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Susan Dale Arniel Dunham, a single mother of two teenage daughters, died of complications from breast cancer Wednesday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Lutherville resident was 48. First diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996, Ms. Dunham lived years beyond what her doctors predicted. On May 31, she realized her dream of watching her older daughter, Carolyn Dunham, 18, graduate from Dulaney High School. Kristen Dunham, 16, will be a senior at Dulaney this year. Ms. Dunham worked until last month as the circulation and marketing director for the Rosen Group, a Baltimore-based arts marketing and advocacy firm.

The No. 11 Eastern Tech and No. 14 Loch Raven girls soccer teams have become accustomed to seeing each other. The teams played once in the regular season, a 1-1 tie. They saw each other in the Baltimore County championship, with Eastern Tech winning, 3-1. Last night, they played for the Class 2A North regional title and a birth into the state semifinals. Eastern Tech (13-2-1) controlled the midfield and won, 1-0. "This year, it was our goal to get [the regional] title back and to get into the state tournament," Mavericks coach Kim Williams said.

KEY QUESTIONSCan Dunbar reclaim its glory?Last year's Poets, of then first-year coach Ben Eaton, missed the postseason for the first time since city schools joined the state association in 1993. Dunbar's run under then-coach Stan Mitchell included five straight state semifinal berths and two state titles in three title game appearances.After a season of adjustment and a 5-5 finish, Eaton appears to have the players' attention. The Poets will have to hurdle such formidable opponents as Patterson, the defending City East Division champ, along with City, Poly and Mount St. Joseph.

Loch Raven heavyweight wrestler Greg Walker has no problem stretching his interests. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Eagle Scout is a 4.0 student and is headed for MIT to major in computer science.Walker scored 1,480 on his SAT and is president of Loch Raven's National Honor Society. He ranks among the nation's top 20 as a member of the Maryland Math League and is in the school's gifted and talented program.He also competes in shot put, discus and the high jump. He played the trumpet for four years before switching to the tuba.

When the final horn sounded, Loch Raven's Meghan Keeny and Middletown's Lacey Gawler both dropped to the turf, drained, in front of their respective goals.Through 80 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime, the two sweeper backs helped ward off every challenge as Loch Raven and Middletown played to a 0-0 tie in the Class 2A girls soccer state final at UMBC yesterday.The tie gives the No. 11 Raiders (14-4-2) their third state title since 1993. Middletown (17-1-2), which lost to Centennial in the state final last season, earns its first title since 1990.

A plan to add as many as six businesses to Loch Raven's Ravenwood Shopping Center is back for approval from Baltimore County officials -- this time without the formal community input that impeded the expansion two months ago.Saul Centers Inc., owner of the Ravenwood center, received an exemption from the county's development review committee that would allow the owner to resubmit plans for the 7-acre site.A review of the plans by county agencies is needed, but no community hearings are required under the exemption.

Talk about an identity crisis. For years, people in Loch Raven thought they lived in no man's land.Wedged between Towson and Parkville, Loch Raven residents watched as government dollars poured into those communities while their neighborhoods were swamped by crime, blight and budget cuts that closed their library and senior center.It would have been easy to ignore it, many residents say, and even easier to move. But they stayed. And in a series of victories that residents view as an example for other aging neighborhoods, they managed to turn life around in their community.

In Baltimore CitySchool board honors couple for giving 22 $1,000 scholarshipsThe Baltimore school board offered its appreciation last night to Harold and Magdalene Fennell for their generosity in awarding $1,000 scholarships to 22 city high school seniors.Seven years ago, the Fennells pledged scholarships to a class of 31 students at Hilton Elementary School -- provided that the students graduate from high school.Mr. Fennell is a retired city parks superintendent and Mrs. Fennell a retired city school principal.

Four male Loch Raven High School students have been charged with attempted murder after bullets were fired Sunday at the home of two of the school's teachers, a husband and wife, Baltimore County police said.The couple were not at home when the incident occurred, police said. Their names were not released by police.Anthony Lee Palmer, 18, whose address was not available, was charged as an adult with attempted murder, reckless endangerment, destruction of property and a handgun violation, police said.

