On March 26th, Wayne Trace and Fort Jennings competed in high school baseball action. The first half of the innings were a stalemate until the Raiders stole a run in the bottom of the 4th. They took another in the 5th. The Musketeers rallied in the 6th and one upped the Raiders by adding 2…
On Wednesday, March 20th, Antwerp Local School held its annual Hoops for Heart event. Students collected a new record of $6,433 for the American Heart Association. Antwerp’s total donations from Hoops for Heart over the years is now $84,508.82. Leading the way in student donations were seventh grader Caleb Laker with a record junior high amount of $700…
Indiana Tech just picked up their latest student athlete, Tyra’yn Jones. A senior at Woodlan, Tyra’yn has been in various sports for the past four years at Woodlan Jr/Sr. High School. He will be running in Track for the School. Jones is majoring in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement. Currently, he live sin Fort Wayne with his…
PAULDING – Haylee Dominique limited visiting Continental to a pair of hits and lead the Paulding Lady Panthers to a 4-0 win in the high school softball season opener for both schools. Dominique struck out a dozen Pirate hitters in recording the victory and didn’t allow a walk. Paulding struck first with a pair of…
The Antwerp Athletic Department held its Winters Athletic Awards on Tuesday March 19th. Basketball, Cheerleading and Wrestling coaches each took a turn to boast of their teams’ accomplishments and their athletes achievements. Scholar Athletes were announced: Seniors – Keaton Altimus, Ashton Barnhouse, Kendall Billman, Luke Brewer, Austin Chirgwin, Brett Fulk, Nathan Lee, Aidan McAlexander, Jake…
Wayne Trace Grover Hill students had a great time bowling with classmates at the Van Wert Olympic Lanes. In order to qualify for the bowling reward for the second nine weeks students need to display good behavior, good attendance, and academic achievement.
On Sunday, March 10, 2019, the Antwerp Archer Cheerleading Squad traveled to The Ohio State University to compete in the Division IV Cheerleading competition. The Squad did a phenomenal job and earned an exceptional 2nd place trophy for their extreme talent. Great job Cheer Squad!
LaRissa Bryant-Coleman, Larresha Bryant-Coleman and Alexandria Martz are qualified wrestlers through the Indiana High School Girls Wrestling North Regional. LaRissa Bryant-Coleman and Larresha Bryant-Coleman both placed first at the Regional. Alexandria Martz placed fifth. The top 4 qualified for IHSGW State Finals. Alexandria qualified as an alternate when the south region only had three wrestlers.…
Wayne Trace Wrestlers competed in the Troy District Wrestling Tournament on March 1-2, 2019 at the Hobart Arena. Wayne Trace had one wrestler moving on to state – Hunter Long. At Districts, Hunter had the misfortune of breaking his ankle in this final match. First Place: 106 – Kellan Anderson (COV) dec. Caleb Schroer (TC)…
By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter ELIDA – For the Wayne Trace Raiders the tournament trail ended last Tuesday when the red, white, and blue faced Kalida in semi-final district action in Division IV. The Wildcats had the upper hand throughout the contest and came away with a 54-39 win. The Raiders close out their season at…
Reported earlier in the school year, the 2018 football season was the last for longtime coach, Drew Altimus. He is also the Athletic Director for Antwerp Local School which he will continue. Altimus led the Archer Football program for 24 years. This past month he passed the torch onto colleague and assistant coach, Jason Hale.…
Woodlan Senior, Isaac Meyer signed his letter of intent for Marian University in Indianapolis, IN. He will play football for the Knights in his freshman season. Meyer is planning to major in Sociology and minor in Criminal Justice. Over the summer, he worked as an Intern for the New Haven Police Department, participating in ride…
By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter VAN WERT – The Wayne Trace Lady Raiders laid it all on the line last Saturday in their district championship game against Ottoville but it was the more experienced, senior laden team from Putnam County who would prevail. After playing even for 32 minutes both teams went four extra minutes before…
