Hagerstown and Northeastern both opened their seasons on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Earlybird Invitational hosted by Blue River Valley High School. Hagerstown placed third and Northeastern placed fifth among the 12 complete boys teams competing. Northeastern took the top two spots to win the girls race, and Hagerstown finished second among the five complete […]
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Area football teams finish up season prep
On Friday, Aug. 15, area football teams played in either scrimmages or in a jamboree to put the final touches on their game plans for the regular season, which will kick off in earnest on Friday, Aug. 22. Scrimmages are scripted and allow each team to run a certain number of plays from the same […]
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Sycamores to honor Richmond legend
Indiana State University has announced that former Sycamore running back Vincent Allen will have his No. 26 jersey retired by the university in a pregame ceremony prior to the Indiana State University-Eastern Illinois University football game at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute on Sept. 6. Allen will be the first Indiana State football player to […]
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Red Devils top Knights, Bulldogs
The Richmond golf team played host to potential sectional opponents Centerville and Northeastern on Thursday, Aug. 14, in a match played at the Richmond Elks Country Club. Kyla Rogan and Hannah Stearley both broke 40, and the Lady Red Devils posted their lowest nine-hole score of the season to capture first place. Centerville’s individual scores […]
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Cardinals win twice
Seton Catholic, a semi-state team a season ago, opened its current season with a road trip to Modoc on Saturday, Aug. 16. Union (Modoc) hosted a three-team match with the International School (Indianapolis) and Seton Catholic. The Lady Cardinals swept both matches. Against International, the Lady Cardinals won 25-8, 25-17 and 25-15. Against Union (Modoc), the […]
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Starfires steal the show at Centerville round robin
The Centerville Lady Bulldogs opened their volleyball season on Saturday, Aug. 16, by hosting a round-robin match involving Centerville, Franklin County, Richmond and South Adams. The event was well attended, and fans got their first glance at two-time defending Wayne County Champion Centerville and the Richmond Red Devils with their new coach. South Adams was […]
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Jurgens to head RHS boys basketball
Richmond High School could have initiated a search of the state or the nation to find a replacement for Billy Wright, but instead, they found the coach they were seeking in their own back yard. Richmond Athletic Director Robert Lee announced on Thursday, Aug. 14, that the RCS board approved Josh Jurgens as the new […]
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Bulldogs, Knights chase TEC title
1A Cambridge City Lincoln Head Coach: Jeremy Bane, entering second year at Lincoln Record last season: 1-9 Cambridge City Lincoln is in serious rebuilding mode. The Eagles’ roster last year listed 21 players. Ten graduated and another was injured in an off-season accident and will not be able to play this season. Their starting quarterback […]
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RHS shows great improvement, places 2nd
Richmond head coach Kyle Ingram said after the Richmond Invitational on Monday, that he was looking for steady improvement. He found what he was looking for the next day. The Richmond golf team traveled to the Liberty Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 5, to join the field in the Union County Invitational. The Lady Red […]
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Red Devils win invite to open season
Six golf teams traveled to Richmond on Monday, Aug. 4, to kick off the fall sports season by participating in the Richmond Golf Invitational played at the Elks Country Club. East Central junior Rowan Pies, who finished in a tie for seventh place in last year’s state finals, fired a three-under-par 67 to capture medalist […]