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Three area boys soccer standouts commit to UMBC for 2020
The UMBC men’s soccer program will get an injection of hometown talent for 2020 with standout juniors Spencer Hanks (Arundel), Dillon Nesteruk (Eastern Tech) and Taylor Calheira (Concordia Prep) all making commitments this past week.
Hanks, an All-Metro first-team selection who plays forward and attacking midfielder, scored 21 goals and added three assists in leading Arundel to the Class 4A East region title game. He was named the Capital Gazette’s Player of the Year in Anne Arundel. A three-year starter and captain, he will enter his senior high school season with 43 goals and 13 assists.
Nesteruk and Calheira are also playing big roles on winning programs. Nesteruk, a...
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Three area boys soccer standouts commit to UMBC for 2020
The UMBC men’s soccer program will get an injection of hometown talent for 2020 with standout juniors Spencer Hanks (Arundel), Dillon Nesteruk (Eastern Tech) and Taylor Calheira (Concordia Prep) all making commitments this past week.
Hanks, an...
Digest (Feb. 11): UMBC to induct four into Athletics Hall
Colleges
Former soccer player Marcus Gross (Class of 2006), former lacrosse player Drew Westervelt (Class of 2008), current men's soccer coach Pete Caringi Jr. and former men's lacrosse coach Don Zimmerman will be inducted into the UMBC Athletics...
Howard County Women's Athletics Hall of Fame set to induct 2019 class
The Howard County Women’s Athletics Hall of Fame will celebrate its 23rd year of recognizing outstanding contributions with the induction of two women and two men on Saturday, Feb. 2 at River Hill High School.
The ceremony will take place in the...
Hometown greats Celenza, Wakefield set to be inducted into the Blast Hall of Fame
Much of the Blast’s success in professional indoor soccer has come with the help of hometown products.
On Feb. 24, at halftime of their game against Utica City FC, the organization will celebrate two of the finest.
Giuliano Celenza and PJ Wakefield, two...
Digest (Jan. 26): Heat handle Blast for Major Arena Soccer League victory
In the third Major Arena Soccer League matchup of the season between the Baltimore Blast and the Harrisburg Heat, the Heat came out on top, 8-6. The Blast were led by Elton de Oliveira and Jon Orlando, who both scored two goals. Nelson Santana led the way...
Digest (Jan. 21): Wizards sign Gary Payton II, son of Hall of Famer
The Washington Wizards announced that the team has signed guard Gary Payton II to a 10-day contract. Payton II, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, has spent this season with the G League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers, averaging 19.2 points, 8.2...
Former C.M. Wright soccer star Colin Miller looking toward pro career heading into MLS draft
Colin Miller can rest easy now knowing he has put in the work.
The C. Milton Wright grad became the starting goalkeeper for the Providence men’s soccer team as a junior in 2016 and after his redshirt senior season this past fall, he earned a coveted...
Blast return home to face Heat and Pat and Kevin Healey
Harrisburg Heat (1-4) @ Blast (4-2)
When: Saturday, 6:05 p.m.
Where: SECU Arena
Tickets: 410-73-BLAST, ticketmaster.com or baltimoreblast.com
Outlook: Anytime the Blast take on the Heat, their closest Major Arena Soccer League rival, it’s a special...
2018 All-Metro boys soccer first and second teams
First team
Conner Appleby
C. Milton Wright, forward, senior
» Four-year starter, captain finished with 12 goals and 11 assists for two-time defending 3A state champion Mustangs
» Ultra-competitive and nonstop motor set tone with teammates; recorded at...
2018 All-Metro girls soccer first and second teams
First team
Phoebe Canoles
Perry Hall, forward, senior
» Four-year starter, repeat All-Metro pick and two-year captain finished with 25 goals and seven assists in leading No. 5 Gators (17-3) to first Class 4A state crown
» Finished with seven multigoal...
2018 All-Metro girls soccer co-Coaches of the Year: McDonogh's Harry Canellakis and River Hill's Brian Song
Harry Canellakis, McDonogh
The challenges were plentiful for the defending Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland’s A Conference champion No. 1 Eagles, and none were bigger than the title game against then-No. 2 Archbishop Spalding.
Going...
River Hill senior Brigette Wang scores girls soccer Player of the Year
Brigette Wang could always score.
At River Hill, she tallied a team-high 20 points (eight goals, four assists) her freshman year and then notched eight, 20 and 16 goals for the Hawks the following three seasons. At the club level, she added an...
River Hill senior Justin Harris did it all as Howard County boys soccer Player of Year
River Hill boys soccer coach Matt Shagogue recalls one of his first conversations with then-newcomer Justin Harris. The midfielder skipped his freshman high school season to play for his academy team but decided before his sophomore year that the time was...
Digest (Dec. 18): Joe Mallia returns to coach Loyola Maryland women's soccer
Joe Mallia, the winningest head coach in Loyola Maryland women's soccer history, is returning to lead the Greyhounds' program 14 years after last serving in that capacity. Mallia, who most recently was an assistant coach at Navy, guided the Greyhounds...
Glenelg's Jenny Giampalmo caps field hockey career as Howard County Player of the Year
Jenny Giampalmo was torn.
It was the night before field hockey and soccer tryouts her freshman year, and she had yet to fully commit to either sport. She could follow in the footsteps of her two older sisters, Susie and Christina, and play for the...
Maryland men’s soccer’s ‘special’ run to NCAA title might open doors for Donovan Pines
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Offense for Maryland men’s soccer fueled by friendship between 'polar opposites' Amar Sejdic, Paul Bin
Paul Bin had been in Amar Sejdic’s position before.
Just weeks removed from returning to the United States after spending a year playing soccer in Holland, Sejdic began scouring for a high school team. One visit took him to Utah’s Real Salt Lake Academy,...
Blast open MASL championship defense with 11-3 rout of expansion MetroStars
The Blast and visiting Mississauga MetroStars played their expected roles in Saturday’s Major Arena Soccer League season opener.
The home team mostly looked every bit like the three-time defending league champions, while the Ontario-based MetroStars...
Coach Danny Kelly, assistant David Bascome determined to keep Blast on top in 2018-19
The Blast wrapped a training session last week with an intrasquad scrimmage that head coach Danny Kelly and assistant coach David Bascome considered lackluster.
The message to the players that followed, this time from Bascome, was loud, clear and...