The remaining member schools in the Tri-Eastern Conference have reached an agreement with Centerville and Northeastern that will allow them to leave the TEC at the end of the 2025-26 school year to join the newly formed Eastern Crossroads Conference a year sooner than originally planned. The original plan was for Centerville and Northeastern to […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Lunsford scores 37 points, leads Lincoln to victory
The Lincoln Golden Eagles boys basketball team kicked off its season on Monday, Nov. 24, by hosting another flock of Eagles. NEO Next Generation Academy from Indianapolis provided the opposition. It was apparent early in the game that Lincoln senior Dustin Lunsford would be a hard guard for GEO. GEO settled for perimeter shots while […]
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Lady Tigers shock Lady Rebels in Lynn
The Hagerstown Lady Tiger basketball team traveled to Lynn on Saturday, Nov. 22, for a nonconference game against Randolph Southern. The Lady Rebels, members of the Mid-Eastern Conference, were heavily favored but were not prepared for the resolve the Tigers brought to the game. With senior defensive specialist Bella Thalls chasing Rebel leading scorer Haileigh […]
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Hagerstown breaks losing streak with blowout win
Hagerstown traveled to Mount Summit on Tuesday, Nov. 18, for a nonconference game with the Blue River Lady Vikings. The Lady Vikings and the Lady Tigers both entered the contest on long losing streaks. Blue River was on an eight-game losing streak and Hagerstown was on a 10-game losing streak. The Lady Tigers won the […]
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Knights crush Union City in TEC opener
The defending Tri-Eastern Conference champion Northeastern Lady Knights took the first step toward defending their conference championship on Friday, Nov. 21, with a 78-22 away win over Union City. The Lady Knights dominated the game from the opening tip. Karri Gammon scored 18 points for the Lady Knights and Ady Kircher matched it. Mackenzie Johnson […]
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Union cancels balance of girls basketball season
Union High School, in Modoc, announced in a press release on Monday, Nov. 17, that they have canceled the remainder of their girls basketball season effective immediately. The release, issued by Athletic Director Nick Pruitt, said in part, “It saddens me to say that Union will have to cancel our girls varsity basketball season this […]
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Lady Knights upset in OT at Yorktown
The Northeastern Lady Knights, ranked sixth in the 2A poll, traveled to play the Yorktown Lady Tigers on Thursday, Nov. 13. The Lady Knights overcame early foul trouble to build a 23-21 lead at halftime and extended the lead to 38-33 after three quarters. The Lady Tigers battled back in the fourth quarter to force […]
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Lady Red Devils drop NCC opener to visiting Anderson
The Richmond girls basketball team hosted the Anderson Lady Indians on Friday, Nov. 14, in the North Central Conference opener for both teams. Richmond built a 15-9 lead after the first period, but Anderson came back to take a 21-18 halftime lead. Richmond fought back to tie the score at 34-34 entering the final period […]
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Centerville expected to be area’s big dog
When the Centerville Bulldogs walked off the floor last March after a heartbreaking six-point loss to Parke Heritage in the Martinsville regional championship game, they did not spend any time honoring their seniors. They did not have any. Instead, they promised each other that they would work hard to return to the regional, and perhaps […]
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Starfire aerial attack too much for Tigers to overcome
The Hagerstown football team made the long trip to Berne on Friday, Nov. 8, to face South Adams for the 1A No. 44 sectional championship. It was the first meeting between the two schools in football. The Starfires, members of the Allen County Conference, entered the contest as the 10th-ranked team in the final 1A […]