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Pomp and circumstance: the WNST Sweet 16 Best High School Athletes in Baltimore history

Nestor Aparicio

Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com

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No. 3 Skip Wise (Dunbar High 1973) – Allen Harper “Skip” Wise was a sensation as a high school basketball player at Dunbar High, which included a legendary win over DeMatha High and future star Adrian Dantley. Wise played briefly at Clemson and was sucked into the ABA and the Baltimore Claws debacle before serving prison time for drug-related crimes over parts of two decades. His name is a still a legendary one for anyone who plays basketball in Baltimore.