High School Athletes Showcase 2013

BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:

TYLER YOUNG

GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:

TAYLOR BRESNAHAN

COACH OF THE YEAR:

KATIE CORCORAN

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Capital Gazette enhances proud tradition

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am proud to present to you the inaugural Capital Gazette 2013 High School Athletes of the Year special commemorative publication.

Each year our high school sports editor and sports writers select the Capital Gazette Communications Player of the Year in each sport as well as one overall male and one overall female athlete of the year with a feature profile of their accomplishments in the newspaper.

This year, we wanted to enhance this feature with the addition of this publication and a special recognition dinner. The dinner was held Wednesday night at Michael’s 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie. Special thanks go out to Maryland Speaker the House Michael Busch, who was our featured guest speaker.

The Athlete of the Year awards are given to the male and female athletes who gave, in our opinion, the best overall athletic performance of the past school year, either by dominating

one sport in a manner that is rarely seen (possibly historic) or by achieving excellence in multiple sports. The Coach of the Year award goes to the coach who we believe made the biggest impact on a successful team.

The male and female athletes are chosen from among a group that includes the Capital Gazette Communications’ Player of the Year award winners from throughout the school year and a select number of multisport standouts. The overall Coach of the Year must have been selected as the Coach of the Year for his or her sport during the school year.

Congratulations to all of the student athletes chosen this year as well as our Coach of the Year. Please join me in saluting these athletes with wishes for continued success and many more winning seasons.

— By Pat Richardson Publisher prichardson@capgaznews.com

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Annual awards ....................................... 21 Baseball ............................................................ 30 Basketball (Boys) ...................................... 22 Basketball (Girls) ...................................... 23 Coach of the Year ...................................... 4 Cross County (Boys) ...................................... 17 Cross County (Girls) ...................................... 16 Female Player of the Year ......................... 7-8 Field Hockey .................................................. 9 Football .......................................................... 12-13 Golf (Public Schools) .................................. 18 Golf (Private Schools) ................................ 17 Indoor Track (Boys) ...................................... 28 Indoor Track (Girls) ...................................... 29 Lacrosse (Boys) ............................................ 34 Lacrosse (Girls) ............................................ 35 Male Player of the Year ......................... 5-6 Soccer (Boys) ............................................ 14 Soccer (Girls) .................................................. 15 Softball ............................................................... 32 Swimming (Boys) ............................................ 26 Swimming (Girls) ............................................ 25 Tennis ............................................................... 39 Track and Field (Boys)................................. 37 Track and Field (Girls) .................................. 38 Volleyball ........................................................ 10 Wrestling ........................................................ 24

Busch offers unique perspective to athletes Del. Michael Busch, Speaker of the House for the Maryland General Assembly, served as guest speaker for the first Capital Gazette High School Athletes of the Year Showcase on Wednesday night.

Busch has a broad perspective on athletics — having earned the Rhodes Trophy as most outstanding football player in Anne Arundel County as a senior at St. Mary’s High, served as a high school coach in various sports at his alma mater and worked high school games as an official.

“This is an outstanding accomplishment for these athletes. They have worked all their lives to get to this point,” Busch said. “These young men and women sit here before you tonight having achieved the highest level of their respective sport, and they did it through hard work and determination.

These youngsters reflect the very best of Anne Arundel County sports.”

Busch pointed out that two of the honorees — Cross Country and Indoor Track Performer of the Year Hale Bullen (Annapolis) and Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year Aislinn Propst (Broadneck) — would enter the Naval Academy on Thursday morning.

Busch is a longtime friend and sup-

porter of the Capital Gazette sports department.

He is a native Marylander, born in Baltimore City on Jan. 4, 1947. His family moved to Anne Arundel County in 1958, and he graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis.

After a successful high school football career in which he suited up for both St. Mary’s and Severn, Busch received a football scholarship to Temple University.

At Temple, he set freshmen rushing and touchdown records as a running back and was considered a promising NFL prospect before knee injuries curtailed his playing career.

He graduated from Temple University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in history.

After college, he returned to Annapolis to teach and coach at St. Mary’s High School from 1973 through 1979.

A history teacher early in his career, Busch was encouraged to run for office by the parents of children he taught and coached in local sports. A Democrat, he was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1986 and has risen to one of the top positions in Maryland state government as Speaker of the House.

In the area of healthcare, Busch has fought to keep the state’s largest health insurer from being acquired by an outof-state corporation and led the effort to address the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance premiums that helped keep doctors practicing medicine in Maryland.

In addition, Speaker Busch has been instrumental in introducing and passing numerous legislative bills that have helped benefit athletes, coaches and officials throughout the state He has been appointed to serve on a number of local boards, including the Royal Blue Club of St. Mary’s High School, the Annapolis High School Booster Club, Charles Carroll House, the Banneker Douglass Foundation and the Annapolis Touchdown Club.

Busch also remains active in youth and community athletics. Since 1980, he has worked at the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks.

Busch is married to Cynthia Abbott Busch and they have two daughters, Erin and Megan. Erin graduated from Annapolis High this year and will play lacrosse at Stetson University in Florida. His younger daughter Megan was an all-county indoor track performer and also plays soccer and lacrosse.

By Paul W. Gillespie, Staff

Featured guest Michael E. Busch, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, gives remarks to the crowd.

The Capital Gazette 2013 High School Athletes of the Year Showcase was held Wednesday evening at Michael’s 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie.

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Capital Gazette Communications Coach of the Year

South River’s Corcoran goes out on top But Corcoran, a member of the coaching staffs of the last four trips to the

By MIKE PETERS final — with wins in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and a loss in 2005 — knew she needed mpeters@capgaznews.com to keep her girls balanced. atie Corcoran came into the field hockey season with plenty of Lawrence gave the Seahawks a quick lead in the state semifinal against expectations. Of course, at South River, that’s usually the case.

James H. Blake, but they watched it vanish three minutes later. That was it, But this team was different. The players were seasoned, motivated though. South River outscored the Bengals, 8-0, over the final 40 minutes. and talented. Most of all, they were very good. And they were better “The years we had big senior classes, everyone expects a lot,” Corcoran said. with Corcoran and her coaching staff behind them.

“They were determined, and people thought, ‘Oh, they have all those seniors Corcoran watched as the Seahawks (17-1-1) shut down just about every team back. They’re going to be good.’” who came their way and coasted through And they were. the Class 4A state title.

The Seahawks allowed Catonsville “They were a special group,” only two shots during a 6-0 win in said Corcoran, the Capital Gazette the state final. South River got two Communications Coach of the Year. scores from White around offerings “They just had something. They were

by Watson, Lawrence and Milligan determined and leaders. They were so to build a 5-0 lead before Bresnahan close, and the camaraderie was there. closed with a rocket shot off a penalty When you have all those things, you corner with 2:48 to play. knew that senior class was going to great A standout midfielder in lacrosse things.”

— the sport she’ll play at Florida — Abbey Lawrence and Jennie Milligan Bresnahan stuck with field hockey for were constant threats up top, while Anna four years primarily because of the Wagner and Alex Watson threaded passes coaching staff, especially Corcoran. to Brooke Cox, Haley Gray and Kayla “She’s just such a good person,” White. And in the back, protecting Naomi Bresnahan said. “You could tell she Johnson in goal, were Taylor Bresnahan truly cares about every single player.” and Natalie Poknis — a large part of a Corcoran wants to spend more defense that allowed only 15 goals in 19 time with her two young children games. and husband, so she announced her South River, which lost an earlyresignation in the spring — bringing season game to Bryn Mawr and tied an end to 13 years with South River’s Seton Keough — after lightning halted most successful program. play at halftime — was perfect in Anne Courtesy photo Megan Atkinson, an assistant for the Arundel County. Largely thought of as Katie Corcoran accepts the championship trophy after her South River is field last eight years, will replace Corcoran, the strongest county for field hockey in hockey team won the 2012 Class 4A field hockey title. who took what Laura Hoffner began Maryland, the Seahawks surrendered building and kept pushing it into a just 11 goals over 13 games. powerhouse. Because the competition level is so high within the program, the Playing in a tiered schedule, though, made South River’s run that much turnover shouldn’t be much of an issue, though the players and coaches will more impressive. The Seahawks beat Broadneck and Severna Park twice miss seeing Corcoran at practices and on the sidelines during games. during the regular season — all four games with 2-1 scores — and had to get “I don’t feel like there’s pressure,” Atkinson said. “What we’ve done in the past them once more in the Class 4A East Region playoffs. past has always worked for us. We’ve always worked well together. I’m just After scoring four goals to beat the Bruins in the region semifinal, South hoping to continue what we’ve done and not change too much.”

River needed another overtime period against the Falcons. Lawrence scored In Corcoran’s final season, the Seahawks sent her out in the best possible in each half to give the Seahawks leads in regulation, and she connected with way. Though they missed the No. 1 seed in the region playoffs, no team could Milligan in overtime for the winner. hold them down for long.

“We’ve been in their shoes all four years, and in our senior year, it’s South River closed the season on a 14-game win streak, didn’t smell a loss honestly just amazing to get by them,” said Milligan, who shared the captain since Sept. 5 and were able to gather around the field at Washington College role with Lawrence. “South River has never beaten them for a region to go to and pose for photos with the championship trophy. states. For it to be our senior year, it just makes it that much more special.”

That’s exactly what Corcoran envisioned in August.

Celebrating the East Region title, especially against a program as decorated “I have two four-year varsity captains who haven’t been to the state as Severna Park — which owns a state-record 20 champions — created a championship,” Corcoran said. “That was their goal before they left, and they euphoric feel for the 22 players on the field. Since 2002, seven of the state worked so hard to get there. They’ve led this team better than any senior I’ve champions came out of the East Region — all of them belonging either to ever had. There’s something different about this group.”

Broadneck, Severna Park or South River.

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Capital Gazette Communications male athlete of the Year

Young sets example at Arundel

By BRIAN BURDEN bburden@capgaznews.com or Tyler Young, it could be the numbers: 1,149 yards receiving and 16 touchdowns, 28 goals, 33 assists and 85 ground balls. It could be the special performances: 12 catches for 271 yards and four touchdowns against defending state champion Old Mill or riding his man out of bounds late in an Anne Arundel County championship overtime win. It could be the amazing ability to do all of this after recovering from essentially a broken back.

But in talking to coaches, Young isn’t half as good a player as he is a person.

That’s a pretty good thing considering he was named the Capital Gazette Communications Male Athlete of the Year.

Young, a four-year varsity performer in football and lacrosse, was a member of two teams that combined for a 25-3 record and two county championships.

He led the Wildcats with 67 catches — more than doubling all of his receiving numbers from his junior year. He added 61 extra points from the kicker position to lead the county with 157 total points.

Moving from the inside slot position to split receiver, the 5-foot-9, 180-pound Young was part of a four-man senior receiving corps that worked well in tandem with quarterbacks Jack Gordon and Cooper Hibbs.

“I was ready for the football season — got with quarterbacks and 7-on-7s and just prepared the whole time,” Young

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Arundel’s Tyler Young came back from a serious back injury to lead the Wildcats to the county title and a berth in the Class 4A/3A East Region final.

“I was itching real bad to get out there. There was a whole new energy, a whole new aggressiveness. I did not want to start out slow — not with the team we had.”

—Tyler Young, Male Athlete of the Year, and his preparation for the lacrosse season.

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said. “As soon as I could, I got back into the weight room. I was more focused on the field aspect, my routes and film. It was a special group of guys that was closer as a team than anything else I have known.”

Young has been a high-impact athlete since his early days with the Gambrills Odenton Recreation Council, and coach Chuck Markiewicz saw a great receiver in the offing.

“Coming in, Tyler wanted to be like Brandon Johnson-Farrell and learned from R.J. Harris — not bad role models to tailor your game after,” Markiewicz said. “There was never any doubt that he would be a go-to guy coming into the season.

He is simply a difference maker, an athlete who is fast and moves fast all the time.”

Pick an aspect of Young’s game, and it’s hard not to praise him. His routes are as precise as can be, he is able to get up for the grab-balls and good luck tackling him after he breaks initial contact.

“Moving out to the split was a big deal,” Young said. “I’m not a 6-2, 6-3 guy. I knew that I had to use something besides speed to create that extra step of separation. And most of the split routes are short routes, and you get one-on-one matchups with defensive backs, and once I made those catches, my teammates did a great job blocking downfield and creating space for me.”

Those routes came from working with fellow receiver Dillon Tighe, Gordon and Hibbs as well as repetition after repetition guided by offensive coordinator Dave Doy and receivers coach Kevin Necessary.

“He always wanted to play receiver, and he is just electrifying with the ball in his hands,” Necessary said. “Our system is designed to get players open, but his routes were impeccable. He could go in and out off a break as well as anyone, as well as get from zero to 60 as fast as anybody out there. More important, he knows how to control his speed. He just has another gear.

He was great at turning six-yard hitches into 50-yard touchdowns.”

The highest praise Markiewicz ever gives a player of his comes

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Arundel’s Tyler Young picks up a first down after making a catch in the first quarter. He is brought down by Meade’s Korey Brooks, top, and Ray Myers, bottom. when he says that if he had a daughter, he would want that player to marry her. An oft-used phrase, but it does not diminish the importance of the statement.

“I knew from even before he was in our program that Tyler was a tremendous athlete,” Markiewicz said. “I didn’t know that this was going to be his greatest attribute — his leadership and his ability to be a role model for the younger guys.

If my players can be even half the kid he was — not even the player — they will be in a good spot.”

Young was rewarded with numerous accolades after the Wildcats completed a 10-1 season. He was named All-County and Second Team Big School All-State.

But his senior year was just getting started.

Having missed virtually all of his junior lacrosse season, the Towson commit was primed and ready to get back on the field.

“I was itching real bad to get out there,” Young said. “There was a

whole new energy, a whole new aggressiveness. I did not want to start out slow — not with the team we had.”

Necessary, who coached Young all four years in two sports, values his scoring, but harps on all the old-school attributes he possesses, including the 85 ground balls.

Necessary played with Severna Park and Maryland standout Paul Gillette, who became famous in the game for his ground-ball aptitude.

“He was a throwback, two-way guy who did what was needed, and that is like Tyler,” Necessary said. “Tyler’s game is such that he can be so valuable in so many ways. He might have three goals, he might have two assists or he just might shut down the opposing top attackman. He is clearing every night with the best of them. He just has a great lacrosse IQ.” Tyler helped the Wildcats, Class 4A East Region semifinalists, to a 15-2 record and did it by leading in a way he learned during his injured

junior year.

“Last year, he learned how to lead in a different way, just talking and having teammates listen,” Necessary said. “What he sees on the sidelines and passed on was invaluable. He did it in both sports, and this was a guy who typically led by example in the past.”

Young’s spring accolades included being accorded All-American status as well as being named Capital-Gazette Communications Male Lacrosse Player of the Year.

And that sets the tone for his next athletic step — coming in and making an immediate impact for the Tigers, who finished 10-8 and Colonial Athletic Association champions.

“Towson is an up-and-coming program, and I’m just trying to prepare myself the best way I can,” said Young, who is playing in a Howard County summer league filled with Division I and former Major Lacrosse League players. “I want to take my offense to another level and still stay a true two-way middie. I am always going to be motivated to do better.”

According to Markiewicz and Necessary, all the accolades pale to Young as a person and further validates the Arundel system, which continues to cycle in leaders and athletes and produce winning programs.

Young learned from Harris, Billy Cosh, Bobby Partilla and others on the gridiron as a freshman, then took in lessons from Greg Korvin, Mike Quick, Kevin Costa and other seniors in lacrosse. He learned how to lead, and ever since injuring his back, fulfilled his role in the cycle by passing on those lessons.

“Tyler was never a complainer,” Markiewicz said. “He was always team oriented. He never suffered from the Disease of Me. We use our offseason workouts as a character filter to see who is going to show up, who is going to whine and complain and who is going to step forward and lead. Tyler always fit into the last group.”

Necessary concurs.

“He learned early what the standards were at Arundel, and he bought into it even before Day 1,” Necessary said. “More importantly, he is passing it on. He is helping the leaders of the next teams — preparing them to succeed. He helped me become a better coach without even knowing it.”

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Capital Gazette Communications female athlete of the Year

“Even though we didn’t make it as far as we wanted to, I wouldn’t change anything. Everyone cared about each other so much, and we were all close. That’s what I’m going to remember the most.”

— Taylor Bessnahan, Female Player of the Year, who’s bringing her lacrosse game to the collegiate level at Florida.

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South River’s Taylor Bresnahan shoots and scores as she is hit by Broadneck’s Erin Murnane in the first half.

The visiting Bruins defeated the Seahawks, 14-13, in the Class 4A/3A East Region lacrosse final.

Seahawks’ Bresnahan leads teams to successful seasons

By MIKE PETERS mpeters@capgaznews.com oming off a state championship in field hockey, Taylor Bresnahan had a tough decision to make.

A three-sport athlete through her first three years at South River, Bresnahan opted to drop basketball — her first love — to focus on lacrosse to prepare for college. Seventy-one points and another Anne Arundel County title later, and she’s got no regrets.

“My freshman and sophomore year, I was convinced I was going to play basketball in college,” said Bresnahan, the Capital Gazette Communications’ Female Athlete of the Year. “It’s not that I didn’t like lacrosse, but it wasn’t my favorite. Then I started playing Maryland United in

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freshman year, and the more I played, the more I liked it.”

