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Garrison Forest's field hockey team came away with a 1-0 upset over Bryn Mawr on Tuesday when Megan Rossie scored with just over 16 minutes left, lifting the visiting Grizzlies (8-2-1) over the No. 5 Mawrtians (8-2). Garrison Forest goalkeeper Kendall Kuntz made seven saves and posted a shutout. "A lot of back and forth," Bryn Mawr coach Jeanette Budzik said. "Garrison started out dominating, then we got our bearings. They sent a long ball from the sideline that caught everyone off guard [leading to the goal]

In the fifth inning of Sunday's Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship game, a bad hop struck top-ranked Archbishop Spalding's shortstop, Melanie Gunning, in the forehead, and she stayed on the ground as teammates, coaches and a trainer rushed to her aid. She was met by her father after being helped to the dugout, and began to cry only because she did not want to come out of the game. After being checked again for several minutes, the sophomore was allowed to return.

McDonogh goalie Katie Ferraro likes nothing more than to face eight-meter free-position shots, and she came up big against them Monday. The sophomore stopped two straight late in the first half — and four among her nine total saves — to give the No. 1 Eagles a big boost toward a 16-7 victory over No. 8 Bryn Mawr. The Eagles (16-0) completed the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference regular season 13-0. "Taylor [Virden] and the rest of my defense knows I like free positions," Ferraro said.

Sam McGee completed her hat trick by scoring the game-winning goal with 1:48 left in the second overtime to lift the No. 8 Bryn Mawr girls lacrosse team over No. 15 Roland Park, 14-13, Wednesday. The host Mawrtians (4-0) took an 8-4 halftime lead before the Reds (3-1) battled back in the second half. Caroline Seats scored the tying goal with five seconds left in regulation to force overtime. The teams traded goals in the first overtime. "It was very much based upon who won the draw," Bryn Mawr coach Wendy Kridel said.

Bryn Mawr's 4-2 victory over Holton-Arms in last week's Maryland Scholastic Hockey League title game at The Gardens Icehouse in Laurel was a little more satisfying than other championships. The reason? Holton-Arms had beaten the Mawrtians in the championship game for four consecutive seasons. "I think that to finally win was a big relief to a lot of people," Bryn Mawr's Creaghan Peters said. "It was a huge confidence booster and proved they could do what they worked for all year."

McDonogh had a perfect regular season, and the Eagles didn't miss a beat in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland tennis tournament Thursday, taking all five B Conference championships. The host Eagles went 11-0 in the regular season and then won both singles titles and all three doubles championship matches. "They had their goal of getting to the championships and winning," coach Rachel Sifri said. "Sweeping was the goal for everyone." In singles, McDonogh's Kristina Centenari beat Katie Cole of St. Paul's, 6-2, 6-2, to take the No. 1 title.

With the rain coming down, the fog nestling around the evergreens surrounding the scoreboard end of the Garrison Forest field hockey field and the winds picking up to make it colder by the minute, the No. 1 Grizzlies' Liza Blue got hot. The game against No. 6 Bryn Mawr was about a minute and a half into overtime when Blue dribbled at least 40 yards down the field, weaving around defenders until she found herself almost out of bounds. It was then that she somehow managed a cross-body swipe at the ball that found the inside of the net at an almost impossible angle to win the game, 3-2. The goal 1:55 into overtime wiped out a terrific comeback bid by Bryn Mawr.

Mount de Sales senior Katy Buck dived wildly and connected with a kill heading for the floor. The ball barely sailed over the net before falling untouched for another point. Buck looked at her coach, Monica Owensby, and just smiled. Judging by how the top-ranked Sailors are playing, she has a lot to smile about. Mount de Sales (9-0, 7-0) used the power of hitters Buck (12 kills, 10 digs) and Hannah Schmidt (seven kills, four assists, two blocks), as well as the setting of Caroline Casey (14 assists)

All-Metro senior forward Paige Hanson and her No. 5-ranked Bryn Mawr teammates knew their regular-season opening game at No. 8 Fallston would be difficult. The Cougars were looking to win their third straight field hockey championship and were inspired to be playing their first game at home for new head coach Megan Grant. But with 11:39 to play in the second half, Hanson picked up where she left off last season, making the most of a corner opportunity (one of 15 for the Mawrtians]

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