In the Tri-Eastern Conference, there is usually too much parity for one team to dominate the other for very long. The boys basketball matchup between Northeastern and Hagerstown has been an exception to the rule. When the Hagerstown Tigers hosted Northeastern on Thursday, Feb. 5, they were looking to end a string of futility. Between […]
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Winter guard, percussion season begins
Hagerstown, Centerville, Northeastern, Tri, New Castle, Connersville, Randolph Southern and Winchester groups are among area schools competing in winter guard and percussion events. Some participate through an Indiana organization, while others compete through an Ohio group. IHSCGA performers During the first show of Indiana High School Color Guard Association’s season, Hagerstown Tigerettes earned silver in […]
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Lady Tigers defeat Indians to close regular season
The Hagerstown Lady Tigers hosted Union City on Friday, Jan. 30, to close out the regular season for both teams. The Lady Tigers got off to a fast start, taking a 21-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. They pushed their advantage to 37-16 by halftime and never allowed the Lady Indians to […]
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Academic team has 4 Bulldogs, 1 Tiger
The Indiana Football Coaches Association recently released its selections for All-Academic All-State for the 2025 season. Shea Hollendonner, Johnny McGinty, Ed Parker and Ethan Vecera from Centerville and Isaac Schmitz from Hagerstown were named to the honor squad from Wayne County schools. Schmitz was the only player named from a Wayne County school who is […]
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Projects prepare for funding possibilities
Wayne County stands ready when an opportunity to grow or improve quality of life presents itself after development of a 32-project Countywide Strategic Investment Plan. Cambridge City, Centerville, Dublin, Economy, East Germantown, Fountain City, Greens Fork, Hagerstown, Milton, Richmond and Wayne County proactively prepared their wants and needs for the next seven years to capitalize […]
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Hagerstown wins road game at Winchester
The Hagerstown Tigers traveled to Winchester on Friday, Jan. 16, for an important Tri-Eastern Conference game. Hagerstown got off to a fast start. Fueled by a 14-point first quarter from Jayke Troutwine, the Tigers led 16-4 at the end of the first quarter. Two second-quarter three-pointers from Kaden Hall helped push the Tigers’ advantage to […]
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Tiger junior wrestles to 5th in state
The Indiana High School Athletic Association State Championship matches took place on Friday, Jan. 16, at Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The top 16 wrestlers in each weight class converged on the coliseum with dreams of winning a state championship. Three of the wrestlers in the elite field were from Wayne County high schools. […]
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Scooter races help students
Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce organized another scooter race to pit school superintendents and principals against each other during Wayne County’s annual basketball tournament featuring girls and boys teams from Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown and Northeastern. Northeastern High School Principal John Markward won the first race and Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School Principal Jordan McCaslin won […]
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3 girls advance to state finals
Wayne County sent 15 wrestlers from Centerville, Hagerstown and Richmond to the wrestling regional, and three qualified to advance to the state meet. Franklin Central won the event, Richmond placed ninth, Hagerstown placed 15th and Centerville placed 26th in the final team standings. The top four finishers in each weight class qualify to advance to the […]
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Bulldogs capture Wayne County championship
The Centerville Bulldogs boys basketball team faced Hagerstown in the championship game of the Wayne County tournament on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Robert E. Clark Gymnasium on the campus of Hagerstown High School. The game was played before a near-capacity crowd and with high intensity on the floor. Centerville, ranked fifth in the latest 2A […]