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The thud reverberated all over Harford County.It was the sound of C. Milton Wright's 39-game regular-season winning streak being ground into the turf of its field.A two-point conversion run by Terry Vail turned out to be the difference, as Bel Air (4-3, 4-2) thwarted the No. 6 Mustangs, 14-13, last night."It was destiny," shouted Bel Air assistant coach Doug Dempsey, as head coach Bruce Riley stood by, his face split by a wide grin.In Riley's first year as head coach, the Bobcats started slowly, losing their first three games.

When R. C. Kauffman competes in the Vail Lacrosse Shootout over the next week, the Gilman graduate will be seeking some relaxation following his so-called "year off."By transferring from Yale to North Carolina, Kauffman knew he wouldn't be able to play for the Tar Heels until the 2000 season and decided to kick back and visit his grandparents in Bremerton, Wash. So what did this 22-year-old do for his vacation?He became the head coach of a high school lacrosse team on the verge of folding and resurrected it, and also established the Kitsap Lacrosse Association, a nonprofit organization designed to help fund club teams in the state of Washington and level out the playing field with Seattle private schools.

MA BELL is dying. Over the course of a century and more, the old gal became the motherly persona of a company, American Telephone and Telegraph, which at one time was the largest, richest corporation in the world. As late as 1981, just three years before federal courts ordered the AT&T monopoly broken, a historian predicted that "the continuing dominance of AT&T in the world of telephony seems inevitable." Frail and failing, Ma was devoured just the other day by one of her own offspring, SBC Communications Inc., once the smallest of the Baby Bells, now a jaunty adolescent that is the biggest operator in the bewildering field of Internet, broadband, wireless, satellite, cable and even plain old telephones attached to plain old land lines.

An aggressive Bel Air football team scored on the game's opening possession and throttled visiting Aberdeen for more than three quarters en route to a 26-12 Harford County League triumph last night.The victory was the first for Bel Air and first-year head coach Bruce Riley in four starts. Aberdeen, with head coach Kevin Reilly in his first season at the school, dropped to 1-3 with a third straight county loss.Senior backs Terry Vail (two touchdowns) and Dick Barwick (one touchdown) did most of the damage, running behind strong blocking.

Philip T. Vail Jr., 74, died Saturday at St. Agnes Hospital. A Howard County resident, he was the husband of Dorothy Lycett Vail. He was a retired electrician. Additional survivors include a son, Philip R. Vail III of Gamber; daughter, Peggy D. Jones of Mount Airy; brothers Roy A. Vail of Georgia and Arthur E. Vail of Arbutus; sisters, MarionHendricks and Dorothy Coonan, both of Ellicott City, and Carol Langmeade of Catonsville; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Hubbard Funeral Home, 4107 Wilkens Ave., Baltimore.

Severna Park's Jon Sakalis is tearing them up in the American Frontier Hockey League playing center for the Vail Avalanche in Vail, Colo.Sakalis, an 18-year-old who played lacrosse at Severna Park but no high school ice hockey because there is none in the county public school system, had a hat trick and has averaged two goals in each of his last five games.Growing up in the Severna Park area, Sakalis started skating at Benfield Pines and played the last few years with the Washington Little Caps.

T his is the season to travel. But why limit yourself to Grandmother's house? Why not go over the river on a luxurious Mediterranean cruise? Or through the woods to a powder-covered slope perfect for a downhill run? As we head into the holidays, there are more travel discounts and deals than there are side dishes on the Thanksgiving table. Below is just a sampling of the seasonal goodies. Take a peek and then plan your holiday escape. And take Grandma with you. Ski deals Triple treat.

On February 13, 2008 Deborah S. Vail wife of William Vail and mother of Karen D'Amour, Linda Taylor and Wendy Haynes. Contributions in her memory can be made to Susan G. Koman for the Cure, 2005 LBJ Fwy., Ste 250, Dallas, TX 75244.

On June 10, 2008, VAILES "David" KNOX, SR., Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Thursday after 8:30 A.M., where the family will receive friends on Friday at 11:30 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 12 P.M.

Sheronne Vails Arundel, basketball In her third trip to the state tournament, the 6-foot-4 forward used her inside strength to lead the No. 5 Wildcats to the state Class 4A championship. Vails had 12 of her 16 points and 12 of her 18 rebounds in the second half of the come-from-behind 53-40 title-game victory over Gaithersburg. She also had 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks in the 52-42 semifinal win over Urbana. With 10 blocks in the tournament, Vails set a school record for career blocks with 349. A two-time All-Metro selection headed for Louisville, she averaged 18.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.1 blocks this season.