{"id":121027,"date":"2019-08-06T03:42:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T08:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=121027"},"modified":"2019-08-06T03:42:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T08:42:07","slug":"random-thoughts-van-wert-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/08\/06\/random-thoughts-van-wert-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts: Van Wert and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent sports editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new season, Van Wert and Crestview, Van Wert\u2019s new athletic director, OHSAA changes and NCAA football are among this week\u2019s Random Thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time flies<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it just me, or did the summer go by in the blink of an eye?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems like it was just last week that I was covering Van Wert\u2019s run to the baseball state tournament and here we are at the start of the 2019 fall sports season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless, the new season should be fun and exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert-Crestview scrimmage<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know it\u2019s more than two weeks away and it\u2019s only a scrimmage, but I\u2019m anxious to see this year\u2019s Van Wert-Crestview scrimmage at Eggerss Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming off playoff appearances in Divisions IV and VII, both teams will feature different quarterbacks this season and both squads have holes to fill at other positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I usually don\u2019t put too much emphasis on scrimmages, but in some ways, the final one serves as a dress rehearsal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the coming days, look for predictions for the Western Buckeye League and Northwest Conference and later this month, we\u2019ll have team previews for Crestview and Van Wert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trent Temple<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert\u2019s new athletic director has hit the ground running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check Wednesday\u2019s Sports page for a story on Trent Temple and what he\u2019s doing to start the 2019-2020 academic and athletic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OHSAA changes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m still trying to wrap my head around the way state lawmakers forced the Ohio High School Athletic Association to make changes to the organization\u2019s bylaws, most notably the F-1 visa rule (see story below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without getting political, why in the world was something like that contained in Ohio\u2019s two year budget bill?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s quite possible the provision, which allows international students to play at non-public Ohio high schools for four years but just one year at a public school, won\u2019t have a noticeable effect on prep sports in the Buckeye State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless, the way it was handled doesn\u2019t seem quite right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six divisions, plus one<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not alone when I say I believe the day is coming when OHSAA returns to six football divisions, plus one more for eight man football. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does that mean it\u2019s absolutely going to happen at some point? No. But is it quite possible? Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College football<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wouldn\u2019t it be nice to see other teams besides Alabama and Clemson in the national championship game? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, there\u2019s something to be said for dynasties, but it\u2019d be nice to see someone else for a change. Someone. Anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have thoughts on any of the above subjects, feel free to contact me at sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor The new season, Van Wert and Crestview, Van Wert\u2019s new athletic director, OHSAA changes and NCAA football are among this week\u2019s Random Thoughts. Time flies Is it just me, or did the summer go by in the blink of an eye? It seems like it was just last week that I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 12:30:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}