Category: Sports

WT GIRLS FIRST, ANTWERP BOYS IN XC COUNTY MEET

By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer GROVER HILL – The three Paulding County schools meet at Welcome Park in Grover Hill for the annual county cross country meet. In the girl’s meet the Wayne Trace edged past Antwerp while on the boys side it was the Archers slipping past the Raiders.  The girl’s team scores: Wayne Trace…

Wayne Trace High School Announces 2022 Homecoming Court 

Wayne Trace High School recently announced the 2022 Homecoming Court. Pictured here are (bottom row, l-r)  9th Grade -Torree Sinn, 10th Grade – Harper Myers, 12th Grade – Sydnee Sinn, 12th Grade – Laura Thornell, 12th Grade – Hannah Maenle, 12th Grade – Kiara Bahena, 11th Grade – Melanie Dunham; (top row, l-r) 9th Grade –…

Bulldogs Blank Panthers

PAULDING – Corey Everetts threw for 131 yards and ran for 92 more as the Edgerton Bulldogs recorded a 48-0 victory over Paulding in Green Meadows Conference football action at Keysor Field Friday evening. Everetts ran for a pair of scores and threw for two others to lead the Williams County squad to the win.…

Lady Warriors Fall to Heritage, Beat Antwerp

WOODBURN – It was rivalry week for the Woodlan volleyball team as the Lady Warriors fell to Heritage in a heartbreaking five-set defeat before knocking off cross-state rival Antwerp Thursday evening. Against the Archers, Woodlan coasted to a 25-8 win in game one and posted a 25-14 victory in the second set before concluding the…

RAIDERS FALL TO TINORA IN GMC CONTEST 

By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – Last Friday the Wayne Trace Raiders had the opportunity to draw even in the Green Meadows Conference.  Unfortunately for the red, white, and blue a combination of the Raider offense not showing up and Tinora recording two first quarter touch downs — it was that was needed for the…

Vantage Celebrates Fall Sports Spirit Day

Vantage Celebrates Fall Sports Spirit Day – Vantage student athletes from all 13 school districts were recognized on Fall Sports Spirit Day. Over 130 athletes are among the group, drenched with home school pride while wearing their jerseys. These athletes participate in football, volleyball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, cheerleading, pep band and even fall…

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt I must start this week with a big shout-out to 11-year-old Carter Schlenk picking up his 2nd feature win of the year in the Sportsman Division at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon. What 11-year-old do you know spends his or her Saturday nights going 80-90 mph around a dirt oval with 23 other…

Warriors roll to win over Raiders

WOODBURN – Woodlan scored 32 first-quarter points and the Warriors cruised from there to a 46-6 victory over Southern Wells in ACAC high school football action Friday night outside of Woodburn. The Warriors led 32-0 at the end of one period and widened the margin to 46-0 at the intermission as Woodlan improved to 2-3…

RAIDERS GO FOR WIN BUT COME UP EMPTY

By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – A Wayne Trace two-point conversion attempt with just 22-seconds remaining came up short resulting in a 21-20 set-back last Friday night. The Raiders were looking to pin the first loss on Edgerton but to no avail. With the final going the Bulldog’s way, they move their season mark…

Altimus leads Archers to win over Aces

ANTWERP – Carson Altimus threw for 173 yards and ran for 127 more to lead the Antwerp Archers to a 41-6 win over visiting Hicksville Friday night, September 9, 2022 in Green Meadows Conference football action. Altimus completed 11 of 15 passes on the night, tossing four touchdown passes as the Archers moved to 4-0…

Woodlan Cross Country Earns More Accolades!

It was a very busy week for Woodlan’s Cross Country team.  There were 4 meets.  Woodlan JH started the week out at the Maple Creek Grade Invite. Girls 7th grader Brooklyn Hetrick place 20th with a time of 14:44 and 8th grader Maddie Gentz placed 5th with a time of 12:42.  Boys 7th grader Eli Washler…