Van Wert independent sports/submitted information CONVOY — On Senior Night for 11 seniors, Crestview’s boys’ track and field team took first place honors at Tuesday’s home quad with Wayne Trace, Paulding and Delphos St. John’s. The Knights finished with 74.5 points, ahead of Wayne Trace (61), Paulding (59) and the Blue Jays (53.5). The Lady […]
POSTED: 05/02/18 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports The Lincolnview boys finished first and the girls second in Tuesday’s home quad meet with Spencerville, Kalida and Temple Christian. Spencerville took top honors on the girls side. Top two finishers for the Lancers: Evan Cox -1st in the high jump (5-10.00) Brad Korte – 2nd in the high jump (5-10.00) […]
POSTED: 05/02/18 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports LIMA — Bath snapped a 3-3 tie with five runs in the bottom of the fifth and went on to defeat visiting Van Wert 9-7 in Western Buckeye League softball action on Tuesday. The Wildkittens led 1-0 after the first inning, but the Lady Cougars tied the game 1-1 in the […]
POSTED: 05/02/18 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports An eight run fourth inning propelled Van Wert past Bath 10-4 at Russell Fisher Field on Tuesday. Trailing 2-0 entering the bottom of the fourth, the Cougars (12-3, 5-2 WBL) started the inning with singles by Hayden Maples and Lawson Blackmore, followed by a walk by Jonathan Lee. Nathan Temple then […]
POSTED: 05/02/18 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports CONTINENTAL — Lincolnview rallied from a 4-3 deficit with seven runs in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth for a 14-4 six inning non-conference baseball win at Continental on Tuesday. The Lancers (15-3) put up three runs in the top half of the first inning. Chayten Overholt scored […]
POSTED: 05/02/18 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports LIMA — Van Wert’s tennis team finished the regular season on a strong note by winning four of the last five matches, including a 4-1 decision at Bath on Tuesday. The Cougars swept all three singles matches and won at second doubles. At first singles, Michael Etter shut out Jacob Garner […]
POSTED: 05/02/18 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports/submitted information The 2018 Van Wert Cougar Basketball Camp for boys will be held June 4-7. All boys entering grades two through eight are eligible to attend the camp, which will run from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. each day. Each boy will be worked with on an individual basis and will […]
POSTED: 05/02/18 at 7:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Joan Rager, 90, of Van Wert, died at 3:45 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2018, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 12, 1927, in Van Wert, the daughter of Leo and Elizabeth (Roessner) Ross, who both preceded her in death. On April 12, 1947, she married Glen C. Rager, who […]
POSTED: 05/01/18 at 7:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent DELPHOS — The Delphos Police Department is investigating the death of a 21-month-old girl. According to a news release from Police Chief Mark Slate, officers were dispatched at 12:12 a.m. Sunday to the 200 block of North Main Street on a report of an unresponsive child. When police officers and EMS personnel […]
POSTED: 05/01/18 at 11:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor HAVILAND — General Motors, Starwood Energy Group, and a number of Paulding County officials participated in a ceremony for a new 42-turbine, 100-megawatt wind farm that is expected to be fully online later this year. The Northwest Ohio Wind Farm is an important step toward achieving our sustainability commitments, and we thank […]
POSTED: 05/01/18 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: News