The Wayne County Volleyball Tournament was played in Robert E. Clark Gymnasium in Hagerstown on Saturday, Oct. 5, before a large, vocal crowd. In the first match Northeastern avenged a regular season loss by defeating Hagerstown in a hard-fought match 3-1. In the second match Centerville fought off a strong effort from Lincoln, winning the […]
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Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.
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Hagerstown loses TEC game 28-21 to Winchester
When the Winchester Golden Falcons came to Mark Childs Field on Friday, Oct. 4, it renewed a decades-old rivalry between the schools and reunited the two longest-serving head coaches in the Tri-Eastern Conference. The two programs have combined to win 39 conference titles in the TEC over the years. Scott Snodgrass, in his 14th year […]
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Lincoln’s TEC victory snaps 7-match losing streak
The Lincoln volleyball team lost the first set of its home Tri-Eastern Conference match against Knightstown on Thursday, Sept. 26. The Eagles intensified their defensive effort and fought back to win the next three sets to close out the match with a 3-1 win that snapped a seven-match losing streak. Tahlia Rastbichler led the defense […]
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Athletes claim gender discrimination
Some Richmond High School volleyball players say the school has shown a pattern of discrimination against girls sports teams there, and are asking school administrators, and possibly state officials, to take action. Richmond Community Schools officials are asking the community to avoid speculation until an investigation is complete. RHS student and girls varsity volleyball player […]
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Tigers drop home/road game to Raiders
It was a bizarre sequence of events over two days for the Hagerstown football team. The Tigers were scheduled to host Shenandoah in a non-conference game on Friday, Sept. 27. Storm damage from remnants of Hurricane Helene knocked out power shortly before game time. The Shenandoah bus was blocked in by fallen trees and utility […]
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Tigers race in Jim Murray Memorial invite
The Hagerstown cross county team traveled to Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 28, to participate in the Jim Murray Memorial Invitational, which featured hundreds of competitors primarily from schools in the Dayton and Springfield area. The course was slick because of recent weather so the times were slower than normal, but runners participating turned in […]
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Falcone wins PAAC girls title
The Seton Catholic cross country teams competed in the Pioneer Academic and Athletic Conference on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Park Tudor High School. Gwynie Falcone from Seton Catholic won the girls race in a season-best time of 20:42. Sara Swinney also turned in a season-best time to place seventh and Jackie Clemente captured eighth place. […]
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Tigers sweep host Shenandoah
The Hagerstown volleyball team traveled to Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 26, for a non-conference game with potential sectional opponent Shenandoah. The Raiders, members of the Mid-Eastern Conference, fell to the power game and solid defense of Hagerstown in straight sets. Five different Tigers had at least 12 digs, which is a rarity in a three-set […]
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Cardinals fall to tall Falcons in nonleague road matchup
The Seton Catholic volleyball team traveled to Winchester Community High School on Monday, Sept. 23, to play the 2A Falcons. The Falcons, who have four 6-footers in their lineup, used their size advantage to cause defensive problems at the net. The Falcons blocked 10 Cardinal kill attempts during the match en route to 3-1 win. […]
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Season ends at regional for Wayne County golfers
The Noblesville golf team posted a team score of 294, on Saturday, Sept. 28, to win the Lapel golf regional played at the Edgewood Golf Course by eight strokes over Hamilton Southeastern and by 40 strokes over third-place New Palestine. All three teams advanced to the state tournament. Josie Kelley from Noblesville was the match […]