Category: Sports

Close Match for Archers/Aces

The Lady Aces travelled to the Antwerp home court on Friday, January 19. The program was set up for the veterans by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. They set this date for the schools in Ohio to honor the veterans in their community. Athletic Director, Drew Altimus, scheduled everything with the men and women…

2018 ACAC WRESTLING winners

High school wrestlers who are members of the Allen County All Conference met up at the Warrior Gymnasium on Saturday, January 20th for Conference Tournament. Each school — Jay County (JC), Woodlan (W), South Adams (SA), Bluffton (BL), Southern Wells (SW), Adams Central (AC), Heritage (H) — brought their ‘A’ Game for the morning/afternoon event.…

Panthers record pair of wins over Jefferson, Perry

PAULDING – The Paulding girls basketball teams picked up a pair of wins last week as the Lady Panthers defeated both Delphos Jefferson and Lima Perry. In Northwest Conference action, Paulding rallied from a bad start to post a 53-51 win over the Lady Wildcats. Delphos Jefferson jumped in front 9-0 in the contest before…

A Message From POTACC

Who in the world is POTACC? Another name used for the President of the United States is POTUS. I thought I would have a little fun this week. As of January 1, 2018, I became the new President of the Antwerp Conservation Club (POTACC). Many members have congratulated me on my new position as president.…

Heritage Takes Win in Double OT

A couple weeks ago the competition heated up as the ACAC tournament took place and Heritage won over the Woodlan after the Warriors had defeated them last year in the tournament. After the loss for Woodlan, they were ready to defeat the Patriots in this last chance effort. The game, however, was very close. Both…

Wrestling at Wayne Trace

Raider Wrestlers Improve “After a somewhat disappointing showing in Defiance last week at the Tri State Border Wars tournament, it was imperative that we improve as a team,” stated Clemens. The Raider’s Hunter Showalter and Tyler Bauer were the only wrestlers to reach the podium in the 43-team tourney last weekend. Missing three wrestlers from…

Archers Roll Past Eagles

ANTWERP – The Lady Archers of Antwerp hosted North Central Saturday evening and it was all Archers as the blue and white rolled to a 49-21 victory. Antwerp seized control of the game in the first quarter, putting up 25 points in the opening eight minutes of action in recording a 25-2 lead after one…

Raiders Whip Wildcats

The Delphos Jefferson Wildcats travelled to Wayne Trace on Saturday night, January 13. The games Friday night were cancelled, but the weather was much better for this match. The game started strong and clearly in the DJ favor as they were able to hit 3 pointer after 3 pointer. As in previous games though, the…

Lancers Cruise past Archers

ANTWERP – Lincolnview jumped in front early and cruised to a 56-30 win over Antwerp in non-league boys basketball action Saturday night. The Lancers led 14-8 at the end of eight minutes of action before opening the game up by taking a 32-13 halftime advantage. Lincolnview took a 50-26 lead into the fourth quarter. Caden…

Archers come up just short to Raiders

ANTWERP – Two Paulding County rivals squared off Friday night in Green Meadows Conference girls basketball action with visiting Wayne Trace holding on for a 42-38 victory over host Antwerp. Wayne Trace sealed the game at the free throw line, getting a pair of free throws each from Sadie Sinn and Gracie Gudakunst with less…

Close Game for Antwerp/Woodlan Girls

The Lady Warriors hosted Antwerp for the girls basketball game on Tuesday, January 2. The game started in favor of the Archers and ended up there also, but not by much when the game finished at 34-39. Antwerp led at every stop after posting a 13-7 advantage following eight minutes of action and 25-20 at…

Antwerp Wrestlers Compete at Home

The Antwerp Junior High wrestling team recently competed at home in the Antwerp Invitational on January 6, 2018. Of the 5 wrestlers competing, 4 of them were able to place in the top 4 of their respective weight classes. Finishing 4th on the day with 1 pin was 8th grader Brady Hatlevig at 142 pounds.…