The Hagerstown baseball team’s game with visitors Monroe Central was originally scheduled as a double-header at 10 a.m. April 18, but it was changed to a single game at 1 p.m. and later to 3 p.m. because of rain. Many games were rescheduled that day, but the teams wanted to play, if at all possible, […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Lindahl wins gold at field events meet
Of 32 athletes who participated in the shot put competition at the Bob Potter Field Event Classic on Friday, April 17, Jacob Lindahl was the champion with a toss of 58 feet, 3 inches. There were 19 schools that sent representatives to the meet including Richmond High School which Lindahl represented. Lawrence North High School hosted […]
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Red Devils win 5th straight
The Richmond baseball team traveled to Muncie on Wednesday, April 15, to compete their home and home series with the Muncie Central Bearcats. The Red Devils opened their season with a 1-3 record after four games but they have been on a hot streak since then. On Wednesday, the Red Devils played error-free baseball for […]
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Red Devils thrash Bearcats
The Richmond baseball team hosted its long-term North Central Conference rival Muncie Central on Tuesday, April 14. The Red Devils broke up a 1-1 tie after one inning with 10 runs over the next three innings. The Bearcats scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning before Richmond answered with three runs in […]
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Tigers defeat Lincoln behind Hall no-hitter
The Lincoln baseball team traveled to Hagerstown on Monday, April 13, for a Tri-Eastern Conference battle of two of the area’s best pitchers: Ben Bates for the Eagles and Kaden Hall for the Tigers. Typically, both are strikeout pitchers, but in this game, both got off to a rocky start. Hall issued a leadoff walk […]
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Knights win thriller over Union County
The Northeastern Knights hosted Union County on Thursday, April 16, in an important Tri-Eastern Conference game. The game was a pitcher’s duel between Union County flame thrower Cole Cheatham and never-nervous Riley Isaacs for the Knights. The teams battled to a scoreless tie through five complete innings. Cheatham used his 90-mph fastball to record 11 […]
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Tigers win battle of unbeaten teams
The Hagerstown baseball team traveled to Middletown on Wednesday, April 15, for a game with the Shenandoah Raiders. It was an important game between two unbeaten teams that are assigned to the same sectional. The Tigers were the aggressors at the plate and on the mound from the opening pitch. Sophomore left-hander Nolan Cheeseman pitched […]
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Bulldogs, Tigers open invite with big wins
Hagerstown and Centerville, two powerhouse softball programs, moved toward a tournament matchup with blowout wins in first-round games in the Centerville Softball Invitational on Friday, April 17, on the Centerville diamond. Hagerstown defeated Rushville 16-1 and Centerville defeated Richmond 24-1. Game one: Hagerstown 16, Rushville 0 The 2A seventh-ranked Lady Tigers sent a message by […]
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Tigers sweep Pirates, remain unbeaten
The Tigers won both games in their April 11 doubleheader with the visiting Greensburg Pirates, but there was no similarity in the paths they took to the wins. Game one was a slugfest with the teams combining to collect 22 hits and score 24 runs. Game two was a pitchers’ duel with the two teams […]
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Knights run-rule Bearcats 10-0
The Northeastern baseball team hosted Muncie Central in a nonconference game on Thursday, April 9. The game was never in doubt. The Knights took a 5-0 lead in the first inning and expanded it to 10-0 before the game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Gavin Johnson and Max McClain […]