It was a heartbreaking way to see their season end. Centerville hosted the Triton Central Tigers on Friday, Oct. 24, in an opening-round game in 2A Sectional No. 38. Late in the game, Centerville was holding a 19-14 lead and intercepted a pass that would have sealed a win. But, offsetting penalties were assessed on both teams […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Tigers win rematch over Indians
The Hagerstown football team defeated Union City 41-0 during their regular-season meeting at Union City on Sept. 5. The Tigers hosted Union City on Friday, Oct. 24, to open postseason play in 1A sectional 44 and ended the Indians’ season with a 31-13 win. There was one “Small” difference between the two games and one […]
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Knight advances to state; season ends for others
Teams and individuals who advanced from cross country sectionals held on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Mount Vernon (Fortville). Noblesville, Rushville, Shelbyville and Southwestern (Hanover) traveled to Shelbyville on Saturday, Oct. 25, morning to run on the Blue River Park Course for the right to advance to the state meet Saturday, Nov. 1, at the LaVern […]
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Richmond runners win boys sectional title
When the runners representing 16 schools lined up at the starting line at the Rushville cross country sectional on Saturday, Oct. 18, they were competing for a chance to advance to the Shelbyville regional on Saturday, Oct. 25. Only the top five teams and the top 15 individuals not on an advancing team would move […]
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Knights clinch TEC title with big 2nd half
The Northeastern Knights hosted Hagerstown on Friday, Oct. 17, on its senior night. The outright Tri-Eastern Conference championship was on the line for the Knights, who were heavy favorites. For the first half, and for nearly eight minutes into the third quarter, the young Tigers surprised the Knights by battling them to a 14-14 tie. Back-to-back […]
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Storybook season ends at regional championship match
Freshman Alexander Harrick (Richmond High School) took the first step toward his quest to the state finals by defeating Kyle Beck (Southwestern High School) in a regional semifinal match played at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, on the courts at North Central HS. Harrick won the match 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the regional […]
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Knights hoist 2A sectional trophy
When Northeastern and Hagerstown volleyball teams took the floor for the sectional championship on Saturday, Oct. 18, the atmosphere was electric. Two neighboring schools, both led by outstanding coaches and loaded with talent, were there to fight it out for the trophy. Both schools advanced to the sectional final without losing a set during their […]
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Devil wins battle of talented freshmen
Because tennis is a single-class sport, the Indiana High School Athletics Association runs a team tournament and an individual tournament for No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles players from teams that have been eliminated. The individual tournament runs parallel to the team tournament. The regional for teams and sectional for qualifying individuals were held […]
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Devils fall to New Pal
The Richmond girls soccer team’s dream of a sectional championship came to an end on Thursday, Oct. 9. The Lady Red Devils lost to New Palestine by the score of 7-3 in the semifinal match at the East Central sectional. Gabrielle Brown and Addison Lindell each scored three goals for New Palestine, and Brooke Tanksley […]
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Bulldogs’ season ends with loss to Muncie Burris
The Centerville Lady Bulldog soccer team saw its season come to an end on Thursday, Oct. 9, at the hands of Muncie Burris in a sectional match hosted by Centerville. The Lady Owls won by the score of 3-0. Stella Beumer, Sydney Jackson and Stella Venturi each scored for the Lady Owls. Muncie Burris (10-5-1) […]