Fallston

Fallston (10-0) wrapped up a second straight Harford County title last night, beating C. Milton Wright, 11-8, in a contest that was not that close.The Cougars -- junior Patrick Elliott in particular -- put this one out of reach in the third period.The defense shut down what recently had been a high-powered C.M. Wright attack, and Elliott scored three times as the score reached 9-3 going to the last quarter.The visitors still led by six goals, 11-5, inside of the final three minutes, before Wright got untracked on two goals by Cory Smith and one by Steve Wynne.

Bays coach Kevin Healey is hoping a change of scenery will do his team some good in its home opener tonight at 8:05 against the Delaware Wizards at Fallston High School.Playing home games at UMBC during last year's second outdoor season in the U.S. Interregional Soccer League, the Bays suffered numerous injuries, dropped five of seven one-goal games and finished 6-12.After tonight's game at Fallston -- a move aimed at promoting the Bays to fans in Harford County -- Baltimore will play its nine remaining home games at Catonsville Community College.

Shane Dougherty continued a streak of scoring at least one goal in every game when his 15-yard shot into the far right corner of the net pushed visiting Fallston past C. Milton Wright, 1-0, in a Harford County League game last night.The win kept the Cougars unbeaten at 9-0-1 overall and 5-0-1 in league play.Dougherty, a senior striker, was moved to halfback part way through the second half after a tight marking job by Chad Bowker. It wasn't long after, at 31 minutes 11 seconds, that Dougherty capitalized on an opening to rifle a shot away from goalkeeper Tim Hilyard.

Sophomore Cachet Hall scored 22 points but host Catonsville (1-1) still fell to No. 13 Fallston (3-0), 66-62, in girls basketball yesterday.Catonsville came within two during the fourth but failed to score the go-ahead points.* Mt. Carmel 31, S. Keough 16: Larissa Paulino scored 13 points as visiting Mount Carmel (4-5) upset No. 15 Seton Keough (0-2) in an Association of Independent Schools game.* Wilde Lake 68, Catholic 28: Senior guard Kim Driessen scored 14 points to lead the No. 14 Wildecats (3-2)

Until yesterday, Fallston's girls soccer team never had beaten Hammond.The No. 4 Cougars had come within two goals each of the past two years, but they never maintained the intensity to knock off Hammond.All that changed yesterday when the Cougars dealt the unranked and rebuilding Golden Bears their worst-ever defeat, 8-0."What goes around comes around," said Hammond coach Dave Guetler, who graduated nine starters from last year's state Class 1A-2A finalist team. "They're very fast, and we're not as fast as we used to be, and this is a game built on speed."

Fallston's Tammy Kloiber was prepared for the attack of nervousness this time, but the result was the same.A year ago, Kloiber made a clutch save in the penalty stroke shootout at the state Class 2A field hockey tournament finals.Yesterday, she stopped two shots in the stroke-off as Fallston downed Middletown, 2-1, in the state semifinals."I didn't know what was happening last year, but I was really prepared for this one," said Kloiber, the Cougars' junior keeper. "We have practiced penalty strokes every day and I was ready.

The offense of Fallston's field hockey team has received the most attention, especially last year when the Cougars won their fourth Class 2A state title. But Julie Haire, the senior sweeper for the No. 2 Cougars (12-0, 8-0), never has forgotten her role on defense.Although the Cougars defense often is overlooked, consider this. Until Fallston gave up a goal three weeks ago against North Harford, opponents were held scoreless for 20 straight games that dated back to early September 1993.Haire has been the mainstay on the back line for the past two years.

No. 11 Fallston (9-2) at No. 12 Bel Air (10-1) When: Friday, 6:45 p.m. Key players to watch Fallston: Brian White, Sr., A; Andy Thrasher, Sr., A; Zack Esser, Jr., D Bel Air: Carson Kalama, So., A; Justin Gayo, Sr., M; Ben Richards, Sr., G Keys to victory With its 20-9 win over C. Milton Wright on Tuesday, Bel Air (4-0 league) forged ahead of Fallston and North Harford (both 3-0) in the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference’s Chesapeake Division.

Fallston junior Jenna Caldwell scored twice and the Cougars captured the Class 1A state championship for the second straight year with a 2-0 victory over Crisfield at Washington College. "I'm just really glad, so happy we won," said Caldwell, a junior forward playing her first year on varsity. "Everyone on this team worked so hard to build our chemistry during the year and it has paid off. " Caldwell's first goal broke a scoreless tie 1:53 into the second half when she tapped in a crossing pass from senior Danielle McDiarmid.

For Fallston to win its second state girls lacrosse championship, the Cougars were going to have to get past two-time defending champion Winters Mill for the second time this season. Jenna Mosketti sparked the senior-laden Cougars to a quick three-goal lead and they held Winters Mill scoreless for nearly 23 minutes through the middle of the game to beat the Falcons, 13-9, for the state Class 2A-1A championship Tuesday night at UMBC. "I'm proud of our defense," said Fallston coach Mike McTeague, whose team also won a 2009 state title.