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COLLEGE SOFTBALL HCC 11-11, Rockville 1-1 Game 1 HCC 401510-1171 Rockville 100000-125 Muckle (5-1) and Chiaruttini. Methias and Howard. WP - Muckle (5-1). LP - Methias. Game 2 HCC 63020-1170 Rockville 00010-124 Koehl (8-2) and Toms. Methias and Howard. WP - Koehl (8-2). LP - Methias. GOLF At FOUNTAIN HEAD FH Women's Association Front 9 Low Gross 57-Ginny Lindsay, Pat Reynolds, Sue Fiedler.

South Hagerstown point guard Steve Burnett hit an 8-foot jumper in the lane on the first shot of the game and the Rebels held a quick 2-0 lead over Rockville in the Maryland Class 2A West opener on Friday night. It wasn't long after when the Rebels began to unravel After Alvin Roberson scored off a rebound to tie the game at 4-4, the Rebels (8-14) found themselves in a nuphill battle that became too steep and Rockville (11-10) left town with a 62-55 victory. An 18-percent shooting effort translated into a 13-4 deficit by the end of the first quarter, which started an eight-minute scoreless gap bridging into the second quarter.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HCC 84, Rockville 50 ROCKVILLE, Md. - Latoya Buckner scored 18 points to lead Hagerstown Community College in a Maryland JuCo victory over Rockville. Samantha Cain had 12 points, Marisa Elliot had nine points, six steals and four assists, and Jamie Robinson had eight points, 11 rebounds and four assists to lead the Hawks (16-4, 9-1). HCC 84, Rockville 50 HCC (16-4, 9-1) Buckner 8 2-3 18, Robinson 4 0-0 8, S. Williams 4 0-0 8, Jewell 3 2-2 8, Elliot 4 1-2 9, Cain 5 0-1 12, Shaw 2 0-0 4, Myers 1 2-2 4, Davidson 1 0-0 3, Faulkner 3 0-0 6, Minnick 2 0-0 4. Totals 37 7-10 84. ROCKVILLE Thompson 3 3-7 9, Personette 2 3-4 8, Forgone 1 0-0 2, Lee 1 0-6 2, Waters 8 10-16 29. Totals 15 16-33 50. Half: HCC, 38-27.

Janine Davy firmly believes that good things really do come to those who wait. The self-proclaimed "original late-bloomer" just released her first CD at the age of 50, and she couldn't be more excited. "I always hoped that something like this would happen, but I didn't seek it out," says the Rockville, Md., resident. "I was so ready to do this. I was feeling like I had never been singing better. " Davy's CD, "Looking For You," is a collection of folksy, bluesy ballads with a little country kick and a touch of rock.

The weather was cold, but the bats were hot for the Hagerstown Community College baseball team Wednesday afternoon. Every batter in the Hawks' starting lineup hit safely, helping the Hawks club the Rockville Knights 16-4 in 6 innings in a Maryland JuCo Conference game. "Offensively, we're swinging the bats real well," HCC coach Scott Jennings said. "This is a better hitting team than we have had in the past few years. When your offense strikes early, it takes a lot of pressure off of your pitchers.

koelble@herald-mail.com WALKERSVILLE, Md. - Rockville would probably like to file a harassment charge against Walkersville, just like the Lions' previous 22 victims from the regular season. The Rams jumped off the bus from Montgomery County and immediately ran into the defensive-minded Lions as Walkersville opened defense of its Maryland Class 2A state championship with a 43-20 victory in the West region quarterfinals. The top-ranked Lions (23-0) threw double- and triple-team traps all over the floor that forced 37 Rockville turnovers, 23 in the opening half.

bobp@herald-mail.com Kenny Keyes made a tactical decision on Wednesday when it looked like the ship was starting to go down for the Hagerstown Community College basketball team. The coach decided to rearrange the deck chairs. While Montgomery-Rockville did everything it could to torpedo HCC's man defense, the Hawks shuffled around to a 2-3 zone, grabbed the momentum and ultimately grabbed a 98-93 overtime victory at the HCC athletic complex. "That's what has worked for us all seven games so far," Keyes said.

bobp@herald-mail.com HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - There was only one thing tougher for Brandon Kearns to do than running the kickoff back 81 yards to give Hedgesville a go-ahead touchdown. That is catching the kickoff to run it back 81 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. On a night when penalty flags were on the ground as often as the ball, Kearns got his hands on the elusive pigskin Thursday and made the play Hedgesville needed for a 14-9 win over Rockville. Hedgesville fumbled seven times - four on botched punt snaps - and lost three to hand Rockville all of its points.