Thurmont Little League Season Wraps Up with Thrilling Playoff and All-Star Games
Alisha Yocum The Thurmont Little League (TLL) season is winding down, and the playoff and In-House all-star games did not leave us disappointed. Some great youth baseball was played by all our players. In the Minor League Division, the Minor Eagles, coached by Justus Yocum, faced off against the Minors Red Sox, led by Jacob…
Tournament Time Is Here
Ryan Tokar, Thurmont Little League The regular season has come to an end at Thurmont Little League (TLL), but there is still a lot of baseball to be played! As the normal slate of games concluded, the league quickly moved into All-Star and tournament season. First up were the TLL In-House All-Star games for the…
Cougars Have Field Day at State Championships
blair garrett Catoctin Cross Country has made huge strides in just a short time. Since taking over just a season ago, head coach David Lillard has put together an impressive turnaround for a program that had been struggling to get runners on the field. “Two years ago, we had just three runners,” Lillard said. “Now…
Catoctin Football Is More Than Just Kids Playing a Game
Michael Betteridge There is a distinct sound this time of year that can be heard up against our beautiful Catoctin Mountains, off in the distance, when the wind blows just right. You can hear whistles blowing and coaches yelling on the practice field. When we hear that distant sound, we smile and we know that…
Catoctin clinches State Championship
Dominance from Start to Finish Blair Garrett Catoctin High Football clinched its second state championship Saturday, December 7, defeating the Poets of Dunbar High School (Baltimore) 31-8 in a Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) 1A matchup. The Cougars stormed through the playoffs, yielding opponents just 41 points over the team’s five playoff victories…
Catoctin High School Girls Basketball
Blair Garrett Senior Night for the Catoctin High girls basketball team (pictured above) went off without a hitch, as seniors for the Cougars led the team to a 41-28 victory. Head Coach Amy Entwistle led the team’s senior ceremony, offering kind and inspiring words for each graduating player on the roster. “I’m so proud to…
Catoctin High School Science Olympiad State Competition Results
Theresa Dardanell The CHS Science Olympiad Team is pictured with coaches Rebecca Hurley and Theresa Hutchinson. Not pictured: Coach Doug Young. Congratulations to the Catoctin High School (CHS) Science Olympiad team. They recently competed in the Maryland State Tournament at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. According to their coaches, “The nerd trials lasted close to…
CHS Unified Track and Field Places First at County Championship
On Tuesday, April 23, 2018, the Cougars placed first in the Monocacy Division of the Ninth Annual Frederick County Unified Track and Field Championship. Athletes represented ten area high schools for the event. Catoctin was in the Monocacy division with Frederick, Governor Thomas Johnson, Oakdale, and a combined team of Brunswick and Linganore. CHS had…
Two Catoctin High School Wrestlers Place in State Tournament, Another Champion Crowned
The 2016-17 wrestling season was a difficult one for the Cougars. Coach Green, now 144 wins and 99 losses in his ten-year career at Catoctin High School, compiled a 4 and 10 regular dual meet record and an overall season total of 6 and 23, not exactly the stellar returns that Catoctin wrestling fans have…
SPORTS news
Catoctin Sports Boosters to hold Holiday Open House The Catoctin High School (CHS) Sports Boosters will hold its 7th Annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 5, 2015, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the CHS cafeteria. Cougar apparel, blankets, stadium seats, hats, and miscellaneous novelty items will be available for your Christmas shopping. There will…
