SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Collin Overholt scored 16 points and dished out seven assists and Lincolnview snapped a three game losing streak with a resounding 61-45 upset win over Bluffton on Friday. The victory improved Lincolnview’s record to 6-6 (2-1 NWC), while Bluffton dropped to 11-2 (3-1 NWC). “I’m just proud of our guys and […]
POSTED: 01/18/20 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — Delphos Jefferson took advantage of Crestview mistakes, then held the Knights without a basket for the final 4:55 of the game on the way to a 50-41 Northwest Conference victory at Ray Etzler Gymnasium on Friday. “I was very impressed with Delphos Jefferson and their toughness tonight,” Crestview head […]
POSTED: 01/18/20 at 12:06 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports OTTAWA — Van Wert hung with No. 3 Ottawa-Glandorf for the first half, but the Titans flexed their muscles in the third and fourth quarters on the way to a 73-52 Western Buckeye League win over the Cougars on Friday night. Owen Treece scored 10 of his 30 points in the […]
POSTED: 01/18/20 at 12:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores of area high school boys’ basketball games played on Friday night, plus final girls’ GMC scores. WBL Ottawa-Glandorf 73 Van Wert 52Celina 53 Bath 36Kenton 44 Wapakoneta 34Shawnee 58 St. Marys Memorial 49 NWC Lincolnview 61 Bluffton 45Delphos Jefferson 50 Crestview 41Paulding 47 Allen East 45Columbus Grove […]
POSTED: 01/17/20 at 10:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Robert E. “Bob” Strunkenburg, 68, of Van Wert, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born March 23, 1951, in Convoy, the son of David Charles and Lillian (Boroff) Strunkenburg, who both preceded him in death. On March 24, 1973, he married the love of his life, […]
POSTED: 01/17/20 at 9:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A partnership between Niswonger Performing Arts Center and the Van Wert County Agricultural Society (Fair Board) is bringing an exciting Country music entertainment experience to the 2020 Van Wert County Fair as part of the NPAC’s “Van Wert Live” season. Niswonger Performing Arts Center Executive Director Tafi Stober announced the fair concert […]
POSTED: 01/17/20 at 2:04 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Dwight Leroy High, 76, of Punta Gorda, Florida, and formerly of Van Wert, passed away unexpectedly in his home Friday, January 10, 2020. Dwight was born October 28, 1943, in Kenton. He was the cherished son of Dorris Joseph and Erma Mae (Van Buskirk) High, who both preceded him in death. He was blessed with […]
POSTED: 01/17/20 at 12:49 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Crestview High School’s Olivia Cunningham is this week’s Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the week. The 5-7 junior guard, who was nominated by Athletic Administrator Trent Kreischer, is a rare two-time winner of the award, having won it in December of 2018. She averages 10.5 points per game and scored 21 […]
POSTED: 01/17/20 at 5:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Lincolnview and Crestview suffered Northwest Conference road losses on Thursday, while Van Wert fell at home to perennial Western Buckeye League power Ottawa-Glandorf. Bluffton 55 Lincolnview 38 BLUFFTON — The Lady Pirates pulled away in the third quarter on the way to a 55-38 NWC win over Lincolnview on Thursday. Leading […]
POSTED: 01/17/20 at 4:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor MIDDLE POINT — Most people are unaware of the help available locally in times of disaster. Certainly, the Whittemires — Brian, wife Amy, and daughter Renee — didn’t realize the extent of the support, both financial and emotional, they could count on until they were the victims of a house fire nearly […]
POSTED: 01/17/20 at 2:14 am. FILED UNDER: News