Oakland Mills

Oakland Mills, Howard, Centennial and Atholton dominate the selections in The Howard County Sun's 1990 All-County Boys Soccer Team.Oakland Mills, the state Class 3A champion with a 14-2 record, placed three players on the first team and three on the second team.Howard, the county champion for the second straight year with an 11-1-1 record, placed four players on the first team and one on the second team.Centennial, compiling an 11-2-1 record with the toughest schedule in the county, placed two players on the first team and two on the second team.

I am writing to you to point out a particular bias that I detect in your newspaper. It seems that when alleged acts of violence occur in East Columbia, there is a need to include Oakland Mills High School either in the headline or within the article even if it has no relevance to the context of the story. For example, in the March 20 edition, the headline reads, "Four Oakland Mills HS students arrested in attempted murder. " While it is true that the students were enrolled in said high school, the alleged deed had no bearing on the school itself.

Don Shea , who guided the Oakland Mills boys soccer program to eight state titles in 18 seasons before stepping down in 2003, will return to coach the Scorpions next fall. Shea has remained at the school as a social studies teacher and now gets the chance to coach alongside his son, Trevor , who is the program's junior varsity coach. "Obviously, his resume speaks for itself," Oakland Mills athletic director Troy Stevenson said. "All along, he has been teaching at the school, so the kids like him and respect him. Coming back, there's a high level of excitement, and he brings instant credibility back to the program.

In the top of the seventh inning at No. 6 Oakland Mills on Wednesday afternoon, Marriotts Ridge took a 3-2 lead on an RBI ground ball by leadoff man Jake Bender that sent home Matt Marinelli who had led off the inning with a single. At the time, Connor Delaney - the Mustangs' No. 5 hitter - thought the run would be enough for ace Eric Brown and the solid Marriotts Ridge defense. "I definitely trusted our defense ... but I knew any more runs we would get would be insurance runs," Delaney said.

Centennial, Howard and Oakland Mills held a tri-meet Oct. 12. The results were: Boys team : Centennial def. Oakland Mills, 24-36. Howard def. Oakland Mills, 25-32. Centennial def. Howard 27-30. Boys individual: 1. Sam Andrews, OM, 17:07; 2. Daniel Rau, Ho, 17:27; 3. Pranay Patel, C, 17:31.4; 4. Thomas Brumbaugh, OM, 17:31.8; 5. Steven Eastman, Ho, 17:41; 6. Alec Font, C, 17:44; 7. Harry Colby, C, 17:53; 8. Kirtan Patel, Ho, 18:08; 9. Andrew Durkee, C, 18:20; 10. Luke Filar, Ho, 18:37.

Despite difficulties shooting from the field, the No. 13 Oakland Mills girls basketball team pulled out a 41-37 win Wednesday over visiting Reservoir. Jasmine Hill had 16 points for the Scorpions (12-1), who led 17-10 at halftime. No. 2 Digital Harbor 44, Patterson 4: A fast-scoring transition offense and a 2-3 zone that troubled the Clippers all game led to a 44-4 victory for the host Rams. Patterson scored all of its points from the foul line, going 4-for-10. Patterson went 0-for-15 on field-goal attempts.

After needing fourth-quarter comebacks in each of its previous two games, the No. 12 Oakland Mills boys basketball team made things a little easier on itself Wednesday against Centennial. On the strength of a 21-3 run in the first quarter, the visiting Scorpions (15-0) built themselves a double-digit lead and never looked back en route to a 75-63 victory. Lavon Long (19 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks) led four Oakland Mills players in double figures. "We got off to a tremendous start, and a lot of it came off our pressure," Oakland Mills coach Jon Browne said.

Something looks familiar in the Howard County boys basketball scene these days. It was just two seasons ago that Oakland Mills ran the table in the regular season, going 22-0 and then winning the District V championship before falling in the Class 2A South regional final to finish with a 25-1 mark.  This season, eighth-year coach Jon Browne -- who has a 108-64 career record -- has the No. 12 Scorpions at 11-0 with a talented squad that features...

As the youngest of three athletic sisters, Jasmine Hill picked up a lot of pointers along the way to her stellar high school basketball career. Her first two seasons at Oakland Mills, she played with Nicole, now 19 and playing at East Stroudsburg, while Vanessa, 22, graduated before she arrived. She started playing in the Columbia Basketball Association recreation league at 5. Voted the Howard County Player of the Year last season by the coaches, Hill scored her 1,000 t h career point in December.

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 410-332-6606. Running Howard County Striders The Howard County Striders staged the 36th Metric Marathon (26.2 km) Nov 11. The race began in Columbia, than made its way to Ellicott City and back.

After starting the day 0-for-3 at the plate, River Hill leadoff batter Kat Varga came through when it mattered most. Against Atholton in the Class 3A East softball semifinals Monday, Varga delivered RBI singles in her final two at-bats, including a walk-off hit in the eighth to seal a comeback win, 7-6, for River Hill (14-5). "I was not hitting all game. I kept hitting to the same spot every time, and I was so angry," said Varga, who had two flyouts to left and a strikeout to open her afternoon.

