Van Wert independent sports Van Wert’s Owen Treece and Jake Hilleary earned All Western Buckeye League boys basketball honors, as did Sofia Houg on the girls’ side. Treece, who averages 23 points per game, was named to the All-WBL First team while Hilleary, who averages nearly eight points and eight rebounds per game, was named […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports/submitted information Van Wert and Lincolnview squared off in a non-conference wrestling dual match at Van Wert Middle School on Monday, and the Cougars posted a 30-21 win over their county rivals. Results are listed below. 106- Double forfeit113- Tristan Taylor (LV) won by forfeit120- Double forfeit126- Killian Sudduth (VW) pinned Maddie Allen […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information NWOHIO Basketball Club will be having tryouts for the upcoming summer season. Northwest Ohio Basketball Club is an AAU Summer Traveling Basketball team that travels to various NCAA sanctioned tournaments. The club has had over 20 years of success in winning tournaments. Tryouts for seventh and eighth grade boys will be held at 4 p.m. […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Random Thoughts include good luck wishes, an old school gym, basketball tournament sites, an update on a lawsuit against OHSAA and the XFL. Good luck Best of luck to Crestview, Lincolnview and Van Wert as they begin boys basketball sectional play this week, and best of luck as well […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are this week’s sectional boys and district girls basketball broadcast schedules for 99.7 WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live. WKSD Tuesday, February 25 boys sectionals Division III – Paulding vs. Lima Central Catholic, 7:15 p.m. pregame, 8 p.m. tipoff Wednesday, February 26 boys sectionals Division IV – […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 4:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor PAULDING — It wasn’t easy, but No. 3 seed Crestview pulled away from a stubborn Edon team on the way to a 53-37 Division IV lower bracket sectional championship at Paulding on Saturday. Leading by just two, 20-18, to start the third quarter, Crestview’s Lexi Gregory scored 12 of her game […]
POSTED: 02/24/20 at 4:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor SPENCERVILLE — Just nine days after giving up 61 points to Bath in the regular season finale, Van Wert’s defense held the second seeded Wildkittens to just 38 points, but the Lady Cougars struggled offensively in a 38-28 Division II sectional championship loss at Spencerville High School on Saturday. Bath made […]
POSTED: 02/24/20 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor PAULDING — Jordan Decker scored 20 points but Lincolnview was held to 22 percent shooting and fell to No. 2 seed Ottoville 48-30 in the Division IV sectional finals at Paulding on Saturday. The loss ended Lincolnview’s season at 5-19, while Ottoville improved to 14-8 and advanced to the Division IV […]
POSTED: 02/24/20 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert High School bowler Lorrie Decker is bound for the Ohio High School Athletic Association State tournament for the third consecutive year. Decker, a junior, qualified as an individual after placing fifth at Division II districts at Westgate Lanes in Lima on Friday. Decker rolled a three game, 598 series […]
POSTED: 02/24/20 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about boys sectional matchups, Parkway basketball and the Associated Press high school basketball poll. Q: Some of the matchups in the boys sectionals don’t make much sense. Can you shed some light on the thought process? Name withheld upon request A: The higher the seed, […]
POSTED: 02/24/20 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports