Megan Woodward

Carroll County Times varsity roundup for Feb. 25, 2020.

Local athletes competed in the Carroll County High School Powerlifting Meet at Winters Mill on Feb. 22, 2020.

South Carroll senior lineman Mike Crown suffered a knee injury early in the 2019 season, but returned four weeks later to finish the season and he recently committed to play Division 2 football at Frostburg State.

Carroll County Times varsity roundup foe Feb. 21, 2020.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Feb. 19, 2020

The Cavaliers edged Harford Tech 46-45.5 to capture their program’s first state championship. The victory also marked the sixth time a Carroll County girls team has won a state crown.

Carroll County will see representation from teams in Class 2A and 3A — Century, Francis Scott Key, Liberty, South Carroll and Winters Mill in 2A, and Manchester Valley and Westminster in 3A.

Carroll County will see representation from teams in Class 2A and 3A — Century, Francis Scott Key, Liberty, South Carroll and Winters Mill in 2A, and Manchester Valley and Westminster in 3A.

Ochs, who lives in Gainesville, Florida, led the Lions’ football team in tackles, interceptions, punt return and kick return totals as a senior captain and was a Carroll County Times first team all-countian as a junior and senior.

Century erased a 15-point deficit in the second half to defeat Liberty, 50-47, on Friday and captured the program’s sixth county championship and fifth county title since 2014.

The county title race is in full swing and two teams from either side are in the running — Century and Westminster boys, and Liberty and Westminster girls.

Amelia Saunders, who scored 20 points Tuesday in a Carroll County Athletic League win over Liberty, leads the county with 17.2 points per game with 327 points through 19 games.

Sophomore guard Tessa Boswell notched nine points, eight rebounds, two steals and an assist in the Mavericks’ third straight victory.

Liberty and Westminster have now split the regular-season series this season, and they’re tied atop the CCAL standings with two county games remaining.

The Patriots are 11-6 with three games left in the regular season against Calvary Baptist, New Life Christian Academy, and Maryland School for the Deaf.

Westminster hosted Century in a Carroll County Athletic League contest on Feb. 4, 2020.

Carroll County Times varsity roundup for Feb. 3, 2020.

Carroll County fared well at the regional meet, which served as a qualifier for the annual state meet in two weeks.

Carroll County Times varsity roundup for Jan. 31, 2020.

Carroll County Times varsity roundup for Jan. 30, 2020.

The Knights downed the Eagles earlier this month, and also pulled out county wins against South Carroll and Winters Mill.

Winters Mill boys basketball coach Devon Lesniak said Bryant was his hero, and he loves the sport because of Bryant and the impact he had on the game.

The Knights’ boys captured their ninth consecutive county championship and crowned five individual champions. The girls defeated two-time reigning county champion South Carroll with 142 points to capture their fourth overall county title.

Saunders scored 22 points and added six rebounds and four assists. Bowman notched a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavs (8-6, 4-3 CCAL).

Century’s boys and South Carroll’s girls have reigned supreme in recent years — the Knights have won eight straight county titles, and the Cavaliers have won the last two championship meets.

They finished the season with three wins and 21 losses — the last of 12 schools in the MIAA ‘B’ Conference. Things look a bit different for this year’s Falcons (7-9), however, and they have doubled their win total.

Groves is in her 13th year hosting the clinic and said the turnout has continued to grow between the winter and summer sessions.

Junior guard Noah Riley led the Knights with 17 points and Wunder contributed 13. Owings scored eight points and added four rebounds and six blocks for the Knights (10-2, 5-1 CCAL), who won their third in a row and ninth in the last 10 games.

Carroll County Times varsity roundup for Jan. 16, 2020.

Junior guard Katelyn Heffner commanded the Falcons on offense with a game-high 14 points. Veronica Paylor scored eight, and Emily Kowalski and Sophia Barnes notched seven points apiece for the Falcons (4-7, 3-2 CCAL).

Senior guards Dahon Saunders and Christopher Wunder scored 10 points apiece for the Mavericks — Wunder scored eight points in the fourth quarter alone.

Stoetzer was recently named the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year for 2019. He is one of 110 state sportscasters and sportswriters of the year from 49 states, plus the District of Columbia, and will be recognized at the 61st NSMA awards banquet on June 29 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Carroll County Times varsity roundup for Jan. 13, 2020.

MPSSAA elections take place every two years, and Duffy was voted as the president-elect in December 2017. He'll be the second MPSSAA president with Carroll ties in the last three cycles.

The Pacers won their inaugural contest 4-3, and defeated Emory University 12-6.

The Owls had to pull themselves out of an 11-1 first-quarter deficit to finally find their rhythm, but their resiliency shined as they mounted a comeback to defeat the Lions 50-46, good for their fourth straight win this winter.

Century hosted Westminster in a Carroll County Athletic League boys basketball matchup on Jan. 8, 2020.

Sexton said he is most proud of his national championship-winning performance at the AAU Red-White-Blue National Championships that took place in Coral Springs, Florida, in May 2018. He dived using a platform to hit just the way he intended in order to capture the title.

John Pavlick led with seven rebounds and Spencer Copley had six for the Knights (7-1, 3-0 in the Carroll County Athletic League), who won their sixth game in a row.

The Cavaliers never looked back, despite a few late free throws from Winters Mill, and defeated the Falcons 32-28 to capture their first win of the season.

Brunner’s new personal record tops Class 2A and is the third best distance in Maryland, according to performances tracked by athletic.net. Oakdale senior Nicholas Rohwer is second in 2A at 48-1.5.

The Frostbite Invitational boasted 22 teams and six of those were represented by Carroll County -- Century, Francis Scott Key, Manchester Valley, South Carroll, Westminster and Winters Mill.

Carroll County Times varsity roundup for Dec. 28, 2019.

The Lions (4-4) rebounded after Thursday’s 65-54 loss against Wootton that set up Friday’s game against the Cavs (0-8).

Carroll County Times varsity roundup for Dec. 27, 2019.

The Times sports staff is counting down its top 15 high school events from 2019.

The Times sports staff is counting down its top 15 high school events from 2019.

Liberty senior forward Peyton Scheufele is emerging as the Lions' go-to leader on offense early this season.

Samantha Hardy and Rachel Thiem lead Liberty to its first win of the season with a 72-34 victory over Francis Scott Key.

Nov. 13 marked the first day that high school athletes could sign an NLI. Carroll County schools recognized numerous athletes that made their college commitments in signing day ceremonies throughout that week.