Cambridge City Lincoln opened regular-season play on Friday, March 29, with a road trip to the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University to face the Taylor Titans from Kokomo. The two teams typically would not play each other, but the game, played on neutral field, was scheduled because Taylor coach Matt Brankle was formerly the coach […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Special Olympics team wins state championship
Head coach Rick Moore guided the Wayne County Special Olympics basketball team to the state championship in Division 3C on Sunday, March 24, defeating the Clinton County Wildcats by the score of 24-18 in the title game. The Wayne County Special Olympics team also includes players from Fayette and Union counties. In individual competition […]
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Devils rebound to beat Wapahani
After losing their first two games of the season, the Richmond Red Devils defeated perennial power Wapahani on Friday, March 29, on the Raider field. The Red Devils never trailed, scoring two runs in the first inning and adding three more in the top of the third. The ‘Devils played error-free baseball and collected seven […]
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Tigers survive Red Devils 5-3
In what might have been the most bizarre game of this season, or any season, the Hagerstown Tigers defeated the Richmond Red Devils 5-3 in a game played on Lloyd Michael Field on Thursday, March 28. Richmond only had two hits, a third-inning double from Trey Pipenger and a fifth-inning single from Casey Blevins, but […]
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Tigers lead area teams back to the diamond
Hagerstown, ranked fifth in the pre-season 2A coaches’ poll, will start the season as the only Wayne County team in the state rankings, but there are reasons to be optimistic about the upcoming season for all six schools.
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Heather Crull wins junior national title
Northeastern High School junior Heather Crull (Northeastern Wrestling Club) won by decision over Makenzie Smith (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club) 7-2 in the 105-pound finals of the junior girls division at the 2024 Air Force Special Warfare 16U and Junior Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Sunday, March 17, to win the national championship. […]
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Which is the best softball team in Wayne County?
The season is underway for Wayne County softball teams, with scrimmage games last week and regular-season games starting this week. Last season it was hard to determine which area team was superior. To illustrate the point, consider that Hagerstown defeated Richmond and Centerville to win the Richmond Invitational tournament and then lost to Centerville in […]
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Springing into spring sports
When Northeastern and Seton Catholic played in regional basketball games on Saturday, March 9, it closed the winter sports season for high school teams in Wayne County. It was a remarkable season. The achievements by Wayne County athletes were many and worthy of review. There were at least eight stories that deserve special mention. Heather […]
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Wolves` big third quarter sinks Knights
The Northeastern Knights traveled to Martinsville on Saturday, March 9, to face the Parke Heritage Wolves for the regional championship. The game was a rematch of last season’s regional won by the Wolves 58-48. The Wolves returned with their team intact while the Knights have an entirely different lineup. Both teams are known for playing […]
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Lions end Cardinal season
Liberty Christian and Seton Catholic, both members of the Pioneer Academic and Athletic Conference, renewed their rivalry on Saturday, March 9, for the Regional Championship at the New Castle Fieldhouse. The teams met Jan. 12 during the regular season with Seton Catholic taking a 67-57 victory. On Saturday, the Lions avenged the loss by the […]