It was another great day of racing for the Van Wert Middle School cross country teams Saturday at the Van Wert County Hospital Invitational. The boys’ team was well represented, finishing second out of 24 teams. The Lady Cougars also brought home a team trophy, finishing fourth out of 18 teams. Pacing the Cougars through […]
POSTED: 09/25/11 at 9:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Stanley Joe Workman, 72, of Van Wert, passed away at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born January 6, 1939, in Spencerville, the son of the late Charles K. and Mary Ruth (Shindollar) Workman. On September 10, 1960, he married Karen (Burnfield) Workman, who survives in […]
POSTED: 09/25/11 at 9:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
CINDY WOOD/independent sports The struggle continues for the winless Cougars after a Western Buckeye League loss to Lima Bath, 37-8, Friday evening at Eggerss Stadium. Turnovers again plagued the home team and Bath capitalized on Tyler Williams’ three interceptions on the night. Offensively, the Cougars scrambled to get any forward progress going, with Bath’s defense […]
POSTED: 09/24/11 at 6:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Knights dominated Allen East, generating 505 yards of offense, including 432 rushing yards, to defeat the Mustangs 46-7 in Northwest Conference football on Friday. The Knights scored the first three touchdowns on the night — all in the first quarter — with Crestview quarterback Trevor Roop running for […]
POSTED: 09/24/11 at 5:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview’s girls’ golf team finished in second place at the Willow Bend Country Club Invitational, which included teams from Lima Central Catholic, Crestview, Parkway, Wayne Trace, Celina and Tinora. Individual honors were also won by Lancer golfer Amanda Kocab, who was the third place golfer, and Kaitlyn Brant, who finished in fourth place on the […]
POSTED: 09/24/11 at 5:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Crestview Knights were able to knock off another Northwest Conference opponent, the Paulding Panthers, by scores of 25-21, 22-25, 25-11 and 25-10. Crestview is now 10-1 overall and 4-0 in the NWC. In the first game of the match, the Lady Knights jumped out to an early lead and forced Paulding to timeouts at 9-2 […]
POSTED: 09/24/11 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Diane Fisk of First Financial Bank surveys her handiwork after giving Commissioner’s Clerk Larry Clouse (left) and County Commissioner Thad Lichtensteiger a pie in the face on Friday. The pie-throwing was the culmination of a food collection challenge between county government workers and downtown businesses as part of this year’s United Way Day of Caring. […]
POSTED: 09/24/11 at 4:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County/city guidance counselors are sponsoring a College Night to be held at Vantage Career Center on Wednesday, October 5, from 6:30-8 p.m. This is a cooperative project of the guidance counselors from Crestview, Lincolnview, Vantage, and Van Wert City schools, and is an open forum that assists students and parents in collecting […]
POSTED: 09/24/11 at 4:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert High School Student Council, along with the VWHS Service Pack, hosted the American Red Cross Bloodmobile on Wednesday, September 21. Many students and staff helped with and participated in the event, garnering 43 units of blood. Here, seniors James Hardman (foreground) and Jacob Myers give blood to help the Red Cross. (VWCS photo)
POSTED: 09/24/11 at 4:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert varsity volleyball team lost to Lima Bath in three games by scores of 12-25, 21-25 and 12-25. The junior varsity team won in two games against the Wildcat JVs, 25-18 and 25-21. Cougars are back in action today at home when they take on Wayne Trace and Bryan. Varsity Stats: Serving Millie […]
POSTED: 09/24/11 at 1:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports