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PREP BASEBALL BRUNSWICK, Md. -- Eric Omdahl led Brunswick with two hits and four RBIs as the Railroaders defeated South Hagerstown 18-6 in five innings Friday in the MVAL Antietam. Spencer Cooper doubled twice for Brunswick (6-6, 4-3), while A.J. Fogle and Mike Hooper each had two hits. Luke Toms had two hits, including a home run and Jordan Nicewarner also had two hits for the Rebels (6-5, 3-4). South 042 00 -- 6 6 3 Brunswick 363 6x -- 18 10 1 May, Miller (1)

Thursday, January 12, 2012 GIRLS BASKETBALL Katrice Dickson scored a game-high 24 points to lead South Hagerstown to an 86-42 MVAL Antietam victory Thursday over Brunswick (3-7, 3-4). Tayana Stewart had 23 points, including three 3-pointers, Chelsea Scott had a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists, Alexis Shaffer had 11 points and Alexis Small had six points and 16 rebounds for the Rebels (8-5, 5-2). BRUNSWICK (4-6, 3-4) Demich 12, Lohman 10, Walters 2, Yoemans 3, Shriver 6, Smith-Henry 5, Laing 2, Green 2. Totals 14 11-24 42. SOUTH (8-5, 5-2)

SALISBURY, Md. -- Simply put, the Halfway Little League 11-12 All-Stars ran out of arms and out of gas in the Maryland State Tournament championship round Thursday. With its four top pitchers unavailable after pitching earlier this week, Halfway was powerless to stop Brunswick's offense in an 18-2 loss at West Salisbury Little League. Brunswick tied the record for most runs in a state title game and set the record for largest margin of victory. Brunswick won its seventh state title -- its first since 1995 -- and earned a berth in the Mid-Atlantic Regional in Bristol, Conn.

Friday, January 27, 2012 BOYS BASKETBALL BRUNSWICK, Md. - Jordon Fortson buried a 3-pointer with four seconds in regulation and Smithsburg went on a 13-5 run in overtime to beat Brunswick 64-56 Friday night in an MVAL Antietam game. Fortson finished with 18 points, including three 3-pointers, and seven steals, Trent Springs had a team-high 21 points, three assists and five steals and Brad Spickler had 10 rebounds for the Leopards (13-3, 9-1). Ian Fisher had a game-high 25 points for the Railroaders (8-8, 5-5)

Saturday, September 8, 2012 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY BRUNSWICK, Md. - St. Maria Goretti's Luke Daigneault was the small-school champion at the Brunswick Invitational on Saturday, leading the Gaels to the team title. Daigneault covered the 3-mile course in 16:22.1, while three of his teammates also cracked the top 10. Mitch Swope was second (17:16.9), Kevin Proctor was sixth (17:45.7) and Patrick Jones was seventh (17:56.5) for the Gaels, who won with 36 points. Damatha was second (69)

Friday, February 8, 2013 BOYS BASKETBALL BRUNSWICK, Md. - Devon King scored a game-high 31 points, also his season high, to lead South Hagerstown to a 58-55 MVAL Antietam victory over Brunswick on Friday night. After a tight first quarter, South went on a 13-4 run in the second quarter to take a 28-20 halftime lead. Michael Hill had 14 points for the Rebels (13-5, 10-2). Zach Hossler had 16 points, Dallas Darling had 14 points and eight rebounds, Chance Smith had 10 points and eight rebounds and Collin Nusbaum had nine points, including two 3-pointers, for the Railroaders (11-8, 8-5)

The Rev. Tom Claggett is no stranger to the Brunswick area. A descendent of the first Episcopal bishop of Maryland, Claggett resides on a farm that has been in his family since 1793. He is a native son of St. Mark's Parish, which includes Grace Episcopal Church in Brunswick. When Bishop Eugene Sutton assigned Claggett to Grace, it was more like a homecoming. Claggett splits his ministry between Grace and St. Paul's in Point of Rocks, Md.   The church also has welcomed the Rev. Anjel Scarborough, who will serve the parish.

The best thing the Valley 10-11 All-Stars can do is forget what happened on Tuesday and focus on their must-win situation Wednesday. Valley was thumped 21-3 by Brunswick in the Maryland State tournament, dropping into the losers' bracket final. Valley will face West Salisbury - a 5-2 winner over Waldorf - Wednesday night at 5. “We'll be fine, we just need to come out and play as a team,” said Valley manager Danny Barnes. “We weren't 100 percent tonight.” Brunswick was. As the visiting team, Brunswick jumped on Valley for a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a walk and two hits against starter Dylan Eyler.

