B4 | SPORTS THE FREDERICK NEWS-POST | SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2016

Runner of the Year Field Athlete of the Year MICAH HEWITSON GEORGE STULTZ LINGANORE Junior Distance OAKDALE Sophomore Pole Vault, High Jump Q At er a i ne cross-country season in the fall, during which Q Enjoyed a remarkable season in the pole vault, capped by he won the county and regional titles and placed fourth in his i rst state title in the event. He never i nished worse than the Class 3A state meet, he continued his dominance in the second or posted a height less than 12 feet in a big meet. He distance races. won the Class 3A West regional title with his best big-meet height of the season (13 feet, 4 inches) and then won a state Q Ran his best big-meet time of the season in the title by clearing 13 feet. 3,200-meter run at the Montgomery Invitational, i nishing seventh in 9 minutes, 40.6 seconds. Two weeks later at the QAlso had a i ne season in the high jump, as he placed in the county championships, he won the 3,200 by almost 20 county, regional and state meets in the event. He cleared 5 seconds in 9:43.54. feet, 10 inches to place i t h in Class 3A at the state meet.

Q Also won or contended in the 1,600 run in nearly every QHelped lit the Bears to the county and regional and team meet. At er being nipped by under a second at the county championships with his all-around performance. Also con- championships, went on to post his best big-meet time of the tributed to the team in the 55-meter dash and the 800 relay. season at the state meet. He i nished in 4:29.24, which was good enough for second place in the Class 3A race.

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PERCY AGYEI-OBESE ALEX ANUKEM NICHOLAS DANNER EVAN KOWALK MARQUIS LAUER KEVIN LONG Junior Sprints, Relays Junior High Jump Senior Distance Junior Mid-Distance Senior Sprints Junior Shot Put OAKDALE BRUNSWICK URBANA OAKDALE MIDDLETOWN MIDDLETOWN Q Ran a leg for the Bears’ winning 1,600 Q Surprised himself when he cleared Q Enjoyed an excellent season in multiple Q Qualii ed for the state meet in three Q Won the 55-meter dash at every meet Q Surpassed 44 feet for the i rst time in relay at the Class 3A state meet. That was 5 feet, 10 inches to win the high jump events for the Hawks. Won the county events. Won regional title in the 800 before this season until placing fourth at the Class the shot put to win the county champion- one of four events for which he qualii ed for at the Class 1A West regional meet. His title in the 1,600 run before placing third placing second in Class 3A with his best 2A state meet. Posted his best time of the ship. Went on to place fourth at regionals states. The 55 and 300 dashes and the 800 previous-best mark was 5-8. Also cleared at regionals and states in the event. Also time of the season (2:01.74). Also won the season (6.48 seconds) to win the 2A West with his best throw of the season (44 feet, relay were the others. Helped Oakdale win 5-10 at states to place second in 1A. qualii ed for states in the 800 run. county title in the 500 and helped the Bears regional championship. 2 1/2 inches) and seventh in Class 2A at the the county title in the 800 relay. place second at states in the 3,200 relay. state meet.

PARKER MELLOTT GAVIN PRATHER PATRICK STARRS Senior Mid-Distance Senior Mid-Distance Junior Sprints, Relays HONORABLEHONORABLE MENTIMENTIONON URBANA TUSCARORA OAKDALE Q At er placing second at the county Q Shined in the 800 meter run by winning Q County champion in the 300 dash and Brunswick—Alex Eiben, Joey Intolubbe, Alexey Je ers, Christian Kantner, Quentin Cooke championships in the 500 dash, won the the county title and placing second at the a key member of two relay teams for the Catoctin—Ryan Bell, Reid Clingerman, Justin Herman, Paul Slotwinski regional title in the race with a time of 3A West regional meet. Ran a leg for the Bears. Ran a leg for Oakdale’s 1,600 relay Frederick—Demarcus Core, Ryan English, Chase LeClair 1:08.49 before running his best time of the Titans’ 3,200 relay that won the county team, which won a state title in Class 3A, Linganore—Spencer Askine, Michael Belmaggio, Lars Eklund, Brennan Henyon season (1:08.1) to place i t h at states. title and placed i t h at the state meet. and the 800 relay team, which placed second at states. Middletown—Will Diedrich, Ben Jones, Riley McDermott, Kevin Ngo, Freddy Roberts, Chris Wingaard Oakdale—Ritchie Case, Mark Fachler, Kyle Ge en, Jake Hooper, Matt Schaefer, Kenny Yerardi Thomas Johnson—Sean Burrus, Cheyenne Johnson, Trenton Snipes, Nathaniel Trinidad-Doherty Tuscarora—Justin Longest, Scott Teal Urbana—Xavier Campbell, Sawyer Estok, Mitch Holson, Nicholas Jackson, Garrett Santis Walkersville—Colin Hess, Spencer Shortt

