NEWS
March 19, 2009
players to watch BRETT BAER * Westminster, defense * Widely regarded as the best defenseman in Carroll County, the senior also is turning heads statewide, earning recognition as second-team All-State on the Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association preseason team. HARRISON CHAIRES * Centennial, attack * The senior can score in bunches. He produced 62 goals and 30 assists in leading the Eagles to the Class 3A-2A state semifinals last spring. PATRICK FANSHAW * Calvert Hall, midfield-attack * The versatile senior brings creativity and a determined approach wherever he plays.
NEWS
April 2, 2009
Boys lacrosse No. 1 Gilman @ No. 3 St. Mary's WHEN: Friday, 4 p.m. OUTLOOK: The visiting Greyhounds have the area's finest midfield, led by seniors Jack Doyle and Greg McBride, to go with standout attackmen Marcus Holman and Davey Emala. The Saints counter with midfielder Mark McNeill and attackman Nick Doub. Gilman has a decided edge in depth and experience. THE BALTIMORE SUN'S PICK: Gilman Girls lacrosse No. 7 Archbishop Spalding @ No. 3 Notre Dame Prep WHEN: Thursday, 4 p.m. OUTLOOK: Spalding has lost All-Metro goalie Cosette Larash to a season-ending knee injury, but Mackenzie Jones has stepped in. The Cavaliers' Danielle Kirk and NDP's Erin Laschinger, an All-Metro selection, are two of the toughest players in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference to contain.
FEATURES
By Susan Reimer | January 30, 2007
In March of 1982, upstart Calvert Hall College High School, with a young team and a young coach, beat Hyattsville's DeMatha High School, under legendary coach Morgan Wootten, to win the prestigious Alhambra Tournament and complete an undefeated season. Ranked No. 1 in the country at the beginning of that season by Street & Smith and Basketball Weekly - admittedly, a nebulous thing - the Calvert Hall Cardinals of Towson went from Las Vegas to Philadelphia and back to beat all comers and finish 34-0, proving that ranking as best as it could be proved.
SPORTS
By Mike Klingaman | July 17, 2007
The Navy SEAL wannabes didn't notice him at first - the quiet, dark-haired man scaling the diving tower at their training tank in San Diego. He wasn't part of the SEALs' elite group, so how good an athlete could Austin Koth be? Koth sprang off the board, pirouetted in the air and pierced the water as he'd done years before on the swim team at Calvert Hall. Jaws dropped. "Sure, that happened once or twice," David Crawfoot Jr. said of Koth's acrobatics at the Naval Amphibious Base in California.
NEWS
By Rich Scherr | November 23, 2007
Loyola didn't need much time yesterday to reinforce its recent dominance over archrival Calvert Hall. One play, to be exact. Leon Kinnard's 60-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Floyd on the Dons' first play from scrimmage set the tone in the 88th Turkey Bowl, as No. 3 Loyola gained 423 yards in a 33-10 win before an announced 12,818 at M&T Bank Stadium. "We just tried hard in practice not to overlook this thing," Kinnard said. "We just said, `Play hard, and everything will take care of itself.
NEWS
By Todd Karpovich | February 23, 2007
Mount St. Joseph coach Erv Terwilliger said there is no great secret to the Gaels' dominance in Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference hockey. The Gaels win by simply outworking their opponents, and yesterday their efforts paid off as they captured their ninth straight league championship with a 5-0 win over Calvert Hall at Mount Pleasant Ice Arena. The Gaels remain the only team to win the title since hockey was recognized as an MIAA sport in 1998. Although the Gaels blew open what had been a close game with four third-period goals, the difference in the game was the play of goalie Brooks Schilling.
SPORTS
By Pat O'Malley | May 7, 1999
Throwing 90 mph doesn't guarantee victory, even in high school, as Mount St. Joseph sophomore right-hander Gavin Floyd found out yesterday.Floyd (9-1) suffered his first loss by 11-5 to No. 3-ranked Calvert Hall. The top-ranked Gaels' ace, Floyd (9-1) also found out that good hitters hit the heat when it comes in straight.He had velocity but little movement yesterday, and Calvert Hall jumped on him for eight hits and eight runs in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference contest.
SPORTS
By Katherine Dunn and Lem Satterfield | February 26, 1999
Loch Raven heavyweight wrestler Greg Walker has no problem stretching his interests. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Eagle Scout is a 4.0 student and is headed for MIT to major in computer science.Walker scored 1,480 on his SAT and is president of Loch Raven's National Honor Society. He ranks among the nation's top 20 as a member of the Maryland Math League and is in the school's gifted and talented program.He also competes in shot put, discus and the high jump. He played the trumpet for four years before switching to the tuba.
SPORTS
September 2, 1999
PLAYERS TO WATCHSteve Althoff, D, Archbishop CurleyThe 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior sweeper used his intimidating physical presence, agility and powerful foot to help the Friars record a school-record 17 shutouts and hold opponents to five goals. He was first-team All-State and All-Metro.Chris Borcik, F, FranklinThe 5-11, 175-pound junior is a physical player with a quick shot who scored 19 goals and had six assists last fall. The second-team All-Metro and honorable-mention All-State player led his team to a county title and the regional finals.
SPORTS
By Phil Jackman | March 9, 1999
Boys Top PerformerJoel Brown, Woodlawn, senior: The Baltimore County champ in the hurdles (7.4 seconds vs. his best of 7.3), he consistently was a high point scorer in the 55-meter hurdles, the 300 and as a leg on Woodlawn's excellent 1,600 relay team (3 minutes, 36.6 seconds). He won the hurdles at the Pangaea Invitational and was second in the National Guard meet. Woodlawn, defending Class 3A-4A state champions, lost out by 1 3/4 points on the last event this season. But Brown did more than his part, winning the hurdles (7.4)