SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor KETTERING — Javin and Kalen Etzler combined for 43 points and Wade Sheets scored 17 and pulled down eight rebounds to lead Crestview past Minster 71-63 at the Flyin’ to the Hoop Invitational at Fairmont High School on Sunday. Sheets hit four baskets, including a triple and scored nine of Crestview’s […]
POSTED: 01/20/19 at 11:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor DAYTON — No doubt you’ve heard of the Harlem Globetrotters, the world famous basketball team that has played thousands of exhibition games dating back to the early 20th century. The Globetrotters recently displayed their athletic and comedic style of play in southwest Ohio and a Van Wert native was in the […]
POSTED: 01/20/19 at 11:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about Van Wert basketball, Thursday night basketball, the SPIRE Academy, state ranked MAC teams and Tate Martell. Q: What can we expect to see out of Van Wert boys’ basketball the remainder of the regular season? Name withheld upon request A: I think we can […]
POSTED: 01/20/19 at 11:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Nominations are being accepted for this week’s Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the Week. Area coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to send their nominations to sports@thevindependent.com by 12 p.m. on Tuesday. One name will be picked and the winner will be featured on Friday.
POSTED: 01/20/19 at 11:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are this week’s high school basketball broadcast schedules for WKSD 99.7FM and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. WKSD Thursday, January 24 – Crestview at Lima Central Catholic Friday, January 25 – Hicksville at Antwerp Saturday, January 26 – Celina at Crestview WERT Monday, January 21 – Crestview at Van Wert (girls) Tuesday, January […]
POSTED: 01/20/19 at 11:07 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Frieda Orah (Balliet) Wiseman, 91, formerly of Liberty Township, died at 5:35 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born June 26, 1927, in Union Township, the daughter of Orville and Anna May (Fox) Balliet, who both preceded her in death. On October 27, 1945, she married […]
POSTED: 01/20/19 at 3:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Kathleen Margaret Davis, 51, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 18, 2019, in Van Wert. She was born December 20, 1967, in Olean, New York, the daughter of Andrew and Jean Burrow. She was a graduate of Archbishop Walsh High School (Olean) and Salem College (Salem, West Virginia). She married the love of her life, […]
POSTED: 01/19/19 at 3:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information The annual Entrepreneurship Fair will be held Saturday, February 2, in The Training Room at The Kenn-Feld Group, 10305 Liberty Union Road in Van Wert. Organizers include representatives from the Van Wert Area Economic Development Office, Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Van Wert, and the Wright State University-Lake Campus […]
POSTED: 01/19/19 at 1:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Editor’s note: Today’s (Saturday’s) performance has been canceled because of inclement weather. MYRNA AIKEN/for The Van Wert independent Community theatre really is a unique and amazing endeavor. Folks of all ages can access community theatre in a variety of ways: audience, technical crew, artist, actor, or volunteer. A person can walk through the door of […]
POSTED: 01/19/19 at 1:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS –Winter Storm Harper is expected to cross the Ohio region this weekend, bringing with it the potential for high snowfall amounts, ice accumulations, and bitterly cold temperatures that could lead to hazardous road conditions, utility outages, and more. The Ohio Department of Aging urges older adults to prepare for the storm […]
POSTED: 01/19/19 at 1:22 am. FILED UNDER: News