawks sent her out in the best possible way. Though they missed the No. 1 seed in the region playoffs, no team could hold them down for long.

South River closed the season on a 14-game win streak, didn’t smell a loss since Sept. 5 and were able to gather around the field at Washington College and pose for photos with the championship trophy.

That’s exactly what Corcoran envisioned in August.“I have two four-year varsity captains who haven’t been to the state

championship,” Corcoran said. “That was their goal before they left, and they worked so hard to get there. They’ve led this team better than any senior I’ve ever had. There’s something different about this group.”

South River’s Corcoran goes out on top

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Katie corcoran accepts the championship trophy after her south river is field hockey team won the 2012 class 4a field hockey title.

Capital Gazette CommuniCations CoaCh of the Year


By BRIAN [email protected]

for Tyler Young, it could be the numbers: 1,149 yards receiving and 16 touchdowns, 28 goals, 33 assists and 85 ground balls. It could be the special

performances: 12 catches for 271 yards and four touchdowns against defending state champion Old Mill or riding his man out of bounds late in an Anne Arundel County championship overtime win. It could be the amazing ability to do all of this after recovering from essentially a broken back.

But in talking to coaches, Young isn’t half as good a player as he is a person.

That’s a pretty good thing considering he was named the Capital Gazette Communications Male Athlete of the Year.

Young, a four-year varsity performer in football and lacrosse, was a member of two teams that combined for a 25-3 record and two county championships. He led the Wildcats with 67 catches — more than doubling all of his receiving numbers from his junior year. He added 61 extra points from the kicker position to lead the county with 157 total points. Moving from the inside slot position to split receiver, the 5-foot-9, 180-pound Young was part of a four-man senior receiving corps that worked well in tandem with quarterbacks Jack Gordon and Cooper Hibbs.

“I was ready for the football season — got with quarterbacks and 7-on-7s and just prepared the whole time,” Young

Young sets example at Arundel

Photos by Paul W. Gillespie, Staff

arundel’s tyler young came back from a serious back injury to lead the wildcats to the county title and a berth in the class 4a/3a east region final.

arundel’s tyler young returns a punt for a touchdown in the second quarter against south river.

Capital Gazette CommuniCations male athlete of the Year

“I was itching real bad to get out there. There was a whole new energy, a whole new aggressiveness. I did not want to start out slow — not with the team we had.”

—tyler Young, Male Athlete of the Year, and his preparation for the lacrosse season.

(See yoUNg, Page 6)


said. “As soon as I could, I got back into the weight room. I was more focused on the field aspect, my routes and film. It was a special group of guys that was closer as a team than anything else I have known.”

Young has been a high-impact athlete since his early days with the Gambrills Odenton Recreation Council, and coach Chuck Markiewicz saw a great receiver in the offing.

“Coming in, Tyler wanted to be like Brandon Johnson-Farrell and learned from R.J. Harris — not bad role models to tailor your game after,” Markiewicz said. “There was never any doubt that he would be a go-to guy coming into the season. He is simply a difference maker, an athlete who is fast and moves fast all the time.”

Pick an aspect of Young’s game, and it’s hard not to praise him. His routes are as precise as can be, he is able to get up for the grab-balls and good luck tackling him after he breaks initial contact.

“Moving out to the split was a big deal,” Young said. “I’m not a 6-2, 6-3 guy. I knew that I had to use something besides speed to create that extra step of separation. And most of the split routes are short routes, and you get one-on-one matchups with defensive backs, and once I made those catches, my teammates did a great job blocking downfield and creating space for me.”

Those routes came from working with fellow receiver Dillon Tighe, Gordon and Hibbs as well as repetition after repetition guided by offensive coordinator Dave Doy and receivers coach Kevin Necessary.

“He always wanted to play receiver, and he is just electrifying with the ball in his hands,” Necessary said. “Our system is designed to get players open, but his routes were impeccable. He could go in and out off a break as well as anyone, as well as get from zero to 60 as fast as anybody out there. More important, he knows how to control his speed. He just has another gear. He was great at turning six-yard hitches into 50-yard touchdowns.”

The highest praise Markiewicz ever gives a player of his comes

when he says that if he had a daughter, he would want that player to marry her. An oft-used phrase, but it does not diminish the importance of the statement.

“I knew from even before he was in our program that Tyler was a tremendous athlete,” Markiewicz said. “I didn’t know that this was going to be his greatest attribute — his leadership and his ability to be a role model for the younger guys. If my players can be even half the kid he was — not even the player — they will be in a good spot.”

Young was rewarded with numerous accolades after the Wildcats completed a 10-1 season. He was named All-County and Second Team Big School All-State.

But his senior year was just getting started.

Having missed virtually all of his junior lacrosse season, the Towson commit was primed and ready to get back on the field.

“I was itching real bad to get out there,” Young said. “There was a

whole new energy, a whole new aggressiveness. I did not want to start out slow — not with the team we had.”

Necessary, who coached Young all four years in two sports, values his scoring, but harps on all the old-school attributes he possesses, including the 85 ground balls. Necessary played with Severna Park and Maryland standout Paul Gillette, who became famous in the game for his ground-ball aptitude.

“He was a throwback, two-way guy who did what was needed, and that is like Tyler,” Necessary said. “Tyler’s game is such that he can be so valuable in so many ways. He might have three goals, he might have two assists or he just might shut down the opposing top attackman. He is clearing every night with the best of them. He just has a great lacrosse IQ.”

Tyler helped the Wildcats, Class 4A East Region semifinalists, to a 15-2 record and did it by leading in a way he learned during his injured

junior year.“Last year, he learned how to lead

in a different way, just talking and having teammates listen,” Necessary said. “What he sees on the sidelines and passed on was invaluable. He did it in both sports, and this was a guy who typically led by example in the past.”

Young’s spring accolades included being accorded All-American status as well as being named Capital-Gazette Communications Male Lacrosse Player of the Year. And that sets the tone for his next athletic step — coming in and making an immediate impact for the Tigers, who finished 10-8 and Colonial Athletic Association champions.

“Towson is an up-and-coming program, and I’m just trying to prepare myself the best way I can,” said Young, who is playing in a Howard County summer league filled with Division I and former Major Lacrosse League players. “I want to take my offense to another level and still stay a true two-way middie. I am always going to be motivated to do better.”

According to Markiewicz and Necessary, all the accolades pale to Young as a person and further validates the Arundel system, which continues to cycle in leaders and athletes and produce winning programs.

Young learned from Harris, Billy Cosh, Bobby Partilla and others on the gridiron as a freshman, then took in lessons from Greg Korvin, Mike Quick, Kevin Costa and other seniors in lacrosse. He learned how to lead, and ever since injuring his back, fulfilled his role in the cycle by passing on those lessons.

“Tyler was never a complainer,” Markiewicz said. “He was always team oriented. He never suffered from the Disease of Me. We use our offseason workouts as a character filter to see who is going to show up, who is going to whine and complain and who is going to step forward and lead. Tyler always fit into the last group.”

Necessary concurs.“He learned early what the

standards were at Arundel, and he bought into it even before Day 1,” Necessary said. “More importantly, he is passing it on. He is helping the leaders of the next teams — preparing them to succeed. He helped me become a better coach without even knowing it.”

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arundel’s tyler young picks up a first down after making a catch in the first quarter. he is brought down by Meade’s Korey Brooks, top, and ray Myers, bottom.


By MIKE [email protected]

coming off a state championship in field hockey, Taylor Bresnahan had a tough decision to make.

A three-sport athlete through her first three years at South River, Bresnahan opted to drop basketball — her first love — to focus on lacrosse

to prepare for college. Seventy-one points and another Anne Arundel County title later, and she’s got no regrets.

“My freshman and sophomore year, I was convinced I was going to play basketball in college,” said Bresnahan, the Capital Gazette Communications’ Female Athlete of the Year. “It’s not that I didn’t like lacrosse, but it wasn’t my favorite. Then I started playing Maryland United in

freshman year, and the more I played, the more I liked it.”And the better she got at it.Bresnahan was the Seahawks’ most dynamic play-maker.

At the center of the draws, she consistently set up her teammates for easy scoring opportunities and finished with 48 goals and 23 assists. With Bresnahan healthy and rested, South River opened the season with a 4-1 record and responded to a 13-10 loss to Archbishop Spalding by winning 11 consecutive games en route to the Class 4A/3A East Region final.

“I know she took off basketball so she could focus on lacrosse,” Seahawks lacrosse coach Kim McNemar said.

Seahawks’ Bresnahan leads teams to successful seasons


south river’s taylor Bresnahan shoots and scores as she is hit by Broadneck’s erin Murnane in the first half. the visiting Bruins defeated the seahawks, 14-13, in the class 4a/3a east region lacrosse final.

“Even though we didn’t make it as far as we wanted to, I wouldn’t change anything. Everyone cared about each other so much, and we were all close. That’s what I’m going to remember the most.”

— Taylor Bessnahan, Female Player of the Year, who’s bringing her lacrosse game to the

collegiate level at Florida.

(See TayloR, Page 8)

CapiTal GazeTTe CommuniCaTions female aThleTe of The Year


“And she worked her butt off just so she could be ready for lacrosse. I was very excited about that. I like having multi-sport athletes. But for Taylor, the last couple years, I think it kind of burned her out.”

A key piece of one of South River’s greatest scholastic athletic calendars, Bresnahan was a two-way standout on the field hockey team that swept Anne Arundel County — including three wins against Broadneck and Severna Park — and won the Class 4A title.

Bresnahan provided a solid presence in the backfield, where she helped the Seahawks (17-1-1) hold opponents to 15 goals in 19 games. A rusher on penalty corners and the owner of one of the county’s hardest shots, Bresnahan scored seven goals and collected five assists.

But it was when they came that showed her worth.

“She was a leader and determined and strong and confident,” South River field hockey coach Katie Corcoran said. “She really came in this year ready to work as hard as she possibly could to win a state championship. She was so focused and so driven. Even though hockey is not her No. 1 sport, she gave it everything she could, and it showed.”

On top of helping Natalie Poknis and Brooke Szachnowicz minimize the scoring chances in front of goalkeeper Naomi Johnson, Bresnahan scored twice against Severna Park for a 2-1 win on Oct. 17 to close the regular season with a 12-1-1 record.

Bresnahan scored on a first-half penalty corner to give the Seahawks a 1-0 lead. When Sydney Jolliffe beat Johnson in the 40th minute, South River needed to find another answer. It took until overtime, but Bresnahan finally provided it.

After getting the ball in the midfield, Bresnahan took off down the right sideline and slipped past Maeve Doherty to get a clear look at the cage. Instead of passing to Abbey Lawrence — the Seahawks’ scoring leader — Bresnahan saw an opening and drove the ball by Liza Mata with 3 minutes, 26 seconds to play.

“Bresnahan, I don’t think you can defend her,” Falcons coach Anne Andrews said. “She always plays well against us. In that game, it was all her. She’s a fantastic player.”

South River needed another overtime to beat Severna Park, 3-2, in the Class 4A East Region final and outscored James H. Blake and Catonsville, 14-1, on the way to its fourth state tournament.

Bresnahan scored the Seahawks’ sixth goal in a 6-0 win over the Comets, who managed just two shots — one on goal — over 60 minutes.

“I love field hockey so much, and my coaches made it 100 times better,” said Bresnahan, the Capital-Gazette Communications’ Field Hockey Player of the Year. “If I didn’t have the coaches

I had, I wouldn’t have played field hockey.”Bresnahan decided not to forgo her senior

year in basketball to rest up for lacrosse season. Though the Seahawks made it back to the Class 4A East Region final without her, Bresnahan — who averaged 10.7 points in 23 games as a junior — certainly would’ve helped in a loss to North Point.

But the time off proved beneficial on the lacrosse fields.

In addition to leading South River with 48 goals, Bresnahan collected 44 draw controls, 33 ground balls and 23 assists to create another dangerous, all-around weapon on a team loaded with them.

Bresnahan helped the Seahawks open the season with a 10-9 win over Broadneck by scoring the first and last goals and winning the final draw.

“Taylor is a beast,” said Kacie Longo, who scored 34 goals and had 29 assists during South River’s run through Anne Arundel County. “She’s amazing. She’s always been someone I watch. I used to go to the games in eighth grade and she was a freshman. She’s always been someone I look up to.”

The Seahawks lost to Century — the eventual Class 3A/2A state champion — and came up short against the Cavaliers, but cruised to the

county championship and into the region final.In seven games against Broadneck, Severna

Park, Annapolis, Century and Archbishop Spalding — which combined for a 68-24 record — Bresnahan scored 17 goals of her 48 goals. She had nine in three games with Broadneck, including three in South River’s 14-13 loss in the region final.

“The first words to come to mind are strong-willed leader,” McNemar said. “I feel like she put it all out there. She was dependable, and when you talk about someone in the midfield, she was the leader.”

Bresnahan will try to do the same things at Florida, which lost to Syracuse in the NCAA quarterfinal.

A freshman when South River won its last lacrosse title in 2010, Bresnahan wanted to end her high school career the same way. Instead, the Bruins used that one-goal win to roll through Catonsville and Eleanor Roosevelt to end their 10-year title drought.

Still, Bresnahan regrets nothing. With a year like this, it’s easy to see why.

“Even though we didn’t make it as far as we wanted to, I wouldn’t change anything,” Bresnahan said. “Everyone cared about each other so much, and we were all close. That’s what I’m going to remember the most.”

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south river’s taylor Bresnahan is fouled on this shot by Broadneck’s sara ruzzi, leading to a free position and a goal. the south river seahawks defeated the Broadneck Bruins, 12-9, in the anne arundel county girls high school lacrosse championship game at Northeast high school.


TAYLOR BRESNAHANSouth River High School

girls field hockeyathlete of the year

2013 statisticsgoals: 7assists: 5

NaMe: Taylor Bresnahanschool: South Riveryear: SeniorpositioN: Defender

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attack and a solid midfield, Bresnahan was in her comfort zone in the back — and she made every opposition know it.

The defensive anchor, Bresnahan was a big reason the Seahawks allowed just 15 goals in 19 games on the way to a Class 4A title. Armed with a hard shot, Bresnahan scored seven goals and added five assists.

“She’s so quick to the ball, and she reads the other teams so well,” South River coach Katie Corcoran said. “She has such a strong stick that she’s really hard to get by. You really have to maneuver a lot to get by her.”

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NAME: Ashlee FeltonSchool: ArundelPoSITIoN: Middle hitterYEAr: Senior

SEASoN IN rEvIEwFelton was a force at the front and led and

experienced Wildcats team to the Class 4A state final with 136 kills and 45 blocks. Along with her teammates, Felton made sure Arundel got to its third straight state tournament despite the departure of several key pieces.

“She’s always making an impact one way or another,” Arundel coach Ashley Yuscavage said. “She has been our driving force.”

