Year: 2019

MPSSAA Boys Soccer Playoffs Kick Out


The area is filled with successful boys soccer teams as Eastern Tech and Perry Hall have won state title within the past five years.

Local soccer teams begin their playoff games this week.

4A North Region
First Round
1 Parkville -Bye

4 Catonsville -Bye

3 Perry Hall -Bye

2 Dulaney -Bye

Second Round
3 Perry Hall at 2 Dulaney, Friday

4 Catonsville at 1 Parkville, Friday

Perry Hall and Parkville received byes along with Catonsville and Dulaney. Parkville host Catonsville and Perry Hall plays at Dulaney in the first round. The two winners play next week and the winner of this bracket will play the winner of a Montgomery County bracket.

3A North Region
First Round
1 Kenwood– Bye

5 Aberdeen at 4 Patapsco, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.

Kenwood earned a number 1 seed in their region 3A North Region with a 7-2-2 record. The Bluebirds will play the winner of Aberdeen and Patapsco in the second round.

2A Region
First Round
1 Overlea -Bye

5 Sparrows Point at 4 Patterson, Wednesday, 4 p.m.

3 Digital Harbor -Bye

2 Eastern Tech -Bye

Second Round
5 Sparrows Point/4 Patterson winner at 1 Overlea

3 Digital Harbor at 2 Eastern Tech

Overlea had a perfect regular season of 10-0 and picked up the number 1 seed for this sub region. However; powerhouses Eastern Tech and Sparrows Point are also in this bracket and Overlea did not see either team during the regular season.

MPSSAA Girls Soccer Playoffs Start Wednesday


Local high school girls soccer teams begin their playoff games this week.

4A North Region
First Round
1 Perry Hall -Bye

5 Western at 4 Dulaney, Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.

3 Catonsville -Bye

2 Parkville -Bye

Second Round
5 Western/4 Dulaney winner at Perry Hall, Friday

3 Catonsville at Parkville, Friday, 3:45

Defending 4A state champions Perry Hall begin defense of their title this weekend as they will play the winner of the Western and Dulaney, who play on Wednesday. Parkville received a bye and will play Catonsville, who also earned a bye, on Friday.

3A North Region
First Round
1 Kenwood– Bye

5 Bel Air at 4 Dundalk, Wednesday, 4 p.m.

Kenwood earned a number 1 seed in their region 3A North Region as they won the Baltimore County Division 2 regular season title. The Bluebirds will play the winner of Bel Air and Dundalk in the second round.

2A Region
First Round
5 Chesapeake at 4 Eastern Tech Wednesday, 4 p.m.

1 Overlea -Bye
Chesapeake and Eastern Tech will play in the first round on Wednesday and the winner faces Overlea. This will be an extremely tough region as six-time defending state champion Sparrows Point will be the heavy favorite.

Health Fair to be held at Overlea High School


Looking for health/wellness-related information and resources? The public is invited to a free Community Health Fair hosted by Overlea High School and the Health Education and Promotion Program of Towson University on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Overlea High School, 5401 Kenwood Ave.

In addition to meeting local healthcare providers, visitors can learn more about the exciting new health sciences magnet programs at Golden Ring Middle School and Overlea High School.

Other activities will include yoga demonstrations, blood pressure screenings, and skin checks. Information will be available about healthy eating, mental health services, exercise, sleep, disease prevention, intimate partner violence, emergency services, and drug abuse prevention. The event will offer free food, drawings for prizes, and the first 200 visitors will receive free gift bags.

For more information, go to the event’s Facebook page

Three Eastside Teachers Named Novice Art Teachers of the Year


Three local Baltimore County Public Schools teachers and will be honored with district awards by the Maryland Art Education Association. In addition, four BCPS visual arts teachers have been nominated for state-level recognition.

“We are honored to recognize these amazing educators for their service and dedication to their students, schools, and field of art education,” said Sherri Fisher, BCPS coordinator of visual arts. “Each of them truly understands the power of art to shape human potential.”

