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Here is the second installment of a series that checks in with the seven Division I programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Tuesday's visit was with Navy. Wednesday's visit is with Mount St. Mary's. REVIEW The good: After absorbing a 23-6 drubbing at the hands of then-No. 2 Maryland in the season opener for both teams on Feb. 12, the Mountaineers rebounded nicely with victories over then-No.

John S. "Bud" Linz, a retired engineer and World War II veteran, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 90. The son of a grocer and a homemaker, John Sebastian Linz was born in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown. After graduating in 1941 from Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington, he began studies at the Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Linz left Hopkins to enlist in the Army and served with the 99th Infantry Division in Europe. He fought at the Battle of the Bulge, where he was wounded and earned a Purple Heart.

After a decade on the job, Mount St. Mary's University President Thomas H. Powell announced Tuesday that he plans to leave the post at the end of the next academic year. "Like any position, the presidency of a university goes through seasons of beginning, developing, and ending, and then beginning again," Powell said in a letter to the Emmitsburg university Tuesday morning. "It is clear to me that the season of change is here. As a university, we are in a good place to welcome a new President to take the helm and continue moving our beloved Mount forward.

The past four days have featured a premature attempt at the preseason rankings for 2014. Wednesday's entry includes three teams that did not finish above .500 and missed the tournament this past season. But what they do have is intrigue in either the form of a significant amount of returning experience, a potentially explosive offense or a strong presence in the middle of the field. In alphabetical order, the teams flying under the radar are: Air Force (2013 record: 7-7) Outlook: The Falcons finished in sixth place in the Eastern College Athletic Conference standings, which kept them out of the league tournament.

When it came to picking a college, Chris Manning “didn't see the point in waiting until” his senior year. Especially not after the Randallstown junior landed an offer from Mount St. Mary's. “Really, it was just a great situation for me and my parents,” said Manning, who committed to the Mountaineers last week. “It's only about an hour away from my house. [My family will] be able to come see me play at home games. I've talked to the coaches, and it really just felt like home.” Manning, who plays for Team Sizzle on the AAU circuit, was also heavily recruited by Radford.

With Kameron Williams and Phil Booth starring in the Mount St. Joseph backcourt, Jaylen Adams was frequently overshadowed during the past two seasons. This summer, however, the rising senior point guard is getting a chance to stand out. Adams has emerged this spring as one of Nike Baltimore Elite's top offensive threats.  A quick, unselfish ball-handler, Adams has proved to be a reliable scorer for the AAU program. “It's been going well,” Adams said after a Nike Elite practice at Baltimore City Community College last week.

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association individual stroke play golf tournament had been within reach for the Mount St. Joseph senior in his first three years. He finished third as a freshman and sophomore before placing second last spring. This year, tied with the defending champion, Archbishop Spalding's Chris Navarro, and with McDonogh's Rij Patel one shot behind going into the final hole of the three-day event on April 29, Long wasn't going to be denied again. His par on the final hole completed a final round 4-over-par 74 for a three-day total of 221, giving Long the elusive title by one stroke over each opponent at Baltimore Country Club's East Course in Lutherville.

Shawn Carter , a sophomore attackman-midfielder from Mount St. Joseph, has orally committed to Mercer. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound recruit plays for Chesapeake Rock, attending Summer Sizzle, Rider MVP, Baltimore Summer Kickoff, Tri-State, UPLax and Loyola Shootout camps, where he was an All-Star. He also plays basketball. Carter also considered UMBC, Towson, Villanova and Lehigh. Junior commitment Attackman Alex Lacaze of Sts. Peter and Paul in Easton has orally committed to Hobart.

The Mount St. Mary's carousel at goalkeeper has spun back to Adam Borgogelli. The sophomore is expected to start Sunday's Northeast Conference game at Robert Morris, coach Tom Gravante announced Friday. Freshman Frankie McCarthy had started the last two contests, but he was pulled after surrendering seven goals and making just one save in 10 minutes, 34 seconds of play in the team's 12-8 loss to Quinnipiac last Saturday. Borgogelli  - who has made nine starts this season - replaced McCarthy and allowed five goals while making nine stops in the last 49:26.

It will be interesting to see what happens this week when Mount St. Joseph's baseball team meets No. 2 Gilman for a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference game. The two teams met Saturday in the finals of the President's Cup and had a free-for-all at the plate. A total of nine pitchers were used, as batters combined for 30 hits and 23 runs in a game Mount St. Joseph won, 12-11. Last week, Gilman coach Larry Sheets said his team's win over MSJ in last year's President's Cup final caused the Greyhounds to lose their edge the next week when they faced the Gaels.

Several local players earned spots on the All-District teams from the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches. The local players on the teams are listed below. District 1 Isaiah Pasteur, Winters Mill, junior Bobby Summersgill, Liberty, senior Trevor Houck, Westminster, senior District 5 Joey Benitez, Archbishop Spalding, senior Steven Ghiardi, Arundel, senior Craig Sheridan, South River, junior Scott Mitchell, South River, senior A.J. Hammen, Glen Burnie, senior Eric Grantland, Northeast, senior Nick Watkins, Annapolis Area Christian, senior Matt Prince, North County, senior John Drexel, Chesapeake-AA, junior Brady Acker, Atholton, junior Cody Morris, Reservoir, sophomore Tommy Mee, Wilde Lake, senior Joe Zayatz, Oakland Mills, senior Logan Dubbe, Glenelg, senior Derek Sicca, Hammond, senior Paul Burmester, Atholton, senior Ben Miller, Hammond, senior Jake Bender, Marriotts Ridge, junior District 6 John Klein, Catonsville, junior Matt Evans, Eastern Tech, senior Aidan Miller, Towson, senior Mike O'Dwyer, Towson, senior Kyle Kershner, Towson, senior Shane Mizelle, Eastern Tech, senior Tyler Silbersack, Franklin, junior Ryan Miller, Lansdowne, senior Kris Ewers, Dulaney, senior Jeremy Davis, Catonsville, senior Sean Welling, Loch Raven, senior Cody Gwinn, Eastern Tech, junior Jay Patti, Hereford,...

NAME, PREP SCHOOL AND/OR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE Jamel Artis , Notre Dame Prep (Mass.), PITTSBURGH Chase Cormier , Fishburne Military / Milford Mill, GRAMBLING STATE Will Darley , Fishburne Military / Dulaney, UMBC Rodney Elliott , John Carroll, UMBC Ben Grace , Gilman, UMBC Rodney Hawkins , Mt. Zion Prep / Lake Clifton, SAINT PETER'S Lavon Long , Oakland...

When Mount St. Mary's took the unusual route of redshirting attackman Cody Lehrer, midfielder Eric Ososki and long-stick midfielder Mark Burns so that they would be able to use their final year of eligibility in 2013, the move appeared risky but well-conceived with the winner of the Northeast Conference tournament earning the league's first automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. But a 0-3 start in conference play capped by a 12-11 loss to Robert Morris on April 14 eliminated the Mountaineers from contention for the four spots in the Northeast tournament.

Here is the second installment of a series that checks in with the seven Division I programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Tuesday's visit was with Navy. Wednesday's visit is with Mount St. Mary's. REVIEW The good: After absorbing a 23-6 drubbing at the hands of then-No. 2 Maryland in the season opener for both teams on Feb. 12, the Mountaineers rebounded nicely with victories over then-No.

Boys lacrosse No. School Record Prev.   1. Loyola 13-8 1 2. Boys' Latin 19-1 2 3. Calvert Hall 11-6 3 4. McDonogh 14-4 4 5. Hereford 19-2 5 6. St. Paul's 15-5 6 7. Gilman 12-4 7 8. Westminster 19-0 8 9. South River 17-4 9  10. Glenelg 16-3 10 ...

With Kameron Williams and Phil Booth starring in the Mount St. Joseph backcourt, Jaylen Adams was frequently overshadowed during the past two seasons. This summer, however, the rising senior point guard is getting a chance to stand out. Adams has emerged this spring as one of Nike Baltimore Elite's top offensive threats.  A quick, unselfish ball-handler, Adams has proved to be a reliable scorer for the AAU program. “It's been going well,” Adams said after a Nike Elite practice at Baltimore City Community College last week.

Matt Tilley said that his goal Saturday was to have a little fun. Unfortunately for visiting Mount St. Joseph, it turned out to be anything but fun. Tilley hit a two-run homer on a 2-0 pitch to cap a four-run seventh inning comeback for Gilman and give the Greyhounds a 9-8 victory over Mount St. Joseph in the semifinals of the President's Cup at Johns Hopkins. The Greyhounds (13-5) advance to Saturday's championship game to face Archbishop Curley (6-3) at 1 p.m. at Camden Yards.

The Loyola lacrosse team barely made the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference playoffs, able to sneak in on the season's final day and then following up with an improbable run to Friday's championship game against undefeated and No. 1 Boys' Latin. But the No. 4 Dons saved their best and most astonishing feat for the title game. Overcoming a six-goal deficit early and then down two goals late in the fourth quarter, the Dons scored the game's last three goals - with senior attackman Devin McNamara providing the game-winner with 1:56 remaining - to come away with a stunning 10-9 upset win over the No. 1 Lakers in front of an announced 6,271 at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium.