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PREP BASEBALL Jefferson 10, Elkins 0 Elkins 000 00 - 0 1 5 Jefferson 019 0x - 10 9 0 Pritt, Harris (3) and Tallman. Campbell and Kidwell. WP - Campbell (7-1). LP - Pritt (6-2). Goretti 6, Avalon 5 Avalon 000 014 0 - 5 8 3 Goretti 000 130 2 - 6 10 4 Taney and Joe Halo. O'Neill, Murray (7) and J. Donoghue. WP - Murray. LP - Taney. PREP SOFTBALL Southern Fulton 3, Tussey Mountain 0 Tussey 000 000 0 - 0 3 1 So. Fulton 210 000 x - 3 4 1 Kaminsky and Busack.

Friday, March 8, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL VERO BEACH, Fla. - Hagerstown extended its winning streak to seven straight games with a pair of victories Friday - a come-from-behind 12-6 victory over Penn State-Fayette, followed by a 14-1 rout of Rochester College. In the win over Penn State-Fayette, Hagerstown was held scoreless through three innings before overcoming a six-run deficit. The rally started in the bottom of the fourth with Hagerstown plating its first two runs of the game to cut the deficit to 6-2. The momentum carried over to the fifth inning as the Hawks exploded with six runs in the fifth to take an 8-6 lead.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Shepherd University linebacker Demar Atwood and Glenville State linebacker Jacquez Taylor were named the WVIAC Defensive Players of the Week on Sunday. Atwood had 18 tackles, including eight solo stops and three tackles for loss, two of which were sacks, in the Rams' 34-0 win Saturday over West Virginia State. Taylor had 16 tackles and returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown in the Pioneers' 42-16 win over WVU Tech. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Martinsburg 4, Elkins 3 MARTINSBURG, W.Va.

ELKINS, W.Va. - Two Eastern Panhandle residents were sentenced on Sept. 19 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in Elkins by Judge Robert E. Maxwell. Henry Grantham, 43, of 319 Boyd Ave., Martinsburg, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release and was ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 following a guilty plea entered April 28 to one count of distribution of crack cocaine on June 6, 1995 in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

JUNE 28, 1943-DEC. 19, 2008 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Sarah Ellen Smith, 65, of Martinsburg, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at her residence. Born June 28, 1943, in Randolph County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Bernice Louk Summerfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Randy Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Peggy Magana of Orlando, Fla.; one son, David Tincher of Hedgesville, W.Va.; two sisters, Linda Simmons and Carolyn Deere, both of Elkins, W.Va.

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. - Junior lefty Brandon Campbell has had some fine games for Jefferson this season, but none may have been as well-rounded as the one on Wednesday. Campbell crafted a nifty one-hitter, delivered a run-scoring double and was on the front end of a double play to help lead Jefferson to a 10-0 victory in 4 1/2 innings over Elkins at Sager Field for the West Virginia Class AAA Region II championship. The Cougars (32-4), ranked No. 2 in West Virginia, march into the state semifinals against Fairmont Sr. (20-16)

CROSS COUNTRY W.Va. Region II Championships Class AAA at ELKINS, W.Va. (3.1 miles) Girls Teams: 1. Hampshire 68; 2. Jefferson 69; 3. Elkins 73; 4. Hedgesville 99; 5. Martinsburg 99; 6. Musselman 132; 7. Buckhannon-Upshur 137. Runners (top 10): 1. Letitia Propst (E) 21:44; 2. Rana Conneway (Ha) 22:12; 3. Carissa Guyer (Ha) 22:28; 4. Whitney Lewis (Mu) 22:30; 5. Shelby Johnson (Ma) 22:35; 6. Andrea Nickerson (J) 23:08; 7. Stephanie Barlow (BU) 23:08; 8. Lindsey Hash (J)

BOYS SOCCER RED LION, Pa. - Greencastle-Antrim defeated Red Lion 2-0 and Greenwood 4-1 to win the Red Lion Tournament on Saturday. Josh Higman and Evon Wiestling each scored a goal in the Blue Devils' opener against Red Lion. Jai Courter added an assist and Jon Zook notched the shutout in goal with three saves. Wiestling scored twice for Greencastle in the championship-game victory over Greenwood. Higman had a goal and two assists, Mac Frederick had a goal and Jon Kirkpatrick added an assist for the Blue Devils.

