Six-Run Fourth Inning Gives Harford Baseball 11-1 Win Over Quinsigamond
BEL AIR, Md.—A six-run fourth inning gave the Harford baseball team the 10-run differential it needed to down visiting Quinsigamond, 11-1 (7 inn.), on Monday night at Harford Baseball Field. The game between the Fighting Owls (7-4) and the Wyverns (0-1) was a last-minute pick-up, after Quinsigamond’s originally scheduled game at CCBC-Essex was postponed due to unplayable field conditions.
Harford Baseball Field needed some work prior to the first pitch, but was in good enough condition to endure Monday’s game, which saw the teams brave moderate to heavy rains and cold, windy conditions in order to play.
Harford took an early lead in the first as sophomore Woody Wlodarczyk (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) hit a fielder’s choice down the third-base line with freshman Alex Riley (Newark, Del./A.I. Dupont/Wesley) on third. Riley bolted for the plate ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford men’s lacrosse team edged Williamson Free Trade, 7-6, in its home-opener on Saturday morning at Harford Stadium. Freshman Craig Hanzelka (Edgewood, Md./Edgewood) notched the game-winner with just 24 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Williamson in Media, Pa., but was relocated due to unplayable field conditions.
The Fighting Owls improve to 2-0 on the season after downing Delaware Tech-Terry, 16-13 in their season-opener on Feb. 28, while the Mechanics fall to 0-1 on the season.
Hanzelka led Harford scorers with two goals on the day, while freshman Tom Masters (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) totaled three points with one goal and two assists for the Owls. On the Mechanics’ side, Mike Greco led the way with three goals.
Harford took an early, 1-0, lead just two minutes into the game as sophomore Branden ...Continue Reading
DUNDALK, Md.—Sophomore Melissa Warczynski (Street, Md./North Harford) scored four goals, but Harford couldn’t compete with the offensive output of No. 3 CCBC-Catonsville, as it fell in the 2010 season-opener, 18-6, on Tuesday night at CCBC-Dundalk. The game was relocated to Dundalk’s turf field due to unplayable field conditions as a result of the February snowstorms which blanketed Baltimore.
Freshman Jaclyn Hall (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) was the only other goal-scorer for the Fighting Owls (0-1) with two scores on the night, while freshman Kaitlyn Hall (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) tallied two assists and freshman Yuliya Kolosey (Port Deposit, Md./Perryville) contributed one.
The Cardinals (1-0) built a six-goal advantage, 10-4, by halftime, and didn’t let up in the second stanza, outscoring the Owls 8-2 on the way to the 18-6 victory. Freshman Stephanie Saul (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) went the distance in goal for Harford with six saves ...Continue Reading
DOVER, Del.—Freshman Dane Grudzien (Joppatowne, Md./Joppatowne) scored eight points (7g, 1a) as the Harford men’s lacrosse team opened the 2010 season with a 16-13 win over Delaware Tech-Terry on Sunday at Wesley Stadium.
Grudzien was one of seven players that scored for the Fighting Owls (1-0), while Ryan Gray led the Hawks (1-1) with five points (3g, 2a). Freshman Mike Miller (Parkville, Md./Parkville) went the distance in goal for Harford, allowing 13 goals and tallying 11 saves in 60:00, while Cory Stanley and Josh Smith split time, with each letting in eight goals, Stanley recording four saves and Smith making three.
The Fighting Owls return to action on Saturday when they host Williamson Free Trade for a 10:00 a.m. game at Harford Stadium.
Blink and you might miss the Harford men’s lacrosse team. The 2010 Fighting Owls squad is a speedy bunch, with more than half of its 29 players under 165 pounds, but that doesn’t mean that Harford lacks strength and power. The Owls have brawn where every team needs it most—on defense.
And the Harford backfield squad is experienced with three players returning from last season, while the midfield boasts five returners. All in all, head coach Ed Augustitus’s 2010 squad has a good mix of new and old with nine veteran players, but he’ll be the first to tell you that offensively the Owls are young.
Losing your top three scorers (Chad Palmer, Andrew Gilpin, Joe Rosenklde) can hurt, but Augustitus is confident that the team he has put together this year will continue to propel the program upwards.
BEL AIR, Md.–The women’s lacrosse scrimmage against Magerk’s club team, originally scheduled for Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. has been cancelled due to snow accumulations from the record snowstorms that blanketed the Mid-Atlantic region in February.
Harford had planned on removing the snow on Wednesday morning, but the rapid melting of snow has saturated the ground surrounding the Harford Stadium turf field to the point that snow removal equipment cannot drive on the surface.
The women’s lacrosse scrimmage against Wilmington is still scheduled for Saturday at 10:00 a.m., but will likely be cancelled if the Northern Maryland area receives additional snowfall on Thursday. The Fighting Owls are scheduled to open their season next Tuesday, Mar. 2 at CCBC-Catonsville and will play their home-opener on Mar. 12 when they host Nassau.
BEL AIR, Md.—Sophomores Chad Palmer (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and Russell Harrell (Joppatowne, Md./Joppatowne) have been named to the Region XX and Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference All-Region and All-Conference teams, the conference and region offices announced recently.
Palmer picks up second team honors for the second straight year, while Harrell was named to the honorable mention squad during his first year with the Fighting Owls.
Palmer led Harford this season with 45 goals and 20 assists for a total of 65 points and currently ranks ninth in the country in goals scored, tied for 11th in total points and tied for 38th in assists.
Harrell assisted on four goals during the season, but showed his real talent at the faceoff X, where he was successful in 51 of 111 attempts for a .459 faceoff percentage, second on the team behind freshman Steve Taylor (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright).
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford women’s lacrosse team closed out the 2009 season with a 12-8 win over CCBC-Essex last week at Harford Stadium. The Knights (0-10, 0-8 MDJUCO) kept the Fighting Owls (3-9, 2-6 MDJUCO) close and came within one, 9-8, with six minutes remaining in the second half, but three straight Harford goals to end the game would cement the 12-8 victory for the Owls.
Sophomore Melissa Warczynski (Street, Md./North Harford) tied a season-high with six goals on the day and also added two assists for eight total points, while freshman keeper Brittany MacKnew (Abingdon, Md./Bel Air) corralled a season-high 23 shots in the cage.
Kelly Lekas led Essex in the loss with four goals, while Lindsay Scarpulla made 10 saves in the 60:00.
The Owls controlled the first half of play, outscoring the Knights, 5-1 within the first 25 minutes on goals from freshman Cortney ...Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Md.—The Harford men’s lacrosse team wrapped up its season last Tuesday as it fell to No. 4 Howard, 20-3, in the Region XX Play-In game at Howard Community College. The Fighting Owls (6-12) stuck with the Dragons (4-9) from the start, but couldn’t manage to find the back of the net, while Howard got its shots past freshman keepers Bryan Burrill (Forest Hill, Md./C. Milton Wright) and Lee Single (Edgewood, Md./Edgewood) virtually every chance.
Burrill and Single split time in the net for Harford, with Burrill manning the cage for the first and fourth periods and Single the second and third as the two combined for 15 saves, eight for Single and seven for Burrill.
Sophomore Chad Palmer (Fallston, Md./Fallston) led the team, tallying two goals, while freshman Andrew Gilpin (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) also added two points with a goal and an assist.
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford men’s lacrosse team dropped a heartbreaker, 6-5, to No. 7 Monroe on Wednesday afternoon at Harford Stadium. The Fighting Owls (6-11) led, 5-4, with less than a minute-and-a-half left, but Lantz Carter would knot the score at the 1:12 mark. The Tribune (11-4) saw itself with a minute-long extra-man opportunity, which the Owls would successfully kill, but Nate Delone would fire one past Harford freshman goalie Bryan Burrill (Forest Hill, Md./C. Milton Wright) with one second remaining on the clock to give Monroe the 6-5 win.
Freshman Andrew Gilpin (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) led Harford with three goals on the day and Burrill corralled 18 shots, while Carter totaled two goals for the Tribune and Matt McShea made eight saves between the pipes.
Monroe bested Harford in nearly every statistical category, holding a 45-13 advantage in shots, controlling 54 ground balls ...Continue Reading
