When the Hagerstown baseball team traveled to Knightstown on Thursday, May 9, to face the top-ranked 1A team in Indiana, they knew they were facing a big challenge. Entering the game, the Panthers and Tigers were the only teams remaining in the Tri-Eastern Conference without a loss in league play. The game was tied at […]
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Superintendent: Computer damage won’t be tolerated
At least one Wayne County school district is addressing an “extremely dangerous” social media trend for students that poses a significant fire risk. In a letter written for families and staff, Nettle Creek Superintendent Emily Schaeffer described encouragement found on TikTok to intentionally create electrical short circuits in Chromebook laptop computers. In the letter that […]
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Tigers run-rule 1A No. 1 Tri
The Hagerstown softball team traveled to Tri High on Thursday, May 1, in a battle for first place in the Tri-Eastern Conference. Hagerstown unleashed an overpowering offense and Rylan Young turned in an outstanding pitching performance to defeat the 1A top-ranked Lady Titans 11-0 in a game halted after six innings because of the 10-run […]
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Ranked Lapel falls to unranked Tigers
The Lapel Lady Bulldogs, ranked third in the latest 2A state poll, were defeated by the unranked Lady Tigers 7-1 on Monday, April 28, at Hagerstown. The Lady Tigers cruised to a 7-0 lead before allowing a single run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Ava Zdanowski (Lapel) and Rylan Young (Hagerstown) played a […]
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Tigers defeat Spartans 160-164
In what Tiger head coach Phil Renforth described as “a nice home win,” the Hagerstown Tiger golf team defeated Connersville 160-164 in a match played at Hartley Hills on Wednesday, April 30. Talon Sherwood from Connersville was the match medalist with a 38, and the Spartans posted their lowest team score of the season, but […]
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Tigers finish off Falcons 3-2 after rain delay
The Hagerstown baseball team waited six days to figure out a way to get out of a jam they were in. The Tigers were hosting the Winchester Falcons in a game on Thursday, April 24, on Lloyd Michael Field. When play resumed on Wednesday, April 30, after a rain delay, the score was tied at […]
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Tigers lose to 3A Roncalli
The Hagerstown softball team lost its first game of the season on Wednesday, April 23, with a 6-5 nine-inning loss at 3A fourth-ranked Indianapolis Roncalli. The first-ever meeting between the two schools in softball went two extra innings before the Lady Royals pulled out a 6-5 win. The game was tied at 5-5 in the bottom […]
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Lady Tigers run-rule Raiders
Hagerstown senior Emma Jarrett collected three hits and drove in five runs on Saturday, April 26, to help propel the Lady Tigers to an 11-0 win over Shenandoah in a game played at Shenandoah. Jarrett singled in the second inning, singled in the fourth inning and slammed a home run in the sixth inning. The […]
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Tigers capture 6 blue ribbons during 4-team home meet
The Hagerstown track teams hosted a four-team meet on Tuesday, April 15, with Muncie Burris, Wapahani and Winchester. Tiger athletes collected six blue ribbons in the meet. The Lady Tiger team of Aurora Allen, Zaylee Payne, Claire Bowen and Savannah Smith won the 4×100-meter relay in a time of 54.86. Mckenzie Waggoner won the shot […]
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Tigers run-rule Tri High 19-1
The Hagerstown baseball team traveled to Tri High on Tuesday, April 22, for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Titans. The 2A ninth-ranked Tigers methodically overpowered the Titans 19-1 in a game halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. The Tigers used a different pitcher in each inning. Kaden Hall, Jaykob Troutwine, […]