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Roland Park coach Debbie Bloodsworth, after seeing her team play inconsistently at times in its first two games, said she wanted a good effort for the whole game against Notre Dame Prep.She got her wish.And then some.No. 11 Roland Park scored on five of its first 10 shots and saw eight players either score or post an assist, and the Reds routed No. 8 Notre Dame Prep, 6-1, in an Association of Independent Schools A Division Odd League game yesterday.Roland Park (2-1, 2-0) struggled early in its season-opening loss to Pikesville, but played better for much of its victory against McDonogh.

katherine.dunn@baltsun.com The Notre Dame Prep Girls Lacrosse Tournament wasn't set up to crown an overall winner, but the Century players certainly left Towson at least feeling like champions. And, with county opponents Liberty (April 2), Urbana (April 4) and Walkersville (April 9) on the horizon, it was a good thing to be challenged by such an ambitious non-league schedule. In the second annual three-team, round-robin event on March 30, the No. 10 Knights came way with wins over No. 3 Notre Dame Prep, 12-9, and No. 4 South River, 17-5.

The Roman Catholic sisters who head Notre Dame Prep, saying they were "delighted" with an "extremely positive" archdiocesan report on the curriculum, called yesterday for an end to the public dispute that began in March with complaints about the school's use of a sex video.In letters to the parents of the 600 girls at the Towson preparatory school, Sister Helen Marie Duffy, headmistress, and Sister Christine Mulcahy, who chairs the board of trustees, said, "The time has come for this controversy to be put to rest.

The Notre Dame Prep Girls Lacrosse Tournament wasn't set up to crown an overall winner, but the Century players certainly left Towson on Saturday afternoon feeling like champions. In the second annual three-team, round-robin event, the No. 10 Knights came way with wins over No. 3 Notre Dame Prep, 12-9, and No. 4 South River, 17-5. Playing their second and third ranked opponents in eight days, the Knights wanted to make up for an 11-7 loss to then-No. 10 C. Milton Wright on March 23. In that game, they fell behind, 4-0, when the Mustangs started off with four extra-man goals in two minutes and Century never caught up. This time, the Knights, the defending Class 3A-2A state champions, used their own extra-man goals to get the jump on the Seahawks in the final game of the tournament.

The players on Severn's girls lacrosse team were anxious to let the good times roll after seeing one ranked team after another roll over them.No. 8 Notre Dame Prep presented the latest challenge to Severn, and the host Admirals gladly settled for a 9-9 tie in an Association of Independent Schools game.Junior midfielder Emily Franey scored the equalizer for Severn with three minutes left, and each team's goalkeeper made a save in the last 30 seconds."Severn played very, very well. I have to give it to them.

Notre Dame Prep showed just how far a program could come in four years as it held off league nemesis Mount de Sales and captured the team title at yesterday's Association of Independent Schools Cross Country Championships at St. Timothy's School in Stevenson."

Reacting to complaints from parents and alumnae at Notre Dame Prep, Cardinal William H. Keeler announced yesterday that an "appalling" and "inappropriate" video containing explicit pornography would no longer be used by teachers there.The cardinal also announced that Ronald J. Valenti, superintendent of Roman Catholic schools in the archdiocese of Baltimore, will oversee an immediate review of the sex education curriculum at the girls' preparatory school in Towson.That "on site" review will be expanded later to include the school's handling of parents' complaints, said William Blaul, the cardinal's spokesman.

A hat trick by team captain Jen Biscoe propelled No. 2-ranked John Carroll over No. 5 Notre Dame Prep, 4-1, and re-positioned the Patriots on a path to the No. 1 spot yesterday at Notre Dame Prep.The Patriots' offense paid dividends 22 minutes into the game when Biscoe headed a corner kick from Kourtney Porcella over goalie Lauren Stone for a 1-0 lead.Megan Schwartz scored for the Pirates at the beginning of the second half.Notre Dame Prep defender Marissa Giannerini, who assisted Schwartz's goal, tried to stop a surge by Biscoe, but tripped her in the penalty box. Biscoe's penalty goal gave her team a 2-1 lead and also smothered NDP's momentum.

Notre Dame Prep junior Zoey Bouchelle has been named to the 2003 Parade All-American high school girls soccer team. The entire team, selected by coaches, scouts and recruiters across the country, will be featured in Sunday's Parade magazine in The Sun. Bouchelle, a center midfielder, had 20 goals and eight assists for the No. 6 Blazers, and was named the Baltimore City/County Player of the Year and a first-team All-Metro selection.

The defense never rested for Notre Dame Prep.Co-No. 8 Notre Dame Prep's defense, led by goaltender Erin Graham, turned in a strong effort to make Tricia Cummings' first-half goal stand up for a 1-0 victory over host and No. 3 Bryn Mawr in a battle of undefeated Association of Independent Schools A Division teams yesterday.Cummings came through early for the Pirates, scoring with 15:27 left in the first half with assists from Allison Smith and Heather Castle.The play started when Castle sent the ball toward the goal.

Rose Faro Ponder, a retired Notre Dame Preparatory School food service manager who won blue ribbons at the Maryland State Fair for her baking, died of pneumonia Friday at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. She was 88 and lived in Bel Air. Rose Faro was born on Fremont Avenue and raised near Gwynns Falls. She attended Baltimore City public schools. Her daughter, Deborah Ponder Mance of Street, said she was the youngest of seven children of Sicilian immigrants who settled in Baltimore in the early 1900s.

