Andy Mason

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The result was another loss for Hub City FC, but the performance looked considerably different Sunday afternoon at North Hagerstown High School. The Black Roses were much more competitive in a 4-1 loss to unbeaten Doradus FC than they were a week earlier, when they opened their United Premier Soccer League season […]

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Hagerstown Flying Boxcars put the finishing touches Sunday on the biggest one-year turnaround in Atlantic League history. The Boxcars closed the regular season with a 3-0 victory over the Lancaster Stormers at Meritus Park, finishing 67-59 — a remarkable 36-win improvement from their 31-95 record a year ago. And now comes […]

Waynesboro is playing an inspired brand of volleyball right now. The Maidens — still mourning the unexpected passing of beloved head coach Kim Saunders in the preseason — have been battling hard through a challenging schedule in the Mid-Penn Colonial Division. Waynesboro took a big step forward last week, defeating Chambersburg 3-2 in a crossover […]

Area football teams found several different ways to win Friday night. Chambersburg and South Hagerstown both earned their first victories of the season with touchdowns in the final two minutes, while North Hagerstown overcame a 14-point deficit despite being heavily outgained. Smithsburg remained unbeaten, Boonsboro won its third straight and Greencastle-Antrim rolled to a 45-7 […]

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — North Hagerstown came out of halftime Friday night looking like a different team offensively. After being shut out in the first half, the Hubs scored on their first three possessions of the second half and rode a dominant defensive performance to a 17-7 victory over Century at Mike Callas Stadium. The win […]

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The biggest night in Washington County soccer history is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, when Hub City FC brings the sport to Meritus Park for the first time. The Black Roses will host Montgomery Soccer at 7 p.m. in the downtown Hagerstown ballpark, home of the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars, in their final […]

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. — North Hagerstown’s three-game winning streak came to an end Friday night as the Hubs struggled to generate offense in a 24-7 loss to Williamsport. The Wildcats (5-1) celebrated homecoming with their fourth straight victory, holding North (3-3) scoreless over the final three quarters and outgaining the Hubs 330-175. North’s Michael Stewart rushed […]

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Every time swimmers lined up for a breaststroke event at the Peyton Swope Memorial Invitational, one lane remained empty. Lane 1 was left open in memory of Swope, a former Hagerstown YMCA Gators swimmer who died in a car accident in June 2018 at age 13 while traveling to a swim meet. […]

WAYNESBORO, Pa. – Of all the losses in Waynesboro’s high school football history, Friday night’s defeat at the hands of Red Land might have been the most gut-wrenching. With the score tied and the Indians with possession of the ball at their 1-yard line and less than a minute to play in regulation, Waynesboro quarterback […]

SMITHSBURG, Md. — A showdown between unbeaten high school football teams turned into a showcase for one of Maryland’s perennial powers Friday night. Fort Hill scored three first-quarter touchdowns and rolled to a 49-14 victory over Smithsburg before a packed crowd that included a large contingent of fans who made the trip from Cumberland. The […]