Category: Sports

Pressbox Ready for Press

The new pressbox for Antwerp High School is ready for the fall football season. It was set in place on Thursday, August 10 on the steel posts installed previously. Marty Miller, Superintendent, said it was in place and they have the option to have cameras on top too. Power is ready to be installed this…

Best Of The Best Basketball Fall League

The Best of the Best Basketball fall league will ring from September 10th, 2017 through October 15th, 2017. The league will feature 4th grade through high school divisions! All games will be played on Sunday evenings and be played at Tiffin University and other colleges and high schools in Seneca County. There will be a…

12U Woodlan Sluggers Place Top 4 in Tournament

The 12U Woodlan Sluggers had the opportunity to travel to The Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, TN and they had an amazing week. The week included several baseball activities with many other 12U teams from across the United States and Canada. The players were very fortunate to meet and hear from newly inducted baseball hall…

Boys 8 & Under League Tournament Champions

The Paulding County eight and under boys baseball league tournament was held in Payne in June with the M.P. Kuhn/Baughman Tile team from Payne winning the league tournament championship. The squad won the title after posting three straight wins on the final night of the tournament, defeating My 102.7 FM of Paulding in the loser’s…

State Champs!

The North West Ohio Big Dogs 10u team captured the 10u Nations Gold State Title with a 8-3 win over the number 1 seed Cincinnati Weststars. These Big Dogs were seeded 10th in the gold bracket after a round of pool play games. In order to win they had to defeat the 7 seed, 2…

“Aces Beat Apaches In Junior ACME”

A Brandt Balser walk off single in the bottom of the eighth gave Hicksville a 9-8 win over visiting Fairview in junior ACME action last Friday night at the home of the Aces. Each team scored one run in the first inning before the Apaches picked up three runs in the top of the third…

Antwerp JH Boys Baseball Finishes Season

Antwerp JH boys baseball finish the season with a  12-1 record  and were unable to play several games due to the spring rain. “This is a great group of kids. They play for one another, have great leadership, bring effort day in and day out, and that is what makes a great team.  I am…

Antwerp Junior High Boys Defeat Fairview

Antwerp Archers JH Boys baseball grabbed an early lead on its way to a 9-3 victory over Fairview 8th Grade on Monday. Antwerp scored on a triple by Luke Krouse, a single by Dylan Hines, and double by Austin Lichty in the first inning.  Chase Clark and Luke McDorman singled in the second inning with…

Archer Softball Stumble in District Finals

The tournament that began on May 8 came to an end on May 22 after the game had been delayed due to rain the previous Friday. The Lady Archer’s delayed game against Crestview picked up again on Monday at Elida Middle School. The Antwerp girls have had a good run this year with up and…

Dominion Trials Descend Upon Paulding School

By: Josh Steiner On Tuesday, May 16, 2017, Paulding High School hosted the Dominion Trials, with senior students competing against Hicksville High School seniors in order to win the Dominion Cup. The tournament is part of an effort by area high schools to make school more interesting and perhaps competitive for students, encouraging them to…

Lady Archers Snatch Sectional Championship

Division IV Sectional Softball Championship game was played Friday, May 12th at Antwerp. The Lady Archers were on fire with Carlie Hanes on the mound. Final score: Antwerp 8, Holgate 0 Winning pitcher – Carlie Hanes (7 innings 14k 0bb 1hit) Losing pitcher – B. Plotts (7innings 1k 1bb 13 hits) Hitters of the Game:…