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Howard County Native Jessica Stevens On Making Olympics: ‘It Still Hasn’t Hit Me’
Since learning she would be going to the Paris Games in trampoline, Howard County native Jessica Stevens has found herself waking up in the middle of the night in disbelief. “It’s still one of those things when I wake up in the middle of the night and I have to turn and look at my phone,” Stevens said on Glenn Clark Radio July 16. “Like, is it real? Is it not just some crazy dream?”
2024 Paris Olympics athlete profile: Jessica Stevens | Trampoline
Ellicott City-native Jessica Stevens is a synchronized trampoline gymnast who has medaled in international competitions and now has her sights on gold in her Olympic debut. “I’m really proud of where I am right now,” Stevens told Maryland Today. “I really want to get to the Olympics, but you also have to enjoy the journey.”
Ellicott City native Aaron Russell ready for his second Olympics with USA men’s volleyball
Ellicott City native Aaron Russell always enjoyed watching volleyball and vividly remembers watching the Summer Olympics as a kid. Ever since, he’s dreamed of competing on the global stage. The Centennial High School graduate fulfilled his dream in 2016 when he helped the United States men’s volleyball team win a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics. “That was a lifelong dream of mine, to be able ...
Olney Cropdusters summer baseball team has a strong Howard County influence
Summer ball can be a relaxed, fun experience for college baseball players. It’s an opportunity for them to continue improving, though in a more casual environment, removed from the often high-pressure, intense situations found during the collegiate baseball season. That rings true in the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, where eight teams throughout Maryland, D.C. and Virginia play a ...
Baker, Duffy and Taylor Named U.S. Women's U20 National Team Captains
SPARKS, Md. — Shea Baker (Boston College/Ithaca, N.Y.), Brigid Duffy (Army West Point/Queensbury, N.Y.) and Madison Taylor (Northwestern/Wantagh, N.Y.) have been named captains for the 2024 U.S. Women’s U20 National Team that will compete in the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 World Championship next month in Hong Kong, China.
Girls Lacrosse: Regis Jesuit’s Madisyn Jokerst earns place in USA Lacrosse combine
Among a group of nearly 180 elite high school girls lacrosse players from across the country who have been invited to participate in the USA Lacrosse National Team Development Program Combine is Regis Jesuit senior-to-be Madisyn Jokerst. Prep players from 18 states and the District of Columbine worked their way...
Florian Joins Towson Softball as Assistant Coach
TOWSON, Md. – After working with the Colorado Rockies, Alli Florian has joined the Towson University softball team as an assistant coach, announced by head coach Lisa Costello. Florian, a softball player at Mississippi State and Duke, comes to Towson after two years with the Rockies in Major League Baseball (MLB). She served in an analytics and technical role, primarily as an R&D analyst. She worked with the hitting coordinator and coaches for drills and practice plans and used analytics for research, scouting and initiatives for the team. Her work greatly assisted the Rockies for the 2023 MLB Draft and...
Towson Tennis Head Coach Jamie Peterson Captures Third Consecutive Atlantic Coast Cup Title
PAOLI, Pa. – Towson University women's tennis head coach Jamie Peterson was named captain of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Mid-Atlantic 45-and-over Intersectional Team this past weekend. Peterson led the team to capture its third consecutive Atlantic Coast Cup title at the Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, Pennsylvania. The annual event pits the best players aged 45-and-over from the four USTA sections of the Northeastern United States (Mid-Atlantic, Eastern, New England and Middle States). The event is a three-day round Robin where each team plays each other in a 2-singles, 3-doubles format with best of three sets and a...
Why This Catonsville Man is Running Six Marathons in Six Days
Tom Yorke will run. Six marathons in six consecutive days. Just him, sneakers squishing the pavement, and an RV trailing on the road behind him—carrying an EMS professional and a videographer to capture what he’s doing for perpetuity. Because this is, indeed, a story. His route will cover...
Colt by The Factor wins MHBA yearling show
David and JoAnn Hayden nearly swept all awards at the 90th Annual MHBA Yearling Show on Sunday, July 21, at the Timonium Fairgrounds. The Haydens’ Dark Hollow Farm came away victorious in three of the four classes. Their colt by The Factor, co-bred and owned with Ellen Charles (Hillwood Stable), was selected Grand Champion by this year’s judge, longtime bloodstock agent Rick Abbott.
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