MAPGA Professional Championship: : Rick Schuller of Swaders Sports Park in Chesterfield, Va., shot a 2-under par 70 to capture his second straight and fourth overall Maryland PGA Professional Championship at Woodmont Country Club (North Course) in Rockville. He finished 54 holes at 7-under-par to best 167 fellow PGA pros and take home $10,500. John Stone of Pines Golf Club had birdies at 15, 16 and 17 to finish second at 3-under. Dirk Schultz of Beaver Creek Country Club was third at 2-under. This event also serves as a qualifier for the PGA Professional National Championship. The top 12 finishers, plus past national champions Chip Sullivan and Wayne DeFrancesco advance from the Middle Atlantic PGA to the national championship.
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AHL scoring star Giroux returning to Hershey in '09-10
Left wing Alexandre Giroux, who set a Hershey Bears franchise record in 2008-09 by scoring 60 goals in a season, signed a contract to return to the American Hockey League team in 2009-10. Giroux, 28, added 15 goals in 22 postseason games on the way to the club's 10th Calder Cup championship. The 75 goals are the most scored by a single AHL player in one regular season and postseason combined. Giroux also played in 12 games for the Washington Capitals in 2008-09, scoring one goal and assisting on another.
College football: : Mike Coyne, an offensive assistant with the Ravens in 2008, was named wide receivers coach at Colby College. Coyne, who was a wide receiver at Hereford and attended Kentucky, assisted head coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron in advance scouting and breaking down film of opponents.
Bowling: : Martha Perez, a rising junior at UMES, won the All Events gold medal at the Colombian Nationals. She posted a high game of 298 and took a bronze medal in trio bowling, a silver in doubles and a gold in team play.
- From Sun staff and news services
