SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Sometimes the ball just won’t go through the hoop and unfortunately, Thursday night was one of those games for Van Wert. The Lady Cougars (3-11, 0-5 WBL) struggled from the floor and with turnovers throughout the game and fell to visiting Shawnee 44-33. “I can’t fault the effort,” Van Wert head […]
POSTED: 01/18/19 at 5:44 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview’s Lizzie Bowen fires up a shot during Thursday night’s Northwest Conference game at Ada. Bowen finished with nine points and the Lady Knights posted a 51-17 victory. Crestview led 15-2 at the end of the first quarter and 30-4 at halftime. The Lady Knights (8-5, 3-2 NWC) are scheduled to host Delphos St. John’s […]
POSTED: 01/18/19 at 5:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports HARROD — Lincolnview came up short in a 46-36 loss at Allen East on Thursday night. The Lady Lancers trailed 19-14 after the first period, 24-16 at halftime and 36-28 after three quarters. Brianna Ebel led Lincolnview with 10 points and Lakin Brant finished with nine. Lincolnview (5-10, 0-5 NWC) will […]
POSTED: 01/18/19 at 5:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports LIMA — Gabe Steyer and Isaiah Bretz led Van Wert to a 36-25 Western Buckeye League wrestling win against Shawnee on Thursday. Steyer (138) improved to 21-2 with a pin at the 1:53 mark, while Bretz (152) remained undefeated (19-0) with a pin in 3:22. Also winning for the Cougars: Jacob […]
POSTED: 01/18/19 at 5:41 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Depending on the weather, Van Wert, Crestview and Lincolnview may or may not play two games each this weekend. While things could change, at least for now it appears Saturday’s games could be in jeopardy if the forecast of a winter storm is accurate. Van Wert at Shawnee, vs. Bryan Van […]
POSTED: 01/17/19 at 5:43 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information CONVOY — Presale tickets for Crestview’s boys’ varsity basketball game this Friday night at home with Ada will be on sale Friday from 7:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. in the athletic office. Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $4 for students. Tickets at the door are $6.
POSTED: 01/17/19 at 5:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
As executive director of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center, I get asked quite often what my favorite concerts have been. My patented answer is that I appreciate most of them because I had influence on the choices. But I have to admit that, given my background and training as a music educator, there are some that rise […]
POSTED: 01/17/19 at 1:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Weather permitting, we will have a good view of the full eclipse of the Moon starting about 9:36 pm this Sunday. If the sky is overcast, it will be May 26, 2021, before we’ll get the next chance to see such a show. If you have little or no experience photographing the moon, but this event […]
POSTED: 01/17/19 at 1:41 am. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
The Wassenberg Art Center has been fortunate to have been awarded a grant through the Ohio Arts Council and matched with funds secured through Avangrid Renewables and the Van Wert County Foundation to create an interactive sculpture in the Wassenberg Art Park. This sculpture will highlight the firefly, whose populations are declining due to pesticide […]
POSTED: 01/17/19 at 1:34 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man charged with sex offenses was one of two people arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court over the past week. William Crutchfield, 46, of Van Wert, entered not guilty pleas to one count each of rape, a first-degree felony; and sexual imposition, a misdemeanor of the third […]
POSTED: 01/17/19 at 1:15 am. FILED UNDER: News