And the better she got at it.

Bresnahan was the Seahawks’ most dynamic play-maker.

At the center of the draws, she consistently set up her teammates for easy scoring opportunities and finished with 48 goals and 23 assists. With Bresnahan healthy and rested, South River opened the season with a 4-1 record and responded to a 13-10 loss to Archbishop Spalding by winning 11 consecutive games en route to the Class 4A/3A East Region final.

“I know she took off basketball so she could focus on lacrosse,” Seahawks lacrosse coach Kim McNemar said.

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“And she worked her butt off just so she could be ready for lacrosse. I was very excited about that. I like having multi-sport athletes.

But for Taylor, the last couple years, I think it kind of burned her out.”

A key piece of one of South River’s greatest scholastic athletic calendars, Bresnahan was a two-way standout on the field hockey team that swept Anne Arundel County — including three wins against Broadneck and Severna Park — and won the Class 4A title.

Bresnahan provided a solid presence in the backfield, where she helped the Seahawks (171-1) hold opponents to 15 goals in 19 games. A rusher on penalty corners and the owner of one of the county’s hardest shots, Bresnahan scored seven goals and collected five assists.

But it was when they came that showed her worth.

“She was a leader and determined and strong and confident,” South River field hockey coach Katie Corcoran said. “She really came in this year ready to work as hard as she possibly could to win a state championship. She was so focused and so driven. Even though hockey is not her No. 1 sport, she gave it everything she could, and it showed.”

On top of helping Natalie Poknis and Brooke Szachnowicz minimize the scoring chances in front of goalkeeper Naomi Johnson, Bresnahan scored twice against Severna Park for a 2-1 win on Oct. 17 to close the regular season with a 12-1-1 record.

Bresnahan scored on a first-half penalty corner to give the Seahawks a 1-0 lead. When Sydney Jolliffe beat Johnson in the 40th minute, South River needed to find another answer.

It took until overtime, but Bresnahan finally provided it.

After getting the ball in the midfield, Bresnahan took off down the right sideline and slipped past Maeve Doherty to get a clear look at the cage. Instead of passing to Abbey Lawrence — the Seahawks’ scoring leader — Bresnahan saw an opening and drove the ball

by Liza Mata with 3 minutes, 26 seconds to play.

“Bresnahan, I don’t think you can defend her,” Falcons coach Anne Andrews said. “She always plays well against us. In that game, it was all her. She’s a fantastic player.”

South River needed another overtime to beat Severna Park, 3-2, in the Class 4A East Region final and outscored James H. Blake and Catonsville, 14-1, on the way to its fourth state tournament.

Bresnahan scored the Seahawks’ sixth goal in a 6-0 win over the Comets, who managed just two shots — one on goal — over 60 minutes.

“I love field hockey so much, and my coaches made it 100 times better,” said Bresnahan, the Capital-Gazette Communications’ Field Hockey Player of the Year. “If I didn’t have the coaches

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South River’s Taylor Bresnahan is fouled on this shot by Broadneck’s Sara Ruzzi, leading to a free position and a goal. The South River Seahawks defeated the Broadneck Bruins, 12-9, in the Anne Arundel County Girls High School Lacrosse Championship Game at Northeast High School.

I had, I wouldn’t have played field hockey.”

Bresnahan decided not to forgo her senior year in basketball to rest up for lacrosse season.

Though the Seahawks made it back to the Class 4A East Region final without her, Bresnahan — who averaged 10.7 points in 23 games as a junior — certainly would’ve helped in a loss to North Point.

But the time off proved beneficial on the lacrosse fields.

In addition to leading South River with 48 goals, Bresnahan collected 44 draw controls, 33 ground balls and 23 assists to create another dangerous, all-around weapon on a team loaded with them.

Bresnahan helped the Seahawks open the season with a 10-9 win over Broadneck by scoring the first and last goals and winning the final draw.

“Taylor is a beast,” said Kacie Longo, who scored 34 goals and had 29 assists during South River’s run through Anne Arundel County.

“She’s amazing. She’s always been someone I watch. I used to go to the games in eighth grade and she was a freshman. She’s always been someone I look up to.”

The Seahawks lost to Century — the eventual Class 3A/2A state champion — and came up short against the Cavaliers, but cruised to the

county championship and into the region final.

In seven games against Broadneck, Severna Park, Annapolis, Century and Archbishop Spalding — which combined for a 68-24 record — Bresnahan scored 17 goals of her 48 goals.

She had nine in three games with Broadneck, including three in South River’s 14-13 loss in the region final.

“The first words to come to mind are strongwilled leader,” McNemar said. “I feel like she put it all out there. She was dependable, and when you talk about someone in the midfield, she was the leader.”

Bresnahan will try to do the same things at Florida, which lost to Syracuse in the NCAA quarterfinal.

A freshman when South River won its last lacrosse title in 2010, Bresnahan wanted to end her high school career the same way. Instead, the Bruins used that one-goal win to roll through Catonsville and Eleanor Roosevelt to end their 10-year title drought.

Still, Bresnahan regrets nothing. With a year like this, it’s easy to see why.

“Even though we didn’t make it as far as we wanted to, I wouldn’t change anything,” Bresnahan said. “Everyone cared about each other so much, and we were all close. That’s what I’m going to remember the most.”

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girls field hockey athlete of the year abbEy lawrence south river senior attack

jennie milligan

south river senior attack

courtney woolford

adley Beairsto

severna park junior attack

aislinn probst

broadneck senior attack

NAME: Taylor Bresnahan School: South River Year: Senior position: Defender

2013 statistics Goals: 7 Assists: 5

sabrina davis

northeast senior midfielder

spalding senior midfielder

anna wagner

maeve doherty

south river junior midfielder

severna park sophomore defender

kayla devlin

melissa rize

season in review

abby meehan

broadneck senior attack

marissa balleza

severna park senior midfielder

maggie kaulius spalding junior attack

Buried beneath a dangeous attack and a solid midfield, Bresnahan was in her comfort zone in the back — and she made every opposition know it.

The defensive anchor, Bresnahan was a big reason the Seahawks allowed just 15 goals in 19 games on the way to a Class 4A title. Armed with a hard shot, Bresnahan scored seven goals and added five assists.

“She’s so quick to the ball, and she reads the other teams so well,” South River coach Katie Corcoran said. “She has such a strong stick that she’s really hard to get by. You really have to maneuver a lot to get by her.”

sara ruzzi

broadneck senior midfielder

TAYLOR BRESNAHAN South River High School

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annapolis senior defender

spalding senior goalkeeper

naomi johnson

katie corcoran

south river senior goalkeeper

south river coach of the year

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volleyball athlete of the year kristen seeba

mimi graf

spalding senior setter

broadneck senior setter

brittany orr

kaede snyder

arundel junior setter

margaret doody

broadneck senior outside hitter

allie orr

arundel junior outside hitter

glen burnie senior libero

Ashlee Felton shannon kelly

arundel senior middle hitter

madison carter

south river sophomore outside hitter

Arundel High School

NAME: Ashlee Felton School: Arundel POSITION: Middle hitter Year: Senior

2013 statistics Kills: 136 Aces: 13 Blocks: 45 Digs: 22

season in review Felton was a force at the front and led and experienced Wildcats team to the Class 4A state final with 136 kills and 45 blocks. Along with her teammates, Felton made sure Arundel got to its third straight state tournament despite the departure of several key pieces.

“She’s always making an impact one way or another,” Arundel coach Ashley Yuscavage said. “She has been our driving force.”

sophie hoekstra

severna park sophomore setter/ outside hitter

Second team Cori McCrary, So., Spalding, libero Amber Callahan, Sr., Old Mill, libero Lily Glenn, Sr., Arundel, libero Adriana Castille, Sr., Severna Park, libero Kim Bell, Sr., Severna Park, setter Abbie Hoekstra, Sr., Severna Park, middle hitter

Dallas Jasper, Jr., Broadneck, middle hitter Sam Hebb, Jr., Arundel, outside hitter Maggie Ennis, Sr., South River, outside hitter Holly McDonnell, Sr., Spalding, middle hitter Brittany O’Neill, Sr., Southern, outside hitter Kara Glynn, Jr., Severna Park, outside hitter

ashley yuscavage arundel coach of the year

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all-county OFFENSE

connor cox

south river senior quarterback

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football athlete of the year

all-county OFFENSE

tony watkins

jack gordon

arundel senior quarterback

mike fulton

meade senior wide receiver

old mill senior offensive tackle

kevin johnson

david dunn

Lavon Chaney charlie wells

annapolis junior running back

southern junior running back

eric young

tyler young

south river senior wide receiver

South River High School

dejuan neal

season in review

arundel senior wide receiver

NAME: Lavon Chaney School: South River Year: Senior

2013 statistics liam kelly

st. Mary’s junior wide receiver

Rushing Yards: 1,491 Receiving Yards: 777 Touchdowns: 18

Chaney worked out of the backfield and as a passing option to total 2,268 yards of offense and 18 touchdowns to help South River (8-3) get into the Class 4A East Region playoffs in back-to-back years.

