Centerville senior Maddox Pritchett broke two Centerville career receiving records that had stood for more than 20 years. Adam Erbse set the previous records during his playing career from 2001-2004 with 77 receptions for 1,547 yards. Pritchett shattered both records during the recently completed season, finishing his impressive career with 88 receptions for 1,671 yards. […]
Author Archives: Dan Harney
Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Everyone will be chasing the Lady Knights
It is not difficult to identify the best girls basketball team in Wayne County going into this season. With the season ready to begin this week all eyes will be on the Lady Knights from Northeastern. Northeastern The Knights are in a transition period. They are committed to change conference affiliation, and the defending Tri-Eastern […]
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Tigers use big plays late to defeat Bears
The Hagerstown football team traveled to Parker City on Friday, Oct. 31, for a sectional semifinal game with Monroe Central for the right to play the sectional championship game. It was only the second meeting between the two schools in football and the first in postseason play. The game was a defensive slobberknocker for three […]
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Tigers end Knight season in blowout
The Northeastern football team traveled to Fairland, Indiana, on Friday, Oct. 31, for a sectional semifinal game with the Triton Central Tigers. The game, played at scenic Mendenhall Stadium, was the first meeting of the two schools in football. Both schools entered the contest with identical 9-1 records and both were conference champions. Triton Central, […]
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Triton Central ends Northeastern’s season
The Northeastern volleyball team traveled to Morristown on Saturday, Oct. 25, for the regional championship against the Triton Central Tigers. The Tigers, members of the Hoosier Legends Conference, played aggressively to sweep the Knights 3-0. The Tigers led wire-to-wire in the first set behind 10 kills, including five consecutively, from 5-foot-10 Lilly May to take […]
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Knights avenge, advance with victory
The Northeastern football team traveled to Middletown on Friday, Oct. 24, to open postseason play against the Shenandoah Raiders. It was a rematch of an Oct. 3 regular-season game when the Raiders scored in the final seconds to give the Knights their only loss of the year in a high-scoring 50-43 shootout. The Knights avenged […]
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Late Tiger touchdown sinks Bulldogs
It was a heartbreaking way to see their season end. Centerville hosted the Triton Central Tigers on Friday, Oct. 24, in an opening-round game in 2A Sectional No. 38. Late in the game, Centerville was holding a 19-14 lead and intercepted a pass that would have sealed a win. But, offsetting penalties were assessed on both teams […]
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Tigers win rematch over Indians
The Hagerstown football team defeated Union City 41-0 during their regular-season meeting at Union City on Sept. 5. The Tigers hosted Union City on Friday, Oct. 24, to open postseason play in 1A sectional 44 and ended the Indians’ season with a 31-13 win. There was one “Small” difference between the two games and one […]
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Knight advances to state; season ends for others
Teams and individuals who advanced from cross country sectionals held on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Mount Vernon (Fortville). Noblesville, Rushville, Shelbyville and Southwestern (Hanover) traveled to Shelbyville on Saturday, Oct. 25, morning to run on the Blue River Park Course for the right to advance to the state meet Saturday, Nov. 1, at the LaVern […]
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Richmond runners win boys sectional title
When the runners representing 16 schools lined up at the starting line at the Rushville cross country sectional on Saturday, Oct. 18, they were competing for a chance to advance to the Shelbyville regional on Saturday, Oct. 25. Only the top five teams and the top 15 individuals not on an advancing team would move […]