The Centerville Bulldog basketball team hosted Union County in a Tri-Eastern Conference game on Thursday, Jan. 30. The Bulldogs raced to a 31-18 lead at halftime and expanded it to 47-30 after three quarters en route to a 60-41 win. Landyn Keiser led the winners with a game high of 18 points, Bryson Brown scored […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Knights finish 8-0 TEC season
The Northeastern Lady Knights traveled to Cambridge City on Friday, Jan. 31, for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Lincoln Lady Eagles. The game was the final regular season game for both schools. The game was a mismatch. The 2A state-ranked Lady Knights rolled to a 70-11 win to complete their Tri-Eastern Conference schedule with […]
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Richmond defeats Purdue Poly by 17
The Richmond Lady Red Devils hosted Purdue Poly Englewood on Friday, Jan. 31, for their final regular-season game. After honoring seniors Maren Bolser, Kiarra Handley, Amari Jackson, Shaylon Sexton, Cami Turpin and Amyannah Tucker in pregame ceremonies, the Lady Red Devils methodically defeated the Lady Techies by the final score of 62-45. Tucker led Richmond […]
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Cardinals defeat potential sectional foe
The Seton Catholic basketball team traveled to Mount Summit on Tuesday, Jan. 28, for a nonconference game against Blue River Valley. It was the first time this season that the Cardinals faced a potential sectional opponent. The Cards got good shots early that did not fall, trailing 9-5 at the end of the first quarter. […]
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Cardinals win PAAC contest at Burris
Seton Catholic traveled to the campus of Ball State University on Friday, Jan. 31 for a conference game with Muncie Burris in historic Ball Gymnasium. Fueled by a 30-point outing from Jason Moynihan, the Cardinals scored a season high of 77 points to defeat the Owls by the final score of 77-43. Eric Parker scored 14 […]
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Northeastern keeps share of TEC lead
When the Northeastern Knights basketball team traveled to Cambridge City on Thursday, Jan. 30, for a game with the Lincoln Golden Eagles, a share of the conference lead was on the line. Entering the contest, the two teams were tied with Winchester at the top of the Tri-Eastern Conference standings as the only teams without […]
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Bulldogs defeat Connersville in Spartan Bowl
On Jan. 11, 2023, newly appointed Centerville interim head coach Brian Keiser took his team to Connersville for his debut at the helm. The Spartans defense overwhelmed the Bulldogs in a 55-19 loss. In postgame remarks, Keiser declined to offer excuses but instead promised that his team would work to improve. The Bulldogs defeated the […]
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8 Wayne County wrestlers claim sectional championships
It was a good day for Wayne County wrestlers and the programs they represented on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the IHSAA wrestling sectional hosted by Centerville High School. New Castle was the pre-tournament favorite and the Trojans were crowned sectional champions, but four of the next five places in the final team standings went to […]
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Lady Knights claim first outright TEC title since 1989
Because of cancellations related to COVID-19, the Tri-Eastern Conference girls basketball teams did not play a complete schedule during the 2020-21 season. At season’s end, Northeastern and Winchester were declared co-champions even though they did not play the same number of games and did not play each other. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, when Northeastern hosted […]
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Eagles defeat Indians to remain in TEC race
The Cambridge City Lincoln boys basketball team maintained their share of the Tri-Eastern Conference lead in a game played at the Nest on Friday, Jan. 24, against Union City. The Eagles took a 13-11 lead after one quarter, increased it to 34-27 at halftime and 47-36 after three quarters. The final score made the game […]