After coming up short by a single point in their season opener and surrendering a halftime lead in their second game, the Hagerstown Tigers have elevated their play, both offensively and defensively. Hagerstown traveled to Liberty on Friday, Sept. 12, for a Tri-Eastern game with Union County, and the Tigers completely dominated the game. Less […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Coach reaches milestone
Centerville head tennis coach Randy Ecker reached a significant milestone last week by achieving his 600th career win in boys tennis. Ecker, in his 45th year as the tennis coach at Centerville High School, now has a career record of 601-162. Ecker has also been the head coach of the Centerville girls tennis team for […]
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Red Devils lose at South Dearborn
The Richmond football team traveled to Aurora on the banks of the Ohio River on Friday, Sept. 12, to play at South Dearborn in a nonconference game. The Knights, members of the Eastern Indiana Small Conference, built a 35-14 lead after three quarters and then held off a Richmond fourth-quarter comeback attempt to take a […]
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Northeastern starts fast in 89-6 win over Lincoln
Times have changed for Northeastern football. Twenty seasons ago, the team was 0-10. The current Knight team is the defending Tri-Eastern Conference champion and is the only unbeaten team in league play this season. The Knights traveled to Cambridge City on Friday, Sept. 12, for a TEC game against Lincoln. The Knights stunned the crowd […]
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Winchester upset pulls the Bulldogs back to TEC pack
Winchester head coach Mike Jones looked at the balanced Centerville offense in his game preparation and concluded that the best chance for his Falcons to beat the Bulldogs was to try to take away their running game. Bulldog sophomore quarterback Jace Hollendonner completed 18 of 28 pass attempts for 265 yards and three touchdowns, finding […]
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Devils suffer 1st dual loss
The Richmond golf team saw its undefeated dual match streak come to an end on Wednesday, Sept. 10, with a road loss to New Palestine. In a closely contested match, New Pal pulled out a narrow 173-176 win. Hannah Stearley from Richmond and Lauren Deering from New Pal tied for match medalist honors with rounds […]
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Devils open NCC play 4-0
The Richmond boys soccer team just keeps winning. The Red Devils hosted Marion on Saturday, Sept. 13, in their fourth consecutive North Central Conference match and picked up their fourth consecutive NCC win by the score of 2-1 to improve to 4-0 in league play. Jaden Anchang and Ben Holliday scored goals for Richmond while […]
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8 score goals as Red Devils blank Bearcats
Richmond hosted the Lady Bearcats from Muncie Central on Tuesday, Sept. 9, for a soccer match. The Lady Red Devils recorded their fourth straight shutout, winning 9-0. Eight different players scored for Richmond in the rout, with Harlow Flanagan scoring two goals.
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Knights defeat Falcons, hold share of TEC lead
The Northeastern Knights football team hosted Winchester on Friday, Sept. 5, in a key Tri-Eastern Conference game. Northeastern took control of the game early, taking a 21-0 halftime lead and extending it to 35-7 in the second half. The Falcons came out flat and Knight quarterback Marshall Phillips made them pay by attacking the Winchester […]
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Cardinals split 2 in conference
The Seton Catholic volleyball team hosted two Pioneer Conference teams in a 3-way match on Saturday, Sept. 6. The Cardinals won their first match against Anderson Preparatory Academy in straight sets by scores of 25-8, 25-4 and 25-14. Taryn Tremain led the Cards with 11 assists, MeKenzie McDonald had 4 digs and Jolie Scherschel had […]