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Paulding Library Centennial Celebration Big Affair!

The afternoon opened with a full house at the main Paulding County Carnegie Library in Paulding. Crowds of dignitaries from around the state milled about with library patrons, employees, board members, and volunteers. People enjoyed refreshments provided by the Paulding Friends of the Library group, as well as tours of the main library by various…

Wayne Trace Avenges & Takes GMC Title

The conference rivals took to the court at the Palace on Friday, February 12. The previous night, the Lady Raiders fell to the Antwerp girls in a game that the home team kept the lead the entire time. The question this night was would the Raider boys be able to avenge the loss from the…

Antwerp: The Canal and the Railroad – Stan Jordan

The Lobo Tank Busters and Cabin 21 at Valley Forge Antwerp, The Canal and The Railroad By: Stan Jordan The Wabash and Erie Canal was finished in 1843; Indiana share of the canal had already been finished. The canal traffic was slow to start with but then flourished in a few years. In the 60’s…

Antwerp Topples Liberty Center

The Archers powered off to an excellent start after they picked up the tipoff in the game against Liberty Center on Monday, January 4. Antwerp’s Joshua Longardner nailed shot after shot in the first few minutes of the game, hitting the first 6 points for the Archers and another two from the foul line. Brandon…

Apaches Fall in Close Match to 127 Rivals

Fairview travelled to the Raider home court on Thursday, January 7. The game took place following the JV when the Raiders won by only one point. The game began with the Raiders taking on a strong early point game led by Ethan Linder when he broke away with a steel for a first basket. It…

Uphill Battle for Raiders

Lincolnview hosted the Wayne Trace Raiders boys basketball team on Saturday, December 12. The Raiders have had an interesting, and difficult year. They were expected to really dominate the game this year and it hasn’t happened. Not playing bad, but they just haven’t gotten to the point of clearly commanding the court. Not much can…

Eagles evade Archers

The Antwerp boys basketball team played against the Fayette Eagles on Saturday, December 5th on the Archer home court. The game began early following the girls and JV boys games. If the team would have played as well as they did in the last minute, they would have gone away with the win. Nevertheless, Fayette’s…

Hicksville Dominates Paulding

The Lady Panthers hosted the Aces Girls Basketball team on Tuesday, December 1. The game was very difficult for the home team when they scored only 4 points in the opening period. The Hicksville girls pounded the Lady Panthers outscoring them nearly 4-1 in the first half when both Addie Bergman and Chelsey Taylor were…

Antwerp High School Fall Sports Athletic Awards Night

Pictured here are the award winners from Monday night, November 9th Fall Sports Awards night. Back row L to R: Peyton Short, Rebecca McCroskey, Hope Smith, Rachel Williamson, Emily Derck, Annie Miesle, Sierra Cline, Brooke Gerig, Beth Hawley, Mikayla Boesch, Emilee Phillips.  Front Row L to R: Jeffrey Coleman, Jon Lederman, Erik Buchan, Matthew Dooley,…