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Ashlee FeltonArundel High School

2013 STATISTIcSKIllS: 136AcES: 13blocKS: 45DIgS: 22

Cori McCrary, So., Spalding, liberoAmber Callahan, Sr., Old Mill, liberoLily Glenn, Sr., Arundel, liberoAdriana Castille, Sr., Severna Park, liberoKim Bell, Sr., Severna Park, setterAbbie Hoekstra, Sr., Severna Park, middlehitter

Dallas Jasper, Jr., Broadneck, middle hitterSam Hebb, Jr., Arundel, outside hitterMaggie Ennis, Sr., South River, outsidehitterHolly McDonnell, Sr., Spalding, middle hitterBrittany O’Neill, Sr., Southern, outside hitterKara Glynn, Jr., Severna Park, outside hitter

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footballathlete of the year

2013 statisticsRushing YaRds: 1,491Receiving YaRds: 777touchdowns: 18

naMe: Lavon Chaneyschool: South RiverYeaR: Senior

season in Review

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South River High School

Chaney worked out of the backfield and as a passing option to total 2,268 yards of offense and 18 touchdowns to help South River (8-3) get into the Class 4A East Region playoffs in back-to-back years.

A Monmouth recruit, Chaney spent time on special teams and defense, too. Wherever the Seahawks needed him, he was there. Chaney came up with an interception late in a Week 10 win against Old Mill to clinch South River’s spot in the playoffs — the first time the program’s been to consecutive postseason berths since 1984 to 1986.

Chaney rushed 159 times for a 9.4-yard average and 16 touchdowns. He scored twice through the air and brought in 59 receptions to give Connor Cox another dangerous weapon and open opportunities for leading receiver Eric Young.

“He is good at so many things,” Seahawks coach Lance Clelland said. “As a running back and a receiver, to be a top-10 player in the area in both says a lot.”

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wide receiver

liamkelly

st. mary’sjunior

wide receiver

tyleryoungarundelsenior

wide receiver

tonywatkins

meadesenior

wide receiver

dejuanneal

southernjunior

running back



all-countydefense

niquekkocookmeadejunior

defensive end

stephenhincks

south riversenior

defensive end

mikewilliams

spaldingsenior

defensive tackle

malikdorsey

meadesenior

defensive tackle

demarcusgarrettarundelsenior

defensive tackle

benhummerst. mary’s

seniorlinebacker

zebbieatkinson

old millsenior

linebacker

auturoarchie

glen burniesenior

linebacker

huntercox

meadesenior

linebacker

jaridryansevernjunior

defensive back

jamesgarlington

broadnecksenior

defensive back

marcushicks

old milljunior

defensive back

aaronterry

chesapeakesenior

defensive back

benpriddysevernseniorpunter

zachabey

spaldingjunior

all-purpose

richholzer

meadecoach ofthe year


jakemiller

north countysenior

forward

heikkikatajisto

north countyjunior

midfielder

ryangruss

chesapeakesophomoremidfielder

brandonzebron

glen burniesenior

defender

nickmcreaspaldingsenior

forward

kylereichardsouth river

seniormidfielder

samschmidt

aacsjunior

midfielder

tylerwilsonarundelsenior

goalkeeper

zacdavliakos

severnjunior

forward

gregghauck

north countysenior

midfielder

timnelson

severna parksenior

defender

scottmcguire

north countycoach ofthe year

kylealbach

severna parksenior

forward

colestrong

severna parksenior

midfielder

maxhurlebaus

severnsenior

midfielder

noahheller

south riversenior

goalkeeper

DanielKwon

Severna Park High School

boys soccerathlete of the year

2013 statisticsGoals: 20assists: 7

NaMe: Daniel Kwonschool: Severna Parkyear: SophomorepositioN: Foward

seasoN iN reviewKwon matched Rodney

Long’s 1982 scoring record with 47 points to put the Falcons into the Class 4A state final.

“There is a calm about his game,” Severna Park coach Ryan Parisi said. “He is very composed when he is on the ball.”



moostrowski

spaldingsenior

forward

kelseyrittersevernjunior

forward

emilylord

broadnecksenior

midfielder

jennasurdickarundel

sophomoredefender

clarissakirch-downs

arundeljunior

forward

gracynbryantspaldingsenior

midfielder

vickieconnorspaldingsenior

forward / defender

cassidybabin

spaldingjunior

goalkeeper

allicislo

old millsenior

forward

bekahpetty

south riversenior

midfielder

lindseybittinger

southernsenior

defender

cheyennenovreske

meadesenior

goalkeeper

alexwetherholt

southernsenior

forward

emanisilva

arundeljunior

midfielder

samanthakirk

spaldingsenior

defender

bobdieterlespaldingcoach ofthe year

KacieLongoSouth River

High School


girls soccerathlete of the year


NaMe: Kacie Longoschool: South RiverYear: JuniorpositioN: Forward

seasoN iN reviewLongo scored 10 of her 29

goals during the postseason and added six assists to lead the Seahawks to their first Class 4A state title in 15 years.

“Big-time players show up for big-time games,” South River coach John Sis said. “She always finds a way to win.”


girlScroSS country

athlete of the year

nAME: Ellie SmithSchool: BroadneckyEAr: Senior

2013 StAtiSticScounty: 20:27.47, secondrEgion: 20:01.62, secondStAtE: 20:17.50, 14th in Class 4A

SEASon in rEviEw

Smith led the Bruins to their first county title in 10 years and the Class 4A East Region championship and a third-place finish at the state met. All this after a knee injury kept her out for most of her junior season.

Despite coming up short in each race — by a little more than a second to Annapolis’ Sarah Sykora — Smith’s consistency allowed Broadneck to score points and stay ahead.

“As soon as she started her freshman year, you knew she was a clutch runner,’’ Broadneck coach Brianna Kelly said. “She knows what she needs to do, she knows what she wants and she goes out there and gets it.’’

sarahsyKoraannapolis

junior20:26.28: 1st place, anne

arundel county

rachelarmstrong

broadnecKjunior

21:13.77: 6th place, anne

arundel county

elizabethvoigt

spaldingsophomore

19:59: 5th place, iaam

reillywagner

south riversophomore20:34.84: 3rd place, anne

arundel county

mayajohnstonannapolis

sophomore21:17.07: 7th place, anne

arundel county

allieKamm

spaldingjunior


carlybunting

south riversenior


arundel county

maryreiser

st. mary’ssenior

19:40: 3rd place, iaam

briannastewartst. mary’s

junior20:02: 8th place,

iaam

julieKoffler

severna parKjunior


arundel county

carolinereiser

st. mary’ssenior


miKecalderone

spaldinggirls coachof the year

ElliESmithBroadneck High School


BOYScrOSS cOuntrY

athlete of the year

Hale Bullen

Annapolis High School

nAME: Hale BullenSchOOl: AnnapolisYEAr: Senior

SEASOn in rEviEwBullen switched his emphasis

from lacrosse to running and cruised to a 20-second win in the Anne Arundel County race and took titles at the Class 3A East Region and state meets. Bullen ran a 16:19.50 at Hereford — second to only Clarksburg’s Will Bertran, who won the Class 4A title.

“When his focus was lacrosse, he would quit running in February and therefore, he was behind the other top runners,” Annapolis coach Erik Westlund said. ‘‘If you want to be a champion, you have to run all year.”

ryanforsyth

severna parkjunior

16:49.63: 2nd place, anne

arundel county

bencambone

severna parksenior


arundel county

jamesshipley

severna parksenior

16:50.33: 3rd place, anne

arundel county

sampershall

severna parksenior


arundel county

brentmusselman

south riverjunior


arundel county

alexlove

chesapeakesenior


arundel county

joshalcombright

severna parkboys coachof the year

2013 StAtiSticScOuntY: 16:29.47, firstrEgiOn: 16:47.03, firstStAtE: 16:19.50, first in Class 3A

PrivAtE SchOOl gOlfathlete of the year

SEASOn in rEviEwNavarro came a stroke shy of

defending his MIAA title to settle for second place, but dominated much of the season to set a Cavaliers record with a 35.75 average in 10 matches.

