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THE CAPITAL, Thursday, September 25, SPORTS Anglers only thing missing from Chesapeake In much of the Chesapeake rockfish action is improving, blues appear to be in no hurry to head south, sea trout are bunching up and flounder are getting their act together. Meanwhile, perch continue to do their thing. What's missing? In some areas, fishermen, that's what. Has the of fall rockfish- ing worn off, the unfounded fear of Pfiesteria kept boats and anglers shoreside, or are fish chasers too impatient to hunt around for the moving schools? We'll have a rundown in a moment. COMEBACK KID: He's no longer a kid, now 57 but still a whiz is Roland Martin the former Loch FISHING FORECAST By BILL BURTON species of gamefish.

Mark Davis of Mount Ida, was third with 55-13 worth $27,000, Kaven ace torn nthc from i receni years nas shown signs of his hey-days 20 or more years back when he was the king of. the hill in fishing circles. In recent years, his fortunes have been like a rollercoaster, but So what does he do at Vermont's Lake Champlain? He not only set a record for career wins on the circuit, 19, but in doing so the record he broke was his own. The last time out, he was down near the bottom of the heap, but now he's leading in BASS point standings. It was a pSoifo finish in the 100, but when the last fish was weighed Roland who now fishes out of Clewiston, had 56 pounds, 15 ounces worth $75,000 to beat out by 6 ounces Dion Hibdon of Stover, Who took 56-9 to win $34,000, Early last month, Dion won the biggest prize of them all the BASS Masters Classic, Roland didn't even qualify for an invitation.

Martin flipped a black and blue bounce jig with No. 11 black and blue pork rind on 10 to 50-pound test green line with a 7W-foot flipping stick into reeds the first two days, then, added a worm to his strategy for fishing a milfoil-surrounded rockpile on the last day to best Dion who used mostly a homemade jig and a Guido Bug developed by and named for his dad Guido, who also has won the Classic. Dion was only 3 years old when past, Jimmy Houston of Cookson, whose ups and downs match those of Roland. Houston was fourth With 54-03 and $15,000. Woo Daves of Spring Grove, was 67th with points to 192 for Hibdon.

MSSA WINNERS: Richard Owen of Waldorf took a 17.30-pounder out of Solomons to win the Rockfish Division of the fifth annual MSSA Fall Tournament. Timothy Mills of Federalsburg took second and third place with 16.75 and 14.50-pounders. 1 are schooled up better and more flounder are snowing up though many aren't big enough to keep. Reports of Pfiesteria-related problems in the Ocean City back bay area over the weekend were ill- founded. There was a small fish kill, but associated with a lack of oxygen.

Crabs remain the preferred bait of many, especially soft crabs, but they're increasingly difficult to get. Numbers listed refer to like nuriv bers on the accompanying map. 1. Bob Dunbar of Baltimore got a 22-pound rock drifting an eel here. Trolled surgical hoses with bloodworms attached score well too.

Minnows and worms still take walleyes. DH3 want spinners with worms added. 3. Perch want trolled spinners with worms added. Shoal water weedbeds still have bass, and pickerel.

ssa drifted shiners and trolled plugs. Crappies are hungry. 5. Rockfish throughout this area. In the Miller Island sector, Rat-L- traps still score.

Drift eels at Gales and Teakettle Shoals for larger fish. 6. Bluefish catches on cut spot at Fort Smallwood Park, also some perch, an occasional keeper rock, Bay fishing guide Numbers indicated below correspond to regions described in accompanying column. For the weekend of Sept. 27-28 Pennsylvania Boy I Llkrty Sassafras River Cntsler River Maryland honors with a 2.86-pounder while Brad Emerson of Westminster placed second and third with 2.75 and 2.68-pounders.

KEEPING SCORE: Among the exhibitors at the outdoor show in Ocean City over the past weekend was Charlie White of Milfprd, who has quite a record going. In 50 years on the deer hunting trail, he has scored on whitetails with every point score from 0 for an anUerless deer to a 10-point buck with the exception of a 1-pointer. He said he had the chance to get a button buck, but declined. He's more interested in the high side, say a 12 or 14 pointer. LOADING UP: If you like rockfish, but don't have a boat, the headboat Bay King sails Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays out of Schieble's Fishing Center, Ridge, for chumming.

Most days, all anglers have their limit of even a sea trout or two nas been taken here. Catfish ovefhighT, some" of the catties are big. Hodges Bar, Spartys Lump and other drop-offs are worth a try among trollers and chummers as well as eel or crab drifters. Baltimore Light is productive at times. Blues scattered throughout this area.

7. Off the mouth of the Chester River look for rock and blues, inside the river there are some very nice white perch, also catfish. 8. Many perch inside and outside the Magothy for bait fishermen; Belvedere Shoals can produce well for chummers and bait fishermen. A few sea trout at the Gibson Island sector.

9. At the Bay Bridge look for blues; rockfish are scattered around pilings and rock There are also perch at the bridge. Crabs work best for bridge area fishing, but mixed in and there are many blues, which when breaking can.be cast to. From here to the mouth of the Potomac it's busy with blues and rock, most fish top 20 inches, some go close to 30. Chumming te preferred.

18. The Nanticoke bass bite continues. 19. Spinnerbaits and soft plastics continue to do well on largemouth at the Wicomico 20. Bluefish and rockfish angling trolling or chumming off Point Lookout where last week a few cobia were taken at the public fishing pier.

21. Spot, sea trout, flounder, rock and blues just outside the mouth of where the fall rock season is also underway, there are many stripers, though bay rock are bigger but that doesn't mean legal fish are hard to find in the river, which is a Tangier area where there are also flounder, blues and rock. 23. The Mudlead and Triangle has it all, top-notch bluefishing, many legal rock, also sea trout near the target ships and flounder in deep waters. Both chummers and trollers tnkfl HMikiBBd MUM -r 24.

Good surf fishing continues; "Cnslield flounder also blues. For rock, chum, troll or drift crabs or cut spot. Buoy No. 1 off West River remains kind to chummers and trollers. From Holland Point to Randall Cliffs there are rock.

11. Blues and rockfish. trolling or chumming in this area. A few more flounder (ttiany are still too small) in deep waters in this sector. The Hill has rock, blues, and more sea trout moving in.

12. Chum or troll for rock in this Rdlaini BA89' tttle; 'SCO'-drifted'eekalao Jigging 14. The LNG Plant now has flounder (use live minnows with squid strips) and there are rock for chummers. Blues scattered throughout this area, and below, troll surgical hoses or cast to 'em. Flounder also at Cove Point.

15, Inside the Patuxent, there are many white perch. Try from under the Tom Johnson Bridge to Broomes Island. Sea trout are near the ship channel, rock and blues aplenty off here for chummers and trollers. Flounder at the river hardheads And kingfish. 25.

Marlin fishing about to wind 4own. Yellowfin tuna catches, are good mostly for chunking. Head- boaters seek mixed bags. Inshore, flounder fishing isn't bad, sea trout are scattered in- the back areas, best at night. Some blues and many rockfish, but not many keepers.

Not as many spot and hardheads. CALENDAR lK6m7scW'5e'a breaking blues for plug casters. 16. Sea trout and s6me tloun'der lii this region both inshore and mid- bay. Blues off here.

17. Poult-No-Point can't be beat for rockfish chumming; trollers can score. Occasionally a.sea.trout National Hunting Fishing Day. Outdoor programs Involving demonstrations, exhibits and many other aspects of hunting, fishing and conservation are scheduled Including Thurmont Conservation Sportsman's Club, cat). Steve- Ferendo, days only, 1301-619-4990; Lower Eastern Shore Shad Landing State Park, call 410-5433595; Pintail Point Farms, Queenstown, call 410-827-7029; Carroll County SWcrea- tlon Parks, Eldersburg, call 410457-2103; 'Rockvllle Chapter, Izaak Walton League, call 301-5400853.

rjimmnflalia.Chftiilar.Bl Georgia's BASS Master Seminole Lunker in 1970 with 53 pounds 14 ounces. The overall Vermont catch of more than 6 tons of bass by 221 pros and amateurs puts on the fishing map Lake Champlain reputed to be the only North American waters host--virtually all trout and flounder. Cost .8 to 4 p.m. trip is No -fish with lesions have been reported off the mouth of the Potomac. FISHING: Really, there's not much difference in the angling outlook this week than last, only in most -places 4t a-bit improved gets small rock and blues.

