In the spring of 2006, as a Hagerstown High School senior, Timothy Wysong advanced to the regional in the shot put. He did not advance to the state finals, but as a coach, he has since helped others get there and has plans to send throwers to the big meet again this year. A lot […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Tigers clinch outright TEC title with win
Last season was the first time in program history that the Hagerstown softball program won the Tri-Eastern Conference championship. On Wednesday, May 21, the Lady Tigers closed out regular season play by defeating Winchester 12-3 to clinch the outright TEC title for the second year in a row. The win extended the Lady Tigers’ regular-season […]
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Bulldogs deliver unprecedented achievements
The Centerville girls tennis team is arguably one of the best-sustained sports programs in Wayne County history. With the past success of their program, it can be difficult to establish new “best ever” achievements. But, last week the Lady Bulldogs did just that — twice. After completing regular season Tri-Eastern Conference matches with a record […]
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6 Wayne County boys win sectional events
In a realignment from last season, athletes from Wayne County high schools were sent to the IHSAA East Central sectional on Thursday, May 22. The top eight finishers in each event scored points for their team, with the top three finishers in each event advancing to the Lawrence Central regional to be held on Thursday, […]
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4 Wayne County girls capture sectional events
In a realignment from last season, athletes from Wayne County high schools were sent to the IHSAA East Central sectional on Tuesday, May 20. The top eight finishers in each event scored points for their team, with the top three finishers in each event advancing to the Lawrence Central regional to be held on Tuesday, […]
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Tigers topple top-ranked Lapel
The Lapel Bulldogs, ranked number one in the 2A coaches poll, traveled to Hagerstown on Thursday, May 22, with a gaudy 25-1 record and riding a 15-game winning streak. The Bulldogs won every statistical category against the Tri-Eastern Conference champion Tigers except the final score. Lapel ace Kai Newman and Hagerstown ace Kaagen Kendall threw […]
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Yount’s big night leads Centerville’s win over Lincoln
The Centerville softball team hosted Lincoln on Wednesday, May 21, in a Tri-Eastern Conference game. The Lady Bulldogs won the game 8-1 in what turned out to be a record-setting night for Centerville slugger Madi Yount. Yount smacked her ninth home run of the season in the first inning to establish a new Centerville school […]
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Centerville sweeps through tennis sectional
The Centerville tennis team repeated as sectional champions for the fourth year in a row on Friday, May 23, in matches played on the Richmond courts. In preliminary round matches earlier in the week, the Lady Bulldogs swept both Hagerstown and Seton Catholic 5-0 to reach the title match against Northeastern. The Lady Knights advanced […]
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Centerville’s Yount pitches perfect game
Madi Yount pitched a perfect game against Knightstown in a Tri-Eastern Conference game played at Knightstown on Thursday, May 15. Yount did not allow a base hit and did not issue a walk. The game was scoreless after three innings before Centerville exploded for five runs in the top of the fourth inning and nine […]
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Tigers clinch outright TEC title with 7-0 win
The Hagerstown baseball team hosted Northeastern on Saturday, May 17, in a game played on Lloyd Michael Field, but Northeastern was deemed the home team. A Tiger victory meant clinching the outright conference title. A Knight victory meant that the Tigers would be forced to share the league title with Knightstown. The Tigers were not […]