SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor While spring sports season is in full swing, this week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s recent decision to expand the football playoffs, plus a question about area coaching changes. Q: Any thoughts on the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s plan to expand the football playoffs […]
POSTED: 05/03/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Kelly Burns, 56, of Convoy, passed away at 11:58 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021, shortly after arrival at Van Wert Health. He was born March 21, 1965, in Bluffton, Indiana, to Virgil Joseph and Rosalie June (Wilson) Burns, who survive in Decatur, Indiana. He married Jason D. Dettrow-Burns on October 21, 2015, but they shared […]
POSTED: 05/02/21 at 3:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It’s not often that teenagers get to see first-hand what could happen when they drive recklessly or are negligent. Fortunately, the fatal rollover accident Lincolnview High School students viewed Friday afternoon in the school parking lot — which also resulted in serious injuries and one student being life-flighted — wasn’t real. But […]
POSTED: 05/01/21 at 12:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information COLUMBUS — On Friday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Mary Mertz dedicated a new memorial tree grove in honor of the victims and survivors of COVID-19, as well as all Ohioans who made personal sacrifices to protect others amid the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial Grove at Great Seal State […]
POSTED: 04/30/21 at 11:51 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked Van Wert High School 107th in the state of Ohio and 3,075th in the nation for “Best High Schools”. Nearly 24,000 schools were considered nationwide, with 683 Ohio schools making the rankings. “We are honored and excited about being ranked 107th in the state of […]
POSTED: 04/30/21 at 11:44 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview’s Tyler Hart (above) fires a pitch during Friday’s non-conference baseball game against New Haven (IN) on Friday and later in the game, Nathan Lichtle (below) prepares to swing at the ball. The Knights pulled out a 4-3 win over the Bulldogs and improved to 9-5 on the season. Hart pitched 4 2/3 innings and […]
POSTED: 04/30/21 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Baseball Lincolnview 5 Montpelier 0 Collin Overholt and Landon Price combined for a no-hitter and 13 strikeouts and No. 4 Lincolnview enjoyed a 5-0 win over No. 16 Montpelier on Friday. Overholt pitched the first five innings and struck out eight while walking three, and Price came in for the final […]
POSTED: 04/30/21 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert’s Micah Rager returns a shot during Friday’s WBL match against Kenton. Rager went on to post a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Rylee Messenger at second singles and the Cougars won the match 4-1. Jace Fast won 6-3, 6-2 at first singles and Bryce Miller earned a hard fought 7-5, 7-5 victory at third […]
POSTED: 04/30/21 at 9:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Dortha Ilene Prior, 99, of Van Wert, passed away at 3:04 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2021, at Van Wert Manor. She was born September 26, 1921, in York Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of Thomas Russell and Etta L. (Miller) Dibert, who both preceded her in death. On March 2, 1946, she married Darrel […]
POSTED: 04/30/21 at 3:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Note: This week’s Friday Flashback takes us back just four years to April of 2017, when the Van Wert Cougars picked up two wins during a doubleheader against the Bryan Golden Bears. Below is the story as it appeared on the VW independent Sports page. SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The Van Wert Cougars continued their […]
POSTED: 04/30/21 at 3:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports