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It has been a familiar scene the past two days at UMBC: lacrosse sticks flying everywhere, a mass celebration, then the traditional team photo with the state championship plaque proudly displayed. When it was the South River boys' turn, after a stunning, 10-8 comeback win over Westminster in the Class 4A-3A final, the sticks flew a bit higher, the celebratory pile came together quicker and the smiles were broader. The No. 8 Seahawks had more to enjoy than bringing home the program's second state championship Wednesday at rainy UMBC Stadium.

It has been a familiar scene the past two days at UMBC: lacrosse sticks flying everywhere, a mass celebration, then the traditional team photo with the state championship plaque proudly displayed. When it was the South River boys' turn, after a stunning, 10-8 comeback win over Westminster in the Class 4A-3A final, the sticks flew a bit higher, the celebratory pile came together quicker and the smiles were broader. The No. 8 Seahawks had more to enjoy than bringing home the program's second state championship Wednesday at rainy UMBC Stadium.

The third quarter of the Class 4A-3A East region boys lacrosse semifinal on Monday proved to be a microcosm of the South River boys lacrosse's perfect season. The No. 8 Seahawks, being pushed with a one goal advantage at the half, proved stingy at the defensive end and resourceful on offense against Anne Arundel County rival Severna Park. With John Carr scoring two of his four goals and goalie Nick Marcelino making saves on three straight Severna Park possessions in the pivotal stretch, the Seahawks took charge with three straight goals and went on to advance with a 10-7 win against the No. 13 Falcons in Edgewater . South River, Anne Arundel County and District V champions, improved to 17-0 on the season and will host the winner of the Arundel-Chesapeake-AA semifinal in Wednesday's region title game.

The third quarter of the Class 4A-3A East region boys lacrosse semifinal on Monday proved to be a microcosm of the South River boys lacrosse's perfect season. The No. 8 Seahawks, being pushed with a one goal advantage at the half, proved stingy at the defensive end and resourceful on offense against Anne Arundel County rival Severna Park. With John Carr scoring two of his four goals and goalie Nick Marcelino making saves on three straight Severna Park possessions in the pivotal stretch, the Seahawks took charge with three straight goals and went on to advance with a 10-7 win against the No. 13 Falcons in Edgewater . South River, Anne Arundel County and District V champions, improved to 17-0 on the season and will host the winner of the Arundel-Chesapeake-AA semifinal in Wednesday's region title game.

Seahawks 22, Ravens 17 Fourth quarter: 5:52 Baltimore Touchdown - Joe Flacco pass to Ed Dickson for 11 yards. (Billy Cundiff extra point is good). Seahawks 22, Ravens 10 Third quarter: 0:52 Baltimore Field Goal - 35-yarder by Billy Cundiff. Seahawks 22, Ravens 7 Third quarter: 12:26 Seattle Field Goal - 30-yarder by Steven Hauschka. Seahawks 19, Ravens 7 Second quarter: 0:46 Seattle Field Goal - 35-yarder by Steven Hauschka.

Kevin Cowherd Ravens 26, Seahawks 13 To avoid slow start, Ravens will replace Gatorade with Starbucks espresso machiatto. Edward Lee Ravens 22, Seahawks 9 The Ravens will avoid this "trap" game, but it won't be easy. Mike Preston Ravens 28, Seahawks 10 The Ravens need to prove that they can be consistent, and get ready for the Bengals. Peter Schmuck Ravens 27, Seahawks 13 Highly emotional win plus coast-to-coast flight could lead to flat performance, but Seahawks will not allow it. Kevin Van Valkenburg Ravens 27, Seahawks 10 Ravens finally show some consistency on the road by shutting down Marshawn Lynch.

Well, say this about the Seahawks: When they win, they impress. They don't pick on the puny when they're desperate for a victory. They tap a heavyweight on the shoulder, bow up and start throwing uppercuts. And when they connect, you can't resist imagining the good that might lie on the other side of this rebuilding season. If you're not going to win a lot of games, you might as well make your scant victories memorable and foretelling. The Seahawks have two eyebrow-raising, hope-instilling victories this season.

The season has only been half bad for Seattle's offense. Whether it's totally awful depends on what the Seahawks do in the second half of the schedule, because through eight games, Seattle has been the dregs. The Seahawks have scored fewer than 20 points six times, have yet to hold a halftime lead and in the past three games, Seattle has more penalties (29) than points (28). Looking for a bright side? Well, you're going to have to wait for it. "We're coming around," coach Pete Carroll said, "and we can see it. The change is happening right before our eyes.

The city's NFL hopes apparently have been reduced to three, with word that the Seattle Seahawks are not for sale after all.Gov. William Donald Schaefer last week said the list of teams that could be considered candidates for relocation had grown to four. Several sources said the owners of the Seahawks were considering selling, putting the team's name alongside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and both Los Angeles franchises as possible tenants for a proposed stadium in downtown Baltimore.Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos, who is trying to buy an NFL franchise and move it to Baltimore, checked the reports and determined they were false, Angelos said.

