The Richmond football team hosted longtime rival Muncie Central on Friday, Sept. 25, in a North Central Conference game at Lyboult Field. The Bearcats passed for 198 yards and rushed for 110 yards in a 37-6 win. Thomas Stargell had another big game for the Red Devils. Stargell connected on 12-24 pass attempts for 145 […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Panther aerial attack rips Eagles
The futility continued for the winless Lincoln football team on Friday, Sept. 25, when they lost to the host Knightstown Panthers in a Tri-Eastern Conference game. Six-foot-5 Knightstown senior quarterback Bryor Carmichael put on an aerial show. Carmichael, a preseason first-team All-State player, completed 15-17 pass attempts for 206 yards and six touchdowns, and he […]
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Lady Red Devils repeat as NCC champions
The Richmond girls soccer team repeated as North Central Conference champions on Saturday, Sept. 26, defeating Lafayette Jefferson 2-1 in a match played at Lyboult Field. Valeria Morales scored one goal and assisted on another. Harlow Flanagan scored a goal and Sydney Wright was credited with an assist. Willow Flanagan, in goal, only allowed one […]
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Richmond girls surge, Bulldogs split soccer week
Centerville boys Muncie Burris 1, Centerville 0 The Centerville boys soccer team lost to visitor Muncie Burris 0-1 in a low-scoring nonconference match on Monday, Sept. 21. Muncie Burris (1-5-3) 1 0 1 Centerville (5-6-2) 0 0 0 Centerville 3, Union City 2 […]
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Centerville tames Lions
Friday, Sept. 25, the Bulldogs beat Rushville in a high-scoring nonconference game. The Centerville football team, which entered the season with high hopes, have been hampered by injury problems and entered Week 6 of the season with a losing record. The ‘Dawgs took out their frustrations on the winless Lions, hammering them by the score […]
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Lincoln wins 5-set thriller against Knightstown
The Lincoln volleyball team won a tough fight against Knightstown in a Tri-Eastern Conference match Thursday, Sept. 24, that saw plenty of dramatic play from both teams. The Lady Eagles opened with a first-set win before dropping the second and third sets. Trailing one set to two entering the fourth set, the host Eagles were […]
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Richmond boys run away with Connersville Invitational title
The Richmond boys cross country team turned in a dominating performance at the Connersville Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Red Devils captured the top three spots and six of the top eight to win the event easily. Cale Newton from Richmond won the race in a time of 16:40.79. Boys placements: Cale […]
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Hagerstown clinches TEC tennis title; Bulldogs dominate
Centerville boys Centerville 5, Shenandoah 0 The boys tennis team picked up its first Eastern Crossroads Conference win on Thursday, Sept. 17, sweeping Shenandoah 5-0. Winners by flight No. 1 singles: Noah Wandersee (CHS) No 2 singles: Eli Walther (CHS) No. 3 singles: Ben Anderson (CHS) No. 1 doubles: Gavin Robertson and Brayden Hartman (CHS) […]
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Unbeaten Tigers take 38-20 comeback win
The Hagerstown football team took a comeback win over Shenandoah on Friday, Sept. 25, in a nonconference game before a near-sellout crowd. The Tigers struggled to score and had a hard time containing the Raider running game in the first half. The first time the Raiders had the ball, they moved it 79 yards in […]
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Lady Tigers win both county volleyball titles
The Wayne County volleyball tournament was played at Cambridge City Lincoln High School on Saturday, Sept. 19. Centerville and Northeastern opened play in a battle of Eastern Crossroads Conference members. Both sets were close, with Northeastern winning 2-0 to advance to the championship match. In the second match Tri-Eastern Conference members Hagerstown and Lincoln played for […]