Tri State
Mountain Maryland Marathon
Inaugural event set for April 19, 2009 — day before Boston Marathon
LAVALE — Less than a week after the Boston Marathon in April, someone got the bright idea to hold a 26.2-mile running event in Allegany County.
Since then, the Mountain Maryland Marathon presented by Life Fitness Management has gone from an idea on an online message board to a new destination event that will expand the local tourism season and help direct runners of all ages and abilities toward a healthier way of life Read More
Robinette pulls double duty in Main Street Mile
Hawkins, Sober take individual victories
FROSTBURG – Just a few hours after competing in the Maryland Class 1A West Region cross country championship in Williamsport on Thursday, 15-year-old Tim Robinette placed 13th in the Main Street Mile in Frostburg in a time of 5 minutes, 5.3 seconds.
Robinette, a junior at Allegany High School, participated in the event to try and maintain or improve upon his 25th spot in the Queen City Striders series standings. The Main Street Mile was the seventh in an eight-race circuit. The event is unique with its 6:35 p.m. start time, beginning just before the start of the Mountain City's Halloween Parade. The route, primarily downhill, is lined with ready-made spectators and fans who cheered along runners of all ages and abilities.Read More
West Virginia satate Xc Championships
A class act, Roach cruises to state title
Indians five points short of upsetting nine-time winner Ravenswood
ONA, W.Va. –Lenny Roach had several options after winning the West Virginia Class AA-A state cross country championship on Saturday at Cabell Midland High School.
The Berkeley Springs senior could have sought congratulatory remarks from friends or family. He could have looked for the ever-watchful eyes of Indians coach John Rowland. Or he could have taken a moment to reflect within upon his personal accomplishment. But Roach didn’t do any of those things Read More
Pelliccioni completes come-from-behind win
Wheeling Park edges Jefferson by four points to defend team title
ONA, W.Va. – Morgantown standout distance runner Cody Pelliccioni might not have been truly aware of what he was doing. He is, after all, just a sophomore.
Fact is, he did it anyway. And all “it” refers to is beating the top-ranked runner in West Virginia’s Class AAA standings – Jefferson senior Cory Hampshire – and the other 86 runners in the state championship meet on Saturday at Cabell Midland High School Read More
Vaulters soar “Above the Bar” at HCC
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – While many local area runners took the weekend off or focused on postseason racing opportunities, nearly two dozen of the area’s best prep pole vaulters wrapped up the “Above the Bar” Pole Vault Clinic on Saturday at Hagerstown Community College in preparation of the upcoming indoor track and field season.
Twenty-two high-schoolers and two collegiate vaulters participated in the invitation-only clinic, which began in September and lasted half the mornings on Oct. 26, Nov. 9, Nov. 16 and Nov. 30 Read More
Tri State "Brave souls" to take to the roads in Jingle Run
FORT ASHBY, W.Va.- Some very brave souls are set to contest the 4th annual 5K Jingle Run foot race on Dec. 13 beginning at Fort Ashby Primary School on Dan¹s Run Road.
Race director Linda Tappe said the race¹s first year brought temperatures of 9 degrees and snow and ice on the roads as well as every moisture-producing spot on the bodies of all 40 official finishers of the
3.1-mile run, which benefits the Frankfort High School cross country program.Read More
Bonnette places 10th in NCR Marathon
SPARKS, Md. – Beall High School graduate Scott Bonnette averaged better than seven minutes per mile to earn a top-10 finish on Saturday at the NCR Trail Marathon in Sparks, Md.
Bonnette, 20, of Frostburg and currently a sophomore at Wheeling Jesuit University, finished 10th overall and fifth in his age group by crossing the line in an unofficial chip time of 2 hours, 57 minutes and 17 seconds. Doug Mock, 41, of Ellicott City, Md., won with an official time of 2:41:52.
Bonnette covered the first 13.1 miles in 1:25:07 – a pace slightly better than 6:30 – along the first half of the marathon route, which primarily follows the Northern Central Railroad Trail. The start and finish are at Sparks Elementary School and the first and last few miles of the race are on paved roads Read More
Hawkins outlasts DeWitt for seventh straight Turkey Day 5K win
Frostburg senior Patton takes women's crown
WESTERNPORT - Nearly 200 runners and walkers braved 20-degree temperatures and delayed Thanksgiving Day temptations of an early-morning meal by participating in the 12th annual Turkey Day 5K event in Westernport.
The out-and-back, or up-and-down, 3.1-mile road run starts and finishes near the American Legion Victory Post 155 and heads up state Route 36 for 1.55 miles. The event, coordinated by Mountain Ridge High School cross country coaches Tom Dawson and Norm DeRosa, benefits the Miners fall running team Read More
Inaugural event set for April 19, 2009 — day before Boston Marathon
LAVALE — Less than a week after the Boston Marathon in April, someone got the bright idea to hold a 26.2-mile running event in Allegany County.
