Apr 7, 2014

Best of high school sports: March 30-April 4

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From Howard County to Baltimore County to Harford County, photographers for the Baltimore Sun’s community papers cover many high school sporting events each week. Here is a roundup of some of the best sports action shots from the week of Sunday, March 30 through Friday, April 4.

For more high school sports coverage, check out these extensive “rough cut” posts from photographer Jon Sham: Marriotts Ridge vs. Atholton baseball and Howard vs. Centennial boys lacrosse.

: Before Friday’s boys lacrosse game against Fallston, Bel Air boys lacrosse coach Chuck Muir observes a moment of silence for his predecessor, Scoop Kelly, who died in February. Kelly was a 1991 Fallston graduate. (Steve Ruark/BSMG)

: Atholton’s Amanda Petersen, center, Miranda Thompson, right, and others watch as Atholton is up to bat against River Hill April 3. (Nate Pesce/BSMG)

: Perryville infielder Jacob Hudson sets up to make the catch and try to tag out the sliding Fallston runner Erik Dettloff during Wednesday’s game at Fallston. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: Tarps cover the base areas on the baseball field at C. Milton Wright High School as rain continues to come down and even change to snow late Sunday afternoon. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: River Hill’s Kinsey Johnson swings at a pitch during the game against Atholton Thursday, April 3. (Nate Pesce/BSMG)

: Catonsville first baseman Jake Smuck catches a pickoff throw, but Tech’s Andrew Pikounis was safe during the second inning of Eastern Tech’s 5-2 win. Smuck was 3-for-3. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Wilde Lake’s Luke Budorick defends against Mt. Hebron’s Shane Brookhart during a boys lacrosse game on Monday, March 31. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Mt. Hebron’s Connor Dubois leads a pack of Wilde Lake players after the ball on Monday, March 31. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Patterson Mill pitcher Hailey Horton delivers the pitch to the waiting Fallston batter during Wednesday’s game at Fallston. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: Fallston’s Adam Adolfo rounds third and focuses on home during Wednesday’s home game against Perryville. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: River Hill’s Courtney Colosimo runs across home plate, putting up the first score of the game against Atholton Thursday, April 3. (Nate Pesce/BSMG)

: Perryville third baseman Dustin Krahn knocks down a bouncing infield hit during Wednesday’s game at Fallston. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: Patterson Mill batter Lauren Rossi makes contact and puts the ball into play during an at bat in Wednesday’s game at Fallston. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: McDonogh’s Jordan Vaughn, right, slides safely into second base as Dulaney shortstop Brooke Wall covers in the fourth inning of a high school softball game in Owings Mills Tuesday, April 1. (Steve Ruark/BSMG)

: Dulaney catcher Maura McGinn, left, applies a late tag as McDonogh’s Annie Britton crosses home plate during a softball game Tuesday, April 1. (Steve Ruark/BSMG)

: Patterson Mill infielder Meredith Price makes the grab on a pop up for an out as teammate Rebecca Borowski moves in to back her up during Wednesday’s game at Fallston. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: Wilde Lake’s Joe Boccher stands ready to defend against a shot from Mt. Hebron’s Shane Brookhart. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: From left, Dulaney’s Caroline Christofano, Rebeka Stem, Franny Brancati, Ann Benzinger and Brooke Wall cheer for teammates in the top of the sixth inning of a softball game against McDonogh in Owings Mills Tuesday, April 1. (Steve Ruark/BSMG)

: Reservoir’s Robyn Pidliskey leaps over a bat to score a home run against Hammond on Wednesday, April 2. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Reservoir’s Caroline Winand stands ready to run as Hammond’s Caroline Goyne is ready for the ball during a game Wednesday, April 2. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Lansdowne junior Jesse Tayman waits for the next baseball drill while the team practiced indoors. The team practiced in doors due to poor field conditions caused by the weather in the last week of March. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Howard’s Maddie Regal passes the ball as Centennial’s Ryleigh Ahearn defends on Tuesday, April 1. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Franklin’s Davis Jones shoots and scores under the legs of Catonsville’s AJ Beck on Wednesday, April 2. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Catonsville’s Brian Holmes, right, winds up to take a blistering shot on goal as Franklin’s Kevin Hyatt reaches unsuccessfully to stop him during a game April 2. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Junior varsity player Austin Tucker, a freshman, leaps to make the catch while practicing with Lansdowne’s varsity baseball team. The teams were practicing indoors the last week of March due to poor field conditions caused by the weather. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Fallston pitcher Luke Gover stretches to try to make the grab on a ball hit back to him by the Perryville batter during Wednesday’s game at Fallston. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: Franklin’s Blake Askenas, front, does an about face to try and lose Catonsville’s Danny Manley during a boys lacrosse game on April 2. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Glenelg’s Morgan Perry connects with a pitch in a softball game against Howard Friday, April 4. (Nate Pesce/BSMG)

: Havre de Grace’s Taylor Smith watches her hit sail into the outfield for a home run during a softball game at North Harford Friday, April 4. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: Senior Anthony Abram dives for the ball during a baseball fielding drill inside Lansdowne High School. The team practiced in doors due to poor field conditions caused by the weather in the last week of March. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Centennial’s Kay Kelly runs into a wall of Howard defenders during a game on April 1. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Centennial’s Martha Hutzell shoots on goal against Howard on Tuesday, April 1. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: Glenelg’s Tyler Wasson (16) celebrates a second quarter goal with teammate Zach Bailey during a boys lacrosse game against River Hill at Western Regional Park on Friday, April 4. (Brian Krista/BSMG)

: In a show of good sportsmanship, North Harford’s Alexis Lyttle, left, slaps hands with Havre de Grace’s Megan Thompson, congratulating Thompson on a home run during a county softball game at North Harford Friday, April 4. (Matt Button/BSMG)

: River Hill’s Jimmy McEneaney, left, fires a shot past Glenelg’s Jared Jacoby during a boys lacrosse game at Western Regional Park on Friday, April 4. (Brian Krista/BSMG)

: Hammond’s Keyvana Griffin races from second base against Reservoir during a softball game on April 2. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

: River Hill’s Jake Friedman, second from right, celebrates a goal with teammates during a boys lacrosse game against Glenelg at Western Regional Park on Friday, April 4.

: Glenelg’s Sharon Mielke, right, makes the catch to take out a Howard batter as Glenelg’s Everett Brittney, left, looks on during a game Friday, April 4. (Nate Pesce/BSMG)