Garrison

UPPER MARLBORO -- Former Maryland basketball player Travis Garrison's trial on a charge that he committed a fourth-degree sex offense was postponed yesterday. The trial was rescheduled for Jan. 8 in Prince George's County by Circuit Court Judge Vincent J. Femia. Garrison was charged with grabbing the buttocks of a woman three times against her objections and striking her in the face with his hand at the Cornerstone Grill and Loft around 1:15 a.m. on Oct. 27, 2005. He pleaded guilty to the sex offense in June and was sentenced to 60 days in a correctional facility, all but 10 of which were suspended, but is now seeking a trial, according to the Prince George's County state's attorney office.

Garrison is a small, unassuming pocket of history tucked in among the ever-expanding borders of Owings Mills.With less than 2 percent of the county's population, Garrison is really little more than an enclave of stately old homes and a smattering of newer townhouses. In marked contrast to many communities ringing the Baltimore Beltway, Garrison has seen only moderate levels of residential development in recent years.And much of what's new is clustered on either side of old Craddock Lane, just off Reisterstown Road (including Queen Ann Village and the brand new Garrison Overlook)

WASHINGTON -- Ever since 1990, when she reached the finals of Wimbledon, Zina Garrison has found herself correcting people offering her congratulations."

Ronald E. Garrison, associate vice president for fiscal planning and services at Towson University, was killed in an automobile accident March 12 in York County, Pa. He was 61 and lived in Glen Rock, Pa. Mr. Garrison, who died at the scene, was driving a 1991 Acura that was hit head-on by a 1996 Buick Roadmaster driven by Christopher DeVier. Mr. DeVier remains in fair condition at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Mr. Garrison was born in Baltimore and raised on Gay Street. He was a 1961 graduate of Patterson High School and earned a bachelor's degree in business in 1965 from Loyola College.

Everything finally came together for No. 1 Roland Park yesterday -- and none too soon.The Reds needed everything they could muster to slip past No. 3 Garrison Forest, 10-6, in an AIS A Division nonleague game.The visiting Grizzlies (1-1), the only team to beat the Reds (4-0) last year, took a 4-2 lead and later tied at 5 and 6 before the Reds ripped a tired Garrison defense for three goals in less than three minutes.After Lizzy Bennett found Lauren Miller for a transition goal, Miller bounced in a free-position shot and Bennett rolled the crease, the Reds led 9-6 with 11: 21 left.

With a three-goal lead and her players dragging in yesterday's suddenly-summertime heat, Garrison Forest coach Micul Ann Morse called a late second-half timeout for a little rest.Severn used the time to set up a new strategy.Once back on the field, No. 7 Severn's Kate Graw and Julie Tice scored goals within a minute of each other, but No. 3 Garrison held off the Admirals for the final minute to take a 10-8 victory in an AIS A Division Leers league game."They took the timeout, but it worked in our favor," said Tice.

Steffi Graf was in, then she was out. Zina Garrison was out, now she's in.Such is the revolving door for next week's Virginia Slims of Washington tennis tournament.Graf, ranked second in the world behind Monica Seles, withdrew from the tournament to undergo more treatment for a torn tendon in her right shoulder, according to a report in today's Washington Post. Graf suffered the injury before Wimbledon and aggravated it during the Federation Cup matches in England last month.Despite the setback, the tournament did get some good news.

This time there could be no tie. Notre Dame Prep's transition saw to that early.The No. 8 Pirates raced out to a four-goal first-half lead and held off No. 6 Garrison Forest, 13-9, in an AIS A Division Tournament quarterfinal game played in a steady rain yesterday.The two teams had tied 10-10 during the regular season, but this game had a decidedly different tone. After the first five minutes, the host Pirates seemed in complete control."Today, something clicked," said Lacey Aumiller, who scored three goals for the Pirates.

Former Maryland basketball player Travis Garrison received probation before judgment on a second-degree assault charge and pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree sex offense yesterday in Prince George's County District Court. Both charges stemmed from an altercation with a young woman at a College Park bar in October. Garrison pleaded guilty to both offenses, but after hearing testimony from witnesses, Judge Joseph Brown struck the guilty plea for the assault charge in favor of probation before judgment.

Maryland senior forwards Nik Caner-Medley and Travis Garrison have officially withdrawn from the university to pursue professional basketball careers, coach Gary Williams confirmed yesterday. Caner-Medley has been training with Tim Grover in Chicago, and Garrison leaves Sunday to begin workouts at IMG outside Tampa, Fla., with the hopes of being invited to the pre-draft camp in Orlando, Fla., in June. Guard Chris McCray, who was declared academically ineligible midway through the season, withdrew from classes in March.