All three Paulding County schools picked up victories in action last week as Antwerp, Paulding and Wayne Trace all recorded wins. In Antwerp, the Lady Archers held off visiting Montpelier for a five-set win over the Locomotives.
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A pair of Paulding County football teams opened the 2024 high school football season with victories Friday night as Antwerp and Paulding each recorded victories. The Archers visited Williams County and came home with a 34-0 victory over Montpelier behind 162 yards passing from quarterback Derek Hines.
DEFIANCE – Cross country teams in Paulding County opened their seasons on Saturday as Antwerp and Paulding took part in the Defiance Early Bird Invitational while Wayne Trace made the trip to the Celina Rotary Invitational.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College women’s golf is ready to hit the links for NAIA competition and looks to continue posting solid scores from top to bottom. After a record-setting year in 2023-24, DC returns a strong core with a mixture of new talent under established leadership.
PAYNE – Eight boys golf teams converged on Pleasant Valley Golf Course outside of Payne Thursday night for the Wayne Trace Boys Golf Invitational with the host Raiders capturing the tournament title with a team score of 149.
VAN WERT – A quartet of local schools sent their junior varsity boys golf teams to Hickory Sticks Golf Course Thursday for a match with Wayne Trace posting a victory over Crestview, Leipsic and Lincolnview.
INFORMATION SUBMITTED FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The hot start to the season carried over into the second week of competition for the Defiance Yellow Jackets by downing the Oakland City Mighty Oaks 3-1 on Friday.
LIMA – Wayne Trace started off its high school volleyball season on the right foot with a straight set sweep of Lima Central Catholic Tuesday evening. The Lady Raiders captured the first set of their season in a 25-14 victory over the Thunderbirds before following that up with a 25-18 win in game two.
OTTAWA – Grant Leopold and Tyler Heckman each carded a 37 to lead the Ottawa Glandorf boys golf team to a 154-167 win over Wayne Trace Wednesday at Pike Run Golf Course. Davis Maag and Ty Verhoff added rounds of 39 and 41 for the Titans.