William Backmeyer, a Community Christian School student from Richmond, served as a page for State Sen. Jeff Raatz (R-Richmond) during the 2025 legislative session. Pages spend a day at the Statehouse touring the historic building, observing debates from the Senate floor and interacting with their state senator. “The Indiana Senate Page program is great way […]
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Tigers clinch outright TEC title with 7-0 win
The Hagerstown baseball team hosted Northeastern on Saturday, May 17, in a game played on Lloyd Michael Field, but Northeastern was deemed the home team. A Tiger victory meant clinching the outright conference title. A Knight victory meant that the Tigers would be forced to share the league title with Knightstown. The Tigers were not […]
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Bulldogs end TEC 8-0
The Centerville Lady Bulldog tennis team finished with a perfect Tri-Eastern Conference schedule on Thursday, May 15, by defeating Northeastern on the Northeastern courts by the score of 5-0. The win was the 33rd consecutive TEC match win for Centerville’s team, which has compiled a sparkling 114-1 record in its last 115 matches. Centerville will […]
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Northeastern run-rules Titans 14-1 in TEC
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 […]