Glenelg

Trailing by three goals late in the fourth quarter, there was never a second of doubt for the Glenelg boys lacrosse team in Friday's Class 3A-2A state semifinals game against Kent Island at Annapolis High School. Well, maybe there was a moment or two when it looked like the No. 11 Gladiators' season would come to an end. Then, the experience of reaching the state semifinal in each of the last seven seasons kicked in. Led by junior Nick Forrest, Glenelg scored four goals in the final 2 minutes, 51 seconds to secure a 10-9 victory.

One of the ultimate goals for the seniors on the Hereford boys lacrosse team is making their final year the best of all. It's a challenge, considering the lofty standard the No. 5 Bulls have established in recent years, but it's also a task on which they thrive. In Wednesday's Class 3A-2A state championship against No. 10 Glenelg, the Bulls once again displayed their long-standing dominance, coming away with a comfortable 13-3 win over the overmatched Gladiators to add to the state record book.

There are two years that Josh Hatmaker will never forget when it comes to Glenelg lacrosse -- 1997 and 2007. As a senior defenseman in 1997, the Gladiators reached the state championship game but were unable to bring home the title. In 2007 -- his third year as head coach -- they finally broke through with the program's first title in their fifth championship game appearance. Winning state championships has now become a familiar trend at Glenelg under Hatmaker.  The No. 9 Gladiators (8-1)

The senior attackman took the lead role in the Dons' improbable run to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship, highlighted by his two-goal, four-assist performance in Friday's 10-9 upset win over previously undefeated Boys' Latin to win the title. Capping the standout performance for McNamara was the title-clinching goal with 1:56 to play. The Dons, who earned the sixth and final playoff spot in the final day of the regular season, trailed 6-0 after the first quarter and 9-7 in the closing minutes of regulation.

Goals: F-Antinozzi 4, Thrasher, Wolf, White, Baker; G- Z. Wynne 3, N. Wynne 3, Conway, Rollyson, Clifford. Assists: F- Gutermuth, Antinozzi; G- N. Wynne 2, Z. Wynne, Conway, Hofstetter. Saves: F- Abney 9; G- Taylor 11. Half: Tied 4-4

No. 2 Glenelg and No. 5 Reservoir are the team leaders heading into today's final rounds of the state wrestling tournament at the University of Maryland's Cole Field House in College Park. Glenelg leads the Class 1A-2A division with 57 points, ahead of Southern-Garrett (54), Rising Sun (39), No. 3 Winters Mill (37) and No. 9 Bel Air (31). In Class 3A-4A, Reservoir has a bigger lead. The Howard County school's 51 points gives it a 10-point edge over Urbana. Reservoir is the only local school in the top five.

When Glenelg's longtime girls soccer coach Dean Sheridan stepped down following last season, the program didn't have to go very far to find his replacement.  For the past six years, Maureen Hammond -- Sheridan's daughter -- has been by his side as an assistant coach. With a young group dominated by underclassmen, this season seemed to be the ideal time for the torch to be passed.  And now, it's Hammond calling the shots and Sheridan by her side as an assistant coach. The Gladiators, who won three state titles and reached the state playoffs a number of other times in Sheridan's time as head coach, are banking on a seamless transition with Hammond now in charge.

Alyssa Parker, Glenelg, field hockey The junior forward dominated on offense all the way to the Class 2A state title game Saturday, dishing out two assists in the No. 1 Gladiators' 2-1 win over then-No. 6 Century at Washington College in Chestertown. A first-team All-Metro selection last season after collecting 26 goals and 24 assists, Parker finished this season with 38 goals and 38 assists to lead Glenelg (19-1) to its first state crown. Parker, who is a member of the AAU Junior Olympic team and National Futures Elite team, also scored a goal in Glenelg's 2-1 state semifinal win over perennial state power Fallston earlier last week.

The Hereford-Glenelg boys lacrosse Class 3A-2A state title game has been postponed to 4 p.m. tomorrow at UMBC due to lightning. The game was originally scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday night, but officials are trying to wait out the weather to finish the South River-Westminster boys lacrosse game that started earlier afternoon. The teams have 2 minutes, 33 seconds left to play and is scheduled to resume at 7:33 p.m. The Severna Park-Westminster girls lacrosse Class 4A-3A state title game has been tentatively scheduled to begin.

Ginger Kincaid Glenelg It took 34 years of coaching for Kincaid to raise a championship trophy at Glenelg. But once she got that first one, there has been no stopping her. Kincaid coached the Gladiators to a third straight Class 2A state championship and a 17-1 record this season. They finished 18-1 and 19-1 during the past two championship seasons, respectively. This season, Kincaid had one of her best coaching performances, finding a way to absorb the losses of two-time All-Metro Player of the Year Alyssa Parker (114 goals, 108 assists in her career)

BOYS LACROSSE (All games at UMBC) CLASS 2A-1A NO. 15 FALLSTON (15-4) VS. PATTERSON MILL (10-9) When: Tuesday, 6 p.m. Outlook:  The Cougars will look to defend last year's championship in an All-Harford County final.  During the regular season, Fallston earned a 9-5 win over the Huskies in a game that was suspended because of inclement weather in late April. Tied at four late in the first half when play was halted, the Cougars dominated when play resumed to win. Kyle D'Onofrio (66 goals, 24 assists)

Trailing by three goals late in the fourth quarter, there was never a second of doubt for the Glenelg boys lacrosse team in Friday's Class 3A-2A state semifinals game against Kent Island at Annapolis High School. Well, maybe there was a moment or two when it looked like the No. 11 Gladiators' season would come to an end. Then, the experience of reaching the state semifinal in each of the last seven seasons kicked in. Led by junior Nick Forrest, Glenelg scored four goals in the final 2 minutes, 51 seconds to secure a 10-9 victory.

The schedules have been set for this weekend's state boys and girls lacrosse semifinals. Five teams will try to defend their titles: South River, Hereford and Century boys and Century and Fallston girls. The winners will advance to Tuesday's and Wednesday's state title games at UMBC. Friday Class 3A-2A At Franklin C. Milton Wright vs. Century girls, 6 Hereford vs. Century boys, 8 At Annapolis Kent Island vs. Glenelg boys, 6 Queen Anne's vs. Marriotts Ridge girls, 8 Class 2A-1A At Bel Air Fallston vs. Northwestern boys, 6 Loch Raven vs. Winters Mill girls, 8 Saturday Class 4A-3A At Franklin Broadneck vs. Catonsville girls, noon Westminster vs. Churchill boys, 2 At Annapolis South River vs. Howard boys, noon Howard vs. Sherwood girls, 2:30 Class 2A-1A At Bel Air Patterson Mill vs.

William Seiferth hit four two-run homers Wednesday to power visiting Glenelg Country School past Baltimore Lutheran, 13-4. The Dragons (15-2, 12-2 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference), who lost their first two games, haven't lost since March 22. Seiferth went 4-for-4 with four home runs, eight RBIs and an intentional walk. Jack Dougherty also hit a home run for Glenelg Country. The Quakers fell to 5-10 and 3-9. River Hill 5, No. 2 Oakland Mills 3: Shortly after No. 9 Atholton (11-2)

On Senior Day, with the county championship on the line, Glenelg's Leah Allen delivered a performance befitting the reigning Howard County Player of the Year. The senior shortstop hit two home runs and made nine putouts in the field, leading the way to a 6-4 victory over No. 5 Atholton that gave the No. 2 Gladiators sole possession of the county title. "As a team we all knew we had to step up today, and being my last regular season home game, there was definitely a little extra motivation," Allen said.

This time, the No. 2 Glenelg softball team didn't wait until the seventh inning to issue the knockout blow against No. 12 Howard. Mandy Bendix and Faith Kujawa each delivered a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday, breaking open a tie game and providing the deciding runs in a 6-3 victory that keeps the Gladiators undefeated this spring. The win also secured Glenelg (13-0, 16-0) a season sweep of Howard (9-4, 11-5), having come back to win the first meeting over the Lions back in March by scoring four times in the top of the seventh.

Glenelg coach Josh Hatmaker didn't have to give his team a motivational speech at halftime of his team's game at Marriotts Ridge. They knew what they had to do. "We knew we had to get the ball to our big guns, and they had to put it in the net," Hatmaker said. "We also had to play a more physical game. " The tenth-ranked Gladiators (3-0, 3-0) did that and more to blow open up a halftime tie and defeat the neighborhood-rival Mustangs, 9-4, Friday night. Brothers Nick and Mikey Wynne each scored a hat trick to pace Glenelg.

Glenelg was the big winner in the wrestling tri-meet at Reservoir on Tuesday night, as the No. 15 Gladiators (5-0) beat No.8 Reservoir (3-2), 38-24, and Atholton, 69-6. "We knew Reservoir would be very good," Glenelg coach Chris Rosas said. "But we had guys step up. " Reservoir took an early lead with Troy Kilcarr (113) and Mason Kilcarr (132) winning with pins and their brother, Trent Kilcarr, taking an 8-2 decision. But Glenelg fought back; among those stepping up were Austin Pagnotta with a pin (1:17)

The senior All-Metro shortstop led the No. 2 Gladiators (13-0) to three victories over ranked Howard County teams last week, going 6-for-10 with an inside-the-park home run. In a 5-4 win over then-No. 6 Hammond on April 15, Allen was 1-for-3 and had a stolen base. She was 3-for-4 with a stolen base in a 3-2 victory over then-No. 15 Mount Hebron last Wednesday. In a 4-1 win over then-No. 12 River Hill last Friday, she went 2-for-3 with a single and an RBI on the inside-the-park home run. Allen, last season's Howard County Player of the Year, leads the Gladiators in batting average (.522)

Chachi Kelehan's open-net goal with 38 seconds left to play gave the Mount Hebron girls lacrosse team the cushion it needed to hold off Glenelg, 8-6, in a game played at Cedar Lane Park. Kelehan got the shot when Glenelg goalkeeper Megan Taylor (15 saves) came out of the goal circle to double-team on defense. Jen Giles put No. 6 Mount Hebron on the scoreboard six seconds after the game began. "That startled us for a second," Taylor said. Giles quickly added a second score, but the Vikings were never able to get more than a two-goal advantage.