CUMBERLAND — On Monday, No. 3 Fort Hill defeated rival Allegany 3-1 thanks in part to double-doubles from Tatum Bishop and Kamryn Rice. After winning the first set 25-21 and losing the second 25-23, the Sentinels (7-2 overall, 4-2 Western Maryland Athletic Conference, 2-0 City League) won the next two 25-23 and 25-16 to win […]
CUMBERLAND: St. James defeated First Allegany on Thursday, 37–33. On Friday, Frankfort (49-12) and Briar Woods (28-7) destroyed the area-high home streaks of Mountain Ridge and Fort Hill, respectively. Since Mountain Ridge started playing football in 2007, the county has never seen a week ending in a loss. When Fort Hill fell to Martinsburg, Beall
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CRESAPTOWN — No. 5 Calvary dominated Bishop Walsh on Tuesday, amassing 21 aces in total during the serving game. The scores were 25-15, 25-17, and 25-14 for the Eagles (15-6). John Wall, the head coach of Calvary, observed, “We started out a little slow.” It is imperative that we always give it our all on
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LAVALE: The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal claimed that around $100,000 worth of damage was caused by a pickup that caught fire on Saturday near the Sheetz gas pumps on Winchester Road. According to authorities, Tyler Griffin’s 2013 Ford F-150 was completely wrecked. The truck’s engine compartment caught fire, resulting in damage estimated
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LAVALE: Burkey’s Furniture, a family-run business in Allegany County, is about to close its doors for good after operating for almost 80 years. Oct. 10 is the start of a going-out-of-business sale. Since 1947, Burkey’s Furniture has offered household furnishings to its clients. Since her husband John passed away in 2019, Kathy Burkey, the owner
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CUMBERLAND: The former Hunter Douglas property in Allegany County, where plans are afoot to connect a new CSX railway line, has been purchased by an Irish business. Kingspan Roofing + Waterproofing will open a new manufacturing facility in the county, according to a statement made by Governor Wes Moore on Friday. Kingspan is based in
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CUMBERLAND — No. 3 Allegany defeated No. 5 Fort Hill 5-2 on Thursday to secure the City title on Homecoming thanks to three goals from Avery Miller. Miller scored two of the goals to gave Allegany (5-2-1 overall, 3-1-1 Western Maryland Athletic Conference, 3-0 City League) a 3-0 halftime lead. Myia Miller and Ella Shade
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CUMBERLAND — An instant classic was presented at Greenway Avenue Stadium on Thursday. The first half was a goal-for-goal exchange between No. 3 Allegany and No. 5 Fort Hill that lasted more than 89 minutes. Chris Manherz won it for the Campers (5-4-1, 3-0 City League) with 27 seconds remaining in overtime, helping Allegany win
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Florida: Hurricane Milton picked up speed on Sunday and is now headed for the Tampa Bay area, posing a threat to Florida and prompting evacuation orders along a coastline already recovering from Hurricane Helene’s destruction. Although forecast models differ, the most likely course is that Milton may make landfall in the Tampa Bay region on
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Florida: A system of storms that was developing in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday intensified into Tropical Storm Milton, and forecasters issued a warning that it might become a hurricane and make landfall on Florida’s west coast later in the week. With a maximum sustained wind speed of 45 mph (75 kph) and a