Quakers

Navy went looking for its first win in its home opener, bu Pennsylvania had other ideas as the Quakers won their first game, defeating the Midshipmen, 78-58, before 1,033 last night at Alumni Hall.Penn (1-1) controlled just about every aspect of the game against the Midshipmen (0-2).First-year Navy coach Don DeVoe had nothing but praise for the Quakers. As for his team, all he would say was it had a long way to go."We were not prepared to play a team of Penn's caliber this early in the season," said DeVoe.

After an official demanded a new ball to replace a scuffed one midway through the first half of Maryland's game against Penn on Saturday, Terrapins coach Cathy Reese facetiously asked her team, "Is that why we can't catch it?" By that time, Maryland was already in full control and Reese was simply imploring her team to stay focused. The No. 1 Terps would eventually need a wakeup call to withstand a rally from the No. 20 Quakers before pulling away for a 15-10 victory. Maryland improved to 13-0 and is one of only two undefeated teams remaining in the top 20 media poll after Penn State upset No. 2 Florida, 16-11, on Saturday.

In early April 1672, word went out and preparations began in South County, in the village now known as Galesville, for the first gathering of Quakers in Maryland. In fact, the Fourth Month (Quakers eschew the usual names for months) four-day meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is considered the birth of American Quakerism. What made the event an important moment in religious history is that George Fox, the English founder of the faith, was present to inspire and "convince" Quakers with his teachings.

The Friends football team will forfeit Friday afternoon's scheduled game against St. Frances because the Quakers don't have enough players, Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association officials announced Wednesday. “Friends was down to 13 or 14 kids,” MIAA executive director Rick Diggs said. “They just didn't have enough players to play the game. It's a safety thing. We don't like for teams to forfeit, but we had to consider the safety of the kids.” The forfeit between the two C Conference foes will not impact postseason play because only the top two teams in the C Conference advance, and the Quakers were already out of contention at 0-3. They now fall to 0-4, as well as 3-6 overall.

Friends will return to the title game of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference after yesterday's 14-5 semifinal lacrosse victory over Curley.That's not good enough for the Quakers, though.Neither are their two regular-season wins over defending champion John Carroll, which came by a combined 22-12 score.Under 13th-year coach Jon Garman, Friends won B Conference titles in 1987 and in '92 and '93, but John Carroll was in the A Conference on those occasions. So the Quakers -- winners of six straight games since a 9-6 loss to sixth-ranked A Conference power St. Paul's -- are looking for a win over the Patriots in the title game.

At the end of a quiet street just outside Annapolis, surrounded by daffodils, Quakers commune in silence.The Annapolis Religious Society of Friends dedicates its new building today, the first meetinghouse in the county in 150 years.The brick building, designed by a Quaker architect, is unostentatious and graceful. Inside, the congregation of about 50 can look out through plain glass windows on fields of flowers and woodlands on three sides.The 4 1/2 -acre tract on Dubois Road off Bestgate Road also is graced with unadorned wooden benches and tables.

Friends left no doubts about the best team in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference this year.On the strength of a 10-goal run, the Quakers thrashed three-time defending champion John Carroll, 13-4, for the B conference championship yesterday at Homewood Field. It is the fourth B Conference title for Friends and its first since 1993."You just want to see the kids accept the challenge, and they did that today," said 13-year Friends coach Jon Garman, who was still drenched after his team poured the water cooler's contents over him. "Nobody had a bad game.

No. 9-ranked Friends will savor its third straight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference championship, achieved yesterday with a 16-5 thrashing of John Carroll at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field.But another defense of the title does not appear to be in the cards for the Quakers (13-3).For like most three-time B Conference champs, Friends is expected to move next season into the more powerful, more competitive MIAA A Conference.First things first, though.Yesterday, Quakers attackman Chris Condlin powered in four goals, midfielder Jake Martin had a hat trick plus three assists, and attackman Todd Spear contributed two goals and two assists to sink John Carroll (10-7)

More than two centuries ago, members of the Society of Friends gathered in a stone meetinghouse in Ellicott City that embodied their ideal of simplicity. Quakers haven't worshiped in the building, now a private home, for 150 years. But several oppose a developer's plan to restore it and build a luxury home nearby. More than a dozen members of the Patapsco Friends Meeting, a local Quaker congregation numbering about 30, have signed a petition against plans that "give witness to the extravagant materialism, increasing inequality, and the self-centered individualism that are ever more prevalent in our society."

