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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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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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 […]
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Knights win 1st TEC title since 1985
Heather Crull opened the championship round by winning the 106-pound weight class for the fourth time, Lucas Chamness won at 120 pounds and Zane Schneider won at 215 pounds to help lift the Northeastern Knights to the TEC tournament title on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Hagerstown High School. The Knights also collected two second-place finishes […]
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Bulldogs survive late Red Devil rally
Centerville and Richmond are not in the same conference, sectional or enrollment class, so when the Richmond Red Devil basketball team traveled west on Highway 40 on Saturday, Jan. 25, to square off against the Bulldogs, some might not have recognized the importance of the game to the participants and their fans. Playing before a […]
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Bolser buzzer 3 lifts Devils
Richmond senior Maren Bolser buried a game-winning buzzer-beater 3-pointer to give the Lady Red Devils a 61-60 win over Lafayette Jefferson in a game played at the Tiernan Center on Saturday, Jan. 25. The loss was the first in North Central Conference play for the Lady Bronchos. Richmond held a 34-24 lead at halftime before […]
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Patriots avoid Tiger upset bid, win 56-49
The Jay County Patriots traveled to Hagerstown on Tuesday, Jan. 21, for a nonconference game. The 3A Patriots, members of the Allen County Conference, are the tallest team the Tigers have faced; their roster includes 11 players who are 6-foot-2 or taller, with the tallest at 6-foot-9. Ironically, when the game was on the line, […]
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Lady Red Devils fall at Kokomo
The Kokomo Lady Wildkats hosted Richmond on Friday, Jan. 24, in a North Central Conference game. The Wildkats overcame a 31-point effort from Richmond senior Amyannah Tucker to win the game by the final score of 67-49. Tucker’s big game pushed her over the 1,000 point mark for her career. Satra Scott led the Wildkats […]
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Northeastern picks up 20th victory
Northeastern, fifth-ranked in the 2A poll, traveled to Liberty on Wednesday, Jan. 22, for an important Tri-Eastern Conference game with potential sectional opponent Union County. The Lady Patriots tried to slow the game’s pace to negate the high-powered Northeastern offense. The strategy was initially effective. The score at the end of the first quarter was […]