Melanson

J. Paul Melanson, former chief financial officer and vice president of administration and finance at Loyola College, died May 22 of congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The former longtime Homeland resident was 82. Mr. Melanson was born in Manchester, N.H., and was raised there and in Providence, R.I. During World War II, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1949 from what is now St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa. He also held two master's degrees, one in higher-education administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a second in business administration from Loyola.

Severna Park coach Lil Shelton asked her No. 2 Falcons whether they liked the feeling they had after losing to unranked rival Severn on Monday. The answer was clear Wednesday night as the Falcons scrambled to a 3-2 overtime victory over No. 6 South River. "It was the worst feeling, losing the Severn game, " said senior forward Hannah Balleza, whose stick struck the final ball in tandem with teammate Jaclyn Anspach's. Anspach was credited with the winning goal. "We did it together," Anspach said of the game-winner, which came on a corner and went into the net off a defender's stick.

Danny Flores, 77, who played the saxophone and shouted the word "tequila" in the 1950s hit song "Tequila!", died of complications from pneumonia Tuesday at a hospital in Huntington Beach, Calif. The man sometimes called the "godfather of Latin rock" was born in Santa Paula, Calif., and grew up in Long Beach. By age 5, he was playing guitar in church. At 14, he was a member of a trio that performed Mexican music. In 1957, he was in a group that recorded work with rockabilly singer Dave Burgess.

J. Paul Melanson, former chief financial officer and vice president of administration and finance at Loyola College, died May 22 of congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The former longtime Homeland resident was 82. Mr. Melanson was born in Manchester, N.H., and was raised there and in Providence, R.I. During World War II, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1949 from what is now St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa. He also held two master's degrees, one in higher-education administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a second in business administration from Loyola.

Roger Melanson, president of Great American Software Inc., has given away at least 3,500 copies of his small-business-oriented accounting programs since January."

Ted Melanson, The forceful nature of the faceoff is best described by those for whom it has become a routine. "It's you, another person and the ball. And for a split second, you're using every bit of energy and giving everything you've got," said Loyola's Ted Melanson. "And if you win [the faceoff], you've got to deal with the long poles coming on and whacking on you as you go running down the field in transition. "Then, win or lose, you've got to believe in yourself enough that you can go back and do it all over again.

Severna Park coach Lil Shelton asked her No. 2 Falcons whether they liked the feeling they had after losing to unranked rival Severn on Monday. The answer was clear Wednesday night as the Falcons scrambled to a 3-2 overtime victory over No. 6 South River. "It was the worst feeling, losing the Severn game, " said senior forward Hannah Balleza, whose stick struck the final ball in tandem with teammate Jaclyn Anspach's. Anspach was credited with the winning goal. "We did it together," Anspach said of the game-winner, which came on a corner and went into the net off a defender's stick.

Midway through the second overtime of last night's field hockey showdown between No. 3 Broadneck and No. 4 South River, Bruins junior Meghan Eshleman decided she had had enough. On a perfect corner pass from teammate Caroline Hollerbach, Eshleman nailed her shot into the lower right corner to give the Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Seahawks in an Anne Arundel County match. "We worked so hard the entire game. I just knew I wanted to end the game right there and then, and so I just hit it as hard as I could," Eshleman said.

Urbana has won four state football titles in the past six years, a fact that's not lost on Loyola's Brady Smith, a Carroll County resident. "Urbana plays in the same conference as the Westminster and South Carroll kids Brady played with in recreation leagues," Jim Smith said of his son, who lives in Finksburg. "Brady's always hearing how great Urbana is. It's a motivator for him." And that made yesterday's 24-6 win all the more sweet for Smith, a junior who hurt Urbana (2-1) - ranked 13th in the state by the Associated Press - for the second straight year.

Hannah Bellaza scored with 8:17 left in the game, finishing off a centering pass from Alex Schmidt, as defending Class 4A state champion Severna Park closed out its perfect regular season with a 1-0 field hockey win on the road over No. 6 South River last night. The top-ranked Falcons are 14-0 overall, including 11-0 in Anne Arundel County. The goal came off a penalty corner with Schmidt collecting the first pass and sending it across to the far post for Bellaza. "The girls are looking good.

Hannah Bellaza scored with 8:17 left in the game, finishing off a centering pass from Alex Schmidt, as defending Class 4A state champion Severna Park closed out its perfect regular season with a 1-0 field hockey win on the road over No. 6 South River last night. The top-ranked Falcons are 14-0 overall, including 11-0 in Anne Arundel County. The goal came off a penalty corner with Schmidt collecting the first pass and sending it across to the far post for Bellaza. "The girls are looking good.

Midway through the second overtime of last night's field hockey showdown between No. 3 Broadneck and No. 4 South River, Bruins junior Meghan Eshleman decided she had had enough. On a perfect corner pass from teammate Caroline Hollerbach, Eshleman nailed her shot into the lower right corner to give the Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Seahawks in an Anne Arundel County match. "We worked so hard the entire game. I just knew I wanted to end the game right there and then, and so I just hit it as hard as I could," Eshleman said.

Danny Flores, 77, who played the saxophone and shouted the word "tequila" in the 1950s hit song "Tequila!", died of complications from pneumonia Tuesday at a hospital in Huntington Beach, Calif. The man sometimes called the "godfather of Latin rock" was born in Santa Paula, Calif., and grew up in Long Beach. By age 5, he was playing guitar in church. At 14, he was a member of a trio that performed Mexican music. In 1957, he was in a group that recorded work with rockabilly singer Dave Burgess.

Ted Melanson, The forceful nature of the faceoff is best described by those for whom it has become a routine. "It's you, another person and the ball. And for a split second, you're using every bit of energy and giving everything you've got," said Loyola's Ted Melanson. "And if you win [the faceoff], you've got to deal with the long poles coming on and whacking on you as you go running down the field in transition. "Then, win or lose, you've got to believe in yourself enough that you can go back and do it all over again.

Urbana has won four state football titles in the past six years, a fact that's not lost on Loyola's Brady Smith, a Carroll County resident. "Urbana plays in the same conference as the Westminster and South Carroll kids Brady played with in recreation leagues," Jim Smith said of his son, who lives in Finksburg. "Brady's always hearing how great Urbana is. It's a motivator for him." And that made yesterday's 24-6 win all the more sweet for Smith, a junior who hurt Urbana (2-1) - ranked 13th in the state by the Associated Press - for the second straight year.

1. Wilde Lake Last season: 10-1, ranked No. 8 Doug DuVall, the area's winningest coach, pursues a sixth state title with one of his biggest, most talented teams ever. 2. Calvert Hall Last season: 10-1, No. 3 Fleet-footed WR Lemar Williams ranks with the area's best, but can Calvert Hall get him the ball? 3. Hereford Last season: 13-0, No. 2 QB Andy DePaola threw for 11 TDs, and DB Ray Wittlesberger had 11 interceptions for two-time state champs. 4. Loyola Last season: 5-6, unranked OT Matt Sullivan (6 feet 4, 285 pounds)

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