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May 30, 2008

Looking back with Lovelace

We're wrapping up the just-completed school athletic year by taking a look at some of the most notable moments and occurrences. Next up is The Sun's Stefen Lovelace:

On my first real year on the job, I’d have to say it’s difficult to pin down which is the most memorable event I’ve seen. Winters Mill’s run to the Class 2A boys basketball state championship, upsetting perennial powers Gwynn Park and Randallstown in the process, comes to mind. Seeing an injured Steele Stanwick hoist the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference SFX trophy in lacrosse, after upsetting the undefeated and No. 1-ranked team in the country in Gilman is another.

But what trumps them all is Dunbar’s memorable run in football for their second straight 1A title. Seeing Tavon Austin dance on the field is one of the great pleasures of this job. Seeing the way the Poets’ players responded to coach Lawrence Smith is heart-warming. And most importantly, seeing those kids recover from a catastrophic loss of former coach Ben Eaton, and respond the way they did all season long was exciting, inspiring and emotional all at the same time. This might’ve been only my first year, but I doubt I’ll see a story quite like that one in a long time.

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