Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
.
>> REPORTER: Spring is
in the air on
"High School Sports Scene."
Hi, and welcome to this edition
of "High School Sports Scene."
I'm Colin Parts.
Spring sports means a return to
the playing fields, where
two schools renewed a rivalry.
Towson and Dulaney met at the
Lions' home field in a renewal
of a longtime rivalry on
the lacrosse field.
Less than 2 minutes into the
game, junior Sarah Dorl's
shot bounced into the goal,
to put the Lions on the board.
That goal held up for 10 minutes
as the Lions' defense
stalled the Towson attack.
The Generals evened things up
when freshman
Maggie Schneidereith went
short side in the top
corner of the goal.
Just under 8 minutes to go in
the half, senior attack
Lauren Bundick's shot found the
mark just under the crossbar,
giving Dulaney a 2-1 lead.
A minute and a half later,
Lion goalie Caroline Meegan's
clearing pass finds
Kaeli O'Connor, who takes it
to the top of the arc before
feeding Bundick for her
second goal.
Towson came right back,
as Maggie Schneidereith
notches her second goal,
to cut the Lion lead to one.
15 seconds later, the Generals
tied it, as junior middie
Casey Ryan sneaks in from
the side for the score.
With under 2 minutes to go in
the half, Sarah Dorl added
her second goal off a
free-position shot.
But the Generals tied it once
again as the seconds
ticked down --
Maggie Schneidereith for the
hat trick at 13 seconds
left in the half.
The game remained tied until
7 minutes into the second half,
when Corinne Wood scored,
to give the Lions a 5-4 lead.
20 seconds later, freshman
Annie Sachs gave Dulaney
a two-goal lead.
A minute later, Lauren Bundick
added her third goal,
making it 7-4, Lions.
Annie Sachs added her second
goal midway through the half.
And less than 90 seconds later,
Sarah Dorl completed the
Lions' scoring on the day.
Towson fought back
with a pair of late goals,
but it was not enough,
as Dulaney took the latest
edition of this rivalry 9-6.
Towson High School has a
long tradition of
athletic excellence.
That tradition was honored with
the induction of the inaugural
class of the Towson High School
Athletic Hall of Fame.
The inaugural class of the
Towson High School Athletic Hall
of Fame featured six alumni who
left a lasting legacy
in Towson sports history.
Sue Beeler, Class of '58,
played field hockey,
basketball, and softball.
She later returned to Towson as
a physical education teacher
and coach and started the
Generals' girls'
Lacrosse Program.
Billy Jones, Class of '64,
played basketball and lacrosse.
He led the Generals to the
school's only state basketball
championship in 1963,
and he went on to a long college
basketball coaching career.
Jack Thomas, Class of '70,
played football and basketball,
but was best known as a
lacrosse player.
He led the Generals to three
consecutive county titles
and was a three-time
All-American at Johns Hopkins,
leading the Blue Jays to the
national championship in 1974.
Jaimee Reynolds, Class of '98,
played volleyball, basketball,
and lacrosse, earning numerous
Female Athlete of the Year
honors in 1998.
She was a four-time All-American
while playing lacrosse for
Cornell University.
Randy Dase, Class of '72, played
soccer, basketball, and lacrosse
and is one of only two athletes
in Towson history to earn a
varsity letter in every
season as a student.
He played on Johns Hopkins'
national championship lacrosse
team in '74 and returned to
Towson in '77, where he
continues to teach and coach.
His teams have won 10 state
championships, and he created
"High School Sports Scene."
While he never played in a
Towson uniform, Michael Phelps,
Class of 2003, achieved success
on the world stage as the most
decorated athlete in Olympic
history, winning 18 gold,
2 silver, and 2 bronze
medals in swimming.
Congratulations to the inaugural
class of the Towson High
Athletic Hall of Fame.
Now, it's time to meet this
month's Outstanding
Student Athletes.
First, David Birkenthal
introduces our Outstanding
Male Student Athlete.
>> Rob Mathey is a senior
on the Dulaney High School
varsity lacrosse team.
He's a big part of the
Lions' attack.
>> A lot of people, when they're
getting scouted, they want to
go to the goal every time.
They want to be the scorer
because I think that's what
coaches look for, but, in my
case, I really like it when
other people get the glory
and maybe I get the assist,
but our team's still doing well.
>> He has incredible vision with
the ball and he can really just
really take in what's going on
in the situation, really
know what's going on.
He knows exactly what to do.
His field IQ is incredible
and he has a great feel for
the ball and what to do
in any situation.
>> BIRKENTHAL: Rob has made
great strides since his
freshman year.
