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Francis Scott Key boys basketball coach Jeff Cook, The Sun's 1998 Carroll County Coach of the Year, has stepped down to spend more time with his family. Cook, who made his decision to resign public after the Eagles lost to top-seeded Fort Hill, 83-73, in a Class 2A West quarterfinal game in Union Bridge Tuesday night, said he didn't want to miss watching his six children -- ranging in age from 2 to 11 years -- grow up. "I just missed a lot of their games and practices, and my wife has had to do it all by herself for four months," Cook said.

Dave Smith, head coach of the Francis Scott Key High School varsity football team, was named this week as the Baltimore Ravens High School Coach of the Week. The Ravens noted that with a 33-21 win over North Carroll last Friday, Oct. 12, Francis Scott Key ended a 23-game losing streak that began in 2010. The eagles had a strong rushing attack of Clayton Vleck, Matt Clingan and Rye Thomas, posting 359 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the win. Clingan's 13-yard touchdown run on Francis Scott Key's opening possession of the game gave the Eagles their first lead of the season en route to their victory.

About the only thing that doesn't come naturally to Francis Scott Key wrestler Randy Owings when he's on the mat is losing.Owings has taken to the mat 23 times this season for the Eagles and 22 times he has left a winner -- 14 by pin. Key coach Bill Hyson says the 16-year-old already wrestles like a polished veteran, despite being only a sophomore.Owings -- ranked second in the state in the 130-pound class -- has a strong wrestling background that began when he was 4. It was then he started competing in tournaments before joining the FSK Junior Eagles program at 7. He won states as an eighth-grader in the junior program, and his immediate success in high school was no surprise to him."

Francis Scott Key High School's auditorium was filled with red, white and blue on Wednesday night, Sept. 13, as the school hosted "Voices of Freedom," a program designed to honor the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 through dance, song, music and readings. Featuring students from Runnymede Elementary, New Windsor Middle and FSK, the event was coordinated by Mickey Brilhart, a visual arts teacher at FSK, and Shellie Rosso, the high school's dance teacher. The program was created after the school's administration approached the fine arts department last year requesting ways to recognize the War of 1812 - and its link to Francis Scott Key, who lived in Carroll County and penned the words by dawn's early light that became our national anthem.

Here are the individual weight-class results at last weekend's Carroll County Junior Wrestling Tournament at Francis Scott Key.High: Key: FSK -- Francis Scott Key Junior Eagles; Man. -- Manchester Wrestling Club; War. -- Warriors Wrestling Club from South Carroll; West. --Westminster Wrestling Club.45 pounds: 1. Kellen Webber (Man.), 2. Chris Steele (War.), 3. Lee Crowl (FSK), 4. Pat Maloff (Man.)50: 1. Tyler Alexander (Man.),2. Nate Yinger (FSK), 3. Andy Slater (War.), 4. Danny Patterson (War.

The Central Maryland Conference and Monocacy Valley Athletic League recently announced all-conference and all-league teams for fall sports.Here's a look at the Carroll County athletes who were chosen (FSK -- Francis Scott Key; LHS -- Liberty High School; NCHS -- North Carroll; SCHS -- South Carroll; WHS -- Westminster): * CMC field hockey: First team -- Lisa Yealdhall, LHS forward; Audrey Van Norman, SCHS forward; Judie Marcus, WHS link; Patti Duffy, SCHS link; Heather Fitzgerald, SCHS link; Staci Schmidt, WHS back; Krista George, LHS centerback; Meredith Fisher, WHS centerback; Cindy Dieterly, WHS goalkeeper.

"Hope is Alive!" is the theme of a regional concert to be presented tonight in the auditorium of Francis Scott Key High School, on Bark Hill Road in Union Bridge.Student choruses from Francis Scott Key, Elmer Wolfe Elementary, Uniontown Elementary and Taneytown Elementary schools will perform individually and together.The concert begins at 7 p.m. and will last about an hour.There is no charge for admission.The elementary schools will open the program with patriotic songs, including "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "Sing a Song of Peace."

Name: Cathy L. CoaleHonored by the Carroll County Sun for: Leading the Francis Scott Key High School basketball team with 30 steals and 25 assists in eight games; and being third in scoring with a 5.9 average, and third in rebounding with an average of 4.3 rebounds per gameAge: 17Residence; hometown: Union BridgeEducation: Seniorat Francis Scott KeyFamily: Mother: Francie, 40, a computer expert at New Windsor Service Center; father: Bill, 45, a crew leader...

Francis Scott Key High School's auditorium was filled with red, white and blue on Wednesday night, Sept. 13, as the school hosted "Voices of Freedom," a program designed to honor the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 through dance, song, music and readings. Featuring students from Runnymede Elementary, New Windsor Middle and FSK, the event was coordinated by Mickey Brilhart, a visual arts teacher at FSK, and Shellie Rosso, the high school's dance teacher. The program was created after the school's administration approached the fine arts department last year requesting ways to recognize the War of 1812 - and its link to Francis Scott Key, who lived in Carroll County and penned the words by dawn's early light that became our national anthem.

F. S. Key High gets charter for honor societyFrancis Scott Key High School has been granted a charter for Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, an honor society for outstanding students of Spanish.The FSK society is called the Sancho Panza Chapter.Carol A. Leach, Spanish teacher, is a member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Only schools whose teacher is a member of AATSP may be granted a charter.Students for the society will be chosen shortly and inducted in a ceremony.

What does it mean to belong to a group? The Maryland Ensemble Theatre's latest original piece, Something Brilliant Will Come to Us, explores the social dynamics that drive people to passionate and sometimes fanatical involvement. Something Brilliant shows the improvisational roots of the Frederick-based theater, which began in 1993 as an improv comedy troupe. Associate artistic director Gene Fouche called the play an interactive theater experience. She said the point is not to make the audience laugh but to cross audience-performer boundaries and turn the audience into participants.

In its continued efforts to get the sewage treatment plant at Francis Scott Key High School operating, the county held a state-required public hearing on the troubled facility last night. About a dozen people attended the hearing on a proposed amendment to the county's water and sewerage master plan, which would outline Carroll's plans to treat sewage generated by the high school. Those plans call for use of the $786,000 wastewater treatment plant - built in 1998 without the required construction and environmental permits - and the discharge of treated effluent into a wetland on an adjoining property.

As Carroll County continues to truck raw sewage from Francis Scott Key High School, hopes for a functional wastewater treatment plant at the school received a boost yesterday. Maryland Department of the Environment officials have issued a draft of the permit the county would need to move the long-delayed and mishandled project forward. The county must review the draft, which establishes preliminary guidelines for releasing treated sewage into wetlands, and send it back to MDE. Then the community will have opportunities to comment before MDE makes a final decision.

Carroll officials will survey Bark Hill Road residents to determine whether they would allow the county to bury a pipeline across their properties to carry sewage from the illegally built wastewater treatment plant at Francis Scott Key High School to Union Bridge. Although county officials are making the proposal, they expect residents to oppose the idea of a pipeline carrying raw sewage or treated effluent beneath their front yards - a more than $1 million project. Tensions in the case are high, with some Bark Hill residents plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the county Board of Education, demanding removal of the treatment plant.

State fire marshals are investigating a small fire in a bathroom at Francis Scott Key High School near Uniontown on Friday. The fire set off sprinklers in the bathroom and disrupted classes for about 30 minutes, school authorities said. According to Principal George Phillips, the fire erupted just after 1 p.m. in the school's academic wing. Students were evacuated and no one was injured, he said."We had no smoke or fire damage, but a lot of water had to be removed," Phillips said. The sprinklers had doused the fire, and firefighters assisted in the cleanup, he said.

Francis Scott Key boys basketball coach Jeff Cook, The Sun's 1998 Carroll County Coach of the Year, has stepped down to spend more time with his family. Cook, who made his decision to resign public after the Eagles lost to top-seeded Fort Hill, 83-73, in a Class 2A West quarterfinal game in Union Bridge Tuesday night, said he didn't want to miss watching his six children -- ranging in age from 2 to 11 years -- grow up. "I just missed a lot of their games and practices, and my wife has had to do it all by herself for four months," Cook said.

Runners and hurdlers will leave one lane open for a walker at the Francis Scott Key High School track meet this afternoon."Students will race by, but I will walk on," said the Rev. Bob Wagner.At 33, the minister is beyond racing after track medals. He prefers dollar donations to keep the county's homeless shelters open.The pastor of Emmanuel (Baust) Lutheran Church, who also is an after-care case manager for Human Services Programs of Carroll County, is repeating his 24-hour walkathon from last year with hopes of doubling the $5,800 he raised then.

What does it mean to belong to a group? The Maryland Ensemble Theatre's latest original piece, Something Brilliant Will Come to Us, explores the social dynamics that drive people to passionate and sometimes fanatical involvement. Something Brilliant shows the improvisational roots of the Frederick-based theater, which began in 1993 as an improv comedy troupe. Associate artistic director Gene Fouche called the play an interactive theater experience. She said the point is not to make the audience laugh but to cross audience-performer boundaries and turn the audience into participants.

RICK AND BRENDA Barber and their sons, Justin, Matthew and Kyle, stepped out of the pages of a history book Tuesday evening to attend the Union Bridge Lions Club meeting and share their expertise about the Civil War.The Barbers are re-enactors representing the 19th Georgia Regiment of the Confederate States of America.The New Windsor residents have been re-enactors for 10 years. They have participated in Memorial Day parades, battlefield preservation marches, living history presentations and re-enactments of Civil War battles.

Runners and hurdlers will leave one lane open for a walker at the Francis Scott Key High School track meet this afternoon."Students will race by, but I will walk on," said the Rev. Bob Wagner.At 33, the minister is beyond racing after track medals. He prefers dollar donations to keep the county's homeless shelters open.The pastor of Emmanuel (Baust) Lutheran Church, who also is an after-care case manager for Human Services Programs of Carroll County, is repeating his 24-hour walkathon from last year with hopes of doubling the $5,800 he raised then.