Class 2A boysNo. 5 Mount Hebron (15-3) vs. J. M. Bennett (18-1)When: 2: 30 p.m. todayWhere: UMBC StadiumOutlook: Bennett features first-team All-State midfielder Chris Ashcraft and second-team All-State forward Lee Austin. The Salisbury team has a short passing offense and solid defense and dominated the Bayside league, losing only to Queen Anne's early in the season, 1-0. Bennett then defeated Queen Anne's twice, including the regional final, 3-0. Bennett defeated another Howard County team, Centennial, 1-0. Mount Hebron, which has outscored its opponents, 58-13, is led by second-team All-State striker David Lechtrecker (26 goals, eight assists)

Catonsville standout forward Peyton Johnson has incredible ball skills, 20-20 vision of the field and a shot that's both heavy and precise. On Tuesday night against visiting Loch Raven, however, the All-Metro senior's most important quality was persistence. Frustrated throughout regulation by sticky marking from Loch Raven defender Sarah Krejcik and save after save by All-Metro senior goalie Danielle DeLisle, Johnson made the most of an overtime chance in tight quarters. Making a strong run to goal, she received a short cross from senior Becca Garman and promptly placed a shot to the lower left corner from 10 yards with 4:28 left in the first overtime to give the No. 13 Comets a 1-0 win over the Raiders.

Whenever the Raiders need words of encouragement, they know exactly whom to call on. Along with being a four-year starter and team captain, senior goalie Danielle DeLisle is an award-winning public speaker. DeLisle, who maintains a 4.0 grade-point average, has been a participant in Model United Nations, which allows students to take on roles as diplomats and participate in simulated United Nations sessions. As a sophomore, she was awarded second place among public speakers at the conference.

In the closing minutes of the first half against host Towson on Tuesday, No. 14 Loch Raven's Seth Moses collected a loose ball just outside the penalty area with his back to the goal, pushed it slightly into space and then fired a shot just under the crossbar. With a two-goal lead, Moses then moved to sweeper and made several crucial clearances as the Raiders held on for a 3-2 victory. Moses' versatility could be a huge factor as Loch Raven tries to advance to a state championship game for the sixth time in seven years.

5 State semifinal appearances for Loch Raven in the past six years. 16 Shutouts by top-ranked McDonogh last season. 30 Consecutive seasons that a Howard County team appeared in a state final before the streak ended last season.

Here are some crimes from recent police blotters: * A dozen male juveniles "ordered the victim to the ground at gunpoint. The suspects took two cell phones and a wallet." * "The victim was walking home from school when suspect tried to forcibly take a small book bag. The victim punched the suspect in the face and he fled on foot." * Eight juveniles, one with a knife, demanded that a victim "empty his pockets" and when he refused, "the suspect kicked and punched the victim and took his wallet and cell phone."

After all this rain, Greg Koppenhoeffer of Ellicott City wondered whether Baltimore's reservoirs were full yet. He looked for numbers online but found none. The city hopes to post reservoir data on a new Web site sometime this summer. Call Public Works, and they'll say Loch Raven and Prettyboy are full. Liberty is rising at 98.9 percent. Combined, they're at 99.4 percent. Plenty.

Police shoot Lochearn man after confrontation at home A 27-year-old Lochearn man was shot Thursday afternoon inside his home during an altercation with Baltimore County police and was undergoing surgery at an area hospital last night, said a police spokesman. His condition was not available and his name was withheld pending notification of family. Bill Toohey, the spokesman, said the man called 911 about 4:30 p.m., told a dispatcher there was an emergency at his home in the 3600 block of Forest Grove Ave., then hung up. Toohey said after officers arrived, the man became "confrontational."

Man fatally shot trying to disarm a police officer 3 A man was fatally shot last night while attempting to disarm a Southeastern District police officer who was investigating a report of a domestic situation, police said. The officer's name and that of the man were not released. Shortly before 9:15 p.m., the officer was talking to the man in the 2700 block of Orleans St. near Lakewood Avenue when he attacked the officer. Police said at least one area resident called police, telling them that the man had the officer on the ground and was holding her in a head-lock while trying to take her gun. Within minutes, several other officers responded.

Dr. Louis John Pratt Jr., a retired physician who enjoyed performing in amateur theatrical productions, died Monday of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 90. Dr. Pratt was born in Washington and raised in Baltimore on Kernwood Avenue. He was a 1938 graduate of City College and earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola College in 1941. After earning his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1944, he enlisted in the Air Force, where he served in the Caribbean as a flight surgeon.

WILLIAM IVAN (BILL) SHORTER passed away, peacefully, without pain and with a smile on his face, January 20, 2009 at the Genesis Loch Raven Center in Baltimore. Bill was born in Baltimore, MD to William Eugene and Bernice Iva Hawkins. Bill was a proud graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania (where he received his Bachelors in Mathematics) and Cornell University in New York (where he received his Masters in Applied Mathematics). Bill married Minnie C. Waters in Rockville, MD. He was a devoted husband.