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The Fallston boys lacrosse team made the final quarter of the season its finest in Tuesday's Class 2A-1A state semifinal against South Carroll. The No. 15 Cougars scored six unanswered goals to turn a close game into a 14-7 win over the Cavaliers at UMBC Stadium. Senior midfielder Zach Wheeler provided most of the offense with a record-breaking performance, finishing with five goals and five assists. His 10 points broke the single-game record in Class 2A-1A , previously nine, and tied the mark for all three classifications.

The Fallston boys lacrosse team made the final quarter of the season its finest in Tuesday's Class 2A-1A state semifinal against South Carroll. The No. 15 Cougars scored six unanswered goals to turn a close game into a 14-7 win over the Cavaliers at UMBC Stadium. Senior midfielder Zach Wheeler provided most of the offense with a record-breaking performance, finishing with five goals and five assists. His 10 points broke the single-game record in Class 2A-1A , previously nine, and tied the mark for all three classifications.

It hinges on sore joint Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel Only LeBron's right elbow knows for sure. For months, Danny Ferry thought he had cobbled together a roster that could win even with one hand tied behind its back. But when that hand is attached to the balkiest elbow this side of Andy Pettitte, there have to be concerns. Everything in Cleveland is designed around James creating sufficient elbow room to allow Mo Williams to attack from the perimeter and Shaquille O'Neal to work with room in the lane.

The most prominent storyline of Wednesday night's NCAA tournament quarterfinal between visiting Cabrini and No. 1 seed Salisbury involves the Cavaliers' top-ranked defense against the Sea Gulls' top-ranked offense. Another thread figures to be the battle on faceoffs between Cabrini freshman Anthony DiNenno and Salisbury junior Tyler Granelli. DiNenno ranks first in Division I with a 69.6 percentage (211-of-303). Granelli isn't far behind, ranking third with a 68.4 percentage (210-of-307)

A muddy field helped keep Century quarterback Josh Bordner off balance in Friday night's Class 2A West regional semifinal and host South Carroll took care of the rest, smothering the Boston College-bound quarterback with consistent pressure, stopping the run and using a pair of first-half scores to take a lead it never relinquished in a 10-6 win. "If Bordner is on, it's going to be hard to beat them," South Carroll coach Steve Luette said....

NO. 6 MARYLAND VS. WAKE FOREST At Greensboro, N.C. Today, 1:30p.m. TV: ESPNU The sixth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team poured it on early against Virginia on Friday night, parlaying balanced scoring, supremacy inside and deft 3-point shooting into a 70-58 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals at Greensboro Coliseum. The win was third-seeded Maryland's fifth in a row overall and third straight this season against the Cavaliers.

For Adam Ghitelman, getting better meant treating his body better. In an effort to help bring a national championship to Virginia, the senior goalkeeper is routinely getting eight hours of sleep each night and is eating healthier. "Sometimes that gets away from you when you're in college," Ghitelman said of taking care of his body. "These changes in my lifestyle have definitely been positive for me. " Ghitelman will find out how positive those changes were on Saturday when the seventh-seeded Cavaliers meet sixth-seeded Denver in the first NCAA tournament semifinal at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

Brothers K.K. and D.J. Smith combined for 215 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns to lead No. 7 Archbishop Spalding football team over host Severn, 41-0, on Friday. Cavalier (3-2) quarterbacks Donnie Abey and Brian Louck tacked on three passing scores from 56 yards on 4-for-5 passing against the Admirals (0-4). Senior K.K. Smith rushed for 102 yards on five carries for two touchdowns, while his little brother D.J. carried seven times for 113 yards. The Severn offense was limited to fewer than 100 yards of offense and was intercepted twice by junior Brian Baublitz and senior Julian Washington.

It was not a typical season for the South Carroll Cavaliers last year.Region playoff appearances and county titles have been the norm for quite some time -- 7-15 seasons are not.That's the kind of season it was for coach Jim Carnes and his young Cavaliers. South Carroll, which went into last season with a string of seven straight playoff appearances and winning the county three of the past four years, lost its top seven players from the year before and it was a learn-as-you-go experience for the rest.

LANDOVER -- The 1991-92 Cleveland Cavaliers boast what former Baltimore manager Earl Weaver called "deep depth" when his Orioles ruled the American League.Challenged by one of the season's best efforts from the struggling Washington Bullets last night, Cavaliers coach Lenny Wilkens called on his talented reserves, and they proved the difference in a 111-102 victory before 8,935 at the Capital Centre.Led by sixth man John Williams' 25 points, the Cleveland subs combined for 54 points. They were particularly effective in the fourth quarter when the Cavaliers, trailing 84-80, scored 11 straight points and never looked back.

