Walkersville

A 48-year-old Walkersville man was indicted Friday on federal charges he ran a $9.2-million investment scheme that lasted four years and victimized 70 people. Larry Michael Parrish ran IV Capital, Ltd., which he incorporated on an eastern Caribbean island, according to the 25-count indictment against him. Prosecutors say from 2005 through 2009, he lied to customers, claiming to have millions under management, a full staff and a minimum gross profit margin of 5 percent per month.

A 48-year-old Walkersville man was indicted Friday on federal charges he ran a $9.2-million investment scheme that lasted four years and victimized 70 people. Larry Michael Parrish ran IV Capital, Ltd., which he incorporated on an eastern Caribbean island, according to the 25-count indictment against him. Prosecutors say from 2005 through 2009, he lied to customers, claiming to have millions under management, a full staff and a minimum gross profit margin of 5 percent per month.

WALKERSVILLE - The South Carroll football team has become a fixture in the Class 2A West Region football playoffs. The Cavaliers reached the playoffs six times in the last nine years, and are the first Carroll County team to make three straight postseason appearances since Francis Scott Key in 2004-06. But a talented Walkersville team showed South Carroll the exit door in Friday's regional semifinal, jumping to a 21-0 first-quarter lead on the way to a dominant 35-0 win over the Cavaliers.

Hannah Oneda made a little history in her final 3,200-meter run in high school Thursday. The Winters Mill senior ran away from the field early and broke a 30-year old record when she won the Class 2A race in 10:52.01 during the first day of the state track and field championships at Morgan State. The Johns Hopkins-bound runner broke the mark of 10:56.3, set by Atholton's Carolyn Forde in 1982. But while she said she's happy to do so, she seemed more concerned with the fact she won't get to run the race again at this level.

The Francis Scott Key girls basketball team withstood furious fourth-quarter rally by visiting Walkersville to come away with a 50-47 win in Uniontown last night.zTC Francis Scott Key was leading 44-30 entering the final quarter, but Walkersville closed the gap to 49-47 with 14 seconds left. Key's Shelley Smith hit one of two from the free-throw line and Michelle Griffith's three-pointer in the closing seconds was well off the mark to preserve the Key win."I just tried to maintain my composure so the girls would do the same down the stretch," said Key coach Brian Hollingsworth.

COLLEGE PARK -- Jimmy Cunningham of Walkersville, who had seen all but one stroke from a seven-shot lead disappear by the 18th hole, rolled in a nine-foot putt on the final green to thwart Charles Hong and win the state high school golf championship yesterday at the University of Maryland Golf Club.Cunningham led a 1-2-3 finish by juniors with a 6974--143. Hong of Walt Whitman was a shot back (7272--144), runner-up for the second straight year.Brad Friedlander, a Pikesville senior, placed fourth with 7575--150.

This one won't go down as one of the better girls basketball games of the season.North Carroll still is trying to find its identity as a team, and Walkersville has a long way to go before it is ready to compete against strong teams.The result of this matchup was a loosely played, foul-marred and turnover-filled game that had North Carroll winning with ease, 64-38, at home.The Panthers (2-3) jumped off to a 20-4 lead at the end of the first quarter with the help of a subpar Walkersville shooting performance, and there was never any doubt about the outcome after that.

When Francis Scott Key last faced Walkersville pitcher Bronson McLain, the Eagles knocked him out of the game in the second inning.Yesterday, coach Rob Caples' team got another shot at McLain. Only this time, the results were far less satisfying.McLain used his four-pitch repertoire to slow Key's offense, going the distance and giving up just two hits to lead Walkersville past the host Eagles, 6-2, in a Monocacy Valley Athletic League game.McLain threw 97 pitches, mostly relying on fastballs and changeups but also throwing in occasional sliders and curves.

A 15-year-old Walkersville boy has been arrested and charged as a juvenile in connection with the shooting of three other youths late Saturday outside a community center, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said yesterday. The victims - all from Frederick - included a 16-year-old found lying outside the Discovery Community Center in Walkersville with a head wound. He remained under treatment yesterday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Another 16-year-old, wounded in the forearm, was treated and released at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

A midseason slump continued for the Francis Scott Key boys basketball team last night.The Eagles let another possible victory slide through their hands, losing to Walkersville, 67-64, in a Monocacy Valley Athletic League game that gave Key coach Jeff Cook all kind of nightmares.It was the third straight setback for Key and the ninth in the last 12 games after a 4-0 start.The Eagles (7-9, 5-7 in the league) were a picture of inconsistency last night against the Lions (8-8, 6-7) making a couple of beautiful plays back-to-back and then botching simple plays on offense and defense.

