From The Sun's Stefen Lovelace:

After 79 minutes of play, that left the Owings Mills and Sparrows Point boys soccer teams tied at 1 in the 1A North regional title game, Eagles coach Bill Kaputa was thinking the game was going into extra time.

"In my mind, I was thinking about the strategy for overtime," Kaputa said. "Obviously, we were hoping we would close it out, but being tied up with a minute left usually the players are just trying not to make mistakes."

Actually, his players were thinking about how to score, and they succeeded, when Carlos Diaz passed to right midfielder Justin Delano. Delano fired from 25 yards out and, with the help of some strong winds, the ball went over the Sparrows Point keeper’s head and found the back of the net for a 2-1 Owings Mills victory.

The victory gave the Eagles the 1A North title. The last time Owings Mills won a regional title was before any of the current roster was born, back in 1986.

"They were going pretty crazy on the bus ride. They made T-shirts and everything," Kaputa said. "They put a banner up in the gym and all that stuff. The seniors are just going crazy. They were thrilled to get plaques and certificates and it’s really special for them."

Owings Mills plays Pocomoke tonight at Washington College at 7:30 in the 1A state semifinals.