Varsity

Jordan Cargile worked both sides of the ball as No. 1 Eastern Tech shut out Owings Mills, 16-0, in softball Thursday. Cargile pitched a one-hitter, striking out seven, for the host Mavericks (11-0) and went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBIs. The Eagles fell to 1-6. No. 5 Mount de Sales 10, John Carroll 0: Ashley Lesniewski (12-2) got her eighth shutout of the season for the host Sailors (12-2, 11-0 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference). Baseball Annapolis Area Christian School 9, Friendship Charter (D.C.)

Each time Howard's Cody Ford steps onto the field, he is expected to score. The man-up specialist for the Lions took full advantage of his limited minutes on Wednesday. The junior attackman scored four times, including the game-winning goal in overtime, propelling Howard to an 8-7 victory over host Marriotts Ridge in a pivotal Howard County lacrosse matchup. The Lions improved to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the league, while the Mustangs dropped to 5-3 and 3-3. Senior Sam Hebner scored four goals for Marriotts Ridge, which was coming off a heartbreaking 7-6 loss in triple overtime to Reservoir last Friday.

Senior defenseman Brock Hurley sees something unique with the North Harford boys lacrosse team this season. The Hawks have 15 seniors - and many played together long before high school. It's a bond that Hurley believes can lead to a special season for North Harford. In his second year on varsity at close defense, Hurley is a team captain and responsible for shutting down the opponent's top attackman. Hurley maintains a 3.75 grade point average and plans to study environmental science while playing for Stevenson next year.

After losing three of its past five games, with all three losses to Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference opponents, Loyola's baseball team needed to turn things around. It did. Winner Mason Kapelanski pitched a three-hit shutout and the Dons (12-7, 4-3) blanked McDonogh, 10-0, on Saturday. The Eagles (1-9) suffered their sixth straight loss. Conor Reynolds (2-for-2) had a double, a homer and four RBIs, and James O'Malley (3-for-4) had a double for Loyola.

Two juggernauts of the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference met in Pylesville on Friday night, where North Harford hosted Fallston in a Chesapeake Division game in boys lacrosse. North Harford raced to a 6-1 lead and Fallston, with few first-quarter possessions, found itself in a hole it could not climb out of. The Hawks answered every Fallston surge, pulling away for an 18-9 win. North Harford (7-0, 1-0) led 10-4 at the half. The contest was the Hawks' first division game, while Fallston, the defending conference champion, slipped to 1-1 in the league and 4-3 overall.

No. 13 Chesapeake-AA completed its comeback boys lacrosse victory two minutes into overtime as Austin Brown took a bounce shot to beat No. 14 Severn, 7-6, Thursday. The host Cougars (6-1) and Admirals (9-3) had played to a 3-3 halftime tie before Chesapeake-AA went up 5-4 heading into the fourth quarter. Severn scored twice to take the lead before Chesapeake-AA's lone goal of the quarter forced overtime. Brendan Duerr had two goals and two assists for Chesapeake-AA. Ryan Lamon and Hunter Gray each scored twice for the Admirals, who face top-ranked host Boys' Latin today at 4p.m.

Catonsville senior Deb Milani (four goals, one assist) and sophomore Jenn Nonn (one goal, three assists) had four points each and senior Claudia Flister added three goals to lead the unbeaten Comets (6-0) to a 13-12 lacrosse victory Wednesday over visiting Hereford (3-3). Hereford played the last 18:55 with leading scorer Noelle Funk (two goals, two assists) out after receiving a fourth yellow card, but the Bulls hung in until the final two minutes, thanks to goalie MC Abbott, who had seven of her 11 saves in the second half.

Glenelg senior shortstop Leah Allen has to go way back to recall her first memory with a bat in her hand. When she was 2 years old, Allen would go to the backyard with her father, Harold, and play with a Wiffle ball and bat. She signed up for an organized softball league as soon as she was old enough. A four-year starter, two-year captain and returning All-Metro first-team selection, Allen is the do-it-all catalyst who has led the No. 2 Gladiators to an 9-0 record so far this season.

With the score tied at 7 in the bottom of the eighth, J.T. Tipton (3-for-4) drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the game-winner as host Patterson Mill upset No. 8 River Hill, 8-7, in baseball Friday night. The Hawks (2-4) took a 6-0 lead in the first inning and the Huskies (5-1) scored three runs in the seventh to tie. No. 11 Liberty 10, Winters Mill 4: Right-hander Travis Hessler (1-0) got the win and Zach Delong worked three innings of relief to get the save for the visiting Lions (5-1)