Crestview’s Olivia Cunningham drives for two of her game high 20 points during Monday night’s game against Continental. The Lady Knights improved to 5-5 with a 57-25 win over the Lady Pirates. Bailey Gregory chipped in with 11 points and Lexi Gregory finished with 10. Crestview will host Delphos Jefferson on Thursday. Photo by Wyatt […]
POSTED: 01/08/19 at 6:13 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information WAPAKONETA — Van Wert High School’s swim team traveled to Wapakoneta for the annual Wapakakoneta/Celina Lions Club Invitational involving 13 teams, including eight WBL schools on Saturday. The boys took seventh place, while the girls finished eighth. Lima Shawnee took first place for the boys and Ottawa-Glandorf as the girls champion, with Ottawa-Glandorf […]
POSTED: 01/08/19 at 6:12 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Led by Brad Korte’s 431 series, Lincolnview defeated Lima Sr. 2534-2320 at Olympic Lanes on Monday. Korte (225, 206) was followed closely by Logan Daeger, who bowled a 429 series (189, 240). Justin Braun finished with a 335 series (199, 136), Drew Motycka rolled a 292 series (147, 145), and Jerron […]
POSTED: 01/08/19 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Random Thoughts center around Van Wert hoops, a shot clock, a new book on the Browns and changes at Ohio State. Brutal stretch for Van Wert If anyone has a more grueling four game stretch than Van Wert, I’d like to know who it is. The Cougars hosted 8-1 […]
POSTED: 01/08/19 at 6:10 am. 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 10 – Wayne Trace at Antwerp Friday, January 11 – Crestview at Delphos Jefferson Saturday, January 12 – Fairview at Paulding WERT Friday, January 11 – Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert Saturday, January 12 […]
POSTED: 01/08/19 at 6:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports The first Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll of the season has been released and Crestview (8-1) is ranked No. 3 in Division IV. Van Wert’s next two opponents, Ottawa-Glandorf and Marion Local are ranked as well. The Titans are No. 6 in Division III and the Flyers are No. […]
POSTED: 01/07/19 at 7:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
POSTED: 01/07/19 at 7:43 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A young woman staying with her mother in Paulding while the baby’s father was in the military is the mother of the first baby born at Van Wert Health in 2019. Dulce Vasquez, 20, and the father, Giovanni Basile, 21, were the proud parents of Amora Katalina Vasquez, who was born at […]
POSTED: 01/07/19 at 7:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 01/07/19 at 7:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert gasoline prices this week are mostly under the state average, according to the GasBuddy gas price website. Low price locally was $1.83, 13 cents below the state average, at the Murphy USA station in the Towne Center shopping center. Three stations are a penny higher at $1.84. Those include the […]
POSTED: 01/07/19 at 7:13 am. FILED UNDER: News