Howard Community College

The cross country team traveled to Greensboro, N.C. last weekend to compete in the 25th Hagan Stone Park Invitational. The trip was worth it as the Dragons finished in first place in Division III. HCC was fifth overall in a field of 28 colleges, including Division I, II and III four-year institutions.

Brian Allen continues to lead HCC. He placed 18th overall and first in the division with a time of 28:49. He was followed by Mark Kauffman (36. 29:51), Mike Janesh (46. 30:36), Rex King (62. 31:21), Sean Hughes (64. 31:42), Alfonzo Diaz-Perez (70. 31:56) and Jared Hughes (95. 33:18).

Kauffman (second), King (11th), Hughes (12th), Diaz-Perez (13th) and Hughes (18th), placed behind Allen in Division III competition.

"This was a good win for the team," coach Steve Musselman said. "They were very competitive throughout the entire race, and their efforts paid off. We go to this meet for several reasons. The field is similar to our national meet, we want to give the runners exposure to more four-year institutions, and, of course, to get the "Bird." We accomplished all our goals. I had several coaches come up to me afterwards inquiring about our team."

The "Bird" is a hand-carved eagle and it is the trophy given to the winning team in each division. HCC has been going to the meet for 15 years, and this is the first bird the team has received.

The women's soccer team lost to Harford, 1-0, on Sept. 26. The squad is 2-2 in league play and 3-8 overall. The losses have all been by a one-goal margin.

The men's soccer team's season has been a parallel of the women's team. They have been very competitive only to lose their games by a goal. An overtime loss to Hagerstown is a good example. HCC led, 1-0, and 2-1, but the game went into overtime at 2-2, and the Dragons came up short.

The Dragons are 2-4 in conference and 2-5 overall. Learning to hold a lead will be a focus the rest of the season.

The volleyball team is 4-1 in league play and 8-7 overall. HCC went 2-4 in recent tournament play, beating CCBC-Catonsville, 25-12, 19-25, 25-21, 25-13 and Frederick, 25-17, 25-15, 25-8. The team lost to St. Claire, 25-13 25-18, 25-20; Genesee, 20-25, 25-20, 25-13, 19-25, 15-13; Columbus State, 25-19, 25-12, 25-12, and Mott, 25-16, 25-14, 15-7.

Girls soccer

After holding off Glenelg, Atholton fell to Reservoir, 4-1. Kelsey Reiff scored three times and Lindsey McKeown once.

"It was a "very upsetting game," said Atholton coach Stephanie Stoutonborough. "Once again we came out flat with no intensity."

Reservoir also beat Howard, 3-0, with McKeown scoring all three goals in the second half.

Howard is struggling, said coach Michelle Osterberger, "with our mental/emotional/physical preparation for some of these games. When we are on and playing well, unfortunately we are not scoring. I would say that in two of our losses, we dominated play on the field but could not score."

Mt. Hebron beat Centennial, 3-1. Rachel McKee, Aileen Virella and Kerianne Allen scored for the Vikings. Allen and Carly Weilminster had assists. Mt. Hebron held a 1-0 halftime lead.

Rachel Grier had seven saves for Mt. Hebron and Centennial's Erica Albornoz had 10.

Amanda Mathews scored a late goal for Centennial.

Marriotts Ridge edged Howard, 2-1, on goals by Alexandra Price and Nicole Lacey. Price also assisted Lacey's goal. Samantha Olson had 15 saves while Erin Leatherman had six for Howard.

With four goals and three assists, Price is Marriotts Ridge's overall offensive leader, said coach Robin Grey. "Part of the reason she is so successful is she has an uncanny ability to place any direct kick into the back of the net. Regardless of the spot of the foul, if we're in our opponent's half, she is putting the kick in the back of the net or placing it on goal for one of our players to finish it off."

"I am also blessed to have Samantha Olson, arguably the best goal keeper in the county right now. As her coach, I may be biased, but no one has impressed me more in the net than Samantha. She keeps us in games. Currently, she has a save percentage of 92.2 percent and has already posted three shutouts to date."

Amy Song has eight assists for River Hill, who, along with Reservoir, is unbeaten in the county. Teammate Brittany Yancey has three.

