Keith Smith

The second annual all-star game today at 2 p.m. at Loyola College's Curley Field will feature some of the top boys lacrosse players from all areas of Maryland.Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year Lorne Smith of Gilman will be among them.The game also showcases 35 players who have committed to Division I programs and 10 first-team All-Metro selections.Awards will be given to the top offensive player of the game in honor of Kevin Reichardt (St. Mary's) and to the defensive standout in the contest in honor of Eric Franklin (Southern-AA)

The Crofton Athletic Council is looking for a registrar. If you are interested, call 261-0196.* Registration for soccer, football and future cheerleaders is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. May 7, 9 a.m. to noon May 21, and 9 a.m. to noon June 4 at Crofton Elementary School on Duke of Kent Drive. The cost is $50 for football; $30 for soccer and future cheerleading. Future cheerleading is open to children ages 4 to 6. For information on cheerleading, call Dee Dee Brown 721-6475; football, Pete Glant, 721-7122; and soccer, Tom Shelly, 721-1844.

David Blades, C. M. Wright, Sr., D -- A back injury has limited his preseason work, but he is expected to be the defensive leader. He was a second-team All-County choice last year.Joel Duchon, Havre de Grace, Sr., D -- The sweeper back, second-team All-County last year, is one of four three-year starters expected to help the team improve on last year's 8-6 record.Jason Edwards, Harford Christian, Soph., M -- A versatile player who will be called upon to be one of the workhorses for a team that is short on numbers.

Mike Giuffrida had a goal and two assists, as No. 3 Fallston (8-0, 4-0) stopped visiting North Harford, 4-1, in a bruising boys soccer game on a cool, rainy evening last night.Fallston's win, coupled with C. Milton Wright's 3-0 victory over Bel Air in the afternoon, kept the two unbeatens in the Harford County League on a collision course toward their meeting at Fallston next Thursday. In between Fallston goes to Aberdeen and C. Milton is at Edgewood on Tuesday.North Harford (4-2-1, 2-2), which had not played well in a 4-1 loss to Wright last week, was much more intense in this one and within a goal until the 54th minute.

C.J. Lauer, a junior attackman, scored the game's last two goals, as visiting Fallston fended off North Harford, 8-6, in a bruising Harford County League game last night.It was a game between two of the county's best, and they played like it. Until Lauer's third and final goal with 4:26 left, no more than one goal separated the two rivals.Fallston (8-0, 4-0) got outstanding play from midfielders Fred Sheckells, a senior, and Todd Paradise, a junior. Time and again the two used their speed to spark a transition game and each ended up with a goal.

Keith Smith doesn't remember much about the earlier Fallston game, but he got one to remember last night, leading No. 2 seed North Harford (10-4) past the top-seeded Cougars, 8-2, in the Class 1A-2A North regional championship game.It marked the first time North Harford had beaten Fallston in three years and although it was No. 2 seed beating No. 1, it was not a major upset. Two of the best teams in Harford County, they had played evenly the first time until Smith departed. Last night, he tipped the scales North Harford's way.Smith, a junior, received a mild concussion in the opening minute of the regular-season matchup and did not return to a game won by Fallston, 8-6.The Cougars went on to finish the regular season unbeaten for a second straight year and added a regional win for an 11-0 record entering the game.

Junior midfielder Mike Tirschman scored the game-tying and game-winning goals to lift Overlea (5-0, 4-0) to a 2-1 victory against visiting Catonsville (2-3, 1-3) in a Baltimore County 3A-4A League boys soccer game yesterday.* Chesapeake-AA 0, Old Mill 0: Old Mill (3-0-2) and Chesapeake-AA (2-2-1) finished in a scoreless tie in an Anne Arundel 4A League game.* Pikesville 7, Milford Mill 1: Jeffery Curland scored three goals to help Pikesville (1-3) over Milford Mill.* Bel Air 7, Edgewood 1: Jason Lockerman scored three goals and Chris Brosh two to help Bel Air (1-4)

When North Harford coach Ed Zorn moved star midfielder Keith Smith to forward against Oakland Mills, he took a calculated gamble."I was looking for more offense," Zorn said.Even though Smith scored a goal for the Hawks, his absence at midfield created a vacuum that the Scorpions capitalized upon to win a hotly contested 4-3 game yesterday at Oakland Mills."I think we won the midfield and that was a key factor," said Marques Holmes, who scored Oakland Mills' fourth goal with four minutes left.

In Baltimore City Five men arrested after monthlong drug investigation A monthlong investigation by Baltimore police led to the arrest of five men and the seizure of 17 pounds of marijuana, five ounces of cocaine, and $2,200. Police said Antwan White, 23, of the 500 block of E. 27th St., was arrested Wednesday night after police made undercover drug purchases at McClean Boulevard and Perring Parkway. White, who police believe is the leader of drug gang Righteous Soldiers, was charged with distributing narcotics.

BaseballAtlanta Braves -- Acquired 1B Aldo Pecorilli from the St. Louis Cardinals to complete an earlier trade. Assigned Pecorilli to Double-A Greenville.Orioles -- Signed C Matt Nokes to a one-year contract. Designated P John O'Donoghue for assignment.Boston Red Sox -- Sent OF Otis Nixon and 3B Luis Ortiz to the Texas Rangers for DH Jose Canseco.California Angels -- Named Gary Pettis minor-league roving base-running instructor and Steve Renko pitching coach at Single-A Cedar Rapids. Announced that 1B J. T. Snow will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder on Thursday.