SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor No. 1 seed Crestview posted some impressive numbers during Friday night’s 57-22 Division IV sectional championship win over Temple Christian at Van Wert High School. Among them – A 29-0 scoring run that spanned parts of the second and third quarters; a 33-13 rebounding advantage, including 20 offensive rebounds, and a […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 11:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports NORWALK — Van Wert High School wrestlers Gabe Steyer and Isaiah Bretz each went 2-0 in Division II district wrestling at Norwalk High School on Friday. Both will wrestle again today. Steyer (138) defeated Cody Greene of Keystone via technical fall, 18-3, then won his quarterfinal match by pinning Brenden Ganshorn […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 11:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS — Van Wert High School sophomore Lorrie Decker finished tied for 35th in the Division II Girls State Bowling Tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl on Friday. Decker had a 511 series (183, 154, 174), the same as Cardington-Lincoln’s Laynee Wilson (160, 194, 157). St. Marys Memorial defeated Bryan to […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 11:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores from Friday night’s area sectional championship games. Division I Lima Sr. 68 Toledo Bowsher 46 Division II Van Wert 57 Wauseon 53Defiance 42 Wapakoneta 35Shawnee 61 Napoleon 38Elida 62 Bryan 44 Division III Ottawa-Glandorf 80 Spencerville 20Coldwater 58 Van Buren 44Archbold 74 Liberty Center 59Bluffton 58 Fairview […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 10:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
James “Warren” Summersett, 94, of Van Wert, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born October 31, 1924, in Van Wert County, the son of Clifford Summersett and Hazel (Pollock) Summersett, who both preceded him in death. Warren was a Polar Bear, having […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 4:01 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Elsie Irene Beougher, 75, of Rockford, died early Friday morning, March 1, 2019, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 3, 1943, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Delbert and Catherine (Banning) Thatcher, who both preceded her in death. On July 6, 1963, she married Lowell Beougher, and he survives […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 3:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Lincolnview juniors and seniors and students from Synergy alternative school had the chance to learn what a large cross-section of local businesses do during the school’s third annual Lincolnview Career Fair held Thursday in the high school gymnasium. High school guidance counselor Brenda Leeth noted that approximately 100 Lincolnview juniors and seniors […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 8:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has released more details of a proposal in the next two-year transportation budget, House Bill 62, to identify specific roadways where variable speed limits could enhance driver safety. “The goal is not to constantly shift speed limits or install new speed limit signs on […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Lincolnview Local Schools and the United Way of Van Wert are partnering again to bring a mobile food pantry to distribute food as part of a service project. The mobile food pantry is being made possible by West Ohio Food Bank, which is also a United Way agency. The mobile food pantry […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview High School senior Haley Speith is the final Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the Week of the 2018-2019 winter sports season. Speith, who was nominated by Athletic Administrator Trent Kreischer, plays basketball and softball for the Lady Knights. “Haley gives everything she has on and off the court 100 percent […]
POSTED: 03/01/19 at 5:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports