Long Reach

High school highlights Ice hockey Long Reach (4-0) breaks for the holiday season after a 12-2 win over Howard (1-3). The 12 goals for Long Reach were scored by Jansen Early (six), Robby Ouellette (two), Jeff Dudley, Pete Dudley, Jarek Milauskas and Dominic Sesto. Assists came from the goal scorers plus Thomas Reboullet. The Howard Lions scored in the first period by Doug Noonan, with an assist by Matt Taylor, and also in the third period with the goal by Taylor, assisted by Konner Ruggles and Noonan.

Outdoor track Class 2A South Region (May 17-19 at Reservoir) Boys team scores: 1. Frederick Douglass-PG, 151 points; 3. Long Reach, 69; 6. Marriotts Ridge, 47; 7. Glenelg, 38; 8. Oakland Mills, 24. Individual results: 100: 2. Blake Richardson, G, 11:41; 3. Purcell Freeman, LR, 11:46; 6. Ryan Banta, MR, 11.72 200: 2. Tosin Oweyole, LR, 22.66; 4. Blake Richardson, G, 22.87;...

To Roy T. Lyons, last weekend's Columbia Council electio must seem like robbery. Even in the shrouded mysteries that often pass as government in Howard County's planned city, Mr. Lyons could not have expected the outcome of his race for a seat on the council.Running in the Long Reach neighborhood, Mr. Lyons had one challenger, Gail Bailey, a long-time council member. When the residential votes were tallied, Mr. Lyons was the clear winner.But when so-called corporate or bloc votes were folded into the final tally, Mr. Lyons had lost by a whopping 386 to 157 votes.

Glenelg (16-4) had 16 hits and routed visiting Long Reach, 15-0, in a Class 2A South regional baseball first-round game Friday. The No. 6 Gladiators' Tyler Hoeflich pitched four shutout innings and allowed only two hits. Logan Dubbe had three hits, including a triple his first at bat that drove in his team's first two runs. Hoeflich also had two doubles and four RBIs. No. 8 Patterson Mill 4, North East 1: Matt Golczewski worked seven innings and struck out eight for the visiting Huskies (17-4)

Nomination petitions are available through March 21 for members of the Long Reach Community Association who are interested in running for village office. Three board members will be elected April 24 to serve two-year terms. Members of the community association include owners or lease-holding tenants of lien-paying properties in the village. To be on the ballot, each candidate must submit a completed election petition and candidate statement by 10 a.m. March 22. Information packets, including petition forms and election rules, are available at Stonehouse in Long Reach Village Center.

Howard County detectives are investigating two robberies in Columbia's Long Reach village Tuesday involving an apparently intoxicated man who held his hand in his right pocket in a way that implied he had a gun.No one was injured in either incident and no weapon was shown, police said.The first incident occurred about 10:30 p.m. when Barbara Dublin, 52, of the 8700 block of Cloudleap Court, was stopped on her way to her apartment and threatened by a man who demanded her purse. She gave the robber her purse and he ran to a nearby foot path, police said.

Wins don't get much sweeter than the one No. 15 Long Reach posted over Atholton, 60-56, in last night's Howard County boys basketball championship game. Three weeks ago, the Raiders (18-5) routed the Lightning, 75-45, ending Long Reach's 30-game home winning streak. Long Reach (21-2) more than avenged the loss by winning its second Howard County title since the inception of the championship game and did it by beating the defending champion on its home court. The Lightning won the inaugural Howard final in 2006 and went on to win the state Class 3A title the same year.

Howard County police charged two men with robbery Tuesday afternoon after two street salesmen were lured to a street near the Long Reach Village Center in Columbia and robbed.According to police, about 1 p.m. Tuesday two men posing as customers approached two men selling speakers in the 6000 block of Foreland Garth in Columbia's Long Reach village and convinced the salesmen to follow them in another vehicle to nearby Flowerstock Row.Once there, the men took the speakers from the salesmen.

"Everywhere I go, people are talking about it," Long Reach football coach Pete Hughes said."It" is Long Reach's 21-7 upset victory over two-time defending county champion Oakland Mills last Saturday.Oakland Mills had won 14 of its past 15 league games, but lost to a first-year team with no seniors."I kept hammering it into their heads that they could win," Hughes said. "We only had three penalties, no turnovers, and Chris Smith was outstanding. He had a 39-yard run for a touchdown, and caught a 64-yard pass to the 1-foot line."

With a playoff berth and a Howard County title on the line last night, coach Pete Hughes was keeping the offense conservative for seventh-ranked Long Reach, and host Mount Hebron was staying in the game. The Vikings (5-5) drew within 14-12 in the second quarter when tailback Chris Eccleston caught a deflected pass and raced 69 yards for a touchdown. Long Reach fumbled the ensuing kickoff, but its defense stiffened and the Lightning took control after that for a 34-12 victory over the Vikings.

Boys lacrosse Standings (as of May 8) Glenelg, 11-0 league, 13-1 overall Marriotts Ridge, 10-1, 12-2 Howard, 9-2, 10-4 Atholton, 7-4, 9-5 Centennial, 7-4, 7-5 Mt. Hebron, 7-4, 7-7 Wilde Lake, 4-7, 7-7 Reservoir, 4-7, 5-9 River Hill, 4-7, 5-9 Hammond, 2-9, 2-9 Oakland Mills, 1-10, 2-12 Long Reach, 0-11, 2-11 Glenelg Country*, 1-9, 2-9 Chapelgate#, 5-7, 6-8...

Boys lacrosse Standings (as of April 30) LeagueOverall SchoolW L W L Glenelg, 9-0, 11-1 Marriotts Ridge, 8-1, 10-2 Howard, 7-2, 8-4 Atholton, 6-3, 8-4 Centennial, 6-3, 6-4 Mt. Hebron, 6-3, 6-4 Wilde Lake, 3-6, 6-6 Reservoir, 3-6, 4-8 River Hill, 3-6, 4-8 Hammond, 2-7, 2-7 Oakland Mills, 1-8, 2-10 Long Reach, 0-9, 2-9 Glenelg Country*, 1-7, 2-7 Chapelgate#, 5-5,...

At the Fork & Wrench, the new bar/restaurant in Canton, spirits are laid out in an antique general-store display case. The beer flows from a custom-made, steampunk-esque tap. Old-time woodworking tools hang throughout the bar for effect, and cute knickknacks abound - a raised shelf filled with secondhand books here, old matchboxes tucked away there. There are porcelain dolls and misshapen canteens and vintage photographs. It all looks very pretty, but it also looks very tired.

Howard County police charged a Columbia man Monday with assaulting a student on the campus of Long Reach High School in Columbia on March 21. Donnell Maurice Vannison, 40, of the 8500 block of Tamebird Court, faces second-degree assault and disorderly conduct charges. He was released Monday after a court appearance and is scheduled for trial on June 6. Vannison, wearing a ski mask, entered the school property at about 2:20 p.m., police said. He approached a 16-year-old male student and struck him with a blow that grazed the boy's face.

Ice hockey Fans packed the Gardens Ice House in Laurel for a match-up between two undefeated teams, with Marriotts Ridge edging Atholton , 3-1, on Friday. Atholton's Avery Shepherd started the scoring in the first period with an unassisted goal. Marriotts Ridge answered with a goal by Guy Scarpaci, assisted by Kyle Davis, to tie the score at 1-1 after one. Neither team scored in the second period, but Marriotts Ridge seized control in the third.