The 1A fifth-ranked Seton Catholic volleyball team began postseason play on Tuesday Oct. 15 with a sweep of Randolph Southern at the Monroe Central sectional. The high-flying Cardinals never trailed, racing to a 19-5 lead in the first set before settling for a 25-11 win. The second set was tied at 1-1 and 2-2 before […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
Cardinals to carry Wayne County banner to regionals
The 1A fifth-ranked Seton Catholic Cardinal volleyball team took care of business on Saturday, Oct. 19, during play in the Monroe Central sectional. The Cards swept the host school in their semifinal match in the morning and then came back Saturday night to sweep Blue River Valley in the championship match. The Cardinals, who are […]
Knights defeat Tigers, clinch TEC title
When the Northeastern football team traveled to Hagerstown for the final game of the regular season on Friday, Oct. 18, the outright Tri-Eastern Conference title was on the line. A win would clinch the title for the Knights. A loss would have given Centerville a share of the title and end the Knights’ dream of […]
5 Wayne County schools advance runners to regionals
Saturday, Oct. 19, was a good day for Wayne County athletes and teams participating in the Rushville cross country sectional. The top five teams and the top 15 individuals not on an advancing team qualified to participate in the Shelbyville regional on Saturday, Oct. 26. The Richmond boys and girls teams both advanced. The Seton […]
Bryn VanVleet selected as PAAC Player of the Year
The PAAC recently announced their Volleyball All-Conference selections for the 2024 season. Defending 2A state champion Muncie Burris and Seton Catholic dominated the selections. Seton Catholic had two first team honorees, seniors Bella Cornell and Bryn VanVleet. Freshman Taryn Tremain was named to the second team. VanVleet became the first Seton Catholic volleyball player to […]
Knights secure share of TEC championship
The Northeastern Knights continue to control their own destiny in the Tri-Eastern Conference football race after defeating visiting Knightstown 56-20 on Friday, Oct. 11, to remain unbeaten in league play. The Knights built a 22-0 lead after the first quarter and took a 30-20 lead into the halftime break. The Knights blew the game open […]
1A Cards bring home the hardware
Every coach, in every sport, tries to prepare their team to play their best entering postseason play. Seton Catholic head volleyball coach Emily Tremain appears to have achieved that goal. The Cardinals traveled to Liberty on Saturday, Oct. 12, to participate in the Union County Invitational. The Cardinals, ranked seventh in 1A, were by far […]
Tigers’ comeback stuns Bulldogs
Recently crowned Wayne County champion Centerville could not win the Tri-Eastern Conference volleyball title when they hosted Hagerstown on Oct. 10, in their last conference match of the regular season, but they were in a position to help determine who the eventual champion was. A Hagerstown win would clinch the TEC title outright. A Centerville […]
Lady Red Devils win NCC tournament
The Richmond volleyball team defeated Lafayette Jefferson in the finals of the North Central Conference round robin tournament hosted by Richmond on Saturday, Oct. 12. The Lady Bronchos won the first set 25-22, before Richmond came back to win the second set 27-25 to tie the match, then won the third set 19-17 to win […]
Bulldog girls and Tiger boys win league
The Centerville Lady Bulldogs and the Hagerstown Tiger boys won their respective races at the Tri-Eastern Conference meet hosted by Centerville on Saturday, Oct. 12. Jillian Chew, from Tri High, captured the girls race in a time of 20:50.60 slipping past second-place finisher Anna Nevels by less than a second, but the Lady Bulldogs captured […]