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players to watch BRETT BAER * Westminster, defense * Widely regarded as the best defenseman in Carroll County, the senior also is turning heads statewide, earning recognition as second-team All-State on the Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association preseason team. HARRISON CHAIRES * Centennial, attack * The senior can score in bunches. He produced 62 goals and 30 assists in leading the Eagles to the Class 3A-2A state semifinals last spring. PATRICK FANSHAW * Calvert Hall, midfield-attack * The versatile senior brings creativity and a determined approach wherever he plays.

Boys lacrosse No. 1 Gilman @ No. 3 St. Mary's WHEN: Friday, 4 p.m. OUTLOOK: The visiting Greyhounds have the area's finest midfield, led by seniors Jack Doyle and Greg McBride, to go with standout attackmen Marcus Holman and Davey Emala. The Saints counter with midfielder Mark McNeill and attackman Nick Doub. Gilman has a decided edge in depth and experience. THE BALTIMORE SUN'S PICK: Gilman Girls lacrosse No. 7 Archbishop Spalding @ No. 3 Notre Dame Prep WHEN: Thursday, 4 p.m. OUTLOOK: Spalding has lost All-Metro goalie Cosette Larash to a season-ending knee injury, but Mackenzie Jones has stepped in. The Cavaliers' Danielle Kirk and NDP's Erin Laschinger, an All-Metro selection, are two of the toughest players in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference to contain.

In March of 1982, upstart Calvert Hall College High School, with a young team and a young coach, beat Hyattsville's DeMatha High School, under legendary coach Morgan Wootten, to win the prestigious Alhambra Tournament and complete an undefeated season. Ranked No. 1 in the country at the beginning of that season by Street & Smith and Basketball Weekly - admittedly, a nebulous thing - the Calvert Hall Cardinals of Towson went from Las Vegas to Philadelphia and back to beat all comers and finish 34-0, proving that ranking as best as it could be proved.

The Navy SEAL wannabes didn't notice him at first - the quiet, dark-haired man scaling the diving tower at their training tank in San Diego. He wasn't part of the SEALs' elite group, so how good an athlete could Austin Koth be? Koth sprang off the board, pirouetted in the air and pierced the water as he'd done years before on the swim team at Calvert Hall. Jaws dropped. "Sure, that happened once or twice," David Crawfoot Jr. said of Koth's acrobatics at the Naval Amphibious Base in California.

Loyola didn't need much time yesterday to reinforce its recent dominance over archrival Calvert Hall. One play, to be exact. Leon Kinnard's 60-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Floyd on the Dons' first play from scrimmage set the tone in the 88th Turkey Bowl, as No. 3 Loyola gained 423 yards in a 33-10 win before an announced 12,818 at M&T Bank Stadium. "We just tried hard in practice not to overlook this thing," Kinnard said. "We just said, `Play hard, and everything will take care of itself.

Mount St. Joseph coach Erv Terwilliger said there is no great secret to the Gaels' dominance in Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference hockey. The Gaels win by simply outworking their opponents, and yesterday their efforts paid off as they captured their ninth straight league championship with a 5-0 win over Calvert Hall at Mount Pleasant Ice Arena. The Gaels remain the only team to win the title since hockey was recognized as an MIAA sport in 1998. Although the Gaels blew open what had been a close game with four third-period goals, the difference in the game was the play of goalie Brooks Schilling.

Throwing 90 mph doesn't guarantee victory, even in high school, as Mount St. Joseph sophomore right-hander Gavin Floyd found out yesterday.Floyd (9-1) suffered his first loss by 11-5 to No. 3-ranked Calvert Hall. The top-ranked Gaels' ace, Floyd (9-1) also found out that good hitters hit the heat when it comes in straight.He had velocity but little movement yesterday, and Calvert Hall jumped on him for eight hits and eight runs in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference contest.

Loch Raven heavyweight wrestler Greg Walker has no problem stretching his interests. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Eagle Scout is a 4.0 student and is headed for MIT to major in computer science.Walker scored 1,480 on his SAT and is president of Loch Raven's National Honor Society. He ranks among the nation's top 20 as a member of the Maryland Math League and is in the school's gifted and talented program.He also competes in shot put, discus and the high jump. He played the trumpet for four years before switching to the tuba.

PLAYERS TO WATCHSteve Althoff, D, Archbishop CurleyThe 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior sweeper used his intimidating physical presence, agility and powerful foot to help the Friars record a school-record 17 shutouts and hold opponents to five goals. He was first-team All-State and All-Metro.Chris Borcik, F, FranklinThe 5-11, 175-pound junior is a physical player with a quick shot who scored 19 goals and had six assists last fall. The second-team All-Metro and honorable-mention All-State player led his team to a county title and the regional finals.