Trying to stay with the pace the McDonogh girls soccer team brings to the field is a daunting challenge. Surrender an early goal to the No. 1 Eagles - like No. 5 Notre Dame Prep did Friday - and the task often becomes too difficult to overcome. Fueled by freshman Bridgette Andrzejewski's finish three minutes into the game, the host Eagles played with precision and confidence in earning a 7-0 win over the Blazers. Andrzejewski finished with three goals to lead the Eagles, who also got goals from Casey Martinez, Kia Rankin, Kyla Clark and Anna Bialczak.

On a day filled with sunshine, music and poetry, the prep school Yeardley Love attended reclaimed her name from the tragic headlines and put it back where she spent some of her happiest days: on a playing field. "Sports brought out so many of her memorable characteristics - her fun-loving personality, dedication, loyalty and compassion for others," Lexie Love said Sunday at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, where a new turf field was dedicated to her sister. "I'm sure she's looking down on her field now with a big smile on her face and looking forward to seeing the many games played on it. " Several hundred people attended the dedication of the $1.2 million Yeardley Love Field, named for the Notre Dame Prep alum who was murdered in May 2010, just weeks before she would graduate from the University of Virginia.

As usual, many contributors to the South All-Star and the Baltimore underclassmen teams at the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse event at Towson University are local products. The underclassmen games begin Friday and conclude on Sunday while the senior All-America games are slated for Saturday at 5 p.m. (girls) and 8 p.m. (boys) at Johnny Unitas Stadium. The boys underclassmen roster includes Loyola Blakefield's Bennett Bradley; Tal Bruno, Shack Stanwick, Mac Pons, Ben Pridemore and Colin Heacock from Boys' Latin; Conor Cunningham and Joe Seider from Hereford; Tyler Mayes, Kevin Diehl, Jordan Germershausen, Johnny Kelly and Garrett Epple from Calvert Hall; Nick Doyle, Brinton Valis, Danny Sweeney , Austin Frederick and Alexander Hurdle from McDonogh; Michael LeClair from Mount St. Joseph and St. Paul's Michael Mayer.

One way or the other, No. 5 Maryvale was bound to have a watershed moment against archrival Notre Dame Prep on Wednesday afternoon at Meadowood Park in Lutherville. The Lions (9-3, 6-3 Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference) were either going to continue to be frustrated by the No. 7 Blazers or were going to break new ground against their longtime nemesis. Maryvale chose the latter path, defeating NDP, 12-11, behind the play of backup goalie Maggie Fuggi, who had eight saves subbing for starter Caroline Federico, who left in the first half with a knee injury.

Other than a brief flurry by Maryvale in the second quarter, Notre Dame Prep began the defense of its Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference title in commanding fashion, routing the Lions, 56-29, in Towson on Tuesday evening. Senior Hannah Hartman led the way for the Blazers, scoring a game-high 13 points while classmate Mattie Milchling snared nine rebounds and junior point guard Sydney Tommins added seven assists in the quarterfinal victory. NDP jumped out to a 21-5 lead after successive three-pointers by Tommins and senior guard Becky Felmeister near the end of the opening period, although junior guard Caroline Federico answered for Maryvale with a swish from beyond the arc at the buzzer.

With poised finishing and a strong defensive effort in the first half, host No. 4 Notre Dame Prep (9-2) was able to stay a step ahead of No. 2 Spalding en route to a 4-2 victory in a key Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference game yesterday. Sophomore forward Cynthia Gamboa scored first in the 17th minute on a fine individual effort from the left side, working the ball inside before sending a shot from 18 yards that found the top of the far post. Senior Beth Koloup scored a goal in each half, and junior Emily Bock bent home a corner kick just after the Cavaliers (10-2-2)

Notre Dame Prep coach Mary Bartel said Sheehan Stanwick has no idea how talented she is -- but Bryn Mawr might.Stanwick scored two of her six goals in the final 1:26 to break a tie and give No. 12 Notre Dame Prep a 12-10 victory over host and No. 15 Bryn Mawr in an AIS League A Division East game yesterday.A sophomore who also had two assists, Stanwick scored her team's final four goals in a second half that saw the momentum swing back and forth. After Bryn Mawr's Emily Hickman (five goals, one assist)

The sophomore won four events in Thursday's 121-49 victory over McDonogh, which boosted the Blazers' record to 6-0. She won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 56.67 seconds and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:10.62. Potis, 15, also helped the defending IAAM A Conference champion Blazers to wins in a pair of relays, the 200-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle. Last season, she was second in the 500 free and third in the 200 individual medley in the championship meet while helping the Blazers win the 400 freestyle relay.

Stevenson men's lacrosse coach Paul Cantabene and Sheehan Stanwick Burch, a lacrosse analyst and reporter for CBS Sports and ESPN2, headline the class of 2012 for the Greater Baltimore chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame. In addition to Cantabene and Burch, members of the Class of 2012 include Courtney Martinez Connor, Lisa Dowling Costello, Betsy Givens Economou, Kathy Altemus Franz, Tim Hormes, Jeff Jackson, Rob Lindsey and Jim Wilkerson. The ceremony will be held Jan. 21 at The Hillendale Country Club in Phoenix.