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John T. Hebron, a retired Baltimore insurance salesman who was an active member of Union Baptist Church and its custodian for more than 60 years, died Friday at Liberty Medical Center after a long illness. He was 98.Services for Mr. Hebron, who had lived in West Baltimore, were being held today at the church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave.He retired about five years ago as custodian at Union Baptist, where he also held other lay positions.He worked as a salesman for the Mutual Benefit Insurance Co., retiring in the late 1940s.

On April 4, 2009, TIMOTHY F.; beloved son of Norman M., and Deborah D. Hebron. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Wednesday after 8 A.M with Family Hour from 5 to 7 P.M. The family will also receive friends at WSB Senior Memorial Church, 3000 Hillen Road on Thursday at 7 P.M. Funeral services will follow at 7:30 P.M.

Mount Hebron's ardent home-court cheering section tried to rattle Centennial's Will Latta by making fun of his haircut every time he went to the foul line in the fourth quarter. They chanted, "Chia Pet."But Latta ignored the insult and sank five of six free throws down the stretch to spark the streaking Eagles to a 55-49 upset of No. 13 Mount Hebron (12-2, 4-2) last night.Latta (10 points), a senior substitute swing man who played almost two full quarters because Centennial starters Dave Hudson and Kurt Weitzel got into early foul trouble, hit two crucial free throws with 55 seconds left to gave the Eagles a 49-48 lead.

Despite 19th-ranked Howard's 54-37 loss last night in its county opener to perennial powerhouse and sixth-ranked Mount Hebron (4-4, 1-0), Lions coach Craig O'Connell stood at Mount Hebron's midcourt smiling at the end of the game.Mount Hebron's swarming man-to-man defense had overwhelmed Howard (4-5, 0-1) in the first half, creating 10 first-quarter turnovers, as the Lions fell behind at halftime, 29-12.But after the Vikings' lead climbed to 48-23 on senior shooting guard Emily Yanero's three-pointer early in the fourth quarter, Howard's young players produced a 14-6 run to close the game and bring a long-awaited grin to O'Connell's face.

Success has come often to Mount Hebron girls basketball coach Dave Greenberg. But success has not always come easy.Take this year's Vikings. Sure, they were blessed with three of the Baltimore area's better players in Kris Bryant, Erica McCauley and Emily Yanero. But that doesn't fully explain how Hebron achieved a 21-1 regular season record, won its 12th county championship in 14 seasons under Greenberg or held The Baltimore Sun's No. 1 metropolitan area ranking for nearlythree months.The Vikings won night after night, despite noticeable shortcomings.

Local bragging rights are all that remains of the Hammond-Mount Hebron girls basketball rivalry, but that's enough to make it the marquee matchup of the Howard County League.Tomorrow night, No. 2 Hammond hosts the No. 6 Vikings at 7:30 for the first of two league showdowns.This rivalry has grown fierce over the past few years, because only one could emerge from their Class 2A region to advance to the state final four.In 1992, Hammond rebounded from two regular-season losses to beat the Vikings in the regional final.

Mount Hebron and Hammond already have proven they are the class of the county. Tonight, when the two girls basketball rivals meet, they will provide another hint as to who is the league's best, and who is more primed for the Class 2A state playoffs next month.On paper, this is a dream matchup. It's third-ranked Hebron vs. fourth-ranked Hammond. It's Hebron's savvy and sound fundamentals vs. Hammond's impressive size, depth and athleticism. It's the league's two best defenses and top point guards -- Hebron's Erica McCauley and Hammond's Kacy Williams.

Jenny Joyce pitched a no-hitter as fourth-seeded Mount Hebron completed a surprising week to capture the state 3A East regional softball title yesterday, defeating second-seed and host City, 7-0, in the final.Joyce struck out 12 batters and walked one.The Vikings gave Joyce all the support that she would need in the top of first, scoring three runs on four hits off of City starter Maren Sautter.Baseball* Elkton 5, Overlea 2: Ricky Brockell hit a three-run home run and pitched 6 2/3 innings, leading third-seed Elkton past top-seeded Overlea, in the state 2A North region championship game.

Patrick Ngongba's tip-in with one second left gave visiting Mount Hebron (13-4, 5-4) a 71-69 Howard County League win over Oakland Mills (4-10, 1-8) yesterday.Kurtis Jestes led Mount Hebron with 26 points and Ngongba added 20.Antoine Barnes scored a game-high 30 points for Oakland Mills.* Atholton 64, Hammond 60: D. J. Chiles had 21 points as No. 19 Atholton (10-5, 6-3) edged visiting Hammond (6-10, 4-5).Tony Stewart added 16 for the Raiders.Irving Conwell and Devon Montoute had 14 each to lead Hammond.

Mount Hebron and Hammond probably are headed for next week's Class 2A, Region II volleyball playoffs, although neither team played that way last night.In an exercise dominated by defensive lapses, sloppy service and the kinds of mental mistakes that drive coaches crazy, Mount Hebron rebounded from a poor start to win three straight games and take a 7-15, 15-8, 15-13, 15-10 victory at Hammond.The victory pulled the Vikings (9-5, 8-5) into a third-place tie with Hammond (9-5, 8-5) in the county standings.