Top-seeded South River suffered a semifinal round upset at the handsof Potomac last night in a Class 3A Region IV boys basketball game, 75-71.The fourth-seeded Braves of Prince George's County, (rated 12th in the Washington metro area at 21-3), were led by left-handed guard James Rice, who poured in a game-high 23 points, including 19 inthe second half.The Seahawks (19-4) were led by senior Al Lee's 16 points, followed by 14 each from senior Edmund Hicks and junior Darren Hall. Jon Bolster had 10.The Seahawks never trailed during the first 16 minutes, grabbing their biggest lead at 35-21 on a foul-line jumper from freshman Corey Davis.

No. 4 Marriotts Ridge preserved its perfect season Tuesday night with a 16-12 victory over No. 7 South River in the District V girls lacrosse championship game at South River. South River's plan early in the game, which pits the Anne Arundel County champion against the Howard County champion, was to deny Zoe Stukenberg the ball. Junior defender Bella Pyne drew the task of face-guarding Stukenberg. The plan played into Marriotts Ridge's hands, though. With the high-scoring Stukenberg drawing the defensive attention, offensive opportunities opened for Taylor Hensh (five goals)

BEREA, Ohio — For Trent Richardson, the pressure of following in Emmitt Smith's footsteps was inescapable. Richardson tried to carve his own path while playing running back at Escambia High School in Pensacola, Fla., which produced all-time NFL rushing leader Smith. But every time people heard that Richardson was from Pensacola, he said, their response was, "Oh, you got Emmitt Smith from there. " "You're playing at Emmitt Smith's high school, there's tremendous incentive to do the same thing, if not better," said Escambia track coach Derrick Boyd, Richardson's mentor.

The site has been changed for Tuesday night's District V boys and girls lacrosse championships between the Anne Arundel County champs and the Howard County champs. The games will be held at South River, which has teams in both title games, rather than at Old Mill as originally planned. In the girls game at 5 p.m., the No. 7 Seahawks will face No. 4 Marriotts Ridge. In the boys game at 7 p.m., the No. 10 Seahawks will meet defending champion and No. 9 Glenelg. South River athletic director Dave Klingel said the change was made to accommodate a handful of Seahawks girls who are taking Advanced Placement tests that day and would have been late for the game.

A defining moment of South River's season came with just under three minutes left in the first half of Friday's regular-season finale against No. 12 Annapolis. Each time the No. 7 Seawhawks appeared to be pulling away in the winner-take-all matchup for the Anne Arundel County title, Annapolis found a way to force itself back into the game. That all changed when Jacky Spalding and Kacie Longo each scored two goals in a 45-second span to give host South River a commanding lead it never relinquished.

In Anne Arundel County girls lacrosse, the regular-season champion wins the county title, so there's not always much excitement on the final day of league competition. This season, however, there will be. No. 7 South River's 11-9 victory over No. 8 Severna Park on Tuesday set up a winner-take-all season finale between the Seahawks and No. 12 Annapolis at South River on Friday at 5 p.m. The victor not only takes the county title but also earns a berth in Tuesday's District V championship against the Howard County champion.

South River attackman Ben Chisolm had to deal with a Severna Park defenseman bumping against his back or standing almost face-to-face with him for most of a key Anne Arundel County matchup in Edgewater on Tuesday. The 15th-ranked Falcons were hoping to slow down South River's high-powered attack by taking Chisolm out of the game. The 10th-ranked Seahawks, however, had enough depth as Jon Carr responded with three goals and two assists in the 7-2 victory to remain undefeated. South River clinched the regular season title and finish conference play Friday against Annapolis before taking on the Howard County champion in the District V championship next week.

For the last two years, the song has remained the same for South River football."We're thin depth-wise, so we'll need to stay healthy," said third-year coach Dave Summey, whose squads have had records of 7-3 and 6-4."We only had 57 players come out, which is kind of a disappointment, but as always, our goal will be to make the state playoffs."Lost to graduation are four impact players -- running back/defensive back Kevin Tydings, tight end Brian McElhenny and linemen Chance Hall and Mike Mazzola.

Trent Dilfer wanted no part of a feeding frenzy in Washington, a bailout season in Dallas or the annual implosion in Cincinnati. Those were all possible destinations for the deposed Ravens quarterback last spring, fresh out of his job with the Super Bowl champions. That he wound up in Seattle with the Seahawks - with a quarterbacking guru, a team on the rise and an unproven starter on the job - looks like history repeating itself. Contrary to popular belief, Dilfer could have had a job shortly after his divorce from the Ravens.

Stevenson has won the last seven meetings in this series and has ended St. Mary's season in the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament in each of the last two years. The Seahawks are the No. 3 seed after going 10-5 overall and 6-2 in the league, but they are just 3-5 on the road this season. The second-seeded Mustangs (13-3, 7-1) are 9-1 at home. Here are a few factors that could influence the outcome at Mustang Stadium in Owings Mills Wednesday night. 1) St. Mary's slow start.

Usually, a win to advance in a conference tournament is cause for celebration. But for the Stevenson men's lacrosse team there was a level of uneasiness over the group after beating third-seeded St. Mary's, 10-8, in the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal at Mustang Stadium in Owings Mills on Wednesday. Second-seeded Stevenson, ranked fourth in the latest United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association poll, improved to 14-3 and will meet top-seeded and top-ranked Salisbury (18-0)