Hagerstown sophomore Alex Tinkle squared off against junior Casey Beckmann from Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, the top-ranked player in Indiana, on Saturday, Oct. 17, in the South regional. Beckmann won the match 6-1, 6-2. Beckmann entered the match with a record of 23-0, while Tinkle entered the match with a record of 21-0. Beckman went on […]
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Falcons fight off Tigers to capture sectional title
It was championship Saturday at Robert E. Clark Gymnasium in Hagerstown Oct. 17 with four teams still chasing their dream of a sectional championship. Winchester beat Union County and Hagerstown defeated Shenandoah in semifinal matches to set up the championship that Winchester eventually won. Semifinal Match 1: Winchester 3, Union County 0 Tri-Eastern Conference regular-season […]
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Tigers complete undefeated season
The Tri-Eastern Conference champion Hagerstown football team finalized its undefeated season by knocking down visiting Northeastern Friday, Oct. 16, in the regular season finale for both programs. Northeastern won the Tri-Eastern Conference championship last season before making a decision to leave the TEC and join the Eastern Crossroads Conference. The Knights came to Hagerstown on […]
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Tinkle advances to regional, beats Harrick
Two tennis players from Wayne County battled it out on Wednesday, Oct. 7, with Hagerstown’s Alex Tinkle winning the right to advance to the regional round in the state tennis tournament for individuals at Mount Vernon High School in Fortville. Sophomores Xander Harrick from Richmond and Tinkle met in a rematch of the sectional final […]
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Tigers remain unbeaten, clinch TEC title
The Hagerstown football team clinched the outright league championship with a win over the Tri-High Titans in Lewisville on Friday, Oct. 9, in a Tri-Eastern Conference game. The Titans were ranked in the top 10 in the preseason poll, but have not had the season they had hoped for. A win over the Tigers could […]
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Lady Tigers win girls race, Tiger boys 2nd
Only three complete teams entered the Tri-Eastern Conference cross country meet on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Harter Park in Union City. In the girls race, Kinley Puckett, running as an individual from Cambridge City Lincoln, was the winner in a time of 20:31.00. Hagerstown was the team champion. Girls team results: Hagerstown 35, Union County […]
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Tigers clinch tie for TEC title with win over Winchester
The undefeated Hagerstown Tigers moved one step closer to the Tri-Eastern Conference championship with a 39-6 win over visiting Winchester on Friday, Oct 2. The Tigers methodically overpowered the Falcons on both sides of the ball, using their pass game and stifling defense to control the game’s flow. Hagerstown built a 19-0 halftime lead and […]
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Hagerstown claims TEC title
After winning its conference dual-meet season with a perfect 5-0 record, Hagerstown won the Tri-Eastern Conference title Monday, Sept. 28, on the Winchester courts. Union City finished second (4-1), Winchester third (3-2), Tri fourth (2-3), Lincoln fifth (1-4) and Union County sixth (0-5). Knightstown did not field a team. Hagerstown also claimed five of the […]
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Tigers defeat Knights in intense 5-set match
Playing before a large vocal crowd Oct. 1, host Hagerstown and potential sectional opponent Northeastern went back and forth in a heavyweight match before Hagerstown scored the last three points in the fifth, deciding set to win 3-2. Northeastern struggled to contain the Tiger power game led by Raleigh Doerstler. Alyia Diamond turned in a […]
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Centerville ousts Tigers in close match
The Centerville Bulldogs tennis team pulled the plug on Hagerstown’s season with a 3-2 semifinal round win Wednesday, Sept. 30, on the Centerville courts. Hagerstown sophomore Alex Tinkle won his match at No. 1 singles to remain undefeated on the year and will advance to play in the individual state tournament at Mount Vernon (Fortville), which […]