B Division

Glenelg Country School held off John Carroll for 56 minutes of yesterday's Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Division field hockey championship. It was the last four minutes that were the problem.The Patriots (7-3-5) scored twice in the final 3: 52 to take a 2-0 victory for the inaugural IAAM B Division championship at Towson University."I don't even know what happened," said Dragons back Megan Reuwer. "We just fell apart. We were worn out, because they have a lot more subs than we do. And I think we panicked."

Private schoolsArlington Baptist Eagles1997-98 record: 5-13Coach: Liz ByersTop players: Janae Burris, 5-1, Sr., G; Julie Barber, 5-4, Jr., G; Jocelyn Johnson, 5-5, Jr., G; Candace Moon, 5-9, Jr., C; Lori Veasel, 5-6, Soph., F/G.Outlook: With four starters back, Byers is looking for an improved season in the Association of Independent Schools B Division. The Eagles have a stronger bench and a better defense. Johnson led the team in scoring last year and Moon led in rebounding, so the Eagles should get off to a quick start.

When Seton Keough lost to Lutheran during the regular season, there was something lacking in their defense. That certainly changed yesterday.A quick man-to-man press helped the Gators keep Lutheran off balance en route to a 53-49 victory in the Association of Independent Schools B Division championship at Loyola College's Reitz Arena.Although the Saints were unbeaten in the B Division this season, the Gators (14-11) gained momentum after slipping past defending champ St. Timothy's, 45-44, in Thursday's semifinal rematch of last year's title game.

MY SON announced that he would not be home right away because he had a hockey game after school, and I said, "OK." And that is the extent of my role in this activity.My son and his middle-school friends have discovered intramural sports and, from what I can surmise, the sports seasons have recently changed. The boys were playing some version of indoor soccer but are now playing some version of floor hockey.They could be playing these sports with a rag ball or the severed head of an enemy for all I have been told.

Arlington Baptist Eagles1997 record: 7-10Coach: Liz ByersTop players: Rachel Hamilton, Sr., OH; Darla Heller, Sr., OH; Jocelyn Johnson, Jr., OH; Julie Barber, Jr., S; Valerie Jones, Fr., SOutlook: Byers has a number of good players returning from the team that finished second in the regular season in the Association of Independent Schools B Division. The Eagles have a strong nucleus fueled by a good mix of experience and depth. They also lost only one starter from last year and should challenge for the B Division title this season.

Park School's Brandy Washington was nearly perfect in the Association of Independent Schools tennis tournament at McDonogh, including yesterday's championship match.Washington lost only four games throughout the tournament, capping her performance with a strong 6-0, 6-1 victory over McDonogh's Sara Sateri for the A Division championship.Washington (11-0) lost only one game in each of her four matches and had a surprisingly easy time with Sateri, who took her to three sets in a recent regular-season match.

Junior Wick Stanwick scored a game-high five goals with four assists in leading second-ranked Notre Dame Prep to a 15-5 win yesterday over Friends in the opening round of the Association of Independent Schools A Division tournament.Junior Lauren Aumiller and senior Molly Cangemi contributed three goals each for the Pirates (10-1), who play host to Garrison Forest at 4 p.m. today.No. 3 St.Mary's 19, Seton Keough 3: Senior Kellie Thompson and junior Lindsay Ringle each had three goals to lead 13 Saints in the scoring column and give third-seeded St. Mary's (12-2)

Maryvale's girls soccer team had not given up a goal all season, but that streak lasted less than two minutes against Bryn Mawr yesterday.Elizabeth Knight's deflection of Kara Boyle's cross just 1: 54 into the game proved to be the game winner as the Mawrtians took a 3-0 victory in a Catholic League B Division game at the University of Baltimore's Mt. Washington field.Theresa Sherry scored two second-half goals, a skimming header off Jen Kent's restart in the 45th minute and an uncontested shot after beating two defenders on the wing in the 72nd minute.

Bryn Mawr did not want to get into a race with Maryvale yesterday, and the Lions showed why as they ran past the Mawrtians 5-0 in a key Catholic League B Division contest.The Lions (6-0-1 overall and in the league) took over first place in the B Division, and the Mawrtians (5-3) fell to third with a 5-2 division record. After a 3-1 victory over the Mawrtians Tuesday, Roland Park (7-1) is second at 6-1.Yesterday, the speed factor was evident immediately as forwards Kelly Devlin and Stephanie Sybert kept racing past the Mawrtians' defense.

McDonogh's field hockey team is ranked No. 7 this week, but when it comes to academics, the Eagles may be No. 1.Seniors Vanvisa Attaset, Phyllis Byrd, Kirsten Doub, Stacie Green, Sara Herman, Katie Higdon, Beth Hurtt, Becca Johnson and Kim Yeargin scored a mean 1,320 on their SATs. Attaset had the highest score, 1,520. Green was perfect on the math portion. The lowest score was 1,100.All but one of the seniors carry five honors courses, and none has a grade below a B. The entire team, including five freshmen, carries a cumulative grade-point average of 3.831.

