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Denise KingSeton Keoughgirls basketballIn leading the No. 7 Gators to the Catholic League Tournament championship, King averaged 19.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in victories over Mercy, John Carroll and St. Frances, all ranked teams. The sophomore guard also had 21 points in a win over then-No. 10 Milford Mill.Katie SloanGlen Burnieindoor trackSloan, a junior, won state titles in the 3,200 (11 minutes, 54.8 seconds) and 1,600 (5: 21.6) meter runs at the Class 3A/4A state championship meet at the Fifth Regiment Armory one week after pulling off the same feat in the region championship.

Matt Yinger (135) won his third title, Ronnie Howard (119), Clint Day (125) and Jason Wiles (189), all were runners-up, and heavyweight Greg Frech took third, as Francis Scott Key finished third behind champion Northern of Garrett and Williamsport in yesterday's Class 1A-2A West Region Tournament at North Hagerstown.Yinger, ranked third in the state, improved to 23-0 with his 8-3 decision over Northern of Garrett's Jesse Shimrock, who had earlier upset No. 2-ranked Eric Rexrode of Southern of Garrett.

Matt Yinger and Bobby Biden will be seeking a continuation of family traditions, and Westminster will shoot for a title defense at regional wrestling championships today and tomorrow.Yinger, Carroll County's only season-long unbeaten entrant, will lead defending team champion Francis Scott Key in the Class 1A-2A West at North Hagerstown. Biden will be one of six county champions counted on to help Westminster retain its Class 3A-4A crown at Fallston.Yinger (21-0 at 135 as a senior) won at 112 pounds as a freshman and at 130 as a junior, and will be looking to use the regional as a springboard to next week's state meet at Western Maryland College.

When it comes to wrestling experience, Francis Scott Key seniors Matt Yinger and Jason Wiles are coming from opposite ends of the spectrum.Yinger, a four-year varsity veteran, has been wrestling for 13 years, going back to his "mat rat" days, and later as a junior-league standout. Wiles, on the other hand, has been wrestling only since his freshman year in high school, and this is his first varsity season.Each had a pin in the Eagles' most recent meet, a 36-32 loss at South Carroll last Wednesday.

Matt Yinger made it four straight titles and Francis Scott Key teammates Chris Putman and Jason Wiles came through with late victories to help the No. 9 Eagles win the team title in their 30th annual Christmas tournament last night.Yinger, who missed the early part of the season with a shoulder injury, then opened with a win in the school's dual meet with Westminster 10 days ago, pinned Dave Hicks of Old Mill in the semifinals, and put down Catoctin's Chad Dewees with one second to spare in their 135-pound final.

HAGERSTOWN -- To get an idea of just how far Francis Scott Key has come this season after an uncharacteristic 2-3 start, a look at this weekend's accomplishments at North Hagerstown High provides some answers.By coasting to their fourth straight Class 1A-2A West region title yesterday, by a 160.5-144.5 margin over second-place Southern-Garrett, the No. 14-ranked Eagles will send 10 wrestlers to next weekend's state tournament at Western Maryland College.It was the workmanlike, efficient manner the Eagles went about their business that was most impressive.

Throughout last night's match in Hampstead, the Francis Scott Key Eagles were a little stronger, a little quicker and always able to keep a step or two in front of county rival North Carroll.The result was a 33-20 win for the No. 13 Eagles, who are getting stronger as the season progresses.The way things went all night was best depicted at 130 with Key's Matt Yinger coming away with a well-earned 6-3 decision over Dameon Davis.Yinger (21-2) got an early takedown to take a 2-1 lead before Davis (15-3)

A 31-year-old Manchester-area man, who police say led Maryland and Pennsylvania state troopers on a 130-mph chase on his motorcycle on Labor Day, has been charged with numerous traffic violations.Cpl. Robert Scott Yinger said he saw a 1986 Yahama at Bachman Valley and Eckard roads about 10 a.m. on Monday and attempted to stop the driver for operating 75 mph in a 50 mph zone. When he attempted to stop the motorcycle, Corporal Yinger said, the driver accelerated east on Eckard Road, a single lane gravel road.

Stacey Greene is taking her fast-paced, high-powered field hockey game to four European countries this summer.Greene, the 1994 Carroll County Player of the Year, has been chosen to play with 29 other athletes on a U.S. Continental All-Star team that will tour England, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands from June 20 to July 5.The Francis Scott Key junior and her teammates will participate in four games and three tournaments in 16 days, with the London International...