high school player profile

Three-sport star Laura Golden, who graduated from Hancock Middle-Senior High School in the spring, talked with PressBox about her favorite moments during her athletic career, taking on a leadership role as a senior and more.

Rising seniors Heidi and Delaney Clesner helped lead the Northwood High School girls’ lacrosse team to an 8-0 regular-season record in 2021. They talked with PressBox about their undefeated season, their goals for the future and more.

Ty’Candice Smith, who recently graduated from Baltimore’s REACH! Partnership School, was nominated for the Maryland high school player profiles series by varsity track coach Herman Harried, who described Smith as “the model student-athlete.”

Walkersville High School softball head coach Randy Hinkelman describes senior second baseman Abbie Peterson as “a joy to have at practice” and “a leader on and off the field.”

Mia Smith, a junior combo guard for the Clarksburg High School girls’ basketball team, talked with PressBox about how she got started in the sport, what it means to have a chance to become the first player in program history to score 1,000 points and more.

Long Reach High School track and field team coach Rosalind Sheppard praised senior Cameron Hindle for his “athleticism, hard work and effort,” noting that his “teammates all strive to be better athletes because they have witnessed his hard work and dedication.”

Mae Beins, a senior goalie for the Frederick High School girls’ lacrosse team, took on a leadership role within the team during the pandemic, checking in on teammates throughout the spring and summer.