Shepherd

To Carter Shepherd, a hero is a hero. It is that simple.He anticipates the controversy he may stir, truly dreads it even, but he doesn't shy away from it.Whether the NAACP protests or the mail becomes notably unfriendly, Shepherd's mission is clear: He will build a great bronze statue to commemorate the life of a common man who fought for a decidedly unpopular principle."

To Carter Shepherd, a hero is a hero. It is that simple.He anticipates the controversy he may stir, dreads it even, but he doesn't shy away from it.Whether the NAACP protests or the mail becomes unfriendly, Shepherd's mission is clear: He will build a great bronze statue to commemorate the life of a common man who fought for an unpopular principle."

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- The channel between Charm City and this small college community reopened wide several years ago, sending a wealth of football talent westward to a school nurturing hopes for an NCAA Division II championship.Nine Baltimore-area players who prepped in the city and Howard, Harford, Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties -- many of them overlooked or unwanted in recruiting -- are spotlighted members of a Shepherd College team that has national aspirations after a 10-2 season that included its first two games in the Division II playoffs.

Player of the YearAmanda Shifflett, Northeast, senior, infielder: The No. 1-ranked Eagles (24-2) were chasing after their ninth state title, against North Carroll, when Shifflett came to the plate with a runner on and two out in the first inning. She ripped a triple to right-center and eventually came across to help give the Eagles a 2-0 lead that would turn into a 9-0 win. That was the story all season long for Shifflett, who added patience at the plate and the ability to go to all fields.

The Rev. Angela F. Shepherd has spent her life opening doors -- for herself, for her congregation and community, and for women and blacks.Her latest door opening was celebrated yesterday at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Annapolis, where Shepherd was officially installed as rector in a ceremony presided over by Bishop Robert W. Ihloff. She became the first black woman to hold such a position in Maryland's Episcopal diocese.Shepherd is also the first woman rector at St. Philip's, where she succeeds the Rev. Samuel Edleman, interim minister for two years, and the Rev. Robert M. Powell, rector there for 25 years.

LANDOVER -- Brian Mitchell, Darrell Green and Leslie Shepherd never stopped promising better days for the Washington Redskins, even in the darkest of times during an 0-7 start this season.Yesterday, those three veteran stars joined with quarterback Trent Green to lead Washington to its first fourth-quarter comeback victory in Norv Turner's five-year tenure as coach.Trent Green produced the 24-20 win over the San Diego Chargers with a perfectly orchestrated, 20-yard touchdown pass Shepherd, who caught the ball in full stride in the right corner of the end zone with 1 minute, 54 seconds left in the game before 65,713 at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.

Richard H. Shepherd Jr. learned that he had received one of the highest awards given to small-business people in Maryland last month. But barely a week later, he lost the job that helped him get it.It was days after General Motors Corp. officials warned Shepherd that he might lose his ownership of Columbia Pontiac Buick GMC that a photographer from the federal Small Business Administration went to the dealership on McGaw Road in Columbia to take his picture.That was when Shepherd knew that he had been named the state's Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year for his outstanding business performance and community service.

Leslie Shepherd has long been known for his angry outbursts in the Washington Redskins' locker room but his mini-tirade last week at Redskin Park will go down as one of his better performances.The fifth-year wide receiver started out questioning coach Norv Turner's failure to get the ball to him more this season (11 catches in three games) and wound up criticizing the Denver Broncos' tackling ability, the play of Broncos starting right cornerback Darrien Gordon and the performance last week of Seattle Seahawks starting left cornerback Shawn Springs.

IF YOU ASK Richard H. Shepherd Jr., he won't blame his loss of a General Motors auto dealership in Columbia on his race. He and GM couldn't see eye to eye on how much money the business should be making after two years. But Mr. Shepherd believes that race did play a role in car sales, providing important lessons in how blacks and whites still frequently see each other through stereotyped lenses.Mr. Shepherd, an African-American, says customers, black and white, refused to believe he was the owner of the franchise.

Some guys you know, from the very beginning, will turn out to be exceptional talents. And some guys, like former City College High School standout Damian Beane, catch you completely off guard.When he started his career at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, W.Va., his size, 5 feet 8 and barely 170 pounds, was far from intimidating. His speed was far from blazing. In fact, the coaching staff had no clue how they would use him."He came in here as one of four good running backs, but he wasn't the guy at the top of the list," said Shepherd coach Monte Cater.

