Category: School

Hoops for Heart!

This annual event has been a great success!Antwerp Middle and High School held its annual Hoops for Heart competition on Wednesday, March 19th. The winning three-on-three high school team was Derek Smalley, Josh Longardner, and Brock Taylor. The winning three-on-three middle school team was Josh poulson, Dylan Peters, and Spencer Sells. Erik Miesle won the…

Beverly Hillbillies Stop in Paulding

The house was full and there was enough possum soup for everyone!Perhaps you have watched the TV show from nearly 50 years ago or you just wanted to have an enjoyable time watching the young people of Paulding High School perform on stage, either way we were all entertained. The Clampetts have a fine home,…

NWC Scholar Athletes at Paulding Middle School

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.…

Antwerp Loves Footloose

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

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

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!

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

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

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…

Paulding Finishes with Second Best Season Ever!

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…

Paulding’s Marcus Miller Finishes 3rd at Spelling Bee

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…

Wayne Trace Regional Game Information

Wayne Trace will take on Buckeye Central in the Division IV boys regional semifinal at Bowling Green State University on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. Tickets will be sold at Wayne Trace as follows for the game: Monday, March 10 In the Library near the west entrance to the school: 7:00 a.m. – Varsity players, varsity…