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Jane B. Lowe, a Talbot County activist and widow of former House of Delegates Speaker Thomas Hunter Lowe, died of cancer Friday at Talbot Hospice in Easton. The longtime Wittman resident was 76. Jane Bradley was born in Washington and raised in Bethesda. She was a 1948 graduate of Bethesda Chevy Chase High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in 1952 at Washington College, where she also met her future husband while they were both students there. In 1952, she married Mr. Lowe and, while he studied law at the University of Maryland, she taught in Baltimore public schools.

Frayda Salkin, McDonogh School archivist, took a ride down Interstate 81 this past Monday with Gen. Robert E. Lee to Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. Well, sort of. What Salkin was delivering in a locked, fireproof box was the last letter written by the Confederate general turned college president, on Sept. 28, 1870. Lee had assumed the presidency of Washington College (now Washington and Lee) six months after the surrender of his forces at Appomattox Court House, Va., in 1865.

No. 3 Maryland remained unbeaten with a 19-6 win against Brown yesterday in College Park. Four Terps scored at least three goals, led by Krista Pellizzi with five goals and an assist and Katie Princiotto with three goals and three assists. Maryland (5-0) controlled the game from the beginning, allowing just nine shots in each half while taking 54 shots. The Terps' defense shut down the Bears' attack at the end of the game as Brown (1-3) went the last 21:28 without scoring a goal. Maryland's Lauren Cohen had a career-high four assists and scored a goal.

Fourth-ranked Syracuse outscored Cornell 7-1 in the second quarter last night on the way to a 15-10 men's lacrosse victory at the Carrier Dome.Ryan Powell had three goals and two assists for the Orangemen (6-2), who scored six consecuitve goals over the last 11 minutes of the first half to lead 11-2 at halftime.WomenSalisbury State 14, St. Mary's 12: Annie Sappington had six goals and two assists as the 17th-ranked and host Sea Gulls (8-2) downed the Seahawks, ranked No. 5 in Division III.Jen Mezzadra added two goals and two assists for Salisbury.

CHESTERTOWN -- The Salisbury State fans and players mobbed Josh Tidwell yesterday in the middle of Kibler Field, and who could blame them?The senior midfielder from Arundel High did the unthinkable in sudden-death overtime to third-ranked and defending NCAA Division III champion Washington College right in front of 2,000 people on the Shoremen's home turf.Tidwell virtually walked right in on freshman goalkeeper Ray Pagano and slammed the ball into the net to give the fourth-ranked Sea Gulls a 16-15 victory in another one of those classic Division III lacrosse duels on the Eastern Shore.

Greg Adams scored 20 and Earl Piner added 16 to power Washington College past visiting Villa Julie, 94-75, last night in Chestertown.The Shoremen (7-5) extended a 39-32 halftime lead to 55-43. The Mustangs (1-12) shot 41.2 percent from the field, 14 percent below Washington College.Villa Julie's Michael Palmere led all scorers with 26, and Jermaine Smith added 23 for the Mustangs.Johnson C. Smith 74, Bowie State 66: Christopher Reese scored 24 to power the Golden Bulls (11-4) past the host Bulldogs (1-14)

Junior forwards Joel Wertman and Nino Vanin combined for 44 points to power Johns Hopkins to a 78-52 rout of Washington College in the Centennial Conference championship game last night before a packed house of 1,500 in Chestertown, earning a spot in the NCAA Division III tournament.The win helped the Blue Jays (21-5) erase memories of losing by two points to Muhlenberg in last year's championship."We came in as the underdog," said Wertman, noting that Hopkins had to beat Muhlenberg in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to advance to last night's game.

Navy senior attackman Jamie O'Leary scored a goal and added six assists to power Navy past visiting Air Force, 16-4 yesterday at Dewey Field in men's college lacrosse.O'Leary has scored a goal in 29 of his last 30 games, including the last four.Kevin Meehan opened the scoring at the 8: 25 mark as Navy (4-2) built an 8-3 halftime lead over the Falcons (0-7).Navy goalies Mickey Jarboe and Kim Silcox combined to make eight saves. Air Force's Art Patek finished with 13 saves.Washington College 15, St. Mary's 3: Matt Swift (Boys' Latin)

CHESTERTOWN -- The moms and the dads and the aunts and the uncles came to Washington College yesterday with all manner of photographic equipment, ready to capture their loved ones in cap and gown.But many of the women had their sights set on one of the guests. John F. Kennedy Jr., magazine editor and sex symbol, visited the Eastern Shore yesterday to receive a citation for humanitarian works, and the women could hardly contain themselves."I'm focusing on one person," said Judi Seip, and she wasn't talking about her daughter, who was about to receive her degree.

