With this first quarter extra point against Delphos Jefferson, Kaden Kreischer became Crestview’s all-time career PAT leader. He also kicked a 19-yard field goal against the Wildcats. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 09/18/21 at 12:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores of area Week No. 5 football games from the Western Buckeye League, Northwest Conference, Green Meadows Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference WBL St. Marys Memorial 21 Van Wert 14Defiance 47 Kenton 14Elida 42 Celina 21Ottawa-Glandorf 35 Bath 0Wapakoneta 21 Shawnee 7 NWC Crestview 31 Delphos Jefferson 28Bluffton […]
POSTED: 09/17/21 at 9:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Things didn’t look so good for Lincolnview in the fifth and deciding set of Thursday’s key Northwest Conference match against Leipsic. The Lancers trailed 7-2 but fought back and tied the set 9-9, then scored six of the next seven points to finish a 19-25, 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 15-10 win over […]
POSTED: 09/17/21 at 4:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Note: This week’s Friday Flashback goes back to Week No. 6 of the 2012 high school football season when Crestview and Delphos Jefferson locked horns in a game that featured a wild fourth quarter. Below is the game story as it appeared on the VW independent Sports page. Van Wert independent sports CONVOY – The […]
POSTED: 09/17/21 at 4:10 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Volleyball Crestview 3 Spencerville 1 SPENCERVILLE — Crestview improved to 5-4 (1-1 NWC) with a 25-9, 25-14, 20-25, 25-21 win over Spencerville on Thursday. Cali Gregory finished with 30 assists and eight aces for the Lady Knights, while Myia Etzler had 17 kills, followed by Laci McCoy and Adelyn Figley with […]
POSTED: 09/17/21 at 4:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Independent staff and submitted information Historical Main Street Van Wert Executive Director Mitch Price announces some of the activities for the Harvest Moon Festival to be held in downtown Van Wert on Saturday, September 25, from 3-11 p.m. Food, fun, and entertainment will be the mainstays of the event, which is back after a COVID-19 […]
POSTED: 09/16/21 at 11:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio has forged an $808 million agreement with the three largest distributors of opioids that puts the state at the front of the line to receive monetary relief for communities ravaged by the addiction crisis, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Thursday. “This is a historic day for Ohio,” Yost […]
POSTED: 09/16/21 at 11:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Janet “Jan” Kimmey, 77, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Van Wert Manor. She was born December 9, 1943, in Paulding County, the daughter of Melvin Shaner and Edna (Pate) Banks, who both preceded her in death. On September 28, 1963, she married David Kimmey, who survives in Van Wert. Other survivors include a […]
POSTED: 09/16/21 at 10:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Leila M. McLaughlin, 93, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born July 2, 1928, in Mercer County, the daughter of Edward and Myrtle (Brough) Wiseman, who both preceded her in death. On November 17, 1951, she married the love […]
POSTED: 09/16/21 at 6:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Linda K. (Grant) Wilcox passed away at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, September 11, 2021, at her home in Blacklick, under hospice care for the past 10 days. She suffered from multiple sclerosis (MS) for 20 years and was more recently diagnosed with colon cancer that had spread to other organs. She was born May 4, 1950, […]
POSTED: 09/16/21 at 6:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries