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Revs Run Boxcars Off Tracks in First Trip to Hagerstown
(July 26, 2024 – Hagerstown, Md.): The York Revolution trounced the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars, 15-5 in their first ever visit to Meritus Park on Friday evening. York quickly grabbed a first inning lead as Zander Wiel pounded a two-out, two-run double to the gap in left center as the Revs took advantage of a pair of walks from Cars starter Gunnar Groen (0-4). That included a leadoff walk from Rudy Martin Jr who stole second for his 56th steal of the year, setting a new franchise record for a single season in just his 70th game played.
Danny Dietrich Making Dirt Late Model Debut At Hagerstown Speedway
Count Danny Dietrich as the latest open-wheel standout to try his hand in Dirt Late Model racing. The Pennsylvania Posse Sprint Car standout will make his debut in the fendered discipline on July 28 at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway as part of the half-mile's Frank Sagi Tribute live on FloRacing. Dietrich...
Brunswick athletes earn NISCA All-America swimming accolades
The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association recently released its All-America Swimming lists for the 2023-2024 scholastic season and Brunswick School was once again, well represented. Ryan Ohl, a 2024 Brunswick School graduate, who is heading to Stanford University, where he will play water polo, earned NISCA All-America swimming honors in...
Professional baseball could await these six WVU players from the 2024 team
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The professional baseball career of WVU infielder JJ Wetherholt can begin after he signed a contract that contained a $6.8 million dollar bonus. It was the St. Louis Cardinals who selected Wetherholt in the first round of the just-completed draft of amateur players. The Mars, Pa. native was the seventh player selected in the first round.
Wrestler Aaron Brooks trying to stay even-keeled at Olympics
Hagerstown wrestler Aaron Brooks is set to fulfill a lifelong dream, competing on the biggest stage imaginable against the best in the world in Paris. There are significant medals at stake: gold, silver and bronze. These are the Olympic Games, where legends are born. ...
Southern University’s Tyeler Hawkins Joins MLB Draft League With Frederick Keys
Southern University outfielder Tyeler Hawkins has signed a contract with the Frederick Keys of the MLB (Major League Baseball) Draft League. Hawkins will play his home games at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium based in Frederick, Maryland. Hawkins, a right fielder from Lexington, KY, finished his collegiate career as...
Direct the Cat likely a handful in Sylvia Bishop Memorial
Only five are slated to face the starter in Saturday’s $75,000 Sylvia Bishop Memorial Stakes at Charles Town Races. And it looks like trainer Cynthia McKee is holding the best cards. The seven-furlong test for state-bred sophomore fillies will take place as the seventh race on an eight-race program....
Keys Fall in Game Two of Three-Game Series to Spikes
State College, PA- The Frederick Keys dropped their second straight game to the State College Spikes Wednesday night, after falling in a hard-fought battle by a score of 8-7 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Keys took a one-run lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning, but...
Keys Start Six-Game Homestand with Victory Over Scrappers
Frederick, MD- The Frederick Keys began their six-game homestand in style with a victory Friday night over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, winning the contest 6-2 at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. The Keys used a four-run bottom of the seventh to pull away from the Scrappers, as Frederick earned...
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