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Allegany defeats Bishop Walsh 4-1 thanks to a strong first half

CUMBERLAND: At Greenway Avenue Stadium on Tuesday, it was a tale of two halves. Allegany, ranked third, dominated the first half, taking a 3-0 lead and scoring a fourth goal early in the second. Bishop Walsh, nevertheless, dominated the second half.  The Campers (6-5-1, 4-0 City) hung on for a 4-1 triumph despite the Spartans […]

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Turkeyfoot is swept by Fort Hill and Calvary wins the playoff opener

CRESAPTOWN — Tuesday’s Mason-Dixon Christian Conference playoff opening saw No. 5 Calvary sweep Broadfording. With scores of 25-10, 25-4, and 25-11, the Eagles (16-7) prevailed. John Wall, the head coach of Calvary, stated, “We played really well tonight against Broadfording.” “We have arguably played at our best this season. We are peaking at the ideal

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FSU’s Smith earns MEC Defensive Player of Week honors

FROSTBURG — Cat Smith of Frostburg State won the Mountain East Conference (MEC) Defensive Player of the Week award for the second time this season.Smith guided the Bobcat defense (9-1-1, 7-1-1 MEC) to victories over Concord 2-1 and Davis & Elkins 4-0 without a loss. Smith tried three shots and scored the game-winning goal against

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Alco triumphs over Hancock while Fort Hill sweeps Southern

OAKLAND: On Wednesday, Jovie Breitfeller’s double-double helped No. 3 Fort Hill defeat Southern. The scores were 25-16, 25-21, and 25-22 for the Sentinels (8-2, 5-2 Western Maryland Athletic Conference). For Fort Hill, Breitfeller ended with a total of 18 digs, 12 points, and seven aces. Addison Furstenberg contributed 10 kills and 4 blocks, while Tatum

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East Hardy’s Teets win golf’s first state championship for the school

WHEELING— On Wednesday at the Jones Course, East Hardy senior Jordan Teets captured the Class A WVSSAC golf individual state championship, making school history as the first state champion. Teets defeated St. Mary’s Trent Renner by two shots at the end of the 14-over round with a 156. Teets shot 28 over for a 170

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Cooper scores twice as No. 1 Mountain Ridge rallies to overcome No. 3 Allegany, 2-1

CUMBERLAND: On Monday night, Tim Nightingale discovered the true nature of his undefeated Mountain Ridge team. After Allegany’s goal at halftime gave them a 1-0 lead and Mountain Ridge’s first setback of the season, the Miners were dealt a stomach punch.  At Greenway Avenue Stadium, top-ranked Mountain Ridge overcame a deficit to defeat third-ranked Allegany,

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The state poll’s top 15 stays the same, while Fort Hill drops to No. 24

FREDERICK — Fort Hill dropped eight spots to No. 24 in the Maryland state media poll, while the top 15 teams stayed the same.Despite losing to Briar Woods, Virginia, 28-7 previous week, the Sentinels (3-2) were still included in the poll, with a ranking of 16th.  Perry Hall appeared ready for another successful season in

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