{"id":122647,"date":"2019-09-16T04:12:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T09:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=122647"},"modified":"2019-09-16T04:12:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T09:12:56","slug":"monday-mailbag-september-16-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/09\/16\/monday-mailbag-september-16-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Mailbag: September 16, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

This week\u2019s Monday Mailbag includes questions about Van Wert-Wapakoneta, games impacted by weather, Lima Sr.-Riverside, and Crestview volleyball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Van Wert\u2019s loss to Wapakoneta seemed like \u201cwoulda, shoulda, coulda.\u201d What are your thoughts? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: I suppose that\u2019s one way to look at it, but I prefer to look at it in a more positive light.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought the defense held up very well against Wapakoneta\u2019s physical style of offense. In fact, the Cougars outgained the Redskins in terms of total offense. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turnovers hurt the offense and yes, the Cougars had a chance to at least tie the game late, but that\u2019s football. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make no mistake, Wapakoneta is a very good football team, especially on defense.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in defeat, I left Eggerss Stadium with a good feeling about Van Wert team.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: How bad will Van Wert\u2019s loss to Wapakoneta hurt their chances of being state ranked? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: We should find out soon, as the first poll of the season is due out later today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m guessing the Cougars might have been somewhere in the No. 10 to No. 12 range, maybe a bit higher with a win. The loss to Wapakoneta means if they\u2019re ranked, it would likely be in the No. 15 to No. 20 range, if at all. Voters can be fickle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I noticed some of Friday\u2019s games around the state were called early because of weather. How does that work and who makes the final decision? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A: I noticed that too. Some games came to an official end at halftime or in the third quarter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it\u2019s a lopsided game and it\u2019s halftime or beyond, it\u2019s my understanding that coaches and athletic officials will huddle up with game officials to make a decision. If everyone is on the same page, the game ends at that spot and it counts as an official game.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may not be ideal, but again, if one team is up 49-0 at halftime and there\u2019s no sign of storms ending anytime soon, does it really make sense to have the teams come back the next day?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I saw the Lima Sr. and Riverside game finished in Mansfield. Why is that? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Travel concerns. It\u2019s about 200 miles between Lima and Painesville Riverside, which is nearly 30 miles east of Cleveland with a bus ride of over three hours. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mansfield is roughly the halfway point between the two schools, so it seemed like a good solution. Kudos for to Mansfield Sr. for agreeing to host the conclusion of the game.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I didn\u2019t see Crestview in the volleyball poll last week. Did I miss something? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: No, you didn\u2019t miss anything \u2013 the Lady Knights weren\u2019t in it, which was a little surprising to me. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps they\u2019ll be in the next poll, which comes out today. This is a coaches poll, but if I had a vote, I\u2019d say they certainly belong somewhere in the top 20.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a question for next week\u2019s Monday Mailbag, you can email it to sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor This week\u2019s Monday Mailbag includes questions about Van Wert-Wapakoneta, games impacted by weather, Lima Sr.-Riverside, and Crestview volleyball. Q: Van Wert\u2019s loss to Wapakoneta seemed like \u201cwoulda, shoulda, coulda.\u201d What are your thoughts? Name withheld upon request A: I suppose that\u2019s one way to look at it, but I prefer to […]<\/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-122647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 23:41:22","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\/122647","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=122647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122647\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}