Incoming Antwerp High School freshmen Aeriel Snyder and Makenna Smith recently attended a 5 day, 4 night leadership workshop at Youngstown State University. The workshop is ran by the Ohio Association of Student Councils and both girls won scholarships to attend. Aeriel is class president for her grade and Makenna is the class Vice President.…
Antwerp, OHMary DeLong Mary Ann DeLong, 81, of Antwerp passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Mary was born in Rockford on June 29, 1938 a daughter of the late Leo George & Velma Edna (Hisey) Shaffer. She retired from Magnavox but was most comfortable coaching the Buckeyes, the Reds &…
By: Stan Jordan The picture above is the Ice Cream Depot here in Antwerp, but that is just what it ended up as. That building and lot are as much as Antwerp’s history as any other and a lot more than some. When I started school back in 1930, that was a small but nice…
The Antwerp Archers came into the state tournament with a 19-5 record after defeating Kalida in a 9 inning game at Patrick Henry for the Regional championship. Overall the season for the Antwerp boys has been highly positive with underclassmen and seniors alike taking leading roles on the field. The boys were hoping to match…
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Antwerp is pleased to make a donation to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Department K9 unit. The impressive animals in this unit come from generations of dogs specifically bred to perform the complicated tasks that police dogs are required to accomplish. The National Police Dog Foundation states that dogs used in law enforcement…
Antwerp’s 2019 softball season was truly the underdog coming up from the bottom of the ranks in the tournament. They started very strong but never earned a rank in the state for the entire season. The junior girls leading the team, pitcher Carlie Hanes and catcher Karsyn Brumett were an unbeatable combination. Coach Krista Ordway…
HAMLER – Antwerp’s baseball team continued its heroic trek through the Northwest Ohio trail as the Archers outlasted Colonel Crawford for a 1-0 advantage. The Archers got their lone run in the fifth inning. Jason Geyer walked to start the frame before a Cole Seslar sacrifice bunt moved Geyer to second. After Austin Lichty flied…
BRYAN – An unearned run proved to be the difference on Saturday evening as the Antwerp Lady Archers posted a 1-0 victory over Ayersville in Division IV district softball action at Bryan. Antwerp scored the game’s only run in the bottom of the first inning to punch their ticket to Wednesday’s regional game against New…
It was Tuesday, May 5 when the weather was forecast to be cloudy and rainy, but different than the opinion of the meteorologist, the weather decided to be nice! The game between the Antwerp Archers and the Wayne Trace Raiders commenced at 4:30 p.m. Both teams arrived early to practice and get into their groove…
Two of the best in the GMC took to the Archer Softball field on April 25th. Faiview Lady Apaches squared off against the Antwerp Lady Archers. Rain was a major factor in this game, but the girls pushed through till the top of the 6th inning when the umpire decided to call the game. Antwerp…
By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter ANTWERP – Last Monday the Wayne Trace Raiders baseball squad traveled to Antwerp for a non-league contest. The game was originally scheduled as a Raider home game but due to field conditions the game was moved to Antwerp. The Raiders prevailed 6-5 to move their record to 2-1 while the Archers…
By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter ANTWERP – Last Monday the Wayne Trace Raiders baseball squad traveled to Antwerp for a non-league contest. The game was originally scheduled as a Raider home game but due to field conditions the game was moved to Antwerp. The Raiders prevailed 6-5 to move their record to 2-1 while the Archers…
Antwerp improved to 5-0 on the season with a 10-0 blanking of county rival Paulding in high school varsity softball action last week. Carlie Hanes paced the way for the Lady Archers with 13 strikeouts in the complete game effort. The Panthers drew three walks and finished with two hits. Morgan Iler recorded a double…
