After winning its conference dual-meet season with a perfect 5-0 record, Hagerstown won the Tri-Eastern Conference title Monday, Sept. 28, on the Winchester courts. Union City finished second (4-1), Winchester third (3-2), Tri fourth (2-3), Lincoln fifth (1-4) and Union County sixth (0-5). Knightstown did not field a team. Hagerstown also claimed five of the […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Tigers defeat Knights in intense 5-set match
Playing before a large vocal crowd Oct. 1, host Hagerstown and potential sectional opponent Northeastern went back and forth in a heavyweight match before Hagerstown scored the last three points in the fifth, deciding set to win 3-2. Northeastern struggled to contain the Tiger power game led by Raleigh Doerstler. Alyia Diamond turned in a […]
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Red Devil boys crowned conference champions
The Richmond boys team took the top three spots to help propel the Red Devils to the conference title at the North Central Conference cross country meet Saturday, Oct. 3, at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion. Cale Newton won the race in a time of 16:01.40. Dash Thacker took second and Brady Newton was third. […]
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Centerville ousts Tigers in close match
The Centerville Bulldogs tennis team pulled the plug on Hagerstown’s season with a 3-2 semifinal round win Wednesday, Sept. 30, on the Centerville courts. Hagerstown sophomore Alex Tinkle won his match at No. 1 singles to remain undefeated on the year and will advance to play in the individual state tournament at Mount Vernon (Fortville), which […]
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Centerville defeats Richmond, wins sectional
The Centerville Bulldog tennis team, playing on its home court, narrowly beat Richmond 3-2 in the sectional championship match Thursday, Oct. 1. It was the third straight year that Centerville has been crowned the sectional champions. Xander Harrick from Richmond won his match at No. 1 singles to advance to the Mount Vernon (Fortville) sectional […]
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Red Devils lose to Bearcats in NCC rivalry game
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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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 […]