SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor OTTAWA — Van Wert’s perfect football season came to an end with a heartbreaking 35-34 loss to Ottawa-Glandorf on Friday night. The loss dropped the Cougars to 4-1 and may have affected Van Wert’s chances of a first-round playoff bye in Division IV, Region 14. The Titans (4-1) almost certainly clinched […]
POSTED: 09/26/20 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — A late score by Columbus Grove quarterback Blake Reynolds was the difference as Crestview fell to the No. 1 seed Bulldogs 38-31 in the Northwest Conference semifinals on Friday night. Reynolds capped off an eight-play, 66 yard drive by scoring what proved to be the winning touchdown on a […]
POSTED: 09/26/20 at 12:06 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Friday completed the final review of groups that will receive $59 million in federal grant money to help crime victims in Ohio. There are 343 awards to programs totaling $55.5 million in grants from the federal Victims of Crime Act fund and 188 programs […]
POSTED: 09/26/20 at 12:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday night. WBL Ottawa-Glandorf 35 Van Wert 34Celina 28 Bath 21Elida 16 Defiance 6St. Marys Memorial 10 Shawnee 7Wapakoneta 21 Kenton 20 NWC Columbus Grove 38 Crestview 31Allen East 17 Spencerville 0Bluffton 62 Delphos Jefferson 56Edgerton 36 Paulding 0 […]
POSTED: 09/25/20 at 10:18 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview seniors (above) Breena Grace, daughter of Jeff and Nanette Grace, and Dalton Castle, son of Josh and Brenda Castle, were crowned the school’s 2020 Fall Homecoming queen and king. Other members of the homecoming court (below, with the king and queen) include freshmen Myia Etzler, daughter of Andy Etzler and Krista Dailey, and Garrett […]
POSTED: 09/25/20 at 4:48 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview senior and junior girls showed their male counterparts that they can compete on the gridiron during this year’s edition of the school’s annual Powder Puff game, one of Crestview’s Fall Homecoming events. The senior girls had it all their way during this game, as they blanked the juniors 30-0. photos by Bob Barnes/Van Wert […]
POSTED: 09/25/20 at 4:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Barbara Lou Sterrett, 64, of Van Wert, passed away at 5:43 a.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born January 13, 1956, in Van Wert, the daughter of James Eugene and Elba Rose (Garver) Thomas, who both preceded her in death. As an animal lover, Barbara […]
POSTED: 09/25/20 at 4:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Note: With Van Wert and Ottawa-Glandorf set to meet in an important Week No. 5 game, Friday Flashback takes us back to the 2018 season, when the Cougars hung on in overtime to defeat the Titans. Below is the story that appeared on the VW independent Sports page. SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor OTTAWA — An […]
POSTED: 09/25/20 at 3:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Volleyball Crestview 3 Allen East 0 HARROD — Crestview improved to 7-4 (4-0 NWC) with a hard fought 25-22, 27-25, 25-21 win at Allen East on Thursday. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Lady Knights. Laci McCoy led Crestview with 24 kills, Cali Gregory had 33 assists and Bailey […]
POSTED: 09/25/20 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer So far, so good when it comes to COVID-19 in the Lincolnview Local Schools. During Thursday night’s monthly Lincolnview Local Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Jeff Snyder said that, including students and staff, Lincolnview has had zero cases of the virus to this point. He also said the district’s website will keep […]
POSTED: 09/25/20 at 12:48 am. FILED UNDER: News