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Baltimore County police detectives continue to investigate a burglary at Graul's Market in Hereford that took place late Thursday night. Police were called to the store at 220 Mt. Carmel Road at 11:50 p.m. Aug. 30 by the store's security company, a police spokeswoman said. Police found the rear door of the store had been forced open. The ATM machine inside the store had been broken into, but no cash was removed, said Baltimore County police spokeswoman Louise Rogers-Feher. An upstairs office was ransacked, she said, and one safe was broken into, while an attempt to break into a second safe was unsuccessful.

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.

The state boys and girls lacrosse championships are set for Tuesday and Wednesday nights at UMBC. All of the defending boys state champions return -- South River, Hereford and Fallston. Century is the only defending girls champion to make it into the final. The finals feature a pair of rematches of last year's title games on the boys side. South River defeated Westminster, 10-8, for the 4A-3A title last season, and Hereford topped Glenelg, 13-8, in Class 3A-2A. Hereford boys are going for their sixth straight championship and a boys state record nine titles overall.

The state boys and girls lacrosse championships are set for Tuesday and Wednesday nights at UMBC. All of the defending boys state champions return -- South River, Hereford and Fallston. Century is the only defending girls champion to make it into the final. The finals feature a pair of rematches of last year's title games on the boys side. South River defeated Westminster, 10-8, for the 4A-3A title last season, and Hereford topped Glenelg, 13-8, in Class 3A-2A. Hereford boys are going for their sixth straight championship and a boys state record nine titles overall.

1 Team to repeat as Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference champions since the league's first title game in 1996. Loyola is the only program to win back-to-back championships (2007 and 2008). No. 1 Calvert Hall will try to become the second this season. 8 State championships won overall by five-time defending champion Hereford, which ties the Bulls with Dulaney for the most among public schools in state history. Hereford also established a new mark for consecutive titles with its 13-8 win over Glenelg in the Class 3A-2A title game last season.

Both Hereford boys and girls lacrosse captured the Baltimore County championship Thursday at Franklin. Rustin Bryant scored a game-high five goals to power No. 8 Hereford past Towson, 15-4. And the girls won in overtime over Dulaney. In the boys game, Tyler Dimes added five goals for Hereford (14-1), which successfully defended its title. Towson (8-5) took a 2-0 lead before Hereford scored 12 straight. No. 6 Calvert Hall 8, No. 5 St. Mary's 7: Thomas Holland scored the game-winning goal with 17 seconds left as the visiting Cardinals (9-5)

Admiral Cleaners in Hereford was robbed at gunpoint Feb. 29, according to a police report. A man walked into the cleaners in the 16900 block of York Road at about 1:30 p.m. carrying a garment bag. He then pulled a gun and demanded cash, the report states. After getting the money, the robber ran southbound on York Road. The robber is described as a white male, between 35 and 45, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 185 to 200 pounds, and was wearing a black coat and black and white knit hat, the report states.

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.

Hereford's baseball team blasted its way into the regular season with an 8-0 start and climbed as high as No. 11 in our poll before slipping to 11-5 and into the others considered list. The fall began when their senior leadoff hitter and center fielder Josh Ketera suffered a hamstring injury and junior starting pitcher Eli Ginsburg developed a sore right elbow. Ketera was batting near .500 at the time and clearing the sky of fly balls, while Ginsburg had a 4-0 record with a 2.65 ERA. When those two went out, Hereford lost five of its next eight games.

The lacrosse sticks collectively fly high in the air and then the Hereford boys lacrosse players all merge into one large mass of celebration.  It's May at UMBC Stadium, and that means the Bulls have won yet another state championship.  The program has won seven all time, and the last three have come under the watchful eye of coach Brian King.  Talk about getting it done -- King has gone 57-3 in his three years as coach. After spending four years as an assistant coach working with the junior varsity, King took over a defending state championship team and tacked on three more crowns. He's never seen a season end on a low note and he does all he can to avoid it from happening.

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.

Of the 11 Baltimore County public high schools rated among the nation's 2,000 top schools, according to the third annual Newsweek/Daily Beast survey of "America's Best High Schools," Hereford High School ranks No. 1 in the county. The list, published online May 6 by Newsweek and its corporate owner, The Daily Beast, ranks schools based on six weighted criteria. "For the third time this spring, BCPS high schools have shown they are among the nation's top tier," said schools superintendent Dallas Dance.

Lacey Aghazarian scored with 1:50 left in the second overtime period to give Hereford (11-4) a 13-12 victory over defending-champion Catonsville (13-2) in the Baltimore County District VI girls lacrosse championship game at Franklin High. Aghazarian's sixth goal of the game came 20 seconds after Catonsville's Deb Milani whistled a shot off the crossbar. The long rebound was scooped up by Melissa Meehling and cleared to Sarah Ashwood, who raced straight to goal. Her shot was saved by Grace Campbell (11 saves)

Baltimore County officials have set the teams, dates and times for the championship games in boys and girls lacrosse and in softball. No. 6 Hereford will meet Dulaney for the boys lacrosse title at Franklin on Saturday at 5 p.m. Catonsville will meet Hereford for the girls lacrosse title at Franklin on Saturday at 3 p.m. In softball, No. 1 Eastern Tech will play Franklin for the title at the Jewish Community Center in Owings Mills on Tuesday...

Leave it to Stevenson coach Paul Cantabene to find a scoring threat in a former defensive player. After spending the first three years of his career as a short-stick defensive midfielder, Peter Green has blossomed as a weapon for the No. 4 Mustangs (15-2), leading all midfielders with 27 goals and 38 points. The Hereford native and graduate has scored three more goals than the combined number of shots he took in his first three seasons, but to hear Cantabene - who has built some of Division III's most prolific offenses in recent years  - talk, this is what he and staff anticipated from Green.

The Hereford boys lacrosse team opened eyes with an upset win over then-No. 2 Gilman last week. Loyola certainly took note. The No. 7 Dons had their crack against Hereford on Tuesday and made the most of the opportunity, getting contributions across the board to come away with an 8-4 road win over the No. 5 Bulls. Senior attackman Devin McNamara led the offense with one goals and three assists, while sophomore goalie Acie Newton made timely saves - nine in all - as the Dons improved their record to 5-2. The Bulls (4-2)

Zach Witkowski, Willie Williams, Vinnie DePaola and David Wood each ran for more than 70 yards Friday as the No. 7 Hereford football team beat visiting Franklin, 31-15. The Bulls (10-1) will advance to next week's state semifinals, and the Indians finished at 9-3. Witkowski led the way with two touchdowns, while DePaola and Wood scored one each in the win. Hereford will be making its 11th appearance in the state semifinals (since 1996). The Bulls have won three state titles.

The Hereford boys lacrosse team brought its usual high standard to another Class 3A-2A state championship game Thursday at UMBC Stadium, challenging Glenelg to try to keep up. With a near-perfect first half setting a pace that couldn't be matched, the No. 7 Bulls came away with a 13-8 win over the No. 9 Gladiators that earned them more recognition in the state record book. Hereford (19-1) becomes the first Maryland public school to win five straight championships and is now tied with Dulaney for most state crowns with eight.

For the past two seasons, the five-time defending state champion Hereford Bulls have used an effective one-two punch in the cage with senior Conor Cunningham playing the first half and junior Brock Turnbaugh coming in for the second. Last Wednesday against then-No. 2 Gilman, the Bulls' coaching staff played a hunch and kept Cunningham in for the entire game. It proved a worthwhile decision. Cunningham was brilliant throughout, finishing with 17 saves to carry the then-No. 8 Bulls (now No. 5)

Brad Duvall Hereford Duvall guided the Bulls to the Class 3A state title for the second consecutive year, using a lot of talented athletes to give Hereford its scoring punch. This winter, the Bulls won their seventh straight Baltimore County title and third consecutive Class 3A Central regional meet before ending the season with the state championship. The Hereford girls had never won an indoor track state title before last year. "No coach can be successful without amazing athletes, and we are lucky to have supremely talented and hard-working kids that follow the long-term plans of the coaching staff," Duvall said.