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Saturday, October 15, 2011 BOYS SOCCER ST. JAMES - Kris Robins had three goals and two assists to lead Washington to a 5-4 victory over Saint James on Saturday. Daniel Bouchoc had a goal and an assist and Tyler Brandenburg added a goal for the Patriots, who led 4-1 at halftime. Seung Gon Yoo scored all four of the Saints' goals, while Ben Louderback had two assists and Thomas Rocca added an assist. Alden Roth had eight saves and Ryan Brandenburg had three saves for Washington.

The Martinsburg football team is like a time bomb. And about all the Washington Patriots could do was stick their fingers in their ears and hope for the best. Hope wasn't enough. Six, five, four, three, two, one …. Boom. It was over as quickly as it started. The Bulldogs used their superior talent and exceptional quickness to burn the fuse and ignite a 60-0 victory on Friday's Homecoming at Cobourn Field. It made West Virginia's defending Class AAA champions 6-0, including five wins by shutout.

The Williamsport volleyball team is 10-0 for the first time since 2004, although they just about gave coach Emily Crabtree a heart attack getting there Thursday night. The Wildcats raced to big leads in the first two games on the way to a 2-0 lead over Thomas Johnson, then had to withstand the Patriots' comeback attempt, only pulling out a 25-21, 26-24, 20-25, 24-26, 15-11 victory when junior Stacey Christy took charge at the end of Game 5. Christy - who finished with 24 kills and eight blocks - had five kills and a block in the Game 5 race to 15. She had two kills and a block in a three-point sequence that got Williamsport to match point at 14-9, then put away the final kill three points later.

After giving up three quick touchdowns to Thomas Johnson in the first quarter Friday night, the South Hagerstown defense buckled down a bit. The Rebels shut down TJ in the second quarter, forcing a punt, a fumble and an interception and giving the team a boost going into halftime. One run in the third quarter turned the tide back the way of the Patriots for good. Brandan Berney's third touchdown of the game was easily his most impressive, an 80-yard run in which he broke through or fought off five would-be tacklers, and the Patriots went on to defeat South 35-7 at School Stadium.

Last year, David Sword of Clear Spring felt compelled to do something to honor U.S. veterans. He rallied community support, and the eventual result was a veterans memorial at Clear Spring Park. This year, area veterans asked Sword, 47, how he planned to follow up. Sword's answer came in the form of a gathering of about 250 people Saturday afternoon, despite the rainy weather, for a picnic and concert honoring veterans. The celebration began outside of Clear Spring Park. Firetrucks and military jeeps escorted a bus carrying soldiers from Fort Belvoir, Va., who had been invited to the event through the Wounded Warrior Project.

Mountaintop Community Churches, One Mountain Foundation, and Fort Ritchie Community Center are hosting a remembrance service on Patriot's Day, Sept. 11. The service begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Fort Ritchie Community Center on Lake Royer Drive in Cascade. The purpose of the service is to remember and reflect on the fallen of Sept. 11, 2001, to honor America and to honor local community first responders, to unite in patriotic music and with those still grieving, and to collectively join in prayer for our nation.

When it comes to the Fourth of July, Greencastle pulls out all the stops with a traditional hometown celebration. This year's celebration will be held Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tayamentasachta Environmental Center in the pavilion and walnut grove. Attendees should bring lawn chairs for the event, which will be held rain or shine. Since its inception in 2002, organizers have centered the celebration around community and patriotism. The welcome will begin at 11:15 a.m., with Pastor Donald Bohn giving the invocation, the VFW posting the colors, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and attendees singing "The National Anthem.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a Patriot Federal Credit Union branch on Tuesday afternoon. Chambersburg Police said a black man between 6-foot and 6 foot 4 inches tall walked into the credit union at 140 S. Federal St. at 4:36 p.m. and showed a handgun while demanding money. The man left the credit union and fled on foot westbound toward Loudon Street (U.S. 30) after receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, police said in a news release. No injuries were reported, police said.

Saturday, March 26, 2011 PREP TRACK & FIELD FREDERICK, Md. — Abby Duncan won the 100-meter dash in 12.60 seconds and the 200 in 26.15 to lead the Boonsboro girls to a second-place finish in a field of 20 schools Saturday at Thomas Johnson’s third annual Patriot Invitational. Other champions included South Hagerstown’s Jaid Sandeen in the girls pole vault (9 feet, 9 inches) and Devon Herring in the boys triple jump (41-4 3/4), North Hagerstown’s Raven Jackson in the girls long jump (17-10 1/4)

View all of the photos for purchase! SAINT JAMES -- Once Washington's volleyball team got its attack straightened out late in Game 1 of Wednesday's match at Saint James, the Patriots were a little too much for the Saints. Nikki Ashbaugh was the best player on the floor, finishing with 28 assists and six aces, and Washington found another gear for a 24-26, 25-23, 25-15, 25-15 victory. "She every single match gives 100 percent. I never have to question her work ethic," Patriots coach Ian Hillman said.