Basketball Court

Mail Call for 1/8 "The Board of Education keeps asking for more money, this is why other projects have to suffer. Because County Commissioners can only do so much. So let's stop the big salaries of the supervisors at the Board of Education. " "I miss Jean at the Nibble Quik. She always gave service with kindness and a smile. " "About the Christmas cards, if you would like to recycle them and also baby jars. I have a Girl Scout troop. We would be more than welcome to use them.

New Suns owner has passion for baseball By JULIE E. GREENE / Staff Writer Just call Andrew Rayburn a sports junkie. Taking into account pro baseball, basketball, football and ice hockey, he estimates he attends about 100 games a year. He had a basketball court, a 60-yard football field and a baseball diamond built at the 90-acre headquarters campus for the family company he sold almost two years ago. He gave the company's 365 employees tickets so they could take their families to pro games.

Two plead guilty in March shooting at Noland Village By MARLO BARNHART / Staff Writer Two people implicated in a March 16 shooting at Noland Village entered guilty pleas Thursday, to the surprise of prospective Washington County Circuit Court jurors who were expecting to hear the case. Kevin Bell, 20, was returned to custody after Circuit Judge John H. McDowell accepted his guilty plea to first-degree assault and use of a weapon in a crime of violence. Bell could be sentenced to 25 years on the assault and 20 years for the weapons violation.

Hamilton Park project finished By DAN KULIN / Staff Writer Sometimes when Bobbie Elmlinger walks around her Hagerstown neighborhood she feels like Santa Claus. That's because Elmlinger played a major role in bringing new swing sets, slides and a basketball court to Hamilton Park off Fairview Road. The city paid for the purchases and installation, which cost about $32,400. But the idea for the project came from the community through the Northwest Neighbors, Neighborhoods First group.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Water from a leaking sprinkler system flooded Shepherd College's indoor basketball court Monday, causing the wooden floors on the court to buckle, a college spokeswoman said Tuesday. About one-third of the floor will have to be replaced, although it is not known how much it will cost, said spokeswoman Valerie Owens. It is believed a pipe fitting on a sprinkler system in the Butcher Center broke Monday morning. Water may have flowed from the sprinkler system for several hours before the problem was noticed about 10 a.m., Owens said.

In an amazing turnaround, a 15-year-old who stabbed a younger boy in a fight on a playground at Noland Village last November was returned home on indefinite probation Wednesday in Washington County Juvenile Court. Initially charged as an adult, the defendant, who was 14 when the incident happened, then faced charges of attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault and reckless endangerment. But because of information that surfaced as the case was investigated, the boy was waived to the juvenile court system in March and has been in the community on pre-trial supervision ever since.

HANCOCK - Coach Jeff Spielman knew that Hancock's Derek Hoffman was destined to make an impact on the Panthers basketball program way back in elementary school. [cont. from sports page ] Spielman, the school's varsity basketball coach for the past 14 seasons, just happens to have a day job where he is Hancock Elementary's physical education instructor. So, it was no surprise when the gangly, but determined young boy, who was more than a head and shoulders taller than all his classmates, would, on a daily basis, beg his teacher to play basketball or to simply have a few more shots at the 7-foot rims in the tiny gym. "I encouraged Derek to play all the time," Spielman said.

Staff Writer SHARPSBURG - A Sharpsburg woman told town officials on Monday night she would seek legal advice about an accident at the town park in which her son was hurt. Robin McCoy, of 111 E. High St., said her son lost two permanent teeth, chipped two other teeth and will need $5,000 to $10,000 in oral surgery as a result of the accident. She said her son has never had a cavity and now needs braces. Ethan McCoy, 17, was playing basketball the night of May 21 at Lonnie L. Crampton Memorial Park when he tripped on another boy's foot and hit the curb surrounding the court face-first, his mother said.

By CLYDE FORD Staff Writer HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - Chris May's parents and 12-year-old brother, Jason, walked across the basketball court to a standing ovation Friday night. A crowd of more than 500 gathered at the Hedgesville Middle School gym to honor the 16-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run accident on the night of Sept. 24 outside of Shepherdstown, W.Va. May's jersey was retired in a pregame ceremony and his teammates wore his No. 20 on a patch on their uniforms.

The parks draft plan includes the following short- and medium-term projects: improved soccer fields at county schools. a basketball court at Doubs Woods. a paved parking lot at the Pinesburg softball complex. an entrance and an interpretive kiosk at the Mount Briar Wetland. a barn, pavilion, parking, access road and museum at the Agricultural Education Center. a tennis and basketball court at Chestnut Grove Park. restrooms and a recreation center at Martin L. "Marty" Snook Regional Park in Halfway.