A Gopher’s Journey, Soldiers Say Goodbye and a New Feature

After a week off, our Week in Review is back to round up the top stories from the past seven days.

basketball standout has endured a lot in his short 19 years. A victim of Hurricane Katrina, growing up with violence surrounding him and picking up a basketball for the first time as a freshman in high school, he's come a long way and was recognized last week as the Anne Arundel County boys basketball player of the year. If you haven't read this article, you really should check it out. Mike has an amazing story.

Members of the 203rd Transportation Detachment left the Baltimore area last Sunday as they were deployed to the Persian Gulf. We have a from the “Sail Away” event that featured remarks from Gov. Martin O’Malley.

The to grant a $3 million contract to begin renovations that would combine ’s two buildings into one. Construction is set to begin in April.

County Executive by the state prosecutor as they investigate how county police officers were used during Leopold's campaign for re-election in 2010. He has until to the subpoenas that ask for records relating to his schedule over the past two years.

As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament kicked off, editor Maya T. Prabhu . As of 7 p.m. Sunday she was still leading in the Patch pool. Still think her picks wrong? Sound off in the comments.

Also in sports, we previewed the and will bring back our and running scores pages as the season begins Monday. Look for a preview of some of ’s spring sports early this week.

On March 11, we premiered a new feature where we keep note of more interesting, funny or poignant remarks from people quoted in stories and each Friday we will reveal the . Our inaugural quote was from Anne Arundel County Professional Firefighters President and last Friday the featured quote came from , a parent and PTA member at Point Pleasant.

We continued our parenting content featuring a roundup of deals and a for family-friendly activities. In addition, we featured Glen Burnie student as our Whiz Kid of the Week, discussed what’s appropriate for a child’s birthday party in our and our Great Escape, which highlights something busy parents can do or take advantage of for themselves, walked us through the .

Thursday we brought you our weekend events calendar, a roundup of homes for sale and open houses in town in and scenes from around town in . On Friday we had a feature on for our Bites Nearby column.

Please continue to keep us posted with your story ideas and tips. Have a great week!