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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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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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 […]
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Golf teams face loaded field at Winchester
Noblesville and Westfield moved their battle for state golf supremacy to Randolph County the morning of Saturday, April 29, joining the field at the Winchester Golf Invitational. Area teams from Richmond, Hagerstown, Northeastern and Lincoln posted respectable scores, but Noblesville blistered the course with a score of 296—three strokes better than Westfield, and 24 strokes […]
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Bulldogs end 1 Tiger track streak
The Hagerstown boys track and field team won the Wayne County Championship for the 13th consecutive time Tuesday, April 25, but the Centerville girls halted the Hagerstown girls title streak at 12. Each of the four schools had at least one blue ribbon winner in the boys meet. Centerville, Hagerstown and Northeastern each collected at […]
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Bulldog golfers push Tigers to the edge
The match could not have been closer. Centerville and Hagerstown played an exciting back-and-forth golf match Tuesday, April 18 at Highland Lakes golf course. The final score was 173-174, and arguably the difference was the play of Braden Tedder, the No. 2 golfer for the ‘Dawgs. Tedder posted a round of 37 to earn medalist […]
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Centerville splits with Winchester
The Centerville track and field teams played host to Winchester Wednesday, April 19, with the Centerville boys defeating the Falcons 69-54 and the Lady Bulldogs losing by the score of 80-43. First-place finishers for the Bulldog boys included Brayden Ross in the 100-meter; Connor Miller in the 200-meter; Timmy Wright in the 400-meter; Kyle Sheard […]