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The tyke in the Tigers cap drew his foot back, kicked as hard as he could and sent the soccer ball rolling toward the net. Jordan Champion, 3, of Suitland, decked out in a T-shirt that read "A Monster Ate My Socks," didn't seem to care all that much whether his shot eluded the goalie across from him, a 47-year-old physician named Fernando Mena. Neither did Mena, who just happened to let the ball roll through his legs. When the cluster of grown-ups around Jordan burst into applause, it was for his bigger triumph: Like the dozens of other kids and 200 or so parents on hand for a celebration at the Hippodrome on Saturday, he spent his first few weeks clinging to life in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, of University of Maryland Medical Center.

On February 14, 2007, AUGUSTUS CHASE, beloved husband of Bernice J. Chase. On Monday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Balto. Nat'l Pike, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. On Tuesday, Mr. Chase will lie in state at St. Johns Catholic Church, 10431 Twin Rivers Road, where the family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-233-2400.

A driver being chased by Howard County police after a hit-and-run collision lost control of his car near Columbia yesterday, crashed and died at a hospital a short time later, police said. Franklin Donnell Sessions, 24, of the 5600 block of Harpers Farm Road in Columbia died shortly after the 3:45 p.m. chase, said Officer Jennifer Reidy, a police spokeswoman. A county police officer saw a collision on Clarksville Boulevard and attempted to stop Sessions' Acura, Reidy said. The driver headed west, driving erractically and nearly striking a school bus before turning north on Homewood Road near the Howard County School of Technology.

3 -- Top 15 teams with new coaches - C. Milton Wright's Bonnie Schnell, Hereford's Julia Martin and Winters Mill's Carli Harris. 6 -- Private school crowns won by defending Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference champion Bryn Mawr since 1997. 34 -- Goals scored two years ago by Severna Park's Hayley Rausch, who returns to action this fall after sitting out last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. 52 -- Championships won by the four most successful programs in state tournament history - Severna Park (16)

LOUDON, N.H. -- Even the doughnuts on the front stretch seemingly couldn't have been more perfect. Coming into the Chase for the Nextel Cup, Clint Bowyer was the driver questioned more than any other about whether he deserved to be part of the group running for the title. He was the only driver of the 12 Chase qualifiers to not have earned a win in the first 26 races of the Nextel Cup season, and he had only two top-five finishes before the field was set for the Chase. Yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway, Bowyer proved that he belongs in that group.

The San Francisco-area baseball writers held their annual luncheon last week, with Bud Selig as their guest and keynote speaker. The entree? Chicken, coming home to roost. Take the dread that Hall of Fame voters felt when time came to decide on the fate of Mark McGwire this winter, triple it, and you'd get the dread the baseball world feels as Barry Bonds closes in on Hank Aaron's home run record this season. Pitchers and catchers report this week, but the usual breathless anticipation by baseball diehards is diluted by the gloom exhibited at every mention of the overtaking of the most hallowed record in sports.

CHASE J. NIELSEN, 90 `Doolittle Raider' Lt. Col. Chase J. Nielsen, a member of the famed "Doolittle Raiders" who bombed Japan in 1942, died Friday at his home in Brigham City, Utah, his family said. He was a navigator in one of the most daring air raids in American history, when 16 B-25 bombers took off from an aircraft carrier and bombed Tokyo on April 18, 1942. Colonel Nielsen and his crew ditched their plane, which was running out of fuel, off the coast of China, and he spent more than three years as a Japanese prisoner of war. He was one of four POWs from the raid to survive.

0 -- Losses that the Joppatowne football team had in Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference games this season. The Mariners finished with a 9-1 overall record and a 6-0 conference mark. 1 -- Margin of victory for the C. Milton Wright girls cross country team over powerhouse Eleanor Roosevelt in last weekend's Class 4A state championship race. The Mustangs finished with 96 points to Roosevelt's 97. 2 -- Years in a row that the Havre de Grace volleyball team has made it to the state semifinals.

The NFL, which last month approved a loan to prop up the debt-strapped Ravens, has borrowed the money from Chase Manhattan Corp., according to a league spokesman.The terms provide for up to $85 million in assistance, although both a league spokesman and Ravens president David Modell say the team will probably use much less. The bank has provided a $55 million loan, due next year, and $30 million in revolving credit, said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello.Aiello said the league anticipates the team will require less than $55 million.