Hammond posted its first county win this season, beating Oakland Mills, 3-0, on two goals by Kim Humpert and another by Amy Simpson. Cristina Maldonado, Angela Humpert and Amy Marie Simpson assisted on the scoring.

"We finally played a great second half, which is different from other games where we have faltered," Hammond coach Peter Di Marco said. "I was very pleased with the scoring and the many opportunities we created."

Di Marco praised the play of Cathlene Webster, who was "excellent at center mid, covering a lot of ground both defensively and offensively."

Katie Suntum, with eight saves, got her first shutout in goal.

"It was homecoming week at Oakland Mills," said coach Susan Rosner, "which means we were all totally focused on Spirit Days -- Twin Day and Wacky Tacky Day and Hat Day. So I don't think we showed up to the game. However, credit does have to go to Hammond. Hammond played well. I was impressed by Hammond and unimpressed by my team."

Chapelgate lost to Roland Park, 3-1. Allie Kohr, assisted by Kristen Ramsland, scored for Chapelgate.

The Yellowjackets rebounded for a 2-0 win over Catholic in a conference game played in the continuous rain. Courtney Stull, assisted by Kristin Thomas, scored the first goal, Shannon Stubs scored on a free kick outside the 18.

Wilde Lake's Grace Koplow has 45 saves this fall.

Glenelg Country lost a conference game to Annapolis Area Christian School, 10-0 but rebounded for a 8-0 conference win over Oldfields. Valerie Stoner scored three times in the win, and Ericka Olney and Olivia Weinrub had two each. Jackie Plant also scored.

Weinrub had two assists and Stoner one. Keeper Shayna Keller had six saves. Maddie Lafuse had 13 saves for Glenelg Country.

Field hockey

Forty minutes of play is not enough for the Glenelg team. Four of the six games the Gladiators have played have gone into overtime.

On Sept. 23, Atholton felt the sting of sudden-victory, 1-0. It was the Raiders' first loss of the season. Glenelg upped its record to 5-2 overall (5-0 in county play).

Julia Corona scored the game-winner on a penalty corner at the 2:28 mark. Lauriann Parker set the table by receiving Corona's insertion, zigzagging through the defense and then sending the ball Corona's way.

Corona didn't get off a good shot initially.

"My stick barely touched (the ball), and I had to go in and finish it. I jabbed it at first, then I had to put my full strength in there," she said.

Each team had opportunities to score in regulation. Atholton's best chance may have been in the first half when the Raiders had Glenelg goalie Courtney Knill scrambling from a split save on one side of the cage to a diving save on the other.

Knill (11 saves) and fliers Skylar Marcoux and Christina Giampalmo prevented Atholton from scoring on any of its nine corners. Glenelg had six corners, including the one that resulted in the game-winning score.

"Regardless of what the final outcome of this game was, I think the girls have earned the respect of the people around the county," said Atholton coach Jim Brown.

Last year, Glenelg beat Atholton, 9-0.

"We're not some porous defense (this year), we know how to play," Brown said.

The county championship game will be between the two teams with the best county records so Atholton and Glenelg could see each other again.

Katie Teleky (three), Mary Beth Devitt (two), Lindsay Scheetz and Tiara Ebb all scored as Centennial defeated Wilde Lake, 7-0. All of the goals were assisted. Ebb (three), Jordan Schwartz, Caroline Thoreson, Scheetz and Kate Heineman were credited with the helpers.

Centennial was so dominant that keeper Liz Snyder only had to make one save; Megan Rogers, her Wilde Lake counterpart, had seven.

Reservoir defeated Atholton, 3-2 in overtime. The winning goal came one minute into overtime, Reservoir coach Martie Browning said. Sara Garza took the ball down the field and crossed it. Leslie Brand dove and knocked the ball into the goal.

Earlier, Molly Garza and Lauren Harrison had scored. Neither goal was assisted.

"We played very well," Browning said. "I don't have any superstars, but I have girls who play well together as a team. That's what it is about."

Atholton's tallies came from Allie Durso and Rachel Collins.

The game is a big rivalry, in part because of the proximity of the two schools and in part because Browning coaches lacrosse at Atholton in the spring.

Golf

While the River Hill boys were wrapping up their undefeated season on Sept. 29 at the Timbers at Troy, Centennial's girls team was doing the same thing over at Fairway Hills. In a match-up between two teams with 10-0 records, Centennial knocked off Marriotts Ridge, 65-47.

Audra McShane led the way for the Eagles with 20 points, while Jessica Mehta (17) and Alex McShane (16) weren't far behind. Even freshman Michelle Kuan turned in a solid round of 12 points, which was her second highest total of the year. Marriotts Ridge held its own with Jenna Albright scoring a match-best 23 points and Tori Stader putting up 17.

Centennial's girls finished with a scoring average just over 60 points, higher than four boys teams this fall.

After a slow start to the year, the Long Reach boys finished the regular season with three consecutive victories to post a 5-6 overall record. In the team's final match, a 76-54 win over Hammond, the Lightning tied their season-high point total, and Woojin Han set a personal best with 18 points. The team's other two wins to close the season came against Mt. Hebron and Oakland Mills.

Reservoir defeated Wilde Lake, 72-61, at Willow Springs to secure a 6-5 record and the first winning season for their boys in school history.

Boys soccer

Marriotts Ridge is the only unblemished team in the county following a 2-0 win over Mt. Hebron Sept. 29. The Mustangs (5-0, 7-0), who have now outscored their opponents, 23-3, this season, got scores from Pat Sullivan and Michael Glazer in the victory.

The team also got an outstanding defensive effort from its back line, led by Nick Koutrelakos, as the host Vikings managed only one shot on goal. However, that one shot, which came on a penalty kick with five minutes left in the first half, and Marriotts Ridge up 1-0, was a quality one.

After Mt. Hebron senior Garrett Nickles was knocked down in the box, David Butko took the penalty kick and hit the crossbar. Other than that, Marriotts Ridge goalie Paul Killian (no saves) wasn't called upon very often.

"Our defense, which I feel hasn't been getting much attention, did a wonderful job," Marriotts Ridge coach Kevin Flynn said. "We're playing six or seven guys back there, and all of them have been stepping up. To hold a team like Hebron, with their firepower, in check like that says a lot."

Centennial picked up its first county win, a 4-3 overtime decision against Mt. Hebron, on Sept. 23. The Eagles received goals from David Lucas (two), Ryan Bourg and Jimmy Mundy in the win, while the Vikings scores came courtesy of Nickles, Butko and Jeff Fitch.

Reservoir handed Atholton its first county loss, 1-0, on Sept. 23, to stay in the thick of the race for a spot in the county title game at season's end. The Gators, who still have only one loss, scored midway through the first half on a throw-in by Ryan Jackson that was deflected into the goal by Brian Boring.

"We've worked on a couple of long throw opportunities in practice, and we feel like we have an advantage with our height and physical presence in the box," Reservoir coach Ivan Croft said. "We actually had two other similar plays, one in the first half and one on the end line in the second half, that could have given us even more of a cushion."

Football

Shutouts were in vogue this weekend, as River Hill beat Mt. Hebron, 63-0; Long Reach defeated Reservoir, 32-0; and Glenelg beat Hammond, 42-0.

Colin Osbourne (three) and Shannon Maura (two) combined for five touchdowns for Glenelg in its win over Hammond. The game was called after three quarters because of lightning.

Hammond's Nate Gant had 17 tackles, forced and recovered a fumble and returned a kickoff 40 yards in the loss.

River Hill (4-0) was led by Malek Redd (138 yards, one touchdown), Michael Campanaro (98 yards rushing/receiving, three touchdowns), Obi Ilupeju (37, one) and Kevin Moore (36, one). Ilupeju also caused a fumble, made an interception, had a sack, and made two tackles for loss. Luke Hostetler threw TD passes to Campanaro and Kevin Johnson.

Kicker Scott Trench was 9-for-9 on extra points and kicked five touchbacks. Nick Bonhag blocked a kick and returned it for a touchdown. The Hawks returned two blocked kicks for scores.

Patrick McNicholas and Matt Gaines led the Viking defense in the losing effort, combining for 15 total tackles.

Atholton (1-3) defeated Centennial (1-3), 20-19, for its first win of the season.

"We knew this was a big week, because 0-3 is not good," said senior defensive end Ross Durham, who blocked an extra point in the second quarter.

