Varsity Soccer

There's a new game in Baltimore public schools -- girls varsity soccer.The inaugural six-team City-Wide league is just a few games old, and the coaches -- from Poly, City, Western, Southern, Lake Clifton and Patterson -- barely know each other. But its games are attracting a fair share of curious fans.Take Wednesday's Poly-City game, which Poly trailed, 6-0, in an eventual 7-1 loss, when a Poly student stood on the sideline asking questions about the rules."Do they have to go to a certain score before the game's over, or what?"

Et cetera Hayley Brock scored in the 92nd minute to give No. 6 Maryland (11-3-2, 6-1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 3-2 overtime victory at No. 23 Boston College (8-5-2, 2-4-0) in women's soccer on Thursday night. The Terps also got goals from Shannon Collins and Gabby Galanti . Men's college soccer: Albany (3-9-0, 1-2-0 America East) scored in the 76th and 82nd minutes for a 2-1 win over UMBC (5-4-4, 0-2-1) on Wednesday night. The Retrievers scored in the 60th minute, when senior Dave Vaeth (Patapsco)

Westminster's Todd Quenzer was selected captain and most valuable player on both the junior varsity basketball and frosh-soph lacrosse teams last year at Boys' Latin Upper School in Baltimore, but if you would ask his favorite sport, he answers without hesitation."

Thomas Louis "Pep" Perrella, a schools caterer and former Archbishop Curley soccer coach and player, died of pancreatic cancer Sept. 25 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 59 and lived in Overlea. The Baltimore native grew up on Kentucky Avenue. A childhood baseball coach named him "Pepper" or "Pep" after Pepper Martin, the 1930s St. Louis Cardinals base stealer. Before graduating from Archbishop Curley High School in 1970, he scored a soccer goal to secure the school's first Maryland Scholastic Association championship.

Thomas Louis "Pep" Perrella, a schools caterer and former Archbishop Curley soccer coach and player, died of pancreatic cancer Sept. 25 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 59 and lived in Overlea. The Baltimore native grew up on Kentucky Avenue. A childhood baseball coach named him "Pepper" or "Pep" after Pepper Martin, the 1930s St. Louis Cardinals base stealer. Before graduating from Archbishop Curley High School in 1970, he scored a soccer goal to secure the school's first Maryland Scholastic Association championship.

Name: Amber ClutterHonored by The Carroll County Sun for: Scoring three goals in her first varsity soccer match to help lead South Carroll past Francis Scott Key, 8-0Age: 14Residence; hometown: Mount AiryEducation: Freshmanat South Carroll High School in Winfield; graduate of Mount Airy Middle School; graduate of Mount Airy ElementaryFamily: Mother: Linda, secretary at the National Institute of Standards and Technology inGaithersburg, Montgomery County; Father:...

GLENELG AND River Hill high schools were caldrons of excitement Friday: Each school had teams vying for state championships Saturday.At Glenelg High, the student body celebrated with a surprise schoolwide pep rally planned by Glenelg's Boosters' Club.Students, faculty, and administrators, led by Principal Bonnie Daniel, cheered players from their girls' and boys' varsity soccer teams and volleyball team, all-regional champions and finalists for state championships.River Hill Principal Scott Pfeifer introduced the varsity girls' and boys' Regional 2A soccer champions on the school's television station, while the marching band played the school fight song, parading through the building.

Tom Beck, a retired Baltimore County public schools teacher and the father of 12, died of an aneurysm Friday at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Freeland resident was 69. Born Charles Thomas Beck in Baltimore and raised on Fairmount Avenue, he was a 1953 graduate of Mount St. Joseph High School, playing on its varsity soccer and basketball teams. He also played on soccer teams that competed in Patterson Park. He earned a bachelor's degree from what is now Towson University and a master's degree from Morgan State University.

Sarah GreenleafSchool: Hammond High SchoolHometown: ColumbiaAge: 17Sarah, a senior at Hammond, has a grade-point average of 3.78 in gifted and talented and advanced placement classes. She is president of the National Honor Society, the Marching Band and Wind Ensemble. Last year she participated in the Independent Research Program.Sara, plays clarinet and has been involved in the band and ensemble for four years. Last year, she organized a group of band members who raked leaves Saturdays for families.