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from wire reports

His UAB team reached the NCAA Tournament last year Federer’s return from knee surgery then lost in the i rst round of the NIT at BYU this season. Cubs’ Maddon tempers Arrieta’s delayed by stomach virus optimism over Opening Day start KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Roger Federer’s return from Phillies give Pete Mackanin MESA, Ariz. — Jake Arrieta believes concerned Chica- knee surgery has been delayed by a stomach virus. go Cubs fans shouldn’t worry about him making his April 4 Federer was scheduled to play Friday for the i rst time two-year deal through 2017 opening night start against the Los Angeles Angels. in nearly two months at the Miami Open, but he withdrew CLEARWATER, Fla. — h e signed But manager threw some caution, saying shortly before the match because of the illness, which he manager Pete Mackanin to a two-year contract through he wants Arrieta to extend his next outing before commit- has been battling for several days. 2017. ting to him. “I feel bad for the tournament and the fans, as I have Mackanin’s new deal includes a club option for 2018. “Blisters can be funny,” Maddon said of Arrieta, who rarely ever had to withdraw at such short notice,” Federer h e 64-year-old Mackanin had signed a one-year contract threw only 34 pitches h ursday against the San Francisco said in a statement. “I have not felt great for a few days, and last September after replacing in June. Giants because of a blister on the thumb of his right pitch- unfortunately it got worse in the last 24 hours. I was really Mackanin led the Phillies to a 37-51 record after Sand- ing hand. “Right now we haven’t called o the jam yet, but excited to have my comeback in Miami but am in no con- berg abruptly resigned. h e rebuilding Phillies are 14-7-2 after another day or two we’ll look at it and then make our dition to play. I tried to warm up this morning, but it was in Mackanin’s i rst spring training. best determination at that point. You don’t want it to be clear that I could not compete.” Mackanin, a one-time manager, was chronic. h ey can become more chronic and you don’t Federer has been sidelined since undergoing ar- Philadelphia’s bench under from want that to happen. throscopic surgery Feb. 3 to repair torn cartilage in his left 2009-12. He spent 2013 as a pro scout with the Yankees be- “(Being) the Opening Day starter always is prestigious. knee. h e 2005-06 Key Biscayne champion hasn’t played in fore returning as third-base coach in 2014. However, so is winning the World Series, and we dei nitely the tournament since 2014. Mackanin’s career managerial record is 90-104, includ- want to make the right call.” Federer’s return will now likely be on clay next month ing stints as interim manager with Pittsburgh in 2005 and If Arrieta isn’t deemed ready, left-hander Jon Lester is at Monte Carlo. He was replaced in the Key Biscayne draw Cincinnati in 2007. lined up to start in his place. by lucky loser Horacio Zeballos, who faced Juan Martin del Arrieta, however, seemed coni dent that the blister has Potro in the second round. Falcons agree to terms with OLB healed and he expects to throw a bullpen session Saturday. “Business as usual,” said Arieta, showing reporters that Stanford hires Jerod Haase Upshaw, formerly of Ravens his thumb was healing. as new men’s basketball coach FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — h e Atlanta Falcons bol- stered their linebacker corps by agreeing to terms with Georgia Tech  res Gregory STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford hired University of Ala- Courtney Upshaw. bama at Birmingham coach Jerod Haase as its new basket- Upshaw was a second-round pick by Baltimore in 2012 ATLANTA — Georgia Tech i red men’s basketball coach ball coach Friday, a week and a half after i ring eighth-year and started 51 games over the last four seasons for the Ra- Brian Gregory on Friday, less than 48 hours after another coach Johnny Dawkins. vens. h e outside linebacker started 15 games this past disappointing season ended in the NIT. Athletic director Bernard Muir is determined to return season, recording 51 tackles with three fumble recoveries, h e move was announced by athletic director Mike Bo- the Cardinal to being a regular NCAA tournament con- two sacks, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles. binski, who had said a year ago the Yellow Jackets would tender as the program was under longtime coach Mike h e 26-year-old Upshaw played collegiately at Ala- need to show signii cant signs of improvement for Grego- Montgomery over nearly two decades. Haase will be for- bama, helping the Crimson Tide win two national champi- ry to keep his job. mally introduced Monday on h e Farm. onships. He was defensive MVP of the BCS championship While Georgia Tech made the postseason for the i rst h e 41-year-old Haase is returning to his Northern Cal- game in 2012, when Alabama blanked LSU 21-0 while al- time in Gregory’s i ve seasons as coach, that wasn’t enough. ifornia roots to coach Stanford. He was born in South Lake lowing only 92 yards. h e Yellow Jackets won a pair of NIT games before losing at Tahoe and even spent the 1992-93 season at rival Cali- h e signing could signal that the Falcons are moving on San Diego State 72-56 on Wednesday night. fornia before transferring to Kansas, where he played for from O’Brien Schoi eld, a defensive leader in 2015 who has Gregory was dismissed after posting an overall record of coach Roy Williams and later coached under him for 13 yet to agree on a new contract and plays the same position 76-86, which included a dismal 27-61 mark in the Atlantic years with the Jayhawks and at North Carolina. as Upshaw. Coast Conference.