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When R. C. Kauffman competes in the Vail Lacrosse Shootout over the next week, the Gilman graduate will be seeking some relaxation following his so-called "year off."By transferring from Yale to North Carolina, Kauffman knew he wouldn't be able to play for the Tar Heels until the 2000 season and decided to kick back and visit his grandparents in Bremerton, Wash. So what did this 22-year-old do for his vacation?He became the head coach of a high school lacrosse team on the verge of folding and resurrected it, and also established the Kitsap Lacrosse Association, a nonprofit organization designed to help fund club teams in the state of Washington and level out the playing field with Seattle private schools.

Gwendolyn W. Zawodny, 63, owned cleaning serviceGwendolyn W. Zawodny, owner of a commercial and residential cleaning service, died Friday of injuries she suffered when she was struck by a pickup truck on Ridge Road in Baltimore County. The Dundalk resident was 63.The former Gwendolyn Wiles, who was born in Hampden, had owned Gwen's Minute Maid, a cleaning service, since 1976. Earlier, she drove a Baltimore County school bus for 10 years.Her marriage to Raymond Zawodny ended in divorce.She taught Sunday school and was a member of the Mission-Etts at Dundalk Assembly of God Church, 7400 German Hill Road, where services were held yesterday.

Sophomore midfielder Carla Tagliente scored two goals and senior back Jen Pratt had three assists yesterday to lead Maryland to a 5-0 win over No. 1-ranked North Carolina at the AstroTurf facility.It was the first win for the Terrapins (8-5, 2-2) over the Tar Heels (9-3, 1-1) since the 1993 NCAA Championship, and their first at home over North Carolina since 1991.Dina Rizzo opened the scoring six minutes into the game and Keli Smith scored 20 minutes later to give the Terps a 2-0 halftime lead.

A month ago, Oklahoma State senior Pavel Kudrnac would have given himself little chance of winning a tennis tournament, much less such a major one as the Intercollegiate Clay Court Championships."

This time, the stakes were different. For one of the few times in series history, last night's Towson-Dulaney Lacrosse Classic didn't decide the Baltimore County championship.At Towson State's chilly, blustery Minnegan Stadium, however, the 12th-ranked Lions still managed to find plenty of motivation en route to a 6-3 win before an estimated crowd of 1,000."We've still got the rivalry going, and we were still fired up for them," said Dulaney attackman Bill Kauffman. "We know it's always going to be a tough, tough game."

Whether preaching in factories along the Eastern Shore or singing in a church choir, William Davis Smoot spent his time and energy spreading the gospel and helping others."

Joseph Ulrich Kauffman Jr., who was among the first U.S. servicemen who liberated the Dachau concentration camp 50 years ago, died Tuesday at Sinai Hospital after a brief illness. He was 72 and lived in the Hampton area of Towson.Mr. Kauffman, who was chairman of Kauffman Electric Co. in Highlandtown, never forgot the horrors he saw that day he entered the Nazi camp as a 20-year-old soldier with an Army Signal Service battalion -- yet he couldn't mention the atrocities of the death camp to members of his family until just five years ago, said his wife of 49 years, the former Doris Berg.

Yesterday afternoon at No. 1 Boys' Latin, second-ranked Gilman snapped the Lakers' winning streak at 14 with a 6-3 lacrosse victory.Gilman defenders Packer Rodgers, Chris Tully, Lewis Applefeld and Herb Beatson foiled Boys' Latin's high-powered attack with vicious checks and relentless pressure and goalie Cory Popham did the rest. Popham's eight first-half saves -- many from point-blank range -- enabled the Greyhounds to secure what proved to be an unyielding 3-2 halftime lead.Gilman (11-2)

Dear Mr. Baseball:I want to know about how many inside-the-park home runs occur on average every year. In addition, have there ever been any inside-the-park grand slams? In addition, has there ever been an inside-the-park home run in the World Series?Jack DanielPikesvilleDear Jack Daniel:Mr. Baseball recalls hearing many an announcer say that the triple is the most exciting play in baseball. So what is the inside-the-park home run -- chopped liver?(For the record, Mr. Baseball feels that the most exciting play in baseball is Lee Smith's stroll from the bullpen to the mound.

Gene Budig often tells the story of how when he was a kid, he longed to be the second baseman for the New York Yankees."My mother wanted me to be a priest, and we both were disappointed," Budig said.Perhaps not. In his new role as American League president, Budig (pronounced BEW-dig) will get to be around Yankees and other teams -- without any risk of injury.And given the seeming multitudes of problems confronting the lords of baseball, Budig, who was named last week, might be wise to consult heaven as early and as often as possible.

Hasim Rahman left Pechanga Casino in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday night believing he suffered a "ridiculous" loss to fellow heavyweight James Toney. "It's bogus," Rahman, a Baltimore native, said. Rahman, 35, said before the fight that if he lost, he would retire. But after the bout, the two-time world heavyweight champion said he would fight again. Toney was declared the winner before the start of the fourth round. After the third round ended, Dr. Paul Wallace examined a cut above Rahman's left eye and said the fight should be stopped, according to Marshall Kauffman, Rahman's trainer.

Maryland is a pretty spirited place for entrepreneurial activity. Last year, 320 adults per 100,000 residents started new businesses each month, according to a recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a Kansas City, Mo., nonprofit group that encourages entrepreneurship. The Free State ranks 20th out of the 50 states in business creation with an entrepreneurial activity rate of 0.32 percent. It trailed top-tier states such as the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Wyoming, Georgia and California, which saw entrepreneurial activity rates ranging from 0.40 percent to 0.46 percent.

Lexi Kauffman (Notre Dame Prep) has left the cold and chill of the Baltimore lacrosse fields behind for the more balmy spring weather conditions and beach life down south while running track at UNC-Wilmington. The freshman has exchanged ground balls and draws for relays, meet records and many hours of training. Gone are 13 years of almost nonstop lacrosse games. It all has been replaced by a more laid-back lifestyle in the sun outside of Seahawks track practice sessions. But practice is still practice: long hours at a high level of intensity.

The routine isn't rehearsed, but after hundreds of appearances on the QVC shopping channel over the past decade, Ron and Margie Kauffman know what they'll say when it comes to the millions of Maryland-style crab cakes they sell under the brand Chesapeake Bay Gourmet. There is plenty of talk about the large lumps of crabmeat, about the company's ties to Maryland and the Chesapeake. On QVC's Web site, the products are labeled "Made in USA." What the carefully worded language omits is one critical fact.

On February 25, 2006, DOUGLASEDWARD KAUFFMAN, a resident of Gallagher Center, Timonium, MD; beloved son of the late Edward Clifton Kauffman and Helen Jester Kauffman; dear nephew of Virginia De Moss and her husband, Harry and Kathryn J. Meredith. Also survived by his cousins and his friends, Rudy Soukup, Ron Wilson, Paul Klimes, Hamilton Rowan, Roger Bew, Ray Collier, Robert Osbourne and the staff members of Apartment 1B, formerly Dulaney House. Friends may call at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld, Inc., 6500 York Road, (at Overbrook Road)

On February 23, 2006, JOSEPH L. AMATO; beloved husband of Dorothy M. Amato (nee Fox); devoted step-father of Shawn E. Fox and Scott A. Kauffman; devoted grandfather of Zhana, Alycya and Keyeara Kauffman; devoted son of the late Louis and Gertrude Amato; devoted brother of the late Marie Shives. Family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena), on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services and interment will be private.

Have baby hook, will travel -- and score points in bunches. That is Monica Johnson's motto at Lebanon Valley College this season as the former Randallstown standout attempts to speed up the team's rebuilding process. "My favorite shot is a left-handed baby hook," said Johnson, who can score with either hand. "I like power. Just take the ball in for a powerful layup. I like to show my presence from the beginning of the game." The 5-foot-10 junior power forward is 10th in the nation in Division III women's basketball scoring with a 21.5 average as well as ranking 38th in rebounding at 10.7.

As a teenager, Michael Kauffman voraciously read books about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, becoming a budding authority on the topic at an early age. As new books came out, however, Kauffman was dismayed by the paucity of fresh information, particularly on John Wilkes Booth. A central question that became the focus of Kauffman's intense curiosity - why Booth plotted to kill Lincoln - went perpetually unanswered. Thus Kauffman embarked on an investigation that would span 30 years and require countless hours at the National Archives, interviews of relatives of the accused, weekly visits to the Booth family's Harford County home, and the retracing of Booth's steps before and after the crime.

On May 15, 2005 JOHN GEORGE; beloved husband of Jacquline G. (nee Roberts); devoted father of Pamela Melton and John V. Willard; dear grandfather of Katie Lighty, Amanda Kauffman, Jennifer, Jacob and Emily Willard; great grandfather of Tatiana Kauffman; brother of Virginia Pearce, Florence Klein, Raymond and Charles Willard, Sandy Day and the late Harry Willard. Visiting at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road, (Overlea) on Wednesday and Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael the Arc Angel Church, Friday 10 A.M..

Anne Arundel Community College's Moonlight Troupers have embarked on their final week of rehearsal in preparation for next weekend's opening of Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor at the Pascal Center for Performing Arts. Ludwig's farce, filled with mistaken identities and assorted tenor groupies, opened on Broadway in March 1989. It ran there for more than a year, winning many awards including two Tonys, then ran in London, where it was nominated for the Olivier Award as comedy of the year. The show has been seen in 200-plus productions in more than 25 countries.