Mount De Sales

A flawless effort was needed to capture Archbishop Spalding's third Cavalier Classic yesterday at Randazzo Park.North County had one.The No. 3 Knights enjoyed shutout wins over No. 12 Seton Keough and No. 8 Mount de Sales to earn top honors in the strong 10-team field.Each team played two games with best overall record the first tie-breaker and runs allowed the second.Three other teams -- No. 2 Northeast, No. 5 Severna Park and Institute of Notre Dame -- all went 2-0 for the day, but none could match the two shutouts North County posted.

Two days after she celebrated her 17th birthday, Seton Keough's Kristin Dulay helped provide more cause for celebration yesterday.The junior right-hander gave up two runs in the first inning but held No. 10 Mount de Sales scoreless for the next nine, as the Gators ousted the defending champs from the Catholic League tournament, 4-2, in 10 innings.Dulay struck out nine for the Gators against the fifth-ranked Sailors in the semifinal at Catonsville Community Center.Freshman catcher Daniel Goode drove in the game-winning run with an infield single, her third hit and second RBI, and Dulay helped her cause by singling in another run."

David Benjamin Wilkens, whose battle against multiple sclerosis inspired an award in his name at the school where he was a mathematics and computer instructor, died Tuesday at his Catonsville home. He was 36.Mr. Wilkens taught for the past seven years at Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville and was faculty adviser for the high school's newspaper, the Anchor.The school established the David B. Wilkens Courage Award in 1995. It is given annually to a student in recognition of courage under trial and hardship.

Megan Elizabeth Wisby of Eldersburg won the Miss Maryland Teen Pageant held May 1 at Anne Arundel Community College.Forty contestants competed in swimsuit, evening gown and interview.She will go to the national pageant, America's Perfect Teen, in July in Orlando, Fla.Megan, 17, is the daughter of Christine Wisby of Eldersburg and granddaughter of Robert and Mildred Herbert of Eldersburg. She is an honor student at Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville.

During her four years at Mount de Sales, Christy Urban has been known to be many things in softball.Mostly, though, she's been a stopper, and yesterday Urban was stellar again as the eighth-ranked Sailors beat No. 10 Seton Keough, 2-0, in a Catholic League game at the Catonsville Senior Center.Three days earlier, Urban's four-hitter had gone for naught in a loss to Archbishop Spalding, but she came back even stronger yesterday, allowing just one hit and retiring 15 of the last 16 batters for her 11th complete game of spring.

Seton Keough's Kristin Dulay gave up two runs in the first inning but held No. 10 Mount de Sales scoreless for the next nine, as the Gators ousted the defending champs from the Catholic League tournament, 4-2, in 10 innings yesterday.Dulay struck out nine for the Gators against the fifth-ranked Sailors in a semifinal at Catonsville Community Center.Freshman catcher Daniel Goode drove in the game-winning run with an infield single, her third hit and second RBI, and Dulay helped her cause by singling in another run."

Player of the YearChristy Urban, Mount de Sales, senior, pitcher: There were probably more overpowering hurlers than Urban, but consistency was what set her apart. The player of the year in the Catholic League, Urban was 15-6 for Mount de Sales with a 1.02 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 154 innings. A three-time All-Catholic League selection, Urban also batted .339 with 14 RBIs and scored 12 runs. "The biggest thing about Christy is her attitude and she's relentless on the field," said Mount de Sales coach Pete Waskiewicz.

A flawless effort was needed to capture Archbishop Spalding's third Cavalier Classic yesterday at Randazzo Park.North County had one.The No. 3 Knights enjoyed shutout wins over No. 12 Seton Keough and No. 8 Mount de Sales to earn top honors in the strong 10-team field.Each team played two games with best overall record the first tie-breaker and runs allowed the second.Three other teams -- No. 2 Northeast, No. 5 Severna Park and Institute of Notre Dame -- all went 2-0 for the day, but none could match the two shutouts North County posted.

The mile, once the glamour event of track and field, is making a comeback. Big time.At least that's the situation in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (boys) and Catholic League (girls) championships, which conclude on Poly's track tomorrow, with field events starting at 10 a.m. and running at noon.While Chris Knott and Aaron Johnson, rivals from Loyola and Calvert Hall, respectively, are settling their differences over 1,600 meters, the long-awaited rematch of McDonogh's Kacie Remeto and Archbishop Spalding's Kelly Zuknick probably deserves top billing.

Archbishop Spalding's Kelly Zuknick cruised to victory in the 3,200-meter run in the Catholic League's track championships at Poly in Baltimore yesterday, one of four finals the girls contested.The race was, in effect, a prep for Zuknick, who will compete today two more events, the 1,600 and 800, with her main opponent in both events being McDonogh's Kacie Remeto.Those two races probable deserve top billing for today's events, which begin at 10 a.m. for field competitors and at noon for runners, all at Poly.

