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Softball
The Western Howard County Fever 18U "A" showcase team finished in first place out of 10 teams in the USSSA May Day Challenge on May 17. Playing five games in one day, the team went on to win the championship with a 7-4 victory in the finals over the Razorbacks of Pennsylvania. The team, which is coached by Bobby Baxter, features six Howard County high school players: Atholton's Miranda Thompson, Allison Orlosky and Patty Drumheller, Howard's Steph Yarrish and Lydia Maruschak, and Mt. Hebron's Julia Miller.
Gymnastics
The women's Top Flight Gymnastics level 4 team competed in the Maryland State Championships on April 25.
Team Results:
USAG Level 4: 2nd place
Individual Results:
(Level 4): Age 9: Sydney Scanlon: 3. Bars (9.425).
Age 11: CeCe Gover: 2. Vault (9.8); 1. Bars (9.7); 1. Floor (9.6); 1. All-Around (38.050).
Running
Forty-eight runners battled the humidity to run the Howard County Striders final spring weekly race at Burleigh Manor middle school on May 17. Ethan Carpenter and Tracy Ringel were the two-mile winners. Karsten Brown and Terri Wytko led the five-mile run.
2-mile results: 1. Ethan Carpenter, 12:19; 2. Steve Meininger, 13:08; 3. Eric Halvorson, 13:24; 4. Griffin Gunderson, 14:38; 5. Marc Burger, 15:00; 6. Jeff Vohr, 15:44; 7. Luke Meininger, 16:54; 8. Tracy Ringel, 17:36; 9. Roger Calvert, 18:13; 10. Sari Chapman, 19:09.
11. Bailey Carpenter, 19:15; 12. Lee Lowe, 19:44; 13. Bromley Lowe, 19:45; 14. Gale Gunderson, 20:39.4; 15. Gretchen Gunderson, 20:39.9; 16. Lynn Meininger, 21:00; 17. John Wheatland, 22:05; 18. Lily Wytko, 22:27.4; 19. Dan Wytko, 22:27.6; 20. Arleen Dineen, 25:35..
5-mile results: 1. Karsten Brown, 30:04; 2. Adam Wytko, 30:40; 3. Sean Costello, 31:54; 4. Lochlann Boyle, 32:48; 5. Mike Bohse, 34:09; 6. Eric Kieley, 35:19; 7. John Way, 35:29; 8. Terri Wytko, 36:28; 9. John Chall, 36:51; 10. Donnie Chapman, 37:02.
11. Kirk Gordon, 37:56; 12. Ken Sevik, 38:34; 13. James Moreland, 40:10; 14. Steve Knoll, 41:36; 15. Eric Johnston, 42:54; 16. Rick Repasky, 44:45; 17. Ron Weber, 46:12; 18. Sam Kieley, 47:42.1; 19. Emily Howe, 47:42.4; 20. Mike Fleming, 47:43.
21. James Scarborough, 48:24; 22. David Ikels, 49:25; 23. Cindy Cohen, 50:15; 24. Hans Meurer, 50:59; 25. James Koo, 53:22; 26. Ginger Rowley, 1:01:32.