Delaware

JULY 29, 1921-NOV. 19, 2008 LINTHICUM, Md. - Mary Catherine Lindsay Hammel, 87, of Linthicum, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Born July 29, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Maude Virginia Lowery Lindsay and Robert Boyd Lindsay. She was a graduate of The Woman's Hospital. She worked as a registered nurse for 30 years. She was amember of Linthicum Heights United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Lloyd E. Hammel; and two sons, Robert L. Hammel of Nevada and Donald W. Hammel of Delaware.

Former Charles Town-based jockey Glenn Reeder, a native of Boonsboro, has completed his first year as an employee in the racing secretary's office at Delaware Park. "I mostly took entries and helped with claims. I enjoyed working there and hope to return," Reeder said. "Like most racetracks, we had occasional problems filling entries this spring and summer, but we worked hard and got the job done. There was a lot of competition for horses (in the Mid-Atlantic region.)" Reeder, 40, rode horses at Charles Town from 1987 to 2001.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - In Division I college football, most teams are like kids at the dinner table. They like to have a cupcake before they get to the meat and potatoes. It's not uncommon for top-flight teams to open with an easy victory against an overmatched opponent. The game becomes nothing more than a dress rehearsal - a way to wear uniforms, impress the alumni and work out the kinks that go with a season opener. The University of Maryland must have lost that buffet menu.

BRISTOL, Conn. - The question was asked in the Breen Field press box at the Eastern Regional Little League headquarters in Bristol, Conn. on Saturday afternoon: Had anyone ever hit home runs in three straight at-bats in a regional game before? The answer to that question was not immediately forthcoming, but certainly Hagerstown Federal's Andrew Yacyk had a game for the ages against Delaware state champion M.O.T. (Middletown, Odessa, Townsend) Little League. Not only did he hit home runs in each of his first three regional at-bats, he also pitched a no-hitter - nearly a perfect game - as Maryland's state champs recorded a 12-0 victory in their opening game of pool play in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament.

LITTLE LEAGUE Mid-Atlantic Regional at Bristol, Conn. Pool Play TeamWLRA Hagerstown Federal (Maryland)4015 Haverstraw (New York)3116 Devon-Strafford (Pennsylvania)2225 Bordentown (New Jersey)1324 M-O-T (Delaware)1344 Capitol City (District of Columbia)1329 RA - Runs Allowed. Ties broken by head-to-head matchups, then runs allowed. Friday Delaware 7, Washington, D.C. 5 New York 11, New Jersey 1 Saturday Maryland (Federal)

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - One of three people who authorities believe was involved in the theft or attempted theft of jewelry from malls in four states last year was arraigned Thursday in Berkeley County Magistrate Court in connection with an incident at Martinsburg Mall, according to records. Bruce Timothy Shelton, 48, of Hillcrest Heights, Md., was charged with grand larceny on July 9, 2007. The charge stemmed from the theft of six diamond rings from Friedman's Jewelers, according to court records.

Ismael "Izzy" Trejo, a state steward at Charles Town Races & Slots, is returning to Delaware Park as the track's racing secretary. "I really enjoyed my four years here, to accept the offer from Delaware Park was one of the toughest decisions I have ever faced," said Trejo, 35. "Working with Danny (Wright) and Bobby (Lotts) was fun. With the hearings and the day-to-day assigments in the mornings and then the races at night - we spent a lot of time with each other. I loved the people here at Charles Town.

SMITHSBURG - Marilyn Hembrock, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, has been elected president of the Delaware-Maryland Synodical Women's Organization of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Hembrock assumed her post at the annual convention, which was earlier this summer at Baltimore Lutheran High School in Towson, Md. Active for many years in the organization, Hembrock has been president of the Feeser scholarship committee for the past six years. "We give scholarships to women entering the full-time ministry," Hembrock said, noting that at least one scholarship has been awarded annually through that committee.