The Crestview defense was difficult to overcome for the RaidersThe Raiders defeated Buckeye Central on Tuesday, moving on to the Final game against Crestview on Friday, March 14 at Bowling Green. The game started with the Convoy team grabbing the jump ball. They drove down to their basket, but did not score and the Wayne…
Raiders Roll over Buckeye Central at Regionals
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Wayne Trace will face their close rivals, Crestview, on FridayWayne Trace won a big victory against Ayersville last week, moving them on to the Regional match against Buckeye Central High School on Tuesday, March 11 at Bowling Green State University. The first round of Regionals shown Wayne Trace on fire, outscoring the Bucks right off…
Woodlan Captures Sectional Crown
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This is the first time Woodlan has taken the title since 1997The Sectional Championship game for the Woodlan boys basketball team against Canterbury started with Woodlan as the underdogs. I walked into the gymnasium at South Adams only to see Woodlan was down by nearly 10 at the end of the 1st quarter. This Monday…
WBN Expands New Locations for Pick up
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Over the past few years the West Bend News has been continually asked to expand to a new area. We have always wanted to, but it has not been an option due to cost associated with expansion. Now the West Bend News is changing its distribution methods and the newspaper will be placed in other…
Paulding Finishes with Second Best Season Ever!
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Both teams were matched well.Paulding previously won against Liberty Center on Thursday, while Ottawa-Glandorf defeated Archbold. The championship game took place at Bowling Green State University on Saturday, March 8. This was a slow moving game, no doubt, and close through the entire match. The first quarter had the Titans in the lead by one…
New Haven Falls to Bishop Dwenger at Sectional Championship
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The New Haven boys came off of their 65-49 win against Concordia on Friday, March 7, while Bishop Dwenger won against Leo 62-47. Both came to the championship game ready for a difficult match. Previously in the season the Bulldogs defeated the Saints 63-48 during regular season play. Early in the game New Haven took…
Paulding’s Marcus Miller Finishes 3rd at Spelling Bee
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Paulding County was well represented by Mr. Miller.Marcus Miller recently finished first for Paulding County at the Spelling bee. He moved on to the regionals which took place Saturday, March 8 at the Rhinehart Music Center at IPFW in Fort Wayne. This annual event is sponsored by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Mr. Miller was…
District Championship Earned by Raiders
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The Boys advance to the Bowling Green RegionalsAyersville and Wayne Trace competed against one another Friday, March 7 at Van Wert after winning their third game of the tournament against Edgerton. The Raiders defeated Pettisville to advance to this championship match. It was a packed stadium at the high school. The Raiders entered the boys…
Paulding’s Early Lead to Victory
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The championship game is Saturday.By the time a boys basketball team makes it to Districts in Ohio, only about 30% of the teams are left who started. Paulding and Liberty Center were each one of those teams making it past the cuts of Sectionals. The game took place at Bowling Green State University on Thursday,…
Wayne Trace Moves on in Districts
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The Raiders climbed back up after a difficult first half.Last week Wayne Trace won the sectional championship game against Continental at Paulding, sending them to the first game of Districts at Van Wert High School. This game took place on Tuesday, March 4th against Pettisville who won against North Central at Bryan High School. The…
Woodlan takes down Eastside at Sectionals
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The Warriors come from behind to take the game.The Warriors began their tournament trek on Tuesday, March 4 at South Adams High school against Eastside. The boys basketball team was coming off a season record 15-6 and is hoping to make a good showing at Sectionals. The game began with Eastside taking charge early, scaring…
Sidney Salinas Signs with University of Cumberlands
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On Wednesday, February 26 at the Three Brothers Restaurant in Paulding Sidney Salinas signed her letters of intent to go pursue her education at the University of the Cumberlands. Salinas has been in sports nearly her whole life and has excelled at Paulding High School, breaking several records. She has been in wrestling for 11…
Paulding Crushes Van Buren for Sectional Championship Title
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Paulding and Van Buren met for the sectional championship game at Defiance on Friday, February 28. It wasn’t long before the Panther boys team was driving the ball all over the court. The Paulding boys started strong and never stopped until the buzzer rang in the fourth. As I watched the first quarter, I was…
