Pictured above are the Northwest Conference Scholar Athletes for the Winter Sports Season. The Paulding 7th Grade Girls basketball team completed a successful season as the NWC Western Division Champions with a perfect 8-0 record. They advanced to the semi finals of the NWC tournament and finished the season with an overall record of 13-4.…
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Antwerp Loves Footloose
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What happens when basketball ends? Spring Musicals begin! Antwerp local school young people performed Footloose in the Antwerp auditeria on Friday and Saturday, March 14 & 15. The young adults had a great time and everyone was entertained. The town had put a ban on dancing and other worldly gatherings after four of the people…
Woodlan Boys Finish Season at Regionals
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PICTURES: Jeffrey Jones scores two points in a layup for Woodlan. More pictures at westbendnews.net The Warriors played at the North Judson-San Pierre High School in North Judson, Indiana on Saturday, March 15 after winning the boys basketball Sectional Championship last week at South Adams. In fact, All the Warriors played there today. All four…
Wayne Trace Finishes Great Season
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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…
Antwerp High School presents Footloose!
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Footloose hits the Antwerp stage March 14-15!The Antwerp High School will present the musical, Footloose, on March 14-15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. each evening in the Antwerp Local School’s Auditeria. “One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from…
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…
Advisory: Winter Storm Watch In Effect From Late Tuesday Night Through Wednesday Afternoon
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Heavy snow expected late Tuesday night into Wednesday,Advisory: THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Winter Storm Watch URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA TUE MAR 11 2014 HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA…
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…
