B Division

There were tears flowing in front of the Maryvale bench after the Association of Independent Schools A Division Championship match last night at Essex Community College.But they were tears of joy, as second-seeded Maryvale had rallied to score a 5-15, 15-10, 15-11 victory over top-seeded Friends for the school's first A Division volleyball championship.Second-seeded McDonogh won its second straight championship in the B Division, outlasting fifth-seeded Beth Tfiloh, 15-7, 11-15, 15-9, in the title match.

Lutheran coach John Buetow expected defense and rebounding would be the Saints' tickets to the Association of Independent Schools B Division tournament title.But offense carried the Saints to a 27-24 comeback victory over top-seeded Glenelg Country School last night at the College of Notre Dame.After managing just 11 points through three quarters, the Saints (9-11) scored 16 in the fourth quarter to overpower Glenelg, which had led by eight."It wasn't a very pretty game, but in the fourth quarter I thought we played some exceptional basketball," said Buetow.

Basketball* High school division boys -- On the strength of a strong second half, Charles Carroll topped Mount Airy I, 39-20, in a Carroll County League game. Troy Borneman had 14 points to lead Charles Carroll.Mount Airy I held a two-point advantage at halftime, but was outscored 20-3 in the second half.Josh Sanders (11 points) and Brett Haines (six) also helped pace the Charles Carroll offense.Eric Gunder's 12 points led New Windsor over Charles Carroll, 36-26. Chris Terreo added 10 points for New Windsor.

For the second time in as many seasons, a Glenelg Country School's girls team has won an Association of Independent Schools B Division regular-season championship.A 46-33 win over Lutheran Thursday gave the Dragons basketball team a 5-0 record in the league and clinched the top seed for the tournament. Overall, the Dragons are 11-3.This follows a remarkable fall season for the field hockey team, which finished 11-3-1 and took second in the B Division tournament.It is no coincidence that both teams have the same leaders, Robin Zimmerly, who scored 19 against Lutheran, and Allison Hoke.

A year could not have made a bigger difference for Glenelg Country School's field hockey team.The Dragons have staged one of the season's most amazing turnarounds, rebounding from 3-6-1 last year to post an 8-1-1 record.With yesterday's 4-0 win over defending Association of Independent Schools B Division tournament co-champion Oldfields, the Dragons remain unbeaten in the B Division through three of five league games. It was their first win ever against Oldfields.Interestingly, the seeds for Glenelg's drastic changes were sowed in last year's tournament, said Glenelg coach Patty Ordonez.

Allison Hoke can't seem to kick her defensive mind set.After a year as a midfielder, the Glenelg Country School senior still is adjusting to the center forward spot on the Dragons field hockey team."

Top-ranked McDonogh lost several key players from last year's Catholic League A Division champions, but the Eagles have more than enough talent returning to fly once more.Laurie Schwoy is the big gun. An All-American selection as a sophomore last year, Schwoy finished with 49 goals and 21 assists. She started this year on an even faster pace, registering 12 goals and five assists in the team's first two games -- scoring eight times in the season opener.McDonogh (19-0 last year and ranked third nationally)

Host Park got six goals from Alexa Wilder, as the Bruins advanced to the B Division championship of the Association of Independent Schools lacrosse tournament with a 14-9 victory over Oldfields yesterday.Park will play Mercy in the final at 3:45 p.m. tomorrow at St. Paul's.* Mercy 17, Glenelg Country 8: Sophomore attack Kelly Swift had a game-high five goals and Kellee Yates scored four for Mercy in the other B Division semifinal.Robin Zimmerly scored four goals for visiting Glenelg Country.

Roland Park goes after more than its fourth straight Association of Independent Schools lacrosse title this spring. The Reds are also after a place in AIS history.Last year's three-peat put the Reds in a class with Maryvale, the only other team to win three straight titles (1986-88). Now, the Reds want to be in a class by themselves.But the rest of this well-balanced league has other ideas. Last year's runner-up Mount de Sales, along with Friends, Notre Dame Prep and Bryn Mawr, appear to have the best shots at knocking off the Reds, who lost only to Mount Hebron last season.

Oldfields goalie Ceili Betsch never played field hockey until two months ago. But the native of the Netherlands must have been a quick study.Yesterday, Betsch made 10 saves and shut out top-seeded Park to help give Oldfields a share of the Association of Independent Schools B Division Tournament title. After playing to a 0-0 double-overtime tie at St. Paul's School for Girls, Park and Oldfields were declared co-champs.The Bruins (8-2-1) outshot Oldfields, 24-5, with a 15-1 advantage on penalty corners.