Northeastern High School archers performed so well at the U.S. Eastern Nationals competition that they again have the opportunity to compete in the championship tournament. The Knights’ high school team shot 3,220 on Friday, May 9, in the National Archery in the Schools Program. The Eastern Nationals took place at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. […]
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Hagerstown wins Wayne County Golf Tournament
The Hagerstown Tigers fired off a team score of 338 to win the Wayne County Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 4, in a match played at Highland Lake Golf Course. Every scoring golfer for Hagerstown broke 90, led by Noah Searcy and Drew Williamson with a pair of 83s. Brady Moore from Centerville was the […]
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Hosts again rule Tiger Booster meet
One of the oldest and most well attended track meets in the state of Indiana took place on Friday, May 3, at the athletics complex at Hagerstown High School. Eleven teams traveled from as far as Indianapolis to take part. The field of participants included teams from Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Northeastern and Hagerstown. In […]
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Northeastern plans to issue bond
A bond issue that will pay for masonry repair, upgrades to the heating and ventilation system, and other improvements at the Northeastern Wayne School campus is expected to have little effect on property tax rates. The school board is planning to approve it on May 29. Some bricks on the Northeastern Middle/High School building are […]
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Archers looking ahead to Nationals
When Coach Brian Richmond stepped to the firing line next to him at archery practice, Ayden Alcorn admitted to some nervousness. Richmond shot a better round. But in a preview of what’s coming next week, Alcorn said he takes every shot in stride. “Don’t look back at the last arrow,” said Alcorn, “look forward to […]
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Northeastern halts 35-game TEC Union County win streak
The Northeastern softball team defeated Union County 7-3 on Wednesday, April 17, at Liberty. The Tri-Eastern Conference loss snapped a 35-game Patriot conference win streak. The Patriots’ last conference loss came on May 4, 2018. To make the win even sweeter, first year Northeastern head coach Tara Williams played for Union County, and it was […]
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Crull repeats as national champion
Northeastern High School junior Heather Crull was one of 10 weight class winners crowned in the U23 division of the USMC women’s national championship on Saturday, April 13, in Spokane, Washington. Crull defeated Sterling Dias from Nevada for the 50 kg championship by winning the first two matches in a best of three format. At […]
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Preschool, kindergarten registration underway
In order to adequately prepare, Wayne County’s public school districts want to have nearly accurate counts for fall preschool and kindergarten enrollment before school lets out for summer. Thus, many are organizing enrollment events to help kids and parents get acquainted with the building and turn in necessary paperwork. Although each district handles its own […]
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Strong pitching, patience boost Knights
The Northeastern Knights, a 20-game winner last season, served notice on Tuesday, March 26, that they will be a team to contend with again this season, by run-ruling a good Tri-Village team 11-1 in five innings. Three Knight pitchers combined to strike out 11 Patriots, while the Knight offense slowly built a 3-1 advantage before […]
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Brick work at Northeastern will wait
Masonry at Northeastern Middle/High School will continue leaking and flaking a while longer. Repair bids came in at almost double the expected cost, so the school board rejected them on March 20. “The board will gather information on how to re-engineer the project and will consider if it needs to sell a bond to do […]