“The difference is how Chris holds it together from a mental standpoint,” Cavaliers coach Pete VanZandt said. “Chris doesn’t show it outwardly, but he plays with a burning desire to compete and win.”

2013 StAtiSticSMiAA: Three-day 222 at Five Farms at the Baltimore Country Club, second place

nAME: Chris NavarroSchOOl: SpaldingYEAr: Senior

jamiesoderlund

severnjuniormiaa b

kyleberkshire

spaldingsophomore

miaa a

jonathanklakring

aacsjuniormiaa b

tylermealey

st. mary’ssophomore

miaa b

erichall

severnfreshman

miaa bCHrisnavarro

Archbishop Spalding

High School


Public school golfathlete of the year

GarrettBrownGlen Burnie High School 2013 statistics

county: 2-under par 70, championregion: 10-over par 80, 12th placestate: Did not place

naMe: Garrett Brownschool: Glen Burnieyear: Senior

masonwoolfordseverna park

senior+ 3.00

ronniemcmorrow

south riverjunior+ 4.11

garrettsauls


jonathansganga


jakemanley

broadnecksenior+ 3.66

jakehearne

northeastjunior+ 4.25

brucebowen

south rivercoach ofthe year

Jay newcome, Jr., arundel, +4.44billy Miles, sr., south river, +4.63chris nolte, sr., broadneck, +4.67christina Dizon, Jr., severna Park, +5.00John budd, sr., arundel, +5.67

chris Wheatley, sr., severna Park, +5.89cameron Mccartney, sr., broadneck, +6.00griffin cosgrove, sr., south river, +6.22

seconD teaM

honorable Mentionseason in revieW

Brown took top honors at the county championship at Compass Pointe in Pasadena by firing a 2-under par 70 for his second title and first since his freshman season.

Brown’s average over par through the District V meet

was a paltry 2.62.“Golf is a demonstrator’s game, and Garrett was a

paragon of how to approach the game as a golfer and gentlemen,” Glen Burnie coach Jeff Filson said.


Mike Perry, Sr., Glen Burnie, PKasey Gast, So., AACS, PTommy Dyson, Sr., Broadneck, PRyan Callahan, Sr., Severna Park, PChris Ruszin, Sr., Chesapeake, PGuy Wharton, Sr., Old Mill, PAaron Pilkerton, Sr., North County, PChristian Marciano, Jr., Severn, PTim Poteet, Sr., North County, CCorey Blazevich, Sr., Annapolis, CBrian Parreira, Jr., Broadneck, CNick Watkins, Sr., AACS, CMichael Croskey, Sr., Old Mill, 1BKeenan Schlegel, Sr., Severn, 1B/P

Chris Abel, Sr., Northeast, 2BNestor Rentas, Jr., Old Mill, 2BJimmy Hegarty, Sr., St. Mary’s, 2BMichael Thomas, Sr., Broadneck, 3B/PKyle Brandt, Sr., Arundel, 3B/CChristian Bloesl, Sr., St. Mary’s, SSJesse Lee, Jr., North County, SSDrew Spinnenweber, Jr., Chesapeake, INFGregg Hauck, Sr., North County, OFRay Hauf, Sr., AACS, OFJordan Taylor, Sr., Old Mill, OFKen Armiger, Jr., St. Mary’s, DHChase Gorski, Jr., St. Mary’s, UTL

SOFTBALLSecOnd TeAm

Crystal White, Jr., Chesapeake, PHaley Simonds, Fr., Severna Park, PKate Dickinson, Jr., Old Mill, PTaylor Dittmar, Sr., Northeast, CDeja Sutton, Jr., Chesapeake, CKelsie Traylor, Sr., Spalding, CCrystal Heffington, Sr., Northeast, 1BJordan Thompson, Sr., Broadneck, 1BOlivia Laurenzano, Sr., South River, 2BChristina Dark, Sr., AACS, 2BHunter Royston, Sr., Chesapeake, 3BMiranda Shandy, Jr., AACS, 3BEmily Kirby, Sr., Chesapeake, SSJordyn Hursh, So., AACS, SSAmber Cluster, Sr., Old Mill, INFMikayla Meehan, Fr., Arundel, OFSam McCloskey, Sr., Glen Burnie, OFGrayson Metzger, Jr., Severna Park, OFMaja Henson, Sr., Broadneck, OFTaylor Smith, Sr., South River, OFMindy Weisgerber, So., Northeast, UTL

BOyS SOccerSecOnd TeAm

Luke Dellorso, Sr., Broadneck, forwardKeith Singletary, Severn, forwardMike Lozano, Sr., South River, forwardRodrigo Valenzuela, Jr., North County, forwardBrent Orbell, Sr., Old Mill, forwardAustin Torres, Fr., Northeast, forwardDrew Rickey, Sr., Meade, forwardMiseker Wingate, Fr., Severna Park, forwardFred McNair, Sr., Annapolis, midfielderMike McCoy, Sr., Spalding, midfielderRicardo Luna, Sr., Arundel, midfielderMark Woodard, Jr., Meade, defenderLaine Hogue, Jr., Chesapeake, defenderLogan Engel, So., North County, defenderChad Gehring, Sr., Severna Park, defenderKevin O’Malley, Sr., Severn, defenderA.J. Hammond, Sr., Glen Burnie, goalkeeperKeaton Thomas, Sr., Severna Park, goalkeeper

GIrLS SOccerSecOnd TeAm

Ellie McNulty, Jr., Broadneck, forwardKiana Dawson, Sr., Indian Creek, forwardMorgan Kontor, Jr., Severn, forwardMaddie Lupinek, Jr., Annapolis, forwardKaitlyn Maher, Jr., Glen Burnie, forwardSarah Martin, Jr., Spalding, forwardBrianna Harris, Fr., Broadneck, forwardKenidy Springer, So., South River, forwardKelly Patterson, Sr., Spalding, midfielderNicole Gernert, Sr., Chesapeake, midfielderKristin Marsh, Sr., South River, midfielderKiera Lyons, Jr., Southern, midfielderBecky Frost, Jr., Arundel, midfielderJamie Tacka, Jr., North County, midfielderLauren Kelly, Sr., Spalding, midfielderEmily Barton, Jr., Broadneck, midfielderLaikin Duffey, Sr., Spalding, midfielderKourtney McClain, Jr., Chesapeake, midfielderSarah Gunn, So., Severna Park, midfielderMichaela Duarte, Sr., Rockbridge, midfielderVickie Connor, Sr., Spalding, defenderKat Wray, Sr., South River, defenderKennedy Keer, Jr., Arundel, defenderBailey Greene, Jr., Annapolis, GKKendall Salvas, Jr., Broadneck, GK

BOyS LAcrOSSeSecOnd TeAm

Hunter Gray, Sr., Severn, attackBrendan Steele, Sr., Severna Park, attackTimmy Hardy, Jr., St. Mary’s, attackBrandon Senft, So., South River, attackJustin Leitch, Sr., Annapolis, attackChase Berquist, Jr., Broadneck, attackPat Brennan, So., Chesapeake, attackLogan Fate, Sr., Arundel, attackEthan Aiken, Sr., Southern, attackWeston Butcher, Sr., Severna Park, attackRyan Baukhages, Jr., Indian Creek, attackBrett Malamphy, Jr., Arundel, midfieldCole Robertson, Sr., St. Mary’s, midfieldMatt Gaskins, Sr., South River, midfieldDavid Jones, Sr., Severn, midfiedMatt Michalski, Jr., Chesapeake, midfieldTyler King, Sr., South River, defenseBilly Bollhorst, Sr., Severna Park, defenseKwame Kumah, Jr., Arundel, defenseJay Tyiska, Sr., Old Mill, defenseConnor Whitehead, Sr., Broadneck, defenseAlex Woodall, Sr., St. Mary’s, defenseDevlin Nelligan, Sr., Severn, defenseAndrew Jones, Jr., Arundel, goalkeeperSkyler Morse, Sr., St. Mary’s, goalkeeper

