The Baltimore Sun is holding its 50th High School Athletes of the Year banquet today, celebrating the top 10 male and the top 10 female athletes of the past school year and naming a top male and female Athlete of the Year. Here are the winners from the past 49 banquets (only male winners were chosen before 1978):
1967: Don Russell, Southern
1968: Thom Gatewood, City
1969: Mike Creaney, Loyola
1970: Jeff Bradford, Dundalk; Jack Thomas, Towson
1971: Barry Scroggins, Mount Saint Joseph
1972: Jeff Grantz, Bel Air
1973: Kurt Seibert, Mount Saint Joseph; David Ticker, Gilman
1974: Vince Kinney, Calvert Hall
1975: David Cornwell, Hereford
1976: Mike Austin, Gilman
1977: Ray Finch, Westminster
1978: Calvin Maddox, Dunbar; Karen Stout, Bel Air
1979: Jim Traber, Wilde Lake; Jim Wilkerson, Gilman; Laurie Taylor, Annapolis
1980: Darryl Gee, Oakland Mills; Rachel Clary, Sparrows Point
1981: Richard Bosley, McDonogh; Debbie Paladino, Centennial
1982: Larry Dedoyen, St. Paul's; Donna Neale, Oakland Mills
1983: Ziz Abdur-Ra'oof, Northeast; Sandy Wilson, Liberty
1984: Ted Brown, Gilman; Pat Welsh, Loyola; Laurie Governor, Howard
1985: Antoine Harris, Randallstown; Lori Amos, Milford Mill
1986: Mark Carper, Atholton; Missy Spicer, South River
1987: Brett McGonnigal, Loch Raven; Jen Achziger, Francis Scott Key
1988: Jerry Roney, Woodlawn; Rosemary Kosiorek, Mercy; Jill Moore, Severna Park
1989: Derrick Love, Meade; Jenny Parsons, Glen Burnie
1990: Chris Lafferman, Poly; Betsy Given, Broadneck
1991: Larry Washington, Randallstown; Dana Johnson, Western
1992: Victor Carter-Bey, Gilman; Mandy White, Dulaney
1993: Michael Watson, St. Paul's; Mandy White, Dulaney
1994: Steve Wojciechowski, Cardinal Gibbons; Kacy Williams, Hammond
1995: Jason Smith, Broadneck; Amber Clutter, South Carroll
1996: Tommy Polley, Dunbar; Laurie Schwoy, McDonogh
1997: Tony Jackson, Wilde Lake; Alisha McClinton, Perry Hall
1998: Damien Davis, Gilman; Jaimee Reynolds, Towson
1999: Damien Davis, Gilman; Betsy Gaines, Roland Park
2000: Mike Faust, Gilman; Theresa Sherry, Bryn Mawr
2002: Shane Stroup, River Hill; Kristen Waagbo, Mount Hebron
2003: Ambrose Wooden, Gilman; Kristen Waagbo, Mount Hebron
2004: Jeremy Navarre, Joppatowne; Lauren Centrowitz, Broadneck
2005: DeShawn Barrett, Patterson; Devon Williams, Towson Catholic
2006: Bryn Holmes, McDonogh; Brittney Kalkstein, Roland Park
2007: Matthew Centrowitz, Broadneck; Cory Donohoe, North Harford
2008: Chris Agorsor, McDonogh; Allyson Carey, John Carroll
2009: Tavon Austin, Dunbar; Bailey Webster, St. Paul's
2010: Josh Selby, Lake Clifton; Brooke Griffin, South River
2011: Darius Jennings, Gilman; Taylor Cummings, McDonogh
2012: Cyrus Jones Jr., Gilman; Taylor Cummings, McDonogh
2013: Deryk Kern, Westminster; Ellie Gonzalez, Catholic
2014: Shack Stanwick, Boys' Latin; Ellie Gonzalez, Catholic
2015: Ryan Conrad, Loyola Blakefield; Jen Bleakney, Atholton
2016: Bryan Costabile, Mount Saint Joseph; Savannah Buchanan, McDonogh