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ARBUTUS, Md. - The West End Little League 11-12 All-Stars lost their opening match against Salisbury on Saturday at the Maryland State Tournament at Arbutus Little League. No game details were available at press time. West End will face defending state champion Thurmont today at 1:30 p.m. in a losers' bracket game.

SALISBURY, Md. - It comes down to this for Funkstown Post 211: Sweep Chaney Enterprises in a doubleheader today, and it wins the Maryland American Legion state title. After three games in a 36-hour period - and an early-morning wake-up call for today's 8 a.m. start - accomplishing a sweep will be difficult, indeed. Funkstown advanced to the best-of-3 championship series with a 7-2 victory over Salisbury on Monday afternoon. But Post 211 suffered a heartbreaking 6-5 loss in 10 innings in Game 1 of the series Monday evening, and now must win Games 2 and 3 today.

andrews@herald-mail.com The National Park Service's C&O Canal National Historical Park will fix up the Salisbury Street Bridge in 2005, Park Service officials told the Williamsport Town Council on Monday. Responding to a question from resident James T. Jewell, Mike Seibert, the Park Service's preservation project manager at C&O Canal National Historical Park, said the work will cost more than $500,000. Seibert said he couldn't be more specific because contractors will bid for the work.

WILLIAMSPORT - The National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration will hold a public information meeting to discuss plans to rehabilitate the circa-1870 Salisbury Street bridge in Williamsport that spans the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The meeting will be Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at Williamsport Town Hall at 2 N. Conococheague St. The meeting will provide the public an opportunity to discuss the project scope, schedule and detour routes to Riverbottom Park.

Darryn DeShong picked up a victory in the Tri-State Junior Golf Association tournament at Beaver Creek Golf Course on Monday. DeShong won the 16-18 division with a 3-over-par 75, two strokes ahead of Kevin Reiber and Clayton Rotz. Steven Hutzell shot a 78 to win the 14-15 division and Alex Hoffman was first in the 12-13 division with a 78. Kacy Straub's 87 led the girls. The Tri-State Juniors conclude the year Aug. 16 with the championships at Black Rock. LEGION BASEBALL Funkstown ousted FREDERICK, Md. - Salisbury strung together five straight hits to build a four-run sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie en route to a 7-4 victory to eliminate Funkstown from the Maryland State American Legion tournament at McCurdy Field.

LEGION BASEBALL SALISBURY, Md. - Western Maryland District champion Funkstown lost to Cissel-Saxon 6-3, but rebounded to defeat Salisbury 11-1 on Saturday at the Maryland American Legion Tournament. Funkstown trailed 6-0 to Cissel-Saxon in the ninth before Josh Carter's two-run single and David Miner's RBI single cut it to 6-3. But Cissel-Saxon closed the door. Later in the day, Carter, Miner and Aaron Showe each had three hits in the blowout of Salisbury. Matt Allen hit a three-run homer, while T.J. Hose allowed five hits and struck out 10 in a complete game.

keller@herald-mail.com "Honey, that vacation will have to wait. " That might have been what coach Darryl Powell said to his wife Sunday after Funkstown Post 211 beat Frederick for the Western Maryland District American Legion baseball title and a berth in the state tournament, which begins today at Frank Perdue Stadium in Salisbury. A state title would make Powell's trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., well worth the wait. "We're supposed to leave (Salisbury) and go right down from there," Powell said.

AMERICAN LEAGUE The Dave Phillips Memorial Legion tournament begins Friday and ends on Monday. Here is the schedule: Friday Biglerville at Funkstown, 5:30 Saturday LaPlata at Funkstown, 11:30 Biglerville at Williamsport, noon Salisbury at Funkstown, 2:30 LaPlata at Williamsport, 3 Salisbury vs. Biglerville at Funkstown, 5:30 Sunday LaPlata vs. Biglerville at Funkstown, 11:30 ...

Letters to the Editor 3/19 Support cruelty bill To the editor: The Maryland General Assembly has many important issues to tackle in its short legislative session. One of the measures that comes up year after year but has not received the attention that it deserves is strengthening the state's animal cruelty law. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have enacted felony level penalties for animal cruelty, largely in recognition of the undeniable connection between animal cruelty and violence against humans.

Pete Breckinridge, a 36-year-old resident of Norfolk, Va., won the 44th annual JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon in 6 hours, 4 minutes and 40 seconds. 50-year-old Barry Salisbury of Middletown, Md. was the top finisher in the women's division, and 35-year-old Scott Draper of Williamsport was the top Washington County runner. See Sunday's Herald-Mail for the full stories.