PAULDING – Peyton Adams scored 17 points to lead the Paulding Panthers to a 55-42 victory over visiting Delphos Jefferson in non-league boys basketball action Saturday night. Paulding held a slim 16-14 lead at the end of one period before widening the margin in the second stanza. The maroon and white picked up 16 points…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – The Crestview Knights showed why they are 11-1 and one of the better area teams last Saturday. With the score knotted at 43 a piece against the Wayne Trace Raiders, Crestview needed just 2.1 seconds to put the sword through the Raiders heart to escape with a 45-43…
ANTWERP – Leading by two entering the final stanza, the Antwerp Lady Archers connected on 13 of 17 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 44-34 victory over Edgerton Wednesday night in non-league girls basketball action. The victory also gives Antwerp the Route 49 girls basketball championship as Antwerp improved to…
PAULDING – The Paulding Panthers used the three-point field goal to nip visiting Wauseon 52-51 Thursday night in non-league boys basketball action. Paulding hit 13 three-point field goals in the contest as a team, led by six from Peyton Adams, as the maroon and white improved to 5-4 overall on the season. The Panthers led…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – Playing a high school basketball game the day after Christmas can be a challenge. Not knowing how a team will respond is often times an unknown until the tip-off and sometimes it’s not until the second half. For the Wayne Trace Raiders the response the coaching staff was…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer WOODBURN – In a tight state line rivalry the Woodlan Warriors squeaked past Wayne Trace 45-44 in girls’ action two days after Christmas. The game was settled in the closing seconds when Woodlan hit some crucial free throws. The first half belonged to the home team scoring 32 points. The…
EDGERTON – The opening round of the Route 49 boys basketball tournament took place at Edgerton High School Thursday night with Antwerp recording a 50-29 victory over Edon to move on to the championship game. The Archers led at every stop, taking an 11-9 advantage at the end of one period before dominating the second…
Pictured signing his national letter of intent to play football for Indiana University is Sam West along with his parents Aaron and Christie West and Grandparents Keith and Joyce West.
By: Ron Burt I want to start off by thanking all of you that have taken time to email, message or call me to talk about racing this past year. When I started this column, I knew it would be hard to please everyone because of the many types of racing in the Tri-state area.…
By: Ron Burt I’ve covered the driver, Kody Swanson several times in this column. On December 7th he signed a sweet deal with a solid racing team. On December 7th, Tim Bertrand, owner of Bertrand Motorsports, announced he signed Kody Swanson to drive for his team at four premier midget events in 2023. Swanson will…
Kiara Bahena, a senior from Wayne Trace High School, recently signed her letter of intent to continue her athletic and academic careers at the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne. Bahena will take part in both the cross country and track programs for the Cougars while pursuing a major in nursing. Attending the signing…
Woodlan Lady Warriors played host to the Norwell Lady Knights in high school girls basketball on Tuesday night, December 13th. Pictured here is Avah Smith is on her game against Norwell as she goes up for a layup and scores 2 points for the Warriors. Woodlan played a tight game, but lost at the final…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – In a game that went back and forth it was the pivotal fourth quarter that was enough for Van Wert to ease past Wayne Trace in girls basketball action 29-26. Van Wert, who improves their season mark at 4-1, took their first lead of the contest midway through…
