The 2A eighth-ranked Tigers, who entered the game riding an 11-game conference regular season winning streak over two seasons, pushed their streak to 12 games with an 8-0 victory over Winchester in an important conference win on April 23. The Falcons sent Huntington commit Landen Porfidio to the mound to face the Tigers; the Tigers […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Knights defeat Knightstown
The Panthers took a 4-1 lead in the first inning but the visiting Knights refused to go away Tuesday, April 21, in an important Tri-Eastern Conference game. Northeastern batted back to tie the game at 4-4 in the fifth inning and then scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning to build an […]
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Cardinals slip past Eagles 3-2
The Seton Catholic baseball team won their third straight game on Wednesday, April 22, with a 3-2 win over potential sectional opponent Lincoln. The game was played on the campus of Earlham College, which will also be the site of the 1A sectional. Taeon Tate smacked a two-RBI double in the bottom of the first […]
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Tigers rally, stay unbeaten
The Hagerstown baseball team’s game with visitors Monroe Central was originally scheduled as a double-header at 10 a.m. April 18, but it was changed to a single game at 1 p.m. and later to 3 p.m. because of rain. Many games were rescheduled that day, but the teams wanted to play, if at all possible, […]
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Lindahl wins gold at field events meet
Of 32 athletes who participated in the shot put competition at the Bob Potter Field Event Classic on Friday, April 17, Jacob Lindahl was the champion with a toss of 58 feet, 3 inches. There were 19 schools that sent representatives to the meet including Richmond High School which Lindahl represented. Lawrence North High School hosted […]
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Red Devils win 5th straight
The Richmond baseball team traveled to Muncie on Wednesday, April 15, to compete their home and home series with the Muncie Central Bearcats. The Red Devils opened their season with a 1-3 record after four games but they have been on a hot streak since then. On Wednesday, the Red Devils played error-free baseball for […]
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Red Devils thrash Bearcats
The Richmond baseball team hosted its long-term North Central Conference rival Muncie Central on Tuesday, April 14. The Red Devils broke up a 1-1 tie after one inning with 10 runs over the next three innings. The Bearcats scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning before Richmond answered with three runs in […]
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Tigers defeat Lincoln behind Hall no-hitter
The Lincoln baseball team traveled to Hagerstown on Monday, April 13, for a Tri-Eastern Conference battle of two of the area’s best pitchers: Ben Bates for the Eagles and Kaden Hall for the Tigers. Typically, both are strikeout pitchers, but in this game, both got off to a rocky start. Hall issued a leadoff walk […]
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Knights win thriller over Union County
The Northeastern Knights hosted Union County on Thursday, April 16, in an important Tri-Eastern Conference game. The game was a pitcher’s duel between Union County flame thrower Cole Cheatham and never-nervous Riley Isaacs for the Knights. The teams battled to a scoreless tie through five complete innings. Cheatham used his 90-mph fastball to record 11 […]
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Tigers win battle of unbeaten teams
The Hagerstown baseball team traveled to Middletown on Wednesday, April 15, for a game with the Shenandoah Raiders. It was an important game between two unbeaten teams that are assigned to the same sectional. The Tigers were the aggressors at the plate and on the mound from the opening pitch. Sophomore left-hander Nolan Cheeseman pitched […]