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John Cooper will be Kenwood's new wrestling coach, according to the school. Cooper is a resident of Nottingham and a Baltimore County police officer. But what makes him the school's new choice as the Bluebirds' coach is that the former Archbishop Curley wrestler can bring a lot of experience to the team. Cooper was a two-time MSA wrestling champion and a National Prep champ when he wrestled for the Friars. "Having a person with Coach Cooper's passion for the sport of wrestling bodes well for Kenwood," athletic director Derek Maki said.

Bel Air boys lacrosse coach Scoop Kelly had twice the satisfaction when his Bobcats defeated Franklin, 14-10, on Monday in the Class 4A-3A South regional semifinals. Not only did Bel Air (12-3) move one step closer to an appearance in the state tournament, but Kelly also notched his 100th career win.  On Wednesday, Bel Air travels to Howard, a 20-3 winner over Kenwood in the region's other semifinal game, in a bid to reach the state tournament for the second straight year.

Jenkins did all he could to keep the Bluebirds in their game Friday against Hereford, scoring five touchdowns (two rushing, two receiving and one on a return). The senior, who plays running back, slot receiver and defensive back, accounted for 402 all-purpose yards to bring his season total to 1,697. He scored on 65- and 40-yard receptions, ran for 73- and 8-yard touchdowns and ran back the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in the 51-32 loss. He also made three solo tackles and broke up one pass.

The Kenwood boys lacrosse team isn't filled with Division I college prospects and doesn't have near the depth than most teams. In fact, its roster only consists of 19 players, 17 of which are seniors.  But that hasn't stopped the Bluebirds from enjoying a breakthrough season. After claiming Baltimore County's Division II championship last week with a 12-2 win over defending champion Owings Mills, the Bluebirds enjoyed the program's biggest win when they upset longtime Baltimore County power Catonsville, 7-6, to open their region playoff run.  After knocking off Poly in the quarterfinal round, the Bluebirds (12-3)

Kenwood will induct 10 new members into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 12 prior to the Bluebirds' homecoming football game against Franklin. Grace Dohmeir, Barry Drew, Tim Johnson, Charles Koester, Dave Leonhard, Tom O'Conner, Jackson Palmer, Michael Sheely, Vance Strausberg and Susan Wunder will be inducted at a reception in the Kenwood library at 5 p.m. Special recognition will also be given to Hall of Fame coach Mildred Murray and her 1948...

In ordering the teachers at troubled Kenwood High School to reapply for their jobs, Baltimore County education officials obviously are looking over their shoulders at a possible state takeover of the east county school.Kenwood bears a number of unhappy distinctions that, all told, make it the jurisdiction's lowest-performing school by Maryland Department of Education standards. Attendance falls well short of even the satisfactory level. Last year's ninth-graders did poorly on tests of basic academic functions, while 11th-graders fared acceptably only in reading and writing.

Injury-riddled Kenwood limped into last night's match at eighth-ranked Baltimore County rival Dulaney having suffered its first loss of the year and minus two key starters.But the Lions (10-1) showed no sympathy in a 50-21 shellacking of the 15th-ranked Bluebirds (9-2) that lasted scarcely an hour.First-period falls came from Mike Hwang (103 pounds), Billy Myers (135, 12-2) and Justin Tagg (171), with a 15-0 technical fall from Pat Kopalchick (145, 16-2). Hwang took just 35 seconds, Myers 1:28, and Tagg, 1:41.

The Kenwood track and field team is on the rise, thanks to the performances of Travis Jenkins, his teammates and coach Mark Planamente, who has directed the program for the last two seasons. Saturday, the Blue Birds finished in the top 10 in the Pikesville Track Classic, a 40-team meet that is one of the biggest outside of the state meet. Jenkins, a senior, won the long jump (22 feet, 4 inches) and high jump (6-4) in state-best leaps . That performance followed a four-team county meet against Parkville, Loch Raven and Perry Hall in which Jenkins also won the long jump (20-9 1/2)

Jeff Jollisse, a junior pitching in his first varsity game, threw a no-hitter for Dundalk (3-0) as the Owls beat host Kenwood (1-3) yesterday, 8-0.Jollisse, who struck out six and walked eight, got help from his defense, which turned four double plays. Dundalk got doubles from Luke Bell, Travis Thornton, Gene Woods and John Blalock.

Two weeks after the announcement that the Norplant contraceptive would be made available to teen-age girls in Baltimore City, a group of Baltimore County educators, business leaders and government officials unveiled plans to open a day care center for Kenwood High School students with children. The center will open next month at the Essex school and eventually serve as many as 12 children up to 2 1/2 years old.Both the city and county stories should serve to remind us that it's not enough any more to register shock and sadness at "babies having babies," especially in the Baltimore area, a nationally recognized hotbed of teen pregnancy.

Here's a look at the 2012-13 All-Baltimore County boys basketball teams as selected by the coaches: Baltimore County Players of the Year 2A-1A: Ahmaad Wilson, Randallstown 4A-3A: Gavan Scanlan, Dulaney Baltimore County Coach of the Year Bill Toole, Loch Raven All-County First team Allen Costley, Milford Mill, junior Gavan Scanlan, Dulaney, senior Will Jenkins, Kenwood, junior Ahmaad Wilson, Randallstown,...

Three banners hang from the wall in the wrestling room at Kenwood. One lists the school's state champions, another honors the school's Baltimore County champions and a third commemorates a junior varsity county championship. At first, that third banner embarrassed Nyonbou "Boo" Farley. He doesn't like to call attention to himself. But two years later, he knows how much it means. After finishing second in the Baltimore County championships last week, Farley's 30-2 record in the 160-pound weight class earned him the top seed in this weekend's Class 4A-3A North regional tournament with a chance to earn a berth in the state championship on March 1-2 at the University of Maryland's Cole Field House.

A gas main break near Overlea High School closed Kenwood Avenue Wednesday afternoon and forced 10 homes to be evacuated, Baltimore County police said. BGE stopped the gas leak at Kenwood and East avenues, around 3 p.m. and officials said Kenwood Avenue was expected to reopen Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported. Separately, BGE said Wednesday that it was upgrading natural gas mains in 10 Baltimore-area neighborhoods and will start six additional projects next year.

John Cooper will be Kenwood's new wrestling coach, according to the school. Cooper is a resident of Nottingham and a Baltimore County police officer. But what makes him the school's new choice as the Bluebirds' coach is that the former Archbishop Curley wrestler can bring a lot of experience to the team. Cooper was a two-time MSA wrestling champion and a National Prep champ when he wrestled for the Friars. "Having a person with Coach Cooper's passion for the sport of wrestling bodes well for Kenwood," athletic director Derek Maki said.

Most of the The Baltimore Sun's Top 15 high school football teams won big again, but Week Seven also featured three teams losing to unranked opponents and couple of Top 10 teams, Calvert Hall and Dunbar, pulling out close wins for a second straight week. Here's how all the teams in the Top 15 fared this weekend. Look for the new rankings in Tuesday's paper. Ranking/Team/Record/Latest result/Next opponent/ 1. Gilman/5-2/Def. Loyola 47-7/At Calvert Hall, Fri. 2. Calvert Hall/6-1/Def.

Kenwood will induct 10 new members into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 12 prior to the Bluebirds' homecoming football game against Franklin. Grace Dohmeir, Barry Drew, Tim Johnson, Charles Koester, Dave Leonhard, Tom O'Conner, Jackson Palmer, Michael Sheely, Vance Strausberg and Susan Wunder will be inducted at a reception in the Kenwood library at 5 p.m. Special recognition will also be given to Hall of Fame coach Mildred Murray and her 1948...

In a bold attempt to revamp troubled Kenwood High, officials have told teachers that they will have to reapply for their jobs if they want to stay at the eastern Baltimore County school next year.Even then, teachers will have to fit the principal's "profile" and be chosen to keep their positions. Those who want to leave or who are not retained will be placed in other schools.Officials say the nearly unprecedented action is an attempt to turn around a problem school and perhaps forestall state intervention.

Chanting "Save our teachers," several hundred students streamed out of Kenwood High School yesterday morning to show support for their faculty and opposition to a plan that would require all teachers who want to stay at Kenwood next year to reapply for their jobs.After first period, students milled about in the school, then took their demonstration onto the lawn.Baltimore County police were posted at driveways and along Stemmers Run Road beside the school. No confrontations occurred.School administrators stayed in the background, letting the students sing, chant, yell at motorists and talk to reporters.

Two teenagers from Baltimore County were killed and another was critically injured in a single-car accident early Wednesday in Bowleys Quarters, according to county police. Alejandro Santiago Wine, 17, of the 300 block of Townsend Road, who was the driver, and Ryan James Boothe, 17, of the 400 block of Wolfe St., a passenger in the front seat, were killed, police said. John Robert Morris III, 17, of the first block of Plateau Road, was injured. All three were students at Kenwood High School in Essex.

A Special Forces soldier from Baltimore County was killed Saturday in Afghanistan, officials said. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Robert Pepper, a 1999 graduate of Kenwood High School in Essex, was on patrol in Ghazni province in Eastern Afghanistan when his unit was attacked by insurgents, according to Army Special Forces Command. He was 31. In a statement, his family called him "A good brother, a caring brother, a loving brother. " "Brandon was a good friend to all of us, and was always willing to help.