It's been 30 years, but time flies

It has taken 30 years, but someone finally broke Carolyn Forde’s Class 2A record in the 3,200 meter run. Winters Mill senior Hannah Oneda ran a 10:52.01, May 24, on the first day of the state outdoor track and field championships to break the...

Tennis: State tournament brackets released

The state tennis tournament begins this Friday at the Cole Field House Tennis Courts on the campus of the University of Maryland at College Park.

A walk down memory lane

Since the sports staff has been covering games nearly every day this spring, we are going through reporter's notebooks at a rapid rate.

Tennis: County tournament seeds announced

Although the start of the county tennis tournament has been delayed a second time — until Thursday, May 10 at 2:45 PM at the Wilde Lake Tennis Club — fans can prepare for the tournament by checking out the seeds below.

Summitt's followers band together

With longtime Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summitt announcing today that she was stepping down, it's worth taking...

Ice hockey: Howard County All-Stars

It's been a month and a half since Atholton won its first Maryland Student Hockey League title.

Wrestling: All-Star Teams by Class Year

The All-Howard County wrestling story came out today

County girls basketball coaches select their all-county teams

Girls basketball coaches team

Loyola University's McKenzie is first team all-conference for the third year in a row

Oakland Mills girls basketball coach Seth Willingham knew he had a special player in Miriam McKenzie. She was the centerpiece in the turnaround of the Scropions' basketball fortunes. The tipping point was between her sophomore and junior years when...

Wrestling: Nathan Kraisser's Championship Conquest Continues (CHS Wingspan)

Check out this story about the Kraisser wrestling legacy at Centennial High School, written by Centennial High School "Wingspan" contributor Zack Newman. Good stuff!

Howard County wrestlers succeed in private sector as well

Howard County wrestling tournament seeds and schedule

Howard County wrestling rankings, fourth edition

We're only about a week away from the county wrestling tournament. That means, one, that these rankings won't mean anything when the kids actually get out there and decide who places where on the mats, and two, the county coaches are going to meet...

Howard County wrestling rankings, third edition

With the regular season winding down, the rankings are beginning to round into shape.

Howard County wrestling rankings, second edition

Putting together the first wrestling rankings last week was difficullt, but updating them for this week presented new challenges. I was able to get almost all of the box scores from the Tuesday night tri-meets, so thanks to everyone who helped with...

Howard County wrestling rankings, first edition

I've been covering wrestling for the Howard County Times and Columbia Flier for about 10 years now, and one thing I've never done is individual rankings.

Field hockey coaches pick their All-County teams

The Howard County public school field hockey coaches recently made Glenelg senior Alyssa Parker their unanimous choice for Player of the Year. It is Parker's third consecutive Player of the Year honor. Her freshman year, her older sister, Lauriann,...

Football: Thomas Johnson-River Hill 3A state championship preview, by the numbers

In this week's edition of the Howard County Times I previewed the upcoming Thomas Johnson-River Hill 3A...

Football: Aberdeen-River Hill state semifinal preview, by the numbers

In this week's edition of the Howard County Times I previewed the upcoming Aberdeen-River Hill 3A state...

All-Howard County football team, coaches picks

The Howard County football coaches picked their all-county team Wednesday night, and here are the results.

Howard County Football Playoff Preview

The football playoffs start Friday, Nov. 11, with three games involving Howard County teams: Gwynn Park at Glenelg, Stephen Decatur at Atholton, and Howard at River Hill, all at 7 p.m.

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Final Edition

So that's it, huh? The 2011 regular season is over, just like that. It's been a fun ride, with Atholton emerging as the dominant team in Howard County, River Hill rebounding from two early season setbacks to finish near the top, Glenelg surprising...

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 10

Well, it's taken me 10 weeks to come to this realization, but it's finally time to admit it: I don't know what the heck I'm doing trying to rank all of these crazy teams. Three weeks ago it was Reservoir beating Glenelg, then it was Long Reach...

A familiar Face in the Crowd

Glenelg senior Alyssa Parker will be in the Faces in the Crowd section of the Nov. 7 issue of Sports Illustrated. The magazine hits the newsstands Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 9

You didn't think everything would settle down in the county after Reservoir's upset over previously undefeated Glenelg in week seven, did you?

Check out the Mighty Macs on the silver screen

Long before Pat Summit and the University of Tennessee or Geno Auriemma and UCONN ruled the ranks of women’s college basketball, there was another team at the top of the standings.

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 8

Finally, a little bit of action in the rankings, It's Week 8, but believe it or not, up until now we haven't had any ranking conflicts. That is when team A beats team B, then team B beats team C, but then team C  makes everything confusing by...

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 7

Wow! It’s already week seven. The season has flown by, and I hope that means that we’ve all been having fun.

Don't miss chance to see a special team

Superlatives are easy to pass around, especially in sports – where everyone strives to be the biggest, the fastest or the best. These superlatives are generally tags given to individuals, though.

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 6

First things first: All games this week will be played on Thursday because of Yom Kippur. I wouldn't want anyone showing up to a field Friday night all excited for football only to see some joggers and dogwalkers putting in their work.

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 5

Ah, Week 5: The season’s halfway mark, when the contenders separate themselves from the pretenders, or so that clever rhyme goes.

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 4

Hold on to your helmets, kids!

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 3

All right then. After an exciting week of Monday Night Turf Wars (great headline, right?), it’s time to get...

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 2

Paging Leisl Schwartz

Leisl where are you? Who are you?

Howard County Football Power Rankings: Week 1

The first edition of the power rankings is the most difficult.

BASEBALL: River Hill alum Austin Drewyer completes career at UMBC with a flourish

This week I wrote about Steve Lombardozzi, a former Atholton baseball and basketball standout who is excelling so much at the minor league level that it seems he’ll be a Washington National before the season is over.

Smelkinson taking over HCC men's basketball team

Former Howard County basketball Player of the Year Mike Smelkinson is a man on the move.

Baseball: Longtime Atholton coach Kelly endorses successor, leaves open a return to the dugout

Like any father, Atholton baseball coach Kevin Kelly gets a thrill out of watching his son play.

Baseball: Howard County weighs in on bat change

The familiar 'ping' of a bat striking a ball at a high school baseball game could sound a little more dull next spring.

Howard County represented in IWLCA All-America honors

The women’s college lacrosse season ended Sunday with the University of Maryland relinquishing its national title to Northwestern University. The game was a rematch of last year’s final in which Maryland upset Northwestern.

Baseball coaches pick their all-county team

The Howard County public school baseball coaches got together on Wednesday afternoon to select the 2011 All-County team, and here are the results.

Campanaro cited on CollegeFootballNews.com

As the 2011 NFL season is thrown further and further into doubt by the ongoing disagreement between owners and players, more and more fans might turn to the college football season as an unwavering source of...