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North Hagerstown’s Rian Johnson headlines 2025 All-Washington County Girls Track & Field

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June 9, 2025

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North Hagerstown’s Rian Johnson headlines 2025 All-Washington County Girls Track & Field

Here are The Herald-Mail’s 2025 All-Washington County Girls Outdoor Track & Field selections.

Rian Johnson, North Hagerstown

Athlete of the Year

Johnson, a senior, emerged as the greatest distance runner in county history on the track. She set county records in the 800 (2:12.73), 1,600 (4:43.51) and 3,200 (10:25.74) and won Class 3A state gold in the 1,600 and 3,200 and silver in the 800. Her state-winning time of 4:45.88 in the 1,600 set a meet record for all classifications.

All-Washington County First Team

Alaina Barnhart, Boonsboro

Barnhart, a junior, captured CMC Small School, county and 1A West region titles in the 100.

Madison Booth, Hancock

Booth, a freshman, won CMC Small School and 1A West region titles in the high jump before tying for second at states.

Anna Chamberlin, North Hagerstown

Chamberlin, a junior, ranked No. 1 in the county in the high jump (5-3), 100 hurdles (16.19) and 4×800 (9:35.59) and No. 2 in the triple jump (32-5 1/2). In Class 3A, she tied for second at states in the high jump.

Abigayle Fluharty, Boonsboro

Fluharty, a junior, ranked No. 2 in the county in the 200 (26.24) and 400 (58.81). In the 1A West region championships, she placed second in the 400 and fourth in the 200.

Cora Gentzel, Smithsburg

Gentzel, a senior, earned Class 1A state gold in the 4×800, silver in the 3,200 and bronze in the 1,600.

Chloe Gietka, South Hagerstown

Gietka, a sophomore, ranked No. 1 in the county in the long jump (17-0) and triple jump (37-0 1/4). In Class 3A, she placed fifth at states in the triple jump and seventh in the long jump.

Lilian Hade, Smithsburg

Hade, a sophomore, placed first at the county championships and third in the 1A state meet in the pole vault. She also placed seventh at states in the 400.

Kayla Hawbecker, Smithsburg

Hawbecker, a senior, scored at states in five events in Class 1A, placing first in the 4×400 and 4×800, fourth in the 1,600 and 3,200 and eighth in the 800.

Jenna Howe, Smithsburg

Howe, a senior, ranked No. 1 in the county in the 100 (12.58), 200 (25.70) and 400 (57.95) and was a member of three No. 1 relays — 4×100 (50.22), 4×200 (1:45.14) and 4×400 (4:04.41). She scored at states in all six events in Class 1A, highlighted by gold in the three relays and silver in the 400.

Kailyn McCauley, Clear Spring

McCauley, a senior, ranked No. 1 in the county in the shot put (36-8) and No. 4 in the discus (95-7). In the shot put, she was the 1A state runner-up and the CMC Small School, county and 1A West region champion.

Sarah Mohler, Boonsboro

Mohler, a freshman, placed second in the state in Class 1A in the discus and seventh in the shot put. She was the 1A West region runner-up in both throws.

Alexandria Spithaler, Smithsburg

Spithaler, a senior, ranked No. 1 in the county in the pole vault (10-0) with her Class 1A state runner-up performance.

Lauren Stine, North Hagerstown

Stine, a senior, ranked No. 2 in the county in the 800 (2:19.58), 1,600 (5:02.23) and 3,200 (10:39.52) and was a member of the No. 1 4×800 (9:35.59). In Class 3A, she placed fourth at states in the 3,200 and fifth in the 1,600.

Sidney Turner, Boonsboro

Turner, a junior, ranked No. 1 in the county in the discus (123-4) and No. 3 in the shot put (34-6). She won CMC Small School and county titles in the discus.

All-Washington County Second Team

Kiara Barker, Fr., Williamsport, throws
Dayanah Brunson, Fr., North Hagerstown, hurdles
Grace Ellis, Sr., Smithsburg, middle distance/hurdles
Hadley Elwood, So., Clear Spring, jumps
Ella Fisher, Sr., Smithsburg, distance
Ella Hajel, Sr., North Hagerstown, distance
Juliet Hodge, Fr., Clear Spring, sprints
Rhianna Ignasiak, Sr., South Hagerstown, hurdles
Emma Joyal, Sr., Smithsburg, jumps/hurdles
Taylor King, Sr., Smithsburg, hurdles/sprints
Katelyn Moffit, So., Clear Spring, throws
Brielle Morales, Jr., Clear Spring, hurdles
Alaina Pate, Sr., Smithsburg, sprints
Audrey Roberts, Fr., Clear Spring, jumps
Annabelle Schaberl, Jr., North Hagerstown, sprints/jumps
Olivia Smith, Jr., Clear Spring, jumps

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Holdout Democrats leave WA House support for income tax in doubt

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March 5, 2026

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Holdout Democrats leave WA House support for income tax in doubt

The votes weren’t there yet late Wednesday for Democrats’ income tax bill in the Washington state House.Democratic members are withholding support for the proposed income tax on millionaires, saying they want to see if a new version of the controversial legislation, possibly due out Thursday, will satisfy their concerns.

