The Centerville Lady Bulldogs and the Hagerstown Tiger boys won their respective races at the Tri-Eastern Conference meet hosted by Centerville on Saturday, Oct. 12. Jillian Chew, from Tri High, captured the girls race in a time of 20:50.60 slipping past second-place finisher Anna Nevels by less than a second, but the Lady Bulldogs captured […]
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Neighbors complain about property
Hagerstown finds itself without a building commissioner for the third time in a year as pressure builds for the town to take action on unsafe properties. Several residents asked the Town Council on Oct. 7 for action on a house and yard that has become an eyesore over the past year. The building commissioner’s resignation […]
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Candidate Q&A: Nettle Creek School Board
The Western Wayne News asked candidates in contested school board races for the Nov. 5 general election the same 10 questions. Candidates were given a month’s time to respond with a firm deadline. We share their answers, unedited from their original form. Nettle Creek (Hagerstown) School Board of Trustees District A candidates Question 1: List […]
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Hagerstown loses TEC game 28-21 to Winchester
When the Winchester Golden Falcons came to Mark Childs Field on Friday, Oct. 4, it renewed a decades-old rivalry between the schools and reunited the two longest-serving head coaches in the Tri-Eastern Conference. The two programs have combined to win 39 conference titles in the TEC over the years. Scott Snodgrass, in his 14th year […]
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Tigers drop home/road game to Raiders
It was a bizarre sequence of events over two days for the Hagerstown football team. The Tigers were scheduled to host Shenandoah in a non-conference game on Friday, Sept. 27. Storm damage from remnants of Hurricane Helene knocked out power shortly before game time. The Shenandoah bus was blocked in by fallen trees and utility […]
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Tigers race in Jim Murray Memorial invite
The Hagerstown cross county team traveled to Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 28, to participate in the Jim Murray Memorial Invitational, which featured hundreds of competitors primarily from schools in the Dayton and Springfield area. The course was slick because of recent weather so the times were slower than normal, but runners participating turned in […]
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Tigers sweep host Shenandoah
The Hagerstown volleyball team traveled to Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 26, for a non-conference game with potential sectional opponent Shenandoah. The Raiders, members of the Mid-Eastern Conference, fell to the power game and solid defense of Hagerstown in straight sets. Five different Tigers had at least 12 digs, which is a rarity in a three-set […]
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Judges’ perspective: Teetor’s the winner
A mural honoring inventor Ralph Teetor won a Fort Wayne artist top prize in the Wayne County Murals Program’s competition, according to a news release. Chris Catalogna won $10,000 for the mural on The Boot Box, 60 W. Main St., Hagerstown. Judges liked how the mural fit the long building and said “the depiction of […]
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Jury finds former teacher not guilty of misconduct
A former Hagerstown teacher and coach was acquitted last week of a sexual misconduct with a minor charge. William T. Drake, 73, was charged in July 2019 with the Level 5 felony count. A conviction would have carried a sentencing range of one to six years. His trial began Sept. 23 in Wayne County Superior […]
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Tigers sweep Titans
The Hagerstown volleyball team swept Tri High in their home Tri-Eastern Conference match played on Monday, Sept. 16, to remain unbeaten in league play. The Tigers won the first two sets easily before fighting off a Titan upset bid to win the third set 28-26 and close out the match. Centerville, Northeastern and Hagerstown are […]