All six Wayne County schools have reasons for optimism heading into the 2023-24 basketball season. Centerville will return six players who played in every game last season. Richmond returns five players who logged significant playing time last season. Northeastern graduated every starter, and will reload this season with three players who saw varsity time as […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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TEC announces 2023 football honorees
Tri-Eastern Conference football coaches announced the selection of their all-conference players, as well as those afforded honorable mention, last week. The coaches also selected Aidan Weatherhead from Winchester Community as the Player of Year, and Vance Dishmond from Tri High as the Lineman of the Year. Six different players were nominated for both the POY […]
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Volleyball all-conference players announced
The Tri-Eastern Conference coaches recently announced their all-conference selections and named Emma Neeley and Lilly Null from league champion Northeastern as co-players of the year. The Lady Knights, who finished 8-0 in conference play, led the list of honorees with four players earning all-conference honors and one earning honorable mention. All-Conference Northeastern (8-0) – Kate […]
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Lady Cardinals cancel basketball season
It was an announcement that Seton Catholic did not want to make, but their current situation dictated it. On Friday, Nov. 3, Seton Catholic athletic director Trent Tremain announced that the girls basketball program for the 2023-24 season has been canceled because of a lack of participants. Making the announcement now allows schools that had […]
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Lincoln football coach resigns
Danny Capps has resigned as Lincoln’s head football coach. The resignation appears as an agenda item to be considered during the 6 p.m. Nov. 8 meeting of the Western Wayne Schools board. Capps compiled a record of 1-17 in two seasons. Veteran Lincoln head volleyball coach Greg Seidner has also submitted his resignation for the […]
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Richmond names new swimming and diving coach
Megan Quinn has been named the new swimming and diving head coach for both the boys and girls teams for the 2023-2024 season. Quinn is no stranger to the Red Devil swimming program. Quinn graduated from RHS in 2019. As a high school swimmer, Quinn earned athletic recognition as a two-time NCC Champion. Her personal best times […]
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Girls basketball preview
Most coaches prefer to play a schedule that aligns with their skill level so their teams can be competitive and build confidence over the course of the season. Girls basketball for Wayne County high schools kicks off this week and the schedules for most area schools reflect that approach, with one notable exception. Second-year Northeastern […]
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Fall sports season comes to an end
It was not a good weekend for high school sports in Wayne County. All five Wayne County football teams were eliminated from postseason play in games on Friday, Oct. 20. The trend continued into Saturday, Oct. 21. No Wayne County team or individual advanced from the Shelbyville cross country regional to the state meet. Northeastern, […]
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Richmond wins first sectional CC championship since ’05
The Richmond Red Devils broke a long dry spell on Saturday, Oct. 14, winning the Connersville cross country sectional for the first time since the 2005 season, and they did so in dominating fashion. The Red Devils ran 1-2, winning the team title with an impressive score of 40 points, 37 points better than second-place […]
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Northeastern repeat
Northeastern was the best team in the building on Saturday, Oct. 14, during play at the Hagerstown sectional. The Lady Knights, the regular season Tri-Eastern Conference champions, had to beat the teams that finished second and third in the TEC standings on the same day to win the title, and the girls in green and […]