Walkersville

WALKERSVILLE, Md. -- Smithsburg coach Buddy Orndorff insisted Friday night that he has one of the best tailbacks in the area in senior Ben Daniels. Obviously, Walkersville falls outside of what Orndorff considers the "area. " The Lions held Daniels to 19 yards on 14 carries -- less than 1.4 yards per carry -- while their workhorse Quentin Ezell racked up 168 yards and two touchdowns as Walkersville rumbled to a 46-7 victory in its home opener. "(Daniels) got hit by everybody except the waterboy," Orndorff said.

By MARK KELLER Staff Correspondent BOONSBORO - If the Boonsboro boys' basketball team can't beat a five-man, full-court press during a game, they'll have to try to get through a seven-man press during practice. That's what coach Curt Conway plans to do to help the Warriors after they committed 30 turnovers, most caused by an intense full-court defense by Walkersville, in a 57-48 loss to the Lions in a Monocacy Valley Athletic League game Tuesday night. "I'm going to put seven defenders out there, and if our offense can beat them, we should be able to get through the pressure in the game," Conway said.

koelble@herald-mail.com North Hagerstown lost its "meat and potatoes" player to injury but the remainder of the team filled out the entree and the No. 1 Hubs went on to defeat Walkersville 2-0 on Tuesday night at School Stadium in the Maryland Class 2A West girls soccer quarterfinals. Senior captain Corrie Jones, who leads the Hubs with 12 goals, suffered a right heel injury two minutes into the contest and never returned. She broke the same foot at the end of the 2002 season and the injury was to have been re-evaluated after the game.

Middletown girls blank Walkersville WALKERSVILLE, Md. - Sam Wilson doesn't have time to get flustered about missed opportunities. Pouting about the past just slows the chances for the next break that comes her way. continued Wilson didn't get down Monday when she missed on two gold-lined gifts in front of the net in the first half of Middletown's key Monocacy Valley Athletic League matchup with Walkersville. The third shot was the charm as she scored in front of the goal to break a scoreless tie to start a 4-0 rout of the Lions.

Walkersville outscores South on gridiron By BOB PARASILITI / Staff Writer WALKERSVILLE, Md. - Walkersville had the chance to enjoy the post-Homecoming fireworks show on Friday. It's only because the Lions dropped the bomb just five minutes earlier. Walkersville avoided near a catastrophe of squandering a 21-point lead in a 12-minute span when quarterback Jeremy Fellows hit Shawn Kirmani with a 23-yard scoring pass with 1 minute, 37 seconds remaining to lift the Lions to a 27-22 victory over South Hagerstown.

kauffman@herald-mail.com SMITHSBURG - The only thing punished more severely than the ball on one of Kayla Martin's serves Wednesday night was Smithsburg's court on Walkersville's side of the net. The Lions had few answers for Martin's blistering serves, as the Leopards' sophomore finished with 13 service points - including 10 resounding aces - in Smithsburg's 25-10, 25-12, 25-16 victory. Martin opened and finished the match with top-spinning, heat-seeking missiles for aces.

Walkersville blanks South No. 3 Walkersville 4, S. Hagerstown 0 Walkersville1001101-440 S. Hagerstown0000000-023 Klinger and J. Paterson; Higgs and Rhea. WP - Klinger. LP - Higgs. HR - W: Seyler (7th, none on). Thomas Wolfe wrote you can never go home. Jon Kessick penned the sequel on Friday. Delmarva's catcher stood his ground, tagging out three potential Hagerstown Suns runs at the plate - including the winning run in the ninth and the tying run in the 10th - and drove in the Shorebirds' final two runs in a 5-4 extra-inning victory.

Walkersville's Baltic ties school mark PREP GOLF WALKERSVILLE, Md. - Eli Baltic tied a school record Wednesday as Walkersville beat Urbana and Thomas Johnson at Glade Valley Golf Club. Baltic shot a 3-under-par 33, tying the mark set by Jimmy Cunningham last year. Doug Ogg, Mark Angleberger and Gene Mills each shot 39 for Walkersville (150). Andrew Beutelspacher shot 38 for Urbana (163), while Joe Hays led Thomas Johnson (169) with a 40. Berkeley Springs 194, Clear Spring 201 Steve Potter of Berkeley Springs took medal honors, shooting a 43 on the back nine at Black Rock Golf Course.

Williamsport went 2-for-2 in the Maryland Class 2A West soccer quarterfinals at North Hagerstown's Mike Callas Stadium on Thursday. The Wildcats did it in fashion with a pair of shutouts. In the opener, the boys defeated Century, 2-0. The girls followed with a 4-0 whitewashing of Walkersville. For the Williamsport boys, the victory means a quick turnaround in the weather-delayed playoffs as schools try to catch up on the schedule. The No. 3-seed Wildcats (10-4) will be on the road Friday night at No. 2-seed Liberty at 5. The girls have a day off before returning to action Saturday at home against No. 3-seed Oakdale at a time to be announced today, but most likely in mid-afternoon.

