In a battle of heavyweight programs at the Tiernan Center on Tuesday, Jan. 16, the New Palestine Dragons defeated the 9th-ranked Richmond Red Devils by the score of 63-59 before a large crowd. The Dragons, who are a potential sectional opponent, have defeated Richmond in the last three meetings of the two teams. The game […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Devils win trap game to tie school record
It is not easy to win a varsity basketball game in the state of Indiana. Fans frequently look at scheduled games and expect their favorite teams to win over supposedly inferior teams easily. To do so overlooks the pride factor. The Richmond Red Devils are having a storybook season, which makes them the target of […]
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Crull claims state championship
Wayne County schools sent six wrestlers to the Indiana High School Girls Wrestling State finals, held at Kokomo High School on Friday, Jan. 12, and two of them brought home medals. Northeastern junior Heather Crull was the state champion in the 105-pound weight class. Heather qualified for the state meet by winning the semi-state. She […]
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Hagerstown Little League chosen to host state baseball tournament
The Indiana Little League District Administrators’ Association has selected the Hagerstown Little League to be the host for the state tournament for ages 9 to 11 in 2024. The tournament will be from Thursday, July 25, through Tuesday, July 30, at the Hagerstown Little League Park. The last time Hagerstown hosted a Little League state […]
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Rare Air
Entering this season, the best start for the Richmond Red Devils boys basketball team during the last 30 seasons came during the 2013-14 season, when then-head coach Joe Luce guided his Red Devil team to an 8-0 start. Entering this season, the best start by any Wayne County team during the same 30-year period belonged […]
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Lady Knight five-peat
The Northeastern Lady Knights won the Wayne County basketball tournament for the fifth consecutive year, dominating the Centerville Lady Bulldogs 69-23. The deep and talented Lady Knights opened the game on an 18-3 run and never allowed Centerville to gain traction. Six different Lady Knights scored in the first half as Northeastern increased their lead […]
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Bulldogs unseat Knights as champions in intense game
When five-time defending champion Northeastern walked on the court Saturday night to face the Centerville Bulldogs there was a lot on the line. The Bulldogs beat the Knights in a November overtime thriller to halt a 25-game Knight Tri-Eastern Conference win streak. Northeastern figured it was payback time. The ‘Dawgs were eager to show that […]
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Red Devils repeat as champions
When Richmond senior Zion Deloney stepped to the free throw line with 12.7 seconds remaining in a hard-fought semifinal game during the Bob Wettig tournament on Friday, Dec. 30, it was the first time all season that the Red Devils had been challenged late into a game. The Greensburg Pirates had battled back to force […]
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Cardinals finish 10th, Bulldogs 13th at Wettig
The Seton Catholic and Centerville boys basketball teams participated in the Bob Wettig Tournament hosted by Richmond High School on Thursday, Dec. 28 and Friday, Dec. 29, with both teams splitting their four games. The Cardinals lost their opening round game to eventual runner-up Heritage Christian by the score of 55-53, before defeating Indianapolis Shortridge […]
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Bulldogs pull away late to defeat Tigers
The Centerville Bulldogs traveled to Hagerstown on Thursday, Dec. 14, for a Tri-Eastern Conference matchup with the Tigers. Both teams were coming off back-to-back losses that included blowouts to state-ranked teams and were looking to return to the winner’s circle. Playing in front of a large vocal crowd, the teams played even for three quarters. […]