Tryouts

75 years agoMembers of the board of visitors and governors of St. John's College, Annapolis, upheld the policies of President Enoch Garey, whose differences with the faculty has caused four members to resign. -- The Sun, April 15, 1924.* All plans of the Navy alumni rowing crew training for the Olympic tryouts were completed with the arrival of coach Richard Glendon. The Midshipmen crew won the world championship at the 1920 Olympics. -- The Sun, April 17, 1924.* In Annapolis, orchids for Easter will be selling at $5 each.

The Marylanders Junior Olympic girls traveling 16-and-under and 18-and-under fast-pitch softball teams are holding tryouts to fill rosters for the summer season.The tryouts, at the Eleanor Roosevelt High School gymnasium in Greenbelt, will be held tomorrow and Feb. 7. For details, call Dave or Jessica Krug at 301-345-5315.Pub Date: 1/30/99

Paul Stankiewicz, in the far left corner of the arena, has set himself apart from the sweating masses as he performs what looks like an aerobic interpretive dance.He's determined to be a part of the new Ravens cheerleading squad, along with the more than 300 hopefuls -- nearly all female -- who joined him at Towson Center yesterday.By the end of the day, the pool of 300 was narrowed to about 100.Semifinals will be held tomorrow at the Sheraton Inner Harbor, reducing the number to about 60. After that, interviews and tryouts will resume until the approximately 20 stunt team and 22 dance team members are chosen.

Sonia Chase, of McDonogh and the University of Maryland, was one of six college seniors to sign with the Women's National Basketball Association, the league announced yesterday.Described by league player personnel director Renee Brown as a "quick athlete who can shoot off the dribble." Chase, 22, was Maryland's second-leading scorer. She averaged 13.6 points for the Terps (15-13) and led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 89 steals.Brown said that Chase will be one of 65 to 70 players to participate in the WNBA's pre-draft camp, April 16-18 in Chicago.

Rhonda Bates-Corkeran, who played at Wilde Lake High School before going to Temple University and a professional career overseas, was one of six players who survived tryouts for the Washington Mystics at the MCI Center on Sunday.Of the 400 players who showed up for the WNBA expansion team's open tryouts, Bates-Corkeran, Liza Donnell of Newark, N.J., Keri Chaconas of Springfield, Va., La'Shawn Brown of East Cleveland, Ohio, Meredith Sisson of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Teakyta Barnes of Syracuse, N.Y., get to attend Mystics training camp from May 12-June 10, joining eight others that the team picked in the expansion and free-agent drafts.

The Maryland Mania went diamond hunting on Glenelg Country School's humpbacked soccer field yesterday.Coach Darryl Gee and Bill Stara, his assistant, put about 30 aspiring soccer pros through nearly two hours of scrimmage, opening the process of forming a team of about 20 to represent greater Baltimore next year in pro soccer's top minor league.Three more local tryouts for the new A-League team are scheduled, the third an invitation-only session."We're expecting to see about 100 more players," said Gee, who went from Oakland Mills High in the late 1970s straight to the old North American Soccer League's New York Cosmos and a 12-year pro career.

It's a typical Tuesday at the Montgomery Plaza Giant supermarket -- except, of course, for the 27-foot-long hot dog parked outside.Inside the Route 40 Giant, things are a little less than ordinary, too. At least in the bakery section, where a very perky Patty "Pickle" Kan is cheerfully attempting to teach a handful of toddlers the words to a familiar song:"Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wie-ner. That is what I'd truly like to be-ee-ee. 'Cause if I were an Oscar Mayer wie-ner, everyone would be in love with me."

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Meeting the richest bonus boy in the history of baseball, signing untested as a professional for a record $10.2 million, becomes an auspicious occasion with a paramount question still to be answered: Will this be some empty-headed country bumpkin, an adolescent prima donna who is suddenly carried away with his own new-found importance?No. Most emphatically. It turns out that he reflects, in a quiet, genuine way, all that's good about young America. Meet Matt White, 18 years old, 6 feet 5, 222 pounds, a right-handed pitcher who can break the sound barrier.

Someone is running around Baltimore wearing a wolf's head, and the owner -- a human -- wants it returned.B. J. Hughes, 25, of Waukesha, Wis., was in the area over the weekend for tryouts -- held at Bowie State University -- as mascot for the Washington Bullets and the Washington Capitals. With him, he brought his custom-made, oversized wolf's head."The head is part of a costume he wears when speaking to youth groups around the country," said his friend and host, Erin Astolfi, 26, of Glen Burnie.

