Chambers replaced Mike Glick, who resigned late in the 2005-2006 season after a brief leave of absence.  Glick moved on to Gwynn Park and Pete Stickland, a former college head coach at Coastal Carolina was selected to lead the Cavaliers.  Strickland, however, stayed in the position for just a few weeks and never coached a single practice.  When fellow DeMatha graduate Sidney Lowe was hired as the new head coach at North Carolina State, he quickly lured Strickland back to the college ranks.

At that point, Spalding turned to Chambers, who was a finalist prior to the hiring of Stickland.

Chambers had been a long-time assistant at Annapolis High School under legendary coach John Brady.  He also played at Anne Arundel Community College under Mark Amatucci, who recently stepped down after 19 years as the head coach at Calvert Hall.

In Chamber’s single season at helm, Spalding went 10-22.  His biggest win came in the Baltimore Catholic League Tournament when the Cavaliers upset second-seeded St. Frances, 57-56, in a first round game.

Spalding has begun a search for Chambers replacement.

Gill, who plays for the Washington Bayhawks, is a fifth-year pro who was a three-time All-American at Virginia and the Most Outstanding Player of the 2002 NCAA Final Four.  He was selected after helping the Bayhawks snap a three game losing streak with the winning goal in a 16-15 victory over San Francisco.  He finished the contest with three goals, including a pair of two-pointers, and three assists.  This is the second time in his career he has won the MLL Player of the Week Award.

Jarboe, one of the biggest surprises in the MLL this summer, made a career high 25 saves to lead the first-place Los Angeles Riptide to a 17-5 win over the Denver Outlaws.  In addition, he allowed just one goal in the second half, as the Riptide equaled a league mark for the least amount of points allowed in a single game.

Jarboe, who made the L.A. roster during open try-outs after spending the last seven years away from the game, leads the league in goals against average (12.4) and has a .580 save percentage.  This is the second time this year he has won the award and it followed an appearance in the MLL All-Star Game.

Jarboe graduated from the Naval Academy in 2000 and went on to fulfill his military obligation and he remains a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot.  In the spring, he transferred to San Diego and was urged to attend the Riptide tryouts by former Navy teammate Sean Donnelly, who also plays for the Riptide.

It was a case of the right place at the right time.

Greene suffered the injury in the second half of Thursday’s opening game, as the U.S. pounded Mali, 118-56.  Initially, the injury was feared to be more serious, but x-rays proved negative and Greene felt well enough to return on Saturday.

One of the youngest players on the team, Greene, who will play at Syracuse this winter, scored seven points to go with four rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot before being injured against Mali.  Against Serbia, he connected on 2-of-4 shots, including a three-pointer and had one rebound.

After an off day on Sunday, the U.S. will meet Lithuania this afternoon, as a second round of pool play gets underway.  Tomorrow, the Americans will face Brazil and, on Wednesday, they will meet France, the pre-tournamentt favorite, as they attempt to qualify for Friday’s quarterfinals.

The Orioles, who are 19-8 and enjoying a two game lead at the top of the standings, feature Mount St. Josephâ??s Nick Natoli (Towson) and Bryan Hamilton (UNC-Charlotte), as well as Calvert Hallâ??s Joe Velleggia (Old Dominion), Bobby Lucas (George Washington) and Wink Nolan (Maryland).

Hamilton, Velleggia and Nolan have all been named All-Stars in this wooden bat summer league and will compete for the East Team, at Ripken Stadium, on July 23.  The game, which is scheduled to begin at 7:05 pm, will be carried live by MASN.

Elsewhere in the league, several other MIAA alums have also been named
to the All-Star Game.  For the East, Jeremy Jakubowski (Calvert
Hall/St. Joseph’s), who plays for the College Park Bombers has made the
squad as an infielder, while pitchers Nate Curd (St. Paul’s/Towson) and
Mike Stangroom (Calvert Hall/Ursinus),

Budzynski, who stands 6′-6″, filled the power forward role for the Patriots last season and averaged 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds.  His rebounding average was second on the team and he shot 50.5% from the field and 73.8% from the free throw line.

â??This is a great opportunity for Stanley,â? said John Carroll head coach Tony Martin.  â??It is a testament to his hard work, dedication and determination.  We are very excited for him and his family.â?

A unique footnote to Budzynski’s high school career is the fact that played on John Carroll’s 2004-2005 team, which went winless, and then played on last year’s squad, which set a record for most wins (28) in school history.  In between, he missed his entire junior year with a serious knee injury suffered during the first pre-season scrimmage.  The injury required surgery and jeopardized Budzynski’s career.  After extensive rehabilitation and a commitment to a strength training program, Budzynski was able to return to the team last fall, in time for pre-season conditioning.

Rockwell, who plays out of Green Spring Valley HC, fired a one under par opening round score of 70 and is just three shots behind leader Chip Sullivan, a PGA pro from Ashley Plantation in Virginia.

Off to a blistering pace, Rockwell posted the day’s low nine when he shot a 31 on the back nine, where he opened.  A couple of three puts, however, prevented him from being closer to the lead as he closed with a 39.

Rockwell just completed his freshman year at Vanderbilt University, where he posted a 74.17 scoring average over 12 rounds.  His low round of 69 was tied for sixth best on the team and he holed 27 birdies during the season.

Several golfers who took part in the 2007 MIAA Championships also participated in the event with McDonogh’s Michael Fader and Gilman’s Brad Miller leading that group with four over par scores of 75.  Also of note, Archbishop Curley’s Evan Kilchenstein posted a (+7) 78 and John Mlynarski of Saints Peter & Paul, who tied for seventh recently in the Maryland Junior Amateur Championship, was in at 79 (+8).  

Several other MIAA alumni golfers were also in the field.  The tournament continues today and tomorrow.