Alumni Report archive

7:54 PM EST, January 28, 2011

Overlea grad a last-minute hero for Widener basketball team

More than anything, Widener junior guard BJ Smith's college basketball career to this point is defined by impeccable timing.

10:27 PM EST, November 11, 2010

After decorated college career, Holehouse wants to stay in game

Please excuse Roberta Holehouse for having felt a bit overwhelmed when she first stepped onto campus at Penn State University as a freshman in 2005.

March 11, 2010

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Alumni report: Swimmer Botek finds her way through choppy waters

After wrapping up an illustrious high school swimming career at McDonogh in 2006, one that included All-America status 16 times and a handful of school records that still stand, Anne-Marie Botek is exactly where she wants to be four years later.

March 6, 2010

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At UMass, Harris gets the point

Ricky Harris came to then-coach Mark Amatucci's Calvert Hall basketball program as a relatively small kid, utterly unprepared for physical and mental battles to be fought on a high school court -- much less a college one. But taking the lessons learned during his high school career, Harris has turned himself into the University of Massachusetts' floor leader and is looking at a possible pro career.

February 26, 2010

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Ex-Mount Hebron star an up-and-coming college hoops assistant

Amy Mallon would still play basketball every day if she could.

February 12, 2010

Alumni Report: Josh Banks, Severna Park, baseball

Josh Banks can throw five pitches: a fastball, a curve, a changeup, a split-fingered fastball and a cutter. That repertoire made him a star at Severna Park, got him a scholarship to Florida International and enticed the Toronto Blue Jays to draft him in the second round in 2003, when he was a junior.

February 5, 2010

Alumni Report: Matt, Brian and Jeff Eveleth, Chesapeake-AA, wrestling

After handling every opponent in his very first wrestling tournament, Brian Eveleth Jr. - then 7 years old, 50 pounds and grappling in sneakers - got the ride of his life.

January 29, 2010

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Southern's Dayna Scott is still big on assists

In 1985, Dayna Scott closed out her high school basketball career at Southern High in Harwood with 2,064 points and also led the Bulldogs in assists. Since then, assisting others has been a way of life for the Annapolis resident.

December 29, 2009

For McDonogh's Barclay, a 'crazy ride' to Rose Bowl

It began as a "cool idea" three years ago in the backyard of a friend's house in tiny Shelby, Ohio, after Devin Barclay found in a closet an old football that needed to be pumped up.

December 25, 2009

For her, love of challenges helps when times are tough

As Kacy Williams, she set a still-standing basketball assist record at Hammond and was named The Sun's Female Athlete of the Year in 1994 before going on to star at Georgetown.

December 18, 2009

Alumni Report: Brandon Lauer, River Hill, wrestling

In March 1988, at the age of 6, Brandon Lauer creatively declared his future.

November 27, 2009

Ex-McDonogh QB Sabelhaus finds happiness in Hollywood

The pictures come clearly into the mind of Bob Sabelhaus Sr., as he is driving to New York for Thanksgiving and talking on his cell phone about his son Bobby, who in 1995 was the nation's top-rated quarterback prospect during his senior year at McDonogh.

November 20, 2009

Former Dulaney runner and swimmer still staying active

Running has a whole new meaning for Amanda Pagon these days.

November 13, 2009

Alumni Report: Andrew Cranford, John Carroll, volleyball

The late-blooming and stellar volleyball career of John Carroll grad Andrew Cranford began with a watchful eye and a positive push.

November 6, 2009

Alumni Report: Roland Park's Cathy Nolan

Cathy Nolan earned a white blazer as a three-sport athlete at Roland Park in 1976. She still has the blazer, but she said in a phone interview this week that she took away much more than the jacket when she graduated.

October 30, 2009

Webster sisters at different stages in volleyball careers

Bailey, 18, is a freshman at Texas; Brooks, 23, is a fifth-year senior at Alabama

October 23, 2009

Bouchelle makes difference with Soccer Without Borders

Former NDP standout brings game to Nicaragua

October 16, 2009

For ex-Arundel star Beckerman, clear path to goal

He's now team captain for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer

October 9, 2009

For Poly star, giving up football wasn't easy, but it was right

Frazier trades cleats for scrubs as Navy doctor

October 2, 2009

Ex-Don Fitzgerald wants more at Wake

Three-time All-Metro standout ready for breakout season

September 25, 2009

Former Bel Air athlete now an assistant principal

Cooper was a 3-sport standout in high school, now works at Aberdeen

September 18, 2009

Ex-Gilman standout Opara makes mark as NFL scout

Princeton graduate working for Cleveland Browns

September 11, 2009

Nairn is still dazzling on the field

Former Spalding soccer standout makes mark on U.S. women's national team