Not very far from where the Paulding boys were playing was the Regional Semi-Final for the Lady Raiders against Leipsic. The game took place in the Field House at Elida on March 8. What everyone needs to realize is this is new territory for the Wayne Trace Raiders in basketball. They had never made it…
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…
The Lady Raiders travelled to Defiance High School on Saturday, February 24 to take on North Central who had previously defeated Fayette. The North Central Team was no competition for the Raiders from the time the game started to the end, the Raiders were in complete control, winning 52-22. Even though the Raiders didn’t get…
Six wrestlers from Wayne Trace competed at the OAC Junior High Districts held at Oregon Clay High School Sunday, February 18th. Three of the six boys secured a place on the podium and earned their ticket to state. Graiden Troth, Samuel Moore and Jared Pierce, all first time wrestlers at the district level, were able…
The Lady Raiders took control of the court on February 15 when the Tinora Rams travelled to the Palace. This game was easily in control of the home team in the first half, so much so that it was not a problem to complete the 45-35 win even with the second half lacking in points…
The Wayne Trace Lady Raider basketball team hosted a three-week mini-basketball program recently for elementary students in the Wayne Trace school district. The Raiders taught the basics of basketball, focusing on the fundamentals of the game with members of the current basketball program assisting the Raider coaches. Shown in the picture are some of the…
The Wayne Trace Lady Raiders hosted the Edgerton Bulldogs at the Palace on January 30th to compete in a game of basketball. The Lady Raiders have played an impressive season so far and didn’t show any signs of ending that streak now. As the clock counted towards the tossup, these two GMC rivals began to…
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…
Lady Panthers roll past Ada ADA – Paulding held a slim lead after 1 quarter and broke the contest open from there in rolling to a 68-41 victory over Ada in Northwest Conference girls basketball action Thursday night. The Lady Panthers were on top 15-13 after 1 quarter before opening the game up in the…
The Raider wrestling family was met with tragic news at the Van Buren Invitational when we learned that wrestler, Eli Moore, had lost his father, Bill Moore. We had lost one of our own, and the team began to deal with this tragedy. Coach Clemens had been prepping for the state duals that would follow…