GIrLS LAcrOSSeSecOnd TeAm

Steph Lazo, Sr., St. Mary’s, ALaura Milleker, Sr., Severna Park, ABailey Greene, Jr., Annapolis, ATara Seifert, Jr., St. Mary’s, AZoe Earnest, Sr., Broadneck, ASavannah Plunkett, Sr., North County, AKacy Koolage, Sr., Broadneck, AMcKayla Walter, Sr., Northeast, AMadison Carter, So., South River, AAbbi O’Neal, Fr., Indian Creek, MFCarter MacLeod, Sr., Key, MFEmily Castle, Sr., Annapolis, MFKrehgan Rebstock, Sr., Glen Burnie, MFNatalie Modly, Jr., St. Mary’s, MFCourtney Woolford, Sr., Northeast, MFEllie McNulty, Sr., Broadneck, MFMelanie Williams, Sr., Southern, MFAmanda Mozier, Sr., Arundel, MFCaroline Steele, Sr., Severn, MFAriana Maxwell, Sr., Chesapeake, MFMadeline Dion, Sr., Annapolis, MFKelsey Kirk, Sr., Severna Park, DJeane Angeles, Sr., Severna Park, DErin O’Hara, Jr., Arundel, DKayla Brisolari, So., Spalding, DShannon Davis, Sr., Arundel, GKRachel Vander Kolk, Sr., Severna Park, GK

FIeLd hOckeySecOnd TeAm

Taylor Anspach, Sr., Severna Park, attackDanielle Maines, Jr., North County, attackKacy Koolage, Sr., Broadneck, attackErika Kopf, Sr., Annapolis, attackReagan Leavitt, So., Severn, attackAlex Puller, Sr., Spalding, attackHaley Gray, Sr., South River, attackBrandi Jay, Sr., Arundel, attackMegan Mitchell, Jr., Arundel, midfielderHolly Bowcutt, Jr., Annapolis, midfielderTaylor Marcus, Jr., Glen Burnie, midfielderEmilie Noyola, Sr., North County, midfielderSam Slattery, Sr., Severna Park, midfielderMaddy Ulery, Jr., South River, midfielderJane Truffer, Sr.,Spalding, midfielderJenny Davis, Sr., Severn, midfielderErin Murnane, Sr., Broadneck, defenseNatalie Poknis, Jr., South River, defenseJackie Lovett, Sr., Broadneck, defenseKayla Brisolari, So., Spalding, defenseEmily Kotowski, Sr., Northeast, defenseSydney Lamarsh, Sr., Chesapeake, defenseMadelyn McAteer, Fr., St. Mary’s, goalkeeperAlex Morris, Jr., Indian Creek, goalkeeperHannah Daley, Sr., Southern, goalkeeper

FOOTBALLSecOnd TeAm

OFFenSeSpencer Coyle, Sr., St. Mary’s, QBShawn Brown, Jr., Old Mill, RBKyle Evans, Sr., Meade, RBDuke Carter, Fr., Broadneck, RBBryce Carrasco, So., St. Mary’s, RBDavid Jones, Sr., Severn, WRJames Smith, Jr., South River, WRCarl Chance, Sr., OId Mill, WRAaron Lewis-Cenales, Sr., Arundel, WRNick Means, Sr., Chesapeake, OTAaron Jackson, So., Arundel, OTNick Moorhead, Sr., Northeast, CWalter Smoloski, Sr., St. Mary’s, OGAustin Luckhardt, Jr., Spalding, OG,Josh Dagg, Sr., Old Mill, K

deFenSeBrendan Simpkins, Jr., Spalding, DETommy Dyson, Sr., Broadneck, DEElvis Dennah, Sr., AACS, DEMike Minter, Sr., Severna Park, DTLandon Reecher, Sr., Broadneck, DTEvan Jones, Sr., Arundel, LBJason Utz, Sr., Severn, LBJakwaun Caldwell, Sr., Annapolis, LBRandy Fisher, Jr., Broadneck, LBMonte Jones, Fr., St. Mary’s, LBBrett Bedard, Sr., Severn, LBDaivon Nixon, Jr., Meade, DBKeonte Henson, Jr., Broadneck, DBKorey Brooks, Sr., Meade, DBKevin Weiman, Sr., Spalding, P

BASeBALL SecOnd TeAm

sectioN creDits• Layout and design by Greg Nucifora• Staff photography by Paul W. Gillespie, Joshua McKerrow and Matt Cole


capital gazette Male athlete of the year tyler young, center right, poses with sponsor ron andro, coo of Baltimore washington Medical center, left, capital sports writer Mike peters, center left, and speaker of Maryland house of Delegates Michael e. Busch, right. the capital gazette 2013 high school athletes of the year showcase was held wednesday evening at Michael’s eighth avenue in glen Burnie.


Male atletes of the year1986: Geno Spriggs, Southern1987: Derek Dry, Broadneck1988: Kevin Alarie, Annapolis1989: Derrick Love, Meade1990: Andy Srebroski, Northeast1991: John Williams, Broadneck1992: Jeff Vincent, Broadneck1993: Jeff Hedrick, Arundel1994: Jason Smith, Broadneck1995: Jason Smith, Broadneck1996: Damion Moss, Meade1997: John Williams, Broadneck1998: Ray Wagner, Chesapeake1999: Chris Summers, St. Mary’s

2000: Derek Dixon, Severna Park2001: James Morgan, Key School2002: Keith Williams, Glen Burnie2003: Nick Bowen, Chesapeake2004: Kevin Barnes, Old Mill2005: Alex Buchholz, Old Mill2006: Derek Harris, Old Mill2007: Matt Centrowitz, Broadneck2008: Pat Morrison, Severna Park2009: Mark McNeill, St. Mary’s2010: Josh Furman, Old Mill2011: K.K. Smith, Spalding2012: Rob Chesson, Old Mill2013: Tyler Young, Arundel

feMale athletes of the year1986: Missy Spicer, South River1987: Beth McMahon, Spalding1988: Jill Moore, Severna Park1989: Jenny Parsons, Glen Burnie1990: Kelly Archambo, Southern1991: Tina Riley, Severna Park1992: R. Goldsborough, St. Mary’s1993: S. Roberts, Severna Park1994: Cristi Samaras, Annapolis1995: Kristin Nicolini, Annapolis1996: Kate Graw, Severn1997: Lindsey Lowman, Southern1998: Tiffany Schummer, St. Mary’s1999: Meredith McAlister, S. Park2000: Kim Lawton, Severna Park2001: Karen Kotofski, Northeast

2002: Lauren Centrowitz, Broadneck2003: Mary Key, St. Mary’s2004: Jess Adam, Severn2005: Amanda Spinnenweber, Chesapeake2006: Amanda Spinnenweber, Chesapeake2007: Julie Gardner, Severna Park2008: Kourtney Salvorala, Broadneck2009: Brooke Griffin, South River2010: Brooke Griffin, South River2011: Maggie Morrison, Spalding2012: Alexis Franklin, Old Mill2013: Taylor Bresnahan, South River

AP photo

Matthew centrowitz, the 2007 capital gazette Male athlete of the year, wins the senior men’s 1,500-meter run at the U.s. championships athletics meet on June 22, 2013, in Des Moines, iowa. centrowitz, a 2012 olympian in the event, will compete later this summer in the world games.


NAME: Earl PottsSchool: SpaldingPoSITIoN: ForwardYEAr: Senior

2013 STATISTIcSPoINTS: 17.9rEbouNdS: 10.9ASSISTS: 2.9

SEASoN IN rEvIEwPotts led the Cavaliers to 22 wins, the MIAA A

Conference semifinals and the Baltimore Catholic League championship game. He finished averaging 17.9 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks a game.

“Earl really has a tough mindset out there,’’ Cavaliers coach Derrick Lewis said. “ He wanted to take that last shot. He wanted to make that big defensive play.”

Earl PottsArchbishop Spalding

High School

ryanhill

arundelsenior

forward

aaronterry

chesapeakeseniorguard

delaszosmith

annapolisseniorguard

coreymartin

north countyjuniorguard

derricklewis

archbishop spalding

coach of the year

jourdangrantspalding

juniorguard

juanbrown

annapolisjuniorguard

austincarrollarundelseniorguard

Jarrin ball, Sr., old Mill, GManny Toney, Sr., AAcS, GJarrid ryan, Sr., Severn, GEric lindsay, Sr., Southern, Gderron Morgan, Jr., Indian creek, GTristan Easton, Fr., Meade, GTaylor Kitzmiller, Jr., Severna Park, G

clay Smith, Jr., Northeast, GTaylor leabhart, Sr., AAcS, GKeaton Mack, Sr., Arundel, GNate windham, Jr., chesapeake, FMarkus oliphant, Sr., Arundel, FKavon witherspoon, Jr., Meade, GTaquan hall, So., Glen burnie, G

SEcoNd TEAM

boYSbASKETbAllathlete of the year


girlSbaSKETballathlete of the year

NaME: Jade ScaifeSchool: SpaldingPoSiTioN: ForwardYEar: Senior

2013 STaTiSTicSPoiNTS: 12.8rEbouNdS: 9.7STEalS: 1.4

SEaSoN iN rEviEwA North Carolina-Greensboro recruit, Scaife led the

Cavaliers in scoring (12.8) and rebounds (9.7) and posted 15 double-doubles en route to an IAAM B Conference title.

“She did all the dirty work in the paint,’’ Cavaliers coach Brooke Rosemond said. “She was critical on both ends of the floor and a fearless competitor.’’

jordynbrownsouthern

juniorforward

camillecalhounspaldingsenior

forward

tiffanymckinneysouth river

seniorforward

cydnicole

indian creeksophomore

guard

taylor murray

aacssophomore

guard

brebolden

south riverseniorguard

jenniferbroussard

st. mary’sseniorguard

terristellwagen

st. mary’scoach of the year

Ke’la ballard, Sr, arundel, gbrianna Zajak, Sr., chesapeake, FKennedi colclough, Fr., arundel, FSam Mocniak, Jr., St. Mary’s, gKameron ward, Sr., broadneck, ghannah carroll, Sr., Severna Park, Faleah Epps, Sr., Spalding, gMadison Triosi, Sr., St. Mary’s, FMaddie Mcdaniel, Fr., Severn, FTorri chestnut, Sr., Spalding, fFNatesha riley, Sr., old Mill, FEmily gibbons, Jr., Severn, FJessica walters, Sr., Northeast, F

JadeScaifeArchbishop

Spalding High School

SEcoNd TEaM


wrestlingathlete of the year

2013 statisticsMiaa: 152-pound championstates: 152-pound championPrePs: Fourth place at 152

naMe: Logan Breitenbachschool: SpaldingYear: Juniorweight class: 152

season in reviewBreitenbach won his first 35 matches on the

way to a 50-3 record. He won MIAA and state titles before taking fourth place at National Preps.

“He just keeps getting better every year,’’ Cavaliers coach Mike Laidley said. “He loves the sport and continues to work to be the best. … He wants to be the best in the sport and shows it with his work ethic.’’

Logan BreitenBachArchbishop Spalding High School

michaeldoetsch

severnfreshman

106

lalitotrevinoold millsenior

160

tannerchaplain

arundeljunior

120

maliksmith

north countyjunior

182

cameronharrellbroadnecksophomore

132

anthonyrossi

south riversenior

195

colegravesspaldingsenior

145

devinkeller

glen burniejunior

285

joshuajulian

southernjunior

113

juancoronado

meadesenior

170

austinalley

south riversenior

126

zachabey

spaldingjunior

195

stanleyproctorannapolis

junior138

miketrempersouthern

senior220

samziff

severna parksenior

152

jeffschrumm

southerncoach ofthe year

106: Kevin Reyes, So. North County106: John Owens, Jr., South River113: Bobby Juliano, So. North County120: Wolfie Bradley, Sr., ArchbishopSpalding120: Jeremy Morrow, Sr., Northeast126: Connor Joyce, So. Broadneck132: Jordan Orme, Sr., South River132: Matt Pente, Jr., Archbishop Spalding138: Gabe Pastirik, Sr., St. Mary’s138: Tre Puccinelli, So., South River145: Chase McKenzie, Sr., Southern

145: Collin Alley, Sr., South River145: Travis Chidebe, So., Meade152: Bryce Pappas, Jr., St. Mary’s160: Jimmy Malone, Sr., ArchbishopSpalding170: Aaron Wallace, Sr., Old Mill170: Jeff Zander, Sr., Severna Park182: Jacob Parker, So., ArchbishopSpalding195: Adam O’Brien, Sr., Arundel220: Isaiah Olugbemi, So. Arundel285: Landon Reecher, Jr., Broadneck

second teaM


zoecyphers

south riverjunior

50 free

janine bach

annapolisjunior

100 free

erindoughrety

broadnecksophomore

200, 500 free

stephaniedowningchesapeakesophomore

100 butterfly

lexiegilbertannapolisfreshman

100 breast

madeleinefarnham

severnsenior

500 free (iaam)

katelynsowinski

aacssenior

200, 500 free (iaam)

anniehayburnst. mary’s

senior100 back

50 free (iaam)

andrewgrannellannapolis

girls coachof the year

girls 200, 400 medley relays: annapolis

taylor gill, lexie gilbert, abigail goodman and janine bach

NAME: Taylor GillSchool: AnnapolisEvENtS: 200 IM, 100 back, 200 and 400 medley relaysYEAr: Junior

2013 StAtiSticScouNtY: 100 back, 200 IM, 200 and 400 medley relay championrEgioN: 100 back, 200 IM, 200 and 400 medley relay championStAtE: Second in 200 IM, third in 100 back

SEASoN iN rEviEw

Gill led the Panthers’ girls swim team to its first county title and claimed the region record in the 100-yard backstroke. She ended her season by finishing second in the 200 individual medley and third in the 100 backstroke at the state meet.

“The coolest thing about Taylor is she is as exceptional an athlete as she is a student,” Annapolis swimming coach Andy Grannell said. “And she’s an even better person.”

girlSSwiMMiNg

athlete of the year

Taylor GillAnnapolis High School

girls 200 free relay: south river

isabella pyne, zoe cyphers, kasey pearson and hannah schlegal.


NAME: Matthan MartirSchool: Old MillEvENtS: 200 IM, 100 freeYEAr: Senior

2013 StAtiSticScouNtY: 200 free relay and 100 free championrEgioN: 50 free and 100 butterfly champion StAtE: Second in the 50 free and 100 butterfly

SEASoN iN rEviEwMartir broke the county record in the 100 freestyle

and anchored the winning 200 freestyle relay team. He won region titles in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly and took second in the state at both — falling just short.

