The Western Wayne News, Wayne County’s local newspaper, was recognized for its sports reporting and photography at an awards event on Friday, April 21 in Carmel. Winning first place in sports photography for publications with a circulation of 10,000 or less was WWN photographer Rachel Hilligoss Moore’s “Walk Off Feeling” photograph of Hagerstown’s Preston Allred, […]
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Hagerstown wins Richmond softball invitational tournament
Hagerstown defeated Centerville 7-5 in the championship game of the Richmond softball tournament Saturday April 15, in what was the first of a likely four meetings this year between the two rivals. The games were moved from Richmond to Centerville because of air quality concerns. The Lady Tigers shutout the Lady Red Devils 9-0 in […]
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Knights split twin bill with 2A No. 2 Wapahani
Head coach Dave Baker’s Northeastern Knight baseball team made another effort to gain statewide respect Saturday, April 15 by splitting a doubleheader with second-ranked Wapahani in games played at scenic Raider field. Game 1 – Northeastern 3 Wapahani 2 The Knights outhit the Raiders 11 to seven and got a strong pitching performance from Logan […]
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Hagerstown track teams up the competition level
Hagerstown took part in the Springfield Wildcat Classics track meet at Springfield, Ohio on Saturday, April 15. Hagerstown was the only Indiana school in the field that was composed of Ohio schools from all enrollment classes and the Tigers turned in an impressive showing. The Lady Tigers finished in a tie for third place with […]
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Knights remain unbeaten after huge conference win
Make no mistake about it, the Northeastern Knights baseball team is for real. For 19 of the last 20 seasons, the road to the Tri-Eastern conference baseball title has gone through Centerville, Hagerstown or Liberty. Thursday, the Knights, who last won the title in 2003, made a move to reroute the path to the title […]
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Hagerstown Tigers sweep doubleheader with Triton Central
The Hagerstown baseball team remained unbeaten after a doubleheader sweep of Triton Central Saturday April 8 at Lloyd Michael field. Hagerstown used a committee of six pitchers in the two games, with no pitcher working more than three innings, and stroked 23 hits in the wins. Game 1 Hagerstown broke open a scoreless game in […]
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Hagerstown Tiger track teams finish second in quad meet
Both Hagerstown’s boys and girls placed a distant second to Delta in the Hagerstown Quad track and field meet Thursday evening April 6, while outpacing both Monroe Central and Union City. The Lady Tigers won three events. Hattie Hobbs won the 300 hurdles in 52.1 and the high jump at 4-6. Delaney Oliger won the discus with a […]
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Knights defeat Raiders, record improves to 2-0
The Northeastern Knights improved to 2-0 Monday, April 3 with a 9-2 win over potential sectional opponent Shenandoah in a game played at Raider Field. Both teams have the pitching and hitting to be serious sectional contenders, but in this match-up Northeastern, behind a stellar pitching performance from Kaiden White, was the better team. Hard […]
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Tigers improve to 3-0 with win over Red Devils
It may seem like an unusual scenario when both coaches see positives in a lopsided game, but it happened Thursday night, March 30, at McBride Stadium, when Hagerstown defeated Richmond 17-2 in a game halted after five innings because of the 10-run rule. The Tigers jumped out to a quick start. Cole Tracy led off […]
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Northeastern captures sectional title
The Northeastern Knights are a veteran team that knows how to close out the big games. The Knights also have an arsenal of talented underclassmen to provide a spark off the bench. Saturday night, the Knights won their biggest game of the season, handing a determined Hagerstown Tiger team a 55-41 loss to hoist the […]