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The Hagerstown YMCA sent 10 members of its swim team to compete at the 11th annual Winterfest Invitational, hosted by the Severna Park YMCA at the University of Maryland, College Park, Jan. 11 to 13. The meet is one of the premier YMCA swim competitions in the Northeast. More than 1,500 swimmers from eight states competed. Age 15-18 Allison Martin (16), 100-yard backstroke 1:07.50 (83rd). Age 13-14 Malin Brokstrop (13), 100 backstroke 1:08.79 (85th). Age 11-12 Luke Anders (12)

Basketball Obi Enechionyia, Saint James' 6-foot-9 junior star who is currently averaging 21.4 points per game, received a firm offer from the University of Illinois on Wednesday night, adding to the list of NCAA Division I schools seeking his services beginning in the 2014-15 season. Enechionyia already has offers on the table from Maryland, Temple, Xavier, UMass, Indiana, Villanova, George Mason, George Washington and Virginia Commonwealth. Other schools knocking at his door with serious interest are Ohio State, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Georgetown, Pittsburgh and Texas.

Ask any parent of a teenager about what keeps them up at night and there's usually plenty of answers, including how to pay for their child's college education. Thanks to the annual Financial Aid Night on Thursday night at Waynesboro Area Senior High School, some parents might be sleeping a little better these days. The high school's counseling department presented the event, which drew about 100 people to the high school's auditorium. Several dozen students were in the audience, but most were parents trying to get a clearer picture of the routes available to them as their children head off to a postsecondary education.

The case of a former Blue Ridge Community and Technical College student accused of repeatedly violating the school's campus ban on firearms is set to go to trial in Berkeley County Magistrate Court. Joshua Lee Beck, 28, of Martinsburg, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of firearms on the school's campuses in October 2011. Berkeley County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Christine Riley said Tuesday that no plea offer had been extended to Beck, who is being represented by Martinsburg attorney William J. Powell.

The Hagerstown Community College Board of Trustees authorized administration to move forward with plans to create a memorial tribute area on campus to honor the memory and contributions of former trustee Margaret E. Hetzer, and posthumously acknowledge her with emeritus status. “Maggie's compassion for students and passion for education as a driving force to improve lives was deeply felt by staff, faculty, students, and the board,”  HCC President Guy Altieri said in an emailed release.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012   BOYS BASKETBALL State College 63, Chambersburg 60 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A rough second quarter doomed Chambersburg in a Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth test against State College. The Trojans (3-3, 1-3) were outscored by State College 21-5  in the quarter and then tried to come back with a 25-16 advantage in the fourth quarter. Kellen Williams had 22 points and four assists for the Trojans, Kyle Myers had 14, Tay Charles 11 and Mitch Stahl 10. Kyle Kanaskie led State College (5-1, 4-0)

Lois Smith Harrison was a woman who blazed trails in more ways than one, becoming a pioneer for higher education in Washington County, making her own way through a college education in the 1940s that was rare for women at that time and juggling home chores with her professional life that many women today now struggle to maintain, according to friends and family members. From being one of the people who helped start Hagerstown Junior College to becoming the first alumna of Hood College to be selected as chairperson of the college's board of trustees, Harrison was known for her boundless energy that was evident “from the time she woke up to the moment she flopped in bed,” according to her daughter, Margaret Harrison.

The detour through the Bavarian Inn was closed and traffic was resumed Wednesday from Shepherd Grade Road to the stop sign on W.Va. 480 (North Duke Street) for the first time since last spring when construction began on an underpass linking Shepherd University's East and West campuses. Students will begin using the underpass when they return to classes after the Christmas break in January, Dan Yanna, the university's director of facilities management, said Wednesday. Workers are finishing the concrete walkway and steps leading out of the tunnel onto the west campus.

The Wilson College Board of Trustees on Saturday postponed a decision on whether to convert the school to a fully co-educational institution. The trustees, who met Friday and Saturday, agreed to reconvene Jan. 13 to vote on a series of measures aimed at restoring the college's fiscal health by significantly increasing enrollment and strengthening programs and facilities, according to a college news release. “This is an important decision that will affect the future direction of Wilson College, and the Board of Trustees takes this responsibility very seriously,” said John Gibb, chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Daegan Stine, a junior from Cascade, will perform during Jazz Night at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will be Thursday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m., in Decker Center Forum. Directed by Bo Eckard, a senior lecturer in music, the performance highlights the Thursday Jazz Ensemble, Monday Jazz Ensemble, and the five-piece Jazz Combo. Styles of jazz represented include classic big band, swing, bebop, Latin, funk, jazz-rock and Tin Pan Alley.