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, who won the award.
Named to the coaches all-county first team this fall were:
Forwards
Molly Fleming, Marriotts Ridge, senior
Meagan Guthrie, Glenelg, senior
Meghan Milani, Glenelg, senior
Katja Randazzo, Howard, senior
Tianna Wallpher, Mt. Hebron, sophomore
Kat Varga, River Hill, junior
Midfielders
Kelly Jones, Mt. Hebron, senior
Mary Kate Olson, Glenelg, senior
Emily Russo, Glenelg, junior
Pauline Shih, River Hill, senior
Defense
Lindsey Dewey, Mt. Hebron, junior
Alex Stroud, Centennial, senior
Anne Zabel, Marriotts Ridge, senior
Goalkeeper
Maddy Fisher, Mt. Hebron, junior
Named to the second team were:
Forwards
Stephanie Asher, Glenelg, sophomore
Danielle Baker, Glenelg, junior
Nina Colins, River Hil, senior
Bri Hanlon, Marriotts Ridge, senior
Erica Heaphy, Centennial, senior
Midfielders
Courtney Barnwell, Howard, junior
Anna Kelly, Centennial, senior
Morgan Philie, Glenelg, sophomore
Defense
Maribeth Blonchek, Glenelg, junior
Rachel Brown, Reservoir, senior
Amy Frazier, Glenelg, senior
Katie Woolls, River Hill, senior
Goalkeepers
Taylor Burfiend, Long Reach, senior
Amanda Hendrix, Centennial, senior
Honorable mention: Forwards: Arielle Abrams (Howard) and Samantha Brookhart (Mt. Hebron); Midfielders: Nicole Grabowski (Long Reach) and Kate Nelson (Marriotts Ridge); Defense: Ciera Boyd (Wilde Lake); Goalkeeper: Sophia Hamilton (Marriotts Ridge).
The Columbia Flier/Howard County Times All-County field hockey team will be in the Dec. 15 issue of the papers. It will also appear online at explorehoward.com.