Woodlan High School and Junior High attended the ACAC Conference race Saturday October 2nd. Junior High girls are ACAC champs! Junior High boys got 3rd place, High School ladies got 3rd place and High School men got runner ups (2nd place). All runners did great with a lot or personal best times. Leading the Junior…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – After dropping their last two games, both on the road, Wayne Trace returned to Raider Field last Friday. The Raiders did not disappoint their faithful fans with a low scoring win over conference rival Fairview 15-13. Leading 15-13 with less than 20 seconds remaining the defense rose to…
The Paulding County Carnegie Library has Covid Tests available for pick up. Call the main library or any branch and the tests will be delivered curbside. The library will be closed on Monday, October 11 in observance of Columbus Day. The Adult Section is gearing up for some new projects. We have a new…
The Archers picked up a narrow victory in Friday night football action following the Jessica Thornell Tribute. The Archers took an early lead just before the end of the first quarter when Reid Lichty picked up a 7 yard rush, and Stephon Walker successfully kicked the field goal. Ayersville’s Trevino returned the favor in the…
Jason Landers, Antwerp Football announcer, read the following before the football game on Friday evening as a tribute to Jessica Thornell, who tragically lost her life. “Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of Antwerp Local Schools, I will ask you to join in a moment of silence in memory of Antwerp Freshman, Jess Thornell. This past…
By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On Tuesday, September 21st, 24 Paulding FFA students attended the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio. There were hundreds of booths for the students to visit so they could learn more about the many different businesses in agriculture. There were also field demonstrations for the students to watch which…
Woodlan Senior Landin Golden takes the ball after it bobbles out of the opponents hands and then runs the yardage to score a touchdown for Woodlan in the first quarter. More pictures at westbendnews.net The Warriors hosted Jay County Patriots in Friday night’s homecoming football action to win over the patriots 31-7. The game started…
Paulding Middle School student, Jack Schweller, scored a perfect score on his seventh-grade state math test in the spring. Shown in the picture giving Jack his award is Paulding Middle School seventh-grade math teacher Tanya Rickenberg. Shown receiving the award is Paulding Middle School student Jack Schweller.
The Grover Hill School PTO purchased ukuleles for the music classroom this year. Students are eager to begin learning and strumming along to their favorite songs! Pictured here: Mrs. Caitlyn Schmidt with some 5th grade students.
All three county cross country teams made the trip to Allen County on Saturday as Spencerville hosted the Bearcat Invitational. In the girls red division portion of the meet, the Lady Archers of Antwerp led local squads with a sixth-place finish while Wayne Trace placed seventh as a team. The Lady Raiders’ Kiara Bahena was…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer Last Friday Wayne Trace managed to hit the win column with a convincing 50-6 shellacking of Hicksville. After dropping their first three nonconference match-ups the Raiders opened Green Meadows Conference competition with the lopsided win and the career first for Head Coach Matt Holden. The Raiders opened up their scoring…