>> I came in to high school
about like 5'1", 5'2",
maybe 105, 110 pounds,
and I've really bulked up.
I think that's helped me a lot
on the field because I don't
get pushed around as easily.
>> He's always kind of had great
skill and I think physically
he's really developed into
a very capable and, you know,
very great high school
athlete, you know?
He's worked very hard in
the weight room.
He's very focused
in everything that he does.
>> BIRKENTHAL: This year,
as a senior, Rob knows his
teammates are looking to him.
>> This year, all of the younger
guys are definitely going to be
looking up to me.
I've been there. I've played
in the state semifinal.
I've led the team.
I know, when I came in, I was
kind of a little bit nervous.
I didn't really know how I was
going to develop as a player and
I think, if I can teach them
some things, maybe, like
help build their confidence,
they're going to really shine.
>> He's really made guys
around him better.
Me, offensively, with "man up"
and everything, offense,
he's just a great person to lead
the team, going into the season.
>> He's really starting to
develop some leadership skills
to, you know, encourage others
and kind of demand from his
teammates that they rise
to his level.
>> BIRKENTHAL: Teammates see
the work that Rob has put in,
and it motivates them.
>> Every single workout he's at,
he is there to get better.
He's not there just to slack off
and just do what he has to do.
He's not there to do what's
expected.
He overachieves that.
He does what's unexpected and
really stands out, not just to
stand out, but just to make
himself better and to push the
other guys around him.
>> We've had a lot of
conversations about Robbie and,
you know, we've got some pretty
high expectations for him.
We really believe that he could
be a great player for us.
Not only what he provides
individually, but what he's
going to encourage his team to
do and, you know, the impact
that he's going to have
on us, as a team.
>> BIRKENTHAL: With
a 3.97 GPA in AP classes, Rob
has succeeded in the classroom
as well as on the field.
>> I like school.
I like studying.
I mean, not the busy work of it,
but I definitely like learning
and I think being a student
athlete has the perks
of both things.
You get to play sports.
You get to run around and
release all that energy and
then, once you're done, you
don't really have anything else
to do, so you can focus on
studying and I think that they
balance each other very well.
>> BIRKENTHAL: Even as he moves
on to college, the lessons
learned through sports
will remain with Rob.
>> Through playing sports,
I've really learned how far
I can push myself.
Especially in the preseason
workouts, we've been really
stressing finding that kind of
breaking point and trying
to get past it.
I think I've learned that I can
push myself a lot harder
than I think, at times.
>> We wish Robbie and the rest
of his teammates the best of
luck for this season.
For "High School Sports Scene,"
I'm David Birkenthal.
>> Next, Janie Brown brings us
the story on our Outstanding
Female Student Athlete.
>> Isabel Griffith is a junior
at Dulaney High School.
Up until high school, she was
involved in a wide variety of
sports, but, once she entered
her freshman year, she got
involved with running.
>> I'd never run before,
in my entire life.
I did the
soccer/basketball/lacrosse
whole deal up until high school
and so it was very different,
but, after that first season,
I was kind of hooked on it.
>> It took her some time to get
acclimated to the higher-level
competitiveness of the sport,
but, once she adapted to it,
she just really blossomed,
even though she didn't really
have a lot of experience before
her 9th-grade year.
>> BROWN: Even without any
previous experience in running,
Isabel managed to hold her own
on the varsity team.
>> I think it was the whole
entire after-season of my
freshman year, so that was like
2011, and, ever since then,
going into cross-country my
sophomore year and, every other
season, I've just felt that
I just can keep getting better,
and I'm not satisfied with
myself not getting better.
>> I knew, almost immediately,
the first time she came to our
practice, that she had
elite potential.
As a distance runner, you need
tremendous aerobic capacity and
she had that almost the
first day of practice.
Most people, it takes, you know,
a couple of months to build that
up and she had it right away.
>> BROWN: Isabel hopes to
encourage her team, not only
verbally, but by example.
>> She does a good job leading
us through her work ethic,
I think, because she's out there
on the track, doing her
workouts when we're there
and she's doing so many more
800s or so many more
400s than us.
>> All of my captains have
always been seniors and they've
always been, like, the top on
the team, but now that I'm a
junior, I just kind of try
to encourage people.
I mean, I'm, hopefully, what
they look up to, my team, what
the younger kids can see and can
kind of translate into their own
racing and their own running.
>> BROWN: Isabel excels not only
on the track, but in the
classroom as well.
>> KLEIN: She definitely puts in
a lot of work to try and get the
grades that she has.