Jake Stull (132 yards rushing, one touchdown) and Nick Aloi (69 yards) led the Raiders in rushing, and quarterback Kalvin Seamonson threw a touchdown pass to Matt Robinson and ran one in himself. Tom Hart made leaping catches on two of Seamonson's five passes for gains of 33 and 30 yards.

For the Eagles, Kyle Young ran for 87 yards and two scores while sophomore Bray Benning rushed for 86 yards on 16 carries. Shane Jaeger ran eight times for 64 yards. Eric Suydam threw a 9-yard TD pass to Marcos Ocadiz.

Howard (3-1) defeated Oakland Mills (1-3), 47-26, after taking a 40-13 halftime lead. Mark Covington was the star of the game for the Lions, scoring five touchdowns, all in the first half. Covington scored on runs of 33, 46, 18, 9 and 5 yards. A.J. Bonavitacola had a 40-yard touchdown run for Howard in the second quarter, and Dionte Jones also scored a rushing TD for Howard.

For Oakland Mills, Shamal Marryshow had two TDs, one on a 95-yard kickoff return and one on a reception. Adam Reed ran for one touchdown and caught a second, as Neko Rynn-Mason tossed two touchdown passes. Maurice Hockaday led the Scorpions in tackles.

Volleyball

Hammond defeated Glenelg last week for the first time since Ken McLaughlin has coached the Golden Bears, 25-22, 25-15, 25-18. This is McLaughlin's 15th season as Hammond coach.

"They've always had club kids and we always seem to play them at Glenelg on a Monday. We never play well against Glenelg," McLaughlin said.

This time Hammond played at home, on a Thursday.

"We played great defense; we serve-received really well; we just played well as a team," McLaughlin said.

Brandone Roberts, a 6-foot-3 middle hitter, completed her first of seven point blocks on the first hit of the game, setting the tone. Meg Harley, Jeanette Jenkins, and Corinne Zahlis led the spread offense with five kills each. Sarah McCauley led the team with 14 digs, while setter Sasha Pletnikova (17 assists) chipped in 12 digs.

Setter Casey Schmidt played well in defeat for the Gladiators.

At 21-0 in games entering this weekend, Centennial was looking for a good test. It came at last weekend's Bulldog Invitational at North Caroline High, and Centennial passed. The Eagles went 6-0 in the tournament, defeating Mount de Sales for the championship. Centennial did lose its first game of the season, dropping game one of the finals, 29-27.

"They didn't like losing," Centennial coach Larry Schofield said. "They got pushed and they pushed back."

Middle hitter Sarah Hall had one of her best performances of the season, and sophomores Sam Brostrom and Liz Brown were strong as usual.

The team's passer rating was 2.22 on a scale 3 for the weekend (for the uninitiated, that's good), and their hitting efficiency was .311 (think of it as a batting average).

Reservoir, River Hill and Wilde Lake also were at the tournament. Even playing without setter Tiffany Jacobson, out of the beginning of the tournament for religious reasons, the tournament defending champion Gators made a strong showing, led by Julie Poston and freshman defensive specialist Vashti Burke, finishing second in their pool and making the quarterfinals.

River Hill defeated Reservoir in the quarters and fell to eventual champion Centennial in the semifinals. The Hawks were led by hitters Sarah Okey and Sarah Gordon, and setter Becky Paynter.

Meanwhile, the Thomas Johnson Tournament was nearly as difficult as the Bulldog Invitational. Mt. Hebron played well but missed qualifying for the playoffs by one game. Vikings coach Michael Moynihan said there were six undefeated teams going into the tournament.

Sophomore middle hitter Katie Huston was named to the all-tournament team. Howard was also at the tournament. Nyree Williams played well, but the Lions also missed the playoffs.

Atholton (5-2) defeated Mt. Hebron (5-2) in five games last week after losing the first two.

"It was a really evenly matched match, it was a lot of fun, it would have been more fun if we won," Moynihan said.

River Hill (6-1) also defeated Reservoir (3-4) in five games after losing the first two.

Glenelg Country School defeated Oldfields last week, 25-20, 25-14, 25-22. Lauren Roepcke had 15 assists for the Dragons, and freshman Lauren Phelps served six aces.

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