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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

South River Sports: Week of Jan. 3

The Seahawks are back in action starting Tuesday.

The South River High School wrestling team is undefeated so far this season in county play, but will be heading into potentially dangerous territory with a meet against the Northern High Patriots (4-1) of Owings in Calvert County. The girls varsity basketball team, ranked eighth in the division by MaxPreps, will head into a Thursday matchup at home against Broadneck, ranked seventh. Here's a preview of this week's games and meets for varsity sports. Basketball The girls varsity team (6-1) will play Meade High School at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at home. At 5 p.m. on Thursday, they'll have a tougher game at home when they face Broadneck (4-0), the only girls basketball team ranked above the Seahawks in county play, according to MaxPreps. However, …

Sunday, December 18, 2011

South River High School Sports Week of Dec. 19

Home action this week includes wrestlers on Monday and boys basketball on Wednesday.

The South River High School wrestling team has gone undefeated so far this season, while the girls varsity basketball is starting with a 4-1 record. Athletes are busy early in the week but then take a bit of a break for Christmas with a few teams working the week of Dec. 26. Note: This feature will be suspended until Jan. 2. Basketball Friday's 56-47 win over Severna Park improved the girls varsity team to 4-1. Their only loss this season was an out-of-county game against Riverdale Baptist. This is a bye week. They'll head to Fallston for a Holiday Tournament on Dec. 28-29. After that, they host Meade High School at home at 7 p.m. Jan 3. The boys varsity team is still finding their footing with a season record of 1-3. They travel to …

Nicki Mayo

10:23 am on Monday, December 19, 2011

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

South River High School Sports: Week of Dec. 5

The winter sports season starts this week with basketball, indoor track and wrestling.

The teams have been practicing for a few weeks and now it is time to put those practices, scrimages and skill drills into play. Athletes from South River High School are busy every day of the week. Here is a breakdown of the action: The girls varsity team starts the season at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 7) against Annapolis High (away). The girls will be chasing a winning 2010-2011 season (18 wins, 7 losses), which they ended with a regional final loss to North Point. In their last matchup with Annapolis, the Lady Seahawks won, 68-50. On Friday (Dec. 9), the girls will come home to play Southern High at 5 p.m. The boys varsity team will start their season with three games this week. They start with a 6:30 p.m. game (away) on Monday (Dec. 5) …

Sunday, February 6, 2011

South River Sports Roundup

Lady Seahawk hoops continues to roll, Seaberg sets two records at county swim champs.

Domonique Hagins scored 15 points, seven assists and seven steals to lead the Seahawks past Annapolis, 64-58 Friday night. Tiffany McKinney produced 14 points and hit key shots down the stretch along with Hagins and Kailee Knight (12pts) to hold off the Panthers. The Seahawks (13-4) took a first quarter lead of 12-11, but at halftime trailed 30-27. However, a 17-8 third quarter advantage put them up by six-points heading into an evenly played final quarter (20-20). “Annapolis shot the ball well,” said head coach Mike Zivic. “Fortunately we were able to keep our composure and hit big shots.” Zivic credited Taylor Breshnahan, Molly Ortman and Allie Olsen’s hustle and timely shooting off the bench as a contributing factor in the win. …

Friday, January 7, 2011

Assessing South River's Top Winter Team: Girl's Basketball

Do the Lady Seahawks have what it takes to bring home a title?

The Seahawks' girls varsity basketball team—currently ranked ninth by the Baltimore Sun—is the highest-rated team among all winter sports at South River. No other team even rates in the top 15. With no county losses and a 6-3 overall record, the lady Seahawks certainly seem to be on their way to the Anne Arundel County crown. But, do they have the right stuff? Are they a championship team? When push comes to shove, are they going to be tough enough to win when it matters the most? Can they hit shots when a title is on the line? Can they continue to play tough defense against stronger offenses? So far this year in the nine games played, the girl’s team has outscored their opponents by 133 points, scoring 501 points and allowing just 368. In…

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