The Hagerstown girls junior high Tiger Shark swim team closed out their season on Monday, March 10, after establishing three new school records. The 200 freestyle relay team of Cora Schmitz, Bella Tinkle, Maycee Favorite and Camile Jones established a new school record with a time of 2:05.48, eclipsing the old record of 2:05.90 established […]
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BZA rejects 2 businesses in ag zoning
The Wayne County Board of Zoning Appeals twice decided March 13 that light manufacturing and light industrial businesses were not appropriate at residences on agriculturally zoned properties. BZA members denied two variances of use by men wanting to open businesses. David Stoltzfus wanted to build sheds at 5869 Dingle Road in Greens Fork, and Abner […]
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Bulldogs win battle of heavyweights
Boys basketball teams played in the Hagerstown 2A sectional March 4-8, 2025, with the Centerville Bulldogs winning their first sectional title since 2011. Below is combined coverage of games covered by WWN throughout. Big 3rd quarter lifts Knights past the Tigers In the first half of the opening-round game of the Hagerstown sectional played on […]
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Tigers’ Gilbert wins frosh-soph state crown
The ninth annual Indiana Frosh-Soph State Wrestling Championship for girls was held at Southport High School on Saturday, March 1. Wrestlers who finished in the top eight in the IHSAA girls state tournament were excluded from participating, but any freshman or sophomore wrestler who advanced to the IHSSA state tournament but did not place in […]
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Tigers drop regular-season finale
The Hagerstown Tigers hosted Eastern Hancock on Friday, Feb. 28, in their final regular-season game. The Tigers, who entered the game with a four-game win streak, battled the favored Royals before losing 57-49. Both teams put together runs during the game to build leads but couldn’t hold them. The Royals led 21-12 at the end […]
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Tigers topple Tri for road victory to close TEC slate
The Hagerstown Tigers traveled to Lewisville on Tuesday, Feb. 25, to complete their Tri-Eastern Conference slate with a game against the Tri High Titans. The Titans, the Henry County tournament champions and 13-game winners, found themselves down 10-0 to the aggressive Tigers to start the game, and they never recovered. Landon Lawson scored inside, Graham […]
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Red Devil places 5th in 50 freestyle
Owen Fowler from Richmond High School, Carter Ramsey from Hagerstown High School, Devon Whaley from Centerville High School, and the RHS 200-yard freestyle relay team of Greyson Farmer, Fowler, Layton Smith and Braxten Whited joined the impressive field at the 88th annual IHSAA state swim meet held at the Indiana University Indianapolis Natatorium. The meet […]
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Record-breaking day lifts Fowler
Richmond High School senior Owen Fowler is going to the state finals on Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1 to compete in two events, and he is going in style. Fowler won both the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle at the New Palestine sectional on Saturday, Feb. 22, to qualify, shattering the RHS […]
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Tigers win shootout with Eagles
A near-capacity crowd witnessed a shootout between rivals Hagerstown and Cambridge City Lincoln at the Eagles Nest on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Offense trumped the defense for four quarters of run-and-gun basketball. The first quarter set the tone for the night. Hagerstown hit four 3-pointers, putting 20 points on the scoreboard, but trailed the Eagles, who […]
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Patriots avoid Tiger upset bid, win 56-49
The Jay County Patriots traveled to Hagerstown on Tuesday, Jan. 21, for a nonconference game. The 3A Patriots, members of the Allen County Conference, are the tallest team the Tigers have faced; their roster includes 11 players who are 6-foot-2 or taller, with the tallest at 6-foot-9. Ironically, when the game was on the line, […]