Dave Froelich honored on Friday night

Former Van Wert boys’ basketball coach Dave Froelich was honored between the junior varsity and varsity games against Elida on Friday night. Froelich coached the Cougars for 21 seasons and finished with 279 wins. He won 420 games in 30 years of coaching and will be inducted into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in April. Photo by Jerry Mason for the Van Wert independent