The Lincoln boys basketball team won their fourth consecutive game on Friday, Dec. 13, defeating the Knightstown Panthers in a Tri-Eastern Conference game played in Cambridge City. The Eagles took a 36-31 lead into halftime before expanding their lead to 47-35 after three quarters. The Eagles then held off a fourth-quarter rally to open TEC […]
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Lady Rockets beat Lady Eagles 34-19
The Lady Rockets of Union High School traveled to Cambridge City on Friday, Dec. 6 for a nonconference game in the Eagles’ Nest. Both teams’ scoring lagged early, battling to a 2-2 tie at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles struggled to get good shots against the Rockets’ zone defense in the second […]
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Eagles dominate International in 57-11 victory
The Lincoln boys basketball team hosted the International School of Indiana from Indianapolis on Friday, Dec. 6. The Eagles overwhelmed the Gryphons, taking a 21-4 lead after the first period and expanding it to 42-6 at halftime to trigger a running clock in the second half. The Eagles played well defensively and shared the ball […]
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Bulldogs defeat Lady Eagles
The Cambridge City Lincoln Lady Eagles played host to the Centerville Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in a Tri-Eastern Conference clash between neighboring rivals. The Lady Bulldogs turned in arguably their best performance of the season, outscoring the Lady Eagles in every quarter en route to a 56-27 win. Kendall Nelson led the Bulldogs […]
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Citizen of the Year to be surprised Dec. 3
Tickets are now available for the annual banquet recognizing a Citizen of the Year in Western Wayne County. New Day Kiwanis organizes the annual event, which surprises someone who has worked hard to help the community. The gathering begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Golay Community Center, 1007 E. Main St., Cambridge City. […]
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Bulldog girls and Tiger boys win league
The Centerville Lady Bulldogs and the Hagerstown Tiger boys won their respective races at the Tri-Eastern Conference meet hosted by Centerville on Saturday, Oct. 12. Jillian Chew, from Tri High, captured the girls race in a time of 20:50.60 slipping past second-place finisher Anna Nevels by less than a second, but the Lady Bulldogs captured […]
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Prosecution withdraws from plea agreement
In an unusual development, Wayne County’s prosecution team has withdrawn from a filed plea agreement for a man accused of stealing funds from a local cemetery foundation. About a dozen spectators, including board members for Lutheran Cemetery Foundation of Pershing, Indiana, and residents whose families have plots there, gathered inside Wayne Superior Court 2 on […]
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Candidate Q&A: Western Wayne School Board
The Western Wayne News asked candidates in contested school board races for the Nov. 5 general election the same 10 questions. Candidates were given a month’s time to respond with a firm deadline. We share their answers, unedited from their original form. Western Wayne Schools Board of Trustees, At-Large candidates Question 1: List your education […]
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Lincoln’s TEC victory snaps 7-match losing streak
The Lincoln volleyball team lost the first set of its home Tri-Eastern Conference match against Knightstown on Thursday, Sept. 26. The Eagles intensified their defensive effort and fought back to win the next three sets to close out the match with a 3-1 win that snapped a seven-match losing streak. Tahlia Rastbichler led the defense […]
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TEC unbeaten Panthers pound Eagles 54-0
The Lincoln Golden Eagle football team made the short trip west on Friday, Sept. 27, to face Tri-Eastern Conference co-leader Knightstown. The Panthers have artificial turf, so a muddy field was not an issue, but playing in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene made the playing conditions extremely difficult and the ball very slippery. After scoring […]