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4 -- Baltimore County teams to reach the state soccer finals - Perry Hall and Loch Raven boys, and Eastern Tech and Sparrows Point girls. 6.38 -- Kills per game average for St. Paul's 6-foot-3 Bailey Webster, one of the top junior volleyball prospects in the nation. She had 34 kills in her final match, leading the Gators to the Maryland/D.C. Private Schools Tournament championship. 18 -- Consecutive Baltimore County cross country championships for Dulaney's girls, who edged Hereford by four points.

Suddenly, on May 21, 2007, GARY CHARLES WHEATLEY; beloved husband of Kathy Lynn (nee DiMartino); devoted father of Maggie Wheatley and her significant other, Clark Leyko; cherished son of James and Margaret Wheatley; loving brother of Bruce Wheatley and his wife Laura, and Robert Wheatley and his wife Josette; cherished god-son of Janet Carnes and Virginia Lee Evans. Friends may call at family owned Henry W. Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home, 16924 York Road (Hereford/Monkton) on Sunday and Monday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday 10 A.M., at the funeral home.

UPPER MARLBORO -- To almost everyone inside the tiny football stadium, Saturday felt like the Fourth of July, with sky-high temperatures and humidity to match. To Hereford's Adam Yates, however, Saturday was Christmas morning with a new bike and a BB gun under the tree. After nearly a year of waiting, Yates finally got to live out a dream by kicking in a game, and the results - three field goals and three extra points - were nearly secondary to the experience itself. "It was awesome," said Yates, minutes after the Bulls' 38-18 win over Douglass of Prince George's County.

With No. 14 Perry Hall trailing No. 10 Hereford by three points with 11 seconds left, Gators quarterback Mike Lang had a decision to make. Lang rolled to his right and had to decide whether to throw or try to run it in. He chose to run, but was greeted by three Bulls defenders at the goal line, as visiting Hereford held on for a 28-25 victory. "This whole game it seemed like we were coming back from adversity," Hereford coach Steve Turnbaugh said. "[The defense] sucked it up and made the play when they had to make it."

Still smarting from a two-point home loss to No. 15 City last Thursday, Lake Clifton drilled visiting Walbrook, 73-46, last night by getting "back to the basics," coach Herman Harried said. "Fundamentals and the basics start with defense, and everybody communicated and played great defense tonight," Harried said of his No. 8 Lakers (8-1). Terrence Jones led four Lakers in double digits with 19 points, including five of his team's eight three-pointers. Jason Sharp followed with 17 points.

On September 07, 2007, BERT L. BROOKS, 35, died suddenly in an accident in Switzerland. Bert was the loving fiancM-CM-) of Michelle Carlstrom and the beloved son of Ozella Reppert of Essex, Maryland and Bobby Brooks of Davison, Michigan. Bert is also survived by many relatives in Maryland and Michigan. Bert and Michelle resided in Rockville, MD and planned to be married next month. Bert grew up on the Back River Peninsula and was a 1990 Graduate of Chesapeake High School. He operated his own renovation and construction business, Varekai, in Maryland.

Matchup -- No. 5 Hereford (13-0) vs. Damascus (12-1) Site -- M&T Bank Stadium Time -- 7:30 How they got here -- Damascus: def. Kennedy, 49-0; def. Seneca Valley, 48-26; def. Wilde Lake, 35-6. Hereford: def. Mervo, 63-0; def. Catonsville, 49-3; def. Lackey, 35-20. State titles -- Hereford 3 (1997, 2001, 2002), Damascus 6 (1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005) Hereford offense vs. Damascus defense -- The Swarmin' Hornets' 3-4 defense has given up 123 points, an average of 9.5 per game.

After losing both regular-season meetings with Hereford, Pikesville played one of its best games in last night's third meeting for the Class 1A, North Region title.But the final result was the same, as host Hereford held off the Panthers, 41-36.The Bulls (20-7) advance to the state semifinals at UMBC where they will face Allegany on Friday afternoon.It will be Hereford's first state semifinal appearance since 1982.The Bulls had defeated Pikesville by 70-45 and 43-28 in the regular season, but last night's contest wasn't decided until the waning moments.

Francis Scott Key hadn't lost a game in 11 days. Unfortunately for North Caroline, the Eagles weren't about to start last night.Junior setter Carrie Ness dished 28 assists and junior middle hitter Samantha Stambaugh registered 12 kills as No. 5 Francis Scott Key overwhelmed the Bulldogs from Caroline County in straight sets, 15-6, 15-9, 15-4, in a Class 2A state semifinal at CCBC--Essex.The Eagles, who have won nine straight games and improved to 17-2, will meet top-ranked and defending Class 2A champ Centennial in the state championship match at noon, Saturday, at CCBC--Catonsville.

Overlea (4-2) at Pikesville (5-1)When: 7 tonightOutlook: Overlea (3-2 league) allowed only 24 points in its season-opening, four-game winning streak. But in two straight losses, the Falcons have allowed 89 points. Pikesville (4-1 league), which has won four straight games, has a shot at reaching the Class 1A playoffs. Led by WR Clement Sorgho and QB Steve Watson, who threw three TD passes in last week's 34-6 rout of Sparrows Point, the Panthers probably need to win two of their final four games, including the last two against No. 4 Hereford and Western Tech.

After falling short in the Class 3A state championship game last season, the players for No. 6 Towson's volleyball team understand the difficulty of playing that deep into the season, and they have managed to stay focused on the game in front of them. That focus was on full display Wednesday night in the Baltimore County championship game as the Generals dominated No. 13 Hereford, 25-15, 25-13, 25-12. The Generals moved to 14-0 and are playing their best volleyball heading into the regional playoffs.

The Hereford boys cross country team was celebrating a championship one minute and relinquishing it the next. The No. 8 Bulls appeared to have won their second consecutive Baltimore County title Monday, but one of their runners was disqualified after the race for a uniform violation. After the scores were recalculated, the team title went to Towson (49 points), while Hereford (57) slipped to third behind host Dulaney (54). In the girls competition, Dulaney edged Hereford for the team crown.

Hereford senior forward Laura Ewell was at the top of the circle when her teammate Taylor Cummins sent a crossing pass speeding toward her. Ewell had bobbled a cross earlier in the Baltimore County field hockey championship game, but she was determined not to bobble this one. "This time I was like, 'I've got to take the shot right away and get a clean, hard shot on goal,' " Ewell said. "And that's what I did. I just hit it hard without wasting any time." The resulting goal with 7:45 left in the first half stood up for a 1-0 victory for No. 10 Hereford over No. 13 Dulaney's tenacious defense Monday in Lansdowne.

A woman found at a Hereford gas station bleeding from a gunshot wound was actually shot during a botched robbery in Pennsylvania Friday night and had been left behind by her accomplice, Pennsylvania state police said. The woman had been shot by the owner of a Shrewsbury, Pa., jewelry store a short time earlier during an attempted armed robbery, said the Pennsylvania State Police. Her name was withheld pending formal charges of attempted armed robbery, they said. An employee at the Exxon station in the 300 block of Mount Carmel Road called local police shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, saying a woman was lying on the lot outside the station office bleeding from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the back, Baltimore County Police at the Cockeysville Precinct said.

A woman in her 20s was shot at a northern Baltimore County gas station Friday night, according to Baltimore County police. Officers responded to an Exxon station in the 300 block of Mount Carmel Road in the Hereford area at 8:16 p.m., police said. They found a woman who had been shot in the back. The woman was taken to Sinai Hospital, according to police.

The No. 11 Hereford girls soccer team got off to a rare fast start yesterday against Baltimore County rival and No. 13 Perry Hall, as midfielder Lauren Adams scored in the fourth minute, Lilly Novak added a highlight goal later in the half and the Bulls showed a strong finishing kick to come away with a 4-1 win over the visiting Gators. Hereford improves to 9-1-1 this season, remaining undefeated in the county, while handing Perry Hall (6-3) its first league loss. Adams placed a shot high to the near post from the left side for the early lead, and the Bulls made it 2-0 when center midfielder Anna Curreri won a ball at midfield and sent a through ball down the left side to Abby Noble, whose left-footed cross to the far post found Novak in stride for what proved to be the game-winning header.

The potent Hereford offense started four consecutive drives deep in Parkville territory midway through Saturday's game. The Bulls scored touchdowns on each one en route to a 43-28 victory at Parkville. No. 8 Hereford (3-1) led 14-7 when getting the ball at the Parkville 23 after a short punt. A good punt return gave the Bulls possession at the Knights' 24 next time. Hereford then started the second half at the Parkville 35 following Zach Witkowski's long kickoff return. The Bulls recovered a fumble to start the next drive at the Knights' 26. Parkville (3-2)

FIELD HOCKEY No. 1 Broadneck at No. 3 Severna Park WHEN: Tonight, 7 OUTLOOK: This week, the 6-0 Bruins captured the No. 1 spot in The Baltimore Sun's poll. In tonight's meeting, the Falcons (4-1), led by G Ashley Dalisera and F Hannah Balleza, hope to reclaim the reputation as the county's glamour team and move up the rankings. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Severna Park at No. 4 Broadneck WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m. OUTLOOK: The Bruins (5-1-1) like to get to the ball first and take what a defense permits.

On September 10, 2009, WILBUR E. Friends may call at the CHATMAN-HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, 5240 Reisterstown Road, Wednesday, 1 to 8 PM. The family will be present 6 to 8 PM. Funeral services will be held at St. Lukes U.M. Church, 16810 Hereford Road, Thursday, Wake 10:30 AM, funeral 11 AM. Interment Church Cemetery.

In what many considered a statement game for a pair of Baltimore County football powers, No. 9 Hereford wasted little time Friday night putting No. 7 Eastern Tech on the ropes. In the end, however, it was the visiting Mavericks who delivered a stunning knockout blow. Trailing by 10 late in the fourth quarter, and seemingly out of contention, Eastern Tech scored two touchdowns in the final 3:38, including Criszon Brown's 60-yard punt return with 1:21 left in a 14-10 win. "I thought if we could just keep it close that we'd have a chance at the end," said Eastern Tech coach Marc Mesaros, who evened his career record against Hereford to 4-4. "This kind of evens out the score.