The Mount Vernon (Fortville) Marauders, 16th ranked in the state poll, looked the part of a ranked team on Tuesday, March 4, when they defeated the Richmond Red Devils 65-35 in the opening round of sectional play. The Marauders opened the game on a 7-0 run and led 19-10 after the first quarter. They expanded […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Bulldogs win battle of heavyweights
Boys basketball teams played in the Hagerstown 2A sectional March 4-8, 2025, with the Centerville Bulldogs winning their first sectional title since 2011. Below is combined coverage of games covered by WWN throughout. Big 3rd quarter lifts Knights past the Tigers In the first half of the opening-round game of the Hagerstown sectional played on […]
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Tigers’ Gilbert wins frosh-soph state crown
The ninth annual Indiana Frosh-Soph State Wrestling Championship for girls was held at Southport High School on Saturday, March 1. Wrestlers who finished in the top eight in the IHSAA girls state tournament were excluded from participating, but any freshman or sophomore wrestler who advanced to the IHSSA state tournament but did not place in […]
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Eagles, Knights qualify for archery state
Western Wayne Schools recently announced that for the first time in school history, five members of their archery team have qualified to advance to the state tournament on Saturday, March 8. Northeastern Wayne again will send students to state. Its middle and high school bullseye teams both qualified. For WWS, Wesley Burdette, Adam Elliott, […]
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RHS gymnasts finish 5th; Knight moves on
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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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 […]