Broadneck

Even after placing her name in the running to become the next student member of the Anne Arundel County school board, Broadneck High School junior Else Drooff wasn't certain she wanted the job. In fact, she said so during her campaign speech. "Up until that point, I've always done a little bit of everything," said Drooff, a four-time recipient of the Carson Scholarship Fund Award, an honor given to students who maintain good grades while being active in their communities. Initially, she said, she was reluctant to make a commitment to the school board but "realized that this is something that I really wanted to put all of my time into.

The senior All-Metro shortstop led the Bruins to a 3-0 record last week - including upsets of then-No. 8 C. Milton Wright, 11-1, and No. 13 Severna Park, 8-7 - as they climbed to No. 9 in the latest poll with a 4-3 overall record. Dillard was 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base against C. Milton Wright, and she was 3-for-4 with two home runs - including the game-winning shot in the top of the seventh inning - and four RBIs in the win over Severna Park. In a 7-1 victory over Arundel, Dillard was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

For the second year in a row the South River girls lacrosse team opened its season against Broadneck, one of its toughest rivals. Once again, the game went right down to the wire. Taylor Bresnahan scored the game-winning goal with 1:47 to go and the No. 4 Seahawks used strong defense and a little help from the pipes to take a 10-9 victory over the No. 9 Bruins in an Anne Arundel County league game. After Bresnahan's goal, the visiting Bruins won the next draw and Kacy Koolage rolled the crease and scored to cut the South River lead to 10-8 with 1:17 left.

An Anne Arundel County high school teacher and basketball coach, facing charges related to an alleged relationship with a student, turned herself in to police on Tuesday. Police said Broadneck High School English teacher Erin Thorne, 28, and a senior student exchanged nude pictures of themselves through text messages beginning in the boy's senior year in September 2010. Police said they determined the two exchanged the text messages before the student was 18, and later they had a sexual relationship that began after he turned 18. The student, now 19, graduated in spring 2011, authorities said.

The sophomore standout became Broadneck's first two-time state wrestling champion when he won the Class 4A-3A crown in the 132-pound weight class on Saturday at Maryland's Cole Field House. Harrell, who won the state title in the 120-pound class at the end of his freshman season, completed a dominating tournament with a first-period pin over Reservoir's Mason Kilcarr, needing 54 seconds to come away with the title. It was his third pin of the tournament to go with a major decision. In finishing the season with a 32-1 record, Harrell also won Anne Arundel County and Class 4A-3A East regional titles for a second straight year.

Anne Arundel County police and Broadneck High School officials say they are cracking down on "the pit," an area near the school in Cape St. Claire where residents have complained of loitering, fights and illegal drug use. More than a dozen people, mostly teenagers under age 18, have been charged or issued citations so far in February, police said. Following a videotaped fight after school dismissal on Feb. 8 in which police say one teenager acted as the referee, four juveniles were charged.

Broadneck All-Metro kicker Adam Greene, who holds the state record for most field goals in a career and kicked a 55-yard field goal last fall, has committed to play football for Maryland. The senior, who had narrowed his list to Maryland, Navy and Wake Forest, orally committed last week after he was offered a preferred walk-on spot. He said said he made his decision before news broke of Maryland's impending move to the Big Ten. Green said the Terrapins coaches told him he has a good chance to earn a merit scholarship based on his 4.45 weighted GPA. He has never gotten anything but an A in high school and said academics drove his decision to go to Maryland.

An Anne Arundel County high school teacher and basketball coach has been reassigned amid an investigation that school officials have described as a matter involving student safety. School officials said Friday that English teacher and girls basketball coach Erin Thorne has been reassigned from the school and relieved of her duties as coach while the investigation is underway. On Thursday the school system sent a letter from Broadneck Principal David Smith to parents. "I fully realize that any number of rumors are likely to begin swirling about this matter, and I urge you as parents to talk with your child and do everything you can to allow this investigation to proceed as quickly, efficiently, and thoroughly as possible," Smith said in the letter.

  C. Milton Wright's Abby Smucker and Broadneck's Adam Greene were named the state winners of the 2012 Wendy's High School Heisman Award. Smucker and Green will now compete for the national award that celebrates hard work, dedication and exceptional records in athletics, academics and community leadership. “Colleges want well-rounded students and with admissions growing more selective, a national award like the Wendy's High School Heisman can really help students stand out,” former Ohio State running back Archie Griffin, two-time collegiate Heisman Trophy winner, said in a news release.

The Arundel girls soccer team made it a priority to drive hard to the goal in Friday's Class 4A East regional semifinal against Anne Arundel County rival Broadneck. The No. 4 Wildcats' reward was impressive connections for goals in each half, producing a sturdy 2-0 win over the No. 13 Bruins in Gambrills. Clarissa Kirsch-Downs set up Allison Shaner on the first goal and then scored the insurance goal in the second half. The Wildcats (16-1) next face South River in the region title game.