Columbia’s Chauncey Gilliam coming home to UMBC (video)

By Andrew Conrad
Posted: June 24, 2008

After his sophomore year at Hammond, in 2004, Columbia’s Chauncey Gilliam transferred to Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. Now he is returning home after signing a national letter of intent to play basketball this winter for UMBC, which qualified for the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
Check out this highlight video of Gilliam at Brewster. You may want to pick up your 2008-09 Retrievers tickets now.

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River Hill’s Demaree on fast track

By Brent Kennedy
Posted: June 2, 2008

With River Hill’s Anna Demaree closing out her freshman year on the track with a pair of second place finishes (800- and 1,600-meter runs) and a third (3,200) at the state championships last week, people are already expecting big things from the Hawks’ distance specialist in the years to come. She’s already drawing comparisons to some of the best cross country and track stars to come out of the county.

With that in mind, here’s a look back at what Atholton’s Alison Smith, who graduated last spring with eight outdoor track state titles to her name, did as a freshman, alongside Demaree’s post-season this spring.

Smith: County Championship: Won the 1,600 (5:18.00), 3,200 (11:56.42) and was a part of the winning 4×800 relay squad. Regionals: Won the 1,600 (5:12.70) and was third in the 800 (2:23.41). States: Won the 1,600 (5:06.40) and was fourth in the 800 (2:20.57).

Demaree: County Championship: Won the 800 (2:23.39), 1,600 (5:12.58) and 3,200 (11:36.72), while also running as part of the winning 4×800 relay squad. Regionals: Won the 800 (2:22.18) and 1,600 (5:17.82), in addition to finishing second in the 3,200 (11:25.31). States: Finished second in the 800 (2:19.76) and 1,600 (5:07.70), while placing third in the 3,200 (11:20.06).

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Elite company

By Carol Gralia
Posted: May 31, 2008

Glenelg’s Kristy Black is the only Howard Countian to be named to the 2008 Toyota Girls Regional High School All-Tewaaraton team. Black, Centennial’s Sarah Parks and Mary Teeters and Mt. Hebron’s Monica Zabel were among the 50 high school girls lacrosse players on the pre-season Tewaaraton Watch List, which was eventually pared to 12.

Black was honored at a banquet held May 29 at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The top male and female collegiate players were also honored at the banquet.

Glenelg’s Chris Gotschall and Jon Selfridge were on the boys’ preseason watch list.

Tewaaraton is the Mohawk name for the game that eventually became lacrosse.

– Carol Gralia

Twelve high school girls

Glenelg’s Kristy Black barely had time to enjoy her high school graduation ceremony on May 29. Black and her family sprinted from

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State tennis tournament: Day One

By Andrew Conrad
Posted: May 23, 2008

After one day of action only two entries, Mt. Hebron’s Sam Wichlin and the River Hill mixed doubles team of Lamie Nguyen and Akshay Raju, had won two matches and advanced to Saturdays semifinal round.

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River Hill wins county tennis cup

By Andrew Conrad
Posted: May 16, 2008

River Hill won it’s fifth county tennis cup in six years, edging runner-up Atholton Wednesday afternoon at the Wilde Lake Tennis Club.

Individual championship results follow.

Boys singles: Mt. Hebron’s Sam Wichlin defeated Atholton’s John Healey, 6-3, 6-3.

Girls singles: Marriotts Ridge’s Haley Katsman defeated Atholton’s Julia Southerland, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Boys doubles: Howard’s Kyle Woolaver and Thomas Hoesman defeated Atholton’s Brandon Mao and Sean Hagaman, 6-0, 6-4.

Girls doubles: River Hill’s Taylor Fenlon and Kelley Miller defeated Centennial’s Patti Lin and Chelsea Bradkovich, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.

Mixed doubles: River Hill’s Lamie Nguyen and Akshay Raju defeated River Hill’s Rena Shi and Joe Jaffe, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.

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