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Colleges Convissar-led Terps rout George Mason in baseball Kyle Convissar (Severna Park), Anthony Papio and Charlie White each had three hits and Maryland had 17 in all in a 16-1 rout of host George Mason in baseball. The 16 runs were the most by the club since a 21-run outburst against Duke on April 14 last season. Convissar drove in four runs for the Terps (18-15) to increase his team-leading total to 32. Papio added three RBIs one day after having three against Virginia Commonwealth.

On June 26, 2006, JOSEPH M. PINO; beloved husband of Mary C. Pino; devoted father of Rita A. and Thomas G. Surface, Jeanne M. and William B. Patrick, Jr., Daniel E. and Tracy A. Pino, William B. and Suzanne H. Pino; loving grandfather of Camille, Jennifer, Gregory, Aaron, Matthew, Ryan, Kylie, Brett, Michael, Kristin, Julia and Sean and one great-granddaughter Keara. Also survived by one brother Carmelo Pino Jr. Family will receive friends Thursday, 6 to 9 P.M. at HARRY H. WITZKE'S FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City.

St. Paul's sophomore quarterback Anthony Pino keeps getting better and better, even to the point where he can share top billing in the Crusaders' offensive schemes with Towson-bound running back Dale Harris, senior wide-out Teddy Martinez or junior running back Kaylon Johnson. While Harris and Johnson both scored twice, Pino ran the offense to perfection and tossed three touchdown passes to lead No. 9 St. Paul's past rival Boys' Latin, 42-16, Friday on the Lakers' J. Duncan Smith Field.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mario Pino will ride in his first Kentucky Derby tomorrow, but yesterday morning he tried to keep it routine. Pino and his wife, Cristina, went through their normal schedule. Rising early. Having breakfast. And then they left their Ellicott City house for their usual morning walk with their two girls, Evana, 11, and Victoria, 14, to the corner school bus stop. Kentucky Derby Tomorrow, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., post time 6:04 p.m. TV: 4:30 p.m., chs. 11, 4

Mario Pino took advantage of a new designated-race rule available to suspended jockeys and brought home the winner of the $54,725 Primonetta Stakes yesterday at Pimlico Race Course.The ride on the 4-year-old filly, Lea Carter, which lasted little more than a minute, netted Pino $3,283.The 32-year-old jockey was suspended for seven days last week for causing interference in a race at Pimlico on April 10. At the time, he was the meet's leading rider.Pino, whose suspension started last Wednesday and initially ran through Tuesday, normally would have missed the mount on Lea Carter.

Mario Pino studied the Daily Racing Form, thought he had "a couple of shots" yesterday to win races, then dominated the Pimlico card with five winners from seven mounts."

Mario Pino was at home with his year-old daughter last night, thinking maybe he should get to bed early.The 32-year-old jockey has an intense schedule today at Laurel Race Course: At 7 a.m. he'll work a pair of horses for trainers Paul Seefeldt and Katy Voss; at 11 a.m., he'll speak to fans at a handicapping seminar; then he'll ride in 10 straight races.At the end of the card, Pino could reach an important milestone.He is just two wins shy of 3,000 career victories and thinks he can get the job done today.

USUALLY on Preakness Day, Maryland-bred jockey Mario Pino rides in the other races before taking a seat and watching the featured race of the day. But after being a spectator the past 21 years, Pino is back in the Preakness aboard Menacing Dennis. The chance of Menacing Dennis' winning tomorrow is a long shot, about the same as the Orioles winning the World Series this year or the Ravens a Super Bowl in the coming season. But Pino is optimistic, and a lot of local racing officials are just as happy for him. This is an opportunity for one of Maryland's best jockeys over the past 20 years.

Carolina Peach capped a four-win day for jockey Mario Pino yesterday when they led from start to finish in the ninth race, the $18,000 feature at Pimlico Race Course.The filly won by a length over Filex's Dream after running six furlongs in 1 minute, 12 1/5 seconds over a fast track.Pino, 30, who moved into third in the jockeys standings, won three other races from his six mounts, booting home winners of the fourth, fifth and eighth races. He has ridden 15 winners and trails only Mike Luzzi (22)

Horse racing Pino's win in Erie puts him alone in 10th on all-time list Jockey Mario Pino moved into sole possession of 10th place on the all-time wins list with a victory aboard Incredibly Smart in the second race at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pa. The win was number 6,471 for Pino, one more than Hall of Famer Earlie Fires . Pino, 51, is an Ellicott City resident who has spent most of his career in Maryland. Fires rode until he was 61, retiring in 2008. - From Sun staff and news services Et cetera Ovechkin reportedly to join Dynamo Moscow of KHL According to Russia's Sport-Express, Washington Capitals star left wing Alex Ovechkin will sign with Dynamo Moscow of Russia's KHL. Ovechkin played for Dynamo from 2001-02 through 2004-05 before he began his NHL career.

