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Two years and five inches ago, Will Darley was a Division II player at best. The 6-foot-3 guard was a top player for Dulaney, but his recruitment was limited to DIII schools and a handful of DIIs. The player Ed Huckaby Jr. saw this summer, however, bore little resemblance to the one-time Lions star. Playing with Crusader Nation on the AAU circuit, Darley had sprouted into a 6-foot-8, 190-pound forward with guard skills. Huckaby, the coach of Fishburne (Va.) Military Academy's post-grad basketball program, was blown away by Darley's game, as were several mid-major college coaches.

Running Showalters, KidsPeace to host 5K/walk Sat. in Canton Orioles manager Buck Showalter and his wife, Angela , have teamed up with KidsPeace to host the third annual KidsPeace Trick-or-Trot 5K run/one-mile walk Saturday in Canton. The event is open to all ages and features Halloween activities in addition to the race. The entry fee for the run is $35, which includes an Under Armour T-shirt for the first 400 registered runners. Families who plan to do the mile walk will pay $20 and are encouraged to dress in their favorite Halloween costumes.

Services for Eva F. Darley, retired nursing director at University Hospital, will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Barranco and Sons Funeral Home, Ritchie Highway and Robinson Road in Severna Park.Mrs. Darley, who was 84 and lived in Severna Park for about 30 years, died Thursday of heart failure at North Arundel Hospital.She retired in 1969 after working for University Hospital since 1943.She started her career at University Hospital, then worked at the Johns Hopkins Hospital for 14 years before returning to University in 1943.

Two years and five inches ago, Will Darley was a Division II player at best. The 6-foot-3 guard was a top player for Dulaney, but his recruitment was limited to DIII schools and a handful of DIIs. The player Ed Huckaby Jr. saw this summer, however, bore little resemblance to the one-time Lions star. Playing with Crusader Nation on the AAU circuit, Darley had sprouted into a 6-foot-8, 190-pound forward with guard skills. Huckaby, the coach of Fishburne (Va.) Military Academy's post-grad basketball program, was blown away by Darley's game, as were several mid-major college coaches.

George L. DarleyLawyer, Hopkins coachGeorge L. Darley, a lawyer who had coached basketball, football and lacrosse at the Johns Hopkins University, died Tuesday of respiratory failure at North Arundel Hospital. The Glen Burnie resident was 93.He retired in 1966 after working for years as a staff lawyer for several insurance companies.The Baltimore native attended Polytechnic Institute where he was quarterback on the football team. He was an All-Maryland quarterback at St. John's College in Annapolis and was known for his punting and broken-field running.

A 20-year-old man was fatally shot in East Baltimore shortly after midnight on Sunday, Baltimore police said. Officers responding to reports of a shooting at the intersection of Aiken and Darley streets found Marquis Jones in the rear alley of the 2200 block of Aiken Street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. Jones was transported to a hospital, where he died shortly before 1 a.m., police said. The shooting is under investigation, police said.

The county Board of Appeals has granted a Millersville couple's request to double the number of homes they may build on their farm off East-West Boulevard.The board voted 3-2 to change the zoning on 41.44 acres owned by Ralph and Norma Darley from R1 to R2, paving the way for a 67-house community to be built by Ryland Group Inc.The board's decision has incensed nearby residents and community associations, many of whom question the timing of the case, with a county General Development Plan two years away.

The voice on the telephone was upbeat and enthusiastic. Two words printed here had made the lady's day: Darley Park.Darley Park?It was a Saturday and I was trying to get the weekend's chores completed. The lady, let's call her Jane Darley, wanted to talk about an old Harford Road beer garden-amusement park that flourished maybe 90-plus years ago.According to a family story, some of her ancestors went there and had a bit too much Gottlieb Baurenschmidt and Strauss beer (old GBS). This imbibing got them in trouble, but not nearly as much fame as it imparted in family legend.

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Joe McEwing singled in Garrett Blanton in the bottom of the 10th to lead the Savannah Cardinals (31-14) over the Hagerstown Suns (21-24), 7-6, in a Double-A South Atlantic League game last night.With one out in the 10th, Blanton was hit by a pitch from losing pitcher Ned Darley (0-1). Blanton advanced to third when Charlie Anderson singled, and came home with two outs when McEwing singled.Savannah has won eight in a row, Hagerstown has lost nine straight. The Suns head to Spartanburg, S.C., for two games, then return to Hagerstown for an 11-game homestand.

A Millersville woman's request to double the number of houses on a development planned for her family's farm has raised concerns about crowding in area schools and the demise of the area's rural character.Delma Pumphrey, 70, is selling the property to a developer and has requested a zoning change on 76.22 acres at 604 Pumphrey Farm Road from one house an acre to two houses an acre. A hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Arundel Center in Annapolis.A cousin of her late husband is seeking similar rezoning on a farm next door.