He has been dead for more than 121 years now, stabbed in the back by a U.S. soldier during what he thought was a meeting called to halt killing on the American frontier. For the descendants of the famed Sioux warrior Crazy Horse, some degree of peace has arrived since then.Trust is another matter.In a case that underscores the generations-old struggle of American Indians trying to reclaim their heritage -- from moccasins to the bones of their ancestors -- Crazy Horse's family has filed a federal lawsuit against tiny Washington College on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Rowing Baltimore Crew wins World Championship At the World Masters Rowing Championships in Vienna, Austria, a Baltimore crew - Laurie Pipitone, Zibi Turtle, Sandi Burt and Beth Lawrence and coxswain Marion Penning - placed first in the Women's Masters B 4+ (sweep boats with four rowers and coxswain) on Friday. They went on to win the Masters C 4+ Saturday. Minor league baseball Johnson pitches Baysox to victory over Harrisburg Right-hander Steve Johnson (St. Paul's) pitched 6 2/3 strong innings to lead host Bowie Baysox to a 5-2 win over the Harrisburg Senators.

Orioles Q&A session with Wigginton set for ESPN Zone Thursday Infielder Ty Wigginton will participate in a free question-and-answer session at the ESPN Zone at noon Thursday. He also will sign autographs. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Colleges UMBC men's basketball team to open at home vs. Morgan The UMBC men's basketball team will open its 2009-10 season by hosting 2009 NCAA tournament participant Morgan State Nov. 15 at 3:30 p.m. at the RAC Arena. The 25th all-time meeting between the Retrievers and the Bears will begin UMBC's 13-game nonconference schedule.

Chris Harris scored 17 points and was 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 1:17 to help host Navy beat Army, 59-54, yesterday. Trailing for most of the second half, Army trimmed the margin to 51-49 on John Moonshower's three-pointer with 1:31 to play. Harris responded with a pair of free throws for Navy. After Army's Marcus Nelson hit a layup to pull back within two, Harris hit two more foul shots with 12 seconds left to seal the win. Moonshower's three-pointer at the buzzer provided the final margin.

CLASS 1A NO. 9 GLENELG (14-2-1) VS. POCOMOKE (15-1) WHEN, WHERE: 11 a.m., Washington College, Chestertown OUTLOOK: The Gladiators rolled into the final with a 6-0 semifinal win over first-year program Patterson Mill, but the competition gets a lot tougher now. Pocomoke, from the Eastern Shore, is looking for its 16th Class 1A title and its sixth in a row. If the Warriors win, they will own half the 1A titles contested since the tournament went to...

Allen Rayfield "Ray" Kirby Sr., a retired insurance sales representative and former college athlete, died July 23 of complications from a fractured hip at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The longtime Towson resident was 89. Born and raised in Chestertown, he was a 1937 graduate of Chestertown High School. He also attended the Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pa. Mr. Kirby was a graduate of Washington College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1942. While at Washington, he played football, basketball and baseball, and in 1941 was selected by The Sun as an All-Maryland football guard.

On April 11, 2008, VIRGINIA G. DECKER (nee Gent), beloved wife of the late Alonzo G. Decker, Jr., Mrs. Decker is survived by her sister, Shirley Gent Rhodes, and nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at Hunts Memorial United Methodist Church, corner of W. Joppa and Old Court on Friday, April 25 at 1:30 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 Mt. Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217 or Washington College, 300 Washington Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620.

In college admissions it is the year of unprecedented uncertainty. Akua Abrah, a talented senior at Annapolis High School, tried to guess how many top schools she would need to apply to in order to get in somewhere she really wanted to go. She chose 10. Admissions deans such as John Latting at the Johns Hopkins University walked a tightrope as they tried to estimate how many students to accept to fill their freshman classes. What was the probability that students such as Abrah, who might be accepted by competitors, would choose Hopkins?

Johns Hopkins limited Denver to one goal in the second half en route to a 13-7 home victory yesterday. Lauren Schwarzmann (Century) and Sam Schrum (St. Mary's) each scored four goals as the No. 17 Blue Jays (5-4) earned their third straight win. The Pioneers (6-5) dropped their second straight. The Blue Jays' Lizzie O'Ferrall (Mount de Sales) made seven saves. Hopkins scored first when Brett Bathras (Severn) shot from the left side at 1:29. Two minutes later, Schwarzmann scored on a free position shot.

Jane B. Lowe, a Talbot County activist and widow of former House of Delegates Speaker Thomas Hunter Lowe, died of cancer Friday at Talbot Hospice in Easton. The longtime Wittman resident was 76. Jane Bradley was born in Washington and raised in Bethesda. She was a 1948 graduate of Bethesda Chevy Chase High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in 1952 at Washington College, where she also met her future husband while they were both students there. In 1952, she married Mr. Lowe and, while he studied law at the University of Maryland, she taught in Baltimore public schools.

Baseball DEVIL RAYS -- Announced that bench coach Bill Evers' contract will not be renewed. TIGERS -- Agreed to terms with Jim Leyland, manager, on one-year contract extension through 2009. Basketball BULLS -- Signed G Andre Barrett, F Joseph Blair, F Justin Cage, G Thomas Gardner and C Jared Homan. CLIPPERS -- Signed F Yaroslav Korolev. KNICKS -- Waived G Dan Dickau. MYSTICS (WNBA) -- Named interim coach Tree Rollins coach. PACERS -- Signed centers Courtney Sims and Lukasz Obrzut.