Since then, the Mountain Maryland Marathon presented by Life Fitness Management has gone from an idea on an online message board to a new destination event that will expand the local tourism season and help direct runners of all ages and abilities toward a healthier way of life Read More
Robinette pulls double duty in Main Street Mile
Hawkins, Sober take individual victories
FROSTBURG – Just a few hours after competing in the Maryland Class 1A West Region cross country championship in Williamsport on Thursday, 15-year-old Tim Robinette placed 13th in the Main Street Mile in Frostburg in a time of 5 minutes, 5.3 seconds.
Robinette, a junior at Allegany High School, participated in the event to try and maintain or improve upon his 25th spot in the Queen City Striders series standings. The Main Street Mile was the seventh in an eight-race circuit. The event is unique with its 6:35 p.m. start time, beginning just before the start of the Mountain City's Halloween Parade. The route, primarily downhill, is lined with ready-made spectators and fans who cheered along runners of all ages and abilities.Read More
West Virginia satate Xc Championships
A class act, Roach cruises to state title
Indians five points short of upsetting nine-time winner Ravenswood
ONA, W.Va. –Lenny Roach had several options after winning the West Virginia Class AA-A state cross country championship on Saturday at Cabell Midland High School.
The Berkeley Springs senior could have sought congratulatory remarks from friends or family. He could have looked for the ever-watchful eyes of Indians coach John Rowland. Or he could have taken a moment to reflect within upon his personal accomplishment. But Roach didn’t do any of those things Read More
Pelliccioni completes come-from-behind win
Wheeling Park edges Jefferson by four points to defend team title
ONA, W.Va. – Morgantown standout distance runner Cody Pelliccioni might not have been truly aware of what he was doing. He is, after all, just a sophomore.
Fact is, he did it anyway. And all “it” refers to is beating the top-ranked runner in West Virginia’s Class AAA standings – Jefferson senior Cory Hampshire – and the other 86 runners in the state championship meet on Saturday at Cabell Midland High School Read More
Vaulters soar “Above the Bar” at HCC
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – While many local area runners took the weekend off or focused on postseason racing opportunities, nearly two dozen of the area’s best prep pole vaulters wrapped up the “Above the Bar” Pole Vault Clinic on Saturday at Hagerstown Community College in preparation of the upcoming indoor track and field season.
Twenty-two high-schoolers and two collegiate vaulters participated in the invitation-only clinic, which began in September and lasted half the mornings on Oct. 26, Nov. 9, Nov. 16 and Nov. 30 Read More
Tri State "Brave souls" to take to the roads in Jingle Run
FORT ASHBY, W.Va.- Some very brave souls are set to contest the 4th annual 5K Jingle Run foot race on Dec. 13 beginning at Fort Ashby Primary School on Dan¹s Run Road.
Race director Linda Tappe said the race¹s first year brought temperatures of 9 degrees and snow and ice on the roads as well as every moisture-producing spot on the bodies of all 40 official finishers of the
3.1-mile run, which benefits the Frankfort High School cross country program.Read More
Bonnette places 10th in NCR Marathon
SPARKS, Md. – Beall High School graduate Scott Bonnette averaged better than seven minutes per mile to earn a top-10 finish on Saturday at the NCR Trail Marathon in Sparks, Md.
Bonnette, 20, of Frostburg and currently a sophomore at Wheeling Jesuit University, finished 10th overall and fifth in his age group by crossing the line in an unofficial chip time of 2 hours, 57 minutes and 17 seconds. Doug Mock, 41, of Ellicott City, Md., won with an official time of 2:41:52.
Bonnette covered the first 13.1 miles in 1:25:07 – a pace slightly better than 6:30 – along the first half of the marathon route, which primarily follows the Northern Central Railroad Trail. The start and finish are at Sparks Elementary School and the first and last few miles of the race are on paved roads Read More
Hawkins outlasts DeWitt for seventh straight Turkey Day 5K win
Frostburg senior Patton takes women's crown
WESTERNPORT - Nearly 200 runners and walkers braved 20-degree temperatures and delayed Thanksgiving Day temptations of an early-morning meal by participating in the 12th annual Turkey Day 5K event in Westernport.
The out-and-back, or up-and-down, 3.1-mile road run starts and finishes near the American Legion Victory Post 155 and heads up state Route 36 for 1.55 miles. The event, coordinated by Mountain Ridge High School cross country coaches Tom Dawson and Norm DeRosa, benefits the Miners fall running team Read More