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Summer swimming, diving heating up around Howard County
The second week of Columbia Neighborhood Swim League meets took place on June 22, while the Central Maryland Swim League kicked off its summer season the same day. The top results from the local meets are below: COLUMBIA NEIGHBORHOOD SWIM LEAGUE Dorsey Search, 336.5; Huntington, 261.5 Medley Relay...
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Brockenberry overcomes injuries to earn boys outdoor track and field Athlete of the Year
Damon Brockenberry first knew he was fast when he was 11 years old. “I knew when I first beat my dad in a race,” Brockenberry said. “He used to run track when he was in high school, and I beat him in a race up the street.” Now, Brockenberry, who overcame an injury-ridden junior season at Hammond...
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Mt. Hebron's Valentine runs away with Howard County girls outdoor track and field Athlete of the Year honors
At some schools, it could be difficult to coach a runner as fast as Tori Valentine. A girl with her times in the 400-meter dash and 800-meter run wouldn’t usually have a teammate to push her in practice. However, Mt. Hebron head track and field coach Teyarnte Carter doesn’t have that problem. The...
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Amouzou, Tabugbo, Valentine among Howard County athletes to compete in national track meet
More than 40 Howard County athletes traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina, last weekend for the New Balance outdoor track and field national championships. Three Howard County athletes — Hammond’s Loick Amouzou, Mt. Hebron’s Satori Valentine and Reservoir’s Adaobi Tabugbo — competed for a national...
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Howard County swim teams kick off 2019 Columbia Neighborhood Swim League season
The opening week of the 2019 Columbia Neighborhood Swim League season was held on Saturday, June 15 at pools around the county. Here are the top finishers from the respective meets: Long Reach, 368; Owen Brown, 211 Medley Relay 15-18M: 1. OB (Looper, May, Ribiero, Claxton), 2:13:14. 9-10M: 1. OB...
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Howard County Warhawks youth field hockey club wins regional tournament, advances to nationals
A group of 20 Howard County field hockey players won USA Field Hockey’s 14-under Region 7 Tournament last weekend. The Howard County Warhawks defeated defending-champion Freedom — the top-ranked U14 team in the country according to USAFH — 2-1 on Sunday, June 9, at Troy Park in Elkridge. With the...
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'Five-a-side' indoor soccer facility opens in Columbia
Soccer players in Howard County have a new place to play. Sofive Soccer Centers, a 50,000 square-foot indoor facility that offers “five-a-side” soccer, opened in Columbia Gateway in May. Sofive co-founder Charles Lagayette is “excited” to have Sofive’s fifth facility in Columbia. “We thought there...
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Howard County spring junior varsity athletes lay groundwork
As temperatures heated up outside this spring, so did the play of Howard County’s JV programs. Growth and development by the individuals who will populate varsity rosters in the coming seasons was evident through personal achievement and team success both on the scoreboard and off of it. In an...