The Richmond girls basketball team traveled to Lewisville on Thursday, Jan. 16, for a game with 1A seventh-ranked Tri High. The Lady Red Devils trailed at the end of each of the first three quarters before rallying in the fourth period to pick up a last-second win. With her team trailing 43-44, Kiarra Handley buried […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Knights defeat Knightstown on senior night
The Northeastern Lady Knights tightened their grip on the Tri-Eastern Conference championship when they hosted Knightstown in a conference game on Friday, Jan. 17. It was senior night, and after honoring their seniors before the game, the Lady Knights easily defeated the Lady Panthers by the score of 62-26 to improve to 5-0 in league […]
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Eagles hand Tri High overtime loss
When the recently crowned Henry County tournament champion Tri High Titans traveled to Cambridge City on Friday, Jan. 17, the Titans expected to pick up a win. The Titans outscored the Eagles 19-6 in the first quarter and made it look easy. Over the next three quarters, the Titans discovered how resilient and determined the […]
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Wrestlers both lose 1st-round matches
Tzuriya Phillips (Centerville) and Abigail Gilbert (Hagerstown) both saw their dream of a state championship ended on Friday, Jan. 17 with first-round losses in the inaugural girls state wrestling finals, held at the Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Phillips, a senior wrestling in the 115-pound weight class, lost to Ysabelle Ocampo (36-0), a […]
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Bulldog boys claim league title
Centerville hosted the inaugural Eastern Indiana Conference swim meet on Saturday, Jan. 18. The conference was formed for schools with conference affiliation in most other sports but not swimming. Centerville captured the boys competition. Oak Hill was second and Hagerstown was third. Oak Hill won the girls competition. Centerville was second, Hagerstown was sixth. Carter […]
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Centerville boys, girls win 4-team swim meet
Both the Centerville boys and girls teams traveled to Milan on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for a four-team swim meet. Both Centerville squads were victorious. Event winners for the Centerville boys included: Final team standings for boys: Centerville 168, Milan 68, Rising Sun 28, Seton Catholic 3 Event winners for the Centerville girls included: Final team […]
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Eagles trip Tigers, escape TEC basement
When the Lincoln Lady Eagles traveled to Hagerstown on Thursday, Jan. 16, to renew their decades-long rivalry with the Lady Tigers, both teams desperately needed a win. The Lady Tigers entered the game with only one win on the season; Lincoln entered the game with only three wins and both teams were winless in Tri-Eastern […]
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Knights move atop TEC standings
The 2A fifth-ranked Northeastern Lady Knights traveled to Tri High on Tuesday, Jan. 14, to face the Lady Titans, two-time defending Tri-Eastern Conference champion and ranked seventh in 1A, for the outright lead in the current TEC race. The game was hard fought from the opening tip. The Lady Knights held a 14-11 lead after […]
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2 Wayne Co. wrestlers advance to state
Centerville and Hagerstown will be represented at the IHSAA state finals for girls wrestling on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Abigail Gilbert (Hagerstown) finished third in the 125-pound weight class and will advance to the state finals with a record of 18-1. Tzuriya Phillips (Centerville) finished fourth in […]
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Swim teams raise $693 for cancer research
The Centerville and Richmond boys and girls combined to raise $693 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer research in a pink-out dual swim meet held at Centerville High School on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Centerville used their superior depth to win both meets. The Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Red Devils 104-59, and […]