The Richmond swim teams hosted the New Castle swim teams on Thursday, Dec. 12, for a closely contested meet. The Red Devils girls defeated the New Castle girls by 72-71, while the Richmond boys were defeated 95-70. The girls meet went down to the last event before determining the winner. The Lady Trojans were clinging […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Centerville swim teams sweep Batesville
The Centerville swim teams hosted the Batesville swim teams on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The Centerville girls won 99-69, while the Centerville boys won 121-48. Winners for the Centerville Lady Bulldogs included: Winners for the Centerville Bulldogs boys team included:
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Red Devil swim teams split meet vs. Spartans
The Richmond swim teams played host to Connersville on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The Richmond boys defeated the Spartans 94-66 while the Lady Red Devils lost to the Lady Spartans 73-64. Both Richmond teams had multiple first-place finishers. In the girls meet, the team of Emma French, Olivia Bailey, Kate Holthouse and Catie Moore won the […]
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Tigers defeat Cardinals 57-48
The Hagerstown Tigers hosted the Seton Catholic Cardinals on Wednesday, Dec. 4, in a nonconference county matchup. The Cardinals led most of the first half and the teams were tied eight times, the last time at 45-45, before a late scoring surge from the free-throw line propelled the Tigers to the win. The game was […]
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Knights humble 3A No. 13 Patriots
The 2A seventh-ranked Northeastern Lady Knights traveled to Portland on Tuesday, Dec. 3, for a non-conference game with Jay County. The Knights, who lost their last three meetings to the Lady Patriots, led from wire to wire. The Knights used their defense to create offense, quickly jumping to an 11-0 lead. The Patriots tried to […]
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Bulldogs lose at 3A power Delta
The Centerville Bulldogs traveled to Royerton on Saturday, Dec. 7, for a nonconference game with 3A perennial power Delta. The Bulldogs took the Eagles out of their comfort zone by slowing the game’s pace, leading 13-11 at halftime. The Eagles used long-range shooting in the third quarter to take control of the game, hitting four 3-pointers […]
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Scarrette’s 30 lead Knights past Bulldogs
The Centerville Bulldogs boys basketball team traveled to Fountain City on Thursday, Dec. 5, to challenge the Northeastern Knights in the Tri-Eastern Conference opener for both schools. The Bulldogs had the hot hand early and were still leading 21-18 lead after the first quarter. The Knights stormed back to take a 35-26 at halftime. Senior […]
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Lady Tigers suffer bitter late-game loss against visiting Cowan
The Lady Tiger basketball team hosted Cowan on Thursday, Dec. 5, in a nonconference game. The Lady Tigers, who entered the game on a 31-game losing streak that extends back to the 2022-23 season, appeared to have the game in hand, but the Lady Blackhawks came back from a deficit late in the fourth quarter […]
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Lady Rockets beat Lady Eagles 34-19
The Lady Rockets of Union High School traveled to Cambridge City on Friday, Dec. 6 for a nonconference game in the Eagles’ Nest. Both teams’ scoring lagged early, battling to a 2-2 tie at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles struggled to get good shots against the Rockets’ zone defense in the second […]
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Hagerstown loses opener to Anderson
The Hagerstown Tiger Sharks opened their regular season on Tuesday, Dec. 3, by hosting the Anderson Indians, who won both meets. The Anderson girls won 105-46 and the Anderson boys won 107-72. Winners for the Tiger Sharks in the girls meet included: Banta, Carrico, Evie Finney, Hill, Smith and Maggie Williamson all scored points for […]