Ryan Grabill had a plan. But after 51 seconds, he was going to Plan B. And the Clear Spring boys basketball team was never able to fully recover, dropping a 59-43 decision to Brunswick in the Maryland Class 1A West Region East Section semifinal Thursday. Clear Spring opened with a box-and-one defense in an effort to shut down the Railroaders' leading scorer, Zach Hossler. But instead Collin Nusbaum torched the Blazers with a pair of 3-pointers in the first 51 seconds, forcing Grabill to call a timeout and go with a straight man-to-man defense.

Nancy V. (Wolf) Brandt, 70, of Hagerstown, and formerly of Brunswick, Md., died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro, Pa.

Deadlines for Nightlife and karaoke, open mics, DJs, trivia listings is noon Friday for the next Thursday's edition. Send items to lifestyle@herald-mail.com . For more information, call Lifestyle editor Crystal Schelle at 301-791-7136. Thursday, Aug. 22 The Allstars Band Open jam session with guest host Tom EB, 8 p.m. to closing, Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon, 116 Railway Lane, Hagerstown. 301-791-2611. ClearSpring Band Bluegrass, 7 to 9 p.m., Beans in the Belfry Meeting Place and Cafe, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, Md. 301-834-7178.

Deadlines for Nightlife and karaoke, open mics, DJs, trivia listings is noon Friday for the next Thursday's edition. Send items to lifestyle@herald-mail.com. For more information, call Lifestyle editor Crystal Schelle at 301-791-7136.   Thursday, Aug. 8 ClearSpring Band Bluegrass, 7 to 9 p.m., Beans in the Belfry Meeting Place and Cafe, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, Md. 301-834-7178.   The Allstars Band Open jam session with guest host Tom EB, 8 p.m. to closing, Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon, 116 Railway Lane, Hagerstown.

About 40 area residents, mostly commuters who ride MARC trains to jobs in the Washington, D.C. area, had their say Saturday at a meeting about the costs and services of their daily rides to and from work. The session, held in the public meeting room of the Charles Town Library, was called by state Sen. Herb Snyder, D-Jefferson/Berkeley, to line up citizen support to convince the West Virginia Legislature to fund Senate Bill 103. If the bill is funded, MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter)

The Brunswick Orioles were leading the Hagerstown Braves 5-0 after 5 1/2 innings during the second game of their Blue Ridge Adult League best-of-3 semifinal series on Wednesday night when play was suspended because of darkness. The final 1 1/2 innings will be completed Thursday at Williamsport High School at 6:15 p.m. Brunswick leads the series 1-0. If Brunswick holds onto its lead and gets a victory in the second game, then it will win the series. If Hagerstown puts together a big comeback and wins the second game, then a deciding third game will be played on Friday night at Brunswick at 6:30.

The Brunswick Orioles got the early advantage Tuesday night and kept it as they defeated the Hagerstown Braves 11-5 during the first game of the best-of-3 semifinal series in the Blue Ridge Adult League baseball tournament. The second game of the series will be played Wednesday at Williamsport High School at 6:15 p.m. If a third game is necessary, it will be played on Thursday night at Brunswick at 6:30. “Brunswick does the right things at the key times,” Hagerstown manager Mike Kipe said.

West Salisbury is just like any of the other teams in the Maryland State 10-11 Little League Tournament in one respect: It has nine players on the field. The biggest difference is West Salisbury tends to dominate the opposition. Monday night was no exception, as Elkton fell victim to the offensive juggernaut as West Salisbury rolled to a 15-3 decision in the winners' bracket final at Ebersole Field. West Salisbury has outscored its opponents 68-11 in the three games it has played, averaging 4.25 runs per inning over 16 innings.

Bethesda manager Sushil Rane preaches solid pitching and good defense. His players decided to throw in disciplined hitting on their own. Bethesda breezed to an 11-1 victory over Easton in the opening round of the Maryland State 10-11 Little League Baseball Tournament at Ebersole Field on Saturday, in a game stopped in the fifth inning due to the 10-run rule. In the first of three games played Saturday, Elkton used 10 Brunswick errors to claim a 10-3 win  Elkton faces Conococheague in the winners' bracket today at 2 p.m. “That's what we hang our hats on, pitching and defense - throw strikes and stay out of the big innings,” Rane said.