Steele Stanwick (Loyola High) fed fellow senior attackman Chris Bocklet for a fourth-quarter goal that proved to be the difference as No. 5 seed Virginia outlasted visiting Princeton, 6-5, Sunday afternoon in NCAA tournament first-round game. The six goals were the fewest the Cavaliers (12-3) had ever scored in an NCAA tournament win, and the 11 total goals tied for the fifth-fewest ever in a tournament game. Bocklet and senior midfielder Colin Briggs led Virginia with two goals apiece, while Stanwick - one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, given to the top college player - added an assist.

Dan Wigrizer, Duke Junior, Villanova, Pa., goalkeeper Wigrizer powered the No. 5 Blue Devils' 13-5 pasting of then-No. 1 Virginia last Friday night. The 5-foot-10, 186-pound goalkeeper finished with 14 saves and contributed to the Cavaliers tally a season low in goals. Wigrizer and the Duke defense held Virginia scoreless in the first and third quarters, marking the first time this season that the Cavaliers had failed to score in a quarter. Wigrizer, who was named the Atlantic Coast Conference's Defensive Player of the Week, boasts an 8.68 goals-against average and a .547 save percentage.

The 2012 Cavalier Classic Softball Tournament featured a dominant performance by Archbishop Spalding freshman pitcher Ali Caulkins, a game-saving putout by Severna Park left fielder Claire Hanratty and a walk-off single by Howard sophomore Taylor McGrann. The 12-team tournament included eight squads that were part of last week's Baltimore Sun poll. In the end, Severna Park won both its games and a third tie-breaker against Northern-Calvert County and host Spalding to claim the championship.

Maryland is clinging to a slight 45-42 lead in this series, but Virginia has won six of the last seven meetings. Both teams are trying to bounce back from losses, but this contest is the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for the reigning national champion Cavaliers (8-1). The Terps (5-2 overall and 1-1 in the league) are trying to avoid a 1-2 finish in the conference for the third consecutive year. Here are a few factors that could play a role in the outcome at Byrd Stadium in College Park on Saturday.

Maryland rebounded from a slow start and took a two-goal lead early in the third quarter of Saturday's game against Virginia. But Steele Stanwick helped bring the Cavaliers back. Stanwick sparked a Virginia rally that saw the Cavaliers score seven of the game's final eight goals. The senior matched a career high with eight points as No. 2 Virginia pulled away late for a 12-8 victory over No. 11 Maryland before an announced crowd of 6,445 at Byrd Stadium. Stanwick finished with three goals and five assists in the Atlantic Coast Conference game.

JC Clayton hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth inning to score the only run of the game as host John Carroll upset No. 3 Archbishop Spalding (3-5), 1-0, in a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference baseball game Friday. Spalding's Joey Venitez pitched a no-hitter in a losing effort. This is the second time this week the Cavaliers have lost to an unranked opponent. No. 4 Severna Park 10, Annapolis 2: Johnny Mayer went 3-for-4 and scored three runs as the Falcons improved their record to 5-0 with a win over the host Panthers in Anne Arundel league play Friday.

Both county basketball titles will be on the line tonight when South Carroll and Westminster square off against one another in boys and girls action.The boys game will be played at South Carroll, with the girls game scheduled for Westminster. Both will start at 7 p.m.Both girls teams come into the game with 4-0 county marks, and this will be the only time the two teams meet. The game scheduled at South Carroll on Feb. 10 was postponed and will not be made up.Four of the county's top five scorers -- all forwards -- will be featured.

The Washington Bullets' week started with a game against the league's best team. Now it's on to the NBA's hottest.That's the Cleveland Cavaliers, who take a league-best nine-game winning streak into tonight's game against the Bullets at the new Gund Arena in downtown Cleveland.Washington might get center Kevin Duckworth (sore Achilles' tendon) back to its injury-depleted lineup tonight. Guard Rex Chapman, who has missed eight of Washington's past nine games, is out tonight. But the Bullets aren't the only team hit hard by injuries.

When No. 11 Maryland and No. 2 Virginia meet Saturday at Byrd Stadium, it will mark the first time since last year's national title game that these Atlantic Coast Conference rivals have clashed. The Cavaliers' 9-7 win for their fourth NCAA championship may seem eons ago, but the loss continues to resonate with several Terps who were seeking their first national crown since 1975. “It definitely adds a little bit more,” acknowledged sophomore defenseman Brian Cooper. “I know that's going to be fresh in both of our minds.

Keeping Virginia's Steele Stanwick off the scoreboard is a task easier said than done, but on Saturday, that job is likely to fall into the hands of Johns Hopkins' Tucker Durkin. The junior defenseman for the No. 2 Blue Jays has shadowed some of the game's top players, but acknowledged that the 2011 Tewaaraton Award winner and senior attackman for the No. 1 Cavaliers requires a different approach. “Obviously, he's one of the best players in the country,” Durkin said Wednesday.