A Monmouth recruit, Chaney spent time on special teams and defense, too. Wherever the Seahawks needed him, he was there. Chaney came up with an interception late in a Week 10 win against Old Mill to clinch South River’s spot in the playoffs — the first time the program’s been to consecutive postseason berths since 1984 to 1986.

Chaney rushed 159 times for a 9.4-yard average and 16 touchdowns. He scored twice through the air and brought in 59 receptions to give Connor Cox another dangerous weapon and open opportunities for leading receiver Eric Young.

“He is good at so many things,” Seahawks coach Lance Clelland said. “As a running back and a receiver, to be a top10 player in the area in both says a lot.”

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meade senior offensive tackle

old mill senior center

reed prudhoe

mike tremper

arundel senior offensive guard

adam greene

broadneck senior kicker

southern senior offensive guard

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all-county defense

niquekko cook

malik dorsey

demarcus garrett

spalding senior defensive tackle

Meade senior defensive tackle

arundel senior defensive tackle

st. Mary’s senior linebacker

james garlington

marcus hicks

aaron terry

ben priddy

meade junior defensive end

stephen hincks

south river senior defensive end

mike williams

hunter cox

jarid ryan

meade senior linebacker

severn junior defensive back

broadneck senior defensive back

old mill junior defensive back

chesapeake senior defensive back

ben hummer

severn senior punter

zebbie atkinson

auturo archie

old mill senior linebacker

glen burnie senior linebacker

zach abey

rich holzer

spalding junior all-purpose

meade coach of the year

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boys soccer athlete of the year jake miller

Daniel Kwon

nick mcrea

kyle albach

north county senior forward

spalding senior forward

severna park senior forward

heikki katajisto

kyle reichard

cole strong

zac davliakos severn junior forward

gregg hauck

north county junior midfielder

south river senior midfielder

severna park senior midfielder

north county senior midfielder

ryan gruss

sam schmidt

max hurlebaus

tim nelson

chesapeake sophomore midfielder

aacs junior midfielder

brandon zebron

tyler wilson

severn senior midfielder

severna park senior defender

noah heller

scott mcguire

Severna Park High School

NAME: Daniel Kwon School: Severna Park Year: Sophomore position: Foward

2013 statistics Goals: 20 Assists: 7

season in review

Kwon matched Rodney Long’s 1982 scoring record with 47 points to put the Falcons into the Class 4A state final.

“There is a calm about his game,” Severna Park coach Ryan Parisi said. “He is very composed when he is on the ball.”

glen burnie senior defender

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arundel senior goalkeeper

south river senior goalkeeper

north county coach of the year

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clarissa kirch-downs

kelsey ritter

spalding senior forward

arundel junior forward

alli cislo

old mill senior forward

alex wetherholt

gracyn bryant

bekah petty

emani silva

southern senior forward

severn junior forward

spalding senior midfielder

south river senior midfielder

arundel junior midfielder

emily lord

broadneck senior midfielder

vickie connor

lindsey bittinger

spalding senior forward / defender

southern senior defender

samantha kirk

jenna surdick

cassidy babin

cheyenne novreske

bob dieterle

Kacie Longo

South River High School

NAME: Kacie Longo School: South River Year: Junior position: Forward

2013 statistics Goals: 29 Assists: 6

season in review Longo scored 10 of her 29 goals during the postseason and added six assists to lead the Seahawks to their first Class 4A state title in 15 years.

“Big-time players show up for big-time games,” South River coach John Sis said. “She always finds a way to win.”

arundel sophomore defender

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spalding junior goalkeeper

meade senior goalkeeper

spalding senior defender

spalding coach of the year

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girlS cross country athlete of the year sarah syKORa

Ellie Smith

reilly wagner

carly bunting

annapolis junior 20:26.28: 1st place, Anne Arundel County

south river sophomore 20:34.84: 3rd place, Anne Arundel County

south river senior 20:52.14: 4th place, Anne Arundel County

julie koffler

rachel armstrong

severna park junior 21:11.72: 5th place, Anne Arundel County

broadneck junior 21:13.77: 6th place, Anne Arundel County

maya johnsTon

annapolis sophomore 21:17.07: 7th place, Anne Arundel County

mary reiser

caroline reiser

elizabeth voigt

Broadneck High School

st. Mary’s senior 19:40: 3rd place, IAAM

NAME: Ellie Smith School: Broadneck Year: Senior

2013 statistics county: 20:27.47, second region: 20:01.62, second state: 20:17.50, 14th in Class 4A

st. mary’s senior 19:41: 4th place, IAAM

spalding sophomore 19:59: 5th place, IAAM

season in review Smith led the Bruins to their first county title in 10 years and the Class 4A East Region championship and a third-place finish at the state met. All this after a knee injury kept her out for most of her junior season.

Despite coming up short in each race — by a little more than a second to Annapolis’ Sarah Sykora — Smith’s consistency allowed Broadneck to score points and stay ahead.

“As soon as she started her freshman year, you knew she was a clutch runner,’’ Broadneck coach Brianna Kelly said. “She knows what she needs to do, she knows what she wants and she goes out there and gets it.’’

allie kamm

spalding junior 20:00: 7th place, IAAM

brianna stewart

st. mary’s junior 20:02: 8th place, IAAM

mike calderone spalding girls coach of the year

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NAME: Hale Bullen School: Annapolis Year: Senior

2013 statistics county: 16:29.47, first region: 16:47.03, first state: 16:19.50, first in Class 3A

Hale Bullen Annapolis High School

season in review Bullen switched his emphasis from lacrosse to running and cruised to a 20-second win in the Anne Arundel County race and took titles at the Class 3A East Region and state meets. Bullen ran a 16:19.50 at Hereford — second to only Clarksburg’s Will Bertran, who won the Class 4A title.

“When his focus was lacrosse, he would quit running in February and therefore, he was behind the other top runners,” Annapolis coach Erik Westlund said. ‘‘If you want to be a champion, you have to run all year.”

ryan forsyth

severna park junior 16:49.63: 2nd place, Anne Arundel County

BOYS cross country athlete of the year

sam pershall

severna park senior 16:56.62: 6th place, Anne Arundel County

james shipley

alex love

severna park senior 16:50.33: 3rd place, Anne Arundel County

chesapeake senior 16:53.43: 4th place, Anne Arundel County

brent musselman

josh alcombright

south river junior 17:02.46: 7th place, Anne Arundel County

ben cambone

severna park senior 16:53.50: 5th place, Anne Arundel County

severna park boys coach of the year

Private school golf athlete of the year NAME: Chris Navarro School: Spalding Year: Senior

Chris Navarro Archbishop Spalding High School

kyle berkshire

jamie soderlund

tyler mealey

jonathan klakring

spalding sophomore miaa A

severn junior miaa B

2013 statistics mIAA: Three-day 222 at Five Farms at the Baltimore Country Club, second place

season in review Navarro came a stroke shy of defending his MIAA title to settle for second place, but dominated much of the season to set a Cavaliers record with a 35.75 average in 10 matches.

“The difference is how Chris holds it together from a mental standpoint,” Cavaliers coach Pete VanZandt said.

“Chris doesn’t show it outwardly, but he plays with a burning desire to compete and win.”

st. mary’s sophomore miaa B

aacs junior miaa B

eric hall

severn freshman miaa B

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Public school golf athlete of the year mason woolford

Garrett Brown

NAME: Garrett Brown School: Glen Burnie Year: Senior

Glen Burnie High School

garrett sauls

jake manley

severna park senior + 3.00

south River junior + 3.66

broadneck senior + 3.66

ronnie mcmorrow

jonathan sganga

jake hearne

south river junior + 4.11

south river junior + 4.25

northeast junior + 4.25

2013 statistics county: 2-under par 70, champion region: 10-over par 80, 12th place state: Did not place

bruce bowen

south river coach of the year

second team Jay Newcome, Jr., Arundel, +4.44 Billy Miles, Sr., South River, +4.63 Chris Nolte, Sr., Broadneck, +4.67 Christina Dizon, Jr., Severna Park, +5.00 John Budd, Sr., Arundel, +5.67

honorable mention season in review Brown took top honors at the county championship at Compass Pointe in Pasadena by firing a 2-under par 70 for his second title and first since his freshman season.

Brown’s average over par through the District V meet

was a paltry 2.62.

“Golf is a demonstrator’s game, and Garrett was a paragon of how to approach the game as a golfer and gentlemen,” Glen Burnie coach Jeff Filson said.

