Milford Mill

A man was found fatally shot in a parked car Wednesday night in Milford Mill, police said. Ernest Bo Gales, 21, was found unresponsive in a parked car in the 8100 block of Salt Lake Drive about 10:30 p.m., Baltimore County police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said in statements Thursday and Friday. Gales, who lived on the 3300 block of Northmont Road in Pikesville, had been shot several times, she said. Gales was found by the person whose parking spot he had taken, said Armacost.

A 9-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle in front of her Milford Mill home Friday, the second girl involved in a pedestrian accident in the Baltimore region this week. The first crash, in Middle River on Wednesday, was fatal. Police said Kalina Brockington, 9, was crossing Milford Mill Road near Wildor Avenue just before 8 a.m., when she ran into the path of a 2011 Nissan Versa traveling northbound on Milford Mill Road. Brockington, of the 3700 block of Milford Mill Road, was taken to Johns Hopkins Children's Center, where she remains in critical condition, police said.

A Baltimore County man was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center after he was stabbed Thanksgiving evening by an apparently intoxicated man in Pikesville, Baltimore County Police said. Police arrested a resident of the Milford Mill area at his nearby home. The victim, 51-year-old Douglas Gray of the 8700 block of Church Lane, was taken to the hospital for non-fatal stab wounds, police said. The stabbing occurred at about 7 p.m. Thursday in the area of Langrehr and Liberty roads in Milford Mill, Northwest Baltimore County.

Winning pitcher Craig Sheridan (3-2) allowed one earned run, five hits and three walks while striking out three over six innings Wednesday as No. 4 South River beat host host No. 7 Old Mill, 5-1. Brody Raimondo had two singles and scored twice for the visiting Seahawks (11-4). Scott Mitchell had an RBI single, and Jake Gratz executed a squeeze bunt to pace the offense.  On defense, left fielder Connor Cox threw out Nestor Rentas at the plate in the bottom of the fifth, and Gratz caught Brent Orbell drifting off third in the bottom of the sixth as the Patriots (7-3)

Milford Mill didn't go far looking for its new varsity basketball coach, promoting JV coach Michael Silverman to replace former coach Albert Holley. Silverman spent the past three years as the Millers' JV coach, leading the team to the Class 4A-3A Baltimore County crown in the 2010-11 season.  "We have continuity with Michael, everybody knows what he's all about. He is well liked and respected by the student-athletes and parents in the program," Milford Mill athletic director Joe Sargent said.

A 20-year-old Milford Mill woman was arrested Saturday after kidnapping a 10-month-old boy from Pikesville, Baltimore County police said Saturday. The boy, who was unharmed when police found him about an hour after he was reported taken, has been returned to his legal guardian, police said. Police were called about 5:15 p.m. to the home of the boy's biological mother in the 4800 block of Hawksbury Road in Pikesville, where a verbal argument had broken out between a large number of people, according to Officer Shawn Vinson, a police spokesman.

Freshman Dionna White led the No. 15 Milford Mill girls basketball team with 37 points in a 70-67 win over host Western on Monday. In a foul-plagued contest, White hit nine field goals and went 19-for-24 from the free-throw line. Milford Mill led 34-25 at the half. Qierra Murray led the Doves with 25 points, and Keimmie Booth added 14. No. 13 Century 46, Walkersville 39: Angela Flister had 17 points and 13 rebounds to power the host Knights (20-1) over the Lions.

The 6-foot-5 senior forward led the No. 3 Millers to their second straight Class 3A state championship this weekend, highlighted by Saturday's 56-44 win over Centennial in the title game at the University of Maryland's Comcast Center. Hanner scored nine of the team's first 13 points and finished the game with 17 points and 19 rebounds — his second straight double double. In the Millers' 58-37 semifinal win over Friendly, he scored 12 points and added 12 rebounds and five blocks. For the season, his third on varsity, Hanner averaged 10.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks.

No. 6 Milford Mill used different kinds of presses for four quarters to stifle Lansdowne's offense and win, 75-52, in boys basketball Wednesday. Tevin Hanner had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Millers (3-0), who led by 25 midway through the fourth quarter. Nick LaGuerre had 20 points for Lansdowne. No. 10 Oakland Mills 79, Hammond 44: The host Scorpions (5-0) had another huge third quarter, scoring 21points to beat the Bears (3-2). Greg Whittington finished with a game-high 28 points.

What could have spelled disaster for No. 7 Milford Mill in Saturday's Class 3A North final instead provided a much-needed moment of inspiration. On the ropes against Parkville midway through the second half, the Millers lost top-scorer Isaiah McCray to a back injury after the junior collided with the Knights' James Milton in transition. The game was delayed several minutes as McCray, who had 16 points at the time, lay sprawled on the court. Once action resumed, host Milford Mill took command, scoring 21 of the next 27 points on its way to a 73-64 win. "We wanted to regroup," senior captain Anthony Goode said.

Baltimore County health officials found a rabid cat in the Milford Mill area and are looking for anyone who may have been exposed to the animal. The feral cat was gray, tan and white and lived among a group of other cats near Rhonda Court. The animal has since died of rabies. Health officials are seeking anyone who may have had exposure to the cat between March 28 and April 12. They are also encouraging neighbors to keep pets - particularly cats - indoors as they attempt to capture the other feral cats in the neighborhood.

The Century boys showed their depth at Saturday's Pikesville Track Classic. Julian Woods won three different events, and Jake Stefanick finished first in another, but it was Chandler Kennell's late win in the pole vault - the last event to finish - that pushed No. 2 Century past No. 6 Digital Harbor at Pikesville. Kennell set a meet record with his effort of 14 feet, one inch. Nicholas Neral added a fourth-place finish in the event, and those 13 points let Century (69) top Digital Harbor (60)

No. School Record 1. Archbishop Spalding 29-2 2. Aberdeen 25-3 3. McDonogh 22-9 4. Digital Harbor 20-5 5. City 23-4 6. Milford Mill 23-3 7. Roland Park 16-10 8. Poly 22-6 9. River Hill 23-4 10. St. Frances 15-11 11. Seton Keough 12-17 12. Howard 21-4 13. Reservoir 17-4 14. Patterson Mill 21-7 15. John Carroll 10-14 Other teams considered: St. Mary's (22-3), St. Vincent Pallotti (12-14), Severn (18-6), South River (22-4)

Tim Bond, City, junior, guard Omari George, City, junior, guard Justin Jenifer, Milford Mill, sophomore, guard Kamau Stokes, Dunbar, junior, guard Isaiah Tripp, Edmondson, senior, guard Ahmaad Wilson, Randallstown , senior, guard Justin Brown, New Town, senior, forward Ryan Hill, Arundel, senior, forward Lavon Long, Oakland Mills, senior, forward Gavan Scanlan, Dulaney, senior, forward

The senior guard, a four-year varsity player and three-year starter, saved his absolute best for the final second of his high school career. Walker beat the buzzer with a driving layup in Saturday's Class 2A state championship game to give the Red Storm (22-5) a 56-54 win over Wicomico for the program's first title. Walker, an All-Metro first-team selection as a junior, finished the title game with 15 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals. In the team's 60-56 semifinal win over Oakdale, from Frederick County, on Friday, Walker had similar heroics in the second overtime.

Boys basketball No. School Record Prev. 1. Dunbar 26-2 1 2. St. Frances 33-6 2 3. Milford Mill 26-2 4 4. Mount St. Joseph 31-8 3 5. Edmondson 22-5 5 6. Arch. Spalding 22-12 6 7. John Carroll 26-12 7 8. City 20-6 8 9. New Town 23-4 9 10. Poly 20-7 10 11. Randallstown 19-6 11 12. Oakland Mills 24-1 12 13. Arundel 22-4 13 14. St. Vincent Pallotti 26-6 14 15. Reservoir 19-7 15 Other teams considered: Annapolis (18-8)

The Milford Mill boys basketball team set a fast pace to Thursday's Class 3A state semifinal game, challenging overmatched Urbana to keep up. Guards Justin Jenifer, Bruce Watkins and the rest of the No. 4 Millers simply wouldn't let the Hawks stay close for long. Jenifer scored a game-high 20 points, Watkins added 18 as the Millers cruised to a 78-53 win over Urbana at the University of Maryland's Comcast Center. Milford Mill (25-2) will look to win its sixth state title when the Millers face Potomac, from Prince George's County, in the Class 3A championship Saturday at 3 p.m. at Comcast Center.