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Bill strengthening Washington child sex abuse material laws focuses on consciousness, AI

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March 4, 2026

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Bill strengthening Washington child sex abuse material laws focuses on consciousness, AI

SEATTLE — A bill aimed at tightening Washington’s laws on child sex abuse material is headed to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk after clearing the Legislature unanimously.

King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion said 2ESSB 5105 passed the House unanimously Tuesday night after the Senate unanimously approved it on Jan. 28, 2026.

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Manion called the measure one of her public safety legislative priorities.

“People who peddle in the misery of sexually abused children must be held accountable,” Manion said. “I am grateful for the work of Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Laura Harmon – both in prosecuting these cases and advocating for these legal fixes – and Senators Tina Orwall and Manka Dhingra for championing this legislation.”

Manion’s office said the current state law has gaps that can prevent prosecutors from holding offenders accountable in some cases.

Under current law, prosecutors cannot charge defendants for creating images of child sex abuse unless the child victim was conscious or knew they were being recorded.

The office also said that possessing sexually explicit fabricated (AI) images of non-identifiable minors is not considered child sex abuse material under Washington law.

The bill would update RCW 9.68A.040 to remove the requirement that a child be aware of an abusive recording. It would also update the definition of child sex abuse material to include fabricated (AI) images of non-identifiable minors.

The legislation would also increase the statute of limitations to 10 years for depiction crimes. Manion’s office said the current statute of limitations is three years, and argued that because the images can remain online indefinitely, victims can be re-traumatized for decades.

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Utah Starts Road Trip with Win in Washington | Utah Mammoth

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March 4, 2026

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Utah Starts Road Trip with Win in Washington | Utah Mammoth

Both of Utah’s power play units scored in the win. Sergachev scored his 10^th goal of the season on the power play 13 and a half minutes into the first period. Peterka scored his 21^st of the season, on the man-advantage, in the final two minutes of the middle frame.

Peterka has three power play goals in the 2025-26 campaign while Sergachev has matched a career-high with five power play goals this season. Overall, Utah’s power play has scored six goals in the last six games. That output matches the Mammoth’s total from their previous 18 games (per Mammoth PR). Tourigny discussed what’s changed with the team’s performance in recent games.

“(The) puck gets in,” Tourigny laughed. “But, no, I think there’s a number of things. The most important thing is we’re aggressive. We’re attacking.

“…If you look at our goal, the first one, it’s a direct play to the net and then on the loose puck recovery we take a shot with traffic and we score,” Tourigny continued. “On the second one, it’s a slot pass, a great shot by (Peterka). I think we had that attack mindset.”

Guenther, who is on the Mammoth’s top power play unit, agreed with Tourigny’s assessment of attacking more.

“I think just attacking, less predictable,” Guenther explained. “Shooting it more, I think (it is) just work really. Trying to play like a 5-on-5 mindset but on the (power play).”

The Mammoth made several line changes for tonight’s game and the new lines started to find chemistry, despite it being the first game with these changes.

“I like them,” Tourigny said of the changes. “Obviously (Guenther) got a goal, but Cooley’s line was really good. I was looking at the expected goals at the end, I think they were above 90%. So that’s pretty, pretty awesome. Then I think (Barrett Hayton’s) line worked really hard. They’re heavy on pucks and they play well defensively. I did like (Michael Carcone’s) line in (the) previous three games, and I did like them again tonight.”

When Washington pushed back with a power play goal and multiple close chances in the third period, Utah fought hard against the momentum swing to secure the win.

“I thought we did a pretty good job,” Keller explained. “Weathering the storm as much as we could. They’re a great veteran team. They made it hard on us. They pressured us all over the ice, but I was proud of the way we fought there towards the end.”

Utah’s bench was positive and calm throughout the game, especially late in the third. This helped the Mammoth through the momentum swings. Keller, who had two assists in the win, was one of the key voices for the Mammoth.

“He’s one of the guys who was really positive on the bench,” Tourigny explained. “(All the players) were but (Keller) was really vocal. He was really good energy on the bench. So that was really good.”

Additional Notes from Tonight (per Mammoth PR)

Guenther had two points in the win (1G, 1A) and the forward has earned a team-high nine points (5G, 4A) through six road games in 2026. He has become the third Mammoth skater to reach the 50-point mark this season (28G, 23A) and established a new career-high in goals.

Sergachev has 18 power play points this season (5G, 13A) and is tied with Keller for the team lead this season.

Keller has recorded multiple primary assists in a game for the seventh time this season and the 27^th time in his NHL career. He has now tallied multiple points in four of his last six contests (2G, 8A), with three multi-assist outings over that span.

The Mammoth continue their five-game road trip in Philadelphia on Thursday night. Game time is 5 p.m. MT and available to watch on Mammoth+ and Utah16.

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