Chris Wheatley, Sr., Severna Park, +5.89 Cameron McCartney, Sr., Broadneck, +6.00 Griffin Cosgrove, Sr., South River, +6.22

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GIRLs lacrosse second team

Steph Lazo, Sr., St. Mary’s, A Laura Milleker, Sr., Severna Park, A Bailey Greene, Jr., Annapolis, A Tara Seifert, Jr., St. Mary’s, A Zoe Earnest, Sr., Broadneck, A Savannah Plunkett, Sr., North County, A Kacy Koolage, Sr., Broadneck, A McKayla Walter, Sr., Northeast, A Madison Carter, So., South River, A Abbi O’Neal, Fr., Indian Creek, MF Carter MacLeod, Sr., Key, MF Emily Castle, Sr., Annapolis, MF Krehgan Rebstock, Sr., Glen Burnie, MF Natalie Modly, Jr., St. Mary’s, MF Courtney Woolford, Sr., Northeast, MF Ellie McNulty, Sr., Broadneck, MF Melanie Williams, Sr., Southern, MF Amanda Mozier, Sr., Arundel, MF Caroline Steele, Sr., Severn, MF Ariana Maxwell, Sr., Chesapeake, MF Madeline Dion, Sr., Annapolis, MF Kelsey Kirk, Sr., Severna Park, D Jeane Angeles, Sr., Severna Park, D Erin O’Hara, Jr., Arundel, D Kayla Brisolari, So., Spalding, D Shannon Davis, Sr., Arundel, GK Rachel Vander Kolk, Sr., Severna Park, GK

fOOTBALL second team Offense Spencer Coyle, Sr., St. Mary’s, QB Shawn Brown, Jr., Old Mill, RB Kyle Evans, Sr., Meade, RB Duke Carter, Fr., Broadneck, RB Bryce Carrasco, So., St. Mary’s, RB David Jones, Sr., Severn, WR James Smith, Jr., South River, WR Carl Chance, Sr., OId Mill, WR Aaron Lewis-Cenales, Sr., Arundel, WR Nick Means, Sr., Chesapeake, OT Aaron Jackson, So., Arundel, OT Nick Moorhead, Sr., Northeast, C Walter Smoloski, Sr., St. Mary’s, OG Austin Luckhardt, Jr., Spalding, OG, Josh Dagg, Sr., Old Mill, K Defense Brendan Simpkins, Jr., Spalding, DE Tommy Dyson, Sr., Broadneck, DE Elvis Dennah, Sr., AACS, DE Mike Minter, Sr., Severna Park, DT Landon Reecher, Sr., Broadneck, DT Evan Jones, Sr., Arundel, LB Jason Utz, Sr., Severn, LB Jakwaun Caldwell, Sr., Annapolis, LB Randy Fisher, Jr., Broadneck, LB Monte Jones, Fr., St. Mary’s, LB Brett Bedard, Sr., Severn, LB Daivon Nixon, Jr., Meade, DB Keonte Henson, Jr., Broadneck, DB Korey Brooks, Sr., Meade, DB Kevin Weiman, Sr., Spalding, P

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field hockey second team

By Paul W. Gillespie, Staff

Capital Gazette Male Athlete of the Year Tyler Young, center right, poses with Sponsor Ron Andro, COO of Baltimore Washington Medical Center, left, Capital Sports Writer Mike Peters, center left, and Speaker of Maryland House of Delegates Michael E. Busch, right. The Capital Gazette 2013 High School Athletes of the Year Showcase was held Wednesday evening at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie.

BASEBALL second team Mike Perry, Sr., Glen Burnie, P Kasey Gast, So., AACS, P Tommy Dyson, Sr., Broadneck, P Ryan Callahan, Sr., Severna Park, P Chris Ruszin, Sr., Chesapeake, P Guy Wharton, Sr., Old Mill, P Aaron Pilkerton, Sr., North County, P Christian Marciano, Jr., Severn, P Tim Poteet, Sr., North County, C Corey Blazevich, Sr., Annapolis, C Brian Parreira, Jr., Broadneck, C Nick Watkins, Sr., AACS, C Michael Croskey, Sr., Old Mill, 1B Keenan Schlegel, Sr., Severn, 1B/P

boys lacrosse second team

Hunter Gray, Sr., Severn, attack Brendan Steele, Sr., Severna Park, attack Timmy Hardy, Jr., St. Mary’s, attack Brandon Senft, So., South River, attack Justin Leitch, Sr., Annapolis, attack Chase Berquist, Jr., Broadneck, attack Pat Brennan, So., Chesapeake, attack Logan Fate, Sr., Arundel, attack Ethan Aiken, Sr., Southern, attack Weston Butcher, Sr., Severna Park, attack Ryan Baukhages, Jr., Indian Creek, attack Brett Malamphy, Jr., Arundel, midfield Cole Robertson, Sr., St. Mary’s, midfield Matt Gaskins, Sr., South River, midfield David Jones, Sr., Severn, midfied Matt Michalski, Jr., Chesapeake, midfield Tyler King, Sr., South River, defense Billy Bollhorst, Sr., Severna Park, defense Kwame Kumah, Jr., Arundel, defense Jay Tyiska, Sr., Old Mill, defense Connor Whitehead, Sr., Broadneck, defense Alex Woodall, Sr., St. Mary’s, defense Devlin Nelligan, Sr., Severn, defense Andrew Jones, Jr., Arundel, goalkeeper Skyler Morse, Sr., St. Mary’s, goalkeeper

Chris Abel, Sr., Northeast, 2B Nestor Rentas, Jr., Old Mill, 2B Jimmy Hegarty, Sr., St. Mary’s, 2B Michael Thomas, Sr., Broadneck, 3B/P Kyle Brandt, Sr., Arundel, 3B/C Christian Bloesl, Sr., St. Mary’s, SS Jesse Lee, Jr., North County, SS Drew Spinnenweber, Jr., Chesapeake, INF Gregg Hauck, Sr., North County, OF Ray Hauf, Sr., AACS, OF Jordan Taylor, Sr., Old Mill, OF Ken Armiger, Jr., St. Mary’s, DH Chase Gorski, Jr., St. Mary’s, UTL

GIRLs soccer second team

Ellie McNulty, Jr., Broadneck, forward Kiana Dawson, Sr., Indian Creek, forward Morgan Kontor, Jr., Severn, forward Maddie Lupinek, Jr., Annapolis, forward Kaitlyn Maher, Jr., Glen Burnie, forward Sarah Martin, Jr., Spalding, forward Brianna Harris, Fr., Broadneck, forward Kenidy Springer, So., South River, forward Kelly Patterson, Sr., Spalding, midfielder Nicole Gernert, Sr., Chesapeake, midfielder Kristin Marsh, Sr., South River, midfielder Kiera Lyons, Jr., Southern, midfielder Becky Frost, Jr., Arundel, midfielder Jamie Tacka, Jr., North County, midfielder Lauren Kelly, Sr., Spalding, midfielder Emily Barton, Jr., Broadneck, midfielder Laikin Duffey, Sr., Spalding, midfielder Kourtney McClain, Jr., Chesapeake, midfielder Sarah Gunn, So., Severna Park, midfielder Michaela Duarte, Sr., Rockbridge, midfielder Vickie Connor, Sr., Spalding, defender Kat Wray, Sr., South River, defender Kennedy Keer, Jr., Arundel, defender Bailey Greene, Jr., Annapolis, GK Kendall Salvas, Jr., Broadneck, GK

Taylor Anspach, Sr., Severna Park, attack Danielle Maines, Jr., North County, attack Kacy Koolage, Sr., Broadneck, attack Erika Kopf, Sr., Annapolis, attack Reagan Leavitt, So., Severn, attack Alex Puller, Sr., Spalding, attack Haley Gray, Sr., South River, attack Brandi Jay, Sr., Arundel, attack Megan Mitchell, Jr., Arundel, midfielder Holly Bowcutt, Jr., Annapolis, midfielder Taylor Marcus, Jr., Glen Burnie, midfielder Emilie Noyola, Sr., North County, midfielder Sam Slattery, Sr., Severna Park, midfielder Maddy Ulery, Jr., South River, midfielder Jane Truffer, Sr.,Spalding, midfielder Jenny Davis, Sr., Severn, midfielder Erin Murnane, Sr., Broadneck, defense Natalie Poknis, Jr., South River, defense Jackie Lovett, Sr., Broadneck, defense Kayla Brisolari, So., Spalding, defense Emily Kotowski, Sr., Northeast, defense Sydney Lamarsh, Sr., Chesapeake, defense Madelyn McAteer, Fr., St. Mary’s, goalkeeper Alex Morris, Jr., Indian Creek, goalkeeper Hannah Daley, Sr., Southern, goalkeeper

