The Wayne Trace wrestlers traveled to Van Buren on January 19th, 2023, for the 45th Van Buren Invitational. The Raiders took eight wrestlers to the competition. As a team the Raiders finished seventh overall out of twenty schools. Four of the eight wrestlers took a spot on the podium as the top four placers of…
PAYNE – Wayne Trace posted a 201-212 Green Meadows Conference victory over Edgerton in girls golf play at Pleasant Valley Golf Course outside of Payne on August 31st. The Lady Raiders were led by Ella Crosby with a 44 and Logen Bland added a 45 for the red, white and blue. Brenna Parker and Raegan…
Derek Hines posted two hits and drove in three runs while Ethan Lichty added three hits to lead the Antwerp Archers to a 6-4 win over rival Wayne Trace at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne Wednesday night in high school baseball action. Hines finished with a single and a double for the Archers with Lichty…
Wayne Trace improves to 14-1 overall and 7-0 in the Green Meadows Conference with the victory. Paulding falls to 8-9 in all games and 3-4 in the conference. Thes two met in Raider country on April 27th. Score by Innings: Paulding – 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 1 run, 4 hits, 2 errors Wayne Trace –…
With the victory, Wayne Trace claims an outright Green Meadows Conference championship on April 25th, 2023 as the Raiders improve to 12-1 overall and 6-0 in the league. It is the Raiders third GMC title in school history and second consecutive league crown after sharing with Tinora and Antwerp last season. Wayne Trace won an…
Sam Moore of Wayne Trace and Eli Reinhart of Antwerp both traveled to the Schottenstein Center in Columbus to compete at the State level March 10-12. Both Moore and Reinhart are seniors at their high schools and this elite level of competition is the perfect way to complete their high school wrestling careers. In the…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer NAPOLEON – Junior Kyle Stoller was at the right place at the right time when the Raider junior let go of a long-range three-pointer with just 2.7 showing on the clock. The “shot”, probably the biggest in his career, stunned the crowed as Wayne Trace captured the Division III District…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer MIDDLE POINT – The Lady Raiders ended their state tournament run falling to fifth seed Allen East 43-36 in the sectional final played at Lincolnview High School. With the loss the Raiders finish their season at 13-11. For the 17-6 Lady Mustangs, they move on to play in the district…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer PAULDING – The Paulding Panthers and the Wayne Trace Raiders, both county and conference rivals, hooked up on the hardwood recently in what would be the opportunity to claim bragging rites for the winner. A solid start for the Raiders and a slow start by the Panthers helped propel the…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – Due to the recent snow storm the Wayne Trace Raiders and Edgerton Bulldogs played a rare double-header featuring both varsity squads. In the opener, the Lady Raiders dfeated the Bulldogs 60-45 sand in the night-cap the boys delivered the knock-out punch early to breeze past their opponent 56-41.…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – The Crestview Knights showed why they are 11-1 and one of the better area teams last Saturday. With the score knotted at 43 a piece against the Wayne Trace Raiders, Crestview needed just 2.1 seconds to put the sword through the Raiders heart to escape with a 45-43…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – Playing a high school basketball game the day after Christmas can be a challenge. Not knowing how a team will respond is often times an unknown until the tip-off and sometimes it’s not until the second half. For the Wayne Trace Raiders the response the coaching staff was…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – A good first quarter start followed by an even better second quarter propelled Wayne Trace past Lincolnview last Saturday. Played at the Palace the Raiders posted an easy 60-32 win over their Van Wert County nemesis. The Raiders darted out to a 16-5 first quarter advantage and went…
