Chesapeake

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Inc. said Wednesday that Lisa Rusyniak will take over as president and chief executive officer in December. Rusyniak, Goodwill's chief operating officer, will replace Marge Thomas, who is planning to step down as president and CEO. Rusyniak has worked for the nonprofit since 1997, when she was hired as director of marketing and disability services. She has served as COO since 2006, overseeing workforce development, human resources, and marketing and development.

One team was coming off an 18-run romp that stretched its winning streak to four games, the other an upset loss that prolonged its recent slide.This wasn't a good time for No. 9 Arundel to be traveling to No. 3 Chesapeake.Sophomore Missy Silvers threw her first varsity complete game and shutout, Kate Luckhardt and Lauren Watson each knocked in a run with an extra-base hit, and the Cougars stayed hot with a 4-0 victory.Angie Zittle also delivered a run with a bunt single in the fifth, and Watson walked with the bases loaded to score another.

Dundalk and host Chesapeake committed their share of mistakes in yesterday's Baltimore County Class 3A League football opener. But Dundalk paid the bigger price, as the Bayhawks emerged with a 30-12 victory."

The battle for first place in the Baltimore County 1A-2A League was won by Chesapeake yesterday, as it rolled past host Pikesville, 23-0.The Bayhawks (5-0, 3-0) also won the battle of the county's top defenses, containing junior quarterback Jay Glickson and holding the Panthers to 159 total yards.Glickson, the area's sixth-leading passer, finished with 11 completions in 29 attempts for 130 yards, and was sacked twice."The pressure from the blitz caused a lot of hurries," said Glickson. "Once we got down, the mistakes started piling up against us."

A shiny new placard adorns the entrance to the Chesapeake High gymnasium, in posthumous dedication to former assistant wrestling and softball coach William E. Pritchard.The sign reads: "Welcome to William E. Pritchard Gymnasium, recognizing selfless service to Chesapeake High School and courage to face life challenges with personal strength, dignity and leadership."Pritchard's 28 years of teach- Wrestling notebooking included stints at Chesapeake High, Brooklyn Park and Corcoran Junior High, before he died at age 52, two summers ago, after a battle with cancer.

Academy Award winner Patricia Neal is scheduled to make an appearance at Harford Community College's Chesapeake Theater on Nov. 12 and 13. The first event is "At the Movies with Patricia Neal." Neal will appear at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 to introduce the screening of her 1951 science-fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, which also stars Michael Rennie and "Gort" the robot. Admission is $5. "An Afternoon with Patricia Neal" will be held at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Neal returns to the Chesapeake Theater for an interview with HCC Professor Wayne Hepler.

State police are investigating the death of a Chesapeake Beach woman whose body was discovered by her daughter yesterday when she came home from school.Linda Mae Pellicano, 38, was discovered lying in the hallway, bleeding from the chest, by her 16-year-old daughter when the girl returned to her home in the 3600 block of Dalrymple Road at 3:49 p.m. The girl called police from a neighbor's house, then locked herself in her bedroom until police arrived.Police could not determine whether the woman had been shot or stabbed.

For the longest time, it appeared that the state's softball record book would slam shut on No. 1 Chesapeake.That is, until the eighth inning, when senior Stacey Necessary scored on a throwing error, and Chesapeake became the first 4A school to win four straight state titles with a 1-0 victory over second-seeded Northern of Calvert County at Randazzo Park in Severn.Necessary reached with one out when she singled to the left side of the infield. She stole second, and Michelle Manner popped out.With catcher Natalie Black batting, Necessary broke for third.

Chesapeake snatched away Pikesville's chances for an upset win yesterday -- twice.The Bayhawks' Dave Crichard intercepted a Jay Glickson pass in the Chesapeake end zone near the end of the first half, and Jermaine Johnson repeated the task with seconds left in the game to preserve a 12-7 win in a Baltimore County 2A/1A League game."

Dulaney scored the biggest upset of the girls state soccer tournament to date by beating second-seeded Chesapeake-Anne Arundel, 1-0, in the rain-swept Class 4A/3A semifinals last night at Glen Burnie.Things do not get any easier for the Lions, however. They must face unbeaten Centennial, The Sun's top-ranked team, for the championship Saturday (1 p.m.) at Arundel.Centennial turned the matchup of No. 1 and No. 2 teams into a mismatch by striking early and then cruising past top-seeded Old Mill, 4-0.Last night's results guarantee that an Anne Arundel County team will not reign over state big-school soccer for the first time since 1985.