Severn's boys basketball team couldn't have given exiting Admirals coach Jim Doyle a better going-away present.For Doyle, who is resigning after eight years at the helm for the Admirals, yesterday's 60-48 win over Friends at Goucher College was more than a final victory in a tenure that produced a 97-67 record. This one was for the Armstrong Conference B Division Championship, which Severn had never won."We really wanted Coach Doyle to go out on a winning note," senior guard Jamand Mack said.

Your recent editorial about the use of disciplinary and administrative segregation in Maryland prisons reflects the challenges I have experienced in attempting to secure data about solitary confinement in the state ("Torture by another name," July 8). As a member of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, which is addressing this issue across the nation, our team has found from our work in other states that reducing the population in solitary confinement - or isolation, as it is often euphemistically called - can result in considerable cost savings, less recidivism and a decrease in violent or suicidal behavior.

As of 9 a.m. Friday, traffic was slow on I-83 southbound at Quaker Bottom Road, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic at Churchville Road near Route 136 in Harford County and Reisterstown and McDonogh roads in Baltimore County. Traffic was slow on I-895 at the Steel Bridge, due to construction activity. No major delays were reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

Wedding Date: June 23, 2012 Her story: Christina Schoppert, 30, grew up in Homeland and now lives in Hampden. She is a lawyer with Community Law Center, Inc., which represents organizations working on neighborhood revitalization efforts. Her father, Gary Schoppert, is a retired general dentist. Her mother, Joan Schoppert, is a recently retired assistant professor of English at Notre Dame of Maryland University, although she is still teaching there part-time. His story: Andrew Devereux, 38, grew up in Charlottesville, Va., and now lives in Los Angeles, where he is finishing a post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA.

Visit the Hays House Museum in Bel Air Sunday at 1 p.m. and explore the health issues and illnesses that plagued 18th century women and children. Visitors will see a display of historic medical equipment and find out about herbal medicines, midwifery practices and Quaker contributions to medicine, surgery and dentistry. Your guide to the fascinating art and mystery of medical practices and theories of the time is Nancy Webster, a Past Masters history interpreter who has studied 18th century domestic life and Quaker material culture for more than 40 years.

Jerome Allen already has altered some dour attitudes at Penn. Turning the Quakers into winners could take much longer. The Quakers' interim coach writes an inspirational quote of the day on the practice sheet. He dives on the Palestra court at practice to show how he wants his team to fight for a loose ball. And when the Quakers boarded a plane for North Carolina, they ditched the sweats for suits and ties. Allen offers no more excuses why Pennsylvania has gone from Ivy League dominance to doormat.

Glen Miller did more than lose games at Penn. He struck the wrong chord with fans and alumni from the day he was hired because he had no previous connections to the Ivy League school. When losses piled up and attendance dipped at the famed Palestra, Miller was on his way out. Pennsylvania fired Miller on Monday after the Quakers dropped their first seven games, a rare early-season coaching change for a program that not long ago was a regular in the NCAA tournament. "This is not simply about the performance of the team this year," athletic director Steve Bilsky said.

"I do not call you servants any longer. I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father, so I have called you Friends."- Jesus in John 15:12 President George W. Bush's speech to the nation last week was forceful, clear, even eloquent. He talked quietly, but he talked tough. His steely resolve against terrorism has seemed to generate unity - a uniform desire among politicians and the public to mete out violence in retribution for the attack of Sept. 11, a unity rarely seen in this country of free expression.

Northwestern's Katrina Dowd has scored more goals than any other player in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament, and her record-breaker would make any highlight reel, but not just because it put the No. 1 Wildcats in position to play for their fifth straight national championship. With her team trailing by a goal in overtime of Friday night's tournament semifinal, Dowd made a desperation dive to save a loose ball and flipped it over her shoulder into the goal. The junior attacker seemed to have no angle toward the net, but her 18th tournament goal tied the game at 12 in the first overtime and Meredith Frank's goal won it, 13-12, over No. 4 Penn one minute, 27 seconds into sudden-death double overtime at Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University.

Kaleo Kina scored 28 points and Chris Harris had 18 to lead Navy to a 76-65 victory over Pennsylvania last night in Philadelphia. Adam Teague added 10 points for Navy (7-1), which is off to its best start since the 1983-84 season. Brennan Votel scored 14 points and Jack Eggleston had 13 for the Quakers (1-6). The Midshipmen went on a 16-3 run at the start of the second half, capped by a three-pointer by Teague that gave Navy its biggest lead at 51-33. Penn closed to 67-58 on a three-pointer by Votel with 2:43 to play, but Harris hit two free throws and Kaleo had a runner in the lane to put the game out of reach.