ALL-COUNTY FIELD HOCKEY

Baltimore County coaches have selected their consensus, heron and mallard division teams.

Name                     School             Grade      Position           
                       
                       
Lindsey Fowler          Overlea                12            GK           
Katie Muhvich           Towson                12            GK           
Kirsten Kyne             Loch Raven           11            GK           
Jill Schuchart          Eastern Tech           12         Defense           
Mandy Pace             Hereford                12         Defense           
Sami Topolski          Franklin                 12         Defense           
Meredith Tracey       Towson                 12         Defense           
Tara Williams           Dulaney                12         Midfield           
Celeste DiFerdinando Hereford               12         Midfield           
Kelly Brown            Catonsville              11         Midfield           
Lindsey Ferris         Loch Raven             11         Midfield           
Brittany Lough       Eastern Tech            12           Attack           
Maggie Malone        Towson                  12           Attack           
Brittany Martin         Hereford                 12          Attack           
Caitlin Powers         Towson                   11          Attack           

ALL-BALTIMORE COUNTY HERON DIVISION FIELD HOCKEY TEAMS

Name                  School                    Grade     Position           
                       
FIRST                       

Kirsten Kyne           Loch Raven               11             GK           
Katie Muhvich           Towson                  12             GK           
Mandy Pace             Hereford                  12          Defense           
Jackie Reymann      Catonsville                12          Defense           
Ana Heneberry         Dulaney                  12           Defense           
Catherine Vane        Loch Raven              12           Defense           
Sami Topolski           Franklin                  12          Defense           
Meredith Tracey        Towson                   12          Defense           
Celeste DiFerdinando Hereford                  12         Midfield           
Tara Williams             Dulaney                  12         Midfield           
Kelly Brown              Catonsville                11         Midfield           
Lindsey Ferris           Loch Raven               11         Midfield           
Kristina Panagodimos Perry Hall                12         Midfield           
Alex McGovern            Towson                 10         Midfield           
Maggie Malone            Towson                 12          Attack           
Lindsay Riordon          Hereford                12          Attack           
Caitlin Powers             Towson                 11          Attack           
Brittany Martin             Hereford               12          Attack           
Paige Messersmith        Dulaney                11          Attack           
Allison Brown             Loch Raven             12         Attack           
                       
                       
                       
SECOND           
           
Jenny Winders               Dulaney               11           GK           
Tori Trcka                     Franklin                12           GK           
Carly Eisenbrandt          Towson                 10        Defense           
Melissa Garrett           Catonsville                12        Defense           
Julie Kokinos                 Dulaney                12        Defense           
Katie Martello                Hereford                12       Defense           
Alexa Demski               Loch Raven             11        Midfield           
Rebecca Myers               Franklin                 11        Midfield           
Andrea Brennan           Catonsville               12        Midfield           
Emily Rector                  Towson                 12        Midfield           
Shelby Polk                 Catonsville                11        Attack           
Brooke Martin                Dulaney                  11       Attack           
Laura Grammer             Perry Hall                12       Attack           
Becca Reymann           Catonsville                12        Attack           
                       
                       
                       
HONORABLE MENTION                       

Katie Winters               Catonsville                 11           GK           
Gracie Stemmer             Perry Hall                12           GK           
Ruthanne Salsbury          Pikesville                12            GK           
Andrea Pace                   Hereford                10       Defense           
Dahna Shimony              Pikesville                12       Defense           
Marisa Levin                   Perry Hall               11       Defense           
Courtney Haldeman         Hereford                10       Midfield           
Alissa Gulin                     Pikesville                12      Midfield           
Cori Schreider                  Franklin                 10       Attack           
Kayla Stolins                   Loch Raven             11       Attack           
Samantha Fink                 Pikesville                12       Attack           
Jara Title                         Pikesville                10       Attack           
Cailin Colegrove                Dulaney                12       Attack           
                       
                       
                       
ALL-BALTIMORE COUNTY MALLARD DIVISION FIELD HOCKEY TEAMS
                       
                       
Name                    School                     Grade      Position               
                           
FIRST                           

Lindsey Fowler                Overlea                12              GK               
Jill Schuchart                 Eastern Tech          12          Defense               
Jamie Woutila             Sparrows Point          12         Defense               
Samantha Dovel             Eastern Tech          12         Midfield               
Jennifer Lutz                  Carver A & T          12          Midfield               
Katlyn Higgins                 Lansdowne            11         Midfield               
Anneve Waithe                 Parkville               11         Midfield               
Brittany Lough                Eastern Tech          12           Attack               
Cheri Perkins                   Lansdowne           11            Attack               
Racheal Jones               Sparrows Point        12            Attack               
                           
                           
SECOND                           

Taylor Hahn                    Eastern Tech         12             GK               
Erin Johns                       Lansdowne           11          Defense               
Janel Cofield                       Overlea             11          Defense               
Brittney McNeal                   Dundalk             12          Defense               
Kristin Neet                         Lansdowne        11          Midfield               
Sam Liptrap                        Kenwood           12          Midfield               
Sarah Dix                           Overlea              12          Midfield               
Autumn Jackson              Sparrows Point       12          Midfield               
Kayla Ripple                      Eastern Tech         12         Midfield               
Alison Preiss                      Carver A & T       12            Attack               
Cat Bahr                              Kenwood           12            Attack               
Julie Shanahan                    Parkville             11            Attack               
Sarah Steele                       Eastern Tech       12            Attack               
                           
                           
HONORABLE MENTION                           

Sara Fischer                          Dundalk             12           GK               
Tracey Carroll                     Owings Mills         12           GK               
Tiffany Lee                        Sparrows Point       11           GK               
Katie Hudson                     Sparrows Point       10        Defense               
Laura Ruth                            Dundalk             12        Midfield               
Alanna Delfino                       Patapsco            11        Midfield               
Diana Dannenmen                  Kenwood           12         Midfield               
Melissa Ortiz                          Overlea              12         Attack               
Ali Hadel                           Sparrows Point       11         Attack               
Stephanie Piercy                    Dundalk             12          Attack               
Brittany Liller                         Kenwood           11          Attack               
Emily Austin                       Sparrows Point      12         Attack               
Toni Ann Lewandowski           Eastern Tech      11         Attack               

FRANKLIN TO DEDICATE ‘MCWILLIAMS STADIUM’

The Indians’ football stadium, which received lights for the first time in school history last spring, will be named in honor of longtime supporter Dr. Clarence E. McWilliams.

Franklin High School, whose stadium was equipped last spring with lights for the first time in history, will name the venue posthumously in honor of Dr. Clarence E. McWilliams, a longtime supporter of the Indians’ athletic programs whose wife, Jean, children and grandchildren have attended the school.

Below are details of the official ceremony, to be held on Nov. 9 prior to the Indians’ homecoming game against Dulaney. Jean McWilliams plans to attend the event, as does Baltimore County superintendent Dr. Joseph Hairston.

WHAT:

Franklin High School will officially dedicate its stadium complex (field, press box, stands and lights) in honor of Dr. Clarence E. McWilliams, Jr., a community physician who lived and practiced next door to the school and provided services to students and student athletes for more than 40 years.

WHEN:

Friday, November 9, 2007
6:15 p.m. Ceremony
7:00 p.m. Football varsity homecoming game â?? Franklin Indians vs. Dulaney Lions

WHERE:

Franklin High School stadium
12000 Reisterstown Road, Reisterstown

WHO:

In attendance will be:
Dr. Joseph Hairston, superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools.
James T. Smith, Baltimore County Executive.
Jean Eckhardt McWilliams, wife of Dr. McWilliams and a Franklin High graduate.
All eight McWilliams children, including Gary McWilliams, all of whom are Franklin High graduates.
Many of Dr. McWilliamsâ?? 22 grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.
Kathy Schmidt, Franklin High principal.
Dean Terry, former Franklin High principal for 11 years, 40 total in the education field.
Rich Reed, Franklin High athletic director.
Jill Myers, former athletic director of Franklin High for 40 years.
Former and current Franklin Athletic Boosters Members and community members.
Students from fall sports teams.

Towson High’s field hockey team is all smiles after winning Baltimore County championship over Catonsville last night.

STROKE OF VICTORY

“Perfect” shot by Powers lifts Towson over Catonsville for Baltimore County field hockey title

     What a difference a field made for Towson High School’s field hockey team last night.

     Playing under the lights on Catonsville’s immaculate field turf, the Generals upended the host Comets, 1-0, to win the Baltimore County championship. In avenging a 1-0 defeat nearly three weeks ago, Towson improved its record to 11-2.

     Caitlin Powers’ goal off a corner shot with five minutes, 43 seconds remaining in regulation was all the Generals needed. Towson coach Holly West said it was just another day at the office for her squad.

     “We’ve had a lot of close battles this year and we won a lot of games 1-0,” said West, whose team garnered its 10th shutout. “We had some tough games against some very tough teams. We’re fortunate to get the job done, but we’re not giving ourselves any cushion.”

     “We came out with a lot more confidence and drive to win,” said Generals’ sophomore midfielder Alex McGovern. “We got it done.”

     Towson flipped the script on the Comets (11-2), who got an early second-half goal from Shelby Polk for the game-winner earlier this month on their regular field which Powers said “was like a desert with mountains.”

     “It was a dustbowl,” said West. “We were pounding, you couldn’t see the ball because all the dust, rocks and stuff. It’s totally different; you can see a team’s stick skills and their talents on a field like this.”

     Powers took a pass from McGovern and cleanly stroke the ball from about seven yards out, right through the legs of Catonsville’s goalie Katie Winters. After watching the Generals miss numerous corner shots opportunities, Powers was surprised they finally executed.   

     “We had a lot of backswings which is when you bring your stick up and that’s more time,” said Powers, Towson’s leading scorer. “I just did a push pass and it worked smoothly.”      

      “Powers is a good last name for her because she’s a powerful player,” said West. “One thing though she sometimes get that big high stick which on a corner you need get rid of that ball quickly before the defense has a chance to set up. She didn’t take the big swing, just a nice push and it was perfectly place.”

       The Comets thought they had the perfect situation last night, hosting the finals in their home crowd. Instead, Catonsville absorbed its first setback since the opening week of the regular season when they lost to Centennial.
 
       “We didn’t put any pressure on their goalkeeper what so ever, and usually our forward line is a strength,” said Comets coach P.J. Harrison. “We’re going to have to rework a couple of things so that the next time we see Towson, hopefully, it will be a different end to the story.”

        Both teams will look to add another chapter in a couple of weeks in the state Class 3A North Region playoffs, where Catonsville and Towson are the top two seeds. The Comets will host either Patapsco or Franklin in the quarterfinals Thursday while Towson gets either North Harford or Bel Air.

        With the Baltimore County championship in tow, the Generals won’t be short on confidence.
       
        “You have a team that kind of folds or you have a team that really steps up, and this team has stepped up,” said West, who has five sophomores in the starting lineup. “They’ve managed to get it done when it really counted. They earned this tonight and I hope they keep on rolling.”

BALTIMORE COUNTY FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
Towson 1, Catonsville 0
Goals: Towson-Powers. Assists: Towson-McGovern. Saves: Towson-Muhvich 2; Catonsville-Winters 5. 

CATONSVILLE TOPS FIELD FOR REGION HOCKEY

Comets are No. 1 in 3A North Region draw; Towson, Lansdowne gain high seeds

The Comets will host either Patapsco or Franklin in the quarterfinals, Oct. 25. Hereford, seeded fourth, will host Aberdeen, while Dundalk (No. 6 seed) will travel to Fallston on the 25th.

In 2A, Lansdowne is seeded No. 2 in the 2A North, and will host Elkton. Overlea travels to Loch Raven in another 2A quarterfinal, and Eastern Tech hosts Edgewood.

Owings Mills will play Glenelg in the 1A West semifinals Oct. 30. The winner will play either South Carroll or Poolesville in the region finals Nov. 1. The state semifinals will be Nov. 5-7 at sites to be determined later, and the finals will be held at Broadneck High, Nov. 12 and 13.

-Derek Toney

COMETS SURVIVE IN OT

Catonsville field hockey remains unbeaten with win over Hereford

	by Derek Toney Catonsville High School secured a spot in the Baltimore County field hockey championship game, outlasting Hereford High, 3-2, in double overtime Tuesday afternoon. Senior Kendall McCoy scored with under four minutes in the second overtime for the Comets (11-1), who are 10-0 in county play with one game remaining against Loch Raven High Friday. Catonsville coach P.J. Harrison said her team was outplayed most of the game by the Bulls. “It was a gutsy game, both teams played with a lot of heart,” said Harrison. “I felt like Hereford dominated, they have some really strong defensive players. They were able to move the ball during regulation.”
Members of the Catonsville field hockey team go through pre-game drills, prior to their 3-2 overtime win of Hereford, on Tuesday, which allowed the Comets to improve to 10-0.

The Comets forced overtime as Shelby Polk scored on an unassisted goal with 2 minutes, 15 seconds remaining in regulation. The teams played a scoreless 10-minute overtime session before McCoy found the ball after a brief scramble in front of Hereford’s goal, and put the winner past Bulls’ goalie Chelsea Lafond.

After a scoreless first half, Hereford had the game’s first tally as Celeste Dilferdinando scored on a penalty shot with 22:30 left. The Comets responded seconds later with Abby Sneeringer scored with an assist from Jackie Reymann with 22:10 remaining. The Bulls (6-2-2) regained the lead at 2-1 with 15:57 left on an unassisted goal by Lindsay Riordon.