Alonzo Smith was walking Thursday in the 1600 block of Darley Ave. when he spotted his 92-year-old neighbor Janie Frieson standing in her doorway. "You OK?" Smith asked. Frieson smiled and assured him she was fine, and Smith walked on to his Northeast Baltimore home a few doors down. The brief exchange captured a sense of community that residents say endures on the block of mostly well-kept - and inhabited - brick rowhouses in the Darley Park neighborhood, even as the wider area grapples with the highest homicide rate in all of Baltimore.

A 13-year-old girl was found slain Sunday evening in the Darley Park neighborhood of northeast Baltimore, police reported. Family members confirmed the girl's identity as Monae Turnage, according to local newscasts. They had reported her missing early Sunday. The body was found about 6 p.m. in the backyard of a two-story, brick rowhouse in the 1600 block of Cliftview Ave., said Detective Donny Moses. Monae's aunt, Paulette Marshall, confirmed on newscasts that the girl's 16-year-old brother and neighborhood youths found the clothed body while looking through alleys.

A 20-year-old man was fatally shot in East Baltimore shortly after midnight on Sunday, Baltimore police said. Officers responding to reports of a shooting at the intersection of Aiken and Darley streets found Marquis Jones in the rear alley of the 2200 block of Aiken Street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. Jones was transported to a hospital, where he died shortly before 1 a.m., police said. The shooting is under investigation, police said.

Baltimore police have identified 18-year-old Ottus Maximum Savoy as a suspect in the shooting death Monday of a man near Clifton Park. Shortly after 11 p.m. police received a report of a shooting in the 1600 block of Darley Ave. Sean Eames, 24, had been shot several times in the torso and died at Johns Hopkins Hospital, police said. Homicide detectives have identified Savoy as the person responsible for Eames' death and are seeking the public's help in locating him, police said.

A man was fatally shot in the Darley Park neighborhood near Clifton Park, city police said Tuesday. Police found the man about 11:17 p.m. in the 1600 block of Darley Ave., in the police department's Eastern District, and he was taken to an area hospital, where he died. Investigators did not release additional details of the shooting or the victim's name. As of Tuesday morning, 128 people have been slain in Baltimore compared with 124 on this date last year.

City police identified a man who was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in East Baltimore as a 23-year-old area resident. Two men were sitting in a white Audi parked in the 1600 block of Cliftview Ave., in the Darley Park neighborhood, when they were approached by a male who shot at the victims through a driver's side window, police said. Officers were called to the scene at about 3:30 p.m. and found Mark Saunders, who court records say lived in the 2800 block of Pelham Ave., suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The man accused of killing WWIN-AM disc jockey Alfred Jerome Stewart is charged with two other recent acts of violence, including the shooting of five people last month on Harford Road.Gary Ricardo Ward, 21, of the 1600 block of Darley Ave. had been on the run from police when Mr. Stewart was shot Wednesday on an East Baltimore street, police said.Witnesses reported that the radio personality was standing in the 1400 block of Cliftview Ave. when a man walked up and fired shots.It is unknown why the gunman wanted to kill Mr. Stewart, police said.

Four men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old city man in Rosedale Jan. 1, Baltimore County police said yesterday. The suspects - all from Baltimore and ranging in age from 18 to 20 - have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. It remains unclear why William Gerome Sinkler, whose body was found in the 5400 block of Hamilton Ave., near Rosedale Shopping Center, was killed, police said. Being held without bail at the county detention center are Jawan Ivan Goode, 20, of the 700 block of Dr. Benjamin Quarles Place; Michael Edwin Johnson, 18, of the 1000 block of N. Kenwood Ave.; Dominic Tavon Bullock, 18, of the 500 block of N. Highland Ave.; and Korey Stevenson, 19, of the 900 block of N. Linwood Ave. Witnesses reported seeing a blue Lexus with temporary license plates leaving the scene immediately after the shooting.

Third of four parts --Iven Bailey was on the move again. He carried two black trash bags, one for shoes, the other for everything else. He trudged down Harford Road past the wreckage of one abandoned building after another until he found what he was looking for, a dreary little rowhouse with a front door the color of dry dirt. This would be his home for now. Or, rather, his dwelling. It was early April of this year, and for the past three months, Iven, 18, had boarded with a neighborhood woman, Betty Jones, in a house two blocks to the north.

Four men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old city man in Rosedale Jan. 1, Baltimore County police said yesterday. The suspects - all from Baltimore and ranging in age from 18 to 20 - have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. It remains unclear why William Gerome Sinkler, whose body was found in the 5400 block of Hamilton Ave., near Rosedale Shopping Center, was killed, police said. Being held without bail at the county detention center are Jawan Ivan Goode, 20, of the 700 block of Dr. Benjamin Quarles Place; Michael Edwin Johnson, 18, of the 1000 block of N. Kenwood Ave.; Dominic Tavon Bullock, 18, of the 500 block of N. Highland Ave.; and Korey Stevenson, 19, of the 900 block of N. Linwood Ave. Witnesses reported seeing a blue Lexus with temporary license plates leaving the scene immediately after the shooting.