The Richmond cross country teams traveled to Terre Haute on Wednesday, Aug. 19, to participate in the rescheduled Valley Cross Kick-off hosted by Terre Haute South. Heavy rain forced cancellation on its original Aug. 15 date. The meet was run on the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. Northview won the boys race over Terre Haute South […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Tigers open season with sweep
The Hagerstown volleyball team opened regular-season play on Tuesday, Aug. 18, with a home match against Franklin County. The Tigers broke from a 2-1 deficit to score the next eight points and went on to win the first set 25-9. The Tigers built a 20-14 lead and held off a late Wildcat rally to win […]
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Centerville girls 5th at small-school meet
Teams from around the state participated in the Jeremy Wright Small School Cross Country Invitational, hosted by Southwestern (Shelby) High School on Saturday, Aug. 22. The race was run on the Blue River Memorial Park course in Shelbyville. Austin High School was the team champion in the boys race, earning 78 points in a field […]
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Eagles sweep Cards in opener
After a challenging week of life-changing rain and flooding, the Lincoln Lady Golden Eagles were finally able to get in the gym on Wednesday, Aug. 19, to kick off their 2026 volleyball season with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Lady Cardinals of Seton Catholic. Opening the contest with a strong serving game and energetic […]
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Hagerstown’s regional loss ends season
The Hagerstown baseball team lost its regional championship to Heritage Christian at Plainfield on Saturday, June 6. Both teams collected 15 hits in the game, but the trend was set on the first two plays. Conner Benson, the lead-off batter for the Eagles, hit a routine ground ball but the Tigers made a defensive error […]
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Devils fall to top-ranked Center Grove in regional
The Richmond baseball team, after winning a sectional title for the first time in 15 years, had the unenviable task of traveling to Center Grove High School on Saturday, June 6, to face the top-ranked Trojans for the regional. The Trojans scored in every inning, gradually pulling away to a 12-0 win, in a game that […]
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Lady Knights fall to Eastern Hancock
The Northeastern softball team fell to visiting Eastern Hancock on Tuesday, June 2, before an overflow crowd with a trip to semi-state on the line. The Lady Royals program has previously played in eight regionals and won four of them. The Lady Knights’ only other regional appearance in softball came in 2017. The comfort level […]
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Lindahl makes state podium
The duo of senior Jacob Lindahl and junior Cale Newton from Richmond High School represented Wayne County in the state track and field meet on Saturday, June 6. Newton placed 23rd in the 3200-meter race. Lindahl, who fouled three times, did not have a good day by his standards, but he still placed ninth in […]
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Tinkle falls in singles regional
Sophia Tinkle from Hagerstown High School, the only freshman in the elite field of 16 players, won the South Regional semifinal but lost the championship match June 6. Tinkle defeated Marin Paris from Franklin Central High School in the semifinal match 6-1, 7-5. But Ava Muckerheide from Shelbyville High School defeated Tinkle in the championship match […]
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Seton junior places 16th in state 400
Seton Catholic junior Sara Swinney, running in the 400-meter race at the state track and field meet, finished 16th out of 30 runners in a time of 58.61 seconds. She was the lone athlete representing a Wayne County high school to participate in the state track and field meet for girls. Carmel High School won […]