Centerville and Northeastern squared off in the opening game of 2A sectional number 44 at Winchester on Thursday, May 29. The Bulldogs surprised the Knights, winning the game 9-8. In the regular-season meeting between the Tri-Eastern Conference rivals in April, the Knights won 9-2. But Thursday, the Bulldogs turned the tables, scoring two runs in […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Titans win TEC tournament
The Tri-Eastern Conference golf tournament was held on Tuesday, May 27, at the Liberty Country Club. The Tri High Titans claimed the team title, and Tri’s Gracen Huffman was the match medalist with a score of 72. Final team standings: Tri High 318, Hagerstown 328 (Drew Williamson 78, Noah Searcy 81, Collin Werking 83, Mason […]
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Young delivers Tigers school history
It was an epic battle between Hagerstown and Shenandoah for the 2A softball sectional title in a game played at Centerville on Thursday, May 29. Playing before an overflow crowd, eighth-ranked Hagerstown, the Tri-Eastern Conference champions, squared off against 13th-ranked Shenandoah, the Mid-Eastern Conference champions. After six complete innings, the teams were still deadlocked in […]
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Monroe Central ends Eagles’ season
Monroe Central defeated Cambridge City Lincoln 9-6 on Wednesday, May 28, in a game played on the campus of Earlham College. The Eagles took a 2-1 lead after three innings before the Bears came back with six runs in the bottom of the third inning. The Eagles battled back and nearly pulled out the win. […]
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Lincoln wins sectional title
The Cambridge City Lincoln softball team defeated Union City 12-6 in the 1A No. 56 sectional championship game played at Wilson Park on Tuesday, May 27. The Lady Eagles broke from a scoreless tie after two innings to score two runs in the third inning and added three more runs in the fourth inning to […]
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Coach turns setbacks into strengths
In the spring of 2006, as a Hagerstown High School senior, Timothy Wysong advanced to the regional in the shot put. He did not advance to the state finals, but as a coach, he has since helped others get there and has plans to send throwers to the big meet again this year. A lot […]
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Tigers clinch outright TEC title with win
Last season was the first time in program history that the Hagerstown softball program won the Tri-Eastern Conference championship. On Wednesday, May 21, the Lady Tigers closed out regular season play by defeating Winchester 12-3 to clinch the outright TEC title for the second year in a row. The win extended the Lady Tigers’ regular-season […]
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Bulldogs deliver unprecedented achievements
The Centerville girls tennis team is arguably one of the best-sustained sports programs in Wayne County history. With the past success of their program, it can be difficult to establish new “best ever” achievements. But, last week the Lady Bulldogs did just that — twice. After completing regular season Tri-Eastern Conference matches with a record […]
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6 Wayne County boys win sectional events
In a realignment from last season, athletes from Wayne County high schools were sent to the IHSAA East Central sectional on Thursday, May 22. The top eight finishers in each event scored points for their team, with the top three finishers in each event advancing to the Lawrence Central regional to be held on Thursday, […]
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4 Wayne County girls capture sectional events
In a realignment from last season, athletes from Wayne County high schools were sent to the IHSAA East Central sectional on Tuesday, May 20. The top eight finishers in each event scored points for their team, with the top three finishers in each event advancing to the Lawrence Central regional to be held on Tuesday, […]