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Jade Scaite scored 13 points and Camille Calhoun had 12 to lead No. 4 Archbishop Spalding past visiting No. 9 Roland Park, 54-44, on Wednesday in girls basketball. The Cavaliers improved to 15-6, and the Reds fell to 11-10. Spalding led 28-22 at the half and limited Roland Park's Daisy Alaeze to six points. The Reds' Beth Kelly had a game-high 19 points. No. 2 McDonogh 51, Seton Keough 31: With 15 points, Tiersa Winder led the visiting Eagles (21-1) to a victory against the Gators (10-11)

The recent robbery of two women at the Roland Park Shopping Center created a media stir. Although I have lived in Roland Park most of my life, I am always surprised by how some occurrences that go with little mention in other neighborhoods create citywide attention if they happen in Roland Park.   Not that a robbery of two city restaurant-goers, one a senior citizen, should go unnoticed. If all robberies received the attention of the recent one in Roland Park, perhaps more criminals would be caught.

Two women who had just had dinner robbed by a man who implied he had a gun outside a French bistro in Roland Park. Police swarm the neighborhood. Baltimore's top cop calls the victims directly and orders a commander to visit the restaurant to calm fears. Too much attention from both the media and the cops? The victim thinks so. Sally Michel, who heads the board of directors of the Parks & People Foundation and is a well-known political insider in city politics, called to complain.

UPDATE : Read the updated story here. A man who implied he had a gun robbed two women outside a popular restaurant in Roland Park Tuesday night, getting away with one purse but failing to get a second when a victim fought back, Baltimore police said. The robbery outside Petit Louis, a French bistro in the 4800 block of Roland Ave., has sparked concern in the upscale North Baltimore neighborhood. A deputy police major has visited the restaurant and community leaders have called the police commissioner directly.

In winter, houses and structures are more obvious than in other seasons when abundant foliage obscures their view. On a recent walk in Roland Park, we passed one longstanding institution after another. I thought of what staying power these neighborhood institutions have had, and what anchors they have been to the community. The design of Roland Park has long been studied by architects and planners. The integration of educational and religious institutions, along with an off-street business block at the center, has given this community vibrant life since its earliest days.

Visiting No. 12 Roland Park built an early lead and held on to upset No. 7 St. Vincent Pallotti, 45-35, Friday. Daisy Alaeze and Beth Kelly each scored 14 points for the Reds (10-8), who led 24-13 at halftime. Tiffany Padgett scored 14 points and had 11 rebounds for the Panthers (11-6). No. 1 Aberdeen 70, Elkton 38: Bri Jones scored a game-high 24 points, and Nia Alleyne added 22 to power the host Eagles (13-0) past the Elks. No. 4 Spalding 56, No. 14 Seton Keough 41: The visiting Gators (9-9)

Go purple, or go to the library. That was the warning some teachers issued to parents at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School regarding student participation at Friday's Ravens-sponsored pep rally in advance of the team's conference championship game Sunday against the New England Patriots. "Students must wear purple or Ravens attire to attend, as there will be many TV cameras there," one teacher wrote to parents in an email obtained by The Baltimore Sun. "Not wearing purple or Ravens attire means making a choice not to attend.

After winning the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference girls basketball title last season, some of Archbishop Spalding's veterans figured it wouldn't be too hard to repeat - until McDonogh showed them otherwise just before Christmas. The No. 4 Cavaliers learned a valuable lesson with that loss, and the change of attitude fostered success in their next conference game as they rolled over No. 8 Roland Park, 84-48, Wednesday night. "That changed everything," Cavaliers senior Camille Calhoun said of the 56-39 home-court loss to No. 3 McDonogh on Dec. 15. "We needed that because we were thinking we were too good for everyone.