Rick Belz

Girls basketball: Press helps River Hill defeat Mt. Hebron, 53-35

June 17, 2018 at 11:41 p.m.

Earlier this season, with River Hill playing mainly zone defense, Mt. Hebron nearly upset the Hawks before losing by two points. Saturday night, however, River Hill racheted up the tempo...

Football: Glenelg’s season comes to an end

June 16, 2018 at 9:32 a.m.

The final score of Glenelg's 40-20 loss to visiting Douglass (PG) in the Class 2A South regional championship game Friday night didn't indicate what a tense, hard-fought game it had...

Football: Hammond suffers first loss as late field goal keeps Glenelg unbeaten, 17-14

June 18, 2018 at 6:17 a.m.

Unranked and unbeaten Glenelg silenced its naysayers Friday night, Sept. 30 at Hammond when Luke Brister's 42-yard game-winning field goal easily cleared the crossbar, leaving nine seconds on the clock...

Catch this: Frick is the county’s best player

June 18, 2018 at 12:53 a.m.

Sometimes in sports, defense is even more important than offense. Defense can intimidate other teams. Such was the case with Howard High this season and its chief intimidator was senior...

Centennial girls upset Mt. Hebron in lacrosse

October 26, 2018 at 3:58 p.m.

Mount Hebron's longtime girls lacrosse dynasty continued to erode yesterday at Centennial. The Eagles, wearing black face paint, ended Mount Hebron's 18-year Howard County winning streak by upsetting the Vikings,...

Coleman’s late layup gives Vikings the title

October 26, 2018 at 4:09 p.m.

The score was tied and 10.5 seconds remained on the clock as the Class 2A South championship, featuring high-scoring Gwynn Park and defensive-minded Mount Hebron, came down to one play...

Glenelg seniors eye ‘last shot’ at crown

October 26, 2018 at 10:10 p.m.

It's crunch time for Glenelg's wrestling team. With back-to-back regional titles, a third-place finish at last season's state tournament and a core of four seniors who finished second or third...

Glenelg High’s Bichner joins a select group of wrestlers

October 26, 2018 at 3:42 p.m.

Glenelg 135-pound senior Danny Bichner became the eighth county wrestler to win four county championships with his 4-0 decision over Oakland Mills' Thomas Consiglio on Saturday at Atholton. Bichner joined...

Hammond keeps calm, bests Centennial, 58-55 Bears use patient attack to improve record to 4-1; Boys basketball

October 22, 2018 at 9:04 p.m.

The reasons for Hammond's 58-55 road victory over Centennial last night were fundamental. The Golden Bears took care of the ball well, were patient on offense, and excelled on defense....

Long Reach’s Porter sets course toward state title 8-0 start puts lightweight on target to make his mark

October 22, 2018 at 9:24 p.m.

Long Reach wrestler J. C. Porter laid the foundation his freshman year with a solid 20-8 season and a third-place county finish. He built the walls last season with a...

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