Semifinal

No. 11 Chesapeake-AA scored five runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back in Tuesday's Class 4A state semifinal at the University of Maryland's Shipley Field, rolling to a 9-1 victory over Urbana. The Cougars (18-7) were led by senior shortstop Michael Marsh, who added insurance runs with two-run homers in the fourth and sixth innings. Junior pitcher Jason Seitler was dominant again, allowing just three hits in a complete-game effort for Chesapeake. The right-handed ace has anchored the Cougars' pitching staff all season.

Hardly anyone would second-guess Denver coach Bill Tierney if he elected to start Saturday's NCAA tournament semifinal against top-seeded Syracuse with junior goalkeeper Jamie Faus in the cage rather than opening with sophomore Ryan LaPlante as he has done in 17 of the team's 18 contests this season. After all, Faus was one of the primary reasons why the fourth-seeded Pioneers (14-4) are enjoying its second Final Four in the last three years. He made 11 saves and surrendered just five goals in more than 50 minutes of play after replacing LaPlante in the first quarter of an eventual 12-11 decision against fifth-seeded North Carolina last Sunday in the quarterfinal round.

College Lacrosse St. John's stuns No. 2 Notre Dame, 8-7, in Big East men's semifinal St. John's recorded one of its biggest wins in program history as it upset No. 2 Notre Dame, 8-7, in the Big East semifinals Thursday. The Red Storm (8-6) was led by three goals and four assists from Kieran McArdel . Jeff Lowman made 13 saves in the winning effort. For the Fighting Irish (11-2), Westy Hopkins had three goals and Conor Doyle (Gilman) added two. In the other semifinal, Syracuse defeated Villanova, 15-6.

This was supposed to be the year that Salisbury fell from the top of the Division III mountain - hard. After graduation had sapped the team of six starters, two more 20-goal scorers and two short-stick defensive midfielders, the team limped to a 1-2 start and suffered its first losing streak since 2009 and dropped below .500 for the first time since 1989. The Sea Gulls rebounded with nine consecutive wins, but was stunned, 7-6, by Washington College on April 17 in their final contest before the Capital Athletic Conference tournament and then upended, 13-11, by St. Mary's in the conference tournament final.

Aleeyah Hopkins is more of an inside threat than she is an outside shooter. At least she was until Thursday night. Hopkins, a power forward, hit the winning shot on a three-pointer with one second left on the shot clock and three seconds left in the game to lift visiting South River over No. 10 Meade( 19-6), 47-44, in the Class 4A East semifinals. The Seahawks (18-6) will play at top-seeded North Point, which defeated Broadneck in the other semifinal, at 6 p.m. Saturday in the regional championship game.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Mark Douglas scored four goals and Rob Wurzburger added two, as No. 4 Maryland edged No. 3 Virginia, 10-9, in an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal at Duke last night.Maryland (8-2) will meet the winner of last night's Duke-North Carolina game at Duke tonight at 8.The victory was Maryland's first in the three-year history of the ACC tournament, and it avenged a 10-9 loss to the Cavaliers (9-3) this month.Virginia took a 3-0 lead, but Maryland scored the next five goals to take a 5-3 halftime lead, and the Terps led the rest of the way.

Maura Smith was 21-for-21 serving with seven aces and added six kills to lead No. 9 South River (13-2) to a 15-5, 15-4, 15-7 win over host City in a state Class 2A East Region semifinal yesterday.South River will travel to North Caroline tomorrow at 1:30 for the region championship game.

Anne Arundel Community College drama students Jessica Hyman of Severna Park and George Johnson of Pasadena reached the semifinal round in the Irene Ryan Acting Competition at the regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in early January at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. They were two of 32 semifinalists out of 192 student actors. Region Two includes colleges and universities in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C. This year's regional competition drew students from 61 colleges and universities.

NEW YORK -- The 20-year-old defending champion lost and said he was relieved. The 22-year-old Wimbledon champion ended a summer of promise and pressure by flinging his racket in defeat.But the old man with the fluorescent lime green racket and the bionic body kept winning.Jimmy Connors strapped the U.S. Open onto his back again last night and took it for a wild ride through the quarterfinals. He aimed for the bright lights of Louis Armstrong Stadium, driving the crowd of 20,541 into a frenzy and confounding Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3)

It had been a while since Glen Burnie had made a Class 4A state playoff appearance, but the top-ranked Gophers certainly didn't look like strangers in last night's semifinal at Randazzo Park.Battle-tested the past week after surviving the demanding East region, the Gophers continued their sterling postseason play with a 3-1 win over West region champ Watkins Mill.Behind eight seniors and riding an 11-game win streak, the Gophers (17-4 ) head into tomorrow's state championship game against Eleanor Roosevelt -- an 11-9 winner over Dulaney in last night's other semifinal -- looking for their third state title and first since 1989, when they last reached state play.

