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By Sandra McKee | October 1, 2009
As strong, cold winds whipped across the grass playing field at Notre Dame Prep on Wednesday, the No. 8 Blazers field hockey team did all it could to get the home team victory. But No. 2 Garrison Forest refused to give way. In the end, after regulation and a 10-minute overtime, the sides settled for a scoreless tie. "It was a hard game," said Grizzlies goalie Emily Cain, who was under heavy attack most of the contest. "In overtime, you can put the most heart into it. It's a big field.
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By Katherine Dunn | May 18, 2009
McDonogh's girls lacrosse team won most of its regular-season games pretty handily, but once the playoffs arrived, the scores got closer. That was just fine with Ali Brennan, as long as her Eagles kept winning - and they did. Brennan's five goals, and McDonogh's late-game defensive stand, put the finishing touches on a wire-to-wire run as No. 1 with a 13-10 win over No. 2 Notre Dame Prep on Sunday at Gerstell Academy in Finksburg. It's the Eagles' first Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference crown "It is really hard [to stay No. 1 all season]
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By Katherine Dunn | April 30, 2009
All-Metro midfielder Erin Laschinger has helped No. 2 Notre Dame Prep to a 12-1 record with 45 goals, 17 assists and an exceptional all-around game. Laschinger, 18, was also an All-Metro performer in indoor track. She won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters this winter at the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland finals. A 4.0 student, she is president of the school's Habitat for Humanity Club and has signed with Virginia, where she will play lacrosse and might major in business.
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April 2, 2009
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.
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By Frederick N. Rasmussen | March 21, 2009
Hanna M. Crafton, an outdoorswoman, writer and Celtic musician, died March 12 after being injured in an automobile accident near Laurel. The former longtime Reisterstown resident, who recently moved to Severna Park, was 20. The auto in which Ms. Crafton was a passenger was traveling near Laurel when it drifted off Route 198 and struck a tree. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Ms. Crafton was born in Baltimore and raised in Reisterstown. During her seven years at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, she made a lasting impression on teachers and students.
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By KATHERINE DUNN | December 11, 2008
field hockey Player of the Year Liza Blue, Garrison Forest The junior earned her second straight Baltimore County Player of the Year honor for taking on a different role this season. A midfielder last fall, Blue moved back to bolster a defense riddled by injuries. She was still involved in just about every aspect of the game. Able to make the big play on defense, she could also move around the field to work in transition or finish, contributing eight goals and 14 assists for the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference champion.
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By Jeff Seidel | November 2, 2008
Coach Rob Torres was disappointed when his John Carroll girls cross country team finished second in last year's Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship run. The Patriots were the defending champions and had two of the area's top runners. But when John Carroll finished second again this year, Torres and the Patriots weren't upset at all. In fact, they were delighted, because John Carroll lost its top three runners from last year but turned in a strong performance at Oregon Ridge Park.
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By Mike Frainie | November 2, 2008
Mount de Sales senior Katy Buck knows what it's like to play against a legend. After yesterday, she knows how to beat one, too. Buck and her Mount de Sales teammates out-hit, out-dug and out-worked second-ranked and previously undefeated St. Paul's, 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22 to win the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship at Roland Park. In the process, the third-ranked Sailors (15-2) ended the IAAM career of Bailey Webster (22 kills, three blocks)
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By Jeff Seidel | October 30, 2008
The Notre Dame Prep and Severn girls both used the team concept to win titles in yesterday's Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship at Oregon Ridge Park. Notre Dame Prep won its second straight A Conference crown with five runners finishing within 33 seconds of one another on a cold and blustery afternoon. Liz Schiavone (sixth place) was the first Pirate, and Notre Dame Prep then took four of the next six spots for 47 points to beat out No. 9 John Carroll (62). Schiavone finished in 20 minutes, 48 seconds, with teammates Kate Dunseith (eighth, 20:56)
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June 4, 2008
Softball Player of the Year Jordan Eades Franklin Overpowering on the mound as well at the plate, the junior pitcher was a significant part of a record-breaking season for the Indians, who went undefeated in the regular season before winning their first county championship and then claiming the Class 3A North crown. Eades, a second-team selection last year, finished the season 21-1 -- losing for the only time against Atholton in the state semifinals -- and allowed just 10 earned runs with 236 strikeouts in 133 innings.