SOFTBALL second team

Crystal White, Jr., Chesapeake, P Haley Simonds, Fr., Severna Park, P Kate Dickinson, Jr., Old Mill, P Taylor Dittmar, Sr., Northeast, C Deja Sutton, Jr., Chesapeake, C Kelsie Traylor, Sr., Spalding, C Crystal Heffington, Sr., Northeast, 1B Jordan Thompson, Sr., Broadneck, 1B Olivia Laurenzano, Sr., South River, 2B Christina Dark, Sr., AACS, 2B Hunter Royston, Sr., Chesapeake, 3B Miranda Shandy, Jr., AACS, 3B Emily Kirby, Sr., Chesapeake, SS Jordyn Hursh, So., AACS, SS Amber Cluster, Sr., Old Mill, INF Mikayla Meehan, Fr., Arundel, OF Sam McCloskey, Sr., Glen Burnie, OF Grayson Metzger, Jr., Severna Park, OF Maja Henson, Sr., Broadneck, OF Taylor Smith, Sr., South River, OF Mindy Weisgerber, So., Northeast, UTL

Boys soccer second team

Luke Dellorso, Sr., Broadneck, forward Keith Singletary, Severn, forward Mike Lozano, Sr., South River, forward Rodrigo Valenzuela, Jr., North County, forward Brent Orbell, Sr., Old Mill, forward Austin Torres, Fr., Northeast, forward Drew Rickey, Sr., Meade, forward Miseker Wingate, Fr., Severna Park, forward Fred McNair, Sr., Annapolis, midfielder Mike McCoy, Sr., Spalding, midfielder Ricardo Luna, Sr., Arundel, midfielder Mark Woodard, Jr., Meade, defender Laine Hogue, Jr., Chesapeake, defender Logan Engel, So., North County, defender Chad Gehring, Sr., Severna Park, defender Kevin O’Malley, Sr., Severn, defender A.J. Hammond, Sr., Glen Burnie, goalkeeper Keaton Thomas, Sr., Severna Park, goalkeeper

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MALE ATLETES OF THE YEAR 1986: Geno Spriggs, Southern 1987: Derek Dry, Broadneck 1988: Kevin Alarie, Annapolis 1989: Derrick Love, Meade 1990: Andy Srebroski, Northeast 1991: John Williams, Broadneck 1992: Jeff Vincent, Broadneck 1993: Jeff Hedrick, Arundel 1994: Jason Smith, Broadneck 1995: Jason Smith, Broadneck 1996: Damion Moss, Meade 1997: John Williams, Broadneck 1998: Ray Wagner, Chesapeake 1999: Chris Summers, St. Mary’s

2000: Derek Dixon, Severna Park 2001: James Morgan, Key School 2002: Keith Williams, Glen Burnie 2003: Nick Bowen, Chesapeake 2004: Kevin Barnes, Old Mill 2005: Alex Buchholz, Old Mill 2006: Derek Harris, Old Mill 2007: Matt Centrowitz, Broadneck 2008: Pat Morrison, Severna Park 2009: Mark McNeill, St. Mary’s 2010: Josh Furman, Old Mill 2011: K.K. Smith, Spalding 2012: Rob Chesson, Old Mill 2013: Tyler Young, Arundel

Female Athletes of the Year

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Matthew Centrowitz, the 2007 Capital Gazette Male Athlete of the Year, wins the senior men’s 1,500-meter run at the U.S. Championships athletics meet on June 22, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. Centrowitz, a 2012 Olympian in the event, will compete later this summer in the World Games.

1986: Missy Spicer, South River 1987: Beth McMahon, Spalding 1988: Jill Moore, Severna Park 1989: Jenny Parsons, Glen Burnie 1990: Kelly Archambo, Southern 1991: Tina Riley, Severna Park 1992: R. Goldsborough, St. Mary’s 1993: S. Roberts, Severna Park 1994: Cristi Samaras, Annapolis 1995: Kristin Nicolini, Annapolis 1996: Kate Graw, Severn 1997: Lindsey Lowman, Southern 1998: Tiffany Schummer, St. Mary’s 1999: Meredith McAlister, S. Park 2000: Kim Lawton, Severna Park 2001: Karen Kotofski, Northeast

2002: Lauren Centrowitz, Broadneck 2003: Mary Key, St. Mary’s 2004: Jess Adam, Severn 2005: Amanda Spinnenweber, Chesapeake 2006: Amanda Spinnenweber, Chesapeake 2007: Julie Gardner, Severna Park 2008: Kourtney Salvorala, Broadneck 2009: Brooke Griffin, South River 2010: Brooke Griffin, South River 2011: Maggie Morrison, Spalding 2012: Alexis Franklin, Old Mill 2013: Taylor Bresnahan, South River

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BOYS basKETball athlete of the year ryan hill

aaron terry

arundel senior Forward

chesapeake senior guard

austin carroll

jourdan grant

arundel senior guard

spalding junior guard

Earl Potts

Archbishop Spalding High School delaszo smith annapolis senior guard

corey martin

north county junior guard

NAME: Earl Potts School: Spalding POSITION: Forward Year: Senior

2013 statistics

juan brown

annapolis junior guard

derrick lewis

archbishop spalding coach of the year

Points: 17.9 Rebounds: 10.9 Assists: 2.9

season in review Potts led the Cavaliers to 22 wins, the MIAA A Conference semifinals and the Baltimore Catholic League championship game. He finished averaging 17.9 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks a game.

“Earl really has a tough mindset out there,’’ Cavaliers coach Derrick Lewis said. “ He wanted to take that last shot. He wanted to make that big defensive play.”

second team Jarrin Ball, Sr., Old Mill, G Manny Toney, Sr., AACS, G Jarrid Ryan, Sr., Severn, G Eric Lindsay, Sr., Southern, G Derron Morgan, Jr., Indian Creek, G Tristan Easton, Fr., Meade, G Taylor Kitzmiller, Jr., Severna Park, G

Clay Smith, Jr., Northeast, G Taylor Leabhart, Sr., AACS, G Keaton Mack, Sr., Arundel, G Nate Windham, Jr., Chesapeake, F Markus Oliphant, Sr., Arundel, F Kavon Witherspoon, Jr., Meade, G Taquan Hall, So., Glen Burnie, G

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jordyn brown

camille calhoun

southern junior forward

tiffany Mckinney

spalding senior forward

cydni cole

south river senior forward

taylor murray

indian creek sophomore guard

aacs sophomore guard

jennifer broussard st. mary’s senior guard

Archbishop Spalding High School

bre bolden

south river senior guard

terri stellwagen

st. mary’s coach of the year

second team Ke’La Ballard, Sr, Arundel, G Brianna Zajak, Sr., Chesapeake, F Kennedi Colclough, Fr., Arundel, F Sam Mocniak, Jr., St. Mary’s, G Kameron Ward, Sr., Broadneck, G Hannah Carroll, Sr., Severna Park, F Aleah Epps, Sr., Spalding, G Madison Triosi, Sr., St. Mary’s, F Maddie McDaniel, Fr., Severn, F Torri Chestnut, Sr., Spalding, fF Natesha Riley, Sr., Old Mill, F Emily Gibbons, Jr., Severn, F Jessica Walters, Sr., Northeast, F

girlS basKETball athlete of the year NAME: Jade Scaife School: Spalding POSITION: Forward Year: Senior

2013 statistics Points: 12.8 Rebounds: 9.7 steals: 1.4

season in review A North Carolina-Greensboro recruit, Scaife led the Cavaliers in scoring (12.8) and rebounds (9.7) and posted 15 double-doubles en route to an IAAM B Conference title.

“She did all the dirty work in the paint,’’ Cavaliers coach Brooke Rosemond said. “She was critical on both ends of the floor and a fearless competitor.’’

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wrestling athlete of the year michael doetsch severn freshman 106

tanner chaplain arundel junior 120

joshua julian

southern junior 113

lalito trevino

juan coronado

malik smith

zach abey

old mill senior 160

austin alley

south river senior 126

north county junior 182

meade senior 170

spalding junior 195

Logan Breitenbach cameron harrell broadneck sophomore 132

stanley proctor annapolis junior 138

Archbishop Spalding High School NAME: Logan Breitenbach School: Spalding Year: Junior weight class: 152

2013 statistics MIAA: 152-pound champion States: 152-pound champion Preps: Fourth place at 152

season in review Breitenbach won his first 35 matches on the way to a 50-3 record. He won MIAA and state titles before taking fourth place at National Preps.

“He just keeps getting better every year,’’ Cavaliers coach Mike Laidley said. “He loves the sport and continues to work to be the best. … He wants to be the best in the sport and shows it with his work ethic.’’

anthony rossi

mike tremper

devin keller

jeff schrumm

south river senior 195

southern senior 220

second team

cole graves spalding senior 145

sam ziff

severna park senior 152

106: Kevin Reyes, So. North County 106: John Owens, Jr., South River 113: Bobby Juliano, So. North County 120: Wolfie Bradley, Sr., Archbishop Spalding 120: Jeremy Morrow, Sr., Northeast 126: Connor Joyce, So. Broadneck 132: Jordan Orme, Sr., South River 132: Matt Pente, Jr., Archbishop Spalding 138: Gabe Pastirik, Sr., St. Mary’s 138: Tre Puccinelli, So., South River 145: Chase McKenzie, Sr., Southern

145: Collin Alley, Sr., South River 145: Travis Chidebe, So., Meade 152: Bryce Pappas, Jr., St. Mary’s 160: Jimmy Malone, Sr., Archbishop Spalding 170: Aaron Wallace, Sr., Old Mill 170: Jeff Zander, Sr., Severna Park 182: Jacob Parker, So., Archbishop Spalding 195: Adam O’Brien, Sr., Arundel 220: Isaiah Olugbemi, So. Arundel 285: Landon Reecher, Jr., Broadneck

glen burnie junior 285

southern coach of the year

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Taylor Gill

zoe cyphers

south river junior 50 free

annapolis junior 100 free

erin doughrety

stephanie downing

broadneck sophomore 200, 500 free

chesapeake sophomore 100 butterfly

lexie gilbert

katelyn sowinski

annapolis freshman 100 breast

Annapolis High School

janine bach

girlS swimming athlete of the year NAME: Taylor Gill School: Annapolis events: 200 IM, 100 back, 200 and 400 medley relays Year: Junior

aacs senior 200, 500 free (IAAM)

2013 statistics county: 100 back, 200 IM, 200 and 400 medley relay champion region: 100 back, 200 IM, 200 and 400 medley relay champion state: Second in 200 IM, third in 100 back

madeleine farnham

severn senior 500 free (IAAM)

season in review Gill led the Panthers’ girls swim team to its first county title and claimed the region record in the 100-yard backstroke. She ended her season by finishing second in the 200 individual medley and third in the 100 backstroke at the state meet.

“The coolest thing about Taylor is she is as exceptional an athlete as she is a student,” Annapolis swimming coach Andy Grannell said. “And she’s an even better person.”

ANNIE HAYBURN

st. mary’s senior 100 back 50 free (IAAM)

andrew grannell

annapolis girls coach of the year

GIRLS 200 FREE RELAY: South River

Isabella Pyne, Zoe Cyphers, Kasey Pearson and Hannah Schlegal.

GIRLS 200, 400 MEDLEY RELAYS: Annapolis

Taylor Gill, Lexie Gilbert, Abigail Goodman and Janine Bach

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BOYS swimming athlete of the year NAME: Matthan Martir School: Old Mill events: 200 IM, 100 free Year: Senior

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will doughrety

kevin huntley

michael seaberg

vadim jacobson

cameron rogers

broadneck sophomore 50 free

severna park senior 200 free

south river senior 100 breast

bennett bean

dave harmon

evan straub

broadneck junior 100 back

2013 statistics county: 200 free relay and 100 free champion region: 50 free and 100 butterfly champion state: Second in the 50 free and 100 butterfly

season in review

Martir broke the county record in the 100 freestyle and anchored the winning 200 freestyle relay team. He won region titles in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly and took second in the state at both — falling just short.

“I think he really stepped up from where he was last year,” Patriots coach Ellen Hayes said. “He trained harder and a little bit smarter, and it paid off for him in the championship season.”

severna park junior 100 butterfly

spalding senior 200 im, 100 butterfly (Miaa)

spalding senior 100 back (miaa)

spalding senior 200, 500 free (miaa)

BOYS 200, 400 MEDLEYS: Severna Park

John Bachkosky, Kevin Huntley, Sam Fuller and Bennett Bean

grant murray

mark solace

severn senior 100 breast (MIAA)

spalding senior 50 free, 100 free (miaa)

BOYS 200 FREE RELAY: Old Mill

Anthony Simoneta, Matthan Martir, Connor Wissmann and Marcelo Forest

Matthan Martir

peter davis

spalding Boys coach of the year

BOYS 200 FREE RELAY (MIAA): Spalding

Sean Martin, James Hurtt, Mark Solace and Connor Mangan

Old Mill High School

BOYS 400 FREE RELAY (MIAA): Spalding

Evan Straub, Sean Martin, David Harmon and James Hurtt

BOYS 200 MEDLEY RELAY (MIAA): Spalding

Evan Straub, Connor Mangan, David Harmon and Mark Solace

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Hale Bullen

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william parker

sam pershall

donovan franklin

gabriel parson old mill senior 300 dash

broadneck senior 500 dash

severna park senior 800, 1,600 runs

kevin random

quenlan dunn

trevon edwards

collin kroh

arundel senior high jump

old mill senior long jump

nick moorhead

janet liimatta

old mill senior 55 dash

Annapolis High School

BOYS indoor track & Field athlete of the year NAME: Hale Bullen School: Annapolis event: 3,200 run Year: Senior

2013 statistics county: 9:18, first place region: 9:18.01, first place state: 9:27.05, first place

BOYS 800 RELAY: Severna Park

meade senior 55 high hurdles, high jump

chesapeake senior triple jump

season in review Bullen set his focus on setting records during the winter season, and he accomplished his goal in a big way. On the way to his Anne Arundel County title, Bullen lapped the field and broke U.S. Olympian Matt Centrowicz’s record with a 9:18 before adding region and state titles.

“When you are one of the best runners in the state, no can keep up with you,” Annapolis coach Brian Brown said. “It requires a lot of mental toughness.”

Garrett Farshawe, Michael Bartosiewicz, Ben Mila and Jose Reyes

brennan hardesty chesapeake senior pole vault

BOYS 1,600 RELAY: Meade

Kevin Random, Ahmad Abram, Raymond Myers and Anthony Paul

northeast senior shot put

old mill coach of the year

BOYS 3,200 RELAY: Severna Park

Ben Gordon, Ryan Forsyth, Dillon Cooley and Jimmy Shipley

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DOMINQUE france

arundel senior 55, 300 dash

sarah childress

severna park junior 55 high hurdles

lauren jones

northeast senior shot put

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emma hand

severna park freshman 500 dash

reilly wagner

ryan bathras

severna park senior 800 run

nichelle mcmillian

south river senior high jump

meade senior long, triple jumps

julie koffler

severna park juior 1,600, 3,200 runs

emma staisloff

severna park senior pole vault

Sarah Taylor Chesapeake High School

GIRLS 800 RELAY: Annapolis

Khadijah Janey, Akeyla Estep, Ayonna Wood and Megan Busch

GIRLS 400 or 1,600 RELAY: South River

Reilly Wagner, Caroline Thompson, Alex Watson and Kali Dawson

Girls indoor track & Field athlete of the year NAME: Sarah Taylor School: Chesapeake event: Pole Vault Year: Senior

ed purpura

severna park girls coach of the year

2013 statistics

GIRLS 3,200: Severna Park

Gabby Vance, Kerrigan Stern, Jana Gawitt and Julie Downing

county: 10 feet, 6 inches, second place region: 10 feet, 6 inches, second place state: 11 feet, first place

season in review Taylor lost to Severna Park’s Emma Staisloff in the Anne Arundel County and Class 4A Central meets — the first on a tiebreaker — but made up for it by clearing 11 feet for the state pole vault championship.

“She was suffering from shin splints, and sometimes she would be in tears at practice,” Chesapeake coach Melvin Brown said. “She was able to persevere and come out on top at states.”

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baseball athlete of the year NAME: Scott Mitchell School: South River POSITION: Pitcher, SS, 1B Year: Senior

Scott Mitchell

2013 statistics INNINGS: 68 Hits allowed: 40 Walks: 15 Opponents’ Avg.: .164

South River High School

season in review Mitchell (8-0) had a dominant season with 88 strikeouts and a 0.31 ERA and threw a two-hit shutout in the state final. He had a .383 average and 18 RBIs, while leading the team with 29 runs and 10 stolen bases.

“He’s the complete package,” Seahawks coach Ken Dunn said. “He eats, sleeps and breathes baseball.”

Spalding Senior Pitcher

craig sheridan

south river junior pitcher

elliot zoellner

steven ghiardi

a.j. hammen

eric grantland

cooper hibbs

abel arocho

joey benitiz

koby overstreet

gabe vertucci

Spalding Senior Pitcher

south river senior 2b

glen burnie senior 3b

northeast senior ss

st. mary’s freshman pitcher

arundel senior ss / pitcher

arundel senior pitcher

old mill senior outfielder

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reid kowalski

severna park senior pitcher

matt prince

north county senior outfielder

jake gratz

south river senior catcher

connor cox

south river senior outfielder

aurturo archie

glen burnie senior 1B

johnny poss

st. mary’s coach of the year

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softball athlete of the year NAME: Kristina Dillard School: Broadneck Year: Senior position: Shortstop

Kristina Dillard

2013 statistics Average: .548 Home Runs: 2 RBIs: 34

Broadneck High School

season in review A Louisville recruit, Dillard hit .548 with six doubles, three triples, two homers, 34 RBIs and 30 runs to help the Bruins to a 12-4 county record.

