Brunswick

Long Reach, last season's Class 1A boys state finalist and a 55-48 winner over Lackey Monday, will carry the county's banner in the Class 2A playoffs tomorrow against McDonough.Oakland Mills, after dropping from Class 2A, will represent the county in the Class 1A South semifinals again Brunswick.A year ago, three county teams made it as far as the semifinals. In addition to Long Reach in 1A, Wilde Lake made it that far in 2A and Mount Hebron in 3A.Both years, the county champion -- Centennial last season, and Atholton this season -- lost tough opening-round games on the road.

Their town is located on the tip of the Potomac River, about 15 miles southwest Frederick. The West Virginia state line is about 20 minutes to the west. The town's population is approximately 2,500.The Brunswick Railroaders' most noted games during a season are usually with Middletown. But last night the Railroaders assumed the role of David, facing No. 1 Dunbar's Goliath.Goliath won.The Poets, seeded No. 1 in the Class 1A, Region II, had no problem with Brunswick, 84-42, to advance to tomorrow night's regional final against No. 13 Milford Mill, the region's No. 2 seed.

The shot left Robert Roche's hands as the final buzzer was about to sound. Oakland Mills needed a three-pointer to tie, and all eyes at the Oakland Mills gymnasium were on the ball as it floated toward the basket.Well, not everyone's eyes.As soon as Roche's shot fell through the basket, the referee, staring at the spot on the three-point arc where Roche took the shot, emphatically put up two fingers, signaling a two-point basket. It was a heartbreaking -- correct -- call, giving Brunswick, of Frederick County, a 51-50 victory last night in a Class 1A semifinal game.

Glenelg used strong performances from Lauren Martin and Kris Brust to defeat Frederick County's Brunswick, 68-46, in the Class 1A, South Region finals last night.Martin had 26 points -- including four three-pointers -- 10 rebounds, nine steals, and seven assists. Brust added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the host Gladiators.Eighth-ranked Glenelg (24-1) took advantage of a fatigued Brunswick team -- which defeated Oakland Mills 60-55 Friday night -- by using a full-court press the entire game.

Two Brunswick Normandy bowlers went to the semifinals of the Miller High-Life $250,000 Championship tournament this weekend at Fair Lanes Kings Point.Gary Clark shot 54 pins over his average and David Gartner was 77 pins over his average to qualify for the Maryland Regional Finals.Gartner started bowling three to four years ago and last year he averaged 172. This year, that average has improved to the 180s.He bowls in four leagues, all at the Normandy center. On Tuesday it's the McDonald League, Wednesday he bowls in the morning and the evening, Fridays it's the BG&E league.

In a game of ups and downs, Oakland Mills proved to have more of the former than the latter.The second-seeded Scorpions capitalized on a full-court press that produced a 19-8 run over a seven-minute span in the second quarter and withstood a tremendous second-half rally by visiting No. 3-seed Brunswick to win the state Class 1A South region semifinal, 58-48, last night.Oakland Mills will play at top-seeded Poolesville 7 p.m. Friday in the region final. Poolesville beat Glenelg, 39-36, last night.

Most days, the first car of MARC train 281 is full. But yesterday, only the very brave wandered up to the front of the train, and no one dared sit in the front half of the first car.The train felt empty, passengers said, and it wasn't just the holiday. A locomotive heading southbound on the same line collided with a Chicago-bound Amtrak train last Friday night in Silver Spring. Eleven people died, including three train employees known to 281 regulars by their smiles, if not their names."Give it a week," said Bob Corn-Revere, 41, a lawyer who rides between Point of Rocks, Md., and his Washington office every day. "People will eventually come back to the front car. Just wait till it starts getting crowded in back."

BRUNSWICK -- The little town that the railroad built became a living tribute yesterday to the crew and passengers killed in February's fiery Silver Spring train crash -- a group that began its last journey at the historic Brunswick station.Nearly 250 people gathered outside the century-old Queen Anne-style station house as colleagues of the dead crew members unveiled two memorials to the 11 people who died that snowy night in the collision of a Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC) train and an Amtrak passenger train.

Milford Mill lost its leading scorer in the first quarter and cut an 18-point deficit to six early in the fourth, but visiting Brunswick took an 80-64 victory last night in the boys state Class 1A, Region II championship game.Milford Mill had trouble filling the void left when freshman LTC Norman Nolan, who was averaging 18 points and 15 rebounds, suffered an ankle injury early in the first quarter. Kevin English led the Millers with 17 points.Jack Bentley had 22 points to lead Brunswick (18-6)

There has not been much doubt about Francis Scott Key's season-long stifling defense, and last night the Eagles got a stellar offensive show to go with it. The result was a 66-39 rout of visiting Brunswick in a key Monocacy Valley Athletic League contest.Key (14-4 overall, 12-2 in MVAL) notched its sixth straight triumph, while Brunswick (13-5 overall) slipped to 10-4 in the league as its six-game winning streak came to a halt. This was a measure of revenge for an earlier 63-57 Brunswick victory.