The Hagerstown girls junior high Tiger Shark swim team closed out their season on Monday, March 10, after establishing three new school records. The 200 freestyle relay team of Cora Schmitz, Bella Tinkle, Maycee Favorite and Camile Jones established a new school record with a time of 2:05.48, eclipsing the old record of 2:05.90 established […]
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Former coach urges school board not to be misled
Richmond High School’s head volleyball coach Darrell Morken spoke at a Richmond Community Schools board meeting on Wednesday, March 12, where he said the board should ask for 75% of its money back for a lawyer’s investigation into a conflict between volleyball and basketball players, coaches and athletic administrators. The next morning, Morken received a […]
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No. 4 Wolves survive ‘Dawgs
When the Centerville Bulldogs took the floor at the Martinsville regional on Saturday, March 15, to face 2A fourth-ranked Parke Heritage for the right to advance to the semi-state, they were a near mirror image of each other. The Wolves are deep with outstanding perimeter shooters and play hardcore defense. The same description applied to […]
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Bulldogs rule TEC cheer competition
The annual TEC cheerleading competition was held on Wednesday, March 12, at the Cambridge City Lincoln Middle/High School gymnasium before a large, enthusiastic crowd. Six of the nine TEC member schools sent squads to the event. There was excitement in the air as the squads and their coaches from Centerville, Hagerstown, Lincoln, Northeastern, Union County […]
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Knight, Eagle archers head to nationals
Although the “Sharpshooter” nickname disappeared after Wayne County’s school consolidations, archery teams from Wayne County schools are carrying on the sharpshooter legacy in a different sport. Lincoln Middle School and Northeastern’s middle and high schools are sending students to a national archery tournament. Kyra Elliott, a seventh grader at Lincoln Middle School, won first place […]
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Northeastern’s Crull named Miss Gorilla
IndianaMat has been a premier source of information for amateur wrestling in the state of Indiana since 2008. IndianaMat selects a Gorilla of the Year in both boys and girls high school wrestling and the elite designation is only given to seniors. They are voted on by a group of coaches, past winners, media […]
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Bears maul Cardinals 73-55 for sectional championship
Boys basketball teams played in the Blue River Valley 1A sectional March 4-8, 2025, with the Seton Catholic Cardinals losing the sectional championship to the Monroe Central Bears. Below is combined coverage of games covered by WWN throughout. Bears end Eagles’ season The Cambridge City Golden Eagles opened sectional play on Tuesday, March 4, against […]
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Marauders end Red Devils’ season
The Mount Vernon (Fortville) Marauders, 16th ranked in the state poll, looked the part of a ranked team on Tuesday, March 4, when they defeated the Richmond Red Devils 65-35 in the opening round of sectional play. The Marauders opened the game on a 7-0 run and led 19-10 after the first quarter. They expanded […]
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Bulldogs win battle of heavyweights
Boys basketball teams played in the Hagerstown 2A sectional March 4-8, 2025, with the Centerville Bulldogs winning their first sectional title since 2011. Below is combined coverage of games covered by WWN throughout. Big 3rd quarter lifts Knights past the Tigers In the first half of the opening-round game of the Hagerstown sectional played on […]
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Tigers’ Gilbert wins frosh-soph state crown
The ninth annual Indiana Frosh-Soph State Wrestling Championship for girls was held at Southport High School on Saturday, March 1. Wrestlers who finished in the top eight in the IHSAA girls state tournament were excluded from participating, but any freshman or sophomore wrestler who advanced to the IHSSA state tournament but did not place in […]