The Centerville Lady Bulldog wrestling team traveled to Alexandria on Tuesday, Nov. 19, for a double dual match with Alexandria-Monroe and Hagerstown. The Lady Bulldogs won a hard-fought match with Alexandria-Monroe by a single point, 37-36, and defeated Hagerstown 30-18. Centerville results: Hagerstown results:
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Hagerstown announces football award winners
The Hagerstown football coaches announced their award winners for the recently completed season at a ceremony held at the high school on Thursday, Nov. 14. Award winners included:
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2 Bulldogs become weight-class champs
An impressive field showed up at Daleville High School on Saturday morning Nov. 16, for the Halloween Wrestling Classic for girls. Alexandria Monroe, Cascade, Centerville, Columbus North, Cowan, Eastbrook, Eastern Hancock, Fishers, Frankton, Hagerstown, Hamilton Heights, Lawrenceburg, Maconaquah, Madison-Grant, Marion, Milan, Monroe Central, Mount Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Scecina Memorial, Shelbyville, Silver Creek, Tipton, Union […]
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Nettle Creek teachers will average nearly $60K
Nettle Creek teachers will see a 3% increase in base pay for 2025-26 under terms of a tentative contract that the school board will vote on Nov. 6. Base pay will be $47,000 under the contract terms, an increase from $45,000 this year. Teachers who are rated as effective or highly effective will get $1,125 […]
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Economy celebrates its new playground
Grant-funded improvements to three Wayne County playgrounds are taking shape. The town of Economy is celebrating the opening of its newly upgraded playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 9. The event will be followed by a freewill offering meal hosted by the Economy Lions Club, with green beans, sausage and potatoes, cornbread, […]
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Argylls too much for Tigers
The Madison-Grant Argylls, ranked fourth in the latest state poll, traveled to Hagerstown on Friday, Nov. 1, to play the Hagerstown Tigers for the right to advance to the sectional championship game on Nov. 8. The Tigers forced a fumble the first time the heavily favored Argylls carried the ball and played them on even […]
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Runners’ season ends at regional meet
Wayne County runners and teams saw their season come to an end on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Shelbyville regional. The Top 5 teams and the Top 15 individuals not on an advancing team qualified to advance to the state meet. No Wayne County team or individual runner met that standard. In the girls race, […]
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Wayne County students among Model Legislature leaders
Eastern Indiana Model Legislature has concluded its 51st year after meeting in Indiana General Assembly’s chambers in Indianapolis on Sept. 25. Richmond Jaycees started the program in 1973. Current participating schools are Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Union County and Winchester. Each school has 30 students represented with a total of 100 students in the House of […]
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Nettle Creek collecting food for weekends
Nettle Creek schools are collecting food to send home with students on weekends. “We are going to ask the community to donate food items for weekend backpacks,” Superintendent Emily Schaeffer told the school board on Oct. 16. It’s intended to help children who are “food insecure,” meaning that they might not be getting three meals […]
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Lady Tigers win rubber match, advance to semifinal round
The Northeastern and Hagerstown volleyball teams opened play at the Hagerstown sectional on Thursday, Oct. 17, for the right to advance in the state tournament. Northeastern, the two-time defending sectional champion, and Hagerstown, the Tri-Eastern Conference champions, were meeting for the third time this season with each team holding a win over the other. The […]