By: Stan Jordan On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Antwerp High School there was a program for the Winter Athletic Awards for 2015 – 2016. I asked Mr. Altimus if I could have eight or ten minutes to talk a little about those 24 boys and the two coaches in that picture. He said,…
Category: Sports
Huge Success: 38th P.A.S.S. Basketball Marathon
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This year’s 24-hour Basketball Marathon hosted 106 teams in 7 divisions of play. The Marathon successfully raised approximately $7,200.00. The Marathon Committee & Paulding Area Support Society would like to thank everyone for the continued support in Paulding Counties great sports spectacular. The Marathon also received a $200.00 donation from Antwerp V.F.W. this year which…
Wayne Trace Cheerleaders – Div. 5 State Champions!!
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The 2016 Wayne Trace Competition Squad started its Winter Competition Season on a HIGH note with a Grand Champion Performance at the 2016 Mindi Justice Cheer Extravaganza in January, and never looked back. Two weeks ago, at the 2016 Americheer Internationals at Walt Disney World, they were awarded Grand Champions of all the Flat Mat…
George Clemens crowned State Champion, Goeltzenleuchter places 5th, Team finishes 11th
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The State Wrestling Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein in Columbus has come to an end this season. Wrestlers dream about walking through the tunnel and becoming a State Champion, for Raider wrestler George Clemens, that became a reality. Senior George Clemens, of Wayne Trace, had his dream come true. Clemens went 50-0 on the season,…
Tinora Defeats Paulding in last minute at Sectionals
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What would you expect from the tournament game? Well, nothing but the best from these boys. They played the entire game at full power. Paulding went into the game trailing the Rams, just by a small amount, but by the second quarter, trends had reversed and Paulding was leading by three. They kept on top…
Raiders take Sectional Championship
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Following the win over Allen East, the Raiders went on to compete against Delphos Jefferson on Saturday afternoon at the Van Wert complex. The Wayne Trace Raiders have had a good year this season. Before this game they were 16-7. Their opponents – Delphos Jefferson have also had a great year with a record of…
WT Raiders move forward in tournament play
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Division III of the OHSAA boys basketball converged on February 24th at Van Wert High School against the Allen East Mustangs. This was a tight game from quarter to quarter with both teams staying neck and neck. The half ended with a Raider lead, 31-27. By the end of the third quarter, Allen East narrowed…
New Haven Dominates Over Bluffton
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Tuesday, February 23 was a big night for the boys at New Haven. Before the basketball game, the seniors were honored from basketball, cheerleading and choir. Bluffton picked up the tip off at the beginning of the game. It wasn’t long before the Bulldogs took control of the half in the second period and then…
Woodlan Mojo Back In Senior Night Game
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By: Jeff Abbott On Senior Night, it was senior Ben Schwartz scoring the first 8 points of the game and Woodlan ran away with a 67-40 thumping of Hamilton in boys’ basketball. The Warrior senior had 20 points in the first half and finished with 26 points in the game as the Woodlan closed out…
Lady Raiders End Great Season
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The sectional game for the Wayne Trace Lady Raiders took place on Saturday evening at Findlay High School. Between Leipsic and the Raiders, the game was very close. The Raiders girls basketball team started strong. Danae Myers came on strong and so did Erin Mohr, outpacing the Vikings by 6 points. Second period was closer…
Hilltop Upset with Antwerp Win
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Antwerp boys basketball took on Hilltop at the Archer court on Saturday, February 13. I don’t want to say this was an easy game for the home team because they worked hard for it, certainly they made it look easy. The Archers nailed 22 points in the first period with Matt Jones burning the court…
Pilots Shutdown the Archers in Sectional Final
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At Defiance High School on Saturday, February 20, the Antwerp Lady Archers competed against Ayersville in the sectional final game. Ayersville is the top seeded team with a bye in the bracket while Antwerp had just come off a win against Fairview. In the first period, the Lady Archers struggled and it wasn’t until the…
Paulding Girls Fall to Delphos Jefferson, Ending Season
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The Lady Panthers travelled to Bluffton University on Tuesday, February 16 to take on #7 seed Delphos Jefferson Lady Wildcats. The girls basketball game started with the Wildcats coming out strong scoring 17 points. While Paulding wasn’t bad it only earned 12 with top points coming from Allison Arend and Bri Townley from field goals.…