To win the college national dinghy sailing championship last week, St. Mary's College had to win two races against Yale a school more than five times its size. "We told the kids they didn't need to do anything miraculous," said coach Adam Werblow, referring to B Division skipper Michael Menninger and senior Jennifer Chamberlain. "The kids looked at us and said, 'We're going to do this.' " With breezes and currents running strong on San Francisco Bay, the sailors made good on their word.

Lost in the shadows of the county wrestling tournament Saturday were third-place finishes by Bowling Brook Prep's senior duo of Mike Price and Corry Bowe in the Maryland Independent Schools Wrestling Tournament, also on Saturday. Bowe, who began wrestling at 189 pounds only this season, rebounded from a 5-3 loss to Loyola senior Rob Collins in the quarterfinals to decision DeMatha's Matt Bovich, 9-7, in the consolation finals. After losing, 7-6, to McDonogh junior Kellen Williams in the quarterfinals, Price, an All-County pick last season, placed third in the heavyweight division courtesy of a first-period pin against B. Ogunwole of Georgetown Prep in the consolation finals.

Glenelg Country School held off John Carroll for 56 minutes of yesterday's Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Division field hockey championship. It was the last four minutes that were the problem.The Patriots (7-3-5) scored twice in the final 3: 52 to take a 2-0 victory for the inaugural IAAM B Division championship at Towson University."I don't even know what happened," said Dragons back Megan Reuwer. "We just fell apart. We were worn out, because they have a lot more subs than we do. And I think we panicked."

Private schoolsArlington Baptist Eagles1997-98 record: 5-13Coach: Liz ByersTop players: Janae Burris, 5-1, Sr., G; Julie Barber, 5-4, Jr., G; Jocelyn Johnson, 5-5, Jr., G; Candace Moon, 5-9, Jr., C; Lori Veasel, 5-6, Soph., F/G.Outlook: With four starters back, Byers is looking for an improved season in the Association of Independent Schools B Division. The Eagles have a stronger bench and a better defense. Johnson led the team in scoring last year and Moon led in rebounding, so the Eagles should get off to a quick start.

Park School's Brandy Washington was nearly perfect in the Association of Independent Schools tennis tournament at McDonogh, including yesterday's championship match.Washington lost only four games throughout the tournament, capping her performance with a strong 6-0, 6-1 victory over McDonogh's Sara Sateri for the A Division championship.Washington (11-0) lost only one game in each of her four matches and had a surprisingly easy time with Sateri, who took her to three sets in a recent regular-season match.

Maryvale's girls soccer team had not given up a goal all season, but that streak lasted less than two minutes against Bryn Mawr yesterday.Elizabeth Knight's deflection of Kara Boyle's cross just 1: 54 into the game proved to be the game winner as the Mawrtians took a 3-0 victory in a Catholic League B Division game at the University of Baltimore's Mt. Washington field.Theresa Sherry scored two second-half goals, a skimming header off Jen Kent's restart in the 45th minute and an uncontested shot after beating two defenders on the wing in the 72nd minute.

Arlington Baptist Eagles1997 record: 7-10Coach: Liz ByersTop players: Rachel Hamilton, Sr., OH; Darla Heller, Sr., OH; Jocelyn Johnson, Jr., OH; Julie Barber, Jr., S; Valerie Jones, Fr., SOutlook: Byers has a number of good players returning from the team that finished second in the regular season in the Association of Independent Schools B Division. The Eagles have a strong nucleus fueled by a good mix of experience and depth. They also lost only one starter from last year and should challenge for the B Division title this season.

Junior Wick Stanwick scored a game-high five goals with four assists in leading second-ranked Notre Dame Prep to a 15-5 win yesterday over Friends in the opening round of the Association of Independent Schools A Division tournament.Junior Lauren Aumiller and senior Molly Cangemi contributed three goals each for the Pirates (10-1), who play host to Garrison Forest at 4 p.m. today.No. 3 St.Mary's 19, Seton Keough 3: Senior Kellie Thompson and junior Lindsay Ringle each had three goals to lead 13 Saints in the scoring column and give third-seeded St. Mary's (12-2)

MY SON announced that he would not be home right away because he had a hockey game after school, and I said, "OK." And that is the extent of my role in this activity.My son and his middle-school friends have discovered intramural sports and, from what I can surmise, the sports seasons have recently changed. The boys were playing some version of indoor soccer but are now playing some version of floor hockey.They could be playing these sports with a rag ball or the severed head of an enemy for all I have been told.

When Seton Keough lost to Lutheran during the regular season, there was something lacking in their defense. That certainly changed yesterday.A quick man-to-man press helped the Gators keep Lutheran off balance en route to a 53-49 victory in the Association of Independent Schools B Division championship at Loyola College's Reitz Arena.Although the Saints were unbeaten in the B Division this season, the Gators (14-11) gained momentum after slipping past defending champ St. Timothy's, 45-44, in Thursday's semifinal rematch of last year's title game.