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Boys lacrosse No. 4 Boys' Latin @ No. 5 St. Paul's WHEN: Thursday, 4 p.m. OUTLOOK: Both teams try to rebound from losses Tuesday. The Crusaders (6-2, 1-1 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference) have had plenty of balance on offense, led by Pat Powderly and Taylor Michel. Goalie Harry Krieger should get plenty of work against the attack of the Lakers (7-1, 1-1), led by Jack Rice, Patrick Foster and Wells Stanwick. THE BALTIMORE SUN'S PICK: St. Paul's Girls lacrosse No. 3 NDP vs. No. 15 Hereford WHEN: Monday, 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Dulaney OUTLOOK: The teams have split their meetings the past two years at the Baltimore Lacrosse Showcase, a four-team round-robin event.

Grace Gaeng scored what proved to be the game-winning goal off a corner kick from Melissa Lookingland midway through the second half, as No. 2 John Carroll defeated No. 11 C. Milton Wright, 2-1, yesterday. Allyson Carey started the scoring for the visiting Patriots (14-2) by driving the center of the field and hitting an 18-yard shot. Carey took control of the center of the field both offensively and defensively, coach Gary Lynch said. The loss spoiled the Mustangs' homecoming. Football No. 12 Wilde Lake 25, Reservoir 7 -- Jerrel Epps had 112 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries as the host Wildecats (5-1)

Yesterday's wet and windy conditions wreaked havoc throughout the area, but the Boys' Latin and Archbishop Curley baseball teams still took the field - albeit a soggy one. Mike Trimmer hit a two-run RBI double in the bottom of the first inning to help the host Lakers (8-0) take an early six-run lead on their way to beating the Friars, 12-9. "The field was muddy and the wind was awful," Boys' Latin coach Mike Bordick said. "Luck might have been on our side offensively. A couple of balls got caught by the wind and looped in for hits."

Below is a list of area high school seniors who plan to sign national letters of intent to accept athletic scholarships from NCAA Division I or Division II programs during the early signing period for basketball, lacrosse, baseball and some other sports. The early signing period begins today and lasts through next Wednesday. Sports such as football, track and soccer have a later signing period. Baseball Name High school College Sander Beck Severn Maryland Paul DeVito Arch. Spalding Radford Alex Frederick Dulaney UNC-Greensboro Josh Futter Wilde Lake James Madison Tyler Hibbs Arundel Florida State Ray Kemp Mt. St. Joseph St. Joseph's Boys basketball Brad Bald* Severna Park UNC-Wilmington Larry Bastfield Towson Cath.

The sounds and sights around the Boys' Latin baseball field and the makeshift batting cages are a relentless ping, ping, ping of balls making contact with aluminum bats combined with the image of balls flying through the air or on the ground or trapped against netting. Eventually, though, the eyes and ears are drawn to the sight of a man with flecks of gray hair around where his baseball cap fits on his head, holding a fungo bat, taped heavily around the barrel. And the sound coming from the bat is immediately foreign, but ultimately familiar, that of wood meeting horsehide, probably the way God intended it and certainly the way Mike Bordick has always known the game.

boys lacrosse Player of the Year Steele Stanwick Loyola The junior scored 37 goals and assisted on 35 others to lead the Dons to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title. Stanwick, who is bound for the University of Virginia, had four goals and four assists in the 10-6 victory over then-No. 1 Boys' Latin, avenging an earlier 9-8 loss to the Lakers. Stanwick's totals this year surpassed those of last season, when he scored 35 goals and assisted on 17. Over the Dons' last three victories - over St. Paul's, Gilman and Boys' Latin - Stanwick totaled 20 points (six goals, 14 assists)

McDonogh's Brad Dumont played sparingly with stress fractures in both legs during an earlier overtime loss at Boys' Latin, and teammate Ryan Floyd missed it completely with a stomach virus.But Dumont scored three first-half goals and assisted on another goal yesterday, and Floyd had a goal and two assists -- all in the second half.Their efforts helped third-ranked McDonogh (13-1, 2-1 league) gain its 10th straight win, 15-9, over No. 2 Boys' Latin (12-2, 2-1) in a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference, Division I game at McDonogh.

On paper, 14th-ranked Boys' Latin and No. 15 Calvert Hall appeared even in wrestling, and both coaches agreed before last night's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association match that assessment seemed fair.For seven bouts, through 140 pounds, the score sheet proved them correct -- three lead changes, no pins, four bouts to visiting Boys' Latin, three for Calvert Hall, and a 13-10 Lakers lead.But in the final six bouts, things changed emphatically -- into an easy, 38-19 win for unbeaten Calvert Hall, its ninth straight dual-meet victory, third in the MIAA.

The McDonogh boys team may not be as perfect as the girls squad, which went undefeated this season. But in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference, the Eagles were flawless.Last night, however, the No. 8 Eagles -- who rolled through the regular season to the conference title game -- had to fight off an upset bid by Boys' Latin before coming away with a 48-45 victory in the championship game at Gilman.Senior guard Owen Daly, who struggled from the field for most of the game, converted a three-point play with 4.8 seconds left in regulation to break a 45-45 tie. An attempt by Boys' Latin's Cory Days to tie missed before time expired.

