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Loyola coach Charley Toomey said he still hasn't made up his mind on who will succeed Jake Hagelin as the starting goalkeeper, but junior Michael Bonitatibus will open Saturday's scrimmage against 2011 national runner-up Maryland in the net. Toomey said promising sophomore Jack Runkel will start in the Feb. 11 scrimmage against Harvard, but the coaches are interested to see how Bonitatibus performs against the potent Terps. “We're still trying to figure that one out,” Toomey said.

The Towson men's team was in serious danger of losing its season opener after blowing a sizable lead on its home field yesterday. But the Tigers averted disaster by once again finding a hole in Loyola's soft defense. Junior midfielder Oliver Bacon got loose on the right wing and delivered a 15-yard pass to senior attackman Phil Grillo, who scored from the top of the crease with 1:02 left to lift Towson to an 11-10 victory before 1,477 at Johnny Unitas Stadium. Grillo and Bacon, who led the Tigers with three goals each, saved the day for Towson and spoiled the head coaching debut of Loyola's Charley Toomey after its 10-6 fourth-quarter lead went up in smoke.

Navy goalie R.J. Wickham had played a superb game, but the one player he couldn't shut down in regulation Saturday victimized him again in sudden-death overtime. Loyola senior attackman Cooper MacDonnell scored with nine seconds remaining in the five-minute overtime to lift No. 13 Loyola to an 8-7 upset of No. 6 Navy. The game-winner by MacDonnell was his sixth goal of the game, and ended several comeback attempts by a stubborn Navy team (1-1) that refused to quit at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

WASHINGTON -- Trouble may be brewing for Pat Buchanan in his drive for the presidential nomination of the Reform Party, with old party members growing increasingly resentful about his tactics in attempting to take control of the party and, they charge, revamp its focus and purpose. An effort at last weekend's California Reform Party convention to tie Mr. Buchanan's hands on the vice-presidential nominee and on the party's agenda, under the threat of disaffiliation from the national party, fell short.

For a brief moment Saturday, the No. 10 Loyola Greyhound lacrosse program felt like the king of the world. Despite miserable weather, a huge crowd showed up to celebrate the opening of the Ridley Athletic Complex, the university's $62 million athletic facility. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Archbishop Edwin O'Brien were on hand for the stadium's dedication, and students and alums bellowed with excitement through the wind and rain as Loyola won the opening faceoff against No. 8 Duke.

Wizards Bibby receives buyout, hopes to play for contender The Washington Wizards reached a buyout agreement Monday with Mike Bibby , freeing the veteran guard to attempt to join an NBA contender. The terms were not disclosed, but a person with knowledge of the situation said Bibby sacrificed a "substantial" amount of money for his freedom. The Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and possibly Denver Nuggets are believed to have interest in Bibby, 32, whom the Wizards acquired from the Atlanta Hawks in a trade involving Kirk Hinrich . Mustafa Shakur , who recently completed his second 10-day contract, will be signed for the rest of the season to replace Bibby.

BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kevin Huntley Calvert Hall With a rare blend of toughness and skill, Huntley displayed the determination to score that was unmatched by any player in the metro area. A target of constant double and triple teams from the opposition's best defensemen, Huntley still averaged slightly more than four goals and two assists against Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association rivals this season. The junior finished the year with 79 goals and 34 assists in leading the Cardinals to the MIAA A Conference title.

For a brief moment Saturday, the No. 10 Loyola Greyhound lacrosse program felt like the king of the world. Despite miserable weather, a huge crowd showed up to celebrate the opening of the Ridley Athletic Complex, the university's $62 million athletic facility. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Archbishop Edwin O'Brien were on hand for the stadium's dedication, and students and alums bellowed with excitement through the wind and rain as Loyola won the opening faceoff against No. 8 Duke.

With an offensive attack that included three home runs and fine pitching from Katie Hobson, the No. 11 Centennial softball team had a surprisingly easy time at Mount Hebron yesterday, coming away with a 5-0 win over the No. 13 Vikings. Michelle Grap, Jessica Grimshaw and Teri Swinson supplied the power, each hitting bases-empty homers for the Eagles, who had seven hits. Hobson struck out eight and allowed three hits to notch the shutout. The Eagles improved to 2-0, while Mount Hebron took its second straight shutout loss.

For an entire half, defending champion McDonogh played nearly perfect lacrosse. The visiting fourth-ranked Eagles had a three-goal lead and had held unbeaten and top-ranked Boys' Latin to its lowest first-half total of the season. Its midfield dominated faceoffs. "We were confident at halftime," said junior attackman Andrew Feinberg. "We thought we had it won, but our adrenaline got the best of us." All-Metro Chris Boland (four goals), Brett Weiss (three) and Travis Reed (two) led a comeback by the Lakers (14-0, 5-0 league)