Berkman

On Friday October 31, 2003 PEARL BERKMAN (nee Berkus) beloved wife of the late Abraham Berkman, loving mother of Dr. Aron Berkman and Paul Berkman, adored mother-in-law of Fern Berkman and Batya Berkman, adored sister of Carl Berkus and the late Lloyd, Harry and David Berkus. Also survived by six loving grand children and two great-grandchildren. Services were held at SOL LEVINSON & BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Rd., at Mt. Wilson Lane, on Sunday November 2. Interment Judean Memorial Gardens Olney, MD. Please omit flowers, family in mourning at 3215 Bancroft Rd. (21215)

Now that Salisbury secured one of the few coveted at-large berths in the NCAA tournament, Jim Berkman feels secure enough to stand on a limb and proclaim that the team can win the national championship for the third consecutive year and the 11th time in the program's history. Sounds crazy? Maybe, but aside from SUNY-Cortland, the top seed in the North region, and Dickinson, the top seed in the South, no other team in the field has less than two losses. “The crazy thing about this is, I really believe that we can still win the whole tournament,” the Sea Gulls coach said Monday morning.

Before there was lacrosse for Kylor Berkman, there was soccer. "When I was 12 or 13, soccer was my favorite sport," he said. "And then when I got to high school, I kind of fell in love with lacrosse all over again. I didn't see myself following through with lacrosse all through college, but that's the way it turned out, and it worked out." Which is unfortunate for SUNY Cortland, Gettysburg and the rest of the Division III schools that have watched Berkman, a senior midfielder for the Salisbury men's lacrosse team, develop into perhaps the best player in the country.

Getting into a five-goal hole, failing to capitalize on extra-man opportunities, and committing too many penalties are just some of issues that flared up in No. 6 Salisbury's 10-8 loss to No. 3 Stevenson Wednesday night. Those troubles were noted by coach Jim Berkman, but he also tried to glean positives from the setback. “We've got to stay out of the penalty box, that's for sure,” he said Thursday morning, referring to the 13 penalties the team accumulated. “But I was proud of how our kids came back.

CHESTERTOWN -In a season of peaks and valleys, it's not shocking that the Salisbury men's lacrosse team, ranked No. 5 in Division III, experienced highs and lows in its regular-season finale. The Sea Gulls took a four-goal advantage at halftime, squandered the lead, and trailed by one early in the fourth quarter before the eight-time overall and two-time reigning Division III national champions rallied to a 12-11 win over host Washington College before an announced 2,511 at Roy Kirby Jr. Stadium on Saturday in the teams' "War on the Shore."

SALISBURY -- The Salisbury men's lacrosse team gave Jim Berkman a share of an NCAA record, but not without a little anxiety. Twice in the second half of yesterday's installment of the "War on the Shore" series, Washington College trimmed three-goal deficits to one, but the Sea Gulls pulled away to cement a 15-11 decision at Sea Gull Stadium. The outcome also sealed the 326th career victory for Berkman, who tied former Army coach Jack Emmer for the NCAA record for most wins in a career.

Brett Berkman is heading to Baltimore County Circuit Court to fight his way back into school. The 23-year-old Towson University senior was suspended for a year in December after he was arrested and charged by Baltimore County police with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The problem, says Berkman's attorney, is that his client has not been convicted and the arrest occurred more than a mile from the campus -- which would seem to be out of Towson's disciplinary reach. Not so, says the university.

SALISBURY -- Since lacrosse coach Jim Berkman arrived at Salisbury State in 1989, the Sea Gulls have gone 75-13. For the third time in four years, they have finished the regular season as the top-ranked team in Division III. They are making their sixth straight trip to the NCAA tournament, playing host to Washington College today.But the Sea Gulls have never won the national title, and there is a sense of urgency this season. Next year, Hobart -- winner of 20 consecutive Division III titles -- will step up to Division I. Any championship won after this season may include the footnote A.H. -- After Hobart.

Salisbury coach Jim Berkman on his team's approach before Sunday's conference final: "I don't think there's ever been a shortage of confidence here. ... There was a real sense of urgency that our backs were against the wall." (For more, go to baltimoresun.com/lacrosseblog)

SALISBURY -- Salisbury State completed its first undefeated regular season and ended a 12-game losing streak against rival Washington College yesterday with a 20-4 lacrosse victory.The rout of the Shoremen -- playing without 10 players suspended before the season for drinking -- should keep Salisbury (13-0) in the No. 1 spot in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's Division III poll. The victory also should guarantee that the Sea Gulls will have the home-field advantage throughout the Division III playoffs.

Salisbury's 7-6 double-overtime loss to Washington & Lee Wednesday might raise the panic meter surrounding the 10-time national champion, which is 1-2 for the first time and under .500 for the first time since 1989. But coach Jim Berkman said that the Sea Gulls' two-game losing streak is just a minor hiccup for the program. “There are 17 games in the lacrosse season. We just played three, and we've lost two games by a goal - one in double overtime. I don't panic,” Berkman said Thursday morning.

Salisbury's 13-12 loss to No. 9 Lynchburg Saturday will surely result in the 10-time reigning national champion falling from its No. 1 ranking in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) preseason poll when it is eventually updated. The setback also ended a 31-game winning streak for the Sea Gulls, who had previously lost, 16-12, to Stevenson on April 16, 2011. As far as coach Jim Berkman is concerned though, the loss isn't exactly stunning considering how graduation sapped the team of six starters from last season's squad that went 23-0.

It's been a long time since Salisbury hasn't entered a season ranked atop the preseason polls, but that's the scenario facing the 10-time national champion this spring. The Sea Gulls, who have captured the last two NCAA titles, are ranked No. 3 in polls compiled by both Inside Lacrosse and Lacrosse Magazine. Inside Lacrosse has Stevenson, Salisbury's former rival in the Capital Athletic Conference, ranked No. 1 and SUNY-Cortland, the team the Sea Gulls beat in last year's NCAA tournament final, No. 2. Lacrosse Magazine has Cortland at No. 1 and Stevenson at No. 2. It's an unfamiliar position for Salisbury, but considering that the team graduated six starters - including its entire starting attack - from last season's squad, coach Jim Berkman said he understands.

Another day and another player linked to the Orioles goes elsewhere. This time it was Lance Berkman, who signed a one-year, $10 million deal (with a $1 million option buyout) to be the Texas Rangers' designated hitter, according to several reports. Berkman's penchant to get on base (a lifetime .409 mark) certainly made him intriguing to the Orioles, but given his persistent knee injuries and the fact that, at 36, he is strictly a DH these days, it wasn't really a fit. He is like a lot of other free agents on the market this year.

Colleges Lacrosse coaches Toomey, Berkman honored   Loyola's Charley Toomey was named the recipient of the F. Morris Touchstone Award as the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division I Coach of the Year, while Salisbury's Jim Berkman was named the top coach in Division III for the third time, the association announced Friday at the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association convention at the Marriott Waterfront...

Loyola's Charley Toomey was named the recipient of the F. Morris Touchstone Award as the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division I Coach of the Year, while Salisbury's Jim Berkman was named the top coach in Division III for the third time, the association announced today at the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association convention at the Marriott Waterfront hotel in Baltimore. Toomey guided the Greyhounds to an 18-1 record and the school's first-ever NCAA Division I championship in 2012 after Loyola started the year unranked in many preseason polls.

SALISBURY -- An hour before Salisbury's NCAA Division III men's lacrosse quarterfinal game against Eastern Shore rival and ninth-ranked Washington College yesterday, there was one thing missing for the top-ranked Sea Gulls: their coach. Salisbury coach Jim Berkman had to be rushed from Peninsula Regional Medical Center to Sea Gull Stadium in time for the game. Berkman, who recently had knee surgery, has been dealing with a staph infection for the past few days. Berkman watched the first half from the Salisbury sideline.

This time, there will be no nightmares about crossbars hit in overtime, or saves that weren't made. This time, there will be no taskmaster coach goading his team by replaying the lowlights of a historic loss on a locker room television. This time, the pertinent question for Salisbury isn't what went wrong, but something more pleasant to consider: Is this the finest Sea Gulls team ever? Coach Jim Berkman and his Salisbury dynasty made it four NCAA Division III titles in five seasons yesterday before an announced 22,778 at M&T Bank Stadium, where they fell behind early, shrugged off a third-quarter tie and hammered SUNY Cortland, 15-9.

Sunday's 14-10 victory over SUNY-Cortland in the NCAA tournament final capped a perfect 23-0 campaign for Salisbury, which captured its 10th national championship and joined Hobart as the only Division III programs to claim double-digit NCAA crowns. Winning the title was the primary objective, but going undefeated was also icing on the cake for several Sea Gulls. “It's unbelievable,” said senior defenseman Andrew Sellers, a Baltimore native and Archbishop Curley native. “That's the goal every year. Last year, we lost the game [to Stevenson on April 16, 2011]

Winning national championships has become synonymous with Salisbury, but Sunday's 14-10 victory over SUNY-Cortland in the NCAA tournament final might be the most poignant one for the players and coach Jim Berkman. Berkman suffered a mild heart attack while working out at his local gym March 11. After having two stents inserted to remove a blockage in one of the arteries, he was permitted to return to the team eight days later. In the aftermath of what has been a whirlwind journey, Berkman reflected on the path to the program's 10th national title during his post-game comments at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.