“Kristina is one of the greatest athletes I’ve ever coached,” Bruins coach Deanna Romeo-Hamilton said. “At the plate, she got it done when we needed her the most, and on defense, she made some insane plays.”

brooke steinbach northeast senior pitcher

caitlyn kirby

glen burnie senior 3b

allie caulkins spalding sophomore pitcher

gracie logan

severna park sophomore infielder

ali moos

brittnany jones

haley keppel

north county senior pitcher

aacs senior pitcher

glen burnie junior Pitcher

broadneck junior catcher

ashley prince

jessica robinson

danielle myers

carley moore

northeast junior outfielder

glen burnie senior outfielder

chesapeake senior outfielder

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gabby henson

severna park senior outfielder

emma yale

severna park senior 1b

coral dittmar

northeast freshman utility

olivia ravadge

chesapeake senior 2b

doug schreiber glen burnie coach of the year

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boys lacrosse athlete of the year ben chisolm

south river senior attack

cam cetrone arundel senior attack

will hirschmann spalding senior attack

brett bedard

severn senior midfielder

ryan lamon

spencer coyle

lavon chaney

severn senior attack

st. Mary’s senior midfielder

south river senior midfielder

breannin mcneally

alex hanna

kieran jenkins

spalding senior attack

Tyler Young

zack franco

Arundel High School

broadneck senior midfielder

nick altmann

chesapeake senior attack

NAME: Tyler Young School: Arundel Year: Senior position: Midfielder

2013 statistics Goals: 28 Assists: 33 Ground balls: 85

arundel senior defender

severna park junior defender

nate schilling

stephen hincks

spalding senior defender

south river senior defender

ruston souder

paul noone

season in review Young was the catalyst to the Wildcats, who began the year with 11 straight wins, beat South River for the Anne Arundel County championship and made it to the Class 4A/3A East Region semifinals. Young posted 28 goals and 33 assists and was key to Arundel’s transition offense.

“The thing that sticks out about him is that he’s equally as good at both ends,” Necessary said. “That complete factor of being able to do everything on the field well is just rare.”

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chesapeake senior goalkeeper

south river coach of the year

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girls lacrosse athlete of the year NAME: Aislinn Probst School: Broadneck Year: Senior position: Midfielder

2013 statistics Goals: 66 Assists: 24

season in review Probst highlighted a dangerous group of offensive players that led Broadneck to its first state title since 2004. With 66 goals and 24 assists — many of them in crucial moments — Probst was able to energize the Bruins to 18 wins over their last 19 games.

“She was going to be the leader on this team, and they were not going to down without a fight,” Broadneck coach Karen Tengwall said. “She gave it her all in every game, and as a captain, she made it very clear to her teammates that not playing well was not an option.”

Aislinn Probst Broadneck High School

alex watson

alex puller

jackie spalding

kelly reese

emily cooper

morgan torggler

ryan bathras

taylor bresnahan

karen tengwall

south river senior attack

spalding senior attack

south river senior attack

severn senior attack

spalding sophomore attack

severna park senior midfielder

severna park senior midfielder

maggie kaulius

cami whitford

kacie longo

kayla devlin

bella pyne

sara ruzzi

natalie eastholm

spalding junior midfielder

severn senior midfielder

south river senior midfielder

annapolis senior defender

south river senior defender

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broadneck senior defender

broadneck senior goalkeeper

south river senior midfielder

broadneck coach of the year

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Boys Outdoor track & FIELD athlete of the year

Marcus Hicks

Hale Bullen

NAME: Kevin Random School: Meade Year: Senior events: 110- and 300-meter hurdles, 800-meter relay

Old Mill Junior

100 dash

Annapolis SENIOR

1,600 run, 3,200 run

2013 statistics county: 110 hurdles champion region: 110 hurdles champion state: 110 hurdles champion

Gabriel Parson

Emmanuel Mitchell Old Mill SENIOR Shot put

Old Mill SENIOR

200 dash

season in review

Kevin Random

Chet Hebden

Random was an energizer for Meade, which relied on him for points in two disciplines. Random swept the county, region and state meets in the 110-meter hurdles and finished seventh in the 300 hurdles at the state meet to score all 24 of the Mustangs’ points.

Nick Moorhead

Meade High School

St. Mary’s SENIOR

Northeast SENIOR Discus

400 dash (MIAA)

3,200 relay: Broadneck

William Parker

Broadneck SENIOR

400 dash, 800 run

Brennan Hardesty Chesapeake SENIOR Pole vault

Quenlan Dunn Arundel SENIOR High jump

Jarid Ryan

Evan Uthus, Jackson Hamill, Ben Eckley, Chase Graham

Severn JUNIOR High jump (MIAA)

400 relay: Old Mill

Garrett Fanshawe Severna park SENIOR

300 hurdles

Rakeem Owens

Janet Liimatta

Long jump, triple jump

Boys Coach of the Year

old mill SENIOR

old mill

Donovan Franklin, Marcus Hicks, Gabriel Parson, Malachi Young

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800 relay: Arundel Queshawh Collins, Teon Archer, Tamel Harbison, Blake Thorton

EDITOR’S NOTE: Athletes included on this page won either an Anne Arundel County public school title or those who finished with better times or distances at the Maryland Independent Athletic Association or Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship meets. Northeast discus champion Ali Williams and the Meade 1,600 relay team of Ahmad Arbam, Joshua Gaithers, Anthony Paul and John Robinson are not pictured.

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Kali Dawson

South river JUNIOR 100 hurdles

Emma Hand

Severna Park FRESHMAN 400 run

Caroline Reiser St. Mary’s SENIOR 3,200 (IAAM)

Mary Reiser

St. Mary’s SENIOR 3,200 (IAAM)

Jerrikka Burrell

Severna Park SENIOR Shot put

bRITTANY SNIDER, Vanna Lewis, Aysa Proctor, DOMINQUE FRANCE, Elise Bratton (NOT PICTURED), Arundel / 400 relay

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Emma Staisloff

Severna Park SENIOR Pole vault

Meghan McGowan Arundel SENIOR High jump

SIERRA KNOCH, MEGAN nelson, hannah schoener, julia doloning Severna Park / 3,200 relay

Sophia Cologer

Broadneck SENIOR 800 run

Nichelle McMillian Meade JUNIOR Long jump, triple jump

Ed Purpura Severna Park Girls Coach of the Year

Paige Mock and Aharon Salaam NOT PICTURED: Miyah Straughn, Leslie Gray Meade / 800 relay

GIRLS Outdoor track & FIELD athlete of the year

Camille McLean Meade SENIOR 300 hurdles

name: Dominque France School: Arundel Year: Senior events: 100- and 200-meter dashes, 400- and 1,600-meter relays

2013 statistics county: 100 and 200 dash champion, 400 relay champion, third in 1,600 relay region: Second in 200, third in 100, 400 relay champion

Ellie Smith

Broadneck SENIOR 1,600 run

season in review Beginning her track career as a sophomore, France helped lead the Wildcats during the indoor and outdoor seasons. She shined at the county meet by winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes and helped Arundel take first in the 400 relay and third in the 1,600. France added three more top-three finishes at the region meet, including an anchor-leg performance on the winning 1,600 relay team.

Sarah Sykora

Annapolis SENIOR 3,200 run

Dominque France Arundel High School

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tennis athlete of the year NAME: Alex Cauneac School: Severna Park Year: Sophomore

Alex Cauneac Severna Park High School

severna park freshman county boys singles

2013 statistics county: Singles runner-up region: Singles champion state: Third-place singles finisher

season in review

austin yannone

Cauneac has an 18-0 regular-season record. He took second at the county tournament, first in the region and third at states.

“We expect big things from Alex at the state tournament,” Falcons coach Jessica Goodman said.

jessica zhao

meade senior county girls singles

DANIELLE NAFTALI, ALLIE BURT

BROADNECK COUNTY GIRLS DOUBLES

NICK HENAULT, LOGAN KANE

SPALDING MIAA No. 2 DOUBLES

bear tose

aacs senior miaa B No. 3 singles

TAYLOR JACHIMSKI, DAN CALLOW BROADNECK COUNTY MIXED DOUBLES

ZACH FARRELL, ALEX JOHNSON

SPALDING MIAA No. 1 DOUBLES

jessica goodman

severna park coach of the year

NOAH ORDERS, GRANT HUDSON

BROADNECK COUNTY BOYS DOUBLES

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