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The North Hagerstown volleyball team sent its five seniors off in style on Tuesday with an efficient 25-14, 25-11, 25-13 sweep of Winters Mill. “Tonight we passed well and through that we were able to find an offense,” said North Hagerstown coach Megan Crawford. The Hubs (11-2) set the tone early in Game One, breaking a 3-3 tie with a 4-1 run on senior Autumn Fisher's service. North stretched the lead to 16-6, prompting a Winters Mill timeout it used to its advantage, as the Falcons (5-3)

The Winters Mill boys basketball team had reason to take offense to the North Hagerstown defense Friday night. The Hubs weren't exactly cordial hosts. North contested virtually every shot in holding the Falcons to just 10 field goals and the Hubs rumbled to a 46-25 win in first-round action of the Maryland Class 2A West playoffs. The 25 points allowed is a playoff record for the Hubs, who forced Winters Mill into 20 turnovers -- 12 off steals. The Falcons, the reigning 2A state champions, went 10-for-36 (27.8 percent)

The Williamsport softball team continued its winning ways Wednesday with a 5-1 win over Winters Mill. Emily Myers had three doubles and a single and Kelly Beard pitched a six-hitter in her second appearance in two days for the 3-0 Wildcats. Williamsport had nine hits and many other hard-hit balls that were caught by Winters Mill defenders. "The pitching was excellent today and we also hit the ball well," Williamsport coach Tom Dzur said. "It's only our third game, but I see improvement.

PREP FOOTBALL WESTMINSTER, Md. - Chris Castro passed for 166 yards and a touchdown and ran for 93 yards and three touchdowns for Tuscarora on Thursday night in its 41-30 loss to Winters Mill (3-4, 2-2) in the MVAL Piedmont. Mitchell Weedon had 129 receiving yards and a touchdown for the Titans (1-6, 0-3) while Eric Means rushed for 109 yards. FSK 50, Walkersville 0 UNION BRIDGE, Md. - Francis Scott Key improved to 4-0 in the MVAL Piedmont Conference and 6-1 overall with the rout of Walkersville (3-4, 2-1)

koelble@herald-mail.com WALKERSVILLE, Md. - One reason a coach is on the sideline is for the players to follow instructions during the course of a game. Walkersville boys basketball coach Bruce Zimmerman is fortunate to have some good listeners, otherwise the Lions might be getting instructions for turning in their uniforms for the season. By abandoning much of their perimeter game and shoving the basketball inside, the Lions put together a powerful pair of middle quarters that lifted them over Winters Mill 69-60 in the Maryland Class 2A West semifinals Wednesday night.

St. James 54, Bishop Walsh 21 Linganore 28, Tuscarora 25 Winters Mill 33, Walkersville 6 Urbana 14, Middletown 0

It took North Hagerstown five games to defeat Winters Mill on Sept. 10. The venue was different Monday night, but the result was the same. And even though history repeated itself, North volleyball coach Megan Crawford still wasn't satisfied. "I feel lucky we came out with the win," Crawford said. "(Winters Mill) improved as the match went on and we stayed steady until the fifth game. " The Hubs staved off a Winters Mill comeback and took advantage of numerous errors by the Falcons in a 25-15, 27-25, 23-25, 18-25, 15-9 win in the quarterfinals of the Md. Class 2A West playoffs.

The North Hagerstown boys basketball team forgot the objective of the sport it was playing. You are supposed to take the ball and put it in the basket. The Hubs did the first part — taking the ball — but they failed in the second part in the second half Wednesday in their Maryland Class 2A West semifinal, which ended in a 56-47 loss to Winters Mill. “Offensively, we had chances,” said North coach Kevin Hartman. “We just didn’t make the shots that we normally made all year.

Don't think for a moment that South Hagerstown's season-opening 72-57 girls basketball victory over Winters Mill on Wednesday was an easy romp through the park. The Rebels fought back from an early 10-point deficit, nearly blew an eight-point lead of their own in the third quarter, then dominated the Falcons in the fourth. “The first game, everyone was so ready, over-amped,” South coach Nate Naylor said. “We just wanted to come out and put the ball in the basket instead of what we really do best.” Once the Rebels got into the flow of the game, their best on Wednesday was their defense, forcing Winters Mill into 36 turnovers.

Prep Volleyball Md. Class 1A championship Williamsport 3, Poolesville 0 Game scores: 25-23, 25-21, 26-24 Prep Football Md. Class 1A West semifinal Beall 29, Boonsboro 7 Md. Class 1A North semifinal Brunswick 68, Pikesville 42 Western Tech 35, Catoctin 12 Md. Class 2A West semifinal Middletown 5, Winters Mill 0 W.Va. Class AAA quarterfinal University 27, Jefferson 19

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 PREP BASEBALL DAMASCUS, Md. - The second trip to Damascus on Wednesday was positive for South Hagerstown. After a 3-3, eight-inning stalemate that was suspended by darkness on Tuesday, South returned and kept its season alive with a 4-3 victory over Damascus that lasted 11 innings in a Maryland Class 3A West Region quarterfinal battle. The Rebels (6-14) squandered good scoring opportunities in the ninth and 10th innings, but finally pushed across a run in the 11th.

