Author: Lee Goodwin

WAYNESBORO – The hits weren’t there, and the runs weren’t there either for the Waynesboro varsity baseball team in their game against Greencastle-Antrim on Wednesday at Robinson Field. The Blue Devils were playing at another level against a Waynesboro team that has lost three of its last four games (another game against Big Spring ended in a 7-7 tie and will be made up later in the season). The Blue Devils had timely hits against three different pitchers during a 9-0 win in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division matchup. Greencastle also took advantage of four walks, two hit batsmen and three…

WAYNESBORO – The Waynesboro Maidens varsity softball team has made it customary to pour on the runs against the competition. But on a breezy Monday afternoon on its home field, Waynesboro was on the other end of a high-scoring game. The Maidens fell behind 10-0 to Northern York, and it appeared the contest was headed for a 10-run rule outcome after five innings. Suddenly, the Maidens’ offense came to life, but not in time to put together a comeback for the ages. The Polar Bears shook off a barrage of Waynesboro runs in a 13-9 Mid-Penn Colonial Division win. Not…

Antietam Pharmacy rolled through the Waynesboro Area YMCA City Basketball League regular season and the playoffs on its way to the CBL championship. Antietam Pharmacy (the Green Machine) finished the campaign with a 23-2 record. Team members, left to right, are: Michael Dimbo, James Hines (captain), Chet Sanders, Guy Henicle, Jesse Tyler and Scott Robinson.

DOWNINGTOWN – The Waynesboro varsity boys’ basketball team may never have another season like this. And, despite a loss in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A tournament, the 2022-23 season will go down in school history as the best ever. On Saturday, the Indians put a scare into host Downingtown West, leading at one point 11-4 in the first quarter and roaring back from a double-digit deficit to get to within three points, 52-49, by the end of the third quarter. Led by a superlative effort from senior Dylan Blair, the Whippets (22-7) pulled out a 64-60 victory…

WAYNESBORO – And the band played on. Minutes before the Waynesboro Indians and Red Lion Lions converged at midcourt for the tipoff of Tuesday night’s District 3-6A first-round playoff game in the Waynesboro Area Senior High School gym, WASHS band director Chris Ritter led the pep band into the upper section of the vast bleachers to add the sound of lively music. It must have done something, but it took a half for head coach Tom Hoffman’s team to get shots to fall and for the defense to up the pressure on Red Lion’s ball control, slow-paced offense. Whether or…

WAYNESBORO – And the band played on. Minutes before the Waynesboro Indians and Red Lion Lions converged at midcourt for the tipoff of Tuesday night’s District 3-6A first-round playoff game in the Waynesboro Area Senior High School gym, WASHS band director Chris Ritter led the pep band into the upper section of the vast bleachers to add the sound of lively music. It must have done something, but it took a half for head coach Tom Hoffman’s team to get shots to fall and for the defense to up the pressure on Red Lion’s ball control, slow-paced offense. Whether or…

At Enola, the Waynesboro varsity boys’ basketball team lost 62-48 to State College in a Mid-Penn Conference tournament semifinal game played at East Pennsboro High School on Tuesday night. The Indians, champions of the Mid-Penn Colonial Division, faced off against the Little Lions, winners of the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division. Waynesboro kept it close until the third quarter when State College outscored the Tribe (19-4) 21-9 to take a 42-26 lead entering the fourth quarter. Ryan Shaffer paced the offense with 14 points. Jaylon Bean had 10 points and Tanyon Shaull finished with nine points and a team-high seven rebounds. State…

The 2022-23 winter high school sports season came to an end on Thursday, as the Waynesboro Area Senior High School varsity boys’ basketball team and varsity wrestling teams competed in road contests. BOYS’ BASKETBALL The Waynesboro Indians paired up with two Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division teams who also share the Tribe’s PIAA classification (Class 6A) in what could be a prelude to the postseason. On Tuesday, Waynesboro traveled to Carlisle and came away with only its second loss of the season, 66-55, to the Thundering Herd. On Thursday, the Indians made a shorter trip to Chambersburg and were turned away 40-31…

WAYNESBORO – Waynesboro Indians varsity basketball head coach Tom Hoffman was quick to point out after his team defeated Greencastle-Antrim 56-28 Friday night that there is still a lot to play for. And there is. The Tribe won the most games of any team under Hoffman in his 23 seasons (19) and finished undefeated in the Mid-Penn Colonial Division (14-0). Now there are two big games to play against some very big fish in the high school basketball waters (Carlisle and Chambersburg) that will determine where Waynesboro stands among District 3-Class 6A teams awaiting their postseason fate. “I’m doing my…

ENOLA – The Waynesboro Area Senior High School girls’ swim team has already enjoyed an historic season, and the Maidens made it even more historic by winning their division in just the first season of sanctioned competition. On Tuesday afternoon, Waynesboro made the trip to East Pennsboro High School needing a win to clinch the Mid-Penn Colonial Division championship. The Maidens came away with a 103-47 win over the Panthers and added a 104-50 win over Halifax to complete the sweep of the tri-meet. Waynesboro improved to 10-0 with the wins with a dual meet against Cedar Cliff on the…