Owen Treece fires a perfect strike to Nate Place, who scores the game winning layup against Defiance with two seconds left in overtime. The Cougars won 27-25 and will play Shawnee for the district championship at 7 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Northern University. For best results, click the headline before watching the video. Video by Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 12:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information The Van Wert Cougars will take on the Shawnee Indians for the Division II district championship at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sports Center on the campus of Ohio Northern University. Basketball players and cheerleading parents may purchase tickets starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 7, in the middle school office. Season ticket […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 12:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor It’s probably safe to say Friday’s 7 p.m. Division IV district championship game between Crestview and Kalida at the Elida Field House won’t be a high scoring affair. That’s because both teams have stressed defense throughout the season. The Knights are allowing 38.5 points per game and have given up just […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 12:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The 2018-2019 basketball season came to an end sooner than hoped for the Lincolnview Lancers, but looking back, it was an entertaining season for everyone involved. With last week’s loss to Parkway in the Division IV sectional semifinals at Paulding, Lincolnview finished 10-12 (5-3 NWC). However, a season opening win over […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 12:29 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Last month, Van Wert Middle School students took the “One Book One Day” challenge to read an entire book in one day, in this case, Shelly Pearsall’s All of the Above. Guest readers came in to help start the program off, while students and teachers completed the reading task throughout the day. This […]
POSTED: 03/06/19 at 9:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor U.S. Representative Bob Latta generally has plenty to do on weekend trips from Washington, D.C., back to Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District. Monday was a typical day for Latta, who has served the district as its representative since being appointed to the seat in 2007 following the death of then-U.S. Representative Paul Gillmor. […]
POSTED: 03/06/19 at 9:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) joined Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to President Trump, urging his support for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget request that will soon be sent to the Congress. Both programs […]
POSTED: 03/06/19 at 8:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Peony Pageant Committee announces that tickets for this year’s pageant will go on sale this Thursday, March 7. Tickets will be sold at Touches of Time Antique Mall, 120 S. Washington St. in Van Wert. The mall is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, and noon-4 […]
POSTED: 03/06/19 at 8:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor ELIDA — For all intents and purposes, Tuesday night’s Division IV district semifinal game between Crestview and Delphos St. John’s was over in the first quarter. Using a stifling defense and a balanced offense, the Knights jumped out to an 18-0 advantage and led 20-3 at the end of the period, […]
POSTED: 03/05/19 at 10:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor He became Van Wert High School’s first ever district wrestling champion last weekend and now, Gabe Steyer is ready to build on that momentum at the 2018-2019 OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament in Columbus. The 138-pound junior won all four of his matches at the Division II Norwalk district to improve to […]
POSTED: 03/05/19 at 10:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports