by Lisa Schauer Hancock Middle Senior High School’s 2024 varsity football team finished the season ranked fifth in Washington County, besting South Hagerstown and Smithsburg high schools in the rankings. Boonsboro High School came out on top. The Panthers were shut out 0-50 by the third-ranked Blazers in a conference[Read More…]
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Hare resigns as Panther football coach amid playoff controversy
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Panthers football team played their final game of the season last Friday evening, November 1, against Clear Springs and lost 50-0, but that wasn’t the only loss they had that night. Their biggest loss came shortly before the game took place. Head Coach Ron Hare[Read More…]
Lady Panthers celebrate Senior Night with another win
by Lisa Schauer Seniors on the varsity volleyball team were recognized at Hancock Middle Senior High School in a heart-warming ceremony prior to their match against Hyndman Charter School on Tuesday, October 22. The team’s four seniors were escorted onto the court by family members, where their messages of grit[Read More…]
Penny Lipinski inducted into HCC Hall of Fame
Six individuals were recently inducted into the Hagerstown Community Col- lege Athletic Hall of Fame. Athletic Director Amy Sterner presided over the an- nual event, with an attendance of more than 100. Inductees of the HCC 23rd Class of the Hall of Fame include Katie (Baker) Carbaugh, Mike Gehr, Penny[Read More…]
Panthers fall to Baltimore’s SEED School on Senior Night
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Panthers varsity football team lost 57-8 to Baltimore’s SEED School at home on Thursday, October 17. When the two teams last met two years ago, SEED School (now 6-1) won 54-0. This time around, the Panthers (now 2-5) managed to get on the scoreboard. The[Read More…]
Lady Panthers play the Paw Paw Pirates
Fall 2024 trout stocking to begin across Maryland
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin fall trout stocking in early October as soon as water levels and temperatures are acceptable for trout. Department crews will transport thousands of state hatchery-raised brown, golden rainbow, and rainbow trout and release them statewide in select creeks, rivers, lakes, and[Read More…]
Panthers pounce over Hornets 49-20 on the road
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Panthers varsity football team scored the most points of the season in their 49-20 victory over the Hornets at Hundred High School in West Virginia last Friday night, September 27. The Panthers led by one after the first quarter, and then turned on the heat,[Read More…]
Maryland’s small game and wild turkey seasons on the horizon
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that squirrel, rabbit, fall turkey, and other small game seasons are either underway or set to open in the coming weeks. Some of these species offer generous seasons and bag limits and are abundant throughout Maryland. “Small game hunting can be an[Read More…]
Panthers put up a fight against Huskies
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Panthers varsity football team took a 49- 6 loss against the Northern Huskies at Northern Garrett High School on Friday, September 20. The Panthers fought hard, coming into week three at a disadvantage, being ranked 225th in the state versus the Huskies, ranked 89th. Friday’s[Read More…]
