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Sunday, September 16, 2012 MEN'S SOCCER NEW CASTLE, Del. - Brandon Redman, Mamdou Jallow and Osman Ramizov each scored a goal for Hagerstown Community College in the Hawks' 3-2 victory over Delaware Tech on Sunday. Genc Sopa had an assist and Chucky Kipe had five saves for the Hawks (3-3). Shepherd 1, Concord 0 ATHENS, W.Va. - Kevin Doyle scored the lone goal and Alex Aleshire had six saves for the shutout as Shepherd improved to 3-2-1 (1-0 WVIAC) with a win over Concord (1-4, 0-2)

Bobby Cooper completed 24 of 28 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns to lead Shepherd University to a 42-6 win over Seton Hill at Offutt Field on Saturday. Shepherd (2-1, 1-0 WVIAC) took a 7-0 lead with 10:12 left in the first quarter when Cooper connected with Larry Lowe on a 12-yard touchdown pass. Ryan Earls added the extra point. Shepherd extended its lead to 14-0 when Cooper teamed with Billy Brown on a 76-yard scoring play with 2:42 left in the first quarter. The Rams took a 21-0 advantage when Nick Pugh forced a fumble and Dominic Tolson returned it 42 yards for a score with 12:29 left in the second quarter.

The Shepherd University Department of Music Preparatory Division is now accepting registrations for the fall 2012 semester. Students of all ages interested in taking individual lessons in woodwinds, brass, percussion, piano, voice, guitar, bass guitar, strings (violin, viola, cello or double bass) theory or jazz improvisation, are eligible for lessons with faculty and student instructors. The registration fee for the preparatory division is $25 per semester. Preparatory instructors set their own weekly lesson rates, and teach half-hour and hour lessons depending upon student level.

 Cats Adult DSH, male, black, found on Potomac Avenue in Williamsport Juvenile DSH, male, gray, black and white, found on South Cannon Avenue in Hagerstown Dogs Adult German shepherd, female, cream and black, found at City Park in Hagerstown For more information about these animals, call the Humane Society of Washington County at 301-733-2060.

Kenny Williams and Mike Haynes ran for two touchdowns each, and Shepherd University put the sting of a first-week loss to Shippensburg behind it with a 34-7 victory over American International at Ram Stadium on Saturday. American International (0-2) took a 7-0 lead when Kevin Arduino found Maurice Easterling with a 52-yard scoring pass with 10:47 left in the first quarter. From there, the Rams (2-0) dominated the Yellow Jackets on the scoreboard. Williams scored on a 1-yard run later in the first quarter and added a 12-yard score with 5:13 left in the second quarter.

Taylor Bellela of Smithsburg has received a scholarship from Delcan. Belella will enter her second year at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va. She is pursuing a degree in education. Bellela maintains a 2.9 grade-point average in the honors program, plays on the varsity volleyball team and is active in her church's youth group. She loves working with children, watching them grow and learn, and after her first experience as a tutor last year she said she is even more passionate about a career in teaching.

Zach Zulli completed 26 of 35 passes for 392 yards and four touchdowns to lead Shippensburg to a 38-28 win over Shepherd in the season opener for both teams Saturday at Seth Grove Stadium. The Red Raiders snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Rams, improving to 5-10 in the series. Shepherd took a 7-0 lead with 11:50 left in the first quarter on a 1-yard plunge by running back Kenny Williams. Shippensburg answered with a 73-yard scoring strike from Zulli to Bryan Barley with 3:47 left in the first quarter to tie the game at 7-7. Shepherd took a 14-7 lead with 1:25 left in the quarter when quarterback Bobby Cooper teamed with William McKenzie on a 16-yard scoring pass.

Environmental studies classmates Nicole Love and Jesse Jewell were walking toward Scarborough Library Monday afternoon, the first day of classes for Shepherd University's 2012 fall semester. Both are entering their senior year. Love, from Fort Ashby, W.Va., and Jewell, of Frederick, Md., are studying resource management and aquatic science, respectively. More than 4,400 Shepherd students, residential and commuters, freshmen and returnees, jammed the sidewalks, buildings and classrooms Monday as they oriented or reoriented themselves to campus life.

About 200 Shepherd University students and staff volunteered Tuesday for the school's 12th annual Day of Service at 20 locations in Jefferson and Berkeley counties. The volunteers performed tasks that ranged from sorting paperwork and making bulletin boards to cleaning streams and trimming trees at sites that included nonprofit agencies, public parks, schools, memorials and day care centers. “I just want to give back to the community because I know they always are giving to Shepherd University,” said Hailey Brown, a first-year student and business major from Annandale, Va. She spent the morning organizing class rosters at Jefferson High School.

U.S. Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin have announced more than $99,000 in federal funds for Shepherd University that will help high school teachers learn more about Appalachian history, culture, and literature, which they will then be able to teach their students. These funds will cover a three-week seminar for 16 high school teachers who will come to Shepherd in July of 2013. The seminar will coincide with Shepherd's Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) and will incorporate trips to West Virginia landmarks and cultural institutions.