Category: School

District Championship Earned by Raiders

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

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

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

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…

Expanding Options for Schools During Rough Winter

Guest Column from Representative Tony BurkleyI don’t think a single square inch of the state has been spared this brutal winter. About the time I heard the term “polar vortex” being thrown around, I had a feeling this might not be a typical winter. While this has caused extra work for the crews tasked with…

Sidney Salinas Signs with University of Cumberlands

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…

Wayne Trace vs Pettisville – Tickets info

Tickets for the Division IV boys district semifinal game featuring Wayne Trace against Pettisville will be sold as follows at Wayne Trace High School: Tickets will be sold starting Monday, March 3, from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the study hall. Tickets also will be sold on Tuesday, March 4, from 7:30 a.m. until…

Antwerp falls in Sectional Championship

The Antwerp boys basketball team previously beat Holgate, moving on to compete against Ayersville for the sectional championship. The first quarter started with Antwerp, as the guest, getting the ball and shortly after the jump ball, Kaden Brumett scored his first of two three-point baskets. Antwerp took an early lead, looking tight against the Pilots.…

Wayne Trace moves on – Named Sectional Champs

Wayne Trace received the bye for the first round of sectionals and then proceeded to play Continental on Friday, February 28 after the Pirates won against Patrick Henry earlier in the week. Both the Pirates and the Raiders had a close first quarter with Wayne Trace on top 14-11. The second quarter Wayne Trace slowly,…

Antwerp Wins First Round of Sectionals

It was a good game for the Archers!No one could guess the outcome of the first sectional game of the 2014 basketball season when Antwerp and Holgate competed at Paulding. Though Antwerp’s record was much better than Holgate, previously the Tigers won against Antwerp in January. The game started with Antwerp’s Derek Smalley getting the…

Woodlan Defeats Hamilton at Home

On Tuesday, February 25 Hamilton took on Woodlan at the Strautman gymnasium. The home team looked good with their 2013-14 season winding down. The Hamilton Marines boys basketball team did not play bad at all against the Warriors. The record for Hamilton is not very good at 5-12 before the game, while the record for…