The BCPS teachers to be honored with district recognition are:

Novice Art Teachers of the Year

Taylor Boren, Logan Elementary School

Jasmine Silverman, Deep Creek Middle School

Jenn Moss, Dundalk High School

The four teachers nominated for state awards will receive notification of final awards in November. The nominees are:

Elementary Teacher of the Year: Sara Murphy, Halethorpe Elementary School

Middle School Teacher of the Year: Camille Gibison, Golden Ring Middle School

Secondary School Teacher of the Year: Pam Ehrenreich, Chesapeake High School

Linda Popp Leadership Award: Vernon Fains, Pine Grove Elementary

The district-level and state-level awardees will be recognized at a reception and ceremony at the Walters Art Museum on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Crews Clear Fuel Truck Trapped in Middle River Ditch


The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported crews were on scene when a heating oil truck landed in a ditch on Bird River Road in Middle River. The truck was reported leaning against a tree with person that was trapped this morning around 9 a.m.

The WMVFC reported that person was rescued.

HazMat and Maryland Department Of The Environment were also on the scene this morning. The fuel truck was carrying approximately 2500 gallons of heating fuel, but no leaks were reported.

Parkville, Tech & Kenwood Win But Chesapeake & Perry Hall lose again in Football


Eastern Tech 28 Lansdowne 14
Eastern Tech put together its first winning streak and got over .500 this year after a win at Lansdowne on Friday night. It was a must win as Eastern Tech will play at Hereford, who has won four straight games and they finish at home against 7-1 New Town.

Owings Mills 60 Chesapeake 0
The Bayhawks were shut out for the third straight week and have lost four games in a row after they were defeated at Owings Mills on Friday. Chesapeake has been outscored 171-8 during the four-game losing streak. There is hope for the 1-6 Bayhawks as they play at winless Sparrows Point this week and at winless Western Tech during the last two weeks of the season.

Hereford 28 Overlea 24
Overlea lost to a hot Hereford team on Friday night to fall to 4-3 on the year. Hereford started off 0-3 but they have now won four straight. The Falcons appear to be in good shape to make the playoffs as they were ranked third out of 12 teams in their region before the loss. The top eight make the playoffs. Although the last two games will be tough for Overlea as they travel to New Town this week and end their regular season at home against first place Milford Mill.

Kenwood 20 Woodlawn 12
Kenwood got a much needed win on the road at Woodlawn to improve to 4-3 on the year. Woodlawn was ranked third in the 3A North Region and the Bluebirds were sixth before the game. Kenwood needs to stay in the top 8 to make the playoffs and they finish the season at Towson this weekend and end their season at home against undefeated Parkville.

Parkville 28 Randallstown 6
Parkville remained unbeaten with an impressive road win at Randallstown. The Knights are a perfect 7-0 and are in first place in the 4A North standings. They will play winless Western Tech this week and will likely go into their last game undefeated at Kenwood, looking for the perfect regular season.

Franklin 63 Perry Hall 0
The Gators were no match for defending state champion Franklin and fell to 0-7. Perry Hall hosts Randallstown on Friday night. Perry Hall is a larger 4A school and Randallstown is a smaller 1A school so there is an outside chance that the Gators might get their first win of the season. However; Randallstown is a solid team at 4-3 and it won’t be easy for the Gators.

Source:https://mpssaa.countysports.zone/football/

Martin Boulevard ES Book Reading Brings Together Students, Farmers, 4-H


Students at Martin Boulevard Elementary School will participate in a special reading of the book “Right This Very Minute.” on Monday, Oct. 21, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The guest reader will be a 4-H youth, and farmers from the Baltimore County Farm Bureau will be on hand to answer student’s questions. Each year, the American Farm Bureau selects a book to teach youth about where food comes from.

This year, the Baltimore County Farm Bureau has donated a copy of this book (“Right This Very Minute”) to each Baltimore County elementary school.

This initiative has a goal of connecting students to the food system through literature, and it was coordinated by the Baltimore County Public Schools Offices of Career and Technology Education and Library Media Programs and Digital Resources along with the Baltimore County Farm Bureau and University of Maryland Extension/4-H

Perry Hall Grads Help CCBC Essex Women Beat Frederick


-by Patrick Coonan of CCBC-

On Tuesday, it was a crisp autumn evening in Baltimore, but the Knights remained hot as they dispatched Frederick 3-1 to end the regular season on a 16-game winning streak and win their first Maryland Juco Athletic Conference Championship in more than seven seasons.

The win also gives the Knights the No. 1 seed and a first round bye in the NJCAA Region XX Division I Tournament, which begins for Essex in the semifinals round on October 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the tournament is being hosted by Harford Community College.

CCBC Essex (16-1, 7-0 Maryland Juco) began the game pressing hard, but the Frederick defense was up to the challenge, limiting the Knights to just one shot in the first 12 minutes of play.

