Sportraits!

Mount Hebron junior runner Becky Yep returned from sophomore and freshman injuries to win the regional meet and finished second in the county and state meets. The Howard County girls cross country player of the year ran with consistency, keeping the majority of her finishes below 20:00. She is photographed at Centennial Park Monday November 24, 2008.

River Hill’s Michael Campanero has amassed some of the best offensive stats in Maryland High School history, with 88 career touchdowns — 29 from 2008, alone — and almost 7,500 all purpose yards. The 2008 Howard County offensive football player of the year will be attending Wake Forest as a slot receiver next year. He is photographed at Centennial Park in Ellicott City Thursday December 18, 2008.

Wilde Lake’s Danny March, standing 5-foot-8, proved to be a defensive tour-de-force with 87 solo tackles (118 total) and seven interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. The defensive back rarely gets sideline time, working as the team’s quarterback and a punt returner. The 2008 Howard County defensive football player of the year can also dunk a basketball. He is photographed during a drizzly afternoon at Wilde Lake High School Friday December 19, 2008.

River Hill’s setter Becky Paynter is the lone senior on the Hawk’s volleyball team. Aside from amassing 518 assists, she also led her team with 70 aces and missed only 12 of 271 serves. She was also second on her team with 92 digs — an unusual stat for setters. She is photographed at Centennial Park in Ellicott City Monday December 15, 2008.

Atholton long distance runner Graham Bazell is the 2008 boys cross country player of the year. The state champion cross country runner also broke the time records for the prestigious Bull Run Invitational and the Howard County championship, with 15:51 and 15:58, respectively. He is photographed at Centennial Park Wednesday November 26, 2008.

Glenelg’s Lauriann Parker leaves her four year career as the school’s all-time leading scorer in all categories with 50 goals, 42 assists, and 142 points. She led the county with 24 assists, more than double of any other player in the county and racked-up 19 goals. The 2008 field hockey player of the year is photographed at Centennial Park Sunday, December 7, 2008.

Centennial senior Audra McShane took the top spot in both the counties and regional golf tournaments in 2008 and has committed to play Division 1 golf at High Point next year. She is photographed at Hobbits Glen Golf Course Monday December 8, 2008.

River Hill’s Amy Song is the 2008 girls soccer Athlete of the year. She is photographed at Centennial Park Sunday December 13, 2008.

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