Urbana

IJAMSVILLE, Md. -- For a few moments, South Hagerstown had Urbana right where it wanted. Both teams opened with scoring drives and South Hagerstown trailed 7-6 with 7:23 left in the first quarter. Then the Hawks began to unload their full arsenal, and by night's end they rocked to a 55-19 victory over the Rebels in Urbana's home opener. Even Nick Stubbs' prolific effort wasn't enough for the Rebels (1-1). The senior ran 16 times for 204 yards and two touchdowns and had 145 yards in kickoff returns, but South's defense couldn't keep the Hawks in their nest.

Two Keedysville residents were taken to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md., Sunday following a crash on Interstate 270 south of Frederick, Md., near Urbana. Daniel Ferrell, 42, of Keedysville, was in the emergency room as of 4 p.m. Sunday, a hospital spokeswoman said. Information on Melissa Ferrell, 43, also of Keedysville, who was in the passenger seat at the time of the accident, was unavailable Sunday afternoon. The Ferrells were traveling south on I-270 when a tan Toyota — driven by Vijaya Magam, 26, of Washington, D.C. — attempted to merge into their lane, Maryland State Police said in a news release.

Urbana 41, Jefferson 6 IJAMSVILLE, Md. -- Ross Flanigan ran for three touchdowns and Trey Wilkes rushed for a pair as Urbana improved to 3-0 with a win over Jefferson (1-3). Brandon Hyler threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Casey Johnson in the third quarter for the Cougars' only points.

Glenn Cross knows the mystery that is the game of football can sometimes be summed up in one tried and true expression. Things are not always as they seem. How true those words were for the Hubs Friday night as they opened the 1998 football season against Urbana. In a most improbable and frustrating first half, the Hubs found themselves statistically outplaying the Hawks as they ran a whopping 40 offensive plays to only 15 for Urbana. Hub running back Seth Staley cracked the tough Hawk defensive front for 51 of his game high 107 yards and North's defense created some early excitement as it stonewalled Urbana's running game on a fourth down-and-inches.

HAGERSTOWN -- The way coach Greg Kellick sees it, the South Hagerstown football team was taught a valuable lesson Friday night at School Stadium. "We got punched in the face and we had to fight tonight," Kellick said after the Rebels' 27-0 loss to Urbana. "I hope what we learned is that it's much better to throw the first punch. " The Rebels got hit hardest by Urbana's ground attack, surrendering 315 yards -- the majority coming from the 1-2 punch of Zach Herman and Wes Garey.

Too big. Too strong. Too fast. Too skilled. Simply put, Urbana's girls soccer team was too much for South Hagerstown in Wednesday's Maryland Class 3A West quarterfinals at Mike Callas Stadium. Six different Hawks found the back of the net as Urbana scored three times in each half and outshot the Rebels 31-2 in a 6-0 shutout. About the only bright spot for South (3-11-1) was the play of sophomore goalie Alanna Thompson, who made 16 saves. She made Urbana (8-7) - the defending 3A West champion - earn its goals, as none of them were cheap.

The North Hagerstown volleyball team began its Maryland Class 3A state title defense with a convincing 25-9, 25-8, 25-11 sweep of visiting Urbana in the West region quarterfinals Monday evening. “We talked to the girls about not just going through the motions, but to be prepared,” North coach Megan Crawford said. “Everybody needs to do their job.” Peyton Wallech had 19 kills and nine blocks for the Hubs, who improved to 14-1 with their 14th straight victory. Zoe Schreiber had 10 kills for North, while Christine Randall had nine kills and Sarah Bentley had 41 assists.

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. - Kevin Wilkes seemed to experience some memory loss on one of his more memorable nights as Urbana's running back. "He's dinged in the head a little bit," Urbana coach Joe Polce joked after watching Wilkes score the Hawks' only two touchdowns in a 13-12 win over Jefferson on Thursday. Wilkes can only remember running a certain off-tackle play three times - scoring a touchdown twice and slipping once. Polce said the real count was around 12. "He might be trying to recover from getting hit by 51 (Martinsburg's Scott Stump)

North Hagerstown's undersized boys basketball team played with all the toughness, determination and heart it could muster on Friday night. But in the end, Urbana was simply better. Much better. The Hawks made nine of their 11 3-pointers in the first half and made 34 of their 58 overall shots - a blistering 58.6 percent - to earn an overpowering 83-56 victory over the Hubs. "We just ran into a shooting machine," North coach Tim McNamee said. "We didn't get out on them early, but then when we did get out on them, they still hit. " A.J. Gardner made six 3s for all of his 18 points, while Mike Jarboe and Mike Mullikin each scored 17 for Urbana (2-1)

Urbana broke out fast in the first half and handed North Hagerstown its fifth straight setback on Thursday, 84-61. The Hawks (16-3) forced 19 turnovers in the first two periods racing to a 45-19 lead. With the outcome decided, North (9-10) played Urbana on even terms in the second half. Joe Mattei led North with 20 points and added nine rebounds and three blocked shots. Brent Bell scored 19 points, pulled down seven rebounds and collected four assists and three steals for North.