“I think he really stepped up from where he was last year,” Patriots coach Ellen Hayes said. “He trained harder and a little bit smarter, and it paid off for him in the championship season.”

BoYSSwiMMiNg

athlete of the year

MatthanMartir

Old MillHigh School

willdoughrety

broadnecksophomore

50 free

bennettbean

severna parkjunior

100 butterfly

marksolacespaldingsenior

50 free, 100 free(miaa)

kevinhuntley

severna parksenior

200 free

daveharmonspaldingsenior200 im,

100 butterfly (miaa)

grantmurray

severnsenior

100 breast (miaa)

michaelseaberg

south riversenior

100 breast

evanstraubspaldingsenior

100 back (miaa)

peterdavis

spaldingboys coach of

the year

vadimjacobsonbroadneck

junior100 back

cameronrogersspaldingsenior

200, 500 free(miaa)

boys 200, 400 medleys: severna park

john bachkosky, kevin huntley, sam fuller and bennett bean

boys 200 free relay: old mill

anthony simoneta, matthan martir, connor wissmann and marcelo forest

boys 200 free relay (miaa): spalding

sean martin, james hurtt, mark solace and connor mangan

boys 200 medley relay (miaa): spalding

evan straub, connor mangan, david harmon and mark solace

boys 400 free relay (miaa): spalding

evan straub, sean martin, david harmon and james hurtt


Boys 800 relay: severna parkgarrett farshawe, Michael Bartosiewicz, Ben Mila and Jose reyes

Boys 1,600 relay: MeadeKevin random, ahmad abram, raymond Myers and anthony paul

Boys 3,200 relay: severna parkBen gordon, ryan forsyth, Dillon cooley and Jimmy shipley

DonovanfranKlin

olD Millsenior

55 Dash

gaBrielparsonolD Millsenior

300 Dash

williaMparKer

BroaDnecKsenior

500 Dash

saMpershall

severna parKsenior

800, 1,600 runs

collinKroh

chesapeaKesenior

triple JuMp

KevinranDoM

MeaDesenior

55 high hurDles, high JuMp

BrennanharDestychesapeaKe

seniorpole vault

quenlanDunn

arunDelsenior

high JuMp

nicKMoorheaD

northeastsenior

shot put

trevoneDwarDs

olD Millsenior

long JuMp

JanetliiMattaolD Millcoach of the year

HaleBullen

Annapolis High School

BOYSindOOr track & Field

athlete of the yearnaMe: Hale BullenSchOOl: Annapolisevent: 3,200 runYear: Senior

2013 StatiSticScOuntY: 9:18, first placeregiOn: 9:18.01, first placeState: 9:27.05, first place

SeaSOn in reviewBullen set his focus on setting records

during the winter season, and he accomplished his goal in a big way. On the way to his Anne Arundel County title, Bullen lapped the field and broke U.S. Olympian Matt Centrowicz’s record with a 9:18 before adding region and state titles.

“When you are one of the best runners in the state, no can keep up with you,” Annapolis coach Brian Brown said. “It requires a lot of mental toughness.”


girls 800 relay: annapolisKhadijah Janey, akeyla estep, ayonna wood and Megan Busch

girls 400 or 1,600 relay: south riverreilly wagner, caroline thompson, alex watson and Kali Dawson

girls 3,200: severna parkgabby Vance, Kerrigan stern, Jana gawitt and Julie Downing

DoMiNQUefraNcearUNDelseNior

55, 300 Dash

reillywagNer

soUth riVerseNior

high JUMp

eDpUrpUra

seVerNa parKgirls coach of

the year

eMMahaND

seVerNa parKfreshMaN500 Dash

NichelleMcMilliaN

MeaDeseNior

loNg, triple JUMps

ryaNBathras

seVerNa parKseNior

800 rUN

JUlieKoffler

seVerNa parKJUior

1,600, 3,200 rUNs

eMMastaisloff

seVerNa parKseNior

pole VaUlt

sarahchilDress

seVerNa parKJUNior

55 high hUrDles

laUreNJoNes

NortheastseNior

shot pUt

Girlsindoor track & Field

athlete of the yearnaMe: Sarah Taylorschool: Chesapeakeevent: Pole VaultYear: Senior

2013 statisticscountY: 10 feet, 6 inches, second placereGion: 10 feet, 6 inches, second placestate: 11 feet, first place

season in reviewTaylor lost to Severna Park’s Emma

Staisloff in the Anne Arundel County and Class 4A Central meets — the first on a tiebreaker — but made up for it by clearing 11 feet for the state pole vault championship.

“She was suffering from shin splints, and sometimes she would be in tears at practice,” Chesapeake coach Melvin Brown said. “She was able to persevere and come out on top at states.”

SarahTaylorChesapeake High School


ScottMitchell

South River High School

NAME: Scott MitchellSchool: South RiverPoSITIoN: Pitcher, SS, 1BYEAr: Senior

2013 STATISTIcSINNINGS: 68hITS AllowEd: 40wAlkS: 15oPPoNENTS’ AvG.: .164

SEASoN IN rEvIEwMitchell (8-0) had a dominant season with 88

strikeouts and a 0.31 ERA and threw a two-hit shutout in the state final. He had a .383 average and 18 RBIs, while leading the team with 29 runs and 10 stolen bases.

“He’s the complete package,” Seahawks coach Ken Dunn said. “He eats, sleeps and breathes baseball.”

bASEbAllathlete of the year

joey benitizspaldingseniorpitcher

gabevertuccisouth river

senior2b

jakegratz

south riversenior

catcher

kobyoverstreet

spaldingseniorpitcher

a.j.hammen

glen burniesenior

3b

aurturoarchie

glen burniesenior

1b

craigsheridansouth river

juniorpitcher

ericgrantland

northeastsenior

ss

elliotzoellnerst. mary’sfreshmanpitcher

reidkowalski

severna parkseniorpitcher

cooperhibbs

arundelsenior

ss / pitcher

mattprince

north countysenior

outfielder

stevenghiardiarundelseniorpitcher

abelarochoold millsenior

outfielder

connorcox

south riversenior

outfielder

johnnyposs

st. mary’scoach of the year



softballathlete of the year

KristinaDillarD

Broadneck High School

2013 statisticsaverage: .548Home runs: 2rbis: 34

name: Kristina DillardscHool: BroadneckYear: Seniorposition: Shortstop

season in review

A Louisville recruit, Dillard hit .548 with six doubles, three triples, two homers, 34 RBIs and 30 runs to help the Bruins to a 12-4 county record.

“Kristina is one of the greatest athletes I’ve ever coached,” Bruins coach Deanna Romeo-Hamilton said. “At the plate, she got it done when we needed her the most, and on defense, she made some insane plays.”

brookesteinbach

northeastseniorpitcher

gracielogan

severna parksophomore

infielder

alliecaulkins

spaldingsophomore

pitcher

ashleyprince

northeastjunior

outfielder

brittnanyjones

north countyseniorpitcher

jessicarobinsonglen burnie

senioroutfielder

gabbyhenson

broadneckjunior

catcher

haleykeppel

aacsseniorpitcher

daniellemyers

chesapeakesenior

outfielder

emmayale

severna parksenior

1b

oliviaravadgechesapeake

senior2b

carleymoore

severna parksenior

outfielder

caitlynkirby

glen burniesenior

3b

coraldittmarnortheastfreshman

utility

alimoos

glen burniejunior

pitcher

dougschreiberglen burnie

coach ofthe year




boyslacrosse

athlete of the year

Tyleryoung

Arundel High School

2013 statisticsGoals: 28assists: 33Ground balls: 85

naMe: Tyler Youngschool: Arundelyear: Seniorposition: Midfielder

season in reviewYoung was the catalyst to the Wildcats,

who began the year with 11 straight wins, beat South River for the Anne Arundel County championship and made it to the Class 4A/3A East Region semifinals. Young posted 28 goals and 33 assists and was key to Arundel’s transition offense.

