SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Van Wert got off to a fast start, but Wayne Trace stormed back then held on for a 40-32 non-conference girls’ basketball win on Tuesday night. The Lady Cougars jumped out to a 10-2 first quarter lead, with six of those points coming from junior guard Jaylyn Rickard, plus a bucket […]
POSTED: 12/17/19 at 11:01 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — Bailey Gregory scored 19 points, including 11 in the first quarter, and the Crestview Lady Knights raced past visiting Fort Jennings 67-34 in non-conference action on Monday night. Gregory set the tone early by hitting five baskets in the opening period, with one of those a quick triple, as […]
POSTED: 12/17/19 at 2:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert improved to 3-1 by defeating Shawnee 2393-2261 at Olympic Lanes on Monday. The Lady Cougars had solid performances from everyone, starting with Lorrie Decker, who led the team with a 387 series (188, 199). Makenna Nagel came off the bench to roll a 177 game, while Makenzie Bowers rolled […]
POSTED: 12/17/19 at 2:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Random Thoughts center around Wayne Trace basketball, 2019 in a flash, bowl games, a fire sale in Cleveland and the hapless Cleveland Browns. Wayne Trace After a slow start, Wayne Trace is on a role. This is a basketball team that can present some matchup problems for a lot […]
POSTED: 12/17/19 at 2:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are this week’s high school basketball broadcast schedules for 99.7 WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live. WKSD Tuesday, December 17 – Crestview at Fort JenningsThurdsay, December 19 – Fort Jennings at Wayne Trace (girls)Friday, December 20 – Bluffton at CrestviewSaturday, December 21 – Antwerp at Delphos Jefferson […]
POSTED: 12/17/19 at 2:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer CONVOY — Teachers and staff members at Crestview Elementary were honored during a brief reception held during Monday’s district Board of Education meeting. Crestview Elementary was one of just 14 schools in Ohio to earn the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School award, which is based on overall academic performance or progress in […]
POSTED: 12/16/19 at 9:48 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Phil Vassar and Lonestar are teaming up to give local residents a dose of Christmas cheer! This night will be packed full of Christmas classics and the artists’ hits. Don’t miss this historic mash-up of country legends on one stage, starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 21, on the Niswonger stage. Vassar […]
POSTED: 12/16/19 at 9:38 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Terel Christine (Arnett) Dias, 30, of Latty, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 14, 2019, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born August 12, 1989, in Paulding, the daughter of Fred Arnett of Haviland and Tonette (McDonald) Arnett of Paulding. On April 19, 2017, she married Devin J. Dias, and he survives in […]
POSTED: 12/16/19 at 2:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Gregory A. Ebel, 63, of Van Wert, passed away at 11:17 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2019, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana He was born January 30, 1956, in Watertown, South Dakota, the son of Earl and Ethel (Mendenwalt) Ebel, who both preceded him in death. Greg was a 1975 graduate of Van […]
POSTED: 12/16/19 at 2:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent Two people were killed in a two-car crash Sunday afternoon that also involved a local woman. Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach said that Eric Mwamba, no age listed, of Lexington, Kentucky, was pronounced dead at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, of injuries received in the crash, which […]
POSTED: 12/16/19 at 10:45 am. FILED UNDER: News