Category: Sports

Short Shines as Aces Fall to Archers in Sectionals

Archers Fall as final game ends against PettisvilleAntwerp Archers and the Hicksville Aces faced off in the first round of sectionals at the Bryan High School Gym on Tuesday, February 25. The game began with Antwerp’s Audrie Longardner picking up Rachel Williamson’s tip-off. After a turnover, the Lady Aces’ Katelyn Berenyi drove the ball down…

Lady Raiders – Sectional Champs!

The Sectional Championship game between the Fayette Eagles and the Lady Raiders took place on the last day of February. The Saturday evening game began a little late after Pettisville crushed the Lady Archers in their final match. Playing for blood, both teams were after the game. Quite clearly there were no domination going on.…

Archers Crumble to Warriors

Local cross-state rivals took to the court for the final game of both the Antwerp and Woodlan for the 2014-2015 boys basketball season on Friday, February 27. The game started with both teams having a good first quarter and Antwerp having a three point lead. Antwerp’s Trenton Copsey and Sam Williamson both had a quarter…

Raiders Steal Win For Another GMC Title

Ethan Linder led his team from the beginning to take an early, strong lead against the Archers in the Friday night boys basketball game. He posted six points in the first quarter with his brother, Corbin, adding another five. Luke Miller and Corbin Linder both hit the three point baskets in this period. The Archer…

Paulding Girls Add 2nd Win

The Lady Panthers travelled to Lima Perry on Thursday, February 12. The game between the teams resulted in Paulding winning by 8 points! The first quarter had Lima taking the top spot at 17-12. The Lady Panthers came back and held the Perry offense at bay with the only score being a free-throw shot. Not…

GMC Title Picked up by Raiders

The Rams hit the bus, travelling to Wayne Trace for the boys basketball game against he Raiders at the Palace on Friday, February 13. This game would determine the Green Meadows Conference championship for the 2014-2015 school year. The game began with the Raiders taking an early lead against the Tinora team. Corbin Linder was…

Antwerp Wrestlers wrap up regular season

Both the junior high and high school wrestlers wrapped up their regular season schedules on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the annual Paulding County Tri Match. This year’s edition was held at Paulding High School. Although the Archers did not win this year’s team title, they had some outstanding individual performances yet again. 8th grader…

Wayne Trace Honors GMC Winners

The Raiders wrestlers were honored at the boys basketball game on Friday, February 13. This team pulled in their first GMC title for the Raiders after winning the title at Fairview on Saturday, February 7. Coach George Clemens waves to the crowd while the announcer presents each of the names during half time. Congratulations go…

Paulding Girls Add 2nd Win

The Lady Panthers travelled to Lima Perry on Thursday, February 12. The game between the teams resulted in Paulding winning by 8 points! The first quarter had Lima taking the top spot at 17-12. The Lady Panthers came back and held the Perry offense at bay with the only score being a free-throw shot. Not…

Raiders Defeat Aces Twice

Both games were an excellent source of entertainment for the fans.Close Game Raiders and Aces The highly anticipated conference boys basketball game between Hicksville and Wayne Trace took place at the Aces home court on Friday, February 6, both coming in with excellent records for this season. Hicksville has won the last three games while…

Diligence Catches Bomb Scare Suspect!

It was in lunch high school lunch period when the students heard they had to rush out at Antwerp Local Schools on Tuesday, January 27. Why? “It’s a bomb. We must evacuate the school!” The teachers and administrators began moving the young people to their appropriate bus numbers on this cloudless day. Kindergartners and some…

Raiders Pick Up Win But Not by Much

The winning streak continues after a tight game.The Raider boys were back in action on Saturday, January 25 at the Palace against stiff competition from the southeast as Shawnee High travelled up for an intense match. It was a game packed with action from the beginning to the end and even has the Raiders nearly…