Perry Hall

Baltimore County police were investigating an assault and carjacking that took place just before 11 p.m. Wednesday evening in Perry Hall. According to police, the suspect — described as a white man in his early 20s, standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 170 pounds — began to assault the victim, a pizza delivery man, outside his place of employment in the 4100 block of E. Joppa Road. The suspect punched the victim to the ground and took the delivery man's car keys and cell phone, police said, before fleeing in the victim's car — a 2007, two-door, black Honda Accord.

The Perry Hall High School student shot on the first day of school has improved to fair condition, according to a spokesman for Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Daniel Borowy, 17, had been listed in critical condition since Aug. 27, when he was shot in the back in the school cafeteria. He underwent multiple surgeries to treat his injuries. A Baltimore County grand jury indicted student Robert Wayne Gladden Jr. earlier this week on multiple charges including attempted murder, first-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

Reservoir girls soccer coach Josh Sullivan says sometimes his team needs a wake-up call to get going in games. Tuesday at Perry Hall, an early one came when the home team scored four minutes in. Poised and prepared for the long haul, Reservoir (2-1) answered the goal a minute later and methodically put four more in to come away with a 5-2 road win. Sophomore forward Amanda Jackson got the tying goal and two assists while junior midfielder Michelle Viegas scored twice.

A Parkville musician was so filled with emotion following the shooting of a Perry Hall High School special education student that he wrote a song. Greg Wimmer posted his tribute, "Daniel, We Pray," online, and not only has it already been circulating widely through social media, the victim's pastor played it during a church service this weekend. Daniel Borowy, 17, a special education student, was shot last week on the first day of school. He's been hospitalized since in critical condition, though he is expected to survive.

Its contentious dance is dead, but Perry Hall's boys soccer team plays on. On Friday, after further reviewing the Gators' controversial celebration following Tuesday's 2-1 Class 4A North Region quarterfinal victory at Dulaney, Perry Hall principal George Roberts reversed his decision to forfeit the team's semifinal game, reviving its title hopes. Dulaney fans complained that about a dozen Perry Hall players mocked them at game's end, performing what they perceived as a derisive dance called The Bernie in front of their stands.

Patterson Mill took just three shots in the boys soccer game against No. 12 Perry Hall, but two of them found the net in a 2-0 upset victory Friday. Logan Hennlein and Lazz Carwell each scored a goal for the host Huskies. Patterson Mill goalie Ian Dowding had 14 saves. No. 10 Centennial 1, Atholton 0: Chris Lee scored the game-winner in the second half for the host Eagles (8-0). No. 11 Catonsville 0, Sparrows Point 0, 2OT: Kenny Quallivalle made 13 saves for the host Pointers (6-1-1)

It takes a Big Band sound to battle the disco, punk, thrash rock, heavy metal and country-pop now dominating national soundtracks. But that's exactly what the Zim Zemarel Band has done in the greater Baltimore area for the better part of 50 years. And even though Zemarel himself died in 1999, at age 82, his former band mates Gene Bonner, 77, of Perry Hall, and Wayne Hudson, 68, of Pasadena, are still carrying the torch for the band, and for Tommy Dorsey- and Benny Goodman-style 1940s Big Band music itself.

A suspected intruder was shot and killed in a Perry Hall home Sunday morning after he was confronted by a resident with a gun, police said. According to Baltimore County Police, officers responded to the shooting at 5:46 a.m. in the 4200 block of Chapel Road. Police officers said the suspected intruder, a 29-year-old male, had entered the home brandishing a firearm and was confronted by a male resident, who also had a gun and shot the intruder in the chest. Police Lt. Robert McCullough said the intruder was taken to Franklin Square Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

This story has been updated. Baltimore County Police on Tuesday night canceled their search for an elderly man who had been missing from the Perry Hall area. Tony Louis Vitilio, 83, was found unharmed, police said. He had been missing since 3 p.m. Tuesday from the area of Elinor Avenue in Perry Hall.

The Perry Hall softball team takes pride in the details. The No. 4 Gators appreciate a sacrifice bunt as much as a big hit. They make sure to get the lead runner, make opponents go station to station to try to bring home a run and have found a knack for getting the big outs. Veteran coach Brian Radcliffe, in his 18th season, urges his players to be "brilliant at the basics. " With No. 7 Mount de Sales visiting on Wednesday, the Gators practiced what Radcliffe has been preaching with a 7-2 win over the Sailors.