Whether he's hunting deer or playing lacrosse, it's Andrew Hampson's style to blend into the scenery. Quiet as he is consistent, Hampson was noticed for the wrong reasons when he was added to UMBC's roster in February 1996."

After a slow start on offense in Saturday's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference football championship, Archbishop Spalding wanted a big second-half play to break through against Boys' Latin. The No. 14 Cavaliers got a handful of them. Among the highlights - Ryan Cochrane's 61-yard run that set up a touchdown by Scott Sharik and Zach Waller's 38-yard touchdown run off a fumble recovery. Those and several more big defensive plays fueled a 12-0 victory that avenged their only regular-season loss and spoiled the No. 8 Lakers' bid for a perfect record before a standing-room-only crowd at Mount St. Joseph.

The No. 1 Arundel football team, led by quarterback Billy Cosh, clinched the Anne Arundel County title with its 69-28 win over Southern on Friday. The victory was the Wildcats' 20th straight over a county opponent. Cosh, who is headed to Kansas State next year, was 33-for-44 for 380 yards and six touchdowns. He set a new state mark for most passing yards with 6,878. Cosh now has 11 state passing records. R.J. Harris caught three touchdown passes to set a single-season Maryland public school record with 24 receiving touchdowns for the Wildcats (10-0)

Patrick Steele had 20 carries for 188 yards and four touchdowns to power visiting No. 9 Boys' Latin football team past Archbishop Curley, 34-15, Friday. The Lakers stayed perfect, improving to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in the MIAA B Conference. Boys' Latin previously clinched an appearance in the B Conference championship game with a 21-0 win over Archbishop Spalding on Oct. 23. The Lakers will face Spalding again for the B Conference championship at 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at Mount St. Joseph. The Cavaliers (9-1, 8-1)

Patrick Steele rushes for 148 yards and scores all three of Boys' Latin's touchdowns as the unranked Lakers defeat No. 9 Archbishop Spalding, 20-0, to take sole possession of first place in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference. Boys' Latin improves to 8-0 overall in handing the Cavaliers their first loss of the season. PG 6 HEREFORD ROLLS PAST FRANKLIN : Willie Williams rushes for 153 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the seventh-ranked Bulls to their fifth consecutive victory, 24-6, over Baltimore County rival Franklin.

FOOTBALL No. 9 Archbishop Spalding at Boys' Latin WHEN: : Friday, 3:45 p.m. OUTLOOK: : The winner should seal a berth in the MIAA B Conference championship game. Both 7-0 teams have strong running games; Spalding is led by K.K. Smith and J.D. Izon and the Lakers by Patrick Steele. Look for these guys - and offensive-line play - to make the difference. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Marriotts Ridge at No. 1 River Hill WHEN: : Friday, 7 p.m. OUTLOOK: : The winner earns Howard County bragging rights and a berth in Tuesday's District V championship against Anne Arundel's top team.

When Jeff Vincent took over the South River boys soccer program in 2007, he brought up a handful of sophomores and expected some growing pains. Three years later, it's safe to say the Seahawks are all grown up. After a 1-0 overtime loss to Severna Park in their Anne Arundel County opener in mid-September, the Seahawks have rolled through the league with an unflappable defense and some timely offense. Since the setback, they have not yielded a goal in seven straight county wins. That puts them at 10-1 overall and 7-1 in the league, tying them with Severna Park and Broadneck at the top of the standings.

Jeremy Kirkwood scored his second game-winner of the week as the top-ranked McDonogh boys soccer team beat Centennial, 2-1, on Friday at the McDonogh Challenge. In the first game, Archbishop Curley beat Perry Hall, 1-0. On Wednesday, Kirkwood scored the game-winner in double overtime against No. 2 Mount St. Joseph, and the Eagles (5-0) won 1-0. Mamadou Kansaye gave McDonogh a 1-0 lead at the 25-minute mark of the first half Friday. Centennial cleared the ball with three minutes left in the game, and McDonogh goalie Matt Sanchez knocked the shot down and was charged with an own goal.

Morgan Hall Baldwin Jr., a retired manufacturer's representative and World War II veteran, died of pneumonia May 20 at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 95. Mr. Baldwin was born and raised on his family's Millersville farm. He was a 1931 graduate of Boys' Latin School and attended the Severn School for a year. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and during World War II enlisted in the Navy. He served aboard destroyer escorts in the Atlantic and Pacific, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Eight years and 1,850 miles later, Rocco Romero is where he longed to be. Romero took a circuitous route that began in Denver, was routed through Baltimore and Ithaca, N.Y., and has temporarily come to a stop here. The senior midfielder will try to help the Cornell men's lacrosse team capture its first national title since 1977. To do that, the No. 5 seed Big Red (13-3) must beat No. 2 seed and reigning national champion Syracuse (15-2) in the NCAA tournament final today.

Johns Hopkins junior attackman Chris Boland was one of those guaranteed success stories that almost didn't have a happy ending. At Boys' Latin, he was a three-time All-American and set the school's all-time scoring mark with 130 goals and 171 assists. As a freshman at Hopkins in 2007, he played in only four games. Last season he didn't play at all because he was academically ineligible. This season Boland is the Blue Jays' top points producer as No. 8 seed Hopkins (10-4) heads into an NCAA Division I quarterfinal against No. 1 Virginia (14-2)