Et cetera Jockey Pino ties for 10th on all-time wins list Mario Pino tied Earlie Fires for 10th on the all-time victories list with a win in the finale (race 8) at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pa., on Friday night. The 51-year-old jockey reached the milestone aboard For the Effect for trainer Chuckie Lawrence . Pino, an Ellicott City resident who has spent most of his career in Maryland, picked up the mount even though Willie Martinez was named to ride the horse.

Jockey Mario Pino, an Ellicott City resident who has spent most of his career in Maryland, is close to joining horse racing's top 10 all-time North American wins list. Pino is just one win away from tying Hall of Fame rider Earlie Fires, who is currently at No. 10 with 6,470 career victories. Pino had three chance to tie Fires at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pa., on Thursday, but he went winless. Pino is scheduled to ride five horses at the track Friday. Pino, who celebrated his 51st birthday Saturday, set the top 10 as his goal about six years ago. "At the time, looking at how far away I was [about 470 wins away]

Laurel Park Jockey Pino moves into 13th on wins list Mario Pino moved ahead of Hall of Famer Eddie Delahoussaye for 13th on the all-time win list when he guided 13-1 shot Torcello ($29) to victory in Thursday's second race at Laurel Park. The 50-year-old Ellicott City resident has 6,385 trips to the winner's circle during his career. Pino's next goal is to land in the top 10 all-time before retiring. He is 86 wins away from passing Earlie Fires and moving into elusive company.

Jockey Mario Pino, who is back riding in Maryland this fall, is about to reach another milestone in his 31-year racing career. Win No. 6,300 is so close he can't help but anticipate it. "I'm two wins away," the Ellicott City resident said Wednesday evening by cell phone as he left a neighborhood store. "It's not the big deal 6,000 was, and my goal is still a long way away, but every 100 past 6,000 is an accomplishment. " On Nov. 7, 2007, with his wife and children in the Laurel Park grandstands, Pino rode Pass Play, a 6-year-old trained by his brother Michael, to his 6,000th career win. Three years later, he is about to reach 6,300, also at Laurel Park, at age 49. Pino, who did not win Thursday, is averaging three or four mounts a day and thinks 6,300 "should come soon.

The Ocean City Council voted overwhelmingly Monday night to approve an emergency proposal to weed out products made from salvia divinorum, a relative of herbal sage and common garden plants that is now sold openly at many shops along the Boardwalk. The police and a majority of the council members threw their support behind the move to make possession and sale of the hallucinogenic substance a misdemeanor with a possible penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. The final vote was 6 to 1 in favor of the ban, which takes effect immediately.

LAUREL -- Mario Pino is quite reserved, as even-tempered a jockey as you'll find.So when Pino gave a fiery wave of his whip after winning the $54,500 Governor's Cup at Laurel Race Course yesterday, something was up."It gave me a thrill," the veteran rider said. "It gave me a little zing."With an abundance of speed in the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds, Pino figured the best strategy would be to settle Subtle Step -- at 13-1, the longest shot in a field of six -- then make one run. When the scheme paid off, Pino said, beaming: "I used my head this time.

LAUREL -- In racing, as in most things, it's business before friends. So when Jet Stream runs today, Mario Pino will find himself driving home instead of riding what he calls "the best horse in Maryland."Owner-trainer Jack Mobberley said unusual circumstances led to Edgar Prado getting the mount for today's $60,000 Native Dancer Handicap at Laurel Race Course, but that won't preclude Pino from feeling "a little odd" about the situation."It does hurt inside," said Pino. "We've done good with Jet Stream and a lot of horses.

Cristina Pino was waiting by the phone when her husband, Mario, called early yesterday afternoon to tell her he had won his first race at Laurel Park and wanted her to pick up their daughters from their Ellicott City schools and head to the racetrack. History was on the horizon. A milestone 6,000th victory was just a win away. "Because it's horse racing, you don't know if it's going to happen," Cristina Pino said. "But I got them from school, and I am so happy, just so happy to see how happy he is. I love him so, and he wanted to do it so badly.