Spalding

Archbishop Spalding head boys lacrosse coach Terry Mangan, 25, has resigned after two years at the school.Mangan (10-15 in two years) is leaving Spalding to study for a master's degree in guidance counseling at the State University of New York at Stony Brook while living in his hometown of Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.The Cavaliers (1-12 in 1989) improved to 3-9 in 1991 and 7-6 this past season under the former Roanoke (Va.) College goalie's direction."When I got there [Spalding], things couldn't have been much worse, but they were a great bunch of kids.

Dale Chambers has been fired after just one season as boys basketball coach at Archbishop Spalding of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League. After Mike Glick, who now coaches Gwynn Park, resigned at the end of the 2005-06 season, Chambers led the Cavaliers to a 10-22 record last season. Spalding upset second-seeded and fourth-ranked St. Frances, 57-56, in the BCL tournament quarterfinals before losing to Mount St. Joseph, 63-35, in the semifinals.

The South Carroll Cavaliers went looking for a quick remedy to what so far has been an uncharacteristic average season.Yesterday afternoon at the Cardinal Gibbons Tournament in Baltimore, they found one.The No. 13 Cavaliers scored six times in the first inning of the championship game against Spalding and pounded out 15 hits before coming away with a 13-7 win.South Carroll (8-4) reached the finals with a 10-0 win over City in a game that was halted in the sixth due to the 10-run rule. Senior left-hander Kile Maxcy tossed a one-hitter.

To upset top-ranked Archbishop Spalding in yesterday's Catholic League tournament final, Institute of Notre Dame would need to play good defense, capitalize on every opportunity and keep Cavaliers pitcher Kim Sheridan from gaining momentum.The Indians accomplished none of the above, resulting in an 11-0 Spalding romp at McDonogh School, as the Cavaliers claimed their third straight tournament title when the game was ended with none out in the fifth inning by the league's 10-run rule.In the consolation game, Mandy Fabula's fourth-inning double scored Sue Taylor with what proved to be the winning run of Seton Keough's 16-3 victory over McDonogh.

Archbishop Spalding will join Severn next winter as the only county schools fielding swim teams.Athletic Director Domenic Pachence announced yesterday that Spalding will be ready to compete during the 1992-1993 season, most likely in the Maryland Scholastic Association BConference."

Archbishop Spalding High School head wrestling coach Jim Nemeth has been named the new head softball coach at the school, replacing the Rev. Paul Martin.Martin, the former dean of students at Spalding and four-year coach, has accepted an appointment as pastor of an EssexParish -- which will take effect on March 15. He recorded a career record of 63-14, including two straight Catholic League Tournament titles."I think it's a nice (career) move for me, but it's being made with mixed feelings," said Martin.

Different pitchers, same result.Archbishop Spalding pitchers Carrie Parsons and Rachel Synowski each pitched one-hitters to lead the second-ranked Cavaliers to two victories in the Centennial Tournament yesterday.Parsons struck out 14, as Spalding defeated Catholic League rival Institute of Notre Dame, 3-1, in the championship game.Behind Synowski, the Cavaliers (3-0) had routed Hammond, 13-0, in the first round."Other teams might count on one pitcher. We have two strong pitchers and two backup pitchers that are decent," Spalding first-year coach Linda Taylor said.

Sabrina Ryals' one-out single in the bottom of eighth scored Becky Mooty with the game-winning run as Archbishop Spalding defeated Pallotti, 3-2, in the championship game of the Maryland Independent Schools tournament yesterday.The Cavaliers (25-8) have claimed the championship in each of the tournament's first two years. Spalding also beat Pallotti in last season's title game, 8-0.Ryals, who had two hits, was voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player, batting .700 (7-for-10), with two doubles and three RBIs.

On Tuesday night, 10th-seeded Archbishop Spalding became the first team in the history of the Independent Schools Tournament to beat a higher seed.Last night in the quarterfinals, the Cavaliers nearly pulled off another upset before falling to second-seeded Severn, 57-52.In other quarterfinals yesterday, four-time defending tournament champion Gilman defeated Boys' Latin, 58-47; St. Paul's beat John Carroll, 50-36; and McDonogh beat Friends, 74-36.In today's semifinals, Gilman and McDonogh meet at 6 p.m. and St. Paul's and Severn at 8 p.m. The championship game is tomorrow at 8 p.m.In the best game of the day, Severn (18-5)

It was obvious from the very beginning -- a 90-pitch first inning -- that a marathon was in order.No. 9 Gilman (10-2) outlasted Archbishop Spalding, 14-9, in a 3 1/2 -hour endurance test yesterday at Joe Cannon Stadium in Harmans.The host Cavaliers (3-6) committed seven errors and left 13 men on base and still only lost by five runs.Gilman needed only nine hits with only two players, catcher Peter Bogue and third baseman/pitcher Jason Mersey getting two hits to score 14 runs.Gilman scored six runs in the first and looked as if it might be done with Spalding in five innings, but the Cavs answered with three of their own and the marathon was on.Freshman Jared Vogt started for Spalding, had control problems and ended up throwing 50 pitches in the first inning.