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ASHBORO, N.C.— Shepherd was able to play two of the three baseball games it had scheduled on last weekend’s trip to North Carolina. Sunday’s scheduled game against Tusculum (Tennessee) was rained out. Despite 10 hits, including Michael Lott’s homer, the Rams dropped the season opener, 5-4, to Pfeiffer when the Falcons scored the winning run [...]
Continue reading …INWOOD— Readying for the Potomac Vallery Conference wrestling tournament two weekends ago and the upcoming Class AAA Regional tournament, Washington High had eight wrestlers emerge from team wins over Musselman, Hampshire, and Clarke County with 3-0 individual records. The Patriots had Ashby Heath (220), Micah Skubon (195), Zane Bradbury (160), Dylan Ceravalo (145), Gunnar Wilt [...]
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When he was tearing up the pea patch in the early 1950s, his hard-charging thoroughbred image was captured on the cover of Time Magazine and his notoriety became such that T.V. Guide ranked him second only to Ed Sullivan as a most-watched attraction on the 12-inch, black and white sets of that era. This was [...]
Continue reading …KEYMAR, Md.— Washington’s schedule had included only one other game where the entire squad was able to get playing time. And that easy win was way back in December against Broadfording Christian Academy. On Monday, the Patriots trounced Silver Oak Academy (once known as Bowling Brook Academy), 72-50, with the entire roster getting into the [...]
Continue reading …HEDGESVILLE— After having its scheduled home matches postponed by last Wednesday’s two-hour early school dismissal, Jefferson traveled to Hedgesville without six of its front-line wrestlers and dropped a 65-14 decision to the then-homestanding Eagles and a 59-18 decision to Musselman. Keynan Williams at 182 pounds and Lane Harder at 220 pounds each posted 2-0 records [...]
Continue reading …SHENANDOAH JUNCTION— A 15-4 third-quarter scoring spree helped Martinsburg wrap up its 72-51 girl’s basketball win over homestanding Jefferson last Thursday. With a five-point halftime lead, Martinsburg had seen its once-prosperous 14-point lead in the second quarter melted back. But then its pressure defense quickly moved the lead. The Lady Bulldogs were winning for the [...]
Continue reading …On Tuesday morning, the Big 12 Conference and the Big East Conference announced a settlement of their respective lawsuits regarding West Virginia University. Terms of the settlement will allow WVU to leave the Big East and join the Big 12 on July 1, 2012, upon payment of $20 million in damages to the Big East [...]
Continue reading …After falling behind homestanding Hedgesville by 14 points at the half, Washington’s girls brought the game back toward them by forcing second-half turnovers. However, even though the Patriots helped cause 21 Hedgesville turnovers the early Lady Eagle lead was enough to withstand the mistakes. Hedgesville held on for a 57-51 win that improved its record [...]
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CHARLES TOWN—Months ago, supporters of the Washington High School baseball program were discussing its number one priority: a press box for the Bruce C. Davidson Field, but the price tag was an unaffordable at $60,000. Today a brand new press box, gleaming with the Patriots’ signature blue, stands behind home plate, thanks to a team [...]
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