Alex Price Soccer Player of the Year
Marriotts Ridge center midfielder Alex Price led the Mustangs to a 13-3-3 record and the girls soccer team’s first county championship. Here’s the corresponding Howard County Time Article. I couldn’t have asked for a better sky that day. …the temperature could’ve been better, though. If I remember correctly, it was hovering around 20-ish degrees, plus [...]
My best of 2010
Howard County Times girls soccer player of the year, Marriotts Ridge senior center midfielder Alex Price. This was a big year for me. …2010 is my last year as a newspaper staffer. In this post I’m showcasing the images that I think would easily be considered my “best” images from 2010. These are the images [...]
Tyler Silberberg, Golfer of the Year
Wilde Lake sophomore golfer Tyler Silberberg tied for 11th in the state and is the boys golfer of the year. He is photographed at Hobbits Glen Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Here‘s Brent Kennedy’s season wrap up. In case you’re curious, there are two more photos after the jump.
Spring Preview Outtake
In my most recent Spring Preview portrait post, I might have made it seem like the studio is not a fun place. but… …as you can see, if you give a hula hoop to some people and fun can’t not be had.
Sports Up Part 4! …and a little bit about the “other” image.
For last year’s Manchester Valley football preview photo illustration the football player scheduled to ride the horse in full football regalia wasn’t too used to horse riding. So… he had a stunt double fill in. I was sworn to secrecy. I wasn’t allowed to tell who the actual rider is. So… let your imaginations go [...]
Long Overdue, Spring Preview
CAPTION: Last year River Hill center fielder Christian Laidley batted .448, leading the Hawks with both 30 hits and 27 RBIs. He also made the game winning hit in last year’s 2A State Championship game. He is photographed in the River Hill Dance Studio Saturday, March 27, 2010. As some of you might’ve noticed, I prefer
Jordan Maisel: Howard County Girls Tennis Player of the Year
Glenelg junior Jordan Maisel was undefeated throughout the year, clenching the county and Region V
John Healey: Howard County Boys Tennis Player of the Year
Atholton graduating senior John Healey was
Kelli Pease: Arbutus Times Female Player of the Year
Left-handed lead off hitter for Lansdowne High School Kelli Pease maintained a .500 batting average during the season. The two-sport junior also played volleyball for the Vikings in the winter. She is photographed at her school’s softball field Friday, June 11, 2010. A little about how this photos was made, for all you nerdy types. [...]
Paige Hanson: Baltimore Messenger Girls Athlete of the Year
Bryn Mawr graduating senior Paige Hanson played top-level field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse for her school. She chose lacrosse as her collegiate sport of focus. Next year she will play for the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She is photographed at St. Paul’s School Thursday, June 10, 2010.
Andrew Barton: Towson Times Boys Athlete of the Year
St. Paul’s graduating senior Andrew Barton is the boys athlete of the year. He will be playing lacrosse for Providence next year. He is photographed at St. Paul’s School Thursday, June 10, 2010.
Kory Britton: Howard County Baseball Player of the Year
Atholton junior shortstop Kory Britton is the
Jim Marlatt: Howard County Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year
River Hill senior Jim Marlatt led the Hawks with more than 70 goals and well over
Joe Meurer: The Towson Times Lacrosse Player of the Year
McDonogh senior Joe Meurer is the Towson Times boys lacrosse player of the year. He is photographed at Boys’ Latin School Thursday, June 3, 2010.
Casey Schmidt: Howard County Softball Player of the Year
Glenelg’s Casey Schmidt is one of those powerhouses at the plate and on the pitching rubber. To clench the 2010 county championship she
Beth Glaros. Howard County Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year
Wilde Lake lacrosse player Beth Glaros scored 85 goals last year and will play for
Outtake: sign of a strong friendship
While I was testing my lights/figureing out which wrestling move to showcase, Bubba Mullens’s foot wound up in Mark Colabucci’s nostril. Mark was pissed. rightfully so. I was worried the mood on “set” was going to be testy and short. But these guys have wrestled and been friends for a long long time. Bubba — [...]
Mark Colabucci Co-Wrestler of the Year
Click here for The Howard County Times article. Mark Colabucci, Reservoir’s 145 weight wrestler, maintained a perfect record last season. In addition to earning a state title, he led Reservoir to a team wrestling title and the state duals title, too. He his photographed wrestling teammate Bubba Mullens (135) at Reservoir High School Wednesday, March [...]
Becky Yep Girls Indoor Track Player of the Year
Click here for the Howard County Time’s article. Becky Yep is a long distance machine. This was the first year she ran indoor track, but she kept her pace from Cross Country season, winning the two golds at counties (1,600 and 3,200), three at regionals (800, 1,600, and 3,200) and despite a stomach flu, managed [...]
Robby Creese Boys Indoor Track Player of the Year
As a sophomore Robby Creese began his long distance career with indoor track. One year later, the Glenelg junior would easily win the 2A State 800, 1,600 and 3,200 races, mirroring his performance at regionals. An avid soccer player, Creese finds more reward from running because “you can see the progression so much better {in [...]
Shantrel Oliver Howard County Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Click for the Howard County Times article here. River Hill senior Shantrel Oliver is among the elite prep athletes to surpass 1,000 career points. This season the 5’5 guard averaged 29 points, 2.5 assists and 3.7 steals.
Boys Basketball Player of the Year Brandon Bjerre
The Howard County Times Article is here. Six foot four Hammond Senior Brandon Bjerre averaged 16.1 points a game and led the Golden Bears to their first county title since the mid-1990s. Last year Bjerre was benched from a back-injury, but regularly attended practice and games, staying part of the team. .After the Golden Bears [...]
Co-wrestler of the year Nathan Kraisser
Read the corresponding Howard County Times article in the here. The “K” is for Kraisser, and they’re a wrestling family. Nathan Kraisser, top, Centennial’s 112 weight wrestler won his second state championship as a sophomore. He is photographed in his home’s basement, Thursday, March 25, 2010, wrestling his younger brother Austin, a 6th grader. Nathan [...]