Allegany County Maryland--Women

Three Women Referees Make History

The following is an excerpt from an article by Mike Mathews entitled, “Historic night came as easy as 1-2-3," and which appeared in the February 19, 2018 edition of the Cumberland Times-News. It tells the story of the first three-woman crew to referee a local high school basketball game, this being on February 15, 2018:

“It was a pretty impressive sight, Thursday evening at Bishop Walsh. And that was before Kyara Bible scored her 1,000th career point.

The Queen City Brewing Company was founded in 1901 and located at 208 Market Street in Cumberland. It was famous for its "Original Old German" Premium Lager Beer”. Originally known as the German Brewing Company the company’s name was changed to Queen City in 1941 and remained such until the brewery’s closure in 1974.

Joanne Nickel (1932-2021)

The photograph and following excerpt are from the Durst Funeral Home of Frostburg Maryland obituary for Joanne (Farrell) Nickel. It focuses upon her career as an educator, coach and “instrumental role” in the development of women’s sports in the area:

Mountain Ridge State Softball Champions, 2012

On Saturday, May 26, 2012 the Mountain Ridge High School Girls Softball team won the Maryland Class 1A State Championship.

Mt. Savage High School has won the State Girls Volleyball Championship four times, these being in 1979, 1982, 1983 and 1997. Most recently, Fort Hill High School won the State Girls Volleyball Championship in 2013.

Ashley Mellott

The fair manager was on the far side of the grandstand away from the action. He could hear the screams of the crowd. "The female screams were overwhelming", he recalled, "they were so loud that I knew there must be a female running. I didn't realize then that the race was over and a
female had won."

Martha Mauzy, Softball and Soccer Coach

Mountain Ridge soccer, softball coach retires

Martha Mauzy's teams won nearly 400 games, never had losing season in 14 years
Mountain Ridge soccer, softball coach retires.

FROSTBURG —Martha Mauzy’s high school teams weren’t unbeatable on the softball diamonds or soccer fields.

But they sure seemed to be.

Three Sportswomen of Maplehurst Country Club, Frostburg

The Maplehurst Country Club in Frostburg was opened in 1956. These three club members are emblematic of the club's rich history of sportswomen since the club's founding.

Maplehurst Women's Golf Lessons, 1956

The Maplehurst Country Club in Frostburg was opened in 1956. This photograph from the Cumberland News, taken in that same year, depicts a group of twelve ladies taking golf lessons from the club pro, Buddy Rice, who is shown kneeling on the left.

Lauryn MacFawn will be graduating from Allegany High School in spring 2008. In her freshman year she finished second in the State's cross-country championships. She finished first in her sophomore year, won the title again in her junior year, and in her senior year, with a time of 19:37, she became a three-time Maryland High School Class 1A Girl's Cross-Country State Champion.