Bryan Hamper, second-winningest wrestler in South Carroll history, will attend Messiah College, said coach Pete Olson. Messiah, a Division III school located in Grantham, Pa., close to Gettysburg, is coached by Neil Turner, who is in the process of upgrading the program there after coaching at Loch Haven. Hamper recorded 124 career wins for the Cavaliers, second only to Dan Patterson's 130. Hamper set the school record for career pins at 82. Turner is a coach familiar to Hamper because he has give clinics to South Carroll's wrestling team for the past several seasons.

Meghenn Jackson beat two defenders to score the game-winner with six minutes left to play as the visiting Broadneck girls soccer team upset No. 5 Arundel, 1-0, on Thursday. The Wildcats (11-3) have dropped three straight, including Tuesday's 1-0 loss to No. 3 Severna Park and a 2-1 double-overtime loss to South River on Oct. 14. Bruins coach John Camm described the game as even most of the way with Arundel (11-2) having a slight advantage in the early stages and Broadneck (10-4) asserting itself late in the contest.

Archbishop Spalding junior forward Maggie Morrison scored two goals and added an assist as the No. 1 Cavaliers got off to a fast start at Glenelg, coming away with a 3-1 win Monday. Senior forward Courtney Hoyes opened the scoring in the game's 12th minute when she finished off a chance from Morrison, who scored her first goal in the 18th minute and later gave the visitors a 3-0 lead in the second half. Morrison now has 10 goals this season with Hoyes adding nine as the other catalyst for the Cavaliers, who improved their record to 13-0-1.

Senior forward Katie Chase proved plenty opportunistic in the first half and Glenelg's defense was sturdy throughout, leading the No. 6 Gladiators to a comfortable 3-0 win over No. 9 Reservoir in Howard County girls soccer Monday. Chase opened the scoring midway through the first half and scored a second goal minutes later, providing plenty of cushion for a defense that gave the visiting Gators little space to work with. Glenelg improves to 3-0 this season and 1-0 in the county while Reservoir (1-1-1)

McDonogh girls soccer coach Maurice Boylan Jr., who spent 18 years at the helm, stepped down earlier this spring for personal reasons. Boylan posted a 316-84-34 career mark, leading the Eagles to three Catholic League championships in the 1990s. This past season, McDonogh reached the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship game for the second straight year and finished with a 21-1-1 mark, falling to Archbishop Spalding in the title game. "I need time to evaluate my life and get my priorities in order.

Before this season, freshman goalie Brooke Carey only knew of the rich girls soccer tradition at Glenelg. Last night, she became part of it. After Glenelg and Sparrows Point played 100 minutes of scoreless soccer in the Class 1A state title game at UMBC Stadium, Carey turned back two Pointers penalty kicks and the Gladiators showed poise in finishing off four chances to come away with a 4-3 decision in the shootout that gave the program its third straight...

All season, the Severna Park boys soccer team has combined poise and good fortune to find a way to win the close game. In yesterday's Class 4A state semifinal against strong and talented Bowie, the No. 4 Falcons' time ran out. The Bulldogs from Prince George's County got a goal from junior forward Patrick Thornton in the 52nd minute and then used their sturdy defense, led by senior sweeper Daniel Walker, to end the Falcons' season, 1-0. Bowie (17-0)...

A popular Wilde Lake High School varsity soccer player is in serious condition after crashing his Honda Civic on Friday less than a mile from school. Marco Filipponi, 18, of the 4700 block of Rams Horn Row in Ellicott City, was speeding east on Governor Warfield Parkway near Windstream Drive about 10:30 a.m. when he lost control, slid onto the median and began to spin, police said. His car then struck the rear of a vehicle that was waiting on Windstream Drive, according to police. Filipponi was traveling to a work-study assignment.

1. MCDONOGH Last season: 16-5-2, ranked No. 3 * The Eagles are loaded, bringing back all 11 starters, adding an influx of young talent and having the invaluable experience of playing in last year's IAAM A Conference title game. 2. RIVER HILL Last season: 18-1-1, No. 1 * With two straight state titles and six overall, the Hawks have established themselves as the best public school program in the area. 3. ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI Last season: 11-5-2, No. 2 * The defensive-minded Panthers graduated a quality class.