Connersville High School hosted the IHSAA sectional on Saturday, March 1, involving athletes from 13 schools. The top three teams compiling the highest number of points advanced as teams to the regional round. The top six place finishers in each event advanced to the regional as individuals as well as the top six finishers in […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Knights finish record-setting season
The Northeastern Knight basketball team put their names in the record book on Friday, Feb. 28, in their final regular-season game, by defeating the visiting Connersville Spartans by the final score of 56-42. The win was the 22nd of the season for the 2A fifth-ranked Knights and is the most regular-season wins in school history. […]
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Bulldogs defeat Lincoln on no-senior night
The Lincoln Golden Eagles basketball team traveled east on Highway 40 on Friday, Feb. 28, to close out regular-season play against longtime rival Centerville. The Eagles were no match for the Bulldogs, who pulled away midway through the first quarter en route to a 75-46 win. The Bulldogs used a balanced offensive attack to challenge […]
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Arabians end Bulldogs’ 9-game winning streak
Pendleton Heights, a 4A school, traveled to Centerville on Wednesday, Feb. 26, for the first meeting between the two schools in boys basketball. The game was tied after the first quarter, still tied at halftime and the two teams were only separated by one point entering the fourth quarter. The Arabians, members of the Hoosier […]
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Tigers drop regular-season finale
The Hagerstown Tigers hosted Eastern Hancock on Friday, Feb. 28, in their final regular-season game. The Tigers, who entered the game with a four-game win streak, battled the favored Royals before losing 57-49. Both teams put together runs during the game to build leads but couldn’t hold them. The Royals led 21-12 at the end […]
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Tigers topple Tri for road victory to close TEC slate
The Hagerstown Tigers traveled to Lewisville on Tuesday, Feb. 25, to complete their Tri-Eastern Conference slate with a game against the Tri High Titans. The Titans, the Henry County tournament champions and 13-game winners, found themselves down 10-0 to the aggressive Tigers to start the game, and they never recovered. Landon Lawson scored inside, Graham […]
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Red Devil places 5th in 50 freestyle
Owen Fowler from Richmond High School, Carter Ramsey from Hagerstown High School, Devon Whaley from Centerville High School, and the RHS 200-yard freestyle relay team of Greyson Farmer, Fowler, Layton Smith and Braxten Whited joined the impressive field at the 88th annual IHSAA state swim meet held at the Indiana University Indianapolis Natatorium. The meet […]
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Hot ’Dawgs crush host Titans 67-28 in TEC
The goal of every high school basketball team is to be playing their best entering postseason play. The Centerville Bulldogs appear to be on target. The ‘Dawgs traveled to Tri High on Friday, Feb. 21 for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Henry County champion Titans. What was expected to be a tossup game was […]
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Knights clinch outright TEC championship
When the Winchester Community Golden Falcon basketball team traveled south on Highway 27 to play Northeastern on Friday, Feb. 21, in the final conference game for both teams, it was an easy script to follow. A Northeastern win would secure the outright TEC championship. A Winchester win would open the door for defending champion Centerville […]
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Quinn named top NCC coach
Richmond High School swimming and diving coach Megan Quinn was recently voted Coach of the Year by her coaching peers in the North Central Conference. Quinn graduated from RHS in 2019 and joined RHS as boys and girls swimming and diving head coach for the 2023-2024 season. As a high school swimmer, Quinn earned athletic […]