Author: Lee Goodwin

CAMP HILL – The Waynesboro boys’ and girls’ varsity swim teams took part in Senior Day this past Thursday at Cedar Cliff High School and both came away with victories. The Maidens improved to 8-1-1 as they defeated the Colts by the score of 110-66. The Indians outpointed Cedar Cliff 66-59. The Waynesboro girls won all three relay events. The Maidens won the 200 medley relay by 16 seconds, with the team of Joelle Blake, Belle Hess, Eve Phillips and Mya Beck finishing in 2:02.73. Hess, Emma Swanson, Brenna Naddeo and Beck also combined to win the 200 freestyle relay…

WAYNESBORO – Junior guard Michael Young had a break-out performance on Friday night, and the Waynesboro varsity boys’ basketball team notched another double-digit win. Young scored a team-high 19 points, including three three-point field goals, and the Indians beat the Boiling Springs Bubblers 65-45 in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division game. Boiling Springs’ Trey Martin led all scorers with 25 points, but the Bubblers could not make up for a 23-4 deficit that Waynesboro built through the early part of the second quarter. Tanyon Shaull scored eight points, followed by Jaylon Bean, Cooper Hough and Louie Lindsay with seven apiece. Waynesboro…

Ben Roethlisberger was to the Pittsburgh Steelers as Tom Brady was to the New England Patriots and Aaron Rodgers is to the Green Bay Packers. The Packers should take a long look at what Rodgers chooses to do in the offseason; because, Green Bay is a winner as long as Rodgers is on the roster. The future of the Pittsburgh Steelers is in limbo, much like the franchise experienced when Terry Bradshaw retired in the early 1980s. Who would have thought that Roethlisberger, a product of Miami University (not the one from Florida), would become a franchise quarterback for nearly…

WAYNESBORO – The Waynesboro High School gymnastics team dropped its home opener to a talented Altoona team 141.15-129.55. Altoona standout Gracie Weaver took home wins on three events and in the all-around. Altoona also took the next three all around places. “Altoona is one of the strongest teams in the state,” said Waynesboro coach Amy Dennis. “We had to chase them all evening and unfortunately we weren’t on our A game.” Vault was a bright spot for Waynesboro. It was the only event that Waynesboro scored higher than Altoona. Waynesboro junior Jenna Geesaman tied Weaver for the vault win with…

WAYNESBORO – The Waynesboro varsity wrestling team had the advantage in numbers, but head coach David Swink knew at the outset how important bonus points were going to be when the Indians hosted the Shippensburg Greyhounds Thursday in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division matchup on Senior Night. It turns out that the bonus points registered by Jayden Rooney, Bodie Rouzer and Kaden Rouzer were very important. Rooney worked for a 16-1 technical fall in the 120-pound bout, while Bodie Rouzer recorded a first-period pin at 138 pounds and Kaden Rouzer wrestled to a 18-1 technical fall at 145 pounds to help…

WAYNESBORO – The 2021-22 winter sports season was a history maker for Waynesboro Area Senior High School. The Waynesboro boys’ and girls’ swim teams dropped the word “independent” from the teams and, instead of competing unattached at meets, the teams competed for the first time as fully- sanctioned Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association squads. “The swimmers this year are very excited,” said coach Sharon McIlquham. “Some of them have been swimming their entire lives. This is the first year they are competing for their school. They get to compete and win meets. They are very excited about the team aspect this…

WAYNESBORO – The Waynesboro Indians varsity basketball team continued its winning ways in the Mid-Penn Colonial Division on Friday night with a long-awaited matchup against Shippensburg in the wings the following day. Waynesboro jumped out to a 23-10 lead after the first quarter and never looked back en route to a 62-37 triumph over West Perry for the Tribe’s 12th win against only two losses. The Mustangs kept the game close in the second quarter, being outscored 11-10. However, Waynesboro won the third period 18-4 to take a 52-24 lead going into the final stanza. Waynesboro’s top three scorers during…

WAYNESBORO – It was more than a night of wrestling at Waynesboro Area Senior High School on Wednesday. It was a night to honor the memory of Mindy Rouzer and all those who have been touched by breast cancer. Waynesboro hosted South Western in a non-conference meet in a special Pink Out night at the home gym. The Indians defeated the Mustangs, 45-27, but wrestling was only a part of what transpired on an emotional evening. Prior to the start of competition, the following words expressed the tone of the past couple weeks as the Rouzer family – husband and…

NEWVILLE – The Waynesboro varsity boys’ basketball team finished a season sweep of Big Spring on Tuesday night with a 60-36 victory for the Indians 11th win of the season. The Bulldogs, who lost to the Tribe 68-45 in Waynesboro on Dec. 17, kept the game close throughout the first half as Waynesboro led 14-9 after the first quarter and 27-19 at halftime. The Indians began to put some distance between the teams in the second half, outscoring Big Spring 19-11 in the third quarter to take a 46-29 lead into the fourth period. Waynesboro outrebounded Big Spring 38-25 and…

When I think of the NFL playoffs, I think about the Purple People Eaters, the No Name Defense, the Hogs and the Steel Curtain. I don’t think about individual players. I think about the units (the defensive and offensive lines, the secondaries) that enabled the skill players to do what they do. Take away the Hogs, and players like Joe Theisman, John Riggins and the Smurfs would not have three Super Bowls. While most of the talk on sports shows centers on individual players, the game of football is an 11-on-11 game, not 1-on-11. Which is why I like the…