On April 17, 2009, ANNE HARRISON WALKER. A well known antique dealer, tennis and golf enthusiast. Loving wife of M. Cooper Walker and mother of Martha Walker Rinker. Memorial service to celebrate the life of Anne Harrison Walker, Monday, October 26, 2009 at 5 P.M. at the Church of Good Shepherd on Boyce Ave. in Ruxton.

Trailing 21-20 with 7:31 left in the game, Michael Gagne capped a seven-play, 39-yard drive with a 42-yard field goal to lift host Bowie State over Shepherd, 23-21, on Saturday. James Proctor returned the opening kickoff 98 yards and the Bulldogs (1-1) took a 7-0 lead with 14:45 left in the first quarter. A Rams' safety at 11:02 and touchdown drive with less than two minutes in the quarter put Shepherd (1-1) ahead, 9-7. Second-quarter touchdown runs by Andre Johnson and Rodney Webb gave Bowie a 20-9 lead at the half.

WNBA McCarville leads Liberty to 60-59 victory over Mystics Janel McCarville scored 19 points, including the victory-clinching three point play with 9.1 seconds remaining, in the New York Liberty's 60-59 win over the Washington Mystics on Sunday. Shameka Christon scored 14 points for the Liberty (9-15), who lost their two previous meetings with the Mystics this season. Alana Beard scored 11 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, including a layup with 23.3 seconds left to put the Mystics (12-12)

Sister Mary Rosaria Baxter, former provincial leader of the Sisters of Good Shepherd Province of Mid-North America, died of kidney cancer July 23 at St. Vincent Care Center in Emmitsburg. She was 68. She was born Maureen Baxter in New York City, and was raised there and in Phoenix, Ariz., and Charlotte, N.C., where she graduated from Charlotte Catholic High School. She entered the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, then located in their motherhouse at Mount and Hollins streets in Southwest Baltimore, in 1961.

Chris Baldwin set a school record with three defensive touchdowns to lead the Blue Jays to a 34-3 victory over visiting St. Lawrence at rain-soaked Homewood Field yesterday. The senior safety took a pair of interceptions back for touchdowns and also returned a fumble for a touchdown as the Blue Jays won their season opener for the 10th time in the past 12 years. In addition to his three touchdowns, Baldwin also tied his career high with 10 tackles, forced one fumble and had one tackle for a loss.

Morgan State (0-0) @ Towson (0-1) Time: 6 p.m. Site: Johnny Unitas Stadium Outlook: The Bears are hoping to get their 2008 season off to a winning start while the Tigers are looking to rebound from last week's loss at Navy. Senior linebacker Jerrell Guyton returns to lead the Bears on defense and is looking to improve on last season's numbers, when he recorded 62 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks. The Tigers, meanwhile, feature a strong passing attack led by senior quarterback Sean Schafer, who threw for more than 300 yards in last week's loss.

Ernestine Shepherd, 72, a certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor, continues to build on her fabulous-at-any-age image. She was featured in the February edition of UniSun. Shepherd won several awards this summer at the 15th annual 2008 Kina Elyassi NPC Natural East Coast Tournament of Champions Bodybuilding & Figure Championships held in Washington. With an already-lean body, Shepherd shrunk by 12 pounds to about 118 pounds to compete. And she didn't do it without sacrifice.

When the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money last came to Baltimore in 2003, it made history: It displayed a 1913 Liberty Head nickel, now valued at $3 million, last seen almost five decades ago. That nickel returns to Baltimore as a part of this year's event. The association's five-day convention at the Baltimore Convention Center features educational seminars, exhibits of historical coins and a treasure hunt and trivia game for children, among many other activities.

Imagine the task of trying to replace 691 coaching wins that covered 44 seasons and included six state championships. That's the case this spring in softball-rich Anne Arundel County, where perennial state powers Glen Burnie, Northeast and Severna Park will be taking the field with new coaches looking to pick up where their predecessors left off. The three schools didn't look far to find qualified candidates. At Glen Burnie, assistant coach Doug Schreiber takes over for Bob Broccolino; Northeast turns to assistant coach Kenny Miller to succeed Marianne Shultz; and at Severna Park, former standout shortstop Meredith McAlister is now in charge after spending three years as an assistant under coach Jeff Shepherd.

UMBC's beleaguered women's team faces a final test on its threshold for pain - and adversity - this weekend when the Retrievers defend their America East Conference tournament title in Hartford, Conn. "It's been a year where our character was tested," coach Phil Stern said. "The bottom line is, we didn't win as many games as we'd like to, but I think we put ourselves in position to make another run at it." Adversity? How about losing your starting center - and most outstanding player in last year's conference tournament - to a pregnancy?