Annapolis police arrested a Columbia man yesterday in connection with a chase in Oakland Mills that ended with an officer shooting at the fleeing car, police said.Ledell Maxwell Padmore, 21, of the 7300 block of Mossy Brink Lane was arrested in the first block of Clay St. in Annapolis. He was charged with attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault and vehicle theft, and is being held without bail at the Howard County Detention Center in Jessup.Padmore was the second suspect arrested after a chase Saturday evening in the Oakland Meadows apartments in the Oakland Mills section of Columbia.

Ralph Vincent Chase Sr., a former Baltimore City Recreation and Parks official who had been manager of the old Memorial Stadium, died Sunday of heart failure at Sinai Hospital. He was 71. Mr. Chase, the son of a federal worker and homemaker, was born and raised in Washington. After graduating from Spingarn High School in 1956, he attended what is now Morgan State University on a football scholarship. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1961 in physical education. After serving in the Army as a military policeman, Mr. Chase was honorably discharged in 1963 and then began his 28-year career with the city's Recreation and Parks Department.

Senior forward Katie Chase proved plenty opportunistic in the first half and Glenelg's defense was sturdy throughout, leading the No. 6 Gladiators to a comfortable 3-0 win over No. 9 Reservoir in Howard County girls soccer Monday. Chase opened the scoring midway through the first half and scored a second goal minutes later, providing plenty of cushion for a defense that gave the visiting Gators little space to work with. Glenelg improves to 3-0 this season and 1-0 in the county while Reservoir (1-1-1)

On August 22, 2009 GEORGE, JR. Beloved son of George Sr. and Christina Chase. Devoted father of Gerard, Chadonna and Shannon and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Gary P. March Funeral Home on Friday August 28th from 12 noon until 7 P.M. Funeral Saturday, August 29th at Mt. Hope Baptist Church, 1716 Gwynns Falls Parkway. Wake 10:30 A.M. followed by funeral service at 11 A.M. Interment to follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Funeral services entrusted to Ronald A. Grayson Funeral Service.

The search for a 20-year-old prisoner who escaped after attacking a deputy is being conducted on two fronts: a joint law enforcement task force and the man's mother, according to authorities. Howard County police and sheriff's deputies are searching for Devin Champagne, a Jessup man who escaped late Thursday while being transported. Champagne's concerned mother is trying to help them find him. "The mother has been extremely cooperative," Sheriff's Department spokesman Mark Verderaime said Monday.

On July 17, 2009, HERBERT E.; husband of the late Mary Chase. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Thursday after 8:30 A.M where the family will receive friends on Friday at 9 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 9:30 A.M.

Anne W. Chase, a retired Harford County elementary school librarian who was also an accomplished storyteller and church choir member, died June 13 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at her home in Baltimore's Arlington neighborhood. She was 77. Anne Williams, the daughter of a pastor and a homemaker, was born in Suffolk, Va. The family moved to Harrisburg, Pa., in 1936 when her father, the Rev. John B. Williams, was named pastor of the Second Baptist Church. After graduating from John Harris High School in Harrisburg in 1949, she enrolled at Hampton University in Hampton, Va., where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1953.

On June 13, 2009, ANNE of Baltimore, MD, beloved wife of Stanislans Chase, survived by one son, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two sisters, one daughter-in-law, two sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Estep Bros. Funeral Home, 1300 Eutaw Place, Thursday from 12 noon to 7:45 P.M. at 9 A.M. Friday, Mrs. Chase will rest as Trinity Baptist Church, 1600 Druid Hill Ave. Family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M. Funeral to follow.

On May 23, 2009, Catherine Caroline Chase Visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 from 4 to 8 P.M. at the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4107 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Funeral services will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 12 Noon. Interment to follow at Meadowridge Memorial Park.

A man who led officers on a chase in Howard County last fall that sparked an investigation into accusations of police brutality pleaded guilty Monday to assault charges. Stephen Zombro, 41, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of malicious destruction of property for the Nov. 20 chase that began when officers attempted to serve a warrant on a theft charge. Zombro also must pay $2,500 in restitution for damage to police cruisers he hit with his pickup truck during the chase.

When I signed up for a Washington Mutual credit card several years ago, I was lured by the bank's attractive rates and benefits: a fixed 5.9 percent interest and a free credit score each month. WaMu no longer exists after a near-collapse and sale to JPMorgan Chase amid the financial sector meltdown last fall. Now, as a Chase customer, my rate nearly doubled to 10 percent. And I don't get free credit score updates anymore. A recent wave of bank mergers is leaving consumers with questions about what happens to their accounts and other products.