Friday, March 8, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL VERO BEACH, Fla. - Hagerstown extended its winning streak to seven straight games with a pair of victories Friday - a come-from-behind 12-6 victory over Penn State-Fayette, followed by a 14-1 rout of Rochester College. In the win over Penn State-Fayette, Hagerstown was held scoreless through three innings before overcoming a six-run deficit. The rally started in the bottom of the fourth with Hagerstown plating its first two runs of the game to cut the deficit to 6-2. The momentum carried over to the fifth inning as the Hawks exploded with six runs in the fifth to take an 8-6 lead.

HAGERSTOWN -- St. Maria Goretti has its man to carry the Gaels into the next decade of boys basketball. Amrit Rayfield, 36, was named the new head coach Friday by Goretti Athletic Director David Blenckstone. He succeeds Chad Brashears, who coached two seasons after taking over for retired coach Cokey Robertson. Rayfield is a native of Crisfield, Md., where he graduated from high school and played basketball for two years under his father and coach, Philip. He then went on to Davis & Elkins College, where he graduated in 1997 and was a four-year starter for the Senators.

CLEAR SPRING -- Blazers senior third baseman Brad Banzhoff signed a letter of intent to play for Davis & Elkins, a Division II program in the West Virginia Conference, during a ceremony Wednesday afternoon in the Clear Spring High School library. Banzhoff was a Herald-Mail All-County honorable mention selection last spring.

PREP SOFTBALL BRUNSWICK, Md. -- Brandy Stone's two-run single in the seventh inning gave Brunswick a 3-2 victory over St. Maria Goretti on Saturday and spoiled a great effort by Gaels pitcher Caroline Rosenthal, who struck out 16 and allowed just three hits. Alex Penn had three hits for Goretti (3-4), while Katy Rainey and Emily Steiner each added two hits. Steiner hit a triple. Brunswick 3, St. Maria Goretti 2 Goretti 001 000 1 -- 2 9 3 Brunswick 000 100 2 -- 3 3 2 Rosenthal and McCauley.

MARCH 19, 1969-JAN. 23, 2009 MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Dawn L. Elkins, 39, of Carlson Court, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. Born March 19, 1969, in Cheverly, Md., she was the daughter of Merle R. and Linda Parson Johnston of The Villages, Fla. She was last employed by Jane's Market in Mercersburg. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Eric S. Elkins, whom she married March 1, 1999; one daughter, Melanie L. Dies, at home; one son, Eric S. Elkins II, at home; one stepdaughter, Victoria L. Elkins of Frederick, Md.; and maternal grandmother, Donna Parsons of Virginia.

JUNE 28, 1943-DEC. 19, 2008 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Sarah Ellen Smith, 65, of Martinsburg, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at her residence. Born June 28, 1943, in Randolph County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Bernice Louk Summerfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Randy Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Peggy Magana of Orlando, Fla.; one son, David Tincher of Hedgesville, W.Va.; two sisters, Linda Simmons and Carolyn Deere, both of Elkins, W.Va.

MEN'S SOCCER Shepherd's season ends WHEELING, W.Va. - Shepherd University (8-8-1) dropped a 2-0 decision to Wheeling Jesuit in the first round of the West Virginia Conference Tournament. WOMEN'S SOCCER Rams eliminated SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Cole Dant scored a pair of goals to lead Davis and Elkins to a 6-0 win over Shepherd University (7-11-2) in the first round of the West Virginia Conference Tournament. YOUTH SOCCER CVYSL U-10 boys Bragunier Masonry 1, Elwood's Auctioneering 0 Bragunier: Goal - Dylan Kaiser.

CROSS COUNTRY W.Va. Region II Championships Class AAA at ELKINS, W.Va. (3.1 miles) Girls Teams: 1. Hampshire 68; 2. Jefferson 69; 3. Elkins 73; 4. Hedgesville 99; 5. Martinsburg 99; 6. Musselman 132; 7. Buckhannon-Upshur 137. Runners (top 10): 1. Letitia Propst (E) 21:44; 2. Rana Conneway (Ha) 22:12; 3. Carissa Guyer (Ha) 22:28; 4. Whitney Lewis (Mu) 22:30; 5. Shelby Johnson (Ma) 22:35; 6. Andrea Nickerson (J) 23:08; 7. Stephanie Barlow (BU) 23:08; 8. Lindsey Hash (J)