In an all-star basketball game played between Indiana and Kentucky high school juniors on Sunday, June 2, at Scottsburg High School, the Indiana players proved to be far superior. The Indiana team blasted the boys from the Bluegrass State by the score of 130-103, after racing to a 69-45 lead at halftime. Richmond Red Devil […]
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Bulldogs, 3 individuals advance to regional round
Ten teams converged on the Liberty Country Club on Monday, June 3, for the IHSAA sectional golf tournament hosted by Union County. Playing in near-perfect weather conditions, five contenders emerged in the battle for the Top 3 finishing positions — and with it, the right to advance as a team to the regional. The ability […]
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Indians defeat Eagles for sectional crown
The Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles, the only Wayne County school to advance to the sectional championship game in baseball, saw their season end on Monday, May 27. The Indians, ranked sixth in the 1A state poll, lived up to their lofty ranking. In a rematch of their regular season Tri-Eastern Conference game that Union City […]
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Regular-season champs win TEC tourney
The Hagerstown Tigers, the undefeated regular season Tri-Eastern Conference champions, backed it up by winning the TEC tournament by eight strokes over their nearest competitor on Saturday, May 18, at the Memorial Park Golf Course in New Castle. In a golf match, five players compete for each team and the four lowest scores are used […]
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Bulldogs win 14th consecutive league title
After competition of the preliminary rounds played on the Lincoln courts on Saturday, May 11, the final round matches for the Tri-Eastern Conference championships to be played Monday, May 13, were set. Regular-season champions Centerville led the tournament, entering the championship round with 32 points and qualifying Makenna Hartman at No. 1 singles, Kylar Marshall at […]
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Archers aiming to cover costs
All 22 Northeastern High School students who qualified for the national archery championship in Florida are planning to compete with their team. That means fundraising is now beginning in earnest for the June 6-8 event in Daytona Beach, Florida. Coach Brian Richmond said the team will learn its competition schedule this week and then can […]
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Red Devils win boys track sectional title
Richmond has won the Connersville track sectional for the first time since 2010. On Thursday, May 16, the Red Devils racked up 161.5 points and won eight events to outdistance the field. Wayne County athletes won several events, and several athletes advanced to the regional. Antonio West from Richmond was a double winner, capturing first […]
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Bulldogs defeat Richmond 5-1 at McBride Stadium
The Centerville Bulldogs picked up a 5-1 win over Richmond in a game played at McBride Stadium on Thursday, May 16. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the top of the fourth inning and held on to win 5-1. The Bulldogs’ pitchers turned in strong performances. Chase Clark started, only surrendering four hits and one […]
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Host Spartans run away with girls sectional track title
Sophomore Ahniyah Bennett broke two meet records and won four events to help lift the Connersville Lady Spartans to the sectional title, ran on the Connersville track on Wednesday, May 15. Bennett won the 100-meter, establishing a new sectional record time of 12.22, and she won the 200-meter, also establishing a new sectional record with […]
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Bulldogs capture 3rd straight championship
Centerville won the Richmond tennis sectional on Friday, May 17, defeating Northeastern 3-2 in a hard-fought match. The Bulldogs won at No. 2 singles, No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles. The Bulldogs advanced as a team to the Mount Vernon (Fortville) regional. Northeastern has been eliminated from postseason play as a team, but Lauren […]