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Apparently for the Saint James football team, seeing is believing. The Saints didn't heed the warnings from coach Juwuane Sandridge - warnings that Maret would still be looking for a game in the second half despite trailing by 24 points. Instead, Saint James came out flat in the second half, and the Frogs did indeed creep back into the game, just as Sandridge said they might. But big plays in the fourth quarter by Garrett Blank on defense and Nick Hubbard on offense righted the ship and helped the Saints seal a 37-17 win over the Frogs in a Mid-Atlantic Conference game on Saturday.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 BOYS SOCCER Saint James 3, St. John's 2 ST. JAMES - Double overtime was not enough to decide the IPSL third-place game as Saint James needed penalty kicks to outlast St. John's Catholic Prep. At the end of double overtime, the game continued into penalty kicks with Saint James winning 4-3 on Billy Walendom's deciding goal to take a 3-2 victory. Seung Gon Yoo scored on a penalty kick and had an assist, Johnny Ludwick had a goal and Alex Wagner had seven saves for the Saints (3-13-3)

Saint Mary Catholic School named its Good SAMS award recipients for September. The award is given to the individual, in each classroom, who shows the best service, attitude and manners for the month. Honored were Shanna Hall, Landon Smith, Julia Singer, Noah Karn, Madison Smith, Therese Martin, Camden Thomas, Charlotte Larkin, Taylor Patterson and John Agostinelli.

Kerri Kline came through with a pair of goals as the Saint James Saints snapped a tie in a come-from-behind 3-1 win over the St. Maria Goretti Gaels on Tuesday in an Independent-Parochial School League girls soccer game. The score was tied 1-1 when Kline scored on an assist from Leanne Ludwick in the 39th minute to give Saint James a 2-1 halftime lead. The Saints increased their advantage to 3-1 in the 66th minute on an unassisted goal by Kline. “I just go out and try my hardest to help my team,” Kline said.

A great horned owl was released into the wild on Sept. 19 after being rehabilitated by Blue Ridge Wildlife Center for five months after being found in mid-April under a tree near the Saint James School campus. The owl, named Clark after Dick Clark, who died on the same day in April, was taken to the wildlife center in Millwood, Va., where it was provided with veterinary and rehabilitation care. Dr. Belinda Burwell brought Clark and a companion owl, which was rescued in Richmond, Va., to the campus in mid-September.

Authorities are investigating 13 soda bottle bombs that were found Saturday afternoon in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints parking lot at 1253 Mount Aetna Road, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal's Office. The fire marshal's office described the bombs as “chemical reaction devices,” according to a news release. The bombs were made by mixing hydrochloric acid with aluminum foil, Maryland Fire Marshal's Office spokesman Bruce Bouch said Sunday night. Heat builds up in the bottle until it explodes, he said.

The Saint James Saints just couldn't overcome the obstacles in front of them, several of their own doing. With 112 yards in penalties, four turnovers and wasted opportunities in the red zone, Saint James fell to Sidwell Friends 34-23 on Saturday in a Mid-Atlantic Conference battle. “I thought we were ready to play, but we had turnovers at the wrong time,” said Saints coach Juwuane Sandridge. Sidwell Friends (5-0, 1-0 MAC) took the opening kickoff and scored on its third play from scrimmage - a 53-yard run by Kameron Mitchell.

Traffic on Ashton and Saint Paul Roads near Clear Spring will be reduced to one lane at various times over the next three weeks for work on two Interstate 70 bridges over each road, according to an emailed release from the Maryland State Highway Administration. The work began Tuesday. Work crews are cleaning and painting the bridges, which will require flagging operations on the roads, according to the release. Traffic will alternate when the roads are reduced to one lane. On Tuesday,  flagging was scheduled to take place on Ashton Road from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the release.

The St. Maria Goretti boys soccer team had to rally to defeat Saint James 2-1 on Tuesday in an Independent-Parochial School League contest at Goretti. With the win, the Gaels improved to 6-4-1 overall and 2-0 in the league. The Saints fell to 1-7-2 overall and 1-2 in the league. “I was a little disappointed in the offense,” Goretti coach Tristan Longnecker said. “I thought we had more opportunities that we didn't take advantage of. I thought that Saint James did a good job overall.

In Saturday's game rife with missed opportunities from both offenses, the Saint James Saints came away with a 14-0 shutout of St. John's Catholic Prep. After a scoreless first half, two key plays in the second set up both of Saint James' scores. With eight minutes left in the third quarter, Sean Tolton read a screen pass from St. John's quarterback Bryce Johnson perfectly and picked it off, returning the ball 18 yards to the house to get the Saints (3-1) on the board. Later, with 6:02 remaining in the game, Saint James running back Justin Pank converted a fourth-and-1 on the Saints' 29-yard line to set up a four-minute drive for the Saints.