Monday, September 10, 2012 BOYS SOCCER Jake Kline collected a goal and an assist on Monday to lead St. Maria Goretti to a 4-0 shutout victory of Grace Academy. Yusif Bayoh, Will Snyder and Connor Zinaich each scored a goal and Ian Ferguson and Casey Bartolomew each added an assist for the Gaels (2-1-2). Jarrett Choi had 20 saves for Grace. GIRLS SOCCER Boonsboro 0, Walkersville 0 WALKERSVILLE, Md. -   Goalkeeper Bre Springer had four saves for Boonsboro (1-0-3)

Thursday, September 6, 2012 PREP VOLLEYBALL Smithsburg 3, Linganore 0 FREDERICK, Md. - Amanda Snowden had 14 kills, 11 digs and 10 service points in Smithsburg's 25-19, 25-23, 26-24 sweep of Linganore on Thursday. Peyton Belella had 22 assists and eight service points, Haley Caudell had six kills, Hollie Winders had four kills and Marissa Dangler had eight digs for the Leopards (2-0). Williamsport 3, Walkersville 0 WALKERSVILLE, Md. - Stacey Christy had 10 kills and two blocks in Williamsport's 25-19, 25-19, 25-18 sweep of Walkersville.

Monday, September 4 2012 YOUTH FOOTBALL Mountain Valley Football League Varsity Division I Walkersville 16, North Hagerstown 6 NH: Davon Butler 85 rushing yds, TD run; Jesse Hall 52 passing yds; Michael Stevens, Jacob Sprecher five tackles each. JV Division II Walkersville 13, North Hagerstown 6 NH: Elijah Keyes TD run. Pony Division I Walkersville 27, North Hagerstown 0 Pony D II Walkersville 14, North Hagerstown 6 NH: Shamere Lee 89 rushing yds, 7 tackles.

The following area students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Grove City College:  Shannon Burden, a senior history major, is a 2008 graduate of Urbana High School. She is the daughter of Brian and Ann Burden of Mount Airy, Md.  Christopher Finley, a junior electrical engineering major, is a 2009 graduate of Glenelg High School. He is the son of Sidney Finley of Mount Airy.  Sarah Hauver, a freshman English major, is a 2011 graduate of Walkersville (Md.)

Friday, May 18, 2012 PREP BASEBALL WASHINGTON - Jackson Roth had two hits, including a grand slam, and five RBIs to lead St. Maria Goretti past CHEN 14-4 in the quarterfinals of the Maryland Private School state tournament on Friday. Kevin Proctor had two hits and two RBIs for the Gaels (14-12), who will play today at 4 p.m. in the semifinals at Germantown. Goretti    154    013    0    -     14    10    3 CHEN    300    100    0    -     4    4    1 Davidson and Bartholomew.

Robin Lynn Bumbaugh, 45, of Walkersville, Md., passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 17, 1966, she was the daughter of Judith Durboraw of Hagerstown, Md., and the late Franklin D. Mills, and the granddaughter of Dolly Peddicord of Walkersville. Robin was a 1984 graduate of Williamsport High School. She was  known for her radio personalities as Kelly Buchanan for the Mix 95 station and as Kelly Knight for DC 101. Robin also enjoyed going to the beach and spending time with her daughter Grace.

Walkersville dominated the Williamsport softball team in all phases of the game on Friday afternoon. The Lions built a 7-0 lead in the first two innings en route to a 11-0 victory over the Wildcats, in a game that was halted after five innings by the 10-run rule. “It was obviously a letdown for us as a team,” Williamsport coach Jen Finafrock said. “We are going to try put it behind us and not have anymore like it. Walkersville is a good team. They are probably one of the better teams that we will play this season.” Walkersville (2-0)

Friday, March 23, 2012 PREP BASEBALL Andrew Yacyk keyed a six-run fifth inning with a three-run homer to lead North Hagerstown to a 10-2 win over Linganore on Friday. Yacyk had three hits and scored three runs, while Phil Pietro had three hits, including a double and triple, and drove in two runs. Zane Schreiber added two RBIs for the Hubs (2-0). Aaron Jones struck out six and picked up the win in relief for North. North Hagerstown 10, Linganore 2 Linganore    011    000    0    -     2    6    1 North    021    061    x    -     10    13    2 Stephey, Soper (3)

The Smithsburg wrestling team took advantage of a short-handed Walkersville squad and cruised to a 66-18 victory Saturday afternoon. A total of six bouts were contested - all of which ended in pins. Walkersville was forced to forfeit eight matches. “A win is a win,” said Smithsburg coach Joe Dietrich, whose team improved to 6-10. “(Walkersville) had a lot of open spaces, but we'll take it.” The Lions (3-10) took an early 6-0 lead when Ty Tucker pinned Smithsburg's Saul Hererra in the 285-pound weight class, but three consecutive forfeits by Walkersville gave Smithsburg an 18-6 lead.