Williamsport High School

The Clyde Downs Trophy has returned to the place it's called home more often than anywhere else - Williamsport High School. The Wildcats came out on top at the 23rd annual Washington County Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, taking home the trophy for the fourth time in the last five years and 10th time overall. No school has captured it more times. “This is always our No. 1 team goal at the beginning of the year, to win the county title,” Williamsport coach Mike Rechtorovic said.

Williamsport High School Third marking period Distinguished honor roll Grade nine - William G. Andrews, Amelia C. Baker, Taylor P. Baker, Morgan S. Boerum, Dalton M. Cool, Edward A. Cunningham, Sarah R. Eckstine, Hadley P. Giles, Emily C. Green, Alex L. Gregg, Kaci A. Gutteridge, Sydney B. Hockensmith, Kaila N. Johnson, Mason J. Kreps, Alexis A. Lewis, Erica J. Mohn, Keisha R. Mumma, Alexander H....

Happy birthday to Martin “Buck” Harsh Jr., who turns 87 on Feb. 7. Harsh has lived in Williamsport all his life, except for the years he served in the Navy during World War II. He owned Harsh's Meat Market until he retired.   Community Band prepares for 2013 The Williamsport Community Band will begin its 16th season with an all-member and new-member practice Sunday at St. James Brethren Church's auditorium, 17718 Lappans Road in St. James. Rehearsal is from 2 to 4 p.m. The band invites anyone with band-playing experience to come and be a playing member of the band.

Vince Ahearn is ready to put the pedal to the metal and begin the drive to put Williamsport High School football on the map. After resigning his head coaching post at Frederick on Jan. 16, the 53-year-old Ahearn was hired Tuesday to take over the Williamsport program, one that has not had a winning record since going 6-4 in 1999. On Friday, Ahearn was at Williamsport to meet returning football players from the 2012 team, which went 1-9 in Randy Longnecker's fourth year as coach.

The SATs scheduled Jan. 26 at South Hagerstown High School and Williamsport High School, have been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16.

Like father, like son: Matt Shriver will keep things running. Shriver, 23, was named Williamsport High School's new head cross country coach Wednesday. He is the oldest son of longtime Smithsburg track and cross country coach Ray Shriver. “Hopefully I can be as successful as he's been. He's had a big impact in the area,” Matt Shriver said. “A lot of what I know I learned from him.” Shriver takes over for Randy Buchman, who was at the helm of the Williamsport cross country program for 13 years.

The search for a new football coach at Williamsport High School has ended, and the new man in town comes with familiarity and a track record. Vince Ahearn, who resigned as head coach at Frederick High School on Jan. 16, has been selected to guide the Wildcats. Williamsport athletic director Todd Ullery confirmed Ahearn's selection in an email Tuesday night. “We are obviously extremely excited to have someone with the experience and background like Vince Ahearn,” Ullery said.

Eugene M. “Sam” Reed, 85, of Williamsport, Md., passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at the Veterans Administration Community Living Center, Martinsburg, W.Va. Born March 10, 1927, in Chambersburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Wilson Leroy and Blanche Beatrice Miller Reed. He was a 1945 graduate of Williamsport High School, and a graduate of Hagerstown Business College. He was employed by the Western Maryland Railway of Hagerstown, Md.. for 38 years until his retirement.

Alexis Marie Smith, a student at Williamsport High School, will travel to Harvard University to participate in a People to People Leadership Summit. Smith, along with fellow students from around the country, will take part in exploring the JFK Presidential Library and Boston. During the seven-day program in Boston, Smith will have the opportunity to learn about effective leadership and how to develop her own leadership abilities, as well as how to apply those skills upon returning home.