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West Perry softball rally cut short by rain
The West Perry girls’ softball team battled back from 5-1 and 7-2 deficits May 9 only to lose 7-6 to the 15-3 Greencastle Blue Devils with two outs in the top of the sixth inning when the game was called due to rain and the infield becoming too sloppy.
End of an era: Goretti wins league baseball title in final game
Fittingly, St. Maria Goretti went out a winner. With the private Catholic high school set to close its doors for good at the end of this academic year, the Gaels took the field one last time Friday afternoon at home, ready to complete the final chapter in the rich history of Goretti sports. In...
Softball Game Recap: Chambersburg Gets the Win
Chambersburg had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Chambersburg also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Hagerstown man sentenced for lighting US Supreme Court police cars on fire
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man from Hagerstown was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for pouring gasoline on several U.S. Supreme Court Police cruisers and lighting them on fire. Cody Michael Tarner, 26, pleaded guilty on Jan. 9 to arson. Tarner will also have to serve three years of supervised release and […]
Solid pitching gives Staten Island FerryHawks 5th win in a row
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- The Staten Island Ferryhawks’ bats and arms stayed hot with another impressive performance Friday Night, extending their winning streak to five games with a convincing 9-2 victory over the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars in front of more than 3,700 fans. The win improved the Hawks’ season record...
Incumbents among top vote-getters for Washington County school board, Hagerstown council
Most of the incumbents running for re-election were leading in local elections for Washington County Board of Education and Hagerstown City Council, according to unofficial and incomplete results on Wednesday morning. School board member Pieter Bickford (9,238 votes) and fellow incumbents Stan Stouffer (8,315) and Melissa Williams (7,655) were leading, with the top eight vote-getters of the 11 candidates moving onto the General Election. ...
Hagerstown Man Gets 19 Years For 2nd Degree Rape
The victim in this case was minor. Nicholas Wayne Summers (Photo from Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office>0. Frederick, Md (KM) A Hagerstown man is off to prison for sexual abuse of a minor. In Frederick County Circuit Court on Monday, Nicholas Wayne Summers, 42, was sentenced to 40 years for two counts of 2nd-degree rape .with all but 19 years suspended. He will serve five years of specialized sex offender supervision when he gets out.
HCC's Gabby Cook becomes a two-time NJCAA track and field national champion
Under mounting pressure, Gabby Cook found a way to soar. The Hagerstown Community College sophomore cleared 5 feet, 8 inches on her first attempt and won the title in the women's high jump Friday at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in West Monroe, Louisiana. Cook, a...
As the city plans more revitalization downtown, why not do some revitalizing of your own?
Hagerstown's Community and Economic Development Department is conducting a survey among residents and business owners in a central part of Hagerstown. It's part of a two-year process that began late last year to develop a strategy to redevelop a neighborhood that could use a little help. Hagerstown was one of 14 recipients of grants...
District 3 track and field: Greencastle's Paci goes the distance for more gold
SHIPPENSBURG – Like all great performers, Claire Paci of Greencastle-Antrim provided an encore. Having already claimed a gold medal in Friday’s 3,200-meter run, Paci added another on Saturday at the District 3 Track and Field championships with a victory in the 1,600. Paci led throughout, though her advantage was just a step or two...
After more district gold, Greencastle’s Claire Paci ready for final crack at state title
Despite being one of the state’s best long-distance runners since her freshman season, Greencastle-Antrim’s Claire Paci is still learning and still improving. It’s that desire to be great that led Paci to capture her second District 3 3200 meter title on Friday afternoon at Shippensburg University, running a 10:30.70 to win the event by over 11 seconds in her final high school season.
Live election results: Washington County Board of Education
Four of the seven seats for the Washington County Board of Education are up for election this year. Of the 11 candidates for the nonpartisan school board race, the top eight vote-getters will move onto the General Election. Incumbents Pieter Bickford, Stan Stouffer, Melissa Williams and April Zentmeyer are running for re-election. ...
Washington County preserves 111-acre farm in Clear Spring
With funding from Washington County and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, the Washington County Division of Planning and Zoning preserved a 111.35-acre farm on April 5, adding to the more than 40,000 acres of permanently preserved land in the county. The easement was procured through a Maryland Agricultural Land...
Region tennis: Williamsport, South Hagerstown win team titles
Williamsport (1A West Region II) and South Hagerstown (3A West Region I) won region tennis team championships on Thursday. Washington County athletes claimed four singles and four doubles championships. Region champions qualified for the MPSSAA state tournament, to be held May 23 and 25 at Wilde Lake Tennis Club in Columbia. ...
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