The Indiana Football Coaches Association recently announced its selections of senior First-Team All-State players. The elite selections come from across all enrollment classes. There were four seniors named from Wayne County high schools. 1A: Leyton Berger (Hagerstown), offensive lineman 1A: Isaac Schmitz (Hagerstown), wide receiver 2A: Charles Shaffer (Northeastern), defensive lineman 2A: Ethan Vecera (Centerville), […]
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Northeastern knocks off South Adams
The Northeastern boys basketball traveled to Berne on Saturday, Dec. 6, for a nonconference game with the South Adams Starfires. Coming off of a loss two days prior, the Knights showed no lingering effects, defeating the Starfires 59-51. The Knights led at the end of every quarter and held off a late Starfire rally in […]
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Coach Keiser lets his ‘Dogs out
On Thursday, Dec. 4, the Centerville boys basketball team hosted longtime rival Northeastern in a matchup of state-ranked teams. A near-capacity crowd finally got an answer to the question raised in 2000 by the Baha Men with their song “Who Let the Dogs Out?” Centerville head coach Brian Keiser not only let his dogs out, […]
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Lady Knights top visiting Patriots
The Northeastern Lady Knights hosted Jay County in a nonconference game on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Neither team had played in 10 days and play in the early stages of the game reflected that with turnovers and fouls. The Lady Knights held a 19-15 lead at the end of the first quarter before the Lady Patriots, […]
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Knights open with big win over Seton
The Northeastern Knights boys basketball team, ranked 16th in the 2A preseason poll, opened regular season play on Wednesday, Nov. 26, by hosting the Seton Catholic Cardinals. The Knights established themselves early, building a 22-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, then pushed their lead to 39-24 by halftime. Ten different Knights scored […]
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Planned Greens Fork-area businesses get county’s go-ahead
Two new Greens Fork-area businesses received necessary variances from the Wayne County Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 13. John and Tressa Wallace planned an event venue in an existing barn at 12082 Indiana 38 west of Greens Fork, and Aaron and Steven Stoltzfus planned a father-son deck construction business at 5878 N. Mineral Springs […]
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Knights crush Union City in TEC opener
The defending Tri-Eastern Conference champion Northeastern Lady Knights took the first step toward defending their conference championship on Friday, Nov. 21, with a 78-22 away win over Union City. The Lady Knights dominated the game from the opening tip. Karri Gammon scored 18 points for the Lady Knights and Ady Kircher matched it. Mackenzie Johnson […]
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Lady Knights upset in OT at Yorktown
The Northeastern Lady Knights, ranked sixth in the 2A poll, traveled to play the Yorktown Lady Tigers on Thursday, Nov. 13. The Lady Knights overcame early foul trouble to build a 23-21 lead at halftime and extended the lead to 38-33 after three quarters. The Lady Tigers battled back in the fourth quarter to force […]
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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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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, […]