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- Edward F. "Ned" Gehret Jr., longtime member of the administrative computing department at the Johns Hopkins University, died Thursday from pneumonia at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Sparks resident was 88.
- Retired Motor Vehicles administrative law judge had been a Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point manager
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- Former St. Vincent Pallotti basketball standout Austen Rowland played the 2003-04 season at Lehigh University when one of the assistant coaches was Dr. Brett
- The Howard Community College cross country team competed at Greensboro Invitational on Sept. 26, and had good finishes on both men's and women's sides.
- Towson Area Citizens on Patrol will be handing out awards June 9 and among the honorees are Bernard Gerst, chief of Towson University's Police Department and his staff, and the late Bill Toohey, a longtime spokesman for county police.
- John Carroll's wrestling team closed out the strongest season in school history over the weekend with a fifth place finish at the National Prep Championships held at Lehigh University.
- It's been eight years since a Boys' Latin wrestler has been named a National Prep tournament All-American. Coach Drew Haugh believes the eight-year drought could end Feb. 28 when senior Rocco Bruno and juniors Nate Malinowski and Kahlan Lee-Lermer compete in that same two-day tournament.
- The senior standout won the 220-pound class at the Maryland Independent Schools Tournament at McDonogh this weekend, going 5-0 with three pins and two tight decisions to avenge earlier losses this season.
- The Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference Wrestling Tournament finally got underway Monday and with very few, true surprises.
- There's a reason the Chenault brothers are identified with St. Vincent Pallotti's wrestling program. James, a 2007 graduate, won 95 matches. His younger brother, John, who graduated four years ago, won a school record 185.
- Jeremy Middlebrooks and David Dzambasow propelled Edgewood to a runner-up finish in the CCBC-Essex Invitational indoor track meet Saturday in Rosedale.
- Behind strong performance from Gary Smolyak, Howard Community College cross country team finishes second overall at Greensboro Invitational on Sept. 27.
- Russell R. Jones, former general manager of Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s Sparrows Point plant, died Wednesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care of heart failure. He was 90.
- It may not have been the rush like when the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2013, but Orioles fans were out in force in Harford County Wednesday buying gear to celebrate the Birds' 2014 American League East division title.
- Every year on Maryland's college campuses, an average of about five dozen sexual assaults are reported to the authorities, duly logged, and reported to the public in an annual roundup.
- Several local wrestlers and teams did well this weekend at the National Prep Wrestling Championships held at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
- Any hopes that wrestling teams from Patterson Mill and Harford Tech had of a dual meet region title were brought to a halt Saturday at North Caroline High School in Ridgely, site of the Class 1A-2A East Region dual meet championship.
- The St. Vincent Pallotti Panthers showed they have some pretty good athletes, based on the results from the 17-team Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament at Mount St. Joseph on Feb. 8.
- Garrett Pfeifer demonstrated his outstanding athleticism during in his first two years at Gilman, playing football, lacrosse and wrestling.
- Maryland colleges and universities must do more to identify victims of sexual assault on campus
- Esther Buchser, 65, of Abingdon, raced to a relatively comfortable victory in a half-marathon Sunday, far from the cold, capricious weather of Harford County.
- Wilhelmina Austin of Edgewood was honored for her performance in the Gulden Invitational indoor track and field meet in Lewisburg, Pa., Saturday.
- The Rev. William W. Trumbore, a retired Episcopal minister who enjoyed working with young people, died Monday from complications of Parkinson's disease at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 81.
- St. Paul's senior Jack Mutchnik may not be the perfect student athlete, but he comes pretty close.
- Carolyn M. Donkervoet, a retired director of the Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fells Point, died of dementia complications Dec. 15 at the Broadmead Retirement Community. The former Bolton Hill resident was 85.
- Dan Bosley and Lori Wilson led the way in the Monster Dash 5K, an earlier-than-usual Halloween-themed race at the Arena Club in Bel Air Saturday.
- John Carroll seniors Kiana Wright and Austin Markley concluded their prep track careers with victories and school records in the MIAA and IAAM Track and Field Championships in Severn May 11.
- Crusaders junior won National Prep wrestling championship with takedown in final seconds
- Fresh off last weekend's UCBAC tournament, Harford's high school wrestlers will turn their focus toward regional action this weekend, beginning today (Friday). Some will compete right here in the county, at Havre de Grace, while others will travel to Howard County's Wilde Lake High School.
- Gilman coach Bryn Holmes wasn't sure how effective senior Shane Cockerille would be when he returned to the lineup for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championships on Feb. 8.
- Maryland senior Katie Schwarzmann (Century) and former Loyola attackman Eric Lusby (Severna Park) were named the Women's and Men's Division I Players of the Year by Inside Lacrosse as part of its annual Laxie Awards in its December issue.
- The Candlelight Concert Society is tooting its own horn by commissioning a new piece of music to celebrate its 40th anniversary season. Paul Salerni's "Many Happy Returns" receives its world premiere performance by the Philadelphia Brass Quintet on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. in Howard Community College's Smith Theatre
- Local athletes captured three division wins in the ChesapeakeMan Endurance Festival in Cambridge Sept. 29.
- Perry Hall area students take academic awards, earn degrees.
- All Baltimore colleges follow the same federal guidelines for reporting crimes on campus. But hard-to-explain discrepancies raise questions about the value of these reports in giving students and employees a snapshot of campus safety.
- Calvert Hall and Hereford both have some unfinished business from last season, while Dulaney, Loyola Blakefield and Loch Raven shoot to get above .500.