Last week Edgerton hosted the girls basketball Route 49 tournament. This week Antwerp was the host for the boys classic with Edon, Edgerton, Hicksville, and Antwerp. The first game was on Thursday, December 29th, and the finals were on December 30. Antwerp and Hicksville won the first set and therefore competed on Friday night. The…
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Paulding Crumbles to Miller City
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The Paulding Boys basketball team took on Miller City at home on Monday, December 19. The game started with Miller City easily taking the lead from the Panthers. Mark Kuhlman rocked the boat quickly. Paulding couldn’t get a grip on the ball with the turnovers going to Miller City. The only points scored on the…
Raiders Continue Winning Streak
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On December 20, the the Wayne Trace Raiders hosted the Van Wert Boys Basketball Team. The home team won the JV game 37-29 just minutes before this game started. The first basket of the game was scored by Ethan Linder – 3 pointer and set the tone for the rest of the match. This was…
Woodlan falls to Fremont
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By: Jeffery Abbott After 9 ties, 7 lead changes, and neither having a lead of more than 3 points in the first half, Fremont used a 7-0 run to start the second half and go on to a 77-60 win over Woodlan in boys’ basketball. The Eagles soared over the final 16 minutes of the…
Aces Defeat Archers—Win Route 49 Classic
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The Route 49 Classic Girls Basketball tournament for 2016 took place at the Edgerton High School gymnasium. The Antwerp Archers and the Lady Aces both won their respective games on Thursday night December 22. This was an excellent game for both teams. Unfortunately for the Lady Archers, the first period stunk. Even though Antwerp was…
Raiders Defeat Lady Panthers
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The Girls Basketball contest between local rivals Paulding and Wayne Trace took place this year at the Palace on December 13. The game started well for Paulding when they outscored the home team by quite a bit, but the second quarter changed everything for the Raiders when they took back the game in short order.…
Lady Warriors Take Out Patriots
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The Lady Patriots braved the icy roads on Saturday, December 17 to take on the Warrior basketball team. Woodlan has performed just above average this year and is right at 7-7 before this game. Tip off started with Rain Hinton tapping it back to the Lady Warriors. On the first drive forward they were able…
Lady Archers Defeat Panthers
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Paulding travelled to Antwerp for the second game of the season. The Lady Archers had previously defeated Edon the evening before. Antwerp dominated the first half of the game while Paulding was on top the second but not enough to turn the deficit around from the first half. The top scorer for Antwerp was Hope…
Glass Backboards top MAC Gym Improvements
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The 2016 upgrades at the McLaughlin Athletic Center have been completed just in time for the 2016-17 winter school season to begin. New LED lights have replaced some of the original bulb fixtures in the gym and four new glass backboards and new rims have been installed to replace the original wood backboards on the…
Woodlan Graduate Honored in Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
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Lori Hissong Knoblauch, a 1991 graduate of Woodlan High School, was honored on April 30, 2016 at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle with a banquet following in Indianapolis. Lori was named to the silver anniversary team. Lori helped lead her Woodlan team to four conference championships, three conference tourney titles and…
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…
