Centerville and Hagerstown will be represented at the IHSAA state finals for girls wrestling on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Abigail Gilbert (Hagerstown) finished third in the 125-pound weight class and will advance to the state finals with a record of 18-1. Tzuriya Phillips (Centerville) finished fourth in […]
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Swim teams raise $693 for cancer research
The Centerville and Richmond boys and girls combined to raise $693 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer research in a pink-out dual swim meet held at Centerville High School on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Centerville used their superior depth to win both meets. The Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Red Devils 104-59, and […]
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Knights rally late, top defending champ
When longtime rivals Centerville and Northeastern arrived at Robert E. Clark Gymnasium in Hagerstown for the Wayne County championship game on Saturday, Jan. 11, the atmosphere was electric. Both teams had strong vocal support from the large crowd. The defending champion Bulldogs set the tempo and pace of the game and had 2A 11th-ranked Northeastern […]
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Lady Knights complete 6-peat
The Northeastern Lady Knights, state-ranked fourth in 2A, were expected to win the Wayne County Tournament championship for the sixth consecutive year when they squared off against the Centerville Lady Bulldogs on Saturday, Jan. 11, for the title. Even though the Lady Bulldogs had the advantage of more rest, the Lady Knights lived up to […]
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Northeastern advances with big win
The opening-round game of the Wayne County basketball tournament between Northeastern and Cambridge City Lincoln, originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10, was rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 11, with a 10 a.m. start because of inclement weather. The additional time to prepare had little impact. The Lady Knights, ranked fourth in the latest 2A state poll, […]
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Knights defeat Eagles, advance to title game
The Lincoln Golden Eagles faced 2A 11th ranked Northeastern in the Wayne County tournament opening round on Thursday, Jan. 9, in a game played at Hagerstown, for the right to advance to the championship game. The Eagles went to battle without leading scorer and rebounder Aidan Munchel (24 ppg, 8.6 rpg) and point guard and […]
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Defending champion defeats Hagerstown
In a game played at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, the Centerville Bulldogs led wire-to-wire to defeat the Hagerstown Tigers 59-41. The game was initially scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10 and rescheduled because of inclement weather, which means that the Bulldogs will get little rest before the championship game. The Bulldogs displayed their quality […]
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Lady Bulldogs move to county title matchup
The Centerville Lady Bulldogs punched their ticket to the championship game in the opening round game of the Wayne County tournament, played on Thursday, Jan. 9, with a 39-19 win over Hagerstown. Centerville senior Taelynn Swartz scored the first 7 points of the game and Kendall Nelson scored off a steal. Olivia Hunter scored on […]
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3 teams advance wrestlers to regional
Centerville, Hagerstown and Richmond each advanced wrestlers to the regional round of the state tournament from the sectional round. Centerville and Richmond were assigned to the Eastern Hancock sectional held Friday, Jan. 3, while Hagerstown was assigned to the Muncie Central sectional held the same day. The top four finishers in each weight class from […]
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Bears sweep the night against Eagles
It was an unusual scenario Friday, Jan. 3, when the Lincoln boys basketball team hosted Monroe Central in a nonconference game between two potential sectional rivals. It is customary for teams to play a junior varsity game before the varsity game. On Friday, the two schools added a third game, playing a C-team game before […]