by Lisa Schauer The fall 2024 sports season officially begins on Wednesday, August 14 with practice at Hancock High School. This year, varsity football, varsity volleyball, and junior varsity volleyball will be offered. Coach Ron Hare returns as head football coach for the Panthers. Assistant coaches Perry Kennedy, Rocky Wills,[Read More…]
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Hagerstown native wins gold at SummerSlam
by Geoff Fox Let me talk to ya! The WWE crowned a new United States Champion this past Saturday night, August 3, at their premium live event SummerSlam and the new champ is from Washington County. In the third match of the night, L.A. Knight (real name Shaun Ricker) pinned[Read More…]
Cheer program returns to Hancock High School
Cheerleading will return to Hancock Middle Senior High School this fall after a ten-year hiatus. “We are thrilled to reintroduce the cheer program at Hancock Middle Senior High,” announced Jennifer Ruppenthal, Principal of Hancock Middle Senior High School. “The energy and enthusiasm that cheerleaders bring to our school events are[Read More…]
Long time Hancock AD, coach inducted into county sports Hall of Fame
by Geoff Fox The weekend of July 20 and July 21 is Hall of Fame weekend. While the national attention is looking to Cooperstown, N.Y., and the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 21, attention locally will be looking to Hagerstown and the Washington County Sports Hall of Fame[Read More…]
Gerber Field concession stand needs attention
by Geoff Fox The concession stand and press box at Gerber Field has had a leak in the roof for the last eight years and for the last four years, it has been rotted and mold has begun to grow. Hancock Little League President Brandon Utermoehlen said the league had[Read More…]
Gerber Field concession stand needs attention
by Geoff Fox The concession stand and press box at Gerber Field has had a leak in the roof for the last eight years and for the last four years, it has been rotted and mold has begun to grow. Hancock Little League President Brandon Utermoehlen said the league had[Read More…]
Leach & Trumpower take Panther Track & Field to states
Hancock’s Track and Field team propelled themselves beyond the Washington County Championship to the regional showdown last Wednesday, May 15. Two athletes – Waylon Leach and Logan Trumpower – will represent Hancock as they compete in the May 22 MPSSAA 1A State Track & Field Championship at Prince George’s Sports[Read More…]
Panther boys finish season 8-11, splitting final games
Hancock’s varsity baseball team split their final week of play to close out the 2024 season with a record of 8-11, winning over Turkeyfoot and falling to Smithsburg in their final game. Last Monday, May 6, the Panthers turned eight hits into 10 runs against the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams,[Read More…]
Kids snag fish, snacks & prizes at annual Tonoloway Fishing Rodeo
by Geoff Fox The Tonoloway Rod and Gun Club held their annual Youth Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, May 4, at the club’s lake off Woodmont Road, west of Hancock. A total of 87 kids were along the lake looking to catch the largest fish possible. The rodeo was open to[Read More…]
Panther boys pick up win against Forbes Road
The Hancock baseball team took advantage of a lack of batting success by the Forbes Road Cardinals last Friday, April 26 to build up a win for their late season, topping Forbes Road 6-1. Junior Blair Ray batted in two of those runs, with Tyler Clingerman, Shawn Thomas, Chandler Buskirk[Read More…]