In the 13th minute of play, however, freshman and Sparrows Point grad Dani Zacierka began a run before being pulled down in the box that would lead to a penalty kick. Fellow freshman and Perry Hall grad Kara Dietrich converted the kick for her NJCAA Division I leading 43rd goal of the season, giving the Knights a 1-0 lead.

It was also the 100th goal scored this season for Essex.

The rest of the half would go on to be played primarily in the middle of the field with the Knights holding a 1-0 edge at the break.
Frederick (10-3-1, 4-2-1 Maryland Juco) would strike 10 minutes into the second half when Lindsey Brant scored her 43rd goal on the year to tie Dietrich for the national lead. It took the Knights 10 minutes to respond in kind.

Ryleigh Fachler, also a graduate of Perry Hall, would put in a head ball past the Cougars’ keeper off a ball from Dietrich to make it 2-1 in the 67th minute of play.

“It was really exciting,” Fachler said. “And the fact that we pulled it out was great.”
In the 78th minute, Fachler would net the dagger when she would put another head ball past in off a beautiful cross from Taylor West to make the score 3-1. Is was Fachler’s ninth of the year.

“I am usually one of the shortest players on the field,” said Fachler, who stands at 5-foot-1. “So I have a saying that I use, ‘Heart over height,’ to motivate me to win head balls. It was so exciting to score on two headers in game like this.”Emily Vetra, a Sparrows Point grad, did not tally a goal or an assist, but her play, especially at the midfield, was one of the biggest reason the Knights were able to control the ball so much.

Sam Tornatore of Eastern Tech, made her 17th consecutive start in goal and finished with three saves. She now has 37 saves this year with a 1.47 goals against average.

CCBC Essex Mens Soccer Pulls Off Amazing Comeback Win vs. Frederick


– by Patrick Coonan of CCBC –

Trailing 2-0 with 9:15 left in regulation and down a man, the Knights scored three goals on Tuesday to defeat the visiting Frederick Cougars 3-2 in front of a home crowd at CCBC Essex.

The victory secured at least a tie for the Maryland Juco Conference title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NJCAA Region XX Divsion I Tournament, which begins on October 30 in the semifinals round for Essex. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at host Harford Community College. The Knights are the seven-time defending Region XX Division I champions.

In the 20th minute, Vagner Marques-Rodriguez would break through to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.
CCBC Essex (14-3, 10-1 Maryland Juco) began playing a man down in the 38th minute after sophomore Javier Avetrani received a red card.

The Knights had chances in the first half, but only managed to put two shots on goal and trailed 1-0 at halftime.

Essex came out strong in the second, but Marques-Rodriguez beat freshman keeper Jack Roby one-on-one in the 75th minute to give Frederick (11-3, 10-2 Maryland Juco) a 2-0 edge.

In the 81st minute, sophomore Wilfred Tinay played a ball into freshman Marvin Martinez who slipped it past the Frederick keeper to pull the Knights within one.
Essex would strike again less than three minutes later when freshman Rin Yasui (Seiwa Gakuen) scored off a great pass from freshman

Sam Adunah (Gar-Field Senior) to tie the game with six minutes left.

With overtime in sight, the Knights had other plans as Yasui got off a corner with 15 seconds on the clock.
Perry Hall grad Acolmi Rios found the loose ball and put it into the corner, tallying the game-winner for the Essex with 10 seconds remaining.

“It feels good to beat Frederick like that,” Rios said. “It shows that all the hardwork we’ve been putting in this season is coming together at the right time of the year.”

Roby finished the game with one save on three shots on goal. That stop came in the 69th minute.

Tinay played arguably the best game of his two-year career at Essex. Playing as a true middie, he was constantly breaking up the Cougars’ movements on defense and advancing the ball the the Knights’ attack.

Coastal Flood Advisory for Bowley Quarters, South Baltimore County


The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory in the area, which is in effect until 11 p.m. tonight for the shoreline in Southern Baltimore County and the City of Baltimore.

Tidal Departure could reach two to two and a half feet above normal around the time of high tide this evening. The evening
high tide at Bowley Bar is at 10:36 PM. The evening high tide at Fort McHenry Baltimore is at 9:22 PM.

At 3.0 feet, water begins encroaching upon yards in the Bowleys Quarters area. Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

For the full weather report, click here