Van Wert independent sports After finishing second at the Western Buckeye League championships at Olympic Lanes on Saturday, Van Wert finished as WBL girls’ bowling co-champions with Celina. It’s Van Wert’s first girls’ bowling championship in school history. Lorrie Decker rolled a 562 series (175-175-212) and finished as the silver medalist, while Makenna Nagel finished […]
POSTED: 02/08/21 at 5:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports The Monday Mailbag will return next week. In the meantime, if you have a sports question or comment for the Monday Mailbag, please email it to sports@thevwindependent.com with Monday Mailbag in the subject line.
POSTED: 02/08/21 at 5:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information Lindsey Hatcher, daughter of John and Heather Hatcher and an eighth grader at Lincolnview Junior High School, won the 2021 Van Wert County Spelling Bee held at Lincolnview Local Schools on Sunday. The second-place finisher was Isabelle Murphy, daughter of Sarina Raber and a fifth grader at Van Wert Elementary School, while the third-place finisher was Harrison Sloan, […]
POSTED: 02/08/21 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert High School Theatre Department announces that its production, Disney’s Tarzan®, the Stage Musical, will be available to stream February 17-21. The Theatre Department welcomes community members to view its 2020 musical production through ShowTix4U, an online streaming platform. This musical, Disney’s Tarzan®, the Stage Musical, filmed on the Niswonger Performing Arts […]
POSTED: 02/07/21 at 11:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of EMS, has released the SFY 2021-2022 EMS Priority One & Supplemental Grant applications. The Priority One & Supplemental applications will be available now and will be due Thursday, April 1, by 5 p.m. Grant applications will only be available in electronic format and must be submitted online through […]
POSTED: 02/07/21 at 11:51 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports Boys basketball seeds were awarded and sectional pairings were set on Sunday afternoon, including the highly anticipated Division IV Elida district. This year, the higher seeded team will host sectional semifinal and sectional championship games. Neutral sites will continue to be used at the district level, and the Ohio High School […]
POSTED: 02/07/21 at 3:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information On Saturday afternoon, seven fire departments battled a house fire on the Ohio-Indiana state line, with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) called in at 2:30 p.m. Saturday to help fire victims. Fire departments from Convoy, Ohio City, Van Wert, Wren, Payne, and Monroe and Hoagland, Indiana, responded to a house fire on […]
POSTED: 02/06/21 at 11:23 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores of area boys’ basketball games played on Saturday, February 6. Antwerp 76 Edon 42Archbold 27 Tinora 17Bath 68 New Knoxville 40Bellefontaine 51 Celina 31Bluffton 62 Riverdale 52Coldwater 75 Lincolnview 70Defiance 52 Toledo Whitmer 45Delphos St. John’s 84 Allen East 49Edgerton 62 North Central 49Fairview 77 Hilltop 22Fort […]
POSTED: 02/06/21 at 10:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — A dominating performance on the boards and a late second quarter run sparked Crestview to a 56-40 win over county rival Lincolnview at Ray Etzler Gymnasium on Friday night. The Knights (14-4, 5-1 NWC) held a commanding 40-17 rebounding advantage in the game, with 6-8 senior Kalen Etzler accounting […]
POSTED: 02/06/21 at 12:12 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor ELIDA – Van Wert scored early and often and the Cougars cruised to their fifth straight victory, a 72-44 win over Elida on Friday night. “We keep preaching to our guys that we’re trying to play 32 minutes and we’re getting closer,” Van Wert head coach Ben Laudick said. “I thought […]
POSTED: 02/06/21 at 12:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports