Centennial High School Articles | Recent 100
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By Ryan Minkrmink@digitalsports.com DeMatha Coach **** Messier dragged his injured and mentally broken team to the Centennial Duals Saturday. DeMatha was fresh off a narrow victory over South River on Friday and still stinging from its first duals loss to a WCAC opponent in about 15 years from Wednesday. Messier’s wrestlers were so depressed that [...]
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by Lem Satterfield(See video interviews below)Two years ago, Cindy Michael had to endure watching the sophomore season of her daughter, Jenny, end as the result of a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury. But on Monday, Cindy Michael was all smiles as she stood beside Jenny, now a Centennial High senior midfielder, in the aftermath of [...]
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by Lem Satterfield(See video highlights and interviews below)Tyler Burford sat alone in the Glenelg locker room after his Gladiators had narrowly escaped Friday night’s Howard County League clash with a 7-6 victory over visiting Centennial. In Burford’s mind, the game had been similar to that on April 5 against Archbishop Spalding of the Maryland Interscholastic [...]
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by Lem Satterfield (see video interviews and highlights below)In the moments following Thursday’s brilliant offensive effort against Centennial, during which her dazzling and fearless athletic display thrilled fans and paced Glenelg to a convincing, 21-6, Howard County League victory, Kristy Black nearly declared herself unfit to appear in a post-game, on-camera interview. For not only [...]
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by Lem Satterfield (see video interviews and highlights below)When Howard County rival Centennial scored Tuesday’s milestone victory over visiting league rival Mount Hebron, members of Glenelg’s girls’ lacrosse team were on hand to witness it from the stands. “We watched their game on Tuesday against Hebron and we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, they just [...]
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by Brandon Hopp In a matchup between two of the top softball teams in Howard County, visiting Hammond managed to squeek by Centennial, 1-0 on it’s home field on Friday. The contest was the epitome of the term pitcher’s duel. The defending County champion Golden Bears’ junior ace Stephanie Speierman went the distance throwing all [...]
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by Lem Satterfield (See video highlights, interviews below)Tuesday night’s Howard County League boys lacrosse game featuring unbeaten Centennial at Atholton was a matchup of teams with virtually equal amounts of offensive potency. Where the visiting Eagles boasted the versatile junior attackman Harrison Chaires, the Raiders countered with 6-foot-3, junior attackman Harrison Norwalk. And where the [...]
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(See videos of Danny Bichner, Tim Chase below) Co-Wrestlers of The Year: Danny Bichner, Glenelg; Tim Chase, Glenelg. Danny Bichner, Glenelg — The University of Maryland-bound wrestler was on the doorstep of winning the Class 2A-1A state tournament for three straight years before finally earning the crown during this, his senior season. Bichner finished third [...]
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by Lem Satterfield(See videos below) Centennial’s 31st-year coach, Mike Siegert, likes to joke that being the Dean of Howard County coaches means only that he’s “getting old.” But the 55-year-old coach recalls better than most what was last year’s roller coaster league season, one that included as many ups and downs for his Eagles as [...]
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by Devon Gillett, as told to DigitalSports Note: Hammond graduate Devon Gillett is a freshman 125-pounder at South Carolina’s Newberry College, as well as a former two-time Class 2A-1A state champion. His diary has appeared regularly on DigitalSports’ Howard County site throughout the winter wrestling season. This is Gillett’s final diary. And it is his [...]
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by Lem Satterfield (Check videos below of Howard County wrestling finals)Glenelg’s two-time state runner-up Danny Bichner (135) blanked Oakland Mills’ Thomas Consiglio to become only Howard County’s eighth four-time tournmament champion, and three of his teammates joined him on the victory podium as the Gladiators, ranked sixth in the DigitalSports-Maryland State Wrestling Association Top 20, clinched [...]
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by Lem Satterfield State runners-up Brian Marcoux (125), Danny Bichner (135) and Chris Stinnett (140), third place state finishers Brendan Conway (119) and Tim Chase (152), as well as Zach Gerber (103) and Alex Hufnagel (160) of Glenelg all advanced into the finals round of Saturday’s Howard County Tournament being held at Atholton. Bichner is [...]
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Howard County Tournament Seeds: 103- 1. Kevin Beck, Atholton; 2. Zach Gerber, Glenelg; (Click to see Beck’s victory over Gerber) 3. Cameron Kirby, River Hill; 4. Evan Peck, Marriotts Ridge; 5. Drew Vickers, Mount Hebron; 6. Nick Trevizo, Howard; 7. Josh Knox, Reservoir; 8. Brendan McNelly, Centennial 112- 1. Scott Mantua, River Hill; 2. Ben [...]
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Colin Gibbons scored 16 points and Evan Weintraub had 15 as Centennial knocked off River Hill, 51-45, in a Howard County boys’ basketball in Clarksville Wednesday afternoon. Tandario Bogues contributed 10 for the Eagles (6-10 overall, 4-8 league), who swept the regular season series from last season’s state Class 3A champions. Phil Ashtianie led River [...]
