The Northeastern girls basketball team hosted Union County on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in a battle for the outright lead in the Tri-Eastern Conference. The teams entered the game as the only two remaining teams without a conference loss. The game was evenly contested for most of the first three quarters. The Lady Patriots held a […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Bulldogs win title; Tigers finish 2nd
The Centerville Bulldogs were the host school for the Tri-Eastern Conference wrestling meet, held on Saturday, Jan. 24. The Bulldogs used their depth to slide past Hagerstown for the league title 258.5 to 228. Weight class champions 106 pounds: Grayson West, Centerville 113 pounds: Olivia Crull, Northeastern 120 pounds: Carter Gross, Hagerstown 126 pounds: Isaiah Smith, […]
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Richmond wins bowling regional
The Richmond boys bowling team won the New Castle regional held on Saturday, Jan. 24, at Rose City Bowl. Richmond led qualifying by 88 pins over Whiteland with a 12-game Baker score of 2,422. In Baker matches, each team has five players bowling two frames each. The scores for each match are added together for […]
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Devils knock off Bearcats
The Richmond Red Devils hosted longtime North Central Conference rival Muncie Central on Friday, Jan. 16, in an important league game. The Bearcats held the lead at the end of each of the first three quarters before the Red Devils rallied in the final period. Trailing 55-46 after three quarters, the Red Devils dialed up […]
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Hagerstown wins road game at Winchester
The Hagerstown Tigers traveled to Winchester on Friday, Jan. 16, for an important Tri-Eastern Conference game. Hagerstown got off to a fast start. Fueled by a 14-point first quarter from Jayke Troutwine, the Tigers led 16-4 at the end of the first quarter. Two second-quarter three-pointers from Kaden Hall helped push the Tigers’ advantage to […]
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‘Dawgs avoid EC upset bid
The 2A fifth-ranked Centerville Bulldogs, fresh off the Wayne County championship, made the long trip to St. Leon on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for a game with 4A East Central. The Trojans used the three-point shot to battle the favored Bulldogs to the final second before losing 46-44. The Trojans, members of the Eastern Indiana Conference, […]
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Host Centerville wins county wrestling tournament
Centerville hosted the Wayne County Classic on Friday, Jan. 9. Hagerstown had seven weight-class champions, but in the championship match Centerville slid past the Tigers by the score of 42-38 to win the title. Round one Centerville 78, Lincoln 6 Hagerstown 55, Northeastern 12 Round two Centerville 58, Northeastern 23 Hagerstown 66, Lincoln 0 Round […]
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Richmond wins 6th consecutive sectional title
The Richmond boys bowling team won its sixth consecutive bowling title on Saturday, Jan. 10, to earn the right to advance to the New Castle regional. The Red Devils won the title with a score of 449 over second-place Centerville, with 287. RHS sophomore Jorg Bermea was the sectional champion with a score of 561. […]
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Knights lose TEC road game at Knightstown
The Northeastern Knights basketball team traveled to Knightstown on Saturday, Jan. 17, for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Panthers. The Knights led 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, but they were outscored by the Panthers 23-5 in the second quarter and never recovered. The Knights made a furious attempt to retake the […]
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Tiger junior wrestles to 5th in state
The Indiana High School Athletic Association State Championship matches took place on Friday, Jan. 16, at Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The top 16 wrestlers in each weight class converged on the coliseum with dreams of winning a state championship. Three of the wrestlers in the elite field were from Wayne County high schools. […]