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 […]
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Hagerstown beats Union City, clinches 1st regular-season TEC title
The Hagerstown tennis team swept Union City on Tuesday, May 12, in a Tri-Eastern Conference match. The Lady Tigers completed their regular season TEC slate with an 8-0 record to win the league title. It is the first time in school history that Hagerstown has won the girls regular season TEC title. Results: No. 1 […]
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7th-inning homer lifts Tigers over Northeastern
The Northeastern softball team hosted 2A third-ranked Hagerstown in a game on Thursday, May 14, with the outright Tri-Eastern Conference lead on the line. Both programs have had an outstanding season and both entered the game without a loss in conference play. Both teams have potent line-ups, but in this game, it was the pitching […]
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Tigers run-rule Knightstown, hold on to share of TEC lead
The Hagerstown baseball team got a strong pitching performance from sophomore left-hander Nolan Cheeseman, played excellent defense, and collected nine hits to defeat the visiting Knightstown Panthers 11-1 in a May 7 conference game. The Panthers, ranked 11th in the 1A state poll, needed a win to stay in the race to win the conference. […]