The Seton Catholic Cardinal basketball team hosted the Northeastern Knights at Earlham College on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in the season opener for both schools. Senior Grant Semler scored back-to-back to send the Cardinals to an early 5-0 lead, but the Knights battled back to tie the game at 9-9 on a Landon Scarrette field goal. […]
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Knights win in the Spartan Bowl
The Northeastern Lady Knight basketball team remained unbeaten on the season, handing the 4A Lady Spartans their first home loss of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the Spartan Bowl. The 2A ninth-ranked Knights jumped out to an early lead and never trailed. The Knights were led in scoring by Ava Mikesell with a […]
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Knights overwhelm Lady Indians 65-24
The Northeastern Lady Knight basketball team traveled to Anderson on Tuesday, Nov. 19, for a nonconference game against the 4A Anderson Indians. The 2A 12th-ranked Lady Knights dominated the game from the opening tip, racing to a 19-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and expanding their lead to 38-11 by halftime. The […]
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Knights open TEC with blowout victory
The 2A 12th-ranked Northeastern Lady Knights hosted Union City on Friday, Nov. 22 in the Tri-Eastern Conference opener for both schools. The visiting Lady Indians were missing three starters because of illness and injury and found themselves trailing by the score of 59-2 at halftime. Union City only scored one field goal in the game. […]
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Lady Knights run past Yorktown 56-37 at home
When the Northeastern Lady Knights took the floor on Thursday, Nov. 14, to host the Yorktown Lady Tigers it brought back unpleasant memories. When the two teams played a year ago, Northeastern squandered a double-figure lead and lost 49-47 on a last-second shot. The Knights, who were focused from the opening tip, were looking to […]
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Centerville, Northeastern cheer squads 3rd in state
The Indiana Association of School Principals hosted the Indiana Cheer Championship State Finals on Saturday, Nov. 9, at New Castle Fieldhouse. Centerville placed third in the traditional routine category and Northeastern finished third in the time-out routine category.
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Knights overpower Jets in opener
The Northeastern Lady Knights lived up to their preseason hype in their home opener on Tuesday, Nov. 5, by blasting Adams Central 71-21. The outcome of the game was never in doubt. The Knights used a high octane offense and a disruptive defense to race to a 22-8 first quarter lead and expanded it to […]
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6 seniors named Lilly finalists
This year, Lincoln Middle/High School’s Golden Eagles are already flying high in their quest for high-dollar college scholarships. Three of six finalists for Wayne County’s two full-tuition Lilly Endowment scholarships are Lincoln seniors. Two finalists represent Centerville Senior High, and one attends Northeastern. Wayne County Foundation announced Oct. 28 that 76 applicants were considered for […]
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Northeastern schools’ budget about 6% higher
Northeastern Wayne School Corporation anticipates spending about 6% more in 2025 than it planned to in 2024. The school board approved budgets for the general fund, bus replacement and capital projects during its Oct. 23 meeting. All told, next year’s budget is $19.2 million, compared to just over $18 million this year. Northeastern plans to […]
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Runners’ season ends at regional meet
Wayne County runners and teams saw their season come to an end on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Shelbyville regional. The Top 5 teams and the Top 15 individuals not on an advancing team qualified to advance to the state meet. No Wayne County team or individual runner met that standard. In the girls race, […]