For the NYTimes, The House That Built Ruth: Gibbons High’s Last Year
I recently shot for a New York Times article discussing the impending demise of Babe Ruth’s high school baseball field. Below are a bunch of photos that didn’t get published. Mike Hoos’s job as the Cardinal Gibbons Admissions Director has faded away, “because
2010 State Basketball Championships
Owings Mills forward Malcolm Thomas takes the opportunity to show his vertical dunking skills on a fast break. Owings Mills defeated Snow Hill 44-42 at the University of Maryland Comcast Center Friday, March 12, 2010. The win will
10am Update: Sometimes you just gotta shoot it.
Saturday, September 26, 2009. My assignment was to shoot the football game. But this kid was too cool to ignore. The 10am Update is a regular feature showcasing some of the best images from my archive.
Under the light
Reservoir’s David Kuper, bottom, lost to River Hill’s Evan Shebel 11-2 during the 140 weight match. Reservoir defeated guest River Hill 42-16 Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Here’s the Howard County Times story. Lesson learned: when the winning team is depicted by one of the kids who lost their match, there’s a good chance the sports [...]
2010 State Duals Meet
Reservoir 103 wrestler Brian Clinton looks like he’s in a pickle against La Plata’s John Paparicolas, but he goes on to dominate the match, winning 4-0. Reservior High School beat La Plata 32-31 to win the 3A/4A State Duals Championships held at North County High School Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Glenelg defeated defeated South Carroll [...]
10am Update: Fashion Battle
Reigning Fashion Battle Champs, Laurel High School, hand over the crown during the 2nd annual contest held at the University of Maryland College Park’s Tawes Theatre Saturday January 15, 2005. These photos are from way back when… 2005. This was one of my first assignments as a STAFFER for The Patuxent Publishing Co. As always, [...]
10am Update: Compassion for an Opponent
I love this photo. To this day I kick myself for not getting their names. The Milford Mills wrestler, foreground, is all tore up after losing the 160 weight match against the Hereford wrestler in the background. This is all taking place during the Baltimore County championship meet Saturday February 23, 2008 at Parkville High [...]
Three Dunks!
River Hill senior forward Davis Ancona drill his third dunk on Hammond of the night over Hammond’s James Turner (24). River Hill snapped guest Hammond’s 14-game winning streak Thursday, February 18, 2010, beating them 43-37. Both teams are now tied for first. Here are a few shots from the River Hill vs. Hammond high school [...]
Howard Cup Championships
Glenelg senior Chris Ricciuti is tripped up by a Marriotts Ridge player during the
Cliff McCormick
Officially, Cliff McCormick won his match by forfeit. New Town was unable to match him with a 103 weight varsity wrestler. The Towson High School senior with cerebral palsy, maneuvers about The General’s bench section during the Generals’ match against New Town Thursday, January 21, 2010. His spirits are a little low. He had three [...]
How many of you read the newspaper?
…to which the response was one person who rose their hand halfway, slowly waving it in a way suggesting they kinda sorta read the paper. Then former Maryland Governer Robert Ehrlich’s communications consultant Greg Massoni asked who gets their new news online. Maybe a third of the mostly freshmen populace rose their hands. Who watches [...]
Pipe Dreams…
The twinkle of a dream fades as reality settles in. Playing ball in the Major Leagues is a pipe dream. Most high school players never play on a college diamond. But what if your dad did? What if your dad was the starting second baseman for the Twins and held the highest batting average, .487, [...]
Sports Up, part 3.
Rounding third, Hawks pitcher Jeff Crosswhite points to his friend and classmate Mike Campenaro — a River Hill football standout — in the seats after crushing a
Teach(ing) For America
Barely illuminated by the overhead projector, David Donaldson explains the creative writing assignment to his second 9th grade English class of the day. He is in his second year as a
Hereford CXC kids
Hereford High School’s top boys cross country runners are (L-R) senior John Riemer, junior Ben Bemis, junior Mason Rivera, and senior Chris Leininger. They are photographed along the school’s infamous Bull Run route Wednesday, October 7, 2009.
Maddening!
The reach of Hereford senior Lauren Snyder, from Freeland, is a bit longer than classmate Julie Dellinger’s, from Hampstead, who applies her vertical skills to keep the “MARCH MADNESS” letters from drooping at Hereford High School’s gym Friday, March 20, 2009. Both girls are members of Hereford High School’s S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club, [...]
Eagle Power
Edward Frank, left, walks across the ACCE High School weight room floor while Dionte Williams, spots, David Whitehead, during the personal fitness class offered as an extended day — “eighth period” — class Wednesday, March 11, 2009. All the equipment lifted in the weight room at ACCE (Academy for College and Career Exploration), a Baltimore [...]
Seeing. Believing. and all that jazz.
Monologue coach Robert Biedermann, from Silver Spring, shows how Spencer Franco, not in frame, can better the physical comedy part of his monologue taken from the Jack Black comedy “Nacho Libre.” Jenna Balderson, 12, from Ellicott City, with the glasses, sits below Biedermann. (NOTE: Biedermann was NOT directing his elbow at Balderson.) The Columbia Center [...]
Poor lil’ guy.
Rain totally messed up this kid’s big moment. He was supposed to play the National Anthem before the Marriotts Ridge vs. South River District V championship game at North County High School Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Regardless of all the umbrellas his amp wasn’t playing ball.
Class of ’09
Julia Osterman tries controlling her tears before walking with her fellow Roland Park Country School classmates of 2009 to the commencement ceremony at the school’s new athletic complex, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. CLICK THE LINK FOR MORE PHOTOS