The 2A fifth-ranked Centerville Bulldogs, fresh off the Wayne County championship, made the long trip to St. Leon on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for a game with 4A East Central. The Trojans used the three-point shot to battle the favored Bulldogs to the final second before losing 46-44. The Trojans, members of the Eastern Indiana Conference, […]
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Host Centerville wins county wrestling tournament
Centerville hosted the Wayne County Classic on Friday, Jan. 9. Hagerstown had seven weight-class champions, but in the championship match Centerville slid past the Tigers by the score of 42-38 to win the title. Round one Centerville 78, Lincoln 6 Hagerstown 55, Northeastern 12 Round two Centerville 58, Northeastern 23 Hagerstown 66, Lincoln 0 Round […]
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Richmond wins 6th consecutive sectional title
The Richmond boys bowling team won its sixth consecutive bowling title on Saturday, Jan. 10, to earn the right to advance to the New Castle regional. The Red Devils won the title with a score of 449 over second-place Centerville, with 287. RHS sophomore Jorg Bermea was the sectional champion with a score of 561. […]
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Knights lose TEC road game at Knightstown
The Northeastern Knights basketball team traveled to Knightstown on Saturday, Jan. 17, for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Panthers. The Knights led 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, but they were outscored by the Panthers 23-5 in the second quarter and never recovered. The Knights made a furious attempt to retake the […]
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Tiger junior wrestles to 5th in state
The Indiana High School Athletic Association State Championship matches took place on Friday, Jan. 16, at Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The top 16 wrestlers in each weight class converged on the coliseum with dreams of winning a state championship. Three of the wrestlers in the elite field were from Wayne County high schools. […]
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3 girls advance to state finals
Wayne County sent 15 wrestlers from Centerville, Hagerstown and Richmond to the wrestling regional, and three qualified to advance to the state meet. Franklin Central won the event, Richmond placed ninth, Hagerstown placed 15th and Centerville placed 26th in the final team standings. The top four finishers in each weight class qualify to advance to the […]
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Bulldogs capture Wayne County championship
The Centerville Bulldogs boys basketball team faced Hagerstown in the championship game of the Wayne County tournament on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Robert E. Clark Gymnasium on the campus of Hagerstown High School. The game was played before a near-capacity crowd and with high intensity on the floor. Centerville, ranked fifth in the latest 2A […]
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Lady Knights are 7-peat champions
The Northeastern Lady Knights and the Hagerstown Lady Tigers squared off on Saturday, Jan. 10, for the Wayne County Championship in a game played at Robert E. Clark Gymnasium on the campus of Hagerstown High School. The talented and confident Lady Knights took an 11-6 lead after one quarter and increased it in each subsequent […]
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Tigers earn 4th in sectional, advance 4 to regional
The Hagerstown Lady Tigers were assigned to the Shenandoah wrestling sectional held on Friday, Jan. 2. The Lady Tigers finished fourth in the final team standings, and Brenna Walker was the weight class champion at 125 pounds. In addition to Walker, three other Lady Tigers advanced to the regional round to be held at Muncie Central […]
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Centerville captures 5th
The Centerville boys basketball team traveled to Lawrenceburg on Friday, Jan. 2, and Saturday, Jan. 3, to play in the Ray Furney Basketball Classic at Lawrenceburg High School. Centerville, ranked third in the 2A state poll, proved it belongs in the loaded field that included teams from all four enrollment classes. The Bulldogs finished fifth […]