The Golay Community Center hosted their Patriot Pickleball Tournament on Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19, and there was a large number of participants. Top three finishers, Friday night mixed doubles: 1st — Matt Haynes and Sam Teager 2nd — Mitch and Kaylin Jones 3rd — Rodney and Bonnieva King Top three finishers, Saturday […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Achieva Resources builds new softball diamond through generous donations
Wayne County Special Olympics has been blessed with a new softball diamond at Achieva Resources in Richmond, Indiana, as a result of generous donations. U.S. Aggregates generously donated 30 tons of sand to construct the diamond. Equipment operator Chris Johnson was permitted the use of Smarelli Contractors’ skid loader to remove the topsoil from the […]
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Brownsburg wins over Hagerstown to become Team Indiana
Entering the Indiana State Championship game, Brownsburg represented only the Brownsburg Little League. After defeating Hagerstown 8-3 in the championship game, played on Tuesday, July 22, Brownsburg now carries the Team Indiana moniker and will represent all Little Leagues in Indiana in the Great Lakes Regional as they continue their quest to advance to the […]
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Hagerstown heads to Little League state championship
On Monday, July 21, as WWN was heading to press, Hagerstown defeated Jasper 6-2 in a final four game, a win that sends the team to the state championship game against Brownsburg on Tuesday, July 22. Check back to WesternWayneNews.com and in future print editions for the latest coverage of this team’s exciting run. Here’s […]
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South wins 59th annual North/South game 37-0
There are other postseason all-star football games played each season, but the oldest, and arguably the most prestigious in Indiana, is the Indiana High School Coaches Association Murat Shrine North/South All-Star Classic. The rosters for both teams included elite players from all six enrollment classes. The 2025 game took place on Friday, July 11, at […]
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Brenda Gillam Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament
The 17th annual Brenda Gillam Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament was held on Saturday, June 21, at Hartley Hills Golf Club in Hagerstown. Indiana University basketball players Luke Goode and Anthony Leal were among those who attended to lend their support. Five Wayne County student athletes from four different schools — Thane Berger (Northeastern), Lily Black (Centerville), […]
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Hagerstown heads to state Little League tournament
Playing before a large, vocal crowd on Thursday, July 10, at Mike Beeson Field in Hagerstown, New Castle and Hagerstown met for the District 6 Little League Championship, with the winner advancing to the state tournament. The two teams split previous games during the current district tournament, with Hagerstown defeating New Castle 9-8 in a […]
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Tiger grad pitches in North-South series
Kaagen Kendall, a Vincennes University commit and 2025 Hagerstown graduate, closed out his high school baseball career as a member of the South team in the 50th annual Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association North-South All-Star series. The three-game series, played at Loeb Stadium in Lafayette, consisted of two nine-inning games played on Saturday, June […]
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Summer solstice: Longest day for golf
June 20 was the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the summer solstice. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, resulting in more hours of daylight. Hagerstown golf enthusiasts Fred Dill and Camden Rhoades used the longest day as a personal challenge to see how many holes of golf they […]
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Tiger trio leads South sweep
Allison Stinson and Rylan Young, 2025 Hagerstown High School graduates, and Hagerstown head coach Bruce Charles were a part of the 2025 North-South All-Star softball games played on June 21 at Andy Mohr Field on the campus of Indiana University. Stinson and Young were selected to the South All-Star team as players, and Charles was […]