The Richmond girls basketball team hosted the Anderson Lady Indians on Friday, Nov. 14, in the North Central Conference opener for both teams. Richmond built a 15-9 lead after the first period, but Anderson came back to take a 21-18 halftime lead. Richmond fought back to tie the score at 34-34 entering the final period […]
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Centerville expected to be area’s big dog
When the Centerville Bulldogs walked off the floor last March after a heartbreaking six-point loss to Parke Heritage in the Martinsville regional championship game, they did not spend any time honoring their seniors. They did not have any. Instead, they promised each other that they would work hard to return to the regional, and perhaps […]
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Starfire aerial attack too much for Tigers to overcome
The Hagerstown football team made the long trip to Berne on Friday, Nov. 8, to face South Adams for the 1A No. 44 sectional championship. It was the first meeting between the two schools in football. The Starfires, members of the Allen County Conference, entered the contest as the 10th-ranked team in the final 1A […]
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Bulldog cheer squad repeats as 2A state champ
The Centerville varsity cheerleader squad won the 2A Game Day division at the Hoosier Cheer Coaches Association competition held on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Greenfield-Central High School. It is the second year in a row that Centerville has won this division.
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Lady Knights open season with road win
The Northeastern girls basketball team opened its season on Thursday, Nov. 6, with a road trip to play the Adams Central Lady Jets. Northeastern, winners of 24 games last season and ranked eighth in the 2A preseason poll, picked up a 70-53 win. Ady Kircher kick-started the Knight offense by scoring the first seven points […]
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Pritchett rewrites Bulldog record book
Centerville senior Maddox Pritchett broke two Centerville career receiving records that had stood for more than 20 years. Adam Erbse set the previous records during his playing career from 2001-2004 with 77 receptions for 1,547 yards. Pritchett shattered both records during the recently completed season, finishing his impressive career with 88 receptions for 1,671 yards. […]
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Everyone will be chasing the Lady Knights
It is not difficult to identify the best girls basketball team in Wayne County going into this season. With the season ready to begin this week all eyes will be on the Lady Knights from Northeastern. Northeastern The Knights are in a transition period. They are committed to change conference affiliation, and the defending Tri-Eastern […]
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Tigers use big plays late to defeat Bears
The Hagerstown football team traveled to Parker City on Friday, Oct. 31, for a sectional semifinal game with Monroe Central for the right to play the sectional championship game. It was only the second meeting between the two schools in football and the first in postseason play. The game was a defensive slobberknocker for three […]
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Tigers end Knight season in blowout
The Northeastern football team traveled to Fairland, Indiana, on Friday, Oct. 31, for a sectional semifinal game with the Triton Central Tigers. The game, played at scenic Mendenhall Stadium, was the first meeting of the two schools in football. Both schools entered the contest with identical 9-1 records and both were conference champions. Triton Central, […]
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Triton Central ends Northeastern’s season
The Northeastern volleyball team traveled to Morristown on Saturday, Oct. 25, for the regional championship against the Triton Central Tigers. The Tigers, members of the Hoosier Legends Conference, played aggressively to sweep the Knights 3-0. The Tigers led wire-to-wire in the first set behind 10 kills, including five consecutively, from 5-foot-10 Lilly May to take […]