History

There’s no place like home!
And we all know it. It’s something every North Hagerstown High School student and every North-end resident has in common with Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz.

For 46 years, North Hagerstown High School has not had a home stadium on which to showcase its world-class athletes and premier marching band. As the largest high school in Washington County, Maryland, North High serves more than one-half of the City of Hagerstown’s high school population. More than 25% of North High students participate in the 16 various varsity sports. We believe North Hagerstown High School is one of only two public high schools in the state without a stadium.

That’s about to change. With the help of alumni, community leaders, the business community, and interested citizens, the North High Boosters Club, Inc. plans to build an athletic facility to serve as the hub for educational, cultural and athletic events for the entire community. The North High Boosters Club, Inc was organized in the early 1970s and incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization in 2002. Due to limited public funds, the North High Boosters Club, Inc. is partnering with private donors to make the dream of an athletic facility on the North High campus a reality.

An athletic complex in the North-end of Hagerstown will provide needed recreational space for citizens to strengthen the community by providing residents a chance to rally behind a “home” team. Merchants along the Pennsylvania Avenue corridor will enjoy greater exposure during home games. Community groups will have an opportunity to use the stadium when North High students are not using it.  

Proposed community programs include:

• Youth soccer (Championship games)
• Junior football (Championship games)
• Band competitions Graduation ceremonies
• Summer concert series Summer festivals
• Recreational walking tracks Cheerleading, soccer, football, Community league playoff games lacrosse and track clinics.

The time is now.
North Hagerstown High and South Hagerstown High have shared a stadium long enough.

Hagerstown’s students deserve the same opportunities as students in the rest of the state.

A stadium at North Hagerstown High School will address a long-standing inequity and provide all high school students the opportunity to express their school pride on their own field.

Athletic Timeline

North Hagerstown High School has a tradition rich in athletics. However, the 50’s and 60’s were a time primarily consisting of male sports. With the advent of Title IX (1972) women’s sports became more prominent. Below is a time line showing when the sports were introduced and the number of students involved.

Red indicates new sports since 1970.