Einstein sophomore Rahim Hayes added 13 points and senior Josh Ogburn finished with 11 points as the Titans advanced to play at North Hagerstown in a region quarterfinal matchup on Thursday.

Watkins Mill rallied from a 24-18 halftime deficit behind senior point guard Tyvon Grant who spearheaded a 7-0 run with his dynamic play.

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MONTGOMERY VILLAGE – Despite a game-high 21 points from sophomore guard Danielle Durjan, the Watkins Mill Wolverines fell to visiting Tuscarora Friday night in a first round playoff game, 72-53.

Watkins Mill senior Angel Hall finished with 12 points in her final high school appearance. The Wolverines finished the season at 10-13.

Tuscarora was led by standout juniors Shania Johnson and Katherine Moore who each scored 18 points in the win. Tuscarora senior Caitlin Cavin finished with ten points.

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The Grand Glaize Beach at Lake of the Ozarks and  the beach at Watkins Mill north of Kansas City will both be closed this weekend due to high bacteria levels, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

But the DNR’s Rene Bungart says not to be concerned because the overall water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks is tested and is safe.

She says the high bacteria at the two closed beaches could be from recent rain water bringing contaminated soil down to the beach. Bungart says overall, the Lake is still testing at safe levels for boating and swimming.

She says to be safe, its always a good idea to shower after swimming in the Lake.

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Okay here’s another example of absolutely shameless self promotion. If you’re adventuring into the lands of Jesse James and the Watkins Mill Museum and the great lake nearby then you might want to stock up on chow at the Fourth Street Deli which is part of the Rock Inn enterprise in Kearney, MO.  The Deli offers a great selection of meats and cheeses–and ice cream bars (oh yeah, vice time)–for a picnic at the lake.  Oh and since it’s an “inn” there are rooms to rent in the bed & breakfast fashion.  Actually you really could just hang at the inn for breakfast, lunch and dinner because, yeah,  you guessed it, there is something called the Rock Inn Cafe.  Beware the desserts–yeah–um–way too many yummies for anyone’s tummy.   While my favorite food combination of sauteed mashed potato pierogies, Krakus ham, sweet gerkins, and chocolate ice cream is NOT part of their menu–and more’s the pity for me–(yes, in the past I have yapped about this food vice of mine)–they do offer a much more midwestern flavored menu for their all you can eat buffet, homestyle pies and cakes and…yeahhhhhhh you better swim at the lake and hike all over Jesse James’s place.  

Here comes the shameless self promotion part of this blog feature.  In an effort to visually cool off and refresh the folks the Cafe feeds,  my photographic water-scapes are now chilling on the Rock Cafe’s walls.  Yes, you can enjoy the cool green grassy waters of the Agate Fossil Bed in Nebraska; Limantour Beach at Point Reyes, California; Line Creek, MO; and Rush Creek, MO.

So if you’re venturing into the nearby haunts of the James’ Boys or the Mill or seeking some water fun at the lake stop at the Inn and take a gander at the prepared and raw foods offered by its very friendly owners, the Rock Family, and their stomach stuffing staff.

Rock in to the Rock Inn at –>   http://www.kearneyrockinn.com/index.php

–oh the inn’s site has links to the Mill, James, lakes and other area ‘attractions’….even Worlds of Fun–if riding fast rollercoasters is part of your  head game.

ps.  10 reasons why Krakus ham should be one of  your food vices too!

                         http://www.krakusfoods.com/topten.html

Even the Artswebshow Chef could indulge…..hmmm.  T

Sandwiched in between those two duals was the annual trip up to Derwood for Magruder’s Mad Mats tournament. The Vikings had an impressive run, albeit a bit of a disappointing ending, in the tough 17 team tournament. The Whitman wrestlers each earned at least one win to contribute to a total of 217 team points and a 2nd place finish. Whitman placed nine total wrestlers in the top three of their respective weight class and ten wrestlers in the top five overall. Whitman also advanced six wrestlers to the finals, however only came away with one victory. That lone victory in the finals was an impressive performance by Senior Taylor Leighton with a first period pin. Coming up just short in the finals were Seniors Danny Lee and Sawyer Symington as well as Juniors Andrew Follmann, Mike Harder, and Ned Daryoush. All of the Viking grapplers wrestled admirably all weekend long and each individual contributed to the total team effort.

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