Track And Field

The Maryland men's outdoor track and field team will be able to operate at least until the school enters the Big Ten in July 2014, Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson said in a news release Tuesday. Maryland said the $888,000 raised via private funds months ago, will be enough to preserve the sport for two more seasons. After that, Maryland is expected to reap a financial windfall from shared conference television revenue and could be in position to restore a number of sports that were dropped last July.

Varsity boys basketball Mount St. Joseph downs Sidwell, 59-55, to win Gonzaga Classic In a defensive struggle, No. 1 Mount St. Joseph defeated Sidwell Friends, 59-55, on Sunday in the championship game of the Gonzaga D.C. Classic at Smith Center. The first half saw a remarkable swing of momentum, with the Gaels outscoring Sidwell 22-7 in the first quarter before Sidwell (8-1) outdid Mount St. Joseph 22-3 in the second quarter. The high scorer was Josh Hart of Sidwell with 37 points, breaking the tournament record with a total of 100 points.

Hale Bullen Annapolis, senior A solid senior season for Bullen culminated with a sweep of the Anne Arundel County, Class 3A East regional and state meets. In the Class 3A state meet at Hereford, Bullen battled several other good runners before making a late charge to win, edging Howard's Danny Rau by just seven-tenths of a second. Bullen, who was around fourth place before running into the lead in the final 800 meters, finished with the second-fastest time in any of the four classes -- 16 minutes, 19.5 seconds.

Colleges Terps wrestler Sheptock earns ACC weekly honors Maryland junior Jimmy Sheptock earned Atlantic Coast Conference co-Wrestler of the Week honors after posting a 4-1 record and placing second at the Nittany Lion Open, the conference announced Tuesday. Sheptock, the 10th-ranked wrestler in the country at 184 pounds, defeated 19th-ranked Alex Utley of North Carolina, 8-3, in the quarterfinals before knocking off 14th-ranked Dan Rinaldi of Rutgers, 2-0, in the semifinals.

0 Local boys teams that won team public school state championships last winter. 2 Individual events that Tim Virostek of Wilde Lake won (800 meters, 1,600 meters) in the Class 3A indoor track state championship meet in February. 59 Deficit Gilman rallied from to win its third straight MIAA team championship last winter, edging out Mount St. Joseph.

1. McDonogh Last season: No. 1 Postseason: IAAM Conference champion Outlook: They lost some key performers to graduation and may not be quite as strong as recent years. Still, led by Lakin Hatcher and Sidney Hayes, the Eagles should be a deep team and the one to beat in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland this winter. 2. Liberty Last season: No. 2 Postseason: Class 2A state champion Outlook: Like McDonogh, the Lions lost some top performers from their team that won a state championship last winter.