{"id":205374,"date":"2026-04-29T21:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=205374"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:05:50","slug":"boe-hears-from-lancer-hoops-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/boe-hears-from-lancer-hoops-team\/","title":{"rendered":"BOE hears from Lancer hoops team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

The 2025-2026 high school basketball season is in the rear view mirror but the Lincolnview boys basketball program and the school board spent some time reminiscing about the season Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The board lauded the team for a 22-5 season that included NWC, sectional, district and regional titles, along with an appearance in the Division VI state semifinals at the Ervin J. Nutter Center. Six members of the team were at the meeting, along with head coach Brett Hammons and his assistants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a fun ride and one that will always be remembered as a special season,\u201d Hammons said. \u201cIt was one of the best seasons we\u2019ve ever had and that\u2019s special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Superintendent Jeff Snyder delivered his monthly report. Scott Truxell\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cI think it definitely woke up the Lancer community,\u201d said senior Gavin Evans, a key player for Lincolnview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his monthly report to the board, Jr. High\/High School Principal Brad Mendenhall said a junior high career day will be held this Friday and he noted the annual senior awards program will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 11 at the Marsh Foundation. Graduation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17. He also said scheduling for next school year is progressing and he provided a surprising stat about next year\u2019s junior class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur current sophomore class is one of the smallest classes we have in our district, with 52 students, 30 of which will be attending Vantage, so that will leave us with 22 students in the junior class at Lincolnview every day,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elementary Principal Nita Meyer noted a mobile dentist paid a recent visit to the school and she said 58 children recently went through kindergarten screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later in the meeting, Superintendent Jeff Snyder reminded the board that a safe school drill will be conducted next Wednesday, May 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to evacuate the students out of the building to our designated location,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just two personnel items were on the agenda and both were approved. Ellen Jones was given a one year contract as an elementary STEM teacher, and Laura Sellers was hired as the assistant to the treasurer on a one year contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A list of 69 high school seniors set to graduate was approved by board members. Graduation will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17, in the Lincolnview High School gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the other agenda items approved by the board:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • A resolution for Teacher and Classified Staff Appreciation Week, May 4-8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • An agreement with the Mercer County Educational Service Center from July 1 through June 30, 2027.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A sixth grade trip to Washington D.C. and Gettyburg, Pennsylvania from September 14-17.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Selected members of the high school FFA and advisor Elizabeth Gerdeman to attend FFA Camp Muskingum in Carrollton, Ohio, June 22-26.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Before adjourning, the board went into executive session to discuss personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The next meeting of the Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, in the Neubrecht Lecture Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    They were dressed for spring sports but several members of the Lincolnview boys basketball team and coaches were on hand at Wednesday’s school board meeting. Scott Truxell photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor The 2025-2026 high school basketball season is in the rear view mirror but the Lincolnview boys basketball program and the school board spent some time reminiscing about the season Wednesday night. The board lauded the team for a 22-5 season that included NWC, sectional, district and regional titles, along with an appearance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 06:17:38","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\/205374","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=205374"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205378,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205374\/revisions\/205378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}