“The thing that sticks out about him is that he’s equally as good at both ends,” Necessary said. “That complete factor of being able to do everything on the field well is just rare.”

benchisolm


willhirschmann

spaldingseniorattack

spencercoyle

st. mary’ssenior

midfielder

nateschilling

spaldingsenior

defender

ryanlamonsevernseniorattack

zackfranco

broadnecksenior

midfielder

lavonchaney

south riversenior

midfielder

stephenhincks

south riversenior

defender

breanninmcneally

spaldingseniorattack

nickaltmannchesapeake

seniorattack

kieranjenkins

severna parkjunior

defender

paulnoone

south rivercoach ofthe year

camcetrone

arundelseniorattack

brettbedard

severnsenior

midfielder

alexhannaarundelsenior

defender

rustonsouder

chesapeakesenior

goalkeeper


girlslacrosse

athlete of the year

AislinnProbst

Broadneck High School


NaMe: Aislinn Probstschool: BroadneckYear: SeniorpositioN: Midfielder

seasoN iN review

Probst highlighted a dangerous group of offensive players that led Broadneck to its first state title since 2004. With 66 goals and 24 assists — many of them in crucial moments — Probst was able to energize the Bruins to 18 wins over their last 19 games.

“She was going to be the leader on this team, and they were not going to down without a fight,” Broadneck coach Karen Tengwall said. “She gave it her all in every game, and as a captain, she made it very clear to her teammates that not playing well was not an option.”

alexwatson


maggiekauliusspalding

juniormidfielder

alexpullerspaldingseniorattack

camiwhitford

severnsenior

midfielder

jackiespaldingsouth river

seniorattack

kacielongo

south riversenior

midfielder

kellyreesesevernseniorattack

kayladevlin

annapolissenior

defender

emilycooperspalding

sophomoreattack

bellapyne

south riversenior

defender

morgantorggler

severna parksenior

midfielder

sararuzzi

broadnecksenior

defender

ryanbathras

severna parksenior

midfielder

natalieeastholmbroadneck

seniorgoalkeeper

taylorbresnahansouth river

seniormidfielder

karentengwallbroadneckcoach ofthe year



Boys OutdOOr track & FIELd

athlete of the year

Kevin RandomMeade High School

NaME: Kevin RandomSchOOL: MeadeYEar: SeniorEvENtS: 110- and 300-meter hurdles, 800-meter relay

2013 StatIStIcScOuNtY: 110 hurdles championrEgION: 110 hurdles championStatE: 110 hurdles champion

SEaSON IN rEvIEw

Random was an energizer for Meade, which relied on him for points in two disciplines. Random swept the county, region and state meets in the 110-meter hurdles and finished seventh in the 300 hurdles at the state meet to score all 24 of the Mustangs’ points.

MarcuS hIckSold MillJunior

100 dash

gabrIEL ParSONold Millsenior200 dash

chEt hEbdENst. Mary’s

senior400 dash (MIAA)

williaM parker

Broadnecksenior

400 dash, 800 run

hale Bullen

annapolissenior

1,600 run, 3,200 run

garrett fanshaweseverna park

senior300 hurdles

eMManuelMitchell

old Mill seniorshot put

Jarid ryansevernJunior

high jump (Miaa)

nick Moorhead

northeastseniordiscus

Brennan hardestychesapeake

seniorpole vault

Quenlan dunn

arundel senior

high jump

rakEEM OwENSold Millsenior

Long jump, triple jump

JaNEt LIIMattaold MillBoys Coach of the Year

3,200 rELaY: BroadneckEvan Uthus, Jackson Hamill, Ben Eckley, Chase Graham

800 rELaY: Arundel Queshawh Collins, Teon Archer, Tamel Harbison, Blake Thorton

400 rELaY: Old Mill Donovan Franklin, Marcus Hicks, Gabriel Parson, Malachi Young

EdItOr’S NOtE: Athletes included on this page won either an Anne Arundel County public school title or those who finished with better times or distances at the Maryland Independent Athletic Association or Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship meets. Northeast discus champion Ali Williams and the Meade 1,600 relay team of Ahmad Arbam, Joshua Gaithers, Anthony Paul and John Robinson are not pictured.


Kali Dawson

south riverJuNior

100 hurdles

emma haNd

severNa parkfreshmaN

400 run

Camille mClean

meadeseNior

300 hurdles

sophia cologerBroadNeck

seNior800 run

ellie smith

BroadNeckseNior1,600 run

sarah sykoraaNNapolis

seNior3,200 run

mary reiser

st. mary’s seNior

3,200 (iaam)

caroliNe reiser

st. mary’sseNior

3,200 (iaam)

Jerrikka Burrell

severNa park seNiorshot put

emma staisloff

severNa park seNior

pole vault

meghaN mcgowaN

aruNdel seNior

high jump

GIRLS outDoor

traCK & FielDathLete of the yeaR

name: Dominque FrancesChool: ArundelYear: Seniorevents: 100- and 200-meter dashes, 400- and 1,600-meter relays

2013 statistiCsCountY: 100 and 200 dash champion, 400 relay champion, third in 1,600 relayregion: Second in 200, third in 100,

400 relay champion

season in reviewBeginning her track career as a sophomore, France helped

lead the Wildcats during the indoor and outdoor seasons. She shined at the county meet by winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes and helped Arundel take first in the 400 relay and third in the 1,600. France added three more top-three finishes at the region meet, including an anchor-leg performance on the winning 1,600 relay team.

Dominque FranceArundel High School

niChelle mCmillian

meadeJuNior

long jump, triple jump

eD PurPuraseverNa park

girls coachof the year

sierra KnoCh, megan nelson, hannah sChoener, julia Doloning

severna ParK / 3,200 relay

brittanY sniDer, vanna lewis, aYsa ProCtor, DominQue FranCe,

elise bratton (not PiCtureD), arunDel / 400 relay

Paige moCK anD aharon salaam not PiCtureD: miYah straughn, leslie graY

meaDe / 800 relay


Noah orDers, graNt hUDsoN

BroaDNecKcoUNty Boys DoUBles

DaNielle Naftali, allie BUrtBroaDNecK

coUNty girls DoUBles

NicK heNaUlt,logaN KaNe

spalDiNgMiaa No. 2 DoUBles

taylor JachiMsKi, DaN callow

BroaDNecKcoUNty MiXeD DoUBles

zach farrell,aleX JohNsoN

spalDiNgMiaa No. 1 DoUBles

aUstiNyaNNoNe

severNa parKfreshMaN

coUNty Boys siNgles

Beartoseaacs

seNiorMiaa B

No. 3 siNgles

JessicazhaoMeaDeseNior

coUNty girls siNgles

JessicagooDMaN

severNa parKcoach ofthe year

tennisathlete of the year

nAMe: Alex Cauneacschool: Severna ParkYeAr: Sophomore

2013 stAtistics

countY: Singles runner-upregion: Singles championstAte: Third-place singles finisher

seAson in review

Cauneac has an 18-0 regular-season record. He took second at the county tournament, first in the region and third at states.

“We expect big things from Alex at the state tournament,” Falcons coach Jessica Goodman said.

AlexCAuneAC

Severna ParkHigh School

high school athletes showcase 2013

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