Hacketts and, off. have, rockfish (some nice ones), blues, nice white perch, occasionally a nice sea trout, some- tunes a flounder on a minnow bait or strip of cut spot. 10. Tollys and Thomas Point have perch, rockfish, sea trout and some -but there are many of them, among them some of 25 inches or more. 13.

Look for improved chumming in this area. Bluefish available, and bottom fishermen including chum- mers might find some sea trout, perhaps a flounder. Trollers get larger fish, but more. Ited banquet, 7:30 though festivities-wan at 6, Bay Ridge Inn, auction, raffles and shooting Oet 8: Chesapeake Bay fly fishing guide and outdoor columnist Sarah Gardner will speak pn Fly Fishing the Bay at the 7:30 meeting of Free State Fly Fishers of Annapolis at Ford Hallln Davidson Family Recreation Center, Queen Anne Bridge Road, Davldsonvllle. Call 410 5444411 PREP SCHEDULE COUGARS (Continued from Page Dl) been our strong suit.

"It was a tremendous win and our defensive coaches Bernard Williams and Chip Snyder did a great job. It's only one win and we have to do it again and again." Chesapeake hasn't had a whining season since 1985, when the Cougars went 64 under coach Dennis Schanberger. Kraning said a lack of belief has held the team down. football experience." Kraning thinks this year's team boasts some of the best athletes he's had in his 10-year stint. Senior defensive end Ray Wagner (6-3, 215) was a first-team all-county performer in hoth basketball and baseball last year, and his pitching helped the baseball team capture its first ever Class 4A state championship last spring.

Senior wing back and linebacker Jason Gogolinski (6-1, 180), who hauled in a 81-yard touchdown reception against North County, was a first-team all-county lacrosse player Moulden is a great athlete with quick feet and he is also our safety. It's unusual that kids this tough are that smart," Kraning said. "Dirk Schanberger and Ray Wagner nail down the defensive end positions. I can actually start our second offensive line and it would be just as good as our first." Now Chesapeake hosts No. 2 Annapolis, which is off to a roaring 3-0 start for head coach'Roy Brown.

The Panthers have an experienced offensive line and playmakere in quarterback Pete Ludlam, tailback Donnell Foote and receiver S.J. TODAY BOYS SOCCER North County at Broadneck, 5 Severna'Park at Northeast, 5 'Old Mill at Arundel, 5 Glen Burnie at South River, 5 QIRLS SOCCER Severn at Mount Carmel, 3:45 IND at SpaWmg, 3:45 at St. Mary's; 4 Glen Bumie at South Rive.r, 7 North County at Broadneck, 7 Sevema Park at Northeast, 7 Old Mill Arundel, 7 FIELD HOC KEY St Mary's at Sevema Park, 7 Anne Arundel men post 3-1 triumph Brad Topper, Joe Hizon and Tom Pometto netted first half goals as Anne Arundel dispatched Harford 3-1 in junior college men's soccer last night, 3-1. Rich Kuhn and Kevin McClellan had assists for AACC, which improved to 6-3 heading into Saturday's showdown with Montgomery- COLLEGE ROUNDUP North County High, started the barrage with an unassisted score at 57-minute mark. MARYLAND FIELD HOCKEY: Junior midfielder Jen Pratt leads all NGAA Division I field hockey players in Will U1U UuLLLHO CLL1U ViU ICGUO came back to us in the first game," speed pay dividends on the football thing to fight through the years.

We've even brought some people in to speak to our team about attitude. "The bottom line was, no matter how hard we played in the past, we thought something bad was going to happen to us," Kraning said. Dating back to last season, Chesapeake has won four of its past five games. "People have said you should have the talent from the Pasadena Chargers and A.A. Raiders because they're successful programs, but I don't know where those kids are ending up because they're not going here," Kraning said.

"Two years ago we had 105 people try out, and only eight of them raised their hands when I asked who had any "We're loaded" witfi super Thds and this is probably the most intelligent team I've ever had," Kraning said. Terry Keemer intercepted a pass and ran it in 8 yards for a touchdown at the end of the game against North County. Kraning said that play was good for. Chesapeake's psyche. "We just didn't finish, but we finished with an exclamation point," Kraning said.

Tyrone Carter had four sacks against the Knights. Senior Damien Moulden, who played on the Annapolis junior varsity as a freshman, has shown mobility as a first-year quarterback. "We've got some people this year "They're 3-0 and we're 2-1, so yes, jhjjyggist i am us long saicT "We'll be their first county opponent and I'm sure they'll be excited about that. They have Foote, and he is a stud. Their offensive line is disciplined and Roy does a great job." Chesapeake has never beaten Annapolis in Kraning's 10.

seasons, losing by a combined score of 249-74. Three of those losses, however, were by a combined 16 points. "The one good thing about losing in the past was that we had to put it behind us and move on," Kraning said. "Now, we have to put the North County win behind us and use it as a stepping stone. We won't need too much motivation for this Mount Carmel at St: Mary's, Severna Park Northeast, 5:30 CROSSCOUNTRY Cardinal Gibbons at Severn, 3:45 Spalding eft Glenelg, 4 St.

Mary'S'at Lutheran, 4 TOMORROW BOYS SOCCER Severn at Boys Latin, 4 Lutheran at AACS, 4 Spalding Carroll, 4 Friends at St. Mary's, 4 Engleside.at Granite Baptist, 4 SOCCER AACS at Riverdale Baptist. 7 Btai ToarnanMNIt Catholic vs Chesapeake, 5 Fal.lston vs. Glen Burnie. 7 WASHINGTON MEN'S SOCCER: Washington College's Broadneck assists witn 10, according 10 national statistics compiled through the seasear---- MIDS COLLEGE SCHEDULE (Continued from Page Dl) Navy players who have led the vast improvement of the Navy contingent since the opening game loss to San Diego State.

Smith has become one of the defensive leaders since cornerback Sean Andrews has been sidelined by a pulled groin muscle prior to the first game. He takes that new role seriously, but his leadership by example is rather natural. "Losing Sean was a tragic loss for us, but I had a lot of confidence in the other guys we had to step in for him. Sean is a great player and it 1 huf irnll TOMORROW WOMEN'S SOCCER AACC at Essex Community College. 3:30 WOMEN'S VOUEYBAUL AACC vs.

Charles at Catonsville, 4 Holy Cross at Navy, 7 SATURDAY MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Navy at Penn State Invitational, 10 WOMEN'S SOCCER Navy at Lafayette, 11 FOOTBALL Navy at Duke, noon MEN'S SOCCER AACC at Moritgomery-Rockville, noon Navy at Lafayette. 2 WATER POLO Navyvs vmanova, 3'30 Navy vs. George Washington, 7 to the end zone. ARMY-NAVY TICKETS: There are a limited number of tickets available for the Army-Navy football game to be played Dec, 6 at Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J. A sellout could be reached in the upcoming weeks if tickets continue to be purchased at the current rate.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Naval Academy Ticket Office at 1-800-US4-NAVY. Tickets are also available at Army and the Meadowlands Box Office. Last year's game, played at Stadium in Philadelphia, drew a sellout crowd of 69,238. AIR FORCE TICKETS: Limited tickets remain for Navy's game with S. River wins golf matchup Jeff Rice and Matt Van Wie shot nine-hole rounds of 40 to lead South River to a Division golf win yesterday at Eisenhower golf course.

