Head coach Dave Baker’s Northeastern Knight baseball team made another effort to gain statewide respect Saturday, April 15 by splitting a doubleheader with second-ranked Wapahani in games played at scenic Raider field. Game 1 – Northeastern 3 Wapahani 2 The Knights outhit the Raiders 11 to seven and got a strong pitching performance from Logan […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Hagerstown track teams up the competition level
Hagerstown took part in the Springfield Wildcat Classics track meet at Springfield, Ohio on Saturday, April 15. Hagerstown was the only Indiana school in the field that was composed of Ohio schools from all enrollment classes and the Tigers turned in an impressive showing. The Lady Tigers finished in a tie for third place with […]
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Knights remain unbeaten after huge conference win
Make no mistake about it, the Northeastern Knights baseball team is for real. For 19 of the last 20 seasons, the road to the Tri-Eastern conference baseball title has gone through Centerville, Hagerstown or Liberty. Thursday, the Knights, who last won the title in 2003, made a move to reroute the path to the title […]
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Hagerstown Tigers sweep doubleheader with Triton Central
The Hagerstown baseball team remained unbeaten after a doubleheader sweep of Triton Central Saturday April 8 at Lloyd Michael field. Hagerstown used a committee of six pitchers in the two games, with no pitcher working more than three innings, and stroked 23 hits in the wins. Game 1 Hagerstown broke open a scoreless game in […]
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Hagerstown Tiger track teams finish second in quad meet
Both Hagerstown’s boys and girls placed a distant second to Delta in the Hagerstown Quad track and field meet Thursday evening April 6, while outpacing both Monroe Central and Union City. The Lady Tigers won three events. Hattie Hobbs won the 300 hurdles in 52.1 and the high jump at 4-6. Delaney Oliger won the discus with a […]
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Knights defeat Raiders, record improves to 2-0
The Northeastern Knights improved to 2-0 Monday, April 3 with a 9-2 win over potential sectional opponent Shenandoah in a game played at Raider Field. Both teams have the pitching and hitting to be serious sectional contenders, but in this match-up Northeastern, behind a stellar pitching performance from Kaiden White, was the better team. Hard […]
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Tigers improve to 3-0 with win over Red Devils
It may seem like an unusual scenario when both coaches see positives in a lopsided game, but it happened Thursday night, March 30, at McBride Stadium, when Hagerstown defeated Richmond 17-2 in a game halted after five innings because of the 10-run rule. The Tigers jumped out to a quick start. Cole Tracy led off […]
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Northeastern captures sectional title
The Northeastern Knights are a veteran team that knows how to close out the big games. The Knights also have an arsenal of talented underclassmen to provide a spark off the bench. Saturday night, the Knights won their biggest game of the season, handing a determined Hagerstown Tiger team a 55-41 loss to hoist the […]
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Centerville wrestling coach inducted into Hall of Fame
It is hard to imagine anyone more deserving. Centerville Head Wrestling Coach Mike Day was inducted into the Indiana High School Wrestling Hall of Fame, Sunday, Feb. 19, in a ceremony at the 502 Event Centre in Carmel, Indiana. The Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame was established in 1972 to honor those involved in Indiana […]
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Centerville terminates boys varsity basketball coach
On the morning of Monday, Jan. 9, Kodi Smith, boys varsity head basketball coach for Centerville Senior High School, posted a summary of the Bulldogs’ game in the recently concluded Wayne County Basketball Tournament on the school’s athletics website. Later that day, team members were informed he had been removed as coach. Smith had ended […]