Centerville and Hagerstown, two rivals loaded with talent, opened postseason play in the 2A Centerville softball sectional on Monday, May 27. Playing before a large, vocal crowd in cool, windy weather, the two teams battled to a scoreless tie through three innings. Centerville sophomore Madi Yount and Hagerstown senior Rylan Young overpowered the hitters. Yount […]
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Hagerstown advances to championship game
When the Hagerstown baseball team arrived at Winchester on Saturday, May 31, for their semifinal sectional game against Union County, head coach Jay Hale had a decision to make. Hale had to decide between sending in senior Indiana South All-Star pitcher Kaagen Kendall or try to save him for the championship game and give the […]
Young delivers Tigers school history
It was an epic battle between Hagerstown and Shenandoah for the 2A softball sectional title in a game played at Centerville on Thursday, May 29. Playing before an overflow crowd, eighth-ranked Hagerstown, the Tri-Eastern Conference champions, squared off against 13th-ranked Shenandoah, the Mid-Eastern Conference champions. After six complete innings, the teams were still deadlocked in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tigers run-rule Cowan; Young fires perfect game
Tiger senior Rylan Young pitched a perfect game, allowing no hits and issuing no walks as the 2A seventh-ranked Lady Tigers defeated Cowan 15-0 in a match played at Hagerstown on Tuesday, May 13. The Tigers plated eight runs in the bottom of the third inning to take command of the game, which was halted […]
Tigers alone atop the TEC
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]