SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor FINDLAY — There’s really no other way to put it – it was pure domination from start to finish. The No. 3 seed Van Wert Cougars got off to a fast start and simply rolled by a stunned Defiance squad 69-43 in the Division II district championship game at Liberty-Benton High School […]
POSTED: 03/05/23 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Photographer Bob Barnes captured these images and more during and after Saturday night’s Van Wert win over Defiance in the Division II district championship game at Liberty-Benton High School.
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Van Wert head coach Ben Laudick twirls the net after Van Wert won the Division II district championship against Defiance. It’s the first district title for the Cougars in 12 seasons. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 03/05/23 at 9:57 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association will conduct four state tournaments this week, along with the regional tournaments in boys basketball. On Saturday, the OHSAA concluded state tournaments in gymnastics and Division II bowling. The girls basketball state tournament begins Thursday at the University of Dayton Arena, the wrestling state tournament […]
POSTED: 03/05/23 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff PORT CLINTON — Van Wert finished third in a tough district, trailing only Wapakoneta and Ashland at the Division I district bowling tournament at Star Lanes at the Harbor in Port Clinton on Saturday. Sophomore Mercades Hammond qualified for state as an individual after playing second with a 593 series. Seniors Ryleigh […]
POSTED: 03/05/23 at 9:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
The season came to an end for wrestlers from Van Wert, Crestview and Lincolnview, as they bowed out at district tournaments held in Norwalk and Troy on Friday and Saturday. Division II at Norwalk Xavier Leal (120) won his opening match with a pin of Vermilion’s Ashton Juszczyk in 3:28, then dropped his following two […]
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VW independent staff Here is this week’s boys basketball regional tournament broadcast schedule for 99.7 WKSD. Van Wert Cougars basketball, which is normally heard on sister station WERT 1220AM/104.3FM will air on WKSD this week. All games will air live and the schedule will be updated as needed. WKSD Tuesday, March 7: Crestview vs. Mohawk […]
POSTED: 03/05/23 at 9:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Cheryl Ann Burdge, 67, of Van Wert passed away at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Van Wert Manor. She was born April 26, 1955, the daughter of Robert and Miriam (Akom) Tarlton, who both preceded her in death. Her spouse, Richard G. Burdge Jr. passed away July 8, 2022. She is survived by […]
POSTED: 03/05/23 at 3:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information Countryside Chapel United Methodist Church, at the corner of Convoy Road and Mentzer Church Road in Convoy will be celebrating their 50th anniversary of the Church on Sunday, March 19, at the 10:45 a.m. worship service. Three churches which were Mentzer, Middlebury and Dixon came together to form Countryside Chapel United Methodist Church. […]
POSTED: 03/05/23 at 10:29 am. FILED UNDER: Church
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Vantage Career Center’s Open House and Taste of Vantage was deemed a big success during Thursday’s Vantage Board of Education meeting. Hundreds of people turned out for Monday’s dual event, which showcased Vantage’s 18 courses of study along with a sampling of food from seven area restaurants. “I want to thank the […]
POSTED: 03/03/23 at 11:39 pm. FILED UNDER: News