Van Wert independent sports LIMA — Four different players scored to help Lincolnview defeat Lima Sr. 4-0 in boys’ non-conference soccer action at Spartan Stadium on Saturday. It was the first victory of the season for the Lancers (1-2). Goals came from Justin Braun, Clayton Leeth (penalty kick), Landon Moody (penalty kick) and Ethan Crow. […]
POSTED: 08/26/19 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Emily Greulach and Hayden Tomlinson were among the top finishers for Crestview at the Bob Schul Invitational at Milton-Union High School on Saturday. The Lady Knights placed seventh out of 18 teams, with Ragen Harting, Greulach, Lauren Walls, Kate Leeth and Megan Mosier the top finishers. The Knights placed 16th out of 29 teams and […]
POSTED: 08/26/19 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about Van Wert and Crestview football, preseaon predictions, the Green Meadows Conference and Andrew Luck. Q: After Friday night’s scrimmage at Eggerss, what is your take on Van Wert and Crestview? Name withheld upon request A: For various reasons, it’s difficult to get a truly […]
POSTED: 08/26/19 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are this week’s football broadcast schedules for WKSD 99.7FM and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. WKSD Friday, August 30 – Wayne Trace at Paulding 6:15 p.m. pregame, 7 p.m. kickoffSaturday, August 31 – Florida Atlantic at Ohio State, 10 a.m. pregame, 12 p.m. kickoff WERT Friday, August 30 – Van Wert at Bryan, […]
POSTED: 08/26/19 at 3:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
CONVOY — Presale tickets for Crestview’s football opener at Parkway on Friday, August 30, will be on sale in the athletic office today, tomorrow and Wednesday. There will be no presale on Thursday or Friday since school will not be in session. Presale prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Tickets at the […]
POSTED: 08/26/19 at 3:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
John Lewis Ackerman, 88, died at 3:26 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Lima Memorial Hospice Unit, with his daughters at his side. He was born August 28, 1930, in Convoy, the son of Harold Isaiah and Ruth Ellen (Armstrong) Ackerman, who both preceded him in death. On Easter Sunday, March 25, 1951, in Convoy, […]
POSTED: 08/25/19 at 8:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Although Vantage Career Center’s community garden project is just starting to bear fruit — well, actually vegetables (lots of vegetables) — the garden spent more than a year in the planning stage. “Technically, the kids that really started this are no longer here,” said intervention specialist Susan Farr, who has been involved […]
POSTED: 08/24/19 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Gospel music will fill the Entertainment Tent this year at the Van Wert County Fair. Kicking off things as part of Community Health Professionals-Home Care and Hospice’s “Senior Citizens Day” on Wednesday, August 28, will be Randy Long performing at 11 a.m., while Jayden Black will take the stage at 2:30 that […]
POSTED: 08/24/19 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol held an OVI checkpoint Friday evening on U.S. 127, just south of Fox Road in the city of Van Wert. The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in partnership with the Van Wert Police Department, hoped to deter impaired driving that night. The checkpoint […]
POSTED: 08/24/19 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Van Wert dominated county rival Crestview 45-7 in the final preseason tune up at Eggerss Stadium on Friday. The Cougars scored early and often, with 33 of those points coming in the first quarter, most on big plays. After Tanner Barnhart intercepted a pass by Kaden Short, the Cougars scored on […]
POSTED: 08/23/19 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports