The Northeastern Knights basketball team traveled to Winchester on Friday, Feb. 20, for a Tri-Eastern game with the Falcons played in the historic Winchester Fieldhouse. It was a Tri-Eastern Conference game between two of the three schools who remained tied for second place in the conference standings. The Falcons built a 32-25 halftime lead and […]
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Furniture business receives OK to add office shed
A Williamsburg man who builds furniture is now able to build an office shed where customers can order and pick up his custom pieces. Last October, Ivan Glick received a variance of use from the Wayne County Board of Zoning Appeals to operate his furniture business at 6567 Flatley Road southeast of Williamsburg. He returned […]
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2 township candidates withdraw
While the filing deadline passed for Wayne County Republicans and Democrats, primary voters will see a few differences from the list of candidates shared by Western Wayne News in our Feb. 11 edition. 2 townships Republican voters in Center Township will now have just one choice, incumbent Vicki Chasteen, in the May primary to serve […]
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Patriots pull off shocking 56-45 upset
Northeastern and Union County, the two teams that finished first and second in the Tri-Eastern Conference standings, opened the Hagerstown sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in what many fans saw as the de facto championship game of the tournament. The Northeastern Lady Knights entered the game as the two-time defending sectional champions with a veteran […]
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Knights beat Tigers and law of averages
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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Lady Knights earn their last TEC title
The Northeastern Lady Knights basketball team hosted the Lincoln Lady Eagles on Friday, Jan. 30, for the chance to clinch the outright Tri-Eastern Conference championship in its last year in the conference. The Lady Knights had no problem securing the title for the second consecutive season. The outcome of the game was never in doubt. […]
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Red Devils win thriller in Fountain City
The Richmond Red Devils renewed their rivalry with Northeastern in a game played at Larry Moore Gymnasium on Thursday, Jan. 22. The two teams last played during the 2014-15 season at the Tiernan Center. During the last 20 years the schools have met five times with all the meetings in the Tiernan Center. First-year Richmond […]
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Lady Knights take control of TEC race
The Northeastern girls basketball team hosted Union County on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in a battle for the outright lead in the Tri-Eastern Conference. The teams entered the game as the only two remaining teams without a conference loss. The game was evenly contested for most of the first three quarters. The Lady Patriots held a […]
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Knights lose TEC road game at Knightstown
The Northeastern Knights basketball team traveled to Knightstown on Saturday, Jan. 17, for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Panthers. The Knights led 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, but they were outscored by the Panthers 23-5 in the second quarter and never recovered. The Knights made a furious attempt to retake the […]
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Lady Knights are 7-peat champions
The Northeastern Lady Knights and the Hagerstown Lady Tigers squared off on Saturday, Jan. 10, for the Wayne County Championship in a game played at Robert E. Clark Gymnasium on the campus of Hagerstown High School. The talented and confident Lady Knights took an 11-6 lead after one quarter and increased it in each subsequent […]