The South Hagerstown girls track and field team shot for the stars and hit the moon, finishing second at the Maryland Class 3A West region championships Thursday at Tuscarora High School. Urbana topped the 13-team field with 114 points for the two-day meet, while the Rebels scored 92 and Linganore was third with 83.5. “A second-place finish is good,” South coach Dwayne Freeman said. “On paper before the meet, I had us third behind Urbana and Linganore. “But I told our girls before the meet that I expected us to win. As long as we set our goals high, we'll continue to do good things.

Senior Tyler Shindle did not figure to be a major cog in the North Hagerstown pitching staff when the season began. He was ticketed for late-inning work, possibly in save situations. But that's not what he has done lately as a starter for the Hubs. On Wednesday, Shindle scattered three hits and fought off a major seventh-inning threat to lead North Hagerstown to a 4-1 win over Urbana in the Maryland Class 3A West semfinals. The Hubs (18-3) now wait until Friday, when they'll have a final home game against the survivor of today's South Hagerstown-Seneca Valley game.

For the second straight day, Urbana Middle School closed at 12:30 p.m. due to a nonworking air conditioning system, Frederick County Public Schools announced in an email Thursday morning.

The South Hagerstown girls have been running, running and running in practice, striving for continued improvement as the season moves along. And on Tuesday, the Rebels did plenty of running and turned the game into defensive mayhem on the way to a 53-34 victory over Urbana. One could describe the hands that belong to Chelsey Scott as the “quickest meatclaws” in town. The ball-hawking junior guard was all over the floor, picking up eight steals as South forced Urbana into 22 turnovers, while holding the Hawks (7-5)

The 26th annual Hub Cup this weekend at North Hagerstown will be much like the previous 25 editions of the wrestling tournament - highly competitive. “That's always the goal, to try to gather a fairly competitive field,” said longtime North coach Greg Slick. “Our philosophy has always been that you get better by wrestling good guys.” There are Maryland state-ranked wrestlers in every weight class, while Waynesboro and Greencastle-Antrim will add a dose of Pennsylvania toughness to the brackets.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 BOYS BASKETBALL NEW MARKET, Md. - Eli Boykin scored 21 points and Kenny McCrary had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead North Hagerstown to a season-opening 70-45 victory over Linganore on Wednesday. Will Peralta had 13 points, Andrew Yacyk had nine points, six rebounds and five assists, and Max Ober added six steals, six rebounds and five assists in the victory. The Hubs forced 25 turnovers and outrebounded the Lancers 41-27.

The North Hagerstown volleyball team began its Maryland Class 3A state title defense with a convincing 25-9, 25-8, 25-11 sweep of visiting Urbana in the West region quarterfinals Monday evening. “We talked to the girls about not just going through the motions, but to be prepared,” North coach Megan Crawford said. “Everybody needs to do their job.” Peyton Wallech had 19 kills and nine blocks for the Hubs, who improved to 14-1 with their 14th straight victory. Zoe Schreiber had 10 kills for North, while Christine Randall had nine kills and Sarah Bentley had 41 assists.

Too big. Too strong. Too fast. Too skilled. Simply put, Urbana's girls soccer team was too much for South Hagerstown in Wednesday's Maryland Class 3A West quarterfinals at Mike Callas Stadium. Six different Hawks found the back of the net as Urbana scored three times in each half and outshot the Rebels 31-2 in a 6-0 shutout. About the only bright spot for South (3-11-1) was the play of sophomore goalie Alanna Thompson, who made 16 saves. She made Urbana (8-7) - the defending 3A West champion - earn its goals, as none of them were cheap.

Saturday, October 13, 2012 PREP CROSS COUNTRY IJAMSVILLE, Md. - Williamsport had all seven of its runners in the top 25 as the Wildcats topped a field of 13 teams to win the boys title at the Urbana Invitational on Saturday. Cody Bowman placed fourth in 16:20.9 to lead Williamsport, which finished with 65 points. Century edged Oakdale 98-101 for second. Also for the Wildcats, Caleb Buchman was 11th (16:43.6), Scott Long was 13th (16:54.8), Austin Schetrompf was 18th (17:08.5)

For the second time in three years, North Hagerstown's golf team qualified for the Maryland state championships. This time, the Hubs will compete in Class 3A/4A after capturing one of three spots on Monday in the District 1 tournament at Black Rock Golf Course. North recorded a team stroke total of 313 while Urbana (300) and Westminster (325) also qualified for the first round of the state tournament, slated for Oct. 22 at the University of Maryland course in College Park. “We reached our goal of qualifying, but now we need to go out and cut at least 10 strokes off today's total,” said North coach Joel Rice.