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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 […]

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Knights overcome 1st-half scare

The Centerville Lady Bulldogs did not upset heavily favored Northeastern in their semifinal match of the 2A sectional played on Friday, Feb. 7, but they got their attention and earned their respect.  It was the third meeting between the two rivals this season. In December, the Lady Knights defeated the Lady Bulldogs 83-20 in a […]

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Knights finish 8-0 TEC season

The Northeastern Lady Knights traveled to Cambridge City on Friday, Jan. 31, for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Lincoln Lady Eagles. The game was the final regular season game for both schools.  The game was a mismatch. The 2A state-ranked Lady Knights rolled to a 70-11 win to complete their Tri-Eastern Conference schedule with […]

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Northeastern keeps share of TEC lead

When the Northeastern Knights basketball team traveled to Cambridge City on Thursday, Jan. 30, for a game with the Lincoln Golden Eagles, a share of the conference lead was on the line. Entering the contest, the two teams were tied with Winchester at the top of the Tri-Eastern Conference standings as the only teams without […]

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Northeastern school board eager for new reading texts

Inspired by a presentation by two Northeastern Wayne educators, school board members enthusiastically expanded the purchase of new reading textbooks to an additional grade level. During the board’s Jan. 22 meeting, Tierney Stevenson, elementary principal, and Teresa Ervin, literacy coach, requested a purchase of textbooks for kindergarten through second grades for next fall and expanding […]