Connersville won the boys track and field sectional title Thursday, May 18 for the third consecutive year, but it was by the slimmest of margins. The Spartans scored 144 points, a scant two more than Richmond, who finished second with 142. The Red Devils won the 4×400 relay in the last race of the meet, […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Track and field athletes move to regional
The powerful Connersville track and field team won the sectional title for the fifth consecutive year Tuesday evening, May 16, while the other schools in the field fought to advance as many athletes as possible to the regional. Centerville finished third in the team standings, Hagerstown finished fourth, Northeastern finished fifth, Richmond tied for sixth, […]
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For Knights, White twins rule the day
During the 2015 season the Wayne County athletic directors decided to implement a traveling trophy for all future Wayne County tournaments. In baseball, the traveling trophy is a wooden bat from the 1960s. Until Saturday, May 13, the only teams to capture the old bat were Centerville and Hagerstown. If you would like to see […]
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Bulldogs, Tigers capture TEC track titles
On a near perfect weather evening, the Tri-Eastern Conference track and field championships were held Thursday, May 11 at the Union City High School track. The Centerville girls rose to the occasion, fighting off a strong challenge from Winchester Community, to capture the title. In the boys meet, Hagerstown won the 4×800-meter relay to open […]
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Centerville takes 11-1 win over Lincoln
A sixth-run third inning outburst from Centerville put Lincoln in a hole they could never climb out of Friday night, May 5. The Bulldogs went on to take an 11-1 win over Lincoln in a game that was halted after six innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Colton Rinehart’s home run highlighted the Bulldogs’ […]
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‘Dogs claim county title
The four Wayne County rural high schools played their annual tournament Saturday, May 6 at Hartley Hills Golf Course in Hagerstown. The Centerville Bulldogs were crowned the 2023 champion with a team score of 351. Bulldogs golfers also posted two of the three best individual rounds. Brady Moore carded a 76 to earn medalist honors; […]
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Knights score 13 runs 3 times
The Northeastern Lady Knight softball team had a high-scoring week last week, winning three games in the process. On Tuesday, May 2, the Lady Knights easily defeated Winchester Community 13-3 in five innings on the road. A seven-run fifth inning ended the game. The Lady Knights collected 14 hits. Lexi Russell led the hit parade […]
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Hosts repeat as Tiger Booster champs
Twelve teams converged on the Hagerstown track and field complex from near and far last Friday, May 5 to participate in one of the oldest high school meets in Indiana. The Tiger Booster meet is in its 40th year and the quality athletes over the years have been impressive. On Friday, eleven other teams […]
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Tigers run-rule Patriots in 5 innings
Already leading 8-0 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Hagerstown Tigers used solo home runs from Aiden Grover and Collin Beaty to nail down a 10-0 win over Union County the night of Thursday, April 27 in a game stopped because of the 10-run mercy rule. The Patriots gave the Tigers an […]
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Centerville tennis team sweeps past Eagles
Two unbeaten tennis teams, Centerville and Winchester Community, played a hard-fought tennis match Monday, April 24 on the Winchester courts, with the Lady Bulldogs winning by the score of 3-2. The cold temperatures did nothing to diminish the quality of play. Results: No. 1 singles – Gracie Helms (C) defeated Raegen Staggs (WC) 6-0, 6-0 […]