Cougars beat Golden Bears; Lancers win

DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Cougars got back on the winning track Saturday with a 55-43 victory over Bryan in a non-conference game played in the Cougar’s Den. The Cougars had a 1-point lead at the end of the first quarter, 13-12, and parlayed that into a one-basket advantage, 23-21, at the half. The […]

Lake Campus to break ground on apts.

Wright State University information CELINA – Wright State University-Lake Campus will soon have apartments on campus for students. On January 20, the Mercer County Board of Commissioners approved the funding by The People’s Bank Company.  Weather permitting, building will begin next week and the first building will be ready for fall quarter. The apartments will […]

Lincolnview Homecoming 2011

Crestview lists examination schedule

CONVOY – Students at Crestview Junior-Senior High School will begin semester exams this Tuesday, January 25. Students will be asked to take no more than two exams per day (one at the beginning of the day and one at the end). The remaining regular classes will meet only on certain days on a rotating basis. […]

Easley breaks school record at Fremont

SANDRA GROOMS/independent sports FREMONT – Eight boys and four girls from the Van Wert High School swim teams traveled to Fremont Ross High School for the fifth annual Little Giants Invitational involving 25 high schools.  Other schools participating included Anthony Wayne, Bowling Green, Bowsher, Brush, Celina, Clay, Fostoria, Fremont Ross, Fremont St. Joseph, Genoa, Lima […]

VW wrestlers compete at Fairborn meet

Van Wert independent sports FAIRBORN – The Van Wert High School wrestling team completed in a dual-team tournament at the Baker Middle School in Fairborn this past Saturday and the Cougar grapplers were able to win three of the five duals. There were no individual placing at the tournament since it was a team formatted event. Several […]

Cougar boy bowlers fall to Coldwater

OTTAWA – The Van Wert boys’ bowling team traveled to Ottawa to roll against the Coldwater Cavaliers, both teams coming into the day with a record of 9-2. The Cougars found themselves behind early on to the Cavs by 106 pins, a big deficit to overcome. However, in the baker games, the Cougars could not […]

VW girl bowlers defeat two opponents

ST. MARYS – The Lady Cougar bowlers competed in St. Marys in two separate matches, first against St. Henry and then Ansonia. In the first match, Van Wert took a commanding lead of 206 pins in the regular games and continued to add to the pin count in the two baker games. The Cougars were […]

Lancer wrestlers do well at Van Buren

VAN BUREN – The Lincolnview Lancer wrestling team took six wrestlers to compete in the 33rd Van Buren Invitational this past weekend. All of the Lincolnview wrestlers did well in what is a very tough competition, with a total of 22 teams competing. All of the Lancer wrestlers were able to get a few unexpected […]

15 VWHS students in district bands

Fifteen band students from Van Wert High School performed in the Ohio Music Education Association District III High School Honors Festival Concert on January 15 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Following auditions in November, 12 Van Wert students were selected from throughout northwest Ohio for the 88-member concert band. Students performed under the direction […]