Cheerleaders, who have been left on the sidelines compared with other high school athletic programs, are about to become part of the locker-room set.Starting today -- the first day of tryouts -- cheerleading squads will be treated like the football team rather than the ecology club.Those who pushed for the change say reclassifying cheerleading from an activity to a sport means the approximately 350 girls who participate at the county's 12 high schools will be taken more seriously by athletic departments and will be given the same treatment as other sports.

CYCLING Tour de France 8 p.m. [Vs.] : This is Stage 6, where everyone who hasn't failed a steroid test at Stage 5 is allowed to continue. BASEBALL Orioles@Blue Jays 7 p.m. [MASN] : The cable network decided to televise this game instead of the open tryouts at Camden Yards for anyone who can pitch the sixth and seventh innings.

The inaugural Adidas National Lacrosse Classic will be held July 18-20 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. Tryouts for the event will be held at Calvert Hall on May 21 and May 27. The event is part of a partnership between Adidas Lacrosse and Level 2 Sports and will feature 20 teams consisting of 500 high school lacrosse sophomores, juniors and seniors from around the country. The top players at the tryouts will be chosen for Mid-Atlantic Regional teams. Eight regions will field teams, with the Mid-Atlantic Region having the most, with four.

Baseball Registration open -- Savage Boys and Girls Club spring registration is open for recreational baseball and softball. The club holds evaluations to form balanced teams; players of all skill levels are welcome. Volunteer coaches are also needed. www.SavageBGC.org. Seeking players -- Chesapeake Men's Senior Baseball League is seeking teams and players for its adult baseball league's 25+ and 38+ divisions. To be placed in a player pool and assigned to a team: www.chesa peakemsbl.com.

Baseball Registration open -- Savage Boys and Girls Club spring registration is open for recreational baseball and softball. The club holds evaluations to form balanced teams; players of all skill levels are welcome. Volunteer coaches are also needed. www.SavageBGC.org. Seeking players -- The Chesapeake Men's Senior Baseball League is seeking teams and players for its adult baseball league's 25+ and 38+ divisions. To be placed in a player pool and assigned to a team: www.chesapeakemsbl.

Lacrosse -- Howard County Lacrosse Program is holding tryouts for spring COBRA Travel teams, which compete at the highest level available, in the Maryland Youth Lacrosse Association. The program is for Howard County residents only. Tykers (boys only) must be 8 years old by Sept. 1; Lightning is for those age 9-10 by Dec. 31; Midgets must be age 11-12 by Dec. 31; and Juniors must be age 13-14 by Dec. 31. Boys who want to try out must register by Sept. 24; the deadline for girls to register has passed.

Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Lisbon helped with the evacuation of 51 horses Aug. 9 from a Baltimore stable where they were kept by street vendors known as arabbers and other owners. The wiring at the stable was judged by Baltimore fire and health officials to be a fire hazard and potentially on the verge of collapse, said Brooke Vrany, director of programs and emergency services at Days End. "We were called in by the city to bring our resources - manpower, expertise and handlers, along with our [horse trailer]

Kriti Gandhi is $10,000 richer, thanks to intense preparation, a little luck, and a nudge of encouragement by her family. Gandhi, an 18-year-old graduate of Centennial High School, competed in the Jeopardy! Summer Games Teen Tournament, which has been airing on national television the past two weeks. On Wednesday night, Gandhi's winning ways ended with a loss in the semifinal round. For making it to the semifinals, she earned a $10,000 payoff. (She amassed $17,700 in winnings her first round, but contestants don't get to keep the opening round money unless they advance to the final round.

Tryouts -- Orioles scouts will be at Camden Yards on Saturday to sign men and women ages 18 and older who are interested in serving as ballboys and ballgirls during the 2007 season. An open tryout will be held at noon at Oriole Park in Baltimore. Candidates, who should be able to handle a baseball glove and field ground balls, should dress casually, take their gloves and use the Home Plate Plaza entrance to Camden Yards on the southwest corner of the ballpark. Candidates must be customer-service-oriented and be available to work the whole season.

The Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company will hold a basket bingo at 7 p.m. Friday at the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company hall, 1330 Woodbine Road, Lisbon. Doors open at 6 p.m. Prizes are filled Longaberger baskets, pottery and wrought-iron items. Tickets are $15 in advance; $18 at the door. Information or to purchase tickets: Joan Bennett, 410- 489-4933 or Doris Bowman, 410- 489-4821. School board sets informal meeting The Board of Education of Howard County will hold a "Coffee & Conversation" session from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday in the media center at Mount View Middle School, 12101 Woodford Drive, Marriottsville.

U-12, U-13 tryouts -- The Clarksville Heat Travel Basketball organization is holding tryouts for its U-12 and U-13 boys travel teams from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday at the Howard High School gymnasium, 8700 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City. Coaches and assistants are also needed. Kevin McDuffie, 443-414-1821.