Category: School

Woodlan defeats Jay County at homecoming

Woodlan Senior Landin Golden takes the ball after it bobbles out of the opponents hands and then runs the yardage to score a touchdown for Woodlan in the first quarter. More pictures at westbendnews.net The Warriors hosted Jay County Patriots in Friday night’s homecoming football action to win over the patriots 31-7. The game started…

SCHWELLER GETS PERFECT SCORE

Paulding Middle School student, Jack Schweller, scored a perfect score on his seventh-grade state math test in the spring. Shown in the picture giving Jack his award is Paulding Middle School seventh-grade math teacher Tanya Rickenberg. Shown receiving the award is Paulding Middle School student Jack Schweller.

Archers sixth, Raiders seventh at Bearcat Invite

All three county cross country teams made the trip to Allen County on Saturday as Spencerville hosted the Bearcat Invitational. In the girls red division portion of the meet, the Lady Archers of Antwerp led local squads with a sixth-place finish while Wayne Trace placed seventh as a team. The Lady Raiders’ Kiara Bahena was…

RAIDERS, HEAD COACH PICK UP FIRST WIN 

By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer Last Friday Wayne Trace managed to hit the win column with a convincing 50-6 shellacking of Hicksville. After dropping their first three nonconference match-ups the Raiders opened Green Meadows Conference competition with the lopsided win and the career first for Head Coach Matt Holden. The Raiders opened up their scoring…

Rams hold off Archers for GMC win

It was a battle until the end but visiting Tinora held on for a 16-14 win over Antwerp in the Green Meadows Conference football opener for both schools Friday night at Archer Field. The Rams, who improve to 3-1 overall, scored first on a safety in the opening stanza but Antwerp quickly responded. Quarterback Carson…

Apaches blank Panthers

Neither team scored in the first quarter but visiting Fairview scored once each in the second, third and fourth quarters to pull away from host Paulding for a 21-0 high school football victory Friday night at Keysor Field. The Apaches garnered their first win of the season with the victory, improving to 1-3 overall and…

Wayne Trace Invite – Woodlan teams place!

Woodlan High School Cross Country teams competed in the Wayne Trace Invite on August 31st.  The men’s team finished 2nd and the women’s team finished 3rd.  The women’s team again was led by sophomore Mae Emenhiser finishing in 6th place with a time of 21:42.  Following was Brenna Lake in 14th place, Cara Chen in…

Bellmont invite – Woodlan Placements

Woodlan High School Cross Country teams competed in the Bellmont Invite August 26th.  The men’s team finished in 3rd place and the women’s team finished in 4th place.  Due to the hot temperatures, the race was only 2 miles instead of the normal 3.1 miles.  The women’s team was led by Mae Emenhiser finishing in…

COUGARS RUN PAST WARRIORS

Central Noble amassed 427 rushing yards and the Cougars cruised to a 42-16 win over Woodlan Friday night in high school football action outside of Woodburn. The Cougars were paced by senior Will Hoover, who ran for 231 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries in the contest.  Hoover opened the game with a 41-yard…

Antwerp Breaks Ground on Innovation Center

On Thursday, August 26 the Antwerp School invited the press, village officials, Engineers, school board, and the public to see and hear the exciting news! The Antwerp School had the school board and others participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking to for the new Innovation Center. It should be completed next year, and will feature multiple…