Softball Standings (as of May 6): Glenelg, 17-0 county, 20-0 overall; Howard, 13-4, 15-5; River Hill, 13-4, 14-4; Mt. Hebron, 12-5, 15-5; Atholton, 12-5, 13-5; Hammond, 12-5, 13-5; Centennial, 7-10, 8-11-1; Reservoir, 6-10, 7-12; Marriotts Ridge, 4-12, 5-14; Long Reach, 3-14, 3-15; Oakland Mills, 1-15, 2-15; Wilde Lake, 0-16, 1-16; Chapelgate, 9-3 IAAM B, 13-4. Girls lacrosse County Standings (as of May 6): Marriotts Ridge, 11-0; Mt. Hebron, 10-1; River Hill, 9-2; Glenelg, 8-3; Howard, 7-4; Atholton, 6-5; Centennial, 5-6; Wilde Lake, 4-7; Long Reach, 2-8; Reservoir, 2-9; Hammond, 1-9; Oakland Mills, 0-11; Glenelg Country, 4-10 IAAM B; Chapelgate, 9-4 IAAM C. Playoff seedings: Class 4A/3A North: 1. Howard; 2. Quince Orchard; 3. Northwest; 4. Watkins Mill; 5. Westminster; 6. Clarksburg; 7. Magruder; 8. Richard Montgomery; 9. Urbana; 10. Gaithersburg; 11. Linganore.

Ali Moos has thrown back-to-back shutouts for the No. 10 Glen Burnie softball team. On Thursday, she threw a four-hitter, and on Friday, she no-hit host North County in a 5-0 victory. The Gophers (11-5) beat Chesapeake-AA, 4-0, on Thursday. On Friday, Moos, who threw 119pitches, struck out 13 but walked two. She went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a double, one of three extra-base hits by Glen Burnie. The Knights dropped to 4-10. No. 9 C. Milton Wright 9, Catonsville 0: Kyralee Comeaux struck out eight in her first varsity win, a one-hit shutout, as the host Mustangs (15-4)

William Seiferth hit four two-run homers Wednesday to power visiting Glenelg Country School past Baltimore Lutheran, 13-4. The Dragons (15-2, 12-2 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference), who lost their first two games, haven't lost since March 22. Seiferth went 4-for-4 with four home runs, eight RBIs and an intentional walk. Jack Dougherty also hit a home run for Glenelg Country. The Quakers fell to 5-10 and 3-9. River Hill 5, No. 2 Oakland Mills 3: Shortly after No. 9 Atholton (11-2)

Colleges Oakland Mills forward Long will join Patsos at Siena Oakland Mills senior Lavon Long committed to Siena during an official visit Thursday. The 6-foot-6 forward signed with Loyola in November, but received a release from his letter of intent after Jimmy Patsos took the Siena job earlier this month. Long, a second-team Baltimore Sun All-Metro selection, joins St. Frances guard Maurice White in the Saints' 2013 recruiting class. - Matt Bracken More men's basketball: Forest Park senior Wayne Hill has signed with CCBC-Catonsville, according to Foresters coach Greate White . Hill, a 6-foot-4 point guard, averaged 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as a senior.

Listed below are the winners in this year's Columbia Association village elections except for the village of Long Reach, which has extended elections to Saturday, April 27, and the village of Hickory Ridge, where the results have not been announced. Dorsey's Search: Village board: Ellen Mackey and Dan Woodruff. Columbia Council: Tom Coale. Harper's Choice: Village board: Cook, Ann De Lacy and Clarence Lam. Kings Contrivance: Village board: Art Perraud, Shari Zaret and Barbara Seely.

The last time that Oakland Mills met Hammond, center Greg Whittington didn't play. Unfortunately for host Hammond, he did Thursday night. The junior scored a game-high 25 points - including a clutch 3-pointer to send the game to overtime - as Oakland Mills defeated the Golden Bears, 64-61, in the Class 2A South regional semifinals. Sophomore James Turner led the Bears with 24 points. The Scorpions (17-5) will meet the winner of the Frederick Douglass-Gwynn Park game on Saturday at a site and time to be determined.

The senior guard did a little bit of everything as the Scorpions finished the regular season with three upset victories. She had a combined 31 points, 25 rebounds, 11 assists and 11 steals in wins over Atholton, 52-44; Mount Hebron, 46-44; and Glenelg, 45-37. She also defended the opposition's top offensive threat, holding each well below her average. Hill, 5 feet 9, averages 12 points, seven rebounds, four steals, three assists and 2.9 blocks. She plays Amateur Athletic Union ball with Team Unique and is being recruited by UMES as well as several Division II programs.

The top-ranked Boys' Latin lacrosse team beat St. Mary's on the road, 17-9, Tuesday, keeping its perfect season and No. 1 ranking intact. The Lakers (12-0, 3-0) were led by Colin Heacock's five-goal performance. Shack Stanwick contributed a goal and three assists. Boys' Latin dominated throughout, leading 9-2 at halftime. The No. 7 Saints (6-4, 1-2) were led by Cole Robertson's three goals. No. 2 Calvert Hall 9, No. 9 Archbishop Spalding 8, OT: Tim Kelly had two goals and three assists to lead the visiting Cardinals (7-2)