WALKERSVILLE - The South Carroll football team has become a fixture in the Class 2A West Region football playoffs. The Cavaliers reached the playoffs six times in the last nine years, and are the first Carroll County team to make three straight postseason appearances since Francis Scott Key in 2004-06. But a talented Walkersville team showed South Carroll the exit door in Friday's regional semifinal, jumping to a 21-0 first-quarter lead on the way to a dominant 35-0 win over the Cavaliers.

A 26-year-old Carroll County man who enlisted in the Marines the day before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has been killed in Afghanistan. Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright of Union Bridge died Saturday while on combat operations in Farah province, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Department of Defense. A scout sniper, Sergeant Cartwright was assigned to the 1st Marines Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command at Fort Pendleton, Calif.

Ninth-ranked Hereford picked a good time to play its most complete game of the season in Saturday's Class 3A-2A state semifinal against Walkersville. The Bulls quickly took away any sense of drama against the Frederick County school by opening up a 12-goal lead at the half before walking away with a 15-0 victory at Annapolis. Hereford will look to defend its state title against Centennial on Tuesday or Wednesday at UMBC. "They played us hard," Hereford coach Brian King said. "Today, I think [the difference]

Luther E. Horine Jr., a pyrotechnist who entertained thousands for more than two decades with fireworks displays at the Inner Harbor, Camden Yards, Fort McHenry and the Washington Monument, died of cancer Saturday at his Walkersville home. He was 68. Mr. Horine was born in Frederick and raised in Walkersville. He was a 1958 graduate of Walkersville High School and earned a bachelor's degree in forestry at Pennsylvania State University in 1963. He was employed for 35 years in the environmental health division of the Frederick County Health Department until retiring in 2000.

Allison Marie Voigt, daughter of John and Joan Voigt of Ellicott City and Anthony Edward Giampapa, son of Michael and Jane Giampapa of Walkersville, MD were married June 28, 2008 at the Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of MD, from which both graduated in 2007. Friends Sara Masuilis and David Schanuel were the Maid of Honor and Best Man. Following a honeymoon in Mexico the couple resides in Germantown, MD. The bride is an elementary school teacher for Montgomery County Schools and the groom is a project engineer for John J Kirlin, LLC in Rockville.

What was expected to be a monumental battle for Hereford's stingy defense in last night's Class 3A-2A boys lacrosse state final quickly morphed into something quite different. A coming-out party for the Bulls' offense, which won by the largest margin in state final history. Paced by a near record-setting performance by senior attackman Trey Hilberg, No.

Walkersville scored only two earned runs, but capitalized on 10 North Harford errors for a 12-2 victory in a Class 2A baseball state semifinal yesterday at Arundel.The game was halted by the 10-run rule with the Lions batting in the last of the fifth inning.Walkersville (20-3) was making its sixth appearance in the annual state baseball tournament, including a spot in the finals two years ago.It was the first state appearance in school history for North Harford (16-9).Pub Date: 5/26/99

WalkersvilleLionsCoach: Dave Schrodel, sixth yearAssistant coaches: Mike Wells, Ron Manges, Curt Hughes, Matt Perkins, Jim Abbott, Rick Little, Larry PonsonLast year's record: 9-1 overall, 8-1 in the Monocacy Valley Athletic League and tied for firstTop returnees: Seniors, running back Brad Friedman, wide receiver Matt Arthur, offensive tackle Tony Beatrice, running back Chad Hildebrand, offensive tackle Matt Watcher, tight end Brian Boone, nose guard Josh...

Yesterday, Dulaney's Jay Mann couldn't stop thinking about how badly he and his Lions teammates wanted to win last night's state semifinal game and avenge last year's two-goal semifinal loss to Wootton. The senior midfielder did his part, contributing a goal and three asissts, and the No. 8 Lions scored three of the last four goals to win, 9-6, in their Class 4A-3A semifinal played in a drizzle at North Carroll. "All day I thought about our semifinal loss last year and ... about how bad we wanted to win," Mann said.