Washington County athletes placed first in nine events during the final day of the 1A West championships, while the Smithsburg girls won their fourth straight region team title.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2: ...

Singer Jonathan Edwards is 79. Actor Sally Struthers is 78. Drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company is 76.

Comedian Dean Edwards is 52. Actor Hilary Swank is 51. Actor Jaime Pressly is 48. Singer-guitarist Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers is 45. Actor April Bowlby is 45. Actor Yvonne Strahovski is 43.

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 27-Aug. 2 include rapper Soulja Boy, “Garfield” cartoonist Jim Davis and actor Laurence Fishburne. Actor Lisa Kudrow from “Friends ...