By: Ron Burt Last weekend was the North vs South Shootout at Garaway Speedway for the big block ISMA/MSS Supermodifieds. The drivers, crews and fans took the drive to Sophia, North Carolina. Caraway Speedway is a .455 mile asphalt short track located near Asheboro that runs weekly races and several series. They also run several Whelen Southern Modified…
Pictured seated center is Leah West with Grandparents Joyce and Keith West as she signs her national letter of intent and NCAA contract to further her education and play Division 1 women’s basketball at Belmont University in Nashville Tenn. Standing is Coach Jason Simpson, Kristi West, Aaron West and Coach Katrina Peters.
By: Ron Burt I have big things going on at Ohio Sports Blitz on Facebook, which is a part of the Left Turn. All fall I have been going Facebook Live every Friday night announcing football scores. I’m currently announcing all the state football playoff scores live at 9:35 and 11:15PM on Fridays until the…
Congratulations to Junior Katy Niles with Woodlan XC. She traveled to Terre Haute to run in the IHSAA State Cross Country Meet at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course. She finished 125th in the state with a time of 19:44.60.
Paulding scored 46 straight points and captured a county rivalry win as the Panthers cruised to a 46-6 victory over Antwerp at Archer Field Friday night (October 25th) in Green Meadows Conference football action. The victory, which moves the Panthers to 7-3 overall on the season and 4-3 in the league, clinches a second straight…
Woodlan runners compete at the IHSAA New Haven Cross Country Regionals. Katy Niles ran a season PR of 19:13.4 and qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country meet November 2nd in Terre Haute. Other Woodlan Warriors that competed at the regional cross-country meet was Layla Hodson (22:31.2), Jeremiah Troyer (17:25.8) and Collin Klepper (18:42.8). Congratulations…
Three wrestlers from the Wayne Trace wrestling program traveled to Des Moines, Iowa to compete at the Brian Keck Preseason National Tournament on October 25th and 26th. The event brings high level competition represented by all states. Corbin Kimmel wrestled in the 120-pound weight class for the tournament. The senior finished in the top sixteen…
By: Ron Burt Eldora on the last weekend of racing for 2024. Congratulations to the regular race night (local) track champions. Modified Division was won by Jonathan Taylor and the Super Stock Champion is Doug Drown. The Eldora Speedway Facebook page has a link to the 2024 Tracks Top 25 point standings for both classes.…
By: Ron Burt Congratulations to Rusty Schlenk, UMP Dirt Late Model driver from McClure Ohio. Rusty races most Fridays at Attica Raceway Park and Oakshade Raceway on Saturdays, but he also races the American Ironman Late Model Series. Recently he was crowned the 2024 Series Points Champion in Richmond, KY. After his 4th place feature…
Our first Paulding County Recycling Extravaganza, held on July 20th, was a huge success. We processed more than 1,500 gallons of paint, 500 pounds of fluorescent bulbs, 2.5 tons of electronics and just under 30,000 pounds of tires. The turnout was excellent as it was a beautiful day and a lot of pent-up demand. Total…
By: Ron Burt Two weeks ago, all the area racetracks fell victim to rain. Last week all the local tri-state tracks were able to run. Next week I will cover Winchester Speedways’ big weekend featuring the annual Winchester 400 on the historic world’s fastest paved half mile. Larry Boos and his staff have worked hard…
Antwerp Local School has joined the ranks of the largest growing high school sport in the state of Ohio and the country. Christen Bauer is set to be Antwerp Local School’s first girls wrestling coach for the 2024-25 season. Bauer has been a 5th grade teacher at Antwerp Local Schools since 2018. After attending Antwerp…
The Paulding Junior High cross-country team earned second place at the Edgerton Invitational on Saturday, September 28th. Shown in the picture are members of the PJHS cross-country team holding the trophy they received.
