Category: Sports

RAIDERS WIN SECTIONAL; GERBER HITS FOR 35

By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter    PAULDING – It was a game totally dominated by the Wayne Trace Raiders. Like they say – on any given night anything can happen during tournament time – and no one expected what happened when the Raiders met up with Ottoville last Friday at Paulding High school. The fourth seed…

Antwerp Crowns 2 Champions at Sectionals

The Antwerp High School wrestling team recently competed in the sectional tournament at Archbold High School on February 22-23, 2019. Of the 6 wrestlers competing, 3 were able to place in the top 4 of their respective weight classes, thus earning them a spot in next week’s District tournament at Lakota High School on March…

Antwerp Ends Season in Sectional Opener

DEFIANCE – Antwerp ran into a very good Ottoville girls basketball team on Saturday afternoon and the Lady Green proved to be too much as they cruised to a 46-18 victory over the Archers in Division IV girls sectional action at Defiance High School. The Lady Green led 11-4 at the end of one quarter…

Archers Roll Past Panthers For Non-league Win

ANTWERP – The Delta Panthers made the trip to northwest Paulding County on Monday night where the host Antwerp Archers picked up a 57-32 victory in non-league, boys basketball action. The Archers held a slim 12-9 lead at the end of one quarter before expanding the margin to 23-15 at the midway point of the…

Lions Roar Past Warriors

GARRETT – Three Allen County teams will battle it out when boys basketball sectional action opens up this week at Garrett High School. New Haven took on Leo February 25th in a rematch of an earlier contest. The first game of the night had Angola (17-5) taking on Concordia (12-10). The Bulldogs, who finished the…

Titans Roll To Win Over Panthers

VAN WERT – Ottawa Glandorf jumped in front 20-8 at the end of one period and never looked back as the Lady Titans rolled to a 78-35 win over Paulding in Division III girls sectional action at Lincolnview High School on Saturday. The Titans extended the lead to 42-25 at the midway point of the…

Raiders Win Season Finale Over Ottoville

By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter HAVILAND – The Wayne Trace Raiders wrapped up the 2018-19 edition of the regular season last Friday. The Ottoville Big Green came calling and the Raiders outlasted them with strong second half play 62-48. With the win the red, white, and blue complete a very impressive 17-5 record to go along…

Panthers Nip Lancers For NWC Win

PAULDING – The Lady Panthers of Paulding posted a 38-37 win over Lincolnview Thursday night in Northwest Conference girls basketball action as the two teams wrapped up regular season action. The Lady Lancers took a 10-6 lead at the end of one quarter before Paulding rallied to take a 15-13 advantage at the midway point.…

Shull Leads Panthers Past Apaches

PAULDING – Carson Shull hit a quartet of three-pointers and scored 20 points overall to lead the Paulding Panthers to a 61-55 win over Fairview at the Jungle Monday night. Fletcher Cook added 17 for the Panthers, who outscored the Apaches 19-12 in the fourth quarter to post the win. The two teams were tied…

Archers Wrap Up GMC Play With Win

ANTWERP – Antwerp improved to 14-5 overall and 4-3 in the Green Meadows Conference with a 41-27 victory over Edgerton Friday night in boys basketball action at the home of the Archers. The Archers jumped out to a 9-3 lead at the end of eight minutes of action before taking a 19-13 advantage at the…