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Albany transfer Logan Aronhalt's commitment to Maryland this week was big news in the shooting guard's hometown of Zanesville. WHIZ, the local TV station in the southeastern Ohio town, caught up with Aronhalt and his father, Scott, the Zanesville High basketball coach, to discuss the fifth-year senior's decision to become a Terp. "Maryland jumped in about a week ago," Aronhalt said, "and with my brothers being so close I couldn't say no. " Check out WHIZ's video piece on Aronhalt's Maryland decision here . * Annapolis Area Christian point guard Conner Lipinski , who previously accepted a preferred walk-on offer to play at Maryland, was awarded a two-year scholarship by the Terps this week, according to the Capital's Mike Peters.

Patterson Mill fell one win short of a second straight trip to a state baseball final, losing 6-4 to Patuxent in the Class 2A semifinal Thursday at Shipley Field in College Park. The Huskies (19-5), who lost to St.Michaels, 4-0, in last season's championship game, led 4-1 before the Panthers rallied for four runs in the fifth. Patuxent had three doubles, a single and a pair of walks in the inning. In Saturday's 2A title game at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Patuxent will play Williamsport, which beat Loch Raven, 3-0, at 4 p.m. Boys lacrosse Carroll County 7, Baltimore County 4: Taylor Schmitz (South Carroll)

How safe is the herbicide Roundup in vegetable gardens? This has become a tricky issue. In the past, Roundup was approved for use on vegetable gardens under certain conditions because it contained only glyphosate, which was deemed safe to use around food plants. New versions of Roundup, however, contain diquat or other chemicals, plus glyphosate. These new formulations, such as Roundup Plus, are not safe to use in vegetable gardens. Gardeners are not alerted to this change on the front of the new label.

Albany transfer Logan Aronhalt's commitment to Maryland this week was big news in the shooting guard's hometown of Zanesville. WHIZ, the local TV station in the southeastern Ohio town, caught up with Aronhalt and his father, Scott, the Zanesville High basketball coach, to discuss the fifth-year senior's decision to become a Terp. "Maryland jumped in about a week ago," Aronhalt said, "and with my brothers being so close I couldn't say no. " Check out WHIZ's video piece on Aronhalt's Maryland decision here . * Annapolis Area Christian point guard Conner Lipinski , who previously accepted a preferred walk-on offer to play at Maryland, was awarded a two-year scholarship by the Terps this week, according to the Capital's Mike Peters.

Pop Goes the Meatball, Baltimore Diner's continuing coverage of the Year of the Meatball, continues. But first enjoy "Sophia Meatball Hut," a prescient 1984 SCTV video short with Andrea Martin as Sophia Loren. In Baltimore meatball news, Aldo's in Little Italy has a new Kobe meatball on the menu. Sergio Vitale of Aldo's says it's made  with 100% A5-grade Kobe beef. The new Aldo's meatball, says Vitale, is a decadent version of the signature veal meatball at Chazz: A Bronx Original , his nearby Inner Harbor restaurant.

Tiffany Padgett had 15 points and eight rebounds, while Beverly Ogurinde had 10 points and eight rebounds Monday to lead No. 10 St. Vincent Pallotti to a 65-28 victory over visiting Mercy in Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association girls basketball. The Panthers (12-6) led 20-9 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.   Centennial 59, Fallston 40: Omari Ringgold had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Eagles over the host Cougars. Chris Peterson added 10 points and seven rebounds in the win. Woodlawn 82, Western Tech 55: The host Warriors got off to a fast start and defeated the visiting Wolverines.

Senior Robert Nwankwo had a double double by halftime, but it wasn't enough as Massachusetts defeated Towson, 86-56, Wednesday night. The Tigers (0-6) committed 26 turnovers and allowed the Minutemen (6-2) to shoot 46.4 percent on 3-pointers. Nwankwo finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks. UMES 59, Navy 46 : The host Hawks (2-7) ended a six-game slide as Ishaq Pitt scored 19 against the Midshipmen (3-5). Women No. 2 Connecticut 92, Towson 31 : The host Huskies (7-0)

Here's a look at how other media rank the Ravens. • ESPN.com kept the Ravens at No. 4 again this week after the Ravens overtime win over the winless Buffalo Bills. The Ravens narrowly avoided embarrassment by beating the Bills at home in OT. • NBC's Pro Football Talk dropped the Ravens from No. 4 to No. 7. The official rules of power rankings require a minimum drop of three spots when being pushed to overtime by the Bills. • CBS Sports kept the Ravens at No. 6 but raised a question about the defense after the close game Sunday.

