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Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Kelly Gregg was told all his life to give up, that he "would never make it. " "I never figured out what 'it' was," Gregg told the crowd at the 41st annual Ravens Roost No. 7 Extra Effort Awards Banquet Saturday night at Elks Lodge No. 378. "I knew I was too small and too short, but I didn't think anyone noticed. " But what everyone did notice was the effort and attitude the 6-foot, 310-pound defensive tackle put into everything he did. Going to Oklahoma as a two-time all-state player and a three-time state wrestling champion, Gregg set Big 12 and Sooners records as a defensive lineman.

andrewm@herald-mail.com CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Chambersburg girls basketball team used a strong second half at home Tuesday night to launch what the Trojans hope to be a stronger half of their Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division season. Herald-Mail sixth-ranked Chambersburg beat Cedar Cliff 57-28, outscoring the Colts 31-11 over the third and fourth quarters to pull away for good. The Trojans, who snapped a two-game skid, improved to 8-6 and, maybe more importantly, 1-0 in Commonwealth second-half play.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa - It was the stuff that a good great-taste-less-filling debate is made of. The question, in this case, is did outstanding defense or lackluster offense cause Chambersburg and Cedar Cliff to combine for a paltry 73 points? Even the coaches couldn't agree after the Trojans limped to a 43-30 Mid-Penn Commonwealth victory Tuesday. "There was a lot of defense out there tonight," said Cedar Cliff coach Mark Zerbe. "We didn't want to get into a run-and-shoot game with Chambersburg.

For some, there are better things to do than watch the game By DAN KULIN dank@herald-mail.com When the New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams meet in the Super Bowl tonight, Maureen Miller may be among the millions sitting in front of a television. But she'll be watching HGTV - Home Garden Television. "Had Pittsburgh gone, we probably would have gone to a Super Bowl party," said Miller, 47, of Hagerstown. Like many non-Super Bowl watchers interviewed Saturday, Miller said the game will be on somewhere in her house.

Bowl about beer, Ravens and revenge Leave my quarterback unbroken Don't turn him into dust and gore Take thy cleats from out my heart And take thy logo off my door Quoth the Ravens, "Never score. " (Memo to eighth-grade English teachers: Be careful what you make your kids read - they may actually remember it 25 years later and put it to thoroughly inappropriate use.) Solace? Perhaps. I used to split my affections between the Vikings and the Colts before Irsay's moving vans came.

Hagerstown A out of Colt tourney By JACK HILL III / Staff Correspondent The Hagerstown A Colt League all-star team fell one victory short of reaching the championship round. The Erlanger (Ky.) Jets scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to come from behind and eliminate Hagerstown A 3-1 on Sunday in the losers' bracket final in the Colt League Region Tournament at Hellane Park. Erlanger pitcher Brian Kraft gave up one run and five hits, while striking out nine batters, in seven innings to get the win. "They played great defense," Hagerstown A manager Duane Myers said.

Colt team gets runs early By JACK HILL III / Staff Correspondent Friday's rained out action did not dampen the performance of the Hagerstown A Colt League all-star team for the next day. Gary Naile fired a four-hitter with nine strikeouts and his teammates supported him early by scoring all six runs in the first four innings. All of those factors helped Hagerstown defeat the New Castle (Pa.) Twins 6-2 on Saturday in the first round of the Colt League Region Tournament at Hellane Park.

Bud Nelson isn't the most eloquent of speakers, but the Washington, Pa., manager leaves little doubt of the meaning of his words. "This is the most awesome team I've ever coached. I've been in this thing for 22 years, and this team is awesome," Nelson said. [cont. from sports page ] Nelson's description was on the mark, proven by his team's 12-1 victory over Hagerstown A on Sunday in the Regional Colt Tournament finals at Hellane Park. "These kids are so exciting to watch," he said.

Some teams play better with their backs squarely against a brick wall. Hagerstown "A" didn't play better. They played much better. Having to survive two elimination games on Saturday at Hellane Park, Hagerstown flourished, eliminating Anne Arundel 13-5, then sending Cincinnati to the same fate with a 15-2 win that night in six innings at the Regional Colt Tournament. The combined 28 runs come a day after losing 7-2 to Washington, Pa. ... the team Hagerstown meets at 2 today for the title.

HEIGHT="6" ALT=" " NATURALSIZEFLAG="0" ALIGN="BOTTOM"> YOUTH LEAGUES Colt Zone Tournament GREENSBORO, N.C. - Scott Keasey and Chris Henson homered to lead Hagerstown Colt League to a 5-2 victory over Greensboro in the Colt League Zone Tournament on Wednesday. Les Martin had a pair of hits and P.J. Hiser threw a complete-game four-hitter for Hagerstown. Hagerstown plays again Friday at 4 p.m. Thomas Evans Tournament National 9, Maugansville 8: Gary Wolfe homered to lead National over Maugansville in an eight-inning game.