Cheese lovers could have a new location to purchase fresh cheese after a decision by the Wayne County Board of Zoning Appeals. During their April 10 meeting, BZA members granted a variance of use to allow the processing and sales of cheese and other dairy products at 5091 Palmer Road, which is northwest of Webster. […]
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Road win improves Knights to 2-0
The Northeastern baseball team traveled to Muncie on Thursday, April 10, to play the Muncie Central Bearcats. The Knights held the ‘Cats scoreless and won the game by the final score of 8-0. The Knights broke up a scoreless tie with four runs in the top of the fourth inning and added four more runs […]
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Knights open with victory
The Northeastern baseball team opened regular-season play on Tuesday, April 8, by hosting Muncie Burris. The Knights led wire-to-wire and were never challenged in a 10-0 win that was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Blake Waters, Logan White and Kaiden White combined to strike out 11 Owls, only allowing a […]
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Knights overpower Wapahani in opener
The Northeastern softball team opened regular season play on Monday, April 7, with a road game against Wapahani. The Lady Raiders were no match for the Lady Knights, who collected 20 base hits en route to a 22-4 win. The game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Northeastern exploded for […]
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Knights open season winning TEC match
The Northeastern tennis team opened regular-season play on Tuesday, April 8, by hosting Union County in a Tri-Eastern Conference match. The Lady Knights won the match by the final score of 3-2. Northeastern won at No. 1 singles, No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles to clinch the win. Singles: No. 1 Lauren Lacey (NE) […]
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Northeastern’s Crull named Miss Gorilla
IndianaMat has been a premier source of information for amateur wrestling in the state of Indiana since 2008. IndianaMat selects a Gorilla of the Year in both boys and girls high school wrestling and the elite designation is only given to seniors. They are voted on by a group of coaches, past winners, media […]
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Bulldogs win battle of heavyweights
Boys basketball teams played in the Hagerstown 2A sectional March 4-8, 2025, with the Centerville Bulldogs winning their first sectional title since 2011. Below is combined coverage of games covered by WWN throughout. Big 3rd quarter lifts Knights past the Tigers In the first half of the opening-round game of the Hagerstown sectional played on […]
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RHS gymnasts finish 5th; Knight moves on
Connersville High School hosted the IHSAA sectional on Saturday, March 1, involving athletes from 13 schools. The top three teams compiling the highest number of points advanced as teams to the regional round. The top six place finishers in each event advanced to the regional as individuals as well as the top six finishers in […]
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Knights finish record-setting season
The Northeastern Knight basketball team put their names in the record book on Friday, Feb. 28, in their final regular-season game, by defeating the visiting Connersville Spartans by the final score of 56-42. The win was the 22nd of the season for the 2A fifth-ranked Knights and is the most regular-season wins in school history. […]
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Knights clinch outright TEC championship
When the Winchester Community Golden Falcon basketball team traveled south on Highway 27 to play Northeastern on Friday, Feb. 21, in the final conference game for both teams, it was an easy script to follow. A Northeastern win would secure the outright TEC championship. A Winchester win would open the door for defending champion Centerville […]