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Senior guard Kevin Seker and junior Aaron Dunn each scored 16 points as Marriotts Ridge High remained in a tie for first with a 64-52 victory over Glenelg in a Howard County boys’ basketball contest Wednesday. The Mustangs (9-1 league, 11-2 overall) are tied with Atholton, which defeated Long Reach Wednesday in a match of [...]
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Tanadrio Bogues had 19 points, leading Centennial to a 57-53 victory over Reservoir in a Howard County league contest Wednesday evening. Bill Reybold scored a game-high 27 points for Reservoir, which will travel to River Hill Friday evening. Centennial will be at Marriotts Ridge Friday evening. The Mustangs have eight victories this season after winning [...]
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Senior 215-pounder John Barrett’s second pin with one bout remaining clinched Centennial’s 43-25 victory over Howard County League rival Mount Hebron on Thursday night. Among others pinning for the Eagles, who led, 37-25, when Barrett nailed his opponent’s shoulders to the mat, were sophomore Brian Kraisser (130) and senior Bruce Leuthold (145), with a major [...]
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DigitalSportsField hockeyCo-Coach ofThe YearGail Purcell,Centennial Click here for Centennial’s Howard County championship victory over Glenelg.Click here for post-game interview with coach Gail Purcell and Lindsey Norris During this, her final season at the helm, Purcell guided the Eagles to titles in the Howard County and regional championship games before falling in the Class 3A state [...]
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by Tim Brackney Centennial High girls’ basketball team suffered a tough 49-43 loss to the Ringgold Rams from Pennsylvania in the championship game of the first annual Eagles Holiday Classic Friday evening. The host Eagles (4-4) were led by sophomore forward Julia Benjamin and junior guard Molly Speicher who each contributed, 12 and nine [...]
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by Derek Toney In its first two games, both losses, Centennial High boys’ basketball team was unable to overcome huge second half deficits. Evan Weintraub wasn’t going to let that happen again. The senior guard scored all 20 of his points in the final 16 minutes, lifting the Eagles to a 45-39 victory over defending [...]
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Jordan Benson scored 21 points, leading Arundel High to a 70-68 victory over Centennial in a non-league match in Gambrills Thursday. Julian Watson chipped with 19 points for the Anne Arundel County school in its season debut. Junior guard Tanodrio Bogues led all scorers with 24 points for Centennial (0-1). Senior guard Evan Weintraub added [...]
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Coach: Chad Hollwedel (1st season)2006-07 record: 17-8 Top players: Pat Anderson, 6-1, F; Tandario Bougues, 5-8, G; Rashaad Stinnette, 5-10, G; Evan Weintraub, 5-10, GOutlook: Hollwedel moves up from the junior varsity to succeed Jim Hill. Anderson, Bogues, Stinnette and Weintraub are varsity holdovers and will be joined by several junior varsity promotees. Hollwedel said [...]
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by Lem Satterfield Centennial Eagles Wrestling Centennial’s longtime wrestling coach, Todd DeCrispino, has taken over at his alma mater, Mount Hebron, leaving his position in the very capable hands of his former assistant, Dave Roogow. Roogow, an assistant for eight years, will, himself, receive help from Cliff Kraisser, who, in 1983, won a state title [...]
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by Derek Toney Standing in between her assistants, Centennial High School field hockey coach Gail Purcell leaned forward to take a quick peek at the clock. It read 30.5 seconds on the scoreboard at Broadneck High. Moments later, the final whistle blew and Purcell walked a few yards out onto the turf to meet her [...]
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By Alejandro DanoisThe Centennial field hockey team is determined to send head coach Gail Purcell into retirement with a few parting gifts. The Eagles, who have already delivered a county and 3A regional championship, would love to complete their coach’s final season with two more victories. If Centennial can notch a victory against Fallston in [...]
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The Gail Purcell farewell tour is heading to the state Final Four. The soon-to-be retiring Centennial High School field hockey coach saw her troops win the Class 3A East Region championship Thursday with a 2-0 decision over Howard County rival Atholton. Senior forwards Mollie Vorel and Sarah Parks each scored a goal for the Eagles, [...]
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STEP ONE FOR CENTENNIAL Eagles knock off Wilde Lake in region field hockey opener; Long Reach is next Howard County champ Centennial High School began its quest for the Class 3A state field hockey crown with a 3-0 victory over Wilde Lake Thursday in a East Region semifinal match in Ellicott City. The [...]
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THE SWEET SMILES OF VICTORY: Centennial High celebrates its 2-1 decision over Glenelg for the Howard County field hockey championship Monday afternoon. The Eagles lost to Glenelg during the regular season and in last year’s county finals. EAGLES SNEAK OUT REVENGE Lindsey Norris was in right place at the right time for Centennial’s field [...]
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A ONE-STROKE VICTORY Centennial’s Chris Wellde edged Glenelg’s Zack Berry by one stroke to win the Howard County boys’ golf title, and Mount Hebron’s Hwang Suh won the girls’ crown. by Joe DiBlasi Senior Chris Wellde, a four-year number one player at Centennial High, shot a three-over 75 at the Timbers at Troy Golf Course [...]
