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Class 4A Old Mill 49, Catonsville 20 Quince Orchard 23, C.H. Flowers 12   Class 3A River Hill 41, Aberdeen 7 Thomas Johnson 12, Huntingtown 3   Class 2A Middletown 48, Edmondson 8 Frederick Douglass 22, Kent Island 6   Class 1A Dunbar 42, Overlea 6 Perryville 20, Fort Hill 14, OT   STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (at M&T Bank Stadium)...

State semifinals Class 4A Quince Orchard 21, No. 3 Westminster 19 Henry A. Wise 40, No. 5 Meade 0 Class 3A No. 2 River Hill 29, Urbana 7 Huntingtown 34, No. 7 Milford Mill 6 Class 2A Douglass-PG 34, No. 11 Edmondson 20 Middletown 45, Elkton 0 Class 1A New Town 28, Perryville 27 No. 6 Dunbar 40, Brunswick 8

The Westminster field hockey team captured its sixth straight Class 4A North region title with a 2-1 win over visiting Quince Orchard yesterday.With it, the No. 10 Owls (11-3) advance to state play starting Monday at Goucher College in Towson. Their last state title season came in 1991, when they edged Severna Park, 1-0, in the finals.Westminster co-coach Sue Hooper said she likes the Owls' chances, and fellow coach Brenda Baker agreed."This team really knows what it wants," Hooper said."There are mainly juniors and seniors who've all been down there before.

After a tedious analysis of the finish-line video, the victory string of the C. Milton Wright cross-country team came to an end yesterday in the Harford Invitational Meet in Bel Air.The Mustangs, who had won Boys three straight invitational meets this season, finished second in the boys seeded race behind Quince Orchard of Montgomery County. But the Mustangs found consolation in defeat.Wright's Brian Harris won the individual title, his fourth straight in invitational meets this season. And the Mustangs outpointed a host of tough teams from both Maryland and Pennsylvania.

GAITHERSBURG -- The Westminster boys got an unpleasant surprise from Quince Orchard of Montgomery County yesterday, while the Owls' girls continue to try to catch up with Central Maryland Conference foe Frederick.Quince Orchard's top two boys runners finished one-two en route to a 29-51 win over runner-up Westminster in the 4A West Region cross country championships at Watkins Mill High.Frederick captured the 4A West girls race, edging second-place Watkins Mill, 70-71.Quince Orchard was a close third with 77 and Westminster a distant fourth with 115.Westminster boys coach Jim Gilford expected a strong challenge from Quince Orchard but nothing like this.

For the first time in 38 years of the state football tournament, three Baltimore-area teams won championships over the weekend. No. 3 Old Mill took the Class 4A title in certainly one of the best games state tournament history, 36-35 in overtime, over Quince Orchard. No. 5 River Hill won the 3A crown, 41-13, over Thomas Johnson. Dunbar took its second straight Class 1A title, 32-11, over Perryville. Here's a numerical look at the state championships with thanks to Sheldon Shealer, who compiles state records for the MPSSAA.  2 State championships in the last three years for Old Mill 3 State championships in the last five years for River Hill 4 Most consecutive state titles - Urbana from 1998-2001 6 Of Dunbar's eight state titles won in the last eight years 9 Turnovers by Thomas Johnson against River Hill's relentless defense 10 Straight games won by River Hill to finish the season 12 Most state championships - Seneca Valley, which won its last title in 2002 13 Combined state titles won by Old Mill, River Hill and Dunbar 14 Straight wins for Old Mill, the area's longest active winning streak 34 Unanswered points scored by River Hill against Thomas Johnson 40 Playoff wins in Dunbar history, closing in on Seneca Valley's record 41 49 Touchdowns scored this...

Football State finals (all at M&T Bank Stadium) No. 5 Hereford (13-0) vs. Damascus (12-1) Thursday, Class 3A, 7 p.m. The Swarmin' Hornets have the edge on both sides of the football. Their defense has yielded only 9.5 points a game, while the Bulls have accumulated 590 points. Damascus' defensive front averages 231 pounds and should create problems for Hereford. Offensively, the Swarmin' Hornets, who average 36.9 points, will be the most-balanced team the Bulls have seen this season. SUN PICK: DAMASCUS, 28-7.

By now, you know all about our three local teams playing for state championships this weekend. But what about the teams standing in the way of Dunbar, River Hill and Old Mill? Here's a look at how each of their opponents made it to the championship game:   1A semifinal: Perryville tops Fort Hill in state semifinal stunner (From The Aegis) 3A semifinal: Richy Anderson helps Thomas Johnson upend Huntingtown (From The Post) 4A semifinal: Quince Orchard defeats C.H. Flowers (From The Washington Post)

After a tedious analysis of the finish-line video, the victory string of the C. Milton Wright cross country team came to an end yesterday in the Harford Invitational Meet in Bel Air.The Mustangs, who had won three straight invitational meets this season, finished second in the boys seeded race behind Quince Orchard of Montgomery County. But the Mustangs found consolation in defeat.Wright's Brian Harris won the individual title, his fourth straight in invitational meets this season. And the Mustangs outpointed a host of tough teams from Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Amie Wang's goal with 10 minutes left boosted Bel Air (11-2) past visiting Parkville (7-5), 3-2, in Class 3A East Region first-round action yesterday. It marked the first time this season that Bel Air had won a game when the opposition scored.* Fallston 3, Chesapeake-BC 0: Nicole Taylor had a goal and an assist in Fallston's (13-0) 2A North victory over Chesapeake (6-6-1).* Franklin 1, Kenwood 0: Christine Ho's goal led Franklin (9-3-1) past Kenwood (6-5-2) in a 3A East game.* Rising Sun 2, Hereford 1: Rising Sun defeated Hereford (8-5)