By: Ron Burt A quick thank you for all the prayers and well wishes I received. The heart valve replacement was successful and hopefully up next will be my long awaited kidney transplant when I’m called. Attica Was Washed Out This past Friday once again Attica Raceway Park tried to get a full night of…
The Paulding County Track meet took place On May 6, hosted by Paulding High School with Antwerp, Paulding, and Wayne Trace participating. In the boys division the Raiders came out on top with a score of 90, Paulding second with 57.5 and Antwerp followed with 26.5 points. Boys discus was topped by Foltz with 151’6”…
The Antwerp Track Invitational was held Friday evening at Archer Field with the Bryan boys and Wayne Trace girls taking home team championships. The Golden Bears rolled to the boys title with 177 points while Wayne Trace finished second at 118 and Antwerp placed third with 69. Edon (67), Swanton (59), Fairview (41) and Delphos…
PAULDING – A five-run fifth inning by visiting Kalida proved to be the difference as the Wildcats doubled up host Paulding 8-4 Monday night in high school baseball play. Leading 1-0 entering the fifth, Kalida plated five runs in the visitors half of the fifth to extend the margin to 6-0. Paulding did answer with…
PAULDING – The Antwerp boys and Paulding girls took team titles in the Paulding Junior High Track Relay Meet held Thursday at the home of the Panthers. The Lady Panthers totaled 82 points to claim the championship with county rival Wayne Trace finishing second at 72 and Fairview placed third at 66. Antwerp (62), Ayersville…
Recently, Central Local Schools Fairview’s 8th grade baseball team joined forces with the Easter Bunny and Tommy Moose to help make our Defiance Community Easter Egg Hunt a huge success. The team unloaded bounce houses, set out 1,500 eggs, and distributed 150 bags of candy for the children who attended the Easter egg hunt. In…
The Van Wert Athletic Department is pleased to announce that Jeremy Best, a two-time state champion, is set to become the head boys basketball coach at Van Wert High School, subject to board approval. Best has an impressive 17-year tenure leading the Crestview Knights boys basketball team with a record of 291-110. During this time,…
For the 3rd year in a row, the Bulldogs are team champions of the Heritage Relays. Once again it was a complete team effort with the team placing in all but one event. This meet combines the field events into a 2-person relay by adding up the performances of both field event athletes and placing…
Last week started off rough for the Antwerp Archers. They played host to the Continental Pirates on Monday, April 22nd in high school baseball action. Archers only managed 1 run after 7 innings against the Pirates. Final score: 12-1. Score by Innings: Continental – 3 3 4 0 0 0 2 = 12; 11H, 2E…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park’s defending 410-Sprint champion got off to a rough start two weeks ago on opening night, with a bad crash. He came back last Saturday with a win in the Core and Main Nationals presented by Erie Blacktop and Smith Paving. Henry also pocketed $6,000.00 for the win. The fans…
Tucker Antoine tossed a complete-game on the mound and posted three hits while driving in four runs at the plate to lead the Wayne Trace Raiders to a 12-1 non-league baseball victory Friday night in Putnam County. Antoine finished with two singles and a double on the night at the plate, scoring once and adding…
By: Ron Burt If you like fast cars on short tracks, you might want to make the trip to Sandusky Speedways half-mile Saturday, April 27th for the Sprint Car races on the very fast paved track. The Must See Sprint Racing Series presented by Perfit-Parts will join the Maxima Racing Oils MSR Midwest Lights Series…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park Opens Northwest Ohio loves the 410-winged sprints, and their opening night feature was a nail-bitter. Bryce Lucius was the 2023 national 410 rookie of the year and recently celebrated his 17th birthday, ran in the top 3 the entire feature. Lucius took advantage of a late race mechanical issue…
