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By Eric Christiansen

 

Manchester's girls' basketball team appeared to be headed to their seventh win of the season Saturday night at Northfield, but the Norse outscored the Squires 18-3 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 46-40 Three Rivers Conference win.

 

The win put Northfield at 5-2, and 2-0 in the TRC, while Manchester dropped to 6-3, and 1-1 in conference play.

 

"At halftime, we told them to go out and be aggressive and just hit their shots. Sometimes they struggle with that," Northfield coach Melissa Allen said. "After this game, I think it's in their heads that they know they can do it."

 

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By The Paper staff

 

Wabash County’s girls basketball teams went 2-2 in action last week.

 

Northfield and Wabash posted wins, while Southwood and Manchester each lost

 

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By The Paper staff

 

Wabash and Manchester’s boys basketball teams each dropped a pair of games in the first week of the 2016-17 boys basketball season.

 

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By Eric Christiansen

 

Manchester High School runner Rae Bedke will literally be going cross country for college.

 

The Squire senior signed with Utah State to run cross country and track for the Aggies. 

 

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By The Paper staff

 

Southwood quarterback Carson Blair and coach Dave Snyder were named Wabash County Player of the Year and Coach of the Year by the Wabash County coaches.

 

Southwood’s Peyton Trexler was named the county’s Offensive Player of the Year, while Northfield’s Jensen Frieden was named the county’s Defensive Player of Year.

 

A junior, Blair also was named the quarterback on the All-County first team.

 

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By The Paper staff

 

The Special Olympics Wabash County bowling team recently competed in the Six County Bowling Regional Tournament in Logansport.  

 

Those advancing to state tournament Dec. 3 in Indianapolis are: Singles – Aaron Frey-Keplinger, Allen Davis, Amy Moore, Autumn Allen, Blade Christle, Blake Parrett, Lisa Richey, Gabe Teems, Jodi Lowdenslager, Kristin Leming, Melanie Hogue, Richard Hundt, Robert Cox and Steven Downey.  Those competing in Ramp are:  Carter Shaffer, Kathy McCarty, Michael Yoder, Samantha Barton, Steven Straitiff and Tim Pedigo.  

 

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Southwood's Matt Cox attempts to elude an Adams Central defender on Friday, Nov. 11, during the IHSAA football regional. Photo by Harold V. Chatlosh

 

By The Paper staff

 

Southwood’s football season came to a close Friday night as the Knights fell to the Adams Central Flying Jets, 23-7.

 

While Adams Central won by 16 points, the score was not indicative of the close play throughout most of the contest.

 

Adams Central opened the scoring at the 3:52 mark of the first quarter. But the Knights battled back, as Carson Blair connected with Blake Martz for a 2-yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 7-7.

 

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By Eric Christiansen

 

A balanced scoring attack, along with a 21-5 second quarter helped the Manchester Squire girls' basketball team cruise to a season-opening win over Adams Central 51-20.

 

Meanwhile, Wabash outscored Blackford 19-2  on Saturday to easily win, 61-35.

 

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