Sports – Page 18 – The Comet

Orioles Magic: A Season in Review

Kirby Sauble, Staff Writer

October 14, 2013

Last year the Baltimore Orioles went out with a winning season and a mighty stand in post season. With the ‘high’ of being a winning team, this season started out right where it left off. The boys were back from spring training and ready to show Birdland what they could do. Unfortunately, the Birds fell short of a second postseason appearance. Being an Orioles fanatic, I am highly disappointed to be tuning into this week...

Victory Season

October 10, 2013

This cheer season is going to be very different from any other season. The cheer teams have two brand new coaches, Sara Drollinger and Alexis Giles, who have an infinite amount of brand new ideas. Not o...

Athlete of the Month

Shahricka Anwar, Staff Writer

October 10, 2013

Senior Christopher Coelho is nominated as The Comet’s Athlete of the month. A varsity football player, Coelho is positioned as a CornerBack, Number 30. A very outstanding student in CHS, his classmates and teachers all have enunciated such good things about him. “Chris has come a long way for varsity football, he is such an outstanding athlete, shows good spirit and places great abilities,” the football coach, Rich Hamb...

Catonsville Football Tackles 2013 Season

October 2, 2013

Fall is right around the corner and that can only mean one thing: High School Football! Last Friday, September 20th, our very own Catonsville Comets held their 2013 season home opener. Like last year’...

Kingdom of Clubs: The CHS Varsity Golf Team

October 2, 2013

The Varsity Golf team of Catonsville High looks forward to this year’s season. Players both seasoned and new are confident that this season will be a great one. Coach Douglas Edward Albright, a teacher at ...

Catonsville Cross Country Runs Into A New Season

October 2, 2013

This year the Catonsville cross country team is up and running, literally. Headed by their fearless leaders, Tara Macdonald, Kevin Ward, Anthony Huynh, Sandy Brown and Gabe Noble, the team plans to mak...

Ready to Smash and Win: CHS Badminton 2013

Aparna Verma, Staff Writer

September 16, 2013

The CHS badminton team of 2013 is upbeat for the season. Coach and players believe this to be a good year, one hopefully that will lead some to the counties. Coach Benjamin Walkins started coaching at CHS this year, starting literally on August 15, 2013. “It was sudden,” he explained. “I did it at the last minute.” Walkins has been playing badminton since he was nearly ten, so he is full of experience and advice...

Starting the Season for Varsity Volleyball

Amanda Voll, Staff Writer

September 16, 2013

The Catonsville Volleyball team is beginning a season which the coach Amanda Kaufman describes as a season where the team has a “ strong chance to do very well.” Composed of twelve players, the team has six which are returning seniors. The libero, senior Natalie Bockmiller, said that she “likes the team this year” and that it is “nice to see returning players come back [because] that says good things about our co...

Girls Varsity Soccer: Start of the Season

Alicia Dixon, Staff Writer

September 16, 2013

The CHS girls varsity soccer team has a reputation for being one of the best, toughest, and most hard-working teams in Baltimore County. Last year, the team made it to the county championships and lost in penalty shootouts. This year, they are using this letdown to push them to do their very best. “It motivates us a lot because we know what it’s like to be so close but to come away without anything,” said senior capt...

Ravens, Get Back to Basics

Ben Corcoran, Staff Writer

September 12, 2013

The defending Super Bowl champs suffered a 49-27 defeat against the Denver Broncos in their Season Opener on Thursday, September 5th. In their first game since winning the Lombardi Trophy and having Linebacker Ray Lewis retire, the Ravens began their 1st game of the 2013 Season with a shocking defeat. The Ravens started off the game well, as they went into halftime with a 3-point lead. A lead, but a slim one. A typical pat...