Venom Elite, a 17-and-under AAU baseball team based in Richmond and coached by Josh Fern, recently traveled to Panama City, Florida, to participate in the Silver Division of the Grand Slam World Series. The team battled through seven games, compiling a 5-2 record, and went on to claim the title on Saturday, July 25. Aiden […]
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A mummified Tiger
Hagerstown High School 2025 graduate Kaagen Kendall, currently a left-handed pitcher at Vincennes University, made his debut with the Flying Mummies with a 2.2 inning relief appearance in an 8-4 road win over the Rockford Rivets on Thursday, July 2. Kendall pitched two innings in relief in a 9-5 home win over the Madison Mallards […]
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Rural Urban Dinner scheduled for July 16 at Willie & Red’s
The winner of the 66th annual Good Friend and Neighbor Award will soon be known. Economy Lions Club will give the award during the Rural Urban Dinner on Thursday, July 16, at Willie & Red’s, 40 E. Main, Hagerstown. Reservations are requested by calling the restaurant at 765-489-4131. Guests will pay $17.95 for their meal, […]
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Season ends for area golfers at regional
Center Grove won the Providence Regional on Thursday, June 11, at the challenging Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville. Teams and individuals from sectional sites at Franklin County, Greensburg, Madison, Providence and Union County traveled to compete for the right to advance to the state tournament to be held on June 16 and 17. The top […]
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Hagerstown’s regional loss ends season
The Hagerstown baseball team lost its regional championship to Heritage Christian at Plainfield on Saturday, June 6. Both teams collected 15 hits in the game, but the trend was set on the first two plays. Conner Benson, the lead-off batter for the Eagles, hit a routine ground ball but the Tigers made a defensive error […]
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Tinkle falls in singles regional
Sophia Tinkle from Hagerstown High School, the only freshman in the elite field of 16 players, won the South Regional semifinal but lost the championship match June 6. Tinkle defeated Marin Paris from Franklin Central High School in the semifinal match 6-1, 7-5. But Ava Muckerheide from Shelbyville High School defeated Tinkle in the championship match […]
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Hagerstown run-rule Centerville for sectional title
After surviving hard-fought semifinal games hours earlier, Hagerstown and Centerville squared off in the sectional championship game played Monday, June 1, on the Bulldogs’ home field. Hagerstown, ranked eighth in the final 2A poll, held a 2-0 lead after three innings before scoring five runs in the top of the fourth inning and four runs […]
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Tiger claims singles title
On Tuesday, May 26, Hagerstown freshman phenom Sophia Tinkle took the first step toward the state championship by winning the Mount Vernon (Fortville) individual sectional championship. Tinkle qualified to participate in the Indiana High School Athletic Association individual state championship tournament when she finished play during the Richmond tennis team championship without a loss at […]
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Lady Tigers defeat Falcons for TEC title 3-peat
The Lady Tigers took care of business in the May 21 Tri-Eastern Conference championship game at Winchester, knocking off the Lady Falcons 19-0 before the game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Sydney Dobbs combined with Payton Cones and Chloe Jessee to no-hit the Lady Falcons while striking out nine. […]
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Knights top Tigers, pull even in TEC race
The Hagerstown baseball team had a chance to clinch outright first place in the Tri-Eastern Conference for the second straight season, but the Knights had other plans. Northeastern scored two runs in the first inning, added two runs in the third inning and held off visiting Hagerstown’s comeback effort to win the May 14 game […]