High school sports coverage is very intense during the school year. There is only a small window between when one school year ends and the next school year begins. The Western Wayne News sports department will be taking a short break before summer and fall sports kick in. Before we do, we will recap some […]
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Season ends at regional for Wayne County golfers
The qualifying teams and individuals from the Franklin Community, Richmond, Greensburg, Madison and Providence sectionals traveled to Henryville on Thursday, June 12, to play at Champions Pointe Golf Club for the right to advance to the state finals. The top three teams and the top three individuals not on a qualifying team advanced to the […]
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Lincoln presents spring awards
The Cambridge City Lincoln athletic department held a spring sports award ceremony June 9 to honor their scholastic award, mental attitude award and most valuable player award winners for the spring sports season. Scholastic award winners were: (L-R) Aubrey Trent, Addyson Pitcock, Luke Cottrell, Hannah Bogue, Ben Bates and Josiah Berry. Mental award winners were: […]
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Coach leaves Seton program
There will be a new face on the sidelines coaching the 2025-26 Seton Catholic boys basketball team for the first time in 15 years. Josh Jurgens will no longer be the coach after 14 years at the helm. During his tenure, coaching one of the state’s smallest enrollment schools, his program was a model of […]
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Knights, Tigers, Spartans advance to regional
Northeastern easily won the Richmond golf sectional played on Thursday, June 5, at the Elks Country Club, but there was a log jam for second, third and fourth place. The Knights fought through ever-changing weather conditions to post a school record score of 311 and claim the sectional trophy by 12 strokes. It was the […]
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Regional loss ends Tiger season
Triton Central hosted Hagerstown in a meeting of Lady Tigers on Tuesday, June 3, in the 2A regional championship game. Mackenzee Johnson led off the game with a double to left field and moved to third base on a grounder from Allison Stinson. But Johnson was thrown out at home plate when she tried to […]
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Raider revenge ends Tiger season
When Hagerstown and Shenandoah met for the 2A No. 44 sectional title on Monday, June 2, it was a battle between heavyweight programs. The Shenandoah Raiders entered the game ranked seventh and the three-time defending Mid-Eastern Conference champion. Hagerstown came in ranked 14th and the two-time defending Tri-Eastern Conference champion. Tiger senior left-hander Kaagen Kendall, […]
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Devils’ Lindahl secures podium spot
The Indiana High School Athletic Association state track and field meet was held at North Central High School in Indianapolis on Friday, June 6. Among the talented athletes in the field were Masson Heiny from Richmond High School competing in the discus, Maddox Pritchett from Centerville High School competing in the long jump and Jacob […]
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Hagerstown stops Knights in semis
Tri-Eastern Conference rivals Hagerstown and Northeastern met in the semifinal round of the Centerville 2A No. 44 softball sectional on Tuesday, May 27, to play for the right to advance to the sectional championship. For Northeastern, it was an opportunity lost. For Hagerstown, it was deja vu. Hard-throwing Lady Knight sophomore Mackenzie Johnson and veteran […]
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Lady Tigers survive, advance
Centerville and Hagerstown, two rivals loaded with talent, opened postseason play in the 2A Centerville softball sectional on Monday, May 27. Playing before a large, vocal crowd in cool, windy weather, the two teams battled to a scoreless tie through three innings. Centerville sophomore Madi Yount and Hagerstown senior Rylan Young overpowered the hitters. Yount […]