By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter HAVILAND – The Wayne Trace Raiders countered the Columbus Grove outside shooting with free throws and the most important free throws came with 21 seconds remaining. With the score knotted at 53 a piece, Reid Miller stepped to the line and calmly sank two freebies to give the Raiders a two…
By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter HAVILAND – It certainly wasn’t how the Wayne Trace Raiders wanted to complete the home portion of their schedule but with powerhouse Edgerton visiting Raider field, the Raiders knew the task would be difficult. Green Meadows Conference leader, the Bulldogs wasted little time establishing themselves, scoring 22 points in the first…
HAVILAND – The Wayne Trace ACME baseball team posted a pair of victories on Friday as the Raiders swept a doubleheader from Tinora. The Raiders nipped Tinora 10-9 in the opener of the twin bill before recording a 5-2 win over the Rams in the nightcap. In game one, Wayne Trace scored twice in the…
DEFIANCE – Ayersville rallied with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and the Pilots made them stand up in a 6-4 ACME baseball victory over Wayne Trace Wednesday evening. It was the Raiders who took control early, scoring once in the first and three more in the second to take a 4-0…
At the Division IV District high school baseball match up on Wednesday, May 16th, Wayne Trace Raiders battled against the Antwerp Archers on the Golden Bear field. The match up proved tough as they defended the plate keeping the score at 0-0 for the first 2 innings. The 3rd inning was the game changer for…
Thursday was full of baseball and softball sectional action including a matchup in Division IV play pitting Wayne Trace with Edon Bombers. Raiders took a slow start as did the Bombers until the 3rd inning when Edon scored 1 and Wayne Trace scored 5. This told the rest of the story as the Raiders kept…
On Thursday, April 26th, varsity baseball action ramped up on the Raider field with the Hicksville Aces. Hicksville started the competition by scoring 4 runs in the 2nd inning. The Raiders made a comeback attempt in the 4th scoring 5 runs, but that was after the Aces clocked in 1 in the 3rd and 4…
PAULDING – Jordan McGough limited Wayne Trace to two hits and struck out nine Raider batters in pitching the Paulding Panthers to an 8-0 shutout victory Friday night in non-league action. McGough scattered two hits and five walks, throwing 54 strikeouts out of his 110 pitches in tossing the complete game victory. The Panthers jumped…
Wayne Trace made the short stint to the Palace on Friday, March 2nd to play in the Sectional Final game to take on the Lincolnview team. The Lancers had won over Continental in the semi-finals previously in the week, also at Paulding. Previously in the season, Lincolnview had defeated the Raiders when they pounded them,…
Wayne Trace sets a new school record for victories in a season by the girls basketball team with 22 this year, improving to 22-3 after defeating Stryker in the District Final match at this game on Saturday evening, March 3. There is no reason to assume the game was an easy triumph for the home…
Pettisville and Wayne Trace competed in girls basketball for the District Semi-Final on Tuesday, February 27 after the Blackbirds defeated Antwerp and the Raiders defeated North Central in the sectional championship games. Both teams started of slow with 6-7 Blackbird lead in the first. The second didn’t finish much difference with 13-12 points, finishing the…
WOODBURN – The game at Woodlan on Saturday, February 17 started with senior night for the boys basketball team and the cheerleaders. Those honored were the following: Cheerleader, Cassidy Schneider, daughter of Jennifer and Richard Schneider. Her activities involved at Woodlan include soccer, softball, NHS, cheerleading and student council. She plans to attend Ball State…
The Wayne Trace boys basketball team has been notorious for winning games and going far in the tournament. This season has proven itself no different for the Paulding County team. On January 30, the Raiders travelled to Continental to face the Pirates in a basketball game. Unlike the Raiders, the Pirates have not had a…
