Joseph E. Thompson, 66, of Antwerp, passed away at home on Thursday, November 27, 2014. Joe was born in Fort Wayne on July 31, 1948, a son of the late Jane (McDonald) and Fred “Bud” Thompson. He worked at Dietrich Industries, but Joe’s favorite past times were model locomotives & helicopters and fishing. On Oct.…
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Local High School students donate to Habitat for Humanity
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By: Beth Stauffer Three High School students recently took time out of their busy lives to give back to the community. Samantha Saalfrank and Hadley Decker of New Haven, and Brooke Imel of Leo had a blast spending eight hours working on a Habitat for Humanity home, helping to build a home for someone in…
The End of an Era: Woodlan vs Leo Football
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The fans on both sides got their money’s worth on this gameAt Friday night’s matchup of the last game Woodlan will play against Leo in a conference match, it decided to rain and turn cold. The wind never seemed to stop on the Etzler Field. The guests scored the first touchdown in this low scoring…
Woodlan’s Second Half Falls Short in Soccer
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The Woodlan boys soccer team began the game against the Lions on Thursday, August 28 overpowering the guests. The second half was a different game with the Leo eating the Warriors lunch. The game finished in Leo’s favor 5-2. Recent Soccer Game Results for Woodlan: 8/23 @ Wayne: Wayne 8 – Woodlan 0 8/25 @…
EACS Turns 50
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In 1964 one of the largest public school districts in Indiana had its beginnings. Through the urging of the State Board of Education ten smaller township school districts combined creating the East Allen County School District. At this time EACS operates eight secondary schools and eleven elementary schools. The New Haven Chamber of Commerce would…
Antwerp, Wayne Trace, Woodlan Baseball at Parkview Field
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PICTURE: Brad Barker slides safely back into third base in the first inning. More pictures at westbendnews.net Antwerp gets their revenge after falling to the Raiders baseball team earlier in the season in a rescheduled match. This was part of the program the TinCaps and Parkview Field setup with competitive high schools on both sides…
LEO ELEMENTARY MATH SCHOLARS WIN NATIONAL COMPETITION
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Recently, Mrs. Peters Leo Elementary pre-algebra math class won the 7-day Sumdog National Competition! They won by 100 points, beating 788 other schools in the country. There were 3 Leo Elementary students that placed in the top 10 out of 46,600 students! Out of 1000 questions, Andrew Tkacz placed 3rd overall with all 1000 correct,…
Woodlan Girls fall to Leo Despite 4th Quarter Lead
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Woodlan was so close to winning. In the last couple minutes the momentum fell to the Lions.Rivals Leo and Woodlan Girls Basketball met at the Warrior home court on Thursday, January 30. The home team got off to a fantastic start and the game looked like Woodlan had the Lions in a trap with all…
Woodlan Boys Move on in ACAC Tournament
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It was well worth the money for the Woodlan fans.This first round of the ACAC tournament started on Tuesday, January 14 at the Warrior home court. This game was nothing like the girls’, being fast paced, with both teams on fire. Woodlan took an early lead, but Leo came back and surpassed the Woodlan score…
Leo Girls win ACAC Round 1 Against Woodlan
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The Allen County All-Conference Girls basketball tournament started on Tuesday, January 14 at Elmer Strautman gymnasium located on the Warrior Campus. Leo took on Woodlan in the first game of the night. The game was a very slow paced game with Leo winning the matchup, sending the Lions to round two. See the action here:…
Leo Freeman Davis
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PAYNE: Leo Freeman Davis, age 97 died Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Country Inn Enhanced Living Center, Paulding. He was born December 6, 1915 in Payne, Ohio the son of James and Pearl (Merica) Davis. On January 16, 1938 he married Caroline E. Schaefer, who preceded him in death on May 10, 2008. Leo…
Woodlan vs Leo: Wrestling
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Woodlan Wrestling takes on Leo at home, Thursday, January 3. There was one JV match that opened the evening with Woodlan’s Gavin Keller and Leo’s Cody VanOoyen winning. Before the varsity match started Woodlan had their senior night honoring the boys and their parents in front of the crowd. Results to be included when received.…
