{"id":168940,"date":"2023-08-14T03:44:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T08:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=168940"},"modified":"2023-08-14T03:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T08:44:59","slug":"monday-mailbag-football-nwc-eggerss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/08\/14\/monday-mailbag-football-nwc-eggerss\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Mailbag: football, NWC, Eggerss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

The first Monday Mailbag of the 2023 fall sports season features questions and comments about Van Wert\u2019s and Crestview\u2019s football teams, Delphos St. John\u2019s, the NWC and Eggerss Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: After watching the Van Wert-Crestview scrimmage on Friday, should we be concerned about the Cougars? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Personally, I don\u2019t read too much into scrimmages but it\u2019s accurate to say both teams did some good<\/em> things and both teams have some things to work on. That\u2019s what\u2019s nice about scrimmages \u2013 you can see what you\u2019re doing well and what you need to address while facing different competition.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, there\u2019s plenty of room for improvement but I think the Cougars will be just fine this season.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: It appears you picked Crestview too low in your preseason poll. The Knights looked great against Van Wert and are ready to roll through the NWC. Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Crestview did indeed look sharp against Van Wert during the two quarter live action portion of the scrimmage, especially on offense.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, a scrimmage is different that a real game and once the season kicks off, a number of factors will come into play. If the Knights continue to improve each week and shore up a couple of things and remain healthy, they should be able to enjoy a good season.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upper half of the NWC should be very competitive this season.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Any update on Delphos St. John\u2019s and the NWC? What about other schools? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A: The update is\u2026there is no update at the moment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m told Delphos St. John\u2019s will make a decision one way or another in September. I think I know which way it\u2019s going to go but I\u2019m not comfortable saying it here.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As far as other schools, I think it depends on what Delphos St. John\u2019s decides. If the Blue Jays join the NWC, it\u2019s possible that a football-only member could be added. I\u2019m not saying that\u2019s what would happen but it\u2019s an option.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Why doesn\u2019t the NWC expand to a 10 team conference? Just add Delphos St. John\u2019s, Parkway and Wayne Trace? Name withheld upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Sounds great. There\u2019s one problem though \u2013 Parkway already declined an invitation and it doesn\u2019t appear Wayne Trace has any interest in switching conference. Honestly, they\u2019re in a pretty good spot now and it doesn\u2019t make sense to move. We still don\u2019t know what decision Delphos St. John\u2019s will make.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What happens if Eggerss Stadium isn\u2019t ready by the first home game? What happens then? Name withheld upon request?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: I\u2019m 99.99 percent sure that won\u2019t be an issue. The progress that was made in just a week has been nothing short of amazing. There\u2019s still some work to do but I have every confidence everything on the list will be checked off by August 25.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If for some reason it wasn\u2019t ready (it will be), I\u2019m guessing the game would be moved to Bath but again, I\u2019m extremely confident the stadium will be ready on the 25th.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you know, this is a multi-phase project, with more work to be done in 2024 and 2025. The main priorities for this year were concrete restoration, turf and handrails.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a sports question or comment for the next Monday Mailbag, please email it to sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>. Please indicate if you would like your name used or withheld. Questions or comments can be about any sport at the high school, college or pro level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor The first Monday Mailbag of the 2023 fall sports season features questions and comments about Van Wert\u2019s and Crestview\u2019s football teams, Delphos St. John\u2019s, the NWC and Eggerss Stadium. Q: After watching the Van Wert-Crestview scrimmage on Friday, should we be concerned about the Cougars? Name withheld upon request A: Personally, 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-168940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 13:47:16","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\/168940","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=168940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168941,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168940\/revisions\/168941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}