VW independent sports St. Henry 57 Van Wert 48 The first quarter and very early portion of the second quarter of Saturday’s game against St. Henry belonged to Van Wert but it was an uphill battle from there, as the Redskins used their size to rally for a 57-48 win. The victory snapped Van Wert’s […]
POSTED: 02/08/26 at 10:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert’s Keaten Welch (5) goes up for a jump shot against St. Henry, while Zach Crummey (23) finds himself in a bit of a quandry against the Redskins defense. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 02/08/26 at 10:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Sectional/district girls basketball pairings were set on Sunday. Here are the results for local teams. Division IV Van Wert (0-19) is the No. 9 seed at the Division IV Miller City district and will travel to No. 8 seed Rossford (4-15) for a sectional semifinal game at 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 17. […]
POSTED: 02/08/26 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are this week’s high school basketball broadcast schedules for 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live with pregame coverage beginning at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Games are subject to change. WKSD Tuesday, February 10 – Crestview at Wayne Trace (girls) Thursday, February 12 – Lincolnview at Crestview […]
POSTED: 02/08/26 at 9:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Glendene VanLandingham, 102, of Convoy, passed on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at Van Wert Manor. She was born in 1923, in Paulding County to Fred and Phoebe (Mohr) VanLandingham, who both preceded her in death. Glendene was reared by her uncle and aunt, the late Alfred and Opal (Spicer) Mohr. Surviving are several nieces, nephews, […]
POSTED: 02/08/26 at 6:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information Lincolnview Junior/Senior High School has released the list of students that achieved honor roll status during the second quarter. To qualify for honor roll, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. 7th grade: Aliyah Adkins, Lucas Allison, Hannah Archinal, Paige Baer, Beckam Bailey, Zoey Bashara, Adelyn Bittner, Aiden Bockrath, […]
POSTED: 02/08/26 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
VW independent sports Here are scores of area boys high school basketball games played on Saturday, February 7. Allen East 69 Fort Jennings 56 Anna 52 Versailles 47 Ayersville 48 Stryker 45 Celina 53 Bryan 43 Crestview 66 Coldwater 57 Delphos St. John’s 88 Bath 65 Edon 55 Antwerp 45 Findlay 47 Elida 33 Fort […]
POSTED: 02/08/26 at 8:07 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports OTTAWA — The last time the Cougars won a game at Ottawa-Glandorf’s “Supreme Court,” Van Wert head coach Jeremy Best was a sophomore in high school. During the 1989-1990 season, Van Wert defeated the Titans 66-45 and since then, the Cougars had been winless there. That changed Friday night, as Van Wert […]
POSTED: 02/06/26 at 11:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert’s Keaten Welch (above) drives by an Ottawa-Glandorf defender, while Griffin McCracken (below) gets squared up on defense against the Titans. The Cougars won the game 61-51 to remain undefeated in WBL play. Photos courtesy of Monica Campbell
POSTED: 02/06/26 at 11:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Lincolnview scored early and often and the Lancers bounced back from last weekend’s two losses with a dominating 62-37 win over visiting Delphos Jefferson Friday night. The victory, coupled with Allen East’s 59-33 loss to Spencerville gives Lincolnview at least a share of the Northwest Conference championship, the first since the 2015-2016 […]
POSTED: 02/06/26 at 11:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports