Kyle Dixon

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Kyle Dixon was more than a standout lacrosse player at Archbishop Spalding High. He also earned the school's Excellence in Chemistry Award, and his ability to recognize the volatility of certain compounds has come in handy during his freshman season at Virginia. "At Spalding, I was the lead player," said Dixon, who joined an elite midfield corps here and forced his way on to the first unit. "I've had to change my role, but I knew I was going to have to do that. We've got three great senior midfielders.

When Bayhawks rookie midfielder Bill McGlone flew to Denver for his first game June 3, he expected to meet his new teammates and maybe get a few minutes on the field. But the Bayhawks had more in mind for the recent Maryland graduate and fifth overall pick in the May 31 Major League Lacrosse draft. Veterans Mark Millon and Mark Frye quickly pulled McGlone aside with a simple message. "They encouraged me to just go out and shoot," McGlone said. He did just that, firing 12 shots, including his first career goal less than 25 minutes into the game.

Major League Lacrosse Seven Bayhawks named All-Stars, most in league Seven Chesapeake Bayhawks were selected to play in the Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., on June 30, giving the team more representatives than any other MLL squad. Returning to the All-Star Game this year is the "Young Guns vs. Old School" format, in which MLL veterans will compete against players who entered the league in 2009 or later. Representing the Bayhawks for the Young Guns will be midfielder Ben Hunt (Severna Park)

Colleges Richmond to play D-I men's lacrosse by spring 2014 The University of Richmond announced that it is adding men's lacrosse as an NCAA Division I intercollegiate sport, a move first reported by the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch. The school's club lacrosse team will transition to Division I by spring 2014. The university, which already has women's lacrosse, will cut men's soccer and men's indoor and outdoor track to comply with Title IX. Men's soccer: Freshman defender Mikey Ambrose scored his first college goal on a 19-yard strike to the far post as top-ranked Maryland (6-0-1, 3-0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference)

The Towson High School JV Boys Soccer Team completed a perfect season — a 9-0 record — with the team's recent 1-0 victory over Eastern Tech High School in the Baltimore County Championship. The lone goal was scored by sophomore midfielder Peter Wieczorek. The JV Generals, led by first year coach Phil Sheehey and captained by sophomores Alex Harrison, AJ Bosse and Henri Colombat, surrendered only a single goal over the course of the season. Team members, in addition to Wieczorek, Harrison, Bosse and Colombat, include Kyle Dixon, John Booher, Clark Benassi, Jack Thorne, Stephen Palo, Matthew Hayden, Aiden Devaney, Zakir Bulmer, Colin Roche, Wyatt Young, Ryan Lightfoot-Johnson, Noah Schweitzer, Julian Salmon, Cameron White, Jack Ware, Andrew Cianos, Adam Cines, Riley German, Jack Jahries and James Miller.

Seven players with local ties were named to the All-Major League Lacrosse team Friday. Chosen at attack were the Denver Outlaws' Brendan Mundorf (UMBC), who on Thursday was named the league's Most Valuable Player, and Ryan Boyle (Gilman) of the Boston Cannons. Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins), the Offensive Player of the Year with the Cannons, and Kyle Dixon (Archbishop Spalding) of the Chesapeake Bayhawks received All-MLL honors at midfield. Selected on defense were the Ohio Machine's Kyle Hartzell (Salisbury, Archbishop Curley)

Midfielder Paul Rabil scored four goals and led an early onslaught that lifted the Boston Cannons to a 16-10 victory over the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Saturday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Goalkeeper Mike Levin entered the game early in the first quarter and made eight saves in his most extensive action of the season for Chesapeake, which could not overcome an early 9-0 deficit. Midfielders Kyle Dixon and Peet Poillon (UMBC) scored two goals apiece to lead the Bayhawks (4-5)

Derek Platt and Kyle Dixon scored four goals each to lead No. 12 Archbishop Spalding to a 14-5 victory over visiting John Carroll in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference boys lacrosse semifinal yesterday. Platt and Dixon also combined for six assists for the Cavaliers (17-5), who will play Park for the title 5:15 p.m. on Friday at Johns Hopkins University. Park 13, AACS 6: Ross Nochumowitz had five goals and an assist for the host Bruins (14-2) in the other semifinal.

After a hotly contested opening half, the Chesapeake Bayhawks took advantage of a 2-point goal by Ben Rubeor (Loyola High) just three minutes into the third quarter to propel them to an 11-7 Major League Lacrosse victory over the host Ohio Machine on Saturday night. With the win, Chesapeake became the first team to clinch a playoff spot. The teams went into halftime tied at 4, but Rubeor set the tone for a big second half for the Bayhawks (9-2), who extended their first-place lead to a full game over the Denver Outlaws.

Player of the Year: Jed Prossner, McDonogh Coach of the Year: Tano Arrogancia, Pikesville First team Name......................................... School.......... Class.......... Position Drew Habeck............................Severn ...........Senior.........Attack Blake O'Shaughnessy........... Boys' Latin.. Senior........ Attack Jed Prossner............................ McDonogh... Senior........ Attack Andrew White............................Loyola............ Senior....... Attack Bryan Bradford.