Adam Chambers

SALISBURY, Md. - South Mountain spotted West Salisbury three runs before missing on two last-inning scoring opportunities Tuesday in a 3-1 loss in the winner's bracket final of the Maryland State 11-12 Tournament. The win moves West Salisbury into Thursday's championship round where it will meet the winner of today's 5:45 p.m. losers' bracket final between South Mountain and Northern Calvert. West Salisbury scored single runs in the first, second and fifth innings while pitchers David Brown, Kyle Yingling and Kyle Graham combined on a four-hitter.

RUNNING FREDERICK, Md. - Tim Schuler, 40, of Chambersburg, Pa., cruised to victory at Frederick Memorial Hospital's fifth annual Race for Leukemia 5-Miler. Schuler broke the tape in a masters course-record 26 minutes, 36 seconds - 1:39 ahead of runner-up Sean Smith, 33. Susan Graham Gray, 35, of Greencastle, Pa., won the women's race in 29:29. Patty Fulton, 37, of Silver Spring, Md., was second in 29:43. Mike Fitzgerald, 48, of Hagerstown, was the second men's master in 30:00.

PREP TRACK & FIELD Hill third at Nike national meet GREENSBORO, N.C. - Chambersburg's Lorraine Hill placed third in the girls javelin throw at Nike Outdoor Nationals. Hill, the 2006 Herald-Mail Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year, won bronze with her throw of 143 feet, 6 inches. The winning throw was 150-1. Hill won the PIAA Class AAA state title with a mark of 157-4 last month. Greencastle-Antrim's Tim Wertner placed 25th in the boys 5,000-meter run in 16:00.

SALISBURY, Md. - If it's any consolation to the South Mountain Little League team, it didn't exactly lose on Wednesday at the Maryland State 11 & 12 Tournament. It was stolen from them. Northern Calvert, the District 7 champ, executed a delayed double steal in the top of the seventh inning to pilfer a 5-4 victory over South Mountain in the tournament's losers' bracket final. The loss eliminated the District 1 champions, who finished in third place, and moves Northern Calvert into tonight's championship round match with West Salisbury for the right to advance to the Little League regionals.

YOUTH LEAGUES Adam Kees Memorial Tournament Maugansville 9, South Mountain 2: Tommy Garrett threw a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts to lead Maugansville. Ryan Keegan had two hits for South Mountain. Halfway 7, Valley 6: Steve Picone threw a six hitter with seven strikeouts and Keith King had two hits for Halfway. River City Classic American 12, Conococheague 4: Travis Kelley and James Scott each had two hits to lead American. Joey Siler and Austin Barkdoll had two hits for Conococheague.

kauffman@herald-mail.com BOONSBORO - Kyle Beers' first-inning grand slam was the loudest hit. Chris Jackson didn't allow any hits at all. From start to finish, the West End Little League 11-12 All-Stars dominated in every fashion, as Beer's slam and Jackson's no-hitter were the storylines in a 12-0 victory over two-time defending District 1 champion South Mountain in a winners' bracket semifinal on Thursday. "The first inning told the story of the game," South Mountain manager Terry Hartle said.

YOUTH LEAGUES BOARDMAN, Ohio - Hagerstown won both its games Friday at the PONY West Region East Zone Tournament, defeating East Liverpool, 9-0 and following it up with a 12-5 victory over Tri-T Trumbull. In the first game, Corey Carpenter and Aaron Schroyer combined to pitch a two-hit shutout, striking out 11. Zach Sauble, Zach Webber and Brian Lesher combined to give up just three hits in the second game with 11 strikeouts. Hagerstown will play today in the winners' bracket final at 12:30 p.m. Thomas Evans Tournament National 10, Clear Spring 5 National: Keith Johnson HR; Dylan Appel 2 hits.

YOUTH BASEBALL District I Senior League 15-16 Tournament Conococheague 9, South Mountain 1 Steve Gordon threw a one-hitter and Will Bowen led the hitting attack with three hits. Tyson Cline and Brett Bahr added two hits apiece for Conococheague, which travels to Maugansville Sunday at 1:30. Clear Spring 7, Valley 1 Clear Spring stayed alive in the losers bracket and will host South Mountain on Sunday at 1:30. Hagerstown PONY League National Division Championship Jeter Paving 13, Susquehanna Bank 6 Jeter Paving: Aaron Jones 8 Ks, HR, 4 RBIs; Andrew Crampton 3 hits, HR, 5 RBIs.

LEGION BASEBALL Williamsport Nationals 5, Funkstown 3 WILLIAMSPORT -- Travis Sluger pitched a six-hitter and had two hits and two RBIs as the Nationals edged Funkstown. Adam Chambers had two hits for the Nationals (11-6, 10-6 Western Maryland District), who won their seventh straight game. Funkstown falls to 8-7, 8-6. RUNNING Ausherman X-C Series Held Tuesday at Waynesboro, Pa. 2-Mile Run Men: 1. Jared Wilson 11:00; 2. Joe Wannabe 11:02; 3. Travis Frey 11:10; 4. Tommy Ausherman 11:22; 5. Scott Morrison 11:35; 6. Steve Spivey 11:42; 7. Joseph Bright 12:00; 8. Mike Meadows 12:07; 9. Steve Ferree 12:08; 10. Ryan Thrush 12:22.

GOLF SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. -- Beaver Creek professional Dirk Schultz shot an even-par 71 in the opening round of the 42nd annual PGA of American Professional National Championship on Sunday. Shultz opened with two bogeys before getting to 1-under on the front nine. He opened the back nine with two bogeys and a late birdie pushed his score to level, good for a 41st-place tie. Schultz played on the Santa Ana Golf Club course and will move over to Twin Warriors Club in today's second round.

COLLEGE SPORTS FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Former baseball star Eric Guyton, a 1995 Williamsport High School graduate, will be one of five people inducted into the 14th class of the University of Mary Washington Athletic Hall of Fame in October. Guyton, a 1999 Mary Washington graduate, starred on the diamond for the Eagles for four seasons before playing three seasons in the New York Mets organization. He still owns school records for single-season and career home runs. In 1998, he batted .479, led the Eagles to their second straight NCAA tournament appearance and was named the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

WILLIAMSPORT -- Joey Miller hit a grand slam and finished with five RBIs as Funkstown Post 211 beat Williamsport Post 202 16-8 in a Western Maryland District American Legion baseball game Friday night. Funkstown (6-1, 5-1), which is in first place in the district, got on the scoreboard first with four runs in the top of the first inning on an RBI single to center by Miller and a three-run homer to right by Dwight Boward. However, Williamsport (4-5, 3-5) proved that it was going to make things interesting for at least a little while, scoring all eight of its runs in the bottom of the first to take an 8-4 lead.

LEGION BASEBALL THURMONT, Md. -- Williamsport made a triumphant return to Western Maryland District American Legion baseball Sunday as the Nationals swept a doubleheader against Thurmont, 8-1 and 17-1. Williamsport had not fielded a senior legion baseball team since Post 202 elected to halt its program following the 2003 season. Nationals coach Duane Myers continued Williamsport's junior program, which blossomed into the team which took the field Sunday. In the first game, Adam Chambers and Chris Selby each had a home run among their two hits and drove in two runs each.

PREP BASEBALL Jefferson baseball claims ifs 1,000 victory SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. -- Top-ranked Jefferson earned wins against Berkeley Springs and Hedgesville on Tuesday, the 999th and 1,000th victories in team history. Patrick Lewis struck out nine and walked none in a complete-game effort to lead the Cougars over Berkeley Springs (8-5) 5-0 in the first game. Stephen Peters had three RBIs and Tyler Hester had two stolen bases for the Cougars. Brandon Campbell struck out 11 and allowed three hits in six innings to help Jefferson (21-2)

BOONSBORO -- Apparently, the Boonsboro baseball team got the message. "I challenged them earlier this week and they have come through," Boonsboro coach Ben Leonard said following Thursday's 15-3 victory over previously undefeated South Hagerstown. After the Warriors (5-5) sent 16 batters to the plate and scored 10 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, the game was called after 4 1/2 frames because of the 10-run rule. Coupled with Wednesday's 14-4 win over Smithsburg, Boonsboro has scored 29 runs in its last two games, which pleases Leonard.

YOUTH LEAGUES BOARDMAN, Ohio - Hagerstown won both its games Friday at the PONY West Region East Zone Tournament, defeating East Liverpool, 9-0 and following it up with a 12-5 victory over Tri-T Trumbull. In the first game, Corey Carpenter and Aaron Schroyer combined to pitch a two-hit shutout, striking out 11. Zach Sauble, Zach Webber and Brian Lesher combined to give up just three hits in the second game with 11 strikeouts. Hagerstown will play today in the winners' bracket final at 12:30 p.m. Thomas Evans Tournament National 10, Clear Spring 5 National: Keith Johnson HR; Dylan Appel 2 hits.