Category: Sports

Antwerp Defeats Wayne Trace after 12 year drought

Antwerp pulled a big win over county rival, Wayne Trace, as they picked up their first win since 2008 against the Raiders.  The Archers started strong with Carson Altimus on a 14 yard rush and Stephon Walker kicking successfully  in the point after, leaving Antwerp ahead 7-0 at the end of the first period. In…

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…

Woodlan HS Cross Country Takes second!

Woodlan High School Cross Country team competed in the Legends Invite on August 17th which was ran at Franke Park.  The men finished in 2nd place and the women finished in 3rd.  Leading our men’s team was Junior Carter Hohenbrink finishing in 2nd place with a time of 19:22.  Following was Sophomore Ryan Hubbart in…

Red Devils run away from Panthers

The Arlington Red Devils amassed 381 rushing yards and ran past host Paulding 48-18 Friday evening in the high school football season opener for both teams. Red Devil quarterback Jared Griggs totaled 138 yards and added touchdown scampers of ten, nine, 55 and 25 yards to lead the way. He also tossed a 24-yard scoring…

RAIDERS DROP SEASON OPENER TO FORT RECOVERY

By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer The 2021 high school football season kicked-off this past weekend across the Buckeye state. Like many area teams the Wayne Trace Raiders opened their campaign last Friday at home hosting the Fort Recovery Indians. The Indians scored first but found themselves down by a touchdown late in the second quarter…

Quick start, defense lifts Leo over Woodlan

Leo scored twice in the opening stanza and the Lion defense shut down the Woodlan offense in a 43-12 victory in the high school football season opener Friday night. Mason Sheron plunged three yards for the game’s opening score to put Leo in front at the 9:38 mark of the opening stanza. Jackson Barbour then…