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Patience at plate pays off in 13-0 Tiger win

The Hagerstown Tiger baseball team opened Tri-Eastern Conference play on Thursday, April 10, with a 13-0 win over Union City. Originally scheduled to be played in Hagerstown, the game was moved to Union City because of field conditions. The game was most unusual. Hagerstown was patient at the plate and the Union City hurlers struggled […]

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Tigers run-rule Union County 16-2

The Hagerstown softball team traveled to Liberty on Thursday, April 10, for their Tri-Eastern Conference opener against Union County. The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two innings and never looked back en route to a 16-2 win in a game that was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy […]

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Tiger-Red Devil game to be continued

The Richmond Red Devil baseball team hosted the Hagerstown Tigers for an intracounty matchup on Thursday, April 3, at historic McBride Stadium. Both teams are a blend of young talent with veteran on-field leadership, and both have high hopes for the season.  The Tigers started the game with five freshmen and four seniors in their […]

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22 students will showcase civics smarts

Hagerstown, Northeastern and Richmond school districts will be represented in a local civics bee that yielded last year’s state champion. For the second consecutive year, Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce is organizing the local competition for the National Civics Bee. It will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Indiana University East’s […]

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Hagerstown, New Castle percussion compete at state

Hagerstown Indoor Percussion Ensemble placed 15th in state competition on Saturday, March 29, after qualifying during March 22 prelims in Brownsburg. It’s the first time Hagerstown competed at Indiana Percussion Association’s state contest in the Concert A level since 2018. State finals took place at Indiana State University’s Hulman Center in Terre Haute. HIPE’s show […]

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Schools partner on employer engagement

Facing upcoming challenges in securing workplace opportunities for high school students, Wayne County’s six school leaders have collaborated on a plan that could become a state model, officials say. At its March 19 meeting, Northeastern was the county’s first school board to support Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce hiring a director of employer engagement. […]