The deadline for submitting sports copy is 9 a.m. on Mondays. We prefer email (howardcountysports@patuxent.com). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both teams (first and last names) must be mentioned in the write-up. Questions? Call 410-332-6578.
Baseball
Savage Boys and Girls Club
The Savage Boys and Girls Club's U-12 Screaming Eagles just returned from a successful trip to Cooperstown, N.Y. where they participated in a week-long tournament that included 104 teams from across the country and Canada.
The Eagles earned the eighth seed going into the elimination rounds and finished the tournament with a 7-1 record. Members of the team are Brendan Collins, Morgan Crampton, Timmy Dragonette, Todd Del Tufo, Jordan Gilbey, Tyler Green, A.J. Holcomb, Cameron Hyder, Brandon Laing, Peter Mudd and Josh Olsufka.
AYRA travel
The Atholton Youth Recreation Association Athletics 11-U travel team placed second in the 19th annual Bowie Baseball Tournament July 7-8. Members of the team are Noah Alper, Phillip Carroll, Jordan Davis, Kyle Hess, Alton Machen, Matt Meissner, Patrick Sherlock, Stephen Frazier and Adrien Sims.
Swimming
Columbia Clippers
Members of the Columbia Clippers participated in the ASC/RAC Sandbox Invitational July 5-8 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Clippers placing in the top eight were:
10-UG: Victoria Zhang: 5. 50 backstroke.
10-UB: Jackson Wang: 5. 50 free; 6. 50 butterfly; 8. 100 backstroke.
11-12G: Avery Bazell: 1. 200 butterfly; 2. 400 free; 5. 200 free; 5. 400 IM; 6. 200 backstroke; 6. 100 free; 7. 50 butterfly; 7. 100 butterfly; 8. 200 IM. Kayla May: 7. 200 backstroke.
11-12B: Adam Elshafei: 2. 400 free; 5. 50 breaststroke; 5. 200 free. Greg Costello: 4. 50 breaststroke, 1. 100 butterfly; 3. 50 backstroke; 6. 100 breaststroke; 8. 400 free.
13-14G: Kaleigh Hanson: 4. 100 backstroke.
13-14B: Alexander Gliese: 1. 800 free; 2. 200 free; 2. 200 backstroke; 4. 1,500 free; 7. 100 butterfly; 8. 200 breaststroke. Jonathan Zhao: 7. 100 breaststroke. Cole May: 3. 100 butterfly; 7. 200 breaststroke. Sam Sisney: 3. 100 backstroke; 8. 200 IM. Taye Baldinazzo: 6. 100 free; 7. 200 backstroke.
Open women: Alicia Frey: 7. 800 free. Bizu Baldinazzo: 8. 1,500 free.
Tennis
USTA League
The McCoy Ball Busters 4.5 men's USTA League tennis team won their flight at the Maryland District tournament last weekend and will represent Howard County at the Mid-Atlantic Sectionals Aug. 10-13 in Newport News, Va.
If the team wins that tournament, it will represent the Mid-Atlantic region at the national championships Oct. 26-28 in Tucson, Az.
Members of the team are Doug Alban, Bill Bartolotta, Jon Boustany, Jeff Britt, Matt Geppi, Mehrban Iranshad, Jens Kemp, Rich Kent, Tom Liao, Mike Lissner, Jeff Manwiller, Steve McCoy, Dan Morgan, Victor Ng, Michael O'Connell, Patrick Orwig, David Rowlett, Luis Ruiz, Michael Steinberg and Michael Vann.
Running
Centennial Fun Run
Mark Eagles, undefeated in the Centennial Fun Run this summer, led again last week. Kirsten Wikner, 12, just seconds ahead of her competition, won for the women.
With a kick at the finish, Jasmine Ives, 7, out ran her mother Shelly Kvech, the "original Fun Run girl."
Kaiden Haggerty, 8, traveled all the way from North Carolina to compete in the Fun Run and also to visit grandparents. The Nelson family came from Alaska, also to visit grandparents.
Scott McGrew of State Farm, as he has for the past dozen years, visited with random prizes and an opportunity for kids to place a simulated emergency phone call.
The next Fun Run is July 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Centennial Neighborhood. If you can volunteer to assist at the finish line call 410-465-7735 or for additional information go to http://www.striders.net.
Results: 1. Mark Eagles, 5:20; 2. James Blackwood, 5:31; 3. Jason Tripp, 5:35; 4. Evan Calvert, 5:43; 5. Luis Diaz, 5:47; 6. Mark Corrierre, 5:58; 7. Greg Nelson, 6:11; 8. E.J. McCaffrey, 6:11; 9. Kevin Allen, 6:25; 10. Alex Kvech, 6:33.
11. Brian Shadrick, 6:37; 12. Kirsten Wikner, 6:38; 13. Laura Gidley, 6:41; 14. James Carbary, 6:49; 15. Tim Kvech, 6:59; 16. Isabella Nelson, 7:19; 17. Lili Barouch, 7:23; 18. Matthew Takacs, 7:44; 19. Andy English, 7:48; 20. Dominic Corriere, 7:50.
21. Taylor Nelson, 7:53; 22. Alex Kasbeer-Betty, 7:54; 23. Michael Kasbeer-Betty, 7:55; 24. David Matthews, 7:55; 25. Amy Zhang, 7:56; 26. Roger Calvert, 7:58; 27. Chris English, 8:07; 28. Justin Ziegler, 8:08; 29. Jane Tripp, 8:20; 30. Amelia Mullican, 8:24.
31. Kaiden Haggerty, 8:30; 32. Audrey Oaksmith, 8:30; 33. Pat Huffman, 8:34; 34. Isabella Harclerode, 8:36; 35. Ben Colby, 8:37; 36. Steve Ziegler, 8:39; 37. Rachel Linder, 8:43; 38. Maya English, 8:45; 39. Lauren Scott, 8:49; 40. Judith Scott, 8:50.
41. Jason Booms, 8:50; 42. Kaitlyn Oaksmith, 8:51; 43. Yuexing Zhang, 8:52; 44. Scott Oaksmith, 8:52; 45. Patrick Zhang, 8:53; 46. Eileen Murphy, 8:54; 47. Timothy Takacs, 8:54; 48. Jim Eagles, 8:55; 49. Joanna Ritter, 8:56; 50. Tyler Brown, 9:01.
