The Northeastern baseball team traveled to Tri High on Wednesday, May 7, for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Titans. The pitching rotation of Logan White, Kaleb Moore, Riley Isaacs, Jarrett Leitner and Kaiden White held the Titans to one hit and one run over five innings. Leitner also had two hits and two runs […]
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Centerville beats Northeastern in TEC thriller
The Northeastern softball team traveled to Centerville on Friday, May 9, for an important Tri-Eastern Conference game. The Lady Bulldogs held a 7-2 lead after six innings before the Lady Knights scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game. Centerville scored a single run in the bottom of the […]
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Teens showcase creativity at all-county exhibit
Gummy bears, sharks and penguins are among the subjects that local high school students drew, painted or sculpted for the All Wayne County High School Art Exhibition. The display is open through May 17 at Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, and admission is free. Students from Centerville, […]
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Hibberd student wins civics bee
Students from Hagerstown, Northeastern and Richmond schools qualified for Indiana’s civics bee after showcasing their knowledge and leadership ideas close to home. Twenty middle school students and two alternates were selected to participate in Wayne County’s contest, which took place April 25 at Indiana University East in Richmond. Taytem Rivera, a student at Richmond Community […]
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Knights defeat Blackhawks
After defeating Centerville in a rain-delayed game that morning, Northeastern hosted Cowan on Saturday, April 26, in an afternoon game. A second-inning three-run double from Blake Waters gave the Knights an early 6-0 advantage, and they went on to take a 6-1 win. Riley Isaacs was overpowering on the mound. He pitched a complete game, […]
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Knights defeat Bulldogs 9-2 after rain delay
The Northeastern baseball team hosted Centerville on Saturday, April 26, to complete a game that started on Thursday, but was in rain delay. Blake Waters and Kaiden White combined to shut down the Bulldog offense with White getting credit for the win. Logan Seal, Kaiden White and Logan White each collected two hits for the […]
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Knights run-rule Union Co. in TEC game
The Northeastern softball team hosted the Union County Lady Patriots in a Tri-Eastern Conference game on Wednesday, April 23. The Lady Knights scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning and went on to take a 12-2 win. The game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Alexis Russell […]
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NWS hires new assistant superintendent
It’s not the first time Jennifer O’Brien has been invited to become Northeastern Wayne Schools’ assistant superintendent, but she’s previously had to say no. This time, when Superintendent Matthew Hicks asked O’Brien, currently Northeastern Elementary’s assistant principal, she asked for time to ask her family and then said yes. Hicks told the board he “couldn’t […]
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Knights move to 2-0 in TEC
On Monday night, April 14, the Northeastern tennis team defeated Lincoln 4-1 in a match played on the Northeastern courts. No. 2 singles and both double matches went to three sets. Singles No. 1 — Lauren Lacey (NE) defeated Rebecca Harmer (L) 6-1, 6-0 No. 2 — Josie Retz (NE) defeated Princess Maddagan (L) 5-7, […]
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Knights pick up opening TEC win
The Northeastern baseball team opened Tri-Eastern Conference play on Thursday, April 17, with a trip to Liberty to face the Union County Patriots. Logan White blasted a two-run home run in the top of the first inning to give the Knights a lead they would never surrender. Logan White ended the game with four hits […]