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)

Brandon Bayer, North Harford, football The junior running back carried the ball 31 times for 220 yards and two touchdowns as the Hawks (3-1) pulled out a 38-30 win over Aberdeen on Friday. Bayer also had five tackles at strong safety and ran for a pair of two-point conversions. In four games, he has scored 52 points, rushing 76 times for 493 yards and eight touchdowns. Bayer, who has a 3.85 grade-point average, also plays basketball and baseball for North Harford. Others considered: : David Arnold, Mount St. Joseph, soccer; Rashard Carter, Parkville, football; Corey Polston, Chesapeake-BC, football; Kalvin Seamonson, Atholton, football Katy Buck, Mount de Sales, volleyball The senior outside hitter led the Sailors (5-0)

Sister Madeline Roddenbery, a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy and a retired educator, died July 26 of complications from dementia at The Villa, her order's retirement home in Woodbrook, Baltimore County. She was 92. Martha Roddenbery was born in St. Augustine, Fla. She was raised in St. Augustine and Macon, Ga., where she graduated in 1935 from Mount de Sales Academy. When her mother, an entertainer who played piano on the vessels of the Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. between Savannah, Ga., and New York, was away for extended periods, she boarded at Mount de Sales.

Harry Slade allowed just two hits over four innings and hit the game-winning three-run homer in the third inning as the No. 7 Loyola baseball team edged Gilman, 3-2, on Friday. The host Dons (16-6) held the Greyhounds scoreless until the seventh inning, in which they scored both of their runs. Gilman's Ryan Ripken pitched five innings in the loss. No. 4 C. Milton Wright 28, Southwestern 0: : Bobby Ruse and Ryan Corn combined to throw a no-hitter for the host Mustangs (13-5) in the opening round of the Class 4A North playoffs.

A 20-year-old Owings Mills resident who died in an accidental fall while hiking in an Ohio park was remembered yesterday as "an exceptional, big-hearted girl." Amy Adams, a Muskingum College junior and a biology major who planned to become a veterinarian, died Sunday after she fell the previous day in the Hosak's Cave section of Salt Fork State Park. Adams was a 2006 graduate of Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville, where she was active in sports. The school's principal, Sister Elizabeth Anne Allen, described her as a "quiet catalyst who seemed to bring out the best in people."

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Bailey Webster St. Paul's, hitter Webster's court presence was often enough to intimidate other teams before the ball was even struck. Perhaps the best volleyball player ever in the metro area, Webster simply took over matches. At times, she single-handedly kept her team in matches and rallied it when things got tough. The most highly recruited player in the nation, the 6-foot-3 senior entertained offers from hundreds of Division I schools before deciding on the University of Texas.

Player of the Year Bailey Webster, St. Paul's Webster, the returning County and All-Metro Player of the Year, led the No. 8 Gators to an 18-2 record and a runner-up spot in the tough Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference this season. Anytime the ball was set to Webster, there was a good chance it wasn't coming back over the net. Webster compiled 487 kills, 21 blocks, 89 digs and 31 aces to lead the Gators. An Under Armour first-team All-American, she will play in Under Armour's National High School All-Star Game on Dec. 21 in Omaha, Neb. Coach of the Year Kenny Mills, Mount de Sales Mills saved his best for last, leading the Catonsville school to its first IAAM A Conference title in his final year in the area.

Mount de Sales senior Katy Buck knows what it's like to play against a legend. After yesterday, she knows how to beat one, too. Buck and her Mount de Sales teammates out-hit, out-dug and out-worked second-ranked and previously undefeated St. Paul's, 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22 to win the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship at Roland Park. In the process, the third-ranked Sailors (15-2) ended the IAAM career of Bailey Webster (22 kills, three blocks)

Kasey Mercier knew her Mount de Sales teammates needed a spark in their match against neighborhood rival Catonsville. Fortunately for the fourth-ranked Sailors, that spark turned out to be Mercier's arm. The senior served 12 straight winners in a tight third game to help lead Mount de Sales to a 22-23, 25-15, 25-14, 25-18 win over No. 5 Catonsville in a nonleague match. The game marked the first time that the schools - which have each been in existence for more than 100 years and are about five miles apart - have played a regular-season volleyball match.

Samantha Brostrom * Centennial, hitter * The sophomore will be counted on to provide some of the power for the Eagles' potent, senior-led offense. Katy Buck * Mount De Sales, hitter * A standout on a senior-dominated team, the junior's consistency at the net is one of the keys to the Sailors' bid to win the IAAM A Conference. Andrea Catucci * Archbishop Spalding, setter * An All-IAAM A Conference selection last year as a junior, Catucci is the key to making the Cavaliers' offense click.