• Monday: Football preparations, Tuscarora at North Hagerstown, 6 – This has been rescheduled from Friday. It’s a chance for the Hubs to bounce back from a loss to Manchester Valley, as North faces a Titans side that were ruled out in their first two games.
• Tuesday: Golf, Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Smithsburg and Williamsport in Maryland District 1 Class 2A-1A Tournament at Black Rock, 9 – Maryland’s first playoff event of the year is one in which the Warriors and Leopards will have high hopes. The best players to watch are Morgan Dehoff for Boonsboro and Andrew Bushey for Smithsburg, but both teams have others capable of posting low numbers.
• Tuesday: men’s soccer, Clear Spring at South Hagerstown, 6 – The Rebels won their first three games by a 13-0 margin, as star goaltender Aden Mills has yet to give up a goal. Kevin Diaz, Brockton Rhodes and CJ Bryan fueled South’s attack.
• Tuesday: men’s soccer, Boonsboro at Williamsport, 7; Women’s football, Williamsport to Boonsboro, 7; Preparatory volleyball, Boonsboro at Williamsport, 7 – A trio of clashes between the Warriors and the Wildcats. The Boonsboro women’s football team got off to a 3-1 start with a 13-2 margin, led by goalkeeper Micah Stine. Men’s football teams have struggled so far, with a combined 1-5 record and a 4-16 margin (Carlos Pazos scored both goals for Boonsboro). The volleyball game is a clash of undefeated teams (in best of five sets), with the Wildcats 2-0 and the Warriors 1-0.
• Thursday: men’s soccer, Williamsport at Clear Spring, 6; Women’s football, Clear Spring at Williamsport, 6; Preparatory volleyball, Clear Spring at Williamsport, 7 – Two days after their trio of meetings against the Warriors, the Wildcats face another county rival, the Blazers. The boys ‘soccer game is expected to be a tie game, as the Williamsport girls’ soccer team faces reigning Herald-Mail girls athlete of the week Kayda Shives. Clear Spring’s early-season volleyball glove continues after losses to Oakdale and North Hagerstown centrals.
• Friday: pre-season football, Catoctin at South Hagerstown, 6 – The Cougars are off to an unusual 0-3 start with losses to Boonsboro, Mountain Ridge and Thomas Johnson. The first and third games were close, however. The Rebels have just suffered a surprising one-point loss to Smithsburg.
• Saturday: Cross country, Wildcat Invitational at Williamsport, 10 – Clear Spring and South Hagerstown have already hosted invitational competitions in Washington County this season, and now it’s Williamsport’s turn. After dominating the Hereford’s Bull Run Invitational on Saturday, Caroline Matthews of Boonsboro will look to continue her winning streak.
