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CROSS COUNTRY W.Va. Region II Championships Class AAA at ELKINS, W.Va. (3.1 miles) Girls Teams: 1. Hampshire 68; 2. Jefferson 69; 3. Elkins 73; 4. Hedgesville 99; 5. Martinsburg 99; 6. Musselman 132; 7. Buckhannon-Upshur 137. Runners (top 10): 1. Letitia Propst (E) 21:44; 2. Rana Conneway (Ha) 22:12; 3. Carissa Guyer (Ha) 22:28; 4. Whitney Lewis (Mu) 22:30; 5. Shelby Johnson (Ma) 22:35; 6. Andrea Nickerson (J) 23:08; 7. Stephanie Barlow (BU) 23:08; 8. Lindsey Hash (J)

GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. - A fire Tuesday destroyed a Morgan County family's home off W.Va. 9 despite the efforts of emergency responders from three states, according to Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Co. Assistant Chief Roger Steiner. Heath and Cynthia Jessie and their four children, an 8-year-old girl, 9-year-old twins and an 11-year-old boy, were not home at 1751 Woodmont Road when firefighters were dispatched about 10:50 a.m., Steiner said. No emergency responders were injured either, Steiner said.

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. - Chad Thompson of Cascade was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Robert Morris University. Thompson is at Robert Morris University on a bowling scholarship. His team recently competed in a tournament in Indiana with about 40 other teams from around the country. Thompson is majoring in accounting/business. Thompson is a 2009 graduate of Smithsburg High School, and is a junior transfer from Shippensburg (Pa.) University. He is the son of Richard and Tina Thompson.

Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series about missing persons in the Tri-State. The Herald-Mail contacted law enforcement agencies to obtain information about area residents who have been reported missing. Those profiled include Revell Jeeter of Harrisonville, Pa., whose story was published Sunday; Arthur Murray of Williamsport, whose story appears today; and Mary Jean Olshefski-Beatty of Bunker Hill, W.Va., and Melissa Moreland, who lived with her parents near Paw Paw, W.Va., whose stories will be published Tuesday.

BOYS BASKETBALL North 60, Williamsport 57 WILLIAMSPORT (12-4, 8-1) Wilfong 3 0-0 8, Taylor 5 1-3 11, Dixon 6 0-1 12, Duff 2 1-1 7, Minnich 3 1-1 7, Ryan 3 2-2 10, Poffenberger 1 0-0 2. Totals 23-43 5-8 57. NORTH HAGERSTOWN (6-10, 5-4) Johnson 6 2-3 16, Everett 0 3-4 3, Lee 4 2-3 10, Wheeler 6 4-7 17, Jackson 1 0-0 2, Baymon 4 0-0 12. Totals 21-43 11-18 60. Williamsport13 17 14 13-57 N. Hagerstown 13 15 13 19-60 3-point goals - Williamsport 6 (Wilfong 2, Duff 2, Ryan 2)

Thursday, September 27, 2012 PREP VOLLEYBALL THURMONT, Md. - Payton Wallech had 24 kills and two blocks to lead North Hagerstown to a 25-13, 25-13, 25-11 MVAL Antietam sweep of Catoctin (3-3, 2-2) on Thursday. Sarah Bentley had 32 assists and Emily Folk had 15 digs for the Hubs (5-1, 3-0). JV: North, 2-0. Smithsburg 3, Brunswick 1 BRUNSWICK, Md. - Peyton Belella had 33 assists to lead Smithsburg past Brunswick (0-7, 0-4) 25-13, 25-13, 20-25, 25-23 in an MVAL Antietam match.

Editor's note: This is the first of three days of coverage regarding missing persons in the Tri-State area. The Herald-Mail reached out to law enforcement agencies to obtain information about individuals reported missing. They include Revell Jeeter of Harrisonville, Pa.; Arthur Murray of Williamsport; Mary Jean Olshefski-Beatty of Bunker Hill, W.Va.; and Melissa Moreland, who lived with her parents near Paw Paw, W.Va. Their stories will be told Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

In January, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park experienced a significant rockslide near towpath mile 155, just downstream of the Paw Paw Tunnel. While investigating the rockslide, numerous other large rock formations were discovered to be on the verge of collapse. Due to the potential threat of another significant rockslide in addition to the blockage, the towpath area downstream of the east portal of the tunnel will remain closed until the path can be cleared and the remaining rock stabilized.