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The last time the McDonogh boys soccer team did not reach the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship game was 2005. With one quick burst and a poised finish, Calvert Hall senior forward Jacob Bender ended that streak Tuesday in Owings Mills. Bender's goal with 15 seconds left in regulation of the quarterfinal game gave the No. 7 Cardinals a 2-1 win over No. 3 McDonogh, the defending league champion. Bender nudged past a defender on the right to chase down a pass sent forward by Brad McKim and drove a shot from 14 yards over drawn out reserve goalkeeper Max Caputo.

Former McDonogh soccer standout Chris Agorsor has signed a contract with Major League Soccer to play for the Philadelphia Union. Agorsor, who enjoyed a stellar career at McDonogh that earned him a number of area and national awards, was allocated to the Union via lottery Monday. During his senior year at McDonogh in 2008, the standout striker was named National Player of the Year by Gatorade and the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America (NSCAA) in addition to being chosen The Baltimore Sun's Boys Soccer Player of the Year and its Athlete of the the Year.

Women's college lacrosse McDonogh trio among IWLCA 1st-team honorees Six players who attended Baltimore-area high schools earned Division I first-team All-America recognition from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association on Wednesday. Three of the six attended McDonogh: Duke junior defender Taylor Virden , Florida senior attacker Kitty Cullen and Maryland freshman midfielder Taylor Cummings . The other three were Maryland senior defender Iliana Sanza (St. Paul's)

Top-ranked Gilman used its depth to capture a fourth straight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association track and field title Saturday afternoon at Archbishop Spalding. Taking advantage of their talent across the board in sprints, distance, relays and field events, the Greyhounds finished with 202.5 points to easily beat No. 2 Mount St. Joseph (147) On the girls' side, top-ranked McDonogh used strong performances from Autumne Franklin, Jessica Caldwell and others for 137 points, pulling away late from Maryvale (89)

Host No. 11 Perry Hall used stingy defense to limit No. 2 McDonogh's scoring chances Saturday in boys soccer. But, when the opportunity came, the Eagles (1-0) went to a set piece as George Campbell crossed the ball to Brett Ebel, who headed in the game-winner with 31 minutes left in the first half, and McDonogh held on to win, 1-0. Football Patterson Mill 24, Chesapeake-BC 0: Devinn Fisher had 15 carries for 160 yards and one touchdown at the visiting Huskies (1-0) shut out the Bayhawks (0-1)

Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) used the long ball to hang with No. 3 McDonogh for a half. But the Eagles (22-7) tightened their perimeter defense and rolled, 71-54, in Thursday's girls opening round of the Bishop Walsh Invitational basketball tournament in Cumberland. The Cubs (19-7) made eight 3-pointers in the first half and trailed, 39-32, at the break. Georgetown Visitation made 17 field goals, 12 of which were 3-pointers. The Eagles outscored the Cubs 22-10 in the third quarter to pull away.

Mike Gamble McDonogh, forward, senior The Wake Forest-bound player scored 35goals and had 16 assists for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference champions. He had the most goals for McDonogh since Kaiser Chowdhry broke the league record with 48 in 2000. "The hardest-working and one of the most dynamic players to ever play at McDonogh," Eagles coach Steve Nichols said of Gamble. Gamble improved steadily from last year's performance, when he had 27 goals and 16assists.

The senior won the 100- and 300-meter hurdles at Saturday's Pikesville Track Classic, helping the No. 1 Eagles take second place. Franklin set a meet record in the 300 hurdles when she came across in 42.33 seconds, comfortably defeating Old Mill senior Alexis Franklin (44.01), who beat her in the same race last year at Pikesville. Autumne Franklin won Saturday's 100 hurdles with a time of 14.47 seconds. Set to compete at Harvard next year, Franklin earned All-Metro second-team honors last spring and then made the first team after this winter's indoor season.

Trying to stay with the pace the McDonogh girls soccer team brings to the field is a daunting challenge. Surrender an early goal to the No. 1 Eagles - like No. 5 Notre Dame Prep did Friday - and the task often becomes too difficult to overcome. Fueled by freshman Bridgette Andrzejewski's finish three minutes into the game, the host Eagles played with precision and confidence in earning a 7-0 win over the Blazers. Andrzejewski finished with three goals to lead the Eagles, who also got goals from Casey Martinez, Kia Rankin, Kyla Clark and Anna Bialczak.

No. 1 McDonogh finished sixth out of 102 teams in the prestigious Beast of the East wrestling tournament in Newark, Del., over the weekend. Eagles junior Jack Clark placed second at 145 pounds, while sophomore Myles Martin was the runner-up in the 160-pound weight class. Clark lost a 4-1 decision to Camden (N.J.) Catholic's T.J. Miller in the final, and Martin fell to Central Dauphin (Pa.)'s Garrett Peppelman, 3-2, in the championship bout. In the semifinals, Martin upset St. Mary's Ryken junior Josh Llopez by a 1-0 decision.