On Sunday March 11th, POTACC and three other Antwerp Conservation Club members (Aaron Kohler, Keith Mueller and Alex Campbell) crossed the Indiana border to compete in the monthly High Power match held at Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver. This is a 100 yard off hand match using a center fire rifle. The targets used are…
Junior Aidan McAlexander had yet another historic weekend by earning a 3rd place finish in the 106-pound weight class at the State Wrestling Championships on March 8-10 in the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University. McAlexander finished the weekend with 4 wins to only 1 loss and 2 major decisions,…
VAN WERT – A bad start proved to be too much to overcome for the Antwerp boys basketball team on Wednesday night as the Archers dropped a 59-53 decision to Parkway in Division IV sectional action at Van Wert High School. The Panthers jumped out to an 18-6 lead at the end of 8 minutes…
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,…
MILLER CITY – The Paulding Panthers posted victories over Bluffton and Tinora to win a Division III boys basketball sectional championship at Miller City High School last week. Coach Miller stated, “This is the first time in three years the Panthers have picked up this title victory.” The Panthers advanced to the district tournament with…
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…
The Hicksville Aces snatched a difficult victory from Ayersville in the first game of sectionals that took place this week at Paulding High School 46-41. The game was very close at the beginning. Aces’ Parker Thiel topped the scoring chart for the team with 16 points plus 3. By the end of the first period…
ANTWERP – The MAC Gym sixth grade and under winter volleyball league has completed with the young Antwerp Lady Archers taking the 2018 title. Antwerp defeated a fired up Woodlan White squad 25-12; 25-11 in the championship bout. Woodlan White blazed their way to the championship game through an unlikely path in the six- team…
NEW HAVEN – Angola came into Tuesday’s boys sectional basketball game with Woodlan as the second ranked team in the state, giving up 37.95 points per game. The Hornets showed why as Angola outscored Woodlan in every quarter in posting a 55-41 victory at New Haven High School. Angola led 12-10 at the end of…
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…
Antwerp Junior Aidan McAlexander made history again this past weekend by becoming the first Archer high school wrestler in program history to qualify for the state tournament. This comes just one week after he was the first sectional champion in school history. McAlexander finished the weekend with 3 wins to only 1 loss and 2…
The Antwerp High School wrestling team recently competed in the sectional tournament at Archbold High School on February 23 & 24. Of the 3 Archer wrestlers competing, 2 of them managed a top 4 finish and therefore will move on to the district tournament at Defiance High School next weekend. Sophomore Randall Mills finished 2nd…
DEFIANCE – Antwerp pulled away from Hilltop in the final 3 quarters as the Lady Archers rolled to a 52-20 victory over the Cadets in Division IV girls sectional basketball action at Defiance High School Tuesday. Neither team was able to grab a strong foothold in the first period. The Lady Archers led only 9-8…