Boys Top PerformerJoel Brown, Woodlawn, senior: The Baltimore County champ in the hurdles (7.4 seconds vs. his best of 7.3), he consistently was a high point scorer in the 55-meter hurdles, the 300 and as a leg on Woodlawn's excellent 1,600 relay team (3 minutes, 36.6 seconds). He won the hurdles at the Pangaea Invitational and was second in the National Guard meet. Woodlawn, defending Class 3A-4A state champions, lost out by 1 3/4 points on the last event this season. But Brown did more than his part, winning the hurdles (7.4)

Colleges King's 2 goals lift Stevenson in CAC soccer quarterfinal Stevenson junior Tyler King (Calvert Hall) scored twice and sophomore Ryan Flannelly made five saves as the host Mustangs posted their sixth consecutive win with a 3-0 victory in the first round of the Capital Athletic Conference men's soccer championship. The victory sends fourth-seeded Stevenson (11-8) to the semifinals for the second time in the past three years, where it will face top seed and defending champion Salisbury.

Calvert Hall ran its defensive game plan to near perfection Saturday against No. 2 McDonogh. The No. 11 Cardinals harassed star quarterback Rudy Johnson, took away the run and left one of the area's most prolific offenses searching for answers. And, still, it wasn't enough. Johnson completed a 23-yard pass to Justin Gross early in the fourth quarter, setting up the quarterback's 1-yard touchdown plunge, and the host Eagles eked out a 7-0 win to set up Saturday's showdown with rival Gilman for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title.

Colleges NCAA women's tourney back at Comcast Center in 2011 The University of Maryland has been selected as a first- and second-round site for the 2011 NCAA women's basketball tournament. The Terps are 5-1 in NCAA tournament games at Comcast Center, winning four in a row to earn trips to the Sweet 16 each of the past two seasons in front of home fans. Ticket information will be released this summer. The four regional sites for 2011 are Dayton, Ohio, Spokane, Wash., Dallas and Philadelphia.

Mount St. Joseph senior midfielder Geaton Caltabiano constantly spends extra time working on free kicks. Friday's game against Archbishop Curley is precisely why. In the 55th minute of the No. 3 Gaels' Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference quarterfinal, Caltabiano was able to bend in a free kick from 20 yards - over the Friars' four-man wall, out of reach of goalie Taylor Bechtel - to send Mount St. Joseph to the semifinals with...

Baseball Cal Ripken to attend tribute to Brooks Robinson Monday Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. will be on hand for the Babe Ruth Museum's tribute to Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson. Like Robinson, Ripken spent his entire major league baseball career with the Orioles, and both players have had their numbers retired by the club. "An Evening with Brooks" will take place Monday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. For tickets, call 410-727-1539, ext 3033 or visit BabeRuthMuseum.

Gilman quarterback Darius Jennings runs for one of his five touchdowns during the No. 6 Greyhounds' 56-7 rout of No. 4 Loyola in an MIAA A Conference game. Led by Jennings' 326 rushing yards, Gilman came back strong after an upset loss to Calvert Hall last week. Loyola has lost two straight and been outscored 77-7 after 19 consecutive victories. PG 7

Bodies bruised and egos battered after last week's upset loss to Calvert Hall, sixth-ranked Gilman emerged from its corner Saturday to deliver a roundhouse knockout blow. Junior quarterback Darius Jennings ran through the rain and mud for 326 yards on 22 carries, continually dashing through gaping holes to score five touchdowns as the Greyhounds stunned host No. 4 Loyola, 56-7. "Last week against Calvert Hall, they kind of manhandled us and pushed us around," Jennings said. "Our coach [Biff Poggi]

Et cetera Ex-Navy player Rivers sentenced for stealing A military judge sentenced a former U.S. Naval Academy football player Wednesday to two years in prison with one year suspended for stealing charge cards from teammates' lockers. Christopher O. Rivers of Durham, N.C., pleaded guilty to larceny and forgery charges. The sophomore also pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for trying to impede a Navy probe by asking a teammate to tell investigators he had permission to use a charge card.

Major League Soccer United's Quaranta out 4-6 months with foot injury D.C. United midfielder Santino Quaranta (Archbishop Curley) will be sidelined four to six months with a foot injury. The team said Monday that Quaranta broke a bone in his left foot during practice Friday. He'll have surgery today in Baltimore. He had a similar injury in his right foot in 2006. Quaranta finishes the season with two goals and six assists in 22 games. United also announced the acquisition of goalkeeper Steve Cronin on loan from the lower-division Portland Timbers.

Calvert Hall used a superb defensive effort to upset No. 2 Gilman on Saturday, 21-12, for its first victory over the Greyhounds since November 2003. The Cardinals scored the second upset of the day in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference after No. 7 McDonogh surprised No. 1 Loyola, 21-0. Calvert Hall improves to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference while McDonogh is 5-1 and 1-0 in the conference. They remain the only two teams unbeaten in the conference. On Saturday, the host Cardinals held down a prolific Greyhounds offense that had averaged 40.2 points through its first six games.