Zentz

A 20-year-old Manchester man was sentenced yesterday to an 18-year prison term, the stiffest sentence handed down in the nearly fatal beating of Hereford Middle School teacher Jason Barnett. Jimmy Zentz, who pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in December, was sentenced by Baltimore County Circuit Judge Barbara Kerr Howe. Howe also agreed to recommend that Zentz, who has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, serve his time at Patuxent Institution, a state facility for prisoners with mental health problems.

A 20-year-old Manchester man was sentenced yesterday to an 18-year prison term, the stiffest sentence handed down in the nearly fatal beating of Hereford Middle School teacher Jason Barnett. Jimmy Zentz, who pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in December, was sentenced by Baltimore County Circuit Judge Barbara Kerr Howe. Howe also agreed to recommend that Zentz, who has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, serve his time at Patuxent Institution, a state facility for prisoners with mental health problems.

A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty yesterday to assault in the June beating that nearly killed Hereford Middle School teacher Jason Barnett. Jimmy Zentz, 20, of Manchester, hung his head in Baltimore County Circuit Court after Judge Barbara Kerr Howe ordered him held without bail because he faces up to 25 years when he is sentenced Feb. 2, 2001. Zentz - the oldest of the four people charged in the June 18 attack on Barnett, an agricultural sciences teacher - pleaded guilty to first-degree assault.

Calvert Hall's Dan Zentz was a tearful mess after last week's one-point loss to league rival McDonogh. Having twice missed field goals, along with an extra point, the sophomore said he "thought I blew the game for us." Yesterday's 24-7 rout of visiting Georgetown Prep was a different story for Zentz, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, made a 25-yard field goal and kicked three extra points. The victory, over a team ranked No. 19 in The Washington Post, raised the Cardinals' record to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association's A Conference and more than made up for last week's miscues.

Recently in western Colorado, a wildfire blew up Storm King Mountain with disastrous impact, the leading edge of the flames towering over pine trees as it was swept along by 50 mph winds and spread at rates estimated to be 100 feet per minute.The blaze on Storm King Mountain destroyed 2,000 acres and killed 14 elite firefighters. And even having seen newspaper photographs and television film footage of the events, it still is hard to comprehend how a 50-acre fire exploded to become 40 times its original size.

On April 1, 2005, JANE JONES (nee Zentz), beloved wife of John Robert Jones, loving mother of Lois Jones and Patricia Kirk, mother-in-law of Thomas Kirk, grandmother of Justin and Erin Kirk, sister of Virginia Pasek and the late William Zentz. Services will be held on Monday, April 4, 2005, at 11 A.M. from the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, P.A., 11605 Reisterstown Rd., Owings Mills. Interment in Lorraine Park Cemetery. The Rev. W. Grant Lauterbach officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 to 5 P.M. at the funeral home.

On December 27, 2003, FRANCES M. TRUPP (nee Marcus); beloved wife of the late Irvin Trupp; loving mother of Dr. Michael Trupp of Scarsdale, NY, Marc Trupp of Alexandria, VA and Johanna Zentz of Lutherville, MD, dear mother-in-law of Irma Trupp and Gerald Zentz; devoted sister of Margie Kaplan of Baltimore, MD and Hilda Mechanic of N. Miami, FL and the late Sophie Farber and Jay Marcus. Also survived by four loving grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Rd at Mt. Wilson Lane on Sunday December 28, at 3 PM. Interment Arlington Cemetery-Chizuk Amuno Congregation-4300 N. Rogers Ave. Please omit flowers.

Maritime concert -- The Annapolis Maritime Museum will present the next installment of its summer concert series from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at the museum campus, 723 Second St., and at noon tomorrow at the Market House pier on City Dock. Bob Zentz will perform. Participants are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Free parking is available at the Horn Point Harbour Marina. 410-295-0104 or annapolismaritimemuseum.org.

Lamar King has run through many options during his football career at Chesapeake High in Essex.He has played a variety of positions for the Bayhawks and has done it all in style -- his own quiet and reserved style. King would rather show what he can do on the field, than talk about it off the field.Maybe that is why the 6-foot-4, 235-pound senior speaks softly, but runs fast and hits so hard.Last season, King averaged 10 tackles per game. This year he wants to make it 13."I can tell from last year that I'm a lot faster," said King, who will split time at tight end and linebacker.