First quarter, like, we both
started off kind of shaky in
U.S. because it was her first
AP History class, but she put in
a lot of work to figure out what
she needed to do to study and
she spent so much extra time
learning the material so she
understands it when we talk
about it in class.
>> BROWN: She takes those
studying habits and applies
them to her own athleticism.
>> She's a student of
her events.
She studies them.
She studies herself.
She's her own worst critic.
She doesn't do it in a
negative way.
She's not down on herself,
but she identifies her
weaknesses and fixes them.
>> BROWN: Although she started
out as a freshman with little
experience, Isabel has grown
into a force to be reckoned with
on the team and she's gained
many lessons from her time
running at Dulaney.
>> I think that people can look
at me and, hopefully, say that,
if you work hard and if you
overcome certain challenges,
that you can reach this point
and it's kind of cliché,
but anything's possible.
I mean, that's what I've learned
from this entire experience.
>> We wish Isabel and the
track team the best of luck for
the remainder of their season.
For "High School Sports Scene,"
this is Janie Brown.
>> Congratulations
to Rob and Isabel.
To honor their accomplishments,
each will receive an award
provided by Allogram, Inc.
Randy Dase is next with
"Coach's Corner."
For "High School Sports Scene,"
I'm Colin Parts.
Thanks for watching.
>> Hi, I'm Randy Dase and
welcome to "Coach's Corner."
My guests today are
Jack Meyers, the softball
coach at Eastern Tech,
and two of his top players,
Nicole Dell and Lindsay Meyers.
Ladies, Coach, welcome to
"High School Sports Scene."
And, Coach, right now,
you're sitting just where
you want to be.
You're 12-0, but a long way
to go, right?
You're ranked number 1 in the
Metro area and what's the
magic formula, so far?
>> It's been hard work.
The first two weeks of the
season, we worked on a lot of
the fundamentals of the game and
we knew, in the beginning of the
season, it was going to be a
couple games that we were going
up against some really
good competition,
so we needed to be ready.
And we had a play day.
We were exposing part of our
game, so we really worked hard
on that part of the game and
now, I think we're pretty solid.
We still haven't hit 1 though 9
yet, but we're getting
there.
>> How about the weather this
spring, how has that affected
the game, so far?
>> Well, the first game
we had against Franklin,
it was snowing in pregame.
We have the video.
It's pretty funny.
And it's been hot, then it's
been cold, then it's been
chilly, so it's
been pretty neat.
>> Nicole, you're a senior
on the Tech team --
I should say the Mavericks --
and I hear you're going to go to
Stevenson and play softball.
>> I am.
>> And is softball your life?
>> It is.
>> Why softball?
I heard it's the only sport
you play and you play
all summer, too.
>> I started playing when I was
8 years old and I just
fell in love with the game.
It was something I loved to do.
I have a passion for it.
>> Now, if you're playing
shortstop, you got to cover a
lot of ground.
You must have a pretty good arm.
>> I do.
>> And the ironic thing is,
you're not six foot tall,
are you?
>> No, I'm not.
>> So you must be quick
and speedy.
>> Yes.
>> And, Lindsay, you're the
3rd baseman, so we got the whole
side of the left infield here.
And you got a pretty good
arm, Lindsay?
>> Yeah, definitely.
>> Okay. And how long have you
been playing softball?
>> Definitely since 8,
maybe even 7.
I used to be the girl, you know,
sit on a bucket and cheer
for my team, you know,
when I was young and, now,
I'm actually out there,
on the field. It's awesome.
>> And you have a sibling on the
team, too, don't you?
Tell us about that sibling.
>> Well, she's the opposite
of me, I would say.
We get called
twins on the field.
She's taller than me,
so sometimes it gets confused,
who's older, but it's awesome,
to be playing with her
and I love teaching her.
>> And she's a freshman?
>> Yeah, she sure is.
>> And then you have another
family member on the team, too.
You want to tell us who that
family member is?
>> Well, that would be
the coach.
>> [ Laughter ]
>> And, Coach, she said the key
word, you're the coach, right?
>> Yes.
>> You want to tell us about
that relationship?
>> Yeah, on the field, she's not
allowed to call me "Daddy."
She has to call me "Coach" or,
you know, it creates
problems, so...
And it's been pretty neat,
to see my kids play on the same
team in high school, so...
>> Yeah, I would've loved to
have that opportunity.
But, Lindsay, does it create any
pressures, versus maybe what,
you know, my friend here Nicole
might not have, with your
dad the coach?
>> I know he pushes me to my
limits, but, you know,
that's what every coach and
every dad should do.
I think it's awesome because,
you know, I can go home and say,
"Hey, you remember I did this in
the game?" and he was there
and he understands the game,
rather than, like, a dad that
wouldn't understand the game.
>> Now, Coach, you've had
great success, so far,
at Eastern Tech.
This is your fourth year and,
the last two years, you've been
to, I say, the junior prom,
which is the state semifinals.
>> And let's just talk a little
bit about the nightmare
from last year.
Can you tell me about the
nightmare from last year?
>> MEYERS: Oh, man.
>> Because, hey, you got there,
but sometimes things go bad.
>> Yeah, I mean, it was a
very competitive game.
It was a team that we played
from Linganore and they were
fundamentally sound.
We got caught a couple
times on the bases.
It ended up being a 3-0 game
in the last inning.
We had two strikes on our batter
with two outs and that girl got
on, the next girl got on,
and it ended up being bases
loaded and our 4-hitter hit a
double to tie the game 3-3.
And so we were all excited and
we went into extra innings,
did the bunt thing and, you
know, all that kind of stuff and
then we had two outs and ball
hit to one of our fielders and
she dropped it and game over.
But it was, you know, it was one
of the really, really neat games
because we never gave up.
But it was kind of sad for my
seniors that last year because
that was their last game
at Eastern Tech, so.
>> Okay, now, Nicole,
it was March 1st when you
started practice.
What was the goal for your
team this year, so far?
>> Our goal is to win states.
>> Okay.
>> To go all the way.
>> All right. Lindsay,
you believe it can happen?
>> Oh, yeah, definitely.
I want that ring this year.
>> Okay. Now, let me ask you a
little bit about the team,
ladies, okay?
Can you describe, are you
senior-dominated?
Do you have a lot of juniors,
sophomores? How's it look?
>> We're actually more
underclassman-dominated.
We have -- I think it's nine
sophomores and freshmen that
are on the team.
There's only four seniors
and one junior.
We all work together, though.
We're a team.
We, you know, can get along
really well and make it happen.
>> Now, I used to play a lot of
baseball in the old days.
They told me pitching was
pretty important.
Lindsay, is that true?
>> Definitely. Our junior is
our pitcher and I know that,
you know, once she leaves,
we may struggle, but I know
Eastern Tech softball's always
going to be strong, but pitching
is definitely key and we're
really lucky to have
Jordan Cargile.
>> Now, Coach, in boys' baseball
in Baltimore County, there's
limitations on how long the boys
can pitch each week, true?
In girls' softball,
it's unlimited?
>> Correct. Unlimited.
She can pitch every inning
of every game.
She's actually done that
this year, so...
>> If she's pitching that hard,
do you see anything down at
shortstop, or has the
2nd baseman got a tough job?
>> I do. It depends on the team
we're playing, but, if we're
getting a really competitive
team, I'll get some,
here and there.
>> How about you, Lindsay,
down at 3rd?
>> I'll have to backhand it,
every once in a while,
going straight down the line.
>> Well, you're 12-0 right now.
Let's go back in time
real quick here.
Is there any win that you look
back and say "That was a
really good win we had this
year, so far"?
>> Yeah, Seton Keough.
We beat them
in extra innings, 3-2.
That was a nail biter.
Came down to the very last
at-bat, the very last out.
It was a great game.
>> Now, you know, he was
talking about you're up 3-0.
I look at girls' softball
scores, I'll see sometimes,
reading the paper, you know,
somebody was up 6-0 and then
eight runs scored.
Is it like basketball,
the momentum starts to go?
How does it work, Lindsay?
With softball, where people can
score so many goals --
Not goals. I should say runs!
in one inning or so.
>> Well, it's not exactly
basketball, because I used to
play it, but definitely,
momentum can help the team.
Because I know, once someone
gets ahead, it brings everybody
else up and it definitely like
boosts the energy of
that inning.
But we're smart and, when we're
out on the field and we can tell
a team has, you know, got
momentum, like, hitting, we call
in the team together and grab a
huddle, like, to stop their
momentum and keep us focused.
>> Coach, what does Nicole
bring to your team,
as a shortstop?
>> I've told this to so
many people --
she's a lights-out shortstop.
So anytime there's a ball hit to
short, there's no worries,
so that's been a big plus
this year.
She has a great arm.
She goes to the hole.
She goes to the backhand
very well.
And we actually turned a
double play yesterday, right?
>> We did.
>> DASE: Good job.
>> So that's a neat --
that's a confidence thing
for the team.
When she's playing shortstop,
she builds confidence around
the rest of the team
and she's a leader
and she doesn't mess with --
You know, once game time
comes, it's game time, so.
>> She brings her
briefcase, huh?
>> Yeah. She's going to work.
>> And I'm watching her
right now.
I can tell she's a focused lady.
That's my favorite
word, "focus."
Well, Nicole, what does
Lindsay bring to the team?
Because we don't want her
dad talking about his
daughter, do we?
>> Lindsay brings energy
and motivation.
She's a great leader and she
gets everybody pumped up.
When we seem to either have a
bad inning or something's going
wrong, it's up to Lindsay to
bring everybody back together.
>> Great. Now, right now, we're
in the latter part of April and,
Coach, how many more games do
you have left on the schedule?
>> Let's see, we have, I think,
six on the schedule and then we
have the counties and then we
start preparing for
the regionals.
>> And of the six coming up,
any big games you see?
>> One of my favorite games
is playing Spalding.
It's a private school.
They've done well every year.
So that's next Monday.
>> Okay. And then we have the
county championship and you told
me the county championship this
year, which I would imagine you
guys are going to qualify for,
who would be your opponent,
possibly? Cross your fingers
you get there.
>> It either comes down to
Franklin, Hereford,
or Lansdowne. I'm not sure
what the records are.
>> But you're going to play
at a big field, somewhere?
>> Yes, Stevenson University.
>> That'll be, maybe, your
home field next year, huh?
>> Yes, it will.
>> That should be exciting,
with the county championship.
And then, you want to really
focus in the region because
that gets you to the
junior prom, right?
And who's tough in that region?
>> We have C. Milton Wright,
Bel Air.
All of the Harford County
teams are pretty tough.
That's who we'll be facing,
those teams.
And then, once we get to the
states, I don't know who we're
playing, but, if we do get to
the final, it's going to be a
pretty good competition.
Northern has won five state
championships, so...
>> Wow.
>> That's a big challenge.
>> Where do they play the
states, nowadays?
>> The semis at Bachman and
then the University of Maryland
for the finals.
>> And we're talking
latter part of May?
>> JACK: Yes.
>> Okay. And, girls, I always
think the latter part of May,
I worry about the prom, okay?
The prom's not on the same day
as that, is it?
>> No.
>> No, I don't think so.
>> Okay. Well, let me ask you,
Lindsay, in terms of softball --
and it's obvious you all love
softball -- where do you find
players to emulate, or do you
have a favorite college player?
You know, where do -- it's a
little different than other
sports you have, as far as with
the program and things
like that.
Do you watch college ball
at all?
>> Oh, yeah, I love the college
World Series.
We thought about doing, like,
a bracket this year.
You know, just like
March Madness,
but we don't know.
I mean, my sister and I watch
it at home, and we compete, and
we're like, "Oh, you know, this
is our team, we're going to
stick with them," and it's
really neat to see how they
play, 'cause you can learn from
them a lot.
>> And, Lindsay, you're going to
be going to Salisbury next year.
>> Yeah.
>> And tell us
your career plans.
>> Well, I might play, like, a
club sport, but I'm
not sure yet, because I want to
be focused on my major,
which is possibly
athletic training or
occupational therapy.
>> And being a student at
Eastern right now,
what is your major there?
>> Teacher academy, so that
didn't really help me too much.
[Laughs]
>> DASE: It's close.
And, Nicole, you're
at Eastern Tech --
what is your major now?
>> I'm majoring in business
management and finance.
>> And you want to carry that
over to Stevenson with you?
>> Yes, I'm going to major in
accounting when I go
to Stevenson.
>> Very good.
>> And, girls, are you
superstitious, at all?
>> Yes. A little bit.
>> I, personally, am.
>> Tell me, real quick.
>> Well, we used to do this kind
of like dance-off after we warm
up and we'd do this little game
and it keeps us in focus and
it makes us bond,
so I like it a lot.
>> It starts the energy
for the game.
>> And I ask that question
because, when you win, you
always want to sort of repeat
what you did the game before and
superstition only comes
so far, to me.
I used to get exhausted, putting
my clothes on the same way and
tying the shoes the same way.
>> I wear the same ribbon.
I try to because I'm like "Ah!
We won that game."
>> Well, listen, ladies, it was
great meeting you and our
congratulations on a great
career, so far.
We'll cross our fingers you get
to the junior prom and the
senior prom, in terms of the
state championship.
And, Coach, congratulations on
keeping the Eastern Tech
softball program at top there
and being ranked number 1.
And, Coach, I hope you make it
to the state finals --
>> Thank you.
>> And bring back that hardware
for Baltimore County.
>> We will.
>> For
"High School Sports Scene,"
I'm Randy Dase.
Thanks for watching.
See you next time.