The 2A fifth-ranked Hagerstown softball team defeated Batesville 13-2 on its home field Friday, April 24. Mackenzee Johnson collected four hits for the second straight game to lead the Lady Tigers offense to the blowout win. Harper Fisher added three hits. The Lady Tigers exploded for nine runs in the second inning to take control […]
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Tigers beat Falcons, move to 4-0 in TEC
The 2A eighth-ranked Tigers, who entered the game riding an 11-game conference regular season winning streak over two seasons, pushed their streak to 12 games with an 8-0 victory over Winchester in an important conference win on April 23. The Falcons sent Huntington commit Landen Porfidio to the mound to face the Tigers; the Tigers […]
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Tigers rally, stay unbeaten
The Hagerstown baseball team’s game with visitors Monroe Central was originally scheduled as a double-header at 10 a.m. April 18, but it was changed to a single game at 1 p.m. and later to 3 p.m. because of rain. Many games were rescheduled that day, but the teams wanted to play, if at all possible, […]
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Tigers defeat Lincoln behind Hall no-hitter
The Lincoln baseball team traveled to Hagerstown on Monday, April 13, for a Tri-Eastern Conference battle of two of the area’s best pitchers: Ben Bates for the Eagles and Kaden Hall for the Tigers. Typically, both are strikeout pitchers, but in this game, both got off to a rocky start. Hall issued a leadoff walk […]
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Tigers win battle of unbeaten teams
The Hagerstown baseball team traveled to Middletown on Wednesday, April 15, for a game with the Shenandoah Raiders. It was an important game between two unbeaten teams that are assigned to the same sectional. The Tigers were the aggressors at the plate and on the mound from the opening pitch. Sophomore left-hander Nolan Cheeseman pitched […]
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Bulldogs, Tigers open invite with big wins
Hagerstown and Centerville, two powerhouse softball programs, moved toward a tournament matchup with blowout wins in first-round games in the Centerville Softball Invitational on Friday, April 17, on the Centerville diamond. Hagerstown defeated Rushville 16-1 and Centerville defeated Richmond 24-1. Game one: Hagerstown 16, Rushville 0 The 2A seventh-ranked Lady Tigers sent a message by […]
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Bulldog finishes first in civics bee
Centerville Junior High School’s Arianna Stevenson won first prize during the Friday, April 10, Regional National Civics Bee at Indiana University East. Bee organizers from Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce said Arianna excelled in both the quiz rounds and presenting an essay spotlighting a problem and solution. She spoke on the importance of revitalizing […]
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Tigers sweep Pirates, remain unbeaten
The Tigers won both games in their April 11 doubleheader with the visiting Greensburg Pirates, but there was no similarity in the paths they took to the wins. Game one was a slugfest with the teams combining to collect 22 hits and score 24 runs. Game two was a pitchers’ duel with the two teams […]
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Tigers defeat Union County
The Hagerstown softball team hosted Union County on Thursday, April 9, in the Tri-Eastern Conference opener for both teams. The Lady Tigers got a complete game performance from pitcher Sydney Dobbs and defeated the Lady Patriots 8-3. The Lady Tigers took an 8-0 lead after three innings and were never seriously threatened. Aaliya Anderson, Mackenzee […]
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Tigers run-rule Wildcats
The Hagerstown softball team, ranked 10th in the 2A state poll, opened its regular season on Thursday, April 2, with a road trip to Brookville to face Franklin County. The Lady Tigers scored in every inning to overpower the Lady Wildcats 15-1 in a game that was halted after five innings because of the 10-run […]