BLUFFTON – Paulding made the long trip to Bluffton in Division VI, Region 26, high school football playoff action on Friday where the host Pirates kept the Panther offense in check all night long in rolling to a 63-6 victory. The maroon and white totaled only 195 yards of offense in the contest, with quarterback…
ANTWERP – Ayden Cavinee scored on touchdown runs of 15 and 59 yards to lead the Arlington Red Devils to a 27-20 victory over Antwerp in Division VII, Region 26, football playoff action Friday night at Archer Field. Neither team scored in the opening stanza before the Archers finally broke through with eight seconds remaining…
Paulding Cross Country runner, Abby Elkins, placed 8th at Districts on October 21st and now advances to regionals Saturday, October 28th at Tiffin! Abby ran a time of 20:50 which also broke Paulding’s girls school record time of 21:09 set by Elyse Manz in 2018! The boys finished in 5th place as a team with…
Friday Night Lights: old school rivals – Paulding Panthers and Wayne Trace Raiders came head to head for the traditional high school football game, the Black Swamp Bowl on October 20, 2023. This game started neck and neck with touchdown on both sides in the first quarter. Panthers added 8 more points in the 3rd…
By: Ron Burt USAC Champion To Retire The big announcement came from USAC. The “People’s Champ” Dave Darland, one of racing all time greats announced his retirement. He has raced for 52 years, and 42 of those in a Sprint Car. Many times, he had 100 races a year on his schedule. He raced the…
Blake Leeper was a guest speaker at Antwerp Local Schools on Wednesday October 11th. Leeper has an inspiring story to tell of overcoming adversity. He does not have any legs below the knee and has been wearing prosthetics since he was nine years of age. Since his childhood days, he has become quite the athlete…
By Ron Burt Big Weekend For Late Model Ace One of Ohio’s top Late Model drivers, Rusty Schlenk, had a Friday night feature win at Michigan’s Mt. Pleasant Speedway. He won the the Katie Hutson Late Model Show/ Bob Wilson Memorial! Rusty also won this event in 2022. He might make it look easy sometimes…
Congratulations to senior Kacy Hornish who surpassed the career assist record tonight in our 3-0 win over Antwerp!! Kacy has dished out 1,315 assists throughout her time as a Raider and will continue to add to that number!
The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce welcomed Allison Banks, owner/operator of Ignite Dance Academy to the Antwerp business community Saturday, September 16, 2023 with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Ignite Dance Academy was hosting an Open House that morning for the community and dance students to tour the facility and talk with the instructors. Pictured above are…
WOODBURN – On a night that saw an Antwerp school record tied, the Archers posted a tri-match win over Green Meadows Conference rivals Ayersville and Hicksville at Pond-A-River Golf Club. Archer golf standout Braylen Moreno tied the school record for a nine-hole score, shooting a total of 30 to lead the blue and white to…
By: Emily Remaklus Paulding High School’s Personal Growth and Positive Mindset class is off to a great start this year. The class, which was first offered last year, has almost doubled in size this year. Students enrolled this year will be working on a variety of leadership opportunities such as teaching mindset lessons each month…
Recently, the Payne Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new business to the Payne business community. Smitty’s Outfitters is located in downtown Payne out of their home — for now — as they get themselves grounded in the business. From Smitty’s Outfitters: “Our family has a great love for the outdoors. We love to travel to…
Lady Warriors took down Adams Central after 5 hard fought sets in last Thursday night’s high school volleyball action (9/14/23). In Varsity, Woodlan won after 5 sets: 22-25, 25-19, 19-12, 25-27, 15-9. Wooldan JV won in 2 sets.
