Glenelg

Oakland Mills' boys and Glenelg's girls completed a postseason sweep by winning state titles at yesterday's Class 2A-1A State Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Fifth Regiment Armory.Glenelg's victory ended Central's reign, which included state championships in 11 of the last 12 years. Meanwhile, Oakland Mills recaptured the title it owned in 1991."We knew that we were able to put a lot of people in a lot of positions and that's what we were counting on," said Glenelg coach Pete Adams.

Glenelg coach Chuck Struhar believes a team must keep Atholton shortstop Chrissy Gavin off the bases if it is to have any chance of beating the Raiders.And he has the statistics to prove it.After going 0-for-3 in an early-season loss to the Gladiators, Gavin went 5-for-5 with two doubles and three runs scored to lead the visiting and sixth-ranked Raiders to a 13-3 rout of No. 5 Glenelg yesterday.The victory moved Atholton (14-2, 9-2) into a second-place tie with Glenelg (1-3, 9-2) in Howard County and avenged last month's 9-1 loss.

Second-ranked Hammond seems to face more pressure all the time, but it doesn't stop the Golden Bears from winning.With last night's 61-58 win at Glenelg, the Golden Bears (12-2, 7-0) have swept the competition in their first-half run through the Howard County league. The defending county champions lead everyone by at least two games.But the unranked Gladiators (10-5, 3-4) did not make last night's win easy. Hammond led by six or more points four times but could not break away.Hammond's last big lead came when Brandy Peaker fed Tina Wilmer for a 16-footer to pull ahead 57-50 with 2:36 left in the game.

North Carroll's softball team took the Class 2A, Region I championship in machine-like fashion.Yesterday against host and No. 7 Glenelg, the Panthers banged out 20 hits in a decisive 19-7 victory.Unlike the Panthers' 2-1 win over the Gladiators three weeks ago, in which they had three hits, nine batters connected this time. Junior Jenny Baker led the way with a 4-for-4 performance. Sophomores Jill Ballard and Jen Rongione each had three hits, and four batters hit twice.The win qualifies North Carroll (13-6)

When: Tonight, 7 p.m. Coaches: Josh Hatmaker, Glenelg; Dan Sageman, Marriotts Ridge PLAYERS TO WATCH Glenelg: Nick Wynne, Sr., A; Mikey Wynne, So., A; Mark Darden, Jr., MF Marriotts Ridge: Sean Harrison, Sr., MF; Alec Wendler, Sr., D; Mack Schwarz, Sr., G Outlook: Early bragging rights are on the line in a Howard County showdown that could set the tone for the rest of the season. Defending Class 2A-1A state champion Glenelg brings an explosive attack led by the Wynne brothers.

Logan Dubbe underwent Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow in October of 2010. The Glenelg junior returned to the outfield last season, but it wasn't until this spring that he was able to get back on the mound for the No. 3 Gladiators. Dubbe hasn't shown much rust, winning his first three decisions without allowing an earned run before suffering a 2-0 loss to No. 10 Reservoir on Monday. The right-hander's ERA has climbed slightly, to 0.26, but he isn't complaining. His recovery from the elbow injury that used to almost guarantee the end of a pitching career has been remarkable.

Ice hockey Glenelg (1-3) notched its first win of the season with a 9-3 victory over Wilde Lake/Hammond/Oakland Mills (1-3). Senior goaltenders Tyler Hough (19 shots, 17 saves) and Stephen Condor (4 shots, 3 saves) were in net for Glenelg, with the scoring provided by Carlos Ramirez (1 goal, 2 assists), Charles Harrison (1 goal, 4 assists), Simon King (1 goal), Jake Valenze (2 goals), Jun Park (2 goals), Johnny Lyons (2 goals), Blake Heuer (2 assists), William Dalton Hawkins (2 assists)

Services for Barbara Ann Shirk, a former nurse who lived in Glenelg, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Rothermel Funeral Home in Palmyra, Pa.Mrs. Shirk, who was 48, died Sunday at the Howard County General Hospital in Columbia after a heart attack.A resident of Day Farm Road in Glenelg for 12 years, the former Barbara Ann Moats was a native of Waynesboro, Pa., and a 1963 graduate of the nursing school at Reading (Pa.) Hospital.She is survived by her husband, Robert A. Shirk; her mother and stepfather, Mary I. and Sterling Brown of Waynesboro; three daughters, Carol Marie and Sarah Marie Shirk, both of Glenelg, and Loriann Hoffman, of Kingsport, Tenn.

No. 3 Glenelg sent a tremor though the Baltimore area field hockey scene Monday night when the Gladiators handed No. 1 ranked Severna Park its first loss of the season, 2-1, in the District V championship game. The District V game pits the Howard County champion against its Anne Arundel County counterpart. The basic game statistics showed that Severna Park (13-1-1) held a 15-4 advantage in offensive penalty corners over Glenelg (14-1), but Glenelg's defense made it difficult for the Falcons to capitalize on their chances.