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Boys Sean Mosley St. Frances, basketball The 6-foot-4, two-time All-Metro swingman scored seven of his game-high 23 points in the final quarter as the then-No. 5 Panthers upset former top-ranked and defending Baltimore Catholic League champion Mount St. Joseph on the road Friday, 67-63. He also had six rebounds in helping hand the Gaels their second loss in 46 games and their first setback to an area team since St. Frances defeated them on Feb. 27, 2005, in the BCL tournament semifinals.

EAST ORANGE, N.J. -- Jason Henry hit E. J. Fuller with a 22-yard touchdown pass with 4: 49 remaining yesterday, then Frostburg State stopped Mike Hankins on fourth down from the 1-yard line in the final minute to defeat Wilkes (Pa.), 24-21, and win the Eastern Collegiate Athletic College Southeast Championship.The title was the second in four tries for the Bobcats, who finished the season with a 9-1 record, and their first since 1991.Henry, a freshman, was voted the game's most valuable player.

EVERY PRIVATE school dreams of hiring an inspired fund-raiser, and Severn School seems to have found one with a Midas touch. Laurette L. Hankins, who left Severna Park for the bright lights of New York and a career that mixed fund raising and show biz, took over this month as Severn School's director of development. "What an extraordinary twist of fate for me, after living in New York and elsewhere for so many years, to be able to truly come back home," Hankins said. "There are so many connections for me. My uncle, John Giddings, was a member of the Severn Class of 1950, and one of my best friends in high school, Cindy Ward, is the daughter of the late Adm. Alfred G. Ward, Severn's headmaster at the time."

The 282-acre historic Bel Air estate of bankrupt developer Steven R. Hankins goes on the auction block this week.Among the offerings of the spread: a 200-year-old stone house which the county's historical planner says is the "quintessential Harford County house."Alex Cooper Auctioneers Inc. of Towson is conducting the trustee's sale on the estate grounds. The auction is scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m.Mr. Hankins and R. Marc Goldberg, a Baltimore attorney serving as trustee for the sale, could not be reached for comment.

Hampstead may soon be able to take possession of its abandoned train station if town officials accept an offer by CSX Transportation Inc. to lease the depot until a sales agreement is approved.The CSX proposal, under review by the town attorney, comes amid efforts by Hampstead resident Ken Hankins to organize a group of volunteers committed to preserving the Gill Avenue station.Hampstead Councilman Wayne Thomas announced the pending deal with CSX last week at the first meeting of "Friends of the Train Station," attended by about 10 people.

Jenny Howard feels comfortable running way out ahead of the pack, and Jeff Hankins could get used to that feeling too.Howard, a Fallston senior, outran her closest competition by more than two minutes to win her third straight Harford County Cross Country Championship on Friday at Harford Glen.Hankins, a senior from C. Milton Wright, outdistanced the boys' field by 40 seconds to win his second consecutive title.The two veterans also paced their squads through gusty winds to the team championships.

Mike Hankins scored 23 points to lead Harford Community College's men's basketball team to its first victory, 73-70, over Charles Community College on Dec. 7.Sam Hanke grabbed a defensive rebound, was fouled and sank two free throws in the final seconds to preserve the Owls' lead."

The latest effort to save Hampstead's abandoned train depot is chugging along with an "I think I can" attitude.Anyone who wants to climb aboard can attend a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Town Hall.Meanwhile, holes in the roof funnel in rain. The floor could fall through any time. The once-white paint has baked and flaked off the gray wood panels. The windows long have been boarded.Still, this is one of the oldest and most historic buildings in Hampstead, and it is depicted in the town seal.

MAKING SCARECROWS is just one of the man entertainments to be enjoyed at the Hampton Heritage Festival this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hampton Mansion near Towson. It is free.Turn back time to the 18th and 19th centuries at this National Historic Site, where staff, volunteers, students and Boy Scouts have planned a full day of fun and history, such as mule wagon rides, demonstrations of blacksmithing, weaving, pottery and candle making and other entertainment.Take a tour of the farm or visit the mansion and gift shop, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food will include Andy Nelson's pit beef and lunch served in the Tea Room from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.''Children will have help in making scarecrows all day if they like, and they can also enjoy the hay jump," says Anna vonLunz, assistant curator at Hampton.

With a shrill squeal of what could pass for the delight of anticipated stardom, a 3-week-old piglet has answered the casting call for a part in Theatre on the Hill's production of "Big River."Mistersippi, a foot-long Hampshire named for the musical based on life on the Mississippi, left the competition in the mud and won his part hams down."Will we have to mike him?" asked the sound engineer."No, a pig knows how to project," said producer Ira Domser.Mistersippi, the male runt of a large litter, left his champion sow and siblings in Upperco last week and moved to the Hankins farm in Hampstead.