In the preseason, Hagerstown head softball coach Bruce Charles said that he saw great potential in his team, which had a mix of veteran players and talented freshmen. On Saturday, April 20 in the Wayne County tournament, played at Northeastern, the Tigers lived up to their coach’s preseason expectations. The Tigers run-ruled Northeastern 10-0 in […]
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Crull repeats as national champion
Northeastern High School junior Heather Crull was one of 10 weight class winners crowned in the U23 division of the USMC women’s national championship on Saturday, April 13, in Spokane, Washington. Crull defeated Sterling Dias from Nevada for the 50 kg championship by winning the first two matches in a best of three format. At […]
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Meet the coach night scheduled at Lincoln
The Western Wayne school corporation has a meet-the-coach night planned for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 in the high school cafeteria to give the community the opportunity to meet Jeremy Bane, the new Lincoln varsity football coach. Bane will introduce his coaching staff and provide a program expectation overview. He will also discuss student […]
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Strong pitching, patience boost Knights
The Northeastern Knights, a 20-game winner last season, served notice on Tuesday, March 26, that they will be a team to contend with again this season, by run-ruling a good Tri-Village team 11-1 in five innings. Three Knight pitchers combined to strike out 11 Patriots, while the Knight offense slowly built a 3-1 advantage before […]
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Tigers’ 8-run 6th stuns Spartans
The Hagerstown Tigers, ranked fifth in the 2A state poll, struggled at the plate in their first two games. The struggle continued through the first five innings of their home game against Connersville, played on Friday, March 29. The Tigers’ bats finally came alive in the bottom of the sixth inning. Will Combs led off […]
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Red Devil makes Junior All-Stars, plays Kentucky
Richmond junior Cedric Horton has been named to the Indiana Junior All-Star basketball team. Horton will be a member of the red team that will also include Michael Cooper (Jeffersonville HS), Julius Gizzi (New Palestine HS), JonAnthony Hall (Fishers HS), Tre Singleton (Jeffersonville HS) and Shane Sims (Evansville Harrison HS). The core team includes Mark […]
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Eagles win high-scoring season-opener
Cambridge City Lincoln opened regular-season play on Friday, March 29, with a road trip to the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University to face the Taylor Titans from Kokomo. The two teams typically would not play each other, but the game, played on neutral field, was scheduled because Taylor coach Matt Brankle was formerly the coach […]
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Special Olympics team wins state championship
Head coach Rick Moore guided the Wayne County Special Olympics basketball team to the state championship in Division 3C on Sunday, March 24, defeating the Clinton County Wildcats by the score of 24-18 in the title game. The Wayne County Special Olympics team also includes players from Fayette and Union counties. In individual competition […]
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Northeastern’s assistant AD promoted
Northeastern Wayne Schools has named Ryan Halloran as its new athletic director for the 2024-2025 school year. Current athletic director Gerry Keesling is retiring. In addition to teaching biology and coaching at Northeastern, Halloran also has served as an assistant athletic director for the past three years. He has more than two decades of experience […]
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Devils rebound to beat Wapahani
After losing their first two games of the season, the Richmond Red Devils defeated perennial power Wapahani on Friday, March 29, on the Raider field. The Red Devils never trailed, scoring two runs in the first inning and adding three more in the top of the third. The ‘Devils played error-free baseball and collected seven […]