Richmond High School could have initiated a search of the state or the nation to find a replacement for Billy Wright, but instead, they found the coach they were seeking in their own back yard. Richmond Athletic Director Robert Lee announced on Thursday, Aug. 14, that the RCS board approved Josh Jurgens as the new […]
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Bulldogs, Knights chase TEC title
1A Cambridge City Lincoln Head Coach: Jeremy Bane, entering second year at Lincoln Record last season: 1-9 Cambridge City Lincoln is in serious rebuilding mode. The Eagles’ roster last year listed 21 players. Ten graduated and another was injured in an off-season accident and will not be able to play this season. Their starting quarterback […]
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RHS shows great improvement, places 2nd
Richmond head coach Kyle Ingram said after the Richmond Invitational on Monday, that he was looking for steady improvement. He found what he was looking for the next day. The Richmond golf team traveled to the Liberty Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 5, to join the field in the Union County Invitational. The Lady Red […]
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Red Devils win invite to open season
Six golf teams traveled to Richmond on Monday, Aug. 4, to kick off the fall sports season by participating in the Richmond Golf Invitational played at the Elks Country Club. East Central junior Rowan Pies, who finished in a tie for seventh place in last year’s state finals, fired a three-under-par 67 to capture medalist […]
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Cardinals favored to repeat 1A sectional;’ Class 2A sectional up for grabs
The 2025 volleyball season has the potential to be an exciting one for Wayne County fans in what is increasingly becoming a hotbed area for high-quality volleyball. In 1A, Seton Catholic, a semi-state qualifier a season ago, graduated two all-state players, but they return enough talent to recapture the Union (Modoc) sectional and make another […]
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Experienced sectional runners set pace
Cross country practice started Monday, Aug. 4, for both the boys and girls programs at the six Wayne County schools. Last season, five of the six Wayne County schools placed in the top 10 in the Rushville girls sectional: Seton Catholic (fourth), Richmond (fifth), Centerville (sixth), Hagerstown (eighth) and Northeastern (ninth). Richmond (fourth), Hagerstown (fifth), […]
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Girls golf to open fall sports season
Girls golf teams from Centerville, Hagerstown, Lincoln, Northeastern and Richmond will hit the ground running in the next two weeks to kick off the high school fall sports season. The Richmond Lady Red Devils will likely have Wayne County’s best team. The Devils return every member of their North Central Conference championship and sectional runner-up […]
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Golay Community Center Patriot Pickleball Tournament results
The Golay Community Center hosted their Patriot Pickleball Tournament on Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19, and there was a large number of participants. Top three finishers, Friday night mixed doubles: 1st — Matt Haynes and Sam Teager 2nd — Mitch and Kaylin Jones 3rd — Rodney and Bonnieva King Top three finishers, Saturday […]
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Achieva Resources builds new softball diamond through generous donations
Wayne County Special Olympics has been blessed with a new softball diamond at Achieva Resources in Richmond, Indiana, as a result of generous donations. U.S. Aggregates generously donated 30 tons of sand to construct the diamond. Equipment operator Chris Johnson was permitted the use of Smarelli Contractors’ skid loader to remove the topsoil from the […]
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Brownsburg wins over Hagerstown to become Team Indiana
Entering the Indiana State Championship game, Brownsburg represented only the Brownsburg Little League. After defeating Hagerstown 8-3 in the championship game, played on Tuesday, July 22, Brownsburg now carries the Team Indiana moniker and will represent all Little Leagues in Indiana in the Great Lakes Regional as they continue their quest to advance to the […]