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When Byron Westmorland takes the floor with the rest of his Bowie State teammates Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament, he'll do so knowing he's accomplished what he set out to do. Two weeks ago he led Bowie State on an unexpected run through the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament. In the championship game, Westmorland scored a career-high 38 points to help the Bulldogs capture their first conference championship in 10 years, and earned game MVP honors in the process.

North Carroll announced the hiring of Rob Vaughn as boys basketball coach on Tuesday. Vaughn, a graduate of the school, previously coached the Panthers from 2003 to 2006, and he takes over the program from his brother, Chris, according to the school. Vaughn was an assistant coach at McDaniel College under Bob Flynn, and he currently teaches physical education at Shiloh Middle School in Carroll County.

Salisbury men's lacrosse assistant coach Tim O'Branski has joined the Georgetown coaching staff for the 2013 season, Hoyas coach Kevin Warne announced.  O'Branski, a Binghamton, N.Y. native, comes to the Hilltop as an assistant coach after three seasons on Salisbury's staff, helping the Sea Gulls to a record of 65-3, including three Division III national championship appearances and consecutive national championships. "Tim fits the description of what we want to add to this coaching staff," said Warne, who took the Hoyas post over the summer after serving as back-to-back national runner-up Maryland's offensive coordinator the past two seasons.

College basketball Booth named Loyola men's assistant coach Former Maryland basketball star and assistant coach Keith Booth , who has spent the past two years as an assistant women's coach at Loyola, was added Tuesday to the men's staff by newly named men's head coach G.G. Smith . Booth, 38, left College Park after Gary Williams retired in 2011 and Mark Turgeon retained only one member of the previous staff, Bino Ranson...

Men's lacrosse Pietramala named U.S. assistant coach Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse head coach Dave Pietramala was named Friday as one of three assistant coaches for the 2014 U.S. men's national team. Pietramala, Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese and Penn State head coach Jeff Tambroni join the staff under head coach Richie Meade that will lead the U.S. men at the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships on July 10-19, 2014, in Denver.

Swimming Bowman an Olympic men's assistant coach Bob Bowman , the head coach and general manager of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club in Maryland, was named a men's assistant coach for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. Bowman, who serves as personal coach to 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps , also was an assistant in 2004 and 2008. He was the head coach of the U.S. men's team at the 2009 and 2007 FINA world championships and has served as a world championships assistant coach four times.

The Israel Lacrosse Association has announced that former Johns Hopkins All-American Mark Greenberg will serve as defensive assistant coach of the Israel national team that will compete in the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse Men's World Championship. The championship will be held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., from July 10-19, 2014. “Adding a second Hall of Fame resume to our coaching staff really strengthens what we're trying to achieve,” said Israel Lacrosse general manager Howard Borkan.

Dave Pietramala is going home.Johns Hopkins head lacrosse coach Tony Seaman yesterday named Pietramala as the Blue Jays' new full-time assistant coach, filling the vacancy created by the departure of John Haus, who is now head coach at Washington College."

One of the area's most successful high school coaches has agreed to become the assistant coach for the Maryland Mania A-League professional soccer team.Bill Stara, 40, who coached River Hill High School to the state Class 2A championship last fall, and previously coached seven state champions at Centennial, will remain as coach at River Hill."This is something I've always wanted to do, and will be a big commitment during the spring and summer months," said Stara, who earlier this year became part of the U.S. Soccer Federation national staff, teaching courses for coaches.

Jack Burns, an assistant offensive coach for the Washington Redskins the last three years, became the first member of the organization to cash in on the team's Super Bowl victory yesterday.Burns was named offensive coordinator and quarterback coach by Dennis Green, the new head coach of the Minnesota Vikings."This was a good time to get Jack," Green said. "Bringing in a guy who has just won a Super Bowl gives your team a little extra pop. It's a big plus for us."Burns said: "It gives me an opportunity to bring something to the table and help the Vikings get back to winning ways and playoff appearances."

A social studies teacher and assistant track coach has been replaced indefinitely amid an investigation by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Kate Snyder, a teacher at Old Mill High School in Glen Burnie who also served as student government and senior class adviser, "has been reassigned by the school system and will be away from the school indefinitely," according to a letter sent home to parents on Friday from Principal James Todd. Todd wrote that a substitute teacher will fill in for Snyder's classes and the school will consult with the district's Office of Investigation and other school system administrators on whether a long-term replacement needs to be found.

The Loyola men's lacrosse program will host nearly 50 players and family members from Newtown (Conn.) Youth Lacrosse on Saturday when the No. 8 Greyhounds host No. 1 Denver in their regular-season home finale at 1 p.m. at Ridley Athletic Complex. On Jan. 3, freshman long-stick midfielder Jason Crane (Chesapeake-AA) led a group of 14 Loyola players to the Connecticut town that was touched by tragedy just one month prior when a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School killed 26 people.

Amber Milnes Aberdeen In her first season with the Eagles, Milnes faced a couple of daunting tasks -- rebuilding after graduating three starters from last year's state championship team and then rebuilding again after 2011-12 All-Metro Player of the Year Brionna Jones tore an anterior cruciate ligament in January, which forced her to miss the rest of the season. With two freshman and two sophomore starters, she converted a team that had been centered on the 6-foot-3 Jones into an up-tempo team in which everyone had to contribute.

When Byron Westmorland takes the floor with the rest of his Bowie State teammates Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament, he'll do so knowing he's accomplished what he set out to do. Two weeks ago he led Bowie State on an unexpected run through the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament. In the championship game, Westmorland scored a career-high 38 points to help the Bulldogs capture their first conference championship in 10 years, and earned game MVP honors in the process.

The Blast plans to induct former player and assistant coach Tarik Walker into the Baltimore Blast Hall of Fame on Feb. 16. Walker, who played 10 seasons in Baltimore, served as an assistant coach for part of the 2005-06 season and retired from playing after the 2006-07 season. He will be honored in a ceremony during halftime of the Blast's game against the Wichita Wings. After the then-Baltimore Spirit selected him in the 1993 National Professional Soccer League draft, Walker won the league's Rookie of the Year award in 1994 and played on Major Indoor Soccer League championship teams with the Blast in 2003, 2004 and 2006.

The Israel Lacrosse Association has announced that Lauren Paul Norris, a McDonogh alumna and four-time Jewish All-American at Franklin & Marshall, has been named coach of the Israel national lacrosse team that will compete in the 2013 Federal of International Lacrosse Women's World Cup. “Lauren's resume really speaks for itself,” said Scott Neiss, director of the association. “We're extremely confident in Lauren's coaching ability, her passion for the sport and her commitment to developing the game in Israel.

The subject was Mike Stankovic, and Spirit coach Kenny Cooper was speaking glowingly of the soccer relic as a winner, a man with desire, pride and a passion for soccer.Age? Hah, age is a state of mind."Mike's better on one leg than some are on two," Cooper said.Having said that, however, Cooper said he felt obliged to acknowledge that Stankovic, at 37, is not going to turn the NPSL's American Division race into a runaway for the Spirit."We're not looking for him to be the difference," Cooper said.

Former Dunbar assistant football coach Ben Eaton will be the Poets' new head coach, athletic director Barbara Allen announced yesterday.Eaton, 49, a 1966 Douglass High graduate and a 1974 graduate of Morgan State, fills the vacancy left by former coach Stanley Mitchell, who was encouraged to resign during the winter after taking the Poets to Baltimore City's first two state titles, three title-game appearances, and five state semifinal berths."

Division II Lynn University announced the hiring of former Maryland defensive midfielder  Brian Kingsbury as its inaugural men's lacrosse coach Wednesday afternoon. Kingsbury is tasked with building the Fighting Knights program from scratch and leading them into Sunshine State Conference competition for the 2014 season. The Severna Park native and St. Mary's High graduate will assume responsibilities in February, while recruitment will begin immediately. Kingsbury can be contacted at bkingsbury@lynn.edu . “Lynn University is excited about Brian [Kingsbury]

The Fallston Flames U10 boys soccer team completed a successful season with back-to-back tournament championships recently. The Flames won the EASL Open in Baltimore County and then took home the Fallston Cup. In addition, in early October they won the River Soccer Club Columbus Day Tournament in Ocean City. Pictured, front row from left, are Mason Manzo, Keetan Oteyza, Kevin Roberts, Alex Rothenheber and Michael Estremsky; middle row from left, Drew Menges, Ben Tewey, Noah Amburgey, Brett Newcomb, Pete Buckler, Kyle Brown and Kevin Baranoski; and back row from left, head coach Mike Rothenheber, assistant coach Pete Manzo and assistant coach Dave Buckler.