No. 4 Stevenson not only defeated No. 12 and reigning national champion Salisbury, 12-6, in a NCAA tournament semifinal to advance to the program's first title game, but the Mustangs may also have banished some ghosts of the past. Stevenson had been escorted out of the postseason in two of the past three seasons by the Sea Gulls, who still command a 10-6 advantage in their series with their former Capital Athletic Conference foe. What made Sunday's triumph even more special is that the Mustangs had been evicted from the Final Four in 2010 and 2012 by Salisbury, a program that has captured 10 national titles.

Reigning national champion Salisbury has won 10 of 15 meetings in this series and is 2-0 against Stevenson in the NCAA tournament semifinals. But the Mustangs took the last contest, 10-8, at Sea Gull Stadium on April 3. The Sea Gulls (17-5) - ranked 12th in the most recent United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association poll - are making their 10th Final Four appearance in the last 11 years and have advanced to the title game every time. Junior attackman Rhett DePol has recorded 19 goals and a team-high 34 assists after managing nine goals and eight assists last season.

The Syracuse women's lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament final four with a 13-9 win over visiting Florida on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Orange (18-3) will make its second straight appearance, and its fourth since 2008, in the national semifinals, facing unbeaten and top-seeded Maryland on Friday at 5 p.m. or 7:30p.m. at Villanova. The Orange extended its winning streak to 13 games. The Gators end the year with an 18-3 record. "We knew it was going to be a tough game against a very good Florida team," said Syracuse coach Gary Gait.

Salisbury transfer Eric Law picked up a rebound on the edge of the crease and scored with 13.4 seconds left to cap a historic comeback and give No. 4 seed Denver a 12-11 win over fifth-seeded North Carolina in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament quarterfinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon. The game, played before an announced 7,749, was the first men's lacrosse quarterfinal held at a venue not on the East Coast. Denver, the first team in men's quarterfinal history to win after trailing by five goals or more, will face No. 1 seed Syracuse in the semifinals Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

For the third time in the last four seasons, Stevenson and Salisbury will meet in the NCAA Division III tournament semifinals and at stake is a spot in the championship final at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on May 26. Both sides took different paths to the same destination. The No. 4 Mustangs (20-2) have been ranked in top five for pretty much the entire year and collected a program-record 20th victory with Wednesday night's 13-7 victory over No. 13 Lynchburg. The No. 12 Sea Gulls (17-5)

Broadneck's Ellen McNulty had seven goals and an assist and Aislinn Probst scored four goals and added two assists to lead the No. 12 Bruins (17-3) to a 15-5 win over No. 15 Catonsville (16-3) in the Class 4A-3A state semifinals at Franklin on Saturday afternoon. Probst scored 10 seconds after winning the opening draw, and the Bruins had nine of the first 10 goals in the game on the way to a 10-3 lead at halftime. "We just were trying to stay patient and play our game and score early so we didn't have to fight back at the end," McNulty said.

Unranked Parkville upset No. 11 Dulaney, 15-12, in a Class 3A-4A South girls lacrosse region semifinal yesterday. It was the Knights' first win over their Cockeysville opponent since Nancy Gross took over as coach of the team eight years ago.Junior Lisa Tsimbidis scored eight goals for host Parkville, two in the last 21 seconds to ice the win."Everyone on the team had a hand in the win," said Gross. "I don't think I breathed until it was over."Dulaney (11-2) took a 2-0 lead, and the Knights (12-3)

Ben Gugliotta pitched a no-hitter, striking out 11, as Glenelg won, 12-1, over host Fairmont Heights in a Class 2A, South quarterfinal yesterday.Glenelg (16-5) advances to tomorrow's region semifinal against Oakland Mills.Oakland Mills 7, Lackey 2: John Sunderdick went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to help Oakland Mills (7-12) past visiting Lackey in a Class 2A, South quarterfinal. Oaklan Mills meets Glenelg in tomorrow's region semifinal.Howard 8, J.M. Bennett 1: Left-hander Jason Redmond pitched four innings, gave up two hits, one run, walked four and struck out six as visiting Howard (6-10)

Salisbury is the torchbearer for NCAA tournament semifinals, making 10 of the last 11 Final Fours. But Stevenson is beginning to establish itself as a regular in the semifinals. The No. 4 Mustangs (20-2) will be making their fourth Final Four appearance in the last five years when they play host to the reigning national champion and No. 12 Sea Gulls (17-5) this Sunday night at Mustang Stadium in Owings Mills. It is a badge of honor for a program that had not qualified for the NCAA tournament until 2009.

Trailing by three goals late in the fourth quarter, there was never a second of doubt for the Glenelg boys lacrosse team in Friday's Class 3A-2A state semifinals game against Kent Island at Annapolis High School. Well, maybe there was a moment or two when it looked like the No. 11 Gladiators' season would come to an end. Then, the experience of reaching the state semifinal in each of the last seven seasons kicked in. Led by junior Nick Forrest, Glenelg scored four goals in the final 2 minutes, 51 seconds to secure a 10-9 victory.