Boys Senior guard Aaron McCall, an All-Conference player the past two seasons, led visiting Chapelgate with 22 points in a 60-37 win over Boys' Latin in Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association boys basketball on Monday night. Girls Beth Tfiloh 50, Glenelg 36: Junior point guard Atara Vogelstein scored 18 points and had three assists as the Warriors defeated the visiting Gladiators.

The top-ranked St. Mary's boys lacrosse team scored five unanswered goals in the second half to top visiting Archbishop Spalding, 9-4, on Friday. Nate Lewnes had six goals for the Saints. No. 2 Calvert Hall 12, Severn 8: Steven Kelly had three goals and four assists to lead the Cardinals over the visiting Admirals. Calvert Hall led by one after the third quarter and outscored Severn 4-1 the rest of the way to seal the victory. Kelton Black had three goals for the Cardinals, and Patrick Kelly added a goal and two assists.

NCAA semifinal No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Syracuse Friday, 5:30 p.m. At Stony Brook, N.Y. No. 1 Florida advanced to its first NCAA semifinal after topping Penn State, 15-2, at Dizney Stadium on Saturday. "It's a tremendous accomplishment, one I'm incredibly, incredibly proud of," Gators coach Amanda O'Leary said. Top-seeded Florida (19-2) will face No.4 Syracuse in the national semifinal Friday at 5:30p.m. in Stony Brook, N.Y. The Gators are averaging three more draw controls per game this season thanks in part to Shannon Gilroy, a freshman draw-control specialist who scored twice against the Nittany Lions (12-7)

No. 1 Eastern Tech beat No. 14 North Harford, 4-2, on Friday as the host Mavericks advanced to their first state softball semifinals in four years in a Class3A North region final. Eastern Tech (22-2) will play Linganore of Frederick County on Tuesday at Bachman Sports Complex in Glen Burnie. Sophomore pitcher Jordan Cargile picked up the win over the Hawks (15-6), giving up seven hits and two earned runs in seven innings while striking out five batters. The Mavericks broke a 2-2 in the fourth when freshman shortstop Jenn January laced a single to right field, which scored Giselle Alvarez and Ashley Sauerwein.

No. 5 Reservoir softball team relied on its defense again and quieted the Mount Hebron bats in a Class 3A East regional semifinal Thursday. Winner Rachel Brown struck out four and shut out the Vikings, 6-0. The Gators (16-3) have given up one run in the past two playoff games. Reservoir's offense scored single runs in the first and second innings followed by two two-run innings, the third and fourth. Baseball James M. Bennett 6, No. 7 Northeast 3: Brandon O'Malley went 2-for-4 and Eric Grantland doubled in two runs, but the Eagles (16-6)

Steele Stanwick (Loyola High) fed fellow senior attackman Chris Bocklet for a fourth-quarter goal that proved to be the difference as No. 5 seed Virginia outlasted visiting Princeton, 6-5, Sunday afternoon in NCAA tournament first-round game. The six goals were the fewest the Cavaliers (12-3) had ever scored in an NCAA tournament win, and the 11 total goals tied for the fifth-fewest ever in a tournament game. Bocklet and senior midfielder Colin Briggs led Virginia with two goals apiece, while Stanwick - one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, given to the top college player - added an assist.

  Max Greene had four goals and Zeke Morrill added a goal and three assists to lead the No. 3 Gilman boys lacrosse team past No. 6 Severn, 18-10, on Tuesday in both teams' regular-season finales. The host Greyhounds (11-3) led 7-5 at halftime and held the Admirals (15-6) to five goals in the second half. The teams will meet again at Gilman in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association AConference quarterfinals Friday at 4 p.m. No. 1 Calvert Hall 16, St. Paul's 3: Patrick Kelly scored four goals and Ryan Brown had one goal and four assists to power the visiting Cardinals (14-2)

Loyola long-stick midfielder Scott Ratliff scored right off the faceoff to open overtime, erasing a nightmarish fourth-quarter collapse by the Greyhounds and lifting them to a 14-13 win over host Denver in an Eastern College Athletic Conference men's lacrosse semifinal Wednesday night. The top-seeded Greyhounds, who defeated No. 4 seed Denver on its home field for the second time in 2 ½ weeks, advance to Friday afternoon's ECAC championship, where they will face No. 3 seed Fairfield, which defeated No. 2 seed Ohio State, 8-7, in Wednesday's other semifinal.

The host St. Frances girls basketball team was able to hang with No. 6 Archbishop Spalding for half the game Wednesday, but Cavaliers opened the second half with a 22-8 run and won, 57-32. The Panthers (3-11, 1-9) trailed 10-9 after the first quarter and 25-18 at the half. Spalding (17-7, 10-3 Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland AConference) outscored St. Frances 32-14 in the second half. The Cavaliers hold second place behind McDonogh (22-1, 15-0). Raven Makins and Sierra Clark led the Cavaliers with 14 and 12 points, respectively.