Van Wert independent sports BOSTON, Mass. — Former Van Wert High School track and cross country standout Craig Leon has something major to celebrate with a 10th place finish in Monday’s Boston Marathon. The top 10 finish was the highest for Leon, a walk-on at Ohio University who later qualified for the NCAA championships, in […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
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POSTED: 04/16/13 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
CINDY WOOD/independent feature writer First place. Numero Uno. Head of the class, and, in this case, the class is the entire state of Ohio. The young men of the Van Wert High School boys’ basketball team might not have had a season for the books, but they certainly had one hitting the books. Team members […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 6:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
DARE program news The Van Wert City/County DARE team would like to announce the upcoming 18th annual Golf Outing, to be held Saturday May 11, at Hickory Sticks Golf Club in Van Wert. The fundraiser will start with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. In case of rain, the tournament will be played on Sunday, May […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 6:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Niswonger PAC news Capturing images of nature’s most beautiful creatures has been a passion of Joel Sartore for many years. His interest in nature began in his early childhood and has since taken him across the world to every continent with one mission: to reveal to his audience images of hopeless endangered species and plant […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 5:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Sheriff’s Office news The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office’s prescription medication drop-off initiative is drawing to a close. The initiative, which began March 11 and ends April 27, allows local residents wanting to participate in the federal Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Take Back initiative to bring in unwanted prescription medicines, no questions asked, […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 5:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
Animal Protective League news The Animal Protective League has the following pets available for adoption: Cats Buttercup and Rexy, 3-year-old males; yellow, black and white; shots and neutered. Kittens Male and female, 7 weeks old; calico, gray. Male and female, 6 months old; angora, gray-striped. Dogs Babe, a 1-year-old female English Springer spaniel. Bella, a […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 5:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert boys’ tennis news The Van Wert boys’ tennis team eked out a 3-2 win over Bluffton in a non-conference tennis match held Monday evening. No.1 singles player Lane Mansfield got a hard-fought three-set victory, 6-3, 2-6 and 6-2, while the No. 1 doubles team of Luke Stevens and Jon Lisa won 6-3, 6-4, […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 5:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview softball news The Lincolnview Lady Lancer softball team hosted Delphos Jefferson on Monday and came away with a 13-1 victory over the Lady Wildcats. The winning pitcher for the Lancers was Ashley McClure, who pitched four innings and gave up no hits, while striking out five and walking just one batter. McClure is now […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 5:22 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview baseball news The Lincolnview Lancer baseball team got out to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning en route to a 7-2 Northwest Conference win over Delphos Jefferson. Eli Farmer pitched well, giving up just two runs in seven innings. “Eli Farmer has had two outstanding outings his last two times […]
POSTED: 04/16/13 at 5:17 am. FILED UNDER: Sports