Lacrosse The MPSSAA boys and girls playoff draws will be held Monday, with regional action starting on Wednesday. At 10-1 through Wednesday, North Hagerstown's girls have by far the best record among Washington County teams, and still have a shot at the No. 1 seed in Class 3A/2A West - although unbeaten Damascus (10-0) is the front-runner. The Hubs are one of four very good teams in the region, along with Damascus, Century (11-2) and Middletown (9-2). Middletown has been a thorn in North's side, beating the Hubs twice last year - including in the 2012 3A/2A West quarterfinals - and again earlier this season, North's only loss.

Despite taking the defending Maryland Class 2A-1A state champions down to the wire, for Greg Slick, it was not a moral victory. “Not in this case,” said the Hubs coach after watching his team fall 43-30 against Winters Mill on Wednesday night. “You don't get better unless you wrestle the best and we want to get better. We wanted to wrestle the defending state champs.” Not only is Winters Mill the defending state champion, but they are ranked first in the state among public schools.

Don't think for a moment that South Hagerstown's season-opening 72-57 girls basketball victory over Winters Mill on Wednesday was an easy romp through the park. The Rebels fought back from an early 10-point deficit, nearly blew an eight-point lead of their own in the third quarter, then dominated the Falcons in the fourth. “The first game, everyone was so ready, over-amped,” South coach Nate Naylor said. “We just wanted to come out and put the ball in the basket instead of what we really do best.” Once the Rebels got into the flow of the game, their best on Wednesday was their defense, forcing Winters Mill into 36 turnovers.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 PREP VOLLEYBALL BOONSBORO - Taylor Williams had 13 kills and five blocks to lead Boonsboro to a 25-22, 13-25, 27-25, 22-25, 15-13 victory Tuesday over South Carroll on Senior Night. Shelby Griffith had 19 assists and 18 digs, Shelby Wallace had 17 assists and nine digs, Rakel Wilson had eight digs, Maggie Sullivan had eight kills and a block, Sarah Anderson and Leighann Cowden had six kills each and Natalie Reeder had 14 digs for the Warriors (7-5)

Saturday, May 19, 2012 PREP TRACK & FIELD WESTMINSTER, Md. - Williamsport senior Evan Hardy added the Maryland Class 2A West 1,600-meter title to his collection during the second day of competition at Winters Mill on Saturday. Hardy, who won the 3,200 on Thursday, finished in 4 minutes, 21.96 seconds for the 1,600 title on Saturday. He also took third in the 800 in 1:58.65 as the Wildcats finished second in the boys team standings with 87 points - just one behind champion Century.

Zach Shoemaker made his final against Marshall Chang of Winters Mill interesting, but the Williamsport senior found a way to pull it out. With the bout tied at 7-all in the third period, Shoemaker scored a clutch escape to earn an 8-7 victory and the 160-pound title Saturday night at the Maryland Class 2A-1A West Region Wrestling Tournament. Shoemaker led 7-2 heading into the third period, but Chang scored an escape before sweeping Shoemaker's leg for a takedown and two-point nearfall to tie it up. “I pretty much figured out what he couldn't get on me by that last period,” said Shoemaker.

Peak performances are hard to reach - and maybe even more difficult to time. “You have to walk right on the edge of that cliff without going over,” Williamsport cross country coach Randy Buchman said. His boys stayed on their feet this fall, capping a fantastic season by placing second in Class 2A at the Maryland state championships last month - the best finish for a Williamsport boys team at states in 33 years. Buchman, who had his share of disappointments at previous state meets, is The Herald-Mail's 2011 Washington County Cross Country Coach of the Year.

Washington County is as primed as maybe it's ever been for the Maryland State Cross Country Championships, which will be held Saturday at Hereford High School. Three county runners enter as West region champs and strong title contenders - Williamsport senior Evan Hardy (2A boys), Smithsburg junior Luke Daigneault (1A boys) and Boonsboro junior Sarah Zielinski (1A girls). Hardy, who finished third as a sophomore and second as a junior at states in 1A, has one final shot at the gold, but this time in 2A. “He hates losing,” Williamsport coach Randy Buchman said.

The North Hagerstown volleyball team sent its five seniors off in style on Tuesday with an efficient 25-14, 25-11, 25-13 sweep of Winters Mill. “Tonight we passed well and through that we were able to find an offense,” said North Hagerstown coach Megan Crawford. The Hubs (11-2) set the tone early in Game One, breaking a 3-3 tie with a 4-1 run on senior Autumn Fisher's service. North stretched the lead to 16-6, prompting a Winters Mill timeout it used to its advantage, as the Falcons (5-3)