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North County veteran cross country coach Ed Harte has put together another outstanding field for the 10th annual Knights' Invite at Baybrook Park in Brooklyn, 3: 30 p.m. Thursday."

One word, year after year, helps drive the Severna Park field hockey team."Goucher," said Severna Park coach Lil Shelton.Towson's Goucher College has long been the home of the state field hockey playoffs and the home away from home for the No. 2-ranked Falcons, come November.Dating to 1979, the Falcons have made 18 state playoff appearances, and at 2 p.m. tomorrow, they will go after their 11th state title against Montgomery County's Magruder in the Class 4A final."There's nothing like Goucher.

How dominant was No. 14 Liberty in the 22-6 victory it scored over visiting Magruder yesterday in a Class 3A-4A West Region quarterfinal? Consider the following:Twelve players combined to score the team's 22 goals.Liberty (12-3) outshot Magruder, 45-12, and scored on its first two shots, and three times in the first 1: 47 of the game.Magruder (8-4) never could score back-to-back goals or keep up with the Liberty quickness, speed and stickwork.The Lions, who now play host to North Carroll tomorrow at 5 p.m. in the region semifinal thanks to the Panthers' 7-4 victory over Westminster yesterday, controlled every phase of this game.

Residents of Taneytown expressed mixed reactions yesterday to news that the home of an African-American woman had been marred by pornographic and racial graffiti, in an incident the FBI is investigating as a hate crime.In dozens of interviews yesterday, ministers and merchants, police officers and longtime residents insisted this town of about 4,700 has no racial problems, though many said they are aware of recent Ku Klux Klan activity in the area."In our congregation, we have people who are African-American and Hispanic, and nothing's happened to them," said the Rev. Martin P. Feild, pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.

Residents of Taneytown expressed mixed reactions yesterday to news that the home of an African-American woman had been marred by pornographic and racial graffiti, in an incident the FBI is investigating as a hate crime.In dozens of interviews yesterday, ministers and merchants, police officers and longtime residents insisted this town of about 4,700 has no racial problems, though many said they are aware of recent Ku Klux Klan activity in the area."In our congregation, we have people who are African-American and Hispanic, and nothing's happened to them," said the Rev. Martin P. Feild, pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.

150 years ago in The SunJan. 17: CAPTAIN MAGRUDER -- This gallant officer, who so nobly distinguished himself in the war with Mexico, has returned to our city, where his family resides. He looks well, is in good spirits, and has recovered from his wounds.100 years ago in The SunJan. 11: There is a similar condition of affairs in Baltimore County as in Annapolis, as reported in The Sun yesterday, of colored children being prevented from attending school by reason of not having shoes to wear.

A Westminster man was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison in Carroll County Circuit Court yesterday after pleading guilty to robbing a Union Bridge liquor store last year.In the plea arrangement, Kane A. Magruder, 23, of the first block of Church St. was sentenced to 12 years, but Judge William M. Cave suspended all but 6 1/2 years and granted Magruder credit for time served, dating to Jan. 14.All other charges, including one count of armed robbery, were dropped.When released, Magruder will serve four years' probation and must pay $3,000 in restitution to Joseph H. Kreimer, owner of Esquire Liquors on West Broadway.

Leaders of an interfaith housing group will gather at the Taneytown home of an African-American woman today "to express solidarity" with her in light of racist vandalism and to celebrate the home-building accomplishments of her and her neighbors."

Adversity is something the Severna Park Falcons hadn't come across much this season.They rolled to their 20th Anne Arundel County championship and then went into yesterday's Class 4A state final game against Montgomery County's Magruder having outscored their three previous playoff opponents by a 10-0 margin.How would the No. 2 Falcons handle themselves when the going got a little tough? Like the champions they are.The Falcons claimed their 11th state championship and sixth in seven years yesterday afternoon at Goucher College in Towson, overcoming a fast and aggressive Magruder team to score a well-deserved 3-1 victory.

In a case that attracted the attention of the FBI and other federal agencies, two Carroll County teen-agers are accused of spray-painting racist and pornographic graffiti in the newly built Taneytown home of an African-American woman last month, police said yesterday.The pair -- one 16 years old and the other 18 -- are accused of breaking into three houses in Taneytown on the night of Oct. 4, police said, and vandalizing one of them, a home owned by Karen Magruder, a participant in a self-help housing project.

It is easy to overlook the stunning black lacquer piano just inside the marble-tiled entrance of Bill Magruder and Stanley Scherr's Mount Washington home. Only a focused eye would spy anything other than the spectacular wall of glass just beyond the foyer. "The windows and the brightness sold me on the house," said Scherr, 59, a teen outreach worker. No denying either of those features. In the cathedral-ceilinged living room (a step up from the foyer), the entire back wall is a window looking out onto a wrought-iron and glass-furnished patio where a perfectly manicured lawn - including sea grass - surrounds a 32-foot by 14-foot heated, saltwater pool.

All season, the Severna Park boys soccer team has combined poise and good fortune to find a way to win the close game. In yesterday's Class 4A state semifinal against strong and talented Bowie, the No. 4 Falcons' time ran out. The Bulldogs from Prince George's County got a goal from junior forward Patrick Thornton in the 52nd minute and then used their sturdy defense, led by senior sweeper Daniel Walker, to end the Falcons' season, 1-0. Bowie (17-0)...

Jim Magruder took a deep breath, swung back his arm, and threw his wedding band as far as he could into the audience. That's how he knew he was finally free. "Telling this story has taken the hex off this wedding ring that I haven't known what to do with for ten years," Magruder told the 250 people attending a Stoop Storytelling session in 2006. "If you caught it, give it to someone you love, or sell it on eBay, but I'M DONE WITH IT!" Magruder's impulsive ring toss - and the thunderous whoops from the audience that followed - illustrates why the live storytelling series has been selling out its shows since its inception on Feb. 9, 2006.

Moments after hopping off the roller coaster that was yesterday's Class 2A boys soccer championship, River Hill senior Jake Pace was celebrating his game-winning overtime goal in the No. 3 Hawks' 3-2 win over No. 15 Loch Raven at South River, and then trying to find the words to describe the nerve-racking game that brought the program its eighth state title. It was no easy chore. "You can't really sum it up - there's so many different emotions that happened. It was happy, it was sad and then there was happy again.

On July 28, 2006, MOLLIE DELIAMAGRUDER beloved wife of William Magruder Jr., loving mother of Barbara Herman, Judy Dick and Daniel Magruder. Also survived by six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, Monday 4:30 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Tuesday 10 A.M. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday and Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

John B. Magruder Jr., a Baltimore architect, died of heart failure Thursday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Towson resident was 81. His architectural firm designed Hampton Plaza and Hampton House apartments in Towson, as well as the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting and Franklin Square Hospital Center. A Baltimore native, he graduated from Loyola Blakefield High School in 1943. He enlisted in the Army, serving during World War II in Italy and Germany. Upon returning home, he enrolled at Catholic University of America and graduated in 1950 with a degree in architecture and engineering.

On June 8, 2006 JOHN "BUD" BALDWIN MAGRUDER, JR. beloved husband of Elizabeth Finn Magruder; devoted father of Elizabeth Magruder Sonnenberg and her husband Martin J. Sonnenberg of Falls Church, VA, Mari Louise Magruder of Hilton Head, SC and John Baldwin Magruder, III of Chevy Chase, MD; dear brother of Mary Clagett Collinson and Elizabeth Green Cosgrove; loving grandfather of Neal and Elizabeth Sonnenberg. Friends may call at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., 6500 York Road (at Overbrook)

On May 24, 2005 CALEB CLARKE MAGRUDER; beloved husband of the late Carolyn Gene Magruder (nee Merchant); devoted father of Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr. and his wife Lucille and Susan Magruder Willis and her husband David; dear grandfather of Caleb Clarke Magruder, III, Katherine Parker Magruder and Jennifer Colleen Willis. A Memorial Service will be held Friday 9:30 A.M. at the Church of the Holy Comforter, 130 W. Seminary Ave., Lutherville, MD 21093. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Church of the Holy Comforter or Hospice of Baltimore, 6601 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21204.

On April 9, 2005 BEULAH E. (nee Reiser). Matriarch of the Neighborhood. Beloved wife of the late Lawford E. Magruder, Sr.; devoted mother of Dr. Lawford E. Magruder, Jr. Also survived by other relatives and friends. Services and Interment private. Arrangements by HARTLEY-MILLER-STELLA FUNERAL HOME, CHTD.

COLLEGE PARK - Broadneck's maturation as a team reached the level of its program's success last night in the Class 4A state volleyball final at Ritchie Coliseum as the Bruins swept a bigger Magruder team, 25-19, 25-17 and 25-22. The No. 3 Bruins (17-2), who have only three seniors, got better time as the season went on and made an unlikely fifth consecutive appearance in the 4A state final. It was the third state crown for the Bruins, who also won in 2001 and 2002, and completed a state title run by each of The Sun's top three ranked teams.