Rice and Van Wie tied for top honors, while Annapolis' Judd Car stens third at 42. South River's four-man team shot 172, besting Glen Burnie by one stroke. Annapolis was third at 180 and Southern fourth at 188.. Chesapeake finshed fifth at 190, while Meade carded a 195.. MEADE VOLLEYBALL: Amanda Pinkham went 9-for-10 at the service line to lead Meade's volleyball team to its first victory of the season.

Monica Johnson played aggressive on defense while spiking six ning goal as the Shoremen recorded their first win of the season, 2-1 over Widener. Justin Daniels scored off an assist from former Broadneck High teammate Dan Gerbasi with 20:45 left in the first half for Washington's second goal. Brent Francoline scored Washington's first goal off an assist from Frank Bateklka. Travis Beauchamp maded seven saves for Washington (1-6). Mark McManus made three saves for Widener, which dropped to 2-5.

The Shoremen play at Franklin Marshall Saturday and then host Catholic University next Wednesday. TOWSON WOMEN'S SOCCER: Senior captain Christie Landi scored all three Towson goals, including the game-winner overtime, as the Tigers nipped UMBC 3-2 yesterday. Landi scored from 25 yards out with 9:30 left in the second overtime period. Kathy Zonis and Jessaka Phoebus scored for UMBC. LOYOLA WOMEN'S SOCCER: Denise O'Commnor and Cara Mooney scored goals to lift Loyola past Ivisting St.

Peter's in its Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener. The Greyhounds (4-3-1) extended their unbeaten streak to three games while St. Peter's slipped to 4-4-1. LIMESTONE WOMEN'S SOCCER: The Limestone women's soccer Pratt has helped the Terps 8-0 start and a No. 3 national ranking.

The Terp has at least one point in each of Maryland's victories ibis season, including two goals. TOWSON FIELD HOCKEY: The tigers lost for the sixth" time in seven games, bowing in overtime, l-OV to Bucknell. Jen Zimmerman scored the lone goalfor the Bison (3-5). Maureen Breslin made 10 sayes for Bucknell and Kelly Brahy Tie- corded one save for the Tigers, Mo have lost six straight. LOYOLA MEN'S SOCCER: George Mason scored three goals in a two- minute span that started at the 44:26 mark and went on to top Loyola 3-1.

George Mason (5-3) won for the fourth straight time and handed coach Gordon Bradley his 150th career win in 13 seasons. Loyola, which had been ranked among the nation's top 20 teams a week ago, dropped its second straight to fall to 2-2-2. Scott Thelen, Mark Vita jjnd Eduardo Lima scored for the Patriots, while Tasos Vatikiotis scored for Loyola off an assist from Dan Mosny. MARY WASHINGTON SOCCER: Sara Downey headed in Johanna srtf -ttrtr need to have confidence in the guys who are on the field with you," Smith said. "At the start of the season, I didn't realize the need for me to step up and take over as one of the leaders, but I've come to realize it since and stepped up my game, but so did everybody else," Smith noted.

The senior general science major feels he has made so many big plays because he is something of a gambler when it comes to playing opposing receivers. Smith assured that he likes to go for the football because he thoroughly enjoys the rush of picking off a pass and trying to get Air force on uct. 11 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. A thousand standing room tickets are available at the Ricketts Hall Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-US4- NAVY. The game will be televised nationally by Fox Sports Net and locally by HTS.

kills for the Mustangs, who won by scores of 15-5, 15-7 and 15-8 over South River (0-6). Setter Nilay Lawson contributed five assists. "We played well as a team throughout the match. Offensively and defensively we came through consistently," Meade coach Vicky Hedgebeth said. team won us sixin siraigni game, 4-2 over Newberry.

Kristin Briggs, from Pasadena, led the Saints (5-2) with two goals and an assist. Limestone trailed 1-0 at half before erupting for four scores in the second half. Teresa Horney, a junior from Mary Washington past St. Mary's. The Eagles improved to 6-1-1 and 2-0 in the Capital Athletic Confer ence.

St. Mary's dropped to